"We don't know what to do either."
The White-collar Woman rubbed her temples, looking troubled.
They couldn't find the bird.
And the child refused to give up.
The situation was so frustrating.
The child had been gloomy for days because of this and had barely smiled.
At her most irritable, she had even blamed the child's father. Why had he given their child a parrot?
She had also regretted letting the parrot roam free, thinking she should have known better.
But the parrot had been so well-behaved and obedient...
Whenever she and the child's father came home from work, or picked up their child and brought her home, Pangpang would fly to the entryway to welcome them.
It would say, "Hello, hello."
They had been trying hard to teach Pangpang to say, "Welcome home."
They'd made a little progress.
If you listened carefully, you could just make out the word "welcome."
They had both looked forward to the day Pangpang would welcome them home.
But...
That day would never come.
Thinking of this, the White-collar Woman, who had already accepted that Pangpang was gone, felt a faint bitterness rising in her heart.
Sigh~
She let out a deep, silent sigh.
"He didn't go to work either?"
The veteran officer broke the heavy silence.
His brows furrowed.
"Y-yes."
The veteran officer's stern expression made the young man uneasy.
"W-what's wrong?"
"Something's strange."
The veteran officer rubbed his chin.
No one was home, and he hadn't gone to work.
He hadn't even informed the company, which meant he'd been absent without leave for days.
Unless he didn't want to stay at the company—
No.
The veteran officer shook his head.
Even if he wanted to quit, unless he'd had a falling-out with the company, he wouldn't go this far...
Leaving without