"Why can't we find her anywhere?"
"Did she really just disappear into thin air?"
Everyone murmured to one another, exchanging worried whispers.
The woman's legs gave way.
If the man hadn't reached out to support her, she would have fallen to the ground.
For a moment, she felt as though every bit of strength had been drained from her body.
She was exhausted in both body and mind.
"Linlin..."
Where on earth had she gone?
The man comfortingly put an arm around his wife's shoulders.
"We still haven't found our child..."
So they couldn't give up yet.
Their child was still waiting for them to find her.
"...Mm."
The woman straightened up.
She was just... a little disappointed.
No.
She was terribly disappointed.
When she heard that the car's owner hadn't come to the parking lot at all that day...
After her initial shock and disbelief came a surge of disappointment.
She was like someone drowning.
The waves came too quickly and violently. Caught off guard, she was submerged before she could react.
"Ha... ha..."
The woman breathed in and out.
Her expression gradually regained its composure.
But her pale face still betrayed her poor condition and mood.
The police were at a loss.
They had clearly gathered a lot of information about the missing child.
But every time they followed a lead to the end, they found that it had gotten them nowhere.
They felt as if they were trying possible answers one by one.
The problem was, they didn't know how many possibilities there were.
How long would they have to keep trying?
They had the patience for it.
But the child didn't have that much time.
Actually, not finding the child inside the car was something to be grateful for.