Great.
His earlier guess had been wrong.
Student Xiao really wasn't that heartless after all.
Officer Li's lips curled into a grin.
"You can each tell me in turn."
He raised his phone a little higher.
With his other hand, he gestured for the two children to move apart a little.
"Don't crowd together."
"Big Brother."
The little boy spoke first.
"Grandma wants to see you."
"Grandma wants to see Big Brother."
The little girl added.
Children were direct.
They didn't beat around the bush.
They simply told him why they had come looking for Xiao Xiao.
"Grandma Tian wants to see me?"
Xiao Xiao sounded a little surprised.
Grandma Tian wasn't...
His brows lifted slightly.
Did she actually remember him, a passerby she had only met a few times?
"Mm!"
The two children nodded hard.
"Big Brother, Grandma wants to see you."
"Can you come over?"
The two children couldn't help holding their breath.
They stared wide-eyed at the phone, waiting for the answer from the other end.
Officer Li couldn't help adding a few words.
"Student Xiao."
"That's how things are."
"I know this is a bit..."
Officer Li trailed off.
But he thought Xiao Xiao would understand what he meant.
"If you have time..."
"If you don't have anything else to do..."
"Could I trouble you to make another trip over?"
Officer Li chose his words carefully.
Once he'd finished speaking, he found himself feeling inexplicably nervous.
He glanced at the children on either side of him.
If Student Xiao refused...
The two children would be very disappointed, wouldn't they?
Would they cry?
What would he do if they did?
Officer Li was already starting to get a headache.
"Sure."
"Oh yeah!"
The two children slapped their raised palms