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The teacher set those doubts aside for the moment and went straight to the more important question.
"Does that big brother know where Little Joy is?"
Xu He was silent for a while.
Then he honestly shook his head. "I don't know."
"He's seen Little Joy."
Xu He hurriedly added, "Maybe he knows something about Little Joy."
Teacher: ...
The person this child was so desperate to find...
was only someone who might know something about Little Joy...
The teacher found it hard to believe.
"You really like Little Joy, don't you?"
The teacher said it with feeling.
This Little Joy must have been a very important friend to Xu He.
"Mm."
Xu He nodded.
"Little Joy is great."
Little Joy was the only one he could confide his thoughts to.
His complaints and grievances about his mother and sister...
Everything...
All those hidden emotions he couldn't bring himself to share with others...
He could tell Little Joy all of it.
Little Joy wouldn't laugh at him.
And wouldn't pity him.
Little Joy would just listen quietly.
That was enough.
It made him feel at ease.
Apart from Little Joy...
he couldn't find another friend he could talk to so freely.
"Do you know that big brother's name?"
the teacher asked.
If they knew the other person's name...
Xu He shook his head.
He didn't know the big brother's name.
He wasn't sure. "If we know the big brother's name, can we find him?"
"It'll definitely be easier to find him than if we don't know his name."
The teacher smiled faintly.
Besides...
"He might still be in this building."
"If we know his name, we can make an announcement over the PA."
"When he hears his name, he should be