Master Xiao was the real deal, a true master.
"Ah, I see."
Father Zhao and Mother Zhao suddenly understood.
"That Big Brother Meng is a police officer?"
Father Zhao asked again to be sure.
"Mm."
The boy nodded. "Big Brother Meng is a police officer."
"Does he know any traffic cops?"
Father Zhao continued asking.
"Mm."
The boy nodded again.
"They seem to be classmates."
"...Then it should be fine..."
Father Zhao murmured.
It wasn't that he was overly suspicious.
It was just better to be cautious about everything.
"Did that Master Xiao ask you to do anything?"
Mother Zhao was still a little worried.
Even if he was a friend of a police officer...
"No."
The boy shook his head.
"I've only met Master Xiao a few times."
The boy knew that acting close to Master Xiao now would only make Father Zhao and Mother Zhao more worried.
And he couldn't tell them about the things Master Xiao had done to help him.
Then he wouldn't be able to explain why he respected and trusted Master Xiao.
Rather than offer a vague, halfhearted explanation, it was better to say nothing at all.
"Master Xiao only brought me home that one time."
"I didn't expect Grandma Zhang to see us and get the wrong idea."
The boy smiled wryly.
What a coincidence.
And then there was the phone call earlier today.
Otherwise, none of this would have happened.
"Oh, okay."
Mother Zhao nodded.
Then she poked the boy on the forehead. "Thank goodness your Grandma Zhang saw you."
"Otherwise, you wouldn't even have told your father and me that you'd been in a car accident."
"I almost was."
The boy corrected her weakly.
"Thank goodness it was only almost."
Mother Zhao glared at him.
The boy fell