Uh...
The young woman gave an awkward smile.
Wasn't it?
"Captain Meng."
The shop owner's expression turned serious. "You—"
"Stop right there."
Meng Jixi waved a hand.
"I won't do anything illegal."
"Much less abuse the law for personal gain."
"If you have any questions, ask Master Xiao."
"Master Xiao, I still have things to do, so I'll be going."
After saying goodbye, Meng Jixi turned and left without hesitation.
"Goodbye."
Xiao Xiao turned around and found himself facing two pairs of uncertain, suspicious eyes.
He smiled slightly.
"It's getting late."
"Let's go back."
"Ah, oh, okay."
Though full of questions, the doll wanted more than anything to leave the police station.
It wasn't as if Master Xiao would run away.
They could talk after they left the station.
"Shop owner, let's go."
The young woman urged the shop owner, who was still rooted to the spot.
The shop owner looked confused. "I... can really leave?"
"Go on."
Xiao Xiao's eyes curved slightly.
"Unless you'd like to stay at the police station for dinner before you go?"
"No..."
The shop owner smiled wryly.
Everything that had happened lately left him feeling completely at sea, unable to make sense of anything.
But...
He stared into Xiao Xiao's eyes for a while.
In the end, he took a step forward.
"I really can go home?"
He still couldn't help asking again and again.
"Yes."
Xiao Xiao turned and headed for the door.
"We can go back."
It wasn't until they returned to the flower shop that the shop owner truly felt he had left the police station.
He switched on the lights.
As he looked around at every familiar flower and plant, table and chair in the shop, he wondered if the police