Otherwise...
He wouldn't have lost sight of the tail either...
Xue Jiamin puffed up a little.
Xue Jiamin hadn't noticed the emphasis in Xie Chuchu's voice.
If he had...
Xue Jiamin would actually have been a little surprised.
The first time he'd seen the tail, he'd been certain its owner was the leopard with a human face that had once saved him.
There was no reason for it.
He was just that confident.
The thermos in Xue Jiamin's hands reflected the child's scrunched-up face.
Xie Chuchu and Chi Xiuke exchanged a glance.
They looked as though they'd expected this all along.
Xiao Xiao's gaze rested calmly on Xue Jiamin.
Suddenly, he found himself believing...
That everything was arranged in the dark... that fate was written in the stars?
Earlier, he'd reacted quickly each time to press Zhujian down.
He hadn't wanted Xue Jiamin, who was standing on the stage, to see Zhujian.
He hadn't expected...
The child had still seen him.
But one thing was certain.
Xue Jiamin... could still see monsters.
"You saw wrong."
Xie Chuchu was blunt once more.
Seeing the child about to open his mouth, she waved a hand.
"If a leopard with a human face had really appeared in the concert hall, wouldn't the whole place have gone into an uproar?"
"Was there any commotion just now?"
"No."
Xue Jiamin was at a loss for words.
Indeed.
He had to admit... his sister was right.
If, just as he'd seen, a leopard with a human face had appeared among the audience...
How could everyone below have stayed so calm?
Even if most people weren't as afraid of animals as Mom was, it was still a leopard.
It ate people—
Xue Jiamin paused.
He knew leopards were carnivores.
But