The woman's heart gave a sudden jolt.
This child...
Don't drive her crazy...
She softened her tone.
"Okay."
"Then tell me..."
"Besides you..."
The woman stared into the child's eyes. "Who else..."
"Has seen Little Joy?"
"..."
Seeing the child fall silent, the woman felt slightly relieved.
Just as she thought.
Only this child had seen Little Joy.
That made her even more certain of her guess.
"I already told you..."
"I didn't see Little Joy."
"Neither did your sister."
"So far, you're the only one who's seen her."
"That uncle—"
The woman cut off Xu He before he could finish.
"That uncle doesn't count."
The woman shook her head. "We can't be sure whether he saw Little Joy."
"He didn't show the slightest sign of having seen her."
No surprise, no disbelief, no exclamation...
None of the normal reactions people had when they saw something out of the ordinary...
And it wasn't just him. Everyone gathered around them to watch at the time had shown none of the reactions people should have when they saw something out of the ordinary.
There had been so many people...
Surely they couldn't all have remained completely unfazed.
Were they all "poker-faced"?
At least one or two of them should have reacted the way most people would when they saw something out of the ordinary.
Right?
But there was no need to explain all that to the child.
Even if she did...
The child might not understand.
All she needed now was for him to...
Find one more person.
"Let them tell me..."
The woman gradually began to feel more in control.
At first, the woman really had been a little frightened by the child's behavior.
On top of that, they had been out on the street at