The man hurriedly stopped the little girl. "All right."
"That's enough."
"You only need to apologize once."
"Why do you have to say it so many times?"
The man smiled wryly.
"Be serious."
The little girl's mother frowned.
She gave the girl's shoulder a gentle tap.
"Tell me what you did wrong."
"You know what you did wrong."
"When we get home, I'll give you a good talking-to."
"No."
"Bad."
My gaze swept over the others outside the break room, then finally landed on Captain Zhang.
"Thank this young man."
"The police will find that car and rescue the child inside."
"...You thought the little girl had gone missing..."
Just think of it as a workout.
"There won't be a next time."
The man smiled.
The little girl looked at her mother, a little bewildered.
But...
"You don't know what you did wrong?"
Then she shook her head.
"I'm sorry."
"The children have all been found."
The little girl looked around and quietly reminded the man.
"You still want there to be a next time?"
"...Goodbye."
This was the police's job, after all.
"I was wrong to say nothing when I realized they'd misunderstood me, and let them keep misunderstanding. In the end, it caused a big mix-up."
Music suddenly rang out in the break room.
The man pressed his lips together.
"Let's put this behind us."
The little girl seemed to know her apology had been a little perfunctory, so she explained.
"I believe she didn't mean any harm."
As expected.
The little girl obediently nodded.
The little girl's mother led her over to Captain Zhang. "Thank you. Sorry for the trouble."
"Oh."
The little girl's mother patted her daughter on the head.
Since that was what the man wanted...
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