"Hadn't we already agreed on a time to meet and split up to look for the child?"
Zhuge Yun explained as concisely as he could.
"He didn't come back."
"We suspected at the time that he might have found something."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have missed the time we agreed on and still not come back. That's just not like him."
"But since we weren't sure..."
"After all, it was only a guess..."
"We didn't want to tell you without knowing for certain. We were worried you'd get your hopes up for nothing, only to feel even more disappointed and upset later."
"The officer said they found a young man carrying a child..."
Zhang Bo grinned.
"We think he's our friend, the one who found the child."
"Oh, oh."
Understanding dawned on everyone's faces.
"We'll know soon, won't we?"
The officer looked around.
After figuring out which way to go, he started walking.
"Come with us."
"We'll wait in an open area for the helicopter to bring them over."
Xiao Xiao stopped walking.
The little girl looked confused at first, then delighted.
"Big brother, are we there?"
"Mom!"
The little girl tried to turn her head.
"I—"
She froze.
There was no Mom.
She refused to give up.
She tried even harder to turn her head around.
"Nini."
Xiao Xiao looked down at her with a smile.
"Don't look anymore."
"We haven't reached the place where your mom is yet."
Huh?
The little girl stopped her difficult attempt.
She opened her eyes wide.
Then looked up at Xiao Xiao.
They weren't there yet?
Then...
Why had they stopped?
The little girl grew anxious.
After that misunderstanding, she wanted to see her mom even more.
Mom...
"Someone's coming to pick us up."
Xiao Xiao's lips