In the end, Uncle Man tried to comfort the two elderly people.
There were so many of them, and the police were looking for Little Man Tian Xing too.
The child would be fine.
The two of them shouldn't worry too much.
They shouldn't end up in trouble before the child was found...
That would really be "getting in the way" of the search.
Uncle Man had spoken a little too harshly.
He was genuinely worried... What if they still hadn't found the child, and then something happened to the two elderly people?
In that case...
He'd be completely overwhelmed.
No.
He was already feeling overwhelmed.
Little Man Tian Xing...
He'd break down.
Grandpa Man rolled his eyes.
He told Uncle Man in a booming voice not to worry.
He'd keep an eye on the child's grandmother.
Nothing would happen to them.
They'd do their best to ask the people nearby if they'd heard anything about the child.
Uncle Man reminded the two elderly people once again not to wear themselves out, then hung up.
He'd agonized for quite a while over whether to tell them that the child was missing.
The two elderly people were in good health, but they were still getting on in years.
Hearing out of the blue that their granddaughter had gone missing—
The two of them had always doted on the child.
Especially after what had happened last time. Once they learned how much their granddaughter had suffered, their hearts ached for her, and they doted on her even more.
It was as if they wanted to make up for all the grievances the child had suffered in the past by giving her even more love now.
If the two elderly people knew their granddaughter was missing, the news