"I-I want him to give Pangpang back to me."
The little girl stammered and sniffled, managing to get the whole sentence out.
"Pangpang?"
The policewoman and the veteran officer exchanged a look. Then the policewoman asked what they were both wondering: "Who's Pangpang?"
Judging by what had happened so far, the little girl was clearly more comfortable with the policewoman.
So the veteran officer left it to the policewoman to talk to her.
"Pangpang..."
The little girl sniffed hard. "Pangpang is... is a birthday present my dad gave me."
"Mm."
The policewoman asked patiently, "What kind of birthday present?"
"Was it a puppy?"
"No."
The little girl shook her head and corrected her solemnly. "Pangpang is a parrot."
"A parrot?"
The officers watching were all taken aback.
It was rare for parents to give their children a parrot as a birthday present.
Usually, didn't they give them kittens or puppies?
"Oh, so Pangpang is a parrot."
The policewoman nodded. "Then what happened to Pangpang?"
"Bad Uncle took Pangpang away!"
The little girl's eyes widened, her face full of anger.
"Bad Uncle took Pangpang away... Bad Uncle ate Pangpang..."
As she spoke, tears began pattering down the little girl's cheeks again.
"Wah~"
"Waaah~"
The little girl burst into loud sobs.
"Uh..."
Her sudden outburst startled all the officers.
For a moment, the noisy station fell silent except for the little girl's wails.
"Ahem~ Ahem~"
When the policewoman did nothing, the veteran officer gave another heavy cough.
The policewoman suddenly came to her senses and turned to look at him.
The veteran officer rolled his eyes.
If the situation hadn't been so unusual, he would have given her another lecture.
How could a police officer be so slow to react?
And she still wanted to go out and work cases