Someone really had told the woman where her missing child was.
But...
"Why didn't we hear it?"
The man couldn't make sense of it.
"We were together the whole time..."
The man frowned as he thought it over.
"I really didn't hear anything even remotely similar..."
"What about the officer?"
"Oh, right."
"Then it all makes sense."
A strange feeling rose in the woman's heart.
The woman looked at the officer.
"You know how that could be done..."
"You missed your parents..."
"How could neither of them have heard it?"
"That's clear."
How could this be explained?
"Unless you can disprove that basic premise..."
"You..."
The man blinked.
He'd nearly gone so far off topic that he'd forgotten where the conversation had started.
Otherwise, he'd look stupid.
Foxes couldn't talk.
Sigh...
She even thought she was being a little ridiculous herself.
"It was a boy's voice."
The man couldn't make sense of it.
It was a hard-to-believe guess.
"He also told me that my parents were here."
"I was so happy."
Then she smiled and nodded.
"Were you wearing headphones or something?"
"Could it be..."
"Otherwise, none of your later guesses would hold up."
"Is that even possible?"
This was so strange...
The man beside her and the officer hadn't heard anything either...
"How could that be..."
"And foxes can't speak human language."
That's right.
It was so frustrating not being able to figure it out.
The woman was very confused.
They were far apart, too.
But...
"But Bai Bai came back."
She wasn't wearing headphones.
"Mom and Dad really did come."
She had a bold guess.
The child was too small.
"I couldn't see."
But...
"It was really nice."
The man tapped his head.
"Hmm."
"You could tell right away