Zhuge Yun and Zhang Bo looked at each other.
Neither had any objections.
"Let's get going."
Zhao Luzheng urged them on.
"We've already wasted a lot of time here."
What if they had barely set off when the police officer and the others came back with the child?
Of course, that would be the best outcome.
"Wasn't it you who wasted the time?"
Zhuge Yun started walking, his sharp tongue kicking in.
Zhao Luzheng: ...
He was at a loss for words.
It really had been his fault.
"Yes, yes. I'm really sorry."
"I was overthinking things..."
But people sometimes came up with all sorts of strange ideas...
And those strange ideas could come out of nowhere...
Sigh.
Zhao Luzheng paused.
Wait.
He'd just thought of something...
"They—the police officer, the child's mom, and her friends—aren't coming back here, are they...?"
If they found the child...
Why would they come back here?
They'd go straight down the mountain.
And if they didn't find the child...
There didn't seem to be any reason to come back here either...
"Obviously not."
Zhuge Yun rolled his eyes.
"What do you think this is, a meeting point?"
Like everyone had to come back here before setting out again?
Zhao Luzheng grinned sheepishly.
That was exactly what he'd thought...
"Oldest."
Zhang Bo shook his head.
"Have you been overusing your brain lately?"
"He's scared because Third Brother is about to disappear."
Zhuge Yun tugged at the hood of his raincoat.
"His head's all muddled."
Zhao Luzheng: ...
"Can we change the subject?"
Could they stop talking about him?
"Do you think..."
Zhao Luzheng's eyes brightened. "We might run into Third Brother on the way, coming back with the child?"
"Could happen."
Zhang Bo grinned.
"That would