Yokai Tea Party
Chapter 3991

A Clever Child

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"I saw a group of people on my way here, so I followed them."

Officer Li briefly explained why he had shown up.

Seeing how confident the group had looked, he'd thought they'd found something...

So he'd misunderstood.

But by following them, he really had found the people he was looking for.

Well, that was...

Officer Li shook his head slightly.

"Sorry."

The couple apologized to the officer again.

"We've caused you trouble."

When they later saw the call history on their phones, they were both stunned.

The police had called them so many times...

Officer Li waved his hand.

"Forget it."

"It was an accident."

Who could've guessed the timing would work out so perfectly?

"But next time, you should keep your phones with you."

"No matter where you're going..."

Even if it's just upstairs or downstairs.

"Mm."

The couple smiled ruefully.

After this, they'd never dare leave their phones at home again.

After apologizing to the officer, the couple turned to look at the young man their daughter was holding onto.

"Thank you."

The couple gave Xiao Xiao a deeply grateful smile.

"Our children have caused you trouble."

"And you even came out so late at night..."

They felt both apologetic and grateful toward the young man.

He really was a kind young man.

Their children were lucky.

Xiao Xiao smiled and shook his head.

"You should head back."

The woman checked the time.

"We've taken up so much of your time..."

She wanted to do something to thank the young man.

But for the moment, aside from thanking him, she couldn't think of anything she could offer as a token of gratitude.

Her mind was a little muddled right now.

The elderly woman's problem still weighed on her.

Besides, she felt

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