"Big Brother, come with us."
The girl turned and called out.
But Xiao Xiao noticed that she was looking past him, and realized she couldn't bear to part with Sky Horse.
He smiled. "All right. I'll go with you."
As he spoke, Xiao Xiao stepped forward to open the hospital room door for Auntie Yu, then gestured for her to go ahead.
"Thank you."
Holding her daughter, Auntie Yu smiled gratefully at Xiao Xiao. Her hands were occupied.
When Xiao Xiao and Auntie Yu arrived at the monitoring room, Uncle Jin was just thanking the police over and over.
"Is this your daughter?"
Noticing the little girl in Auntie Yu's arms, the police gathered around them.
"Yes."
Auntie Yu nodded, then looked down at her daughter. "Little Bell, hurry and thank the police officers."
At the sight of so many people, the girl shyly buried her face in her mother's shoulder.
Hearing her mother, she turned to look at the officers around her and shrank into her mother's arms. In a small voice, she said, "Thank you, officers."
"I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
"It's all right, sweetheart. Next time, be sure to tell your parents before you go out."
The police had already heard from Uncle Jin that the girl had gone out on her own.
They felt much like Uncle Jin and Auntie Yu had at the time: relieved, yet a little exasperated.
"Mm."
The girl obediently nodded.
The police gave Uncle Jin and Auntie Yu a few more reminders.
"You were lucky this time. You might not be next time."
"Keep a closer eye on her."
The officers knew that the children living here were different, so they tactfully reminded the parents to be careful.
Children like her needed to