I wasn't sure what to say.
The Thin Man had mentioned running away from home during the day, but none of us had taken it seriously.
If Zheng Wei's mother were still at home, safe and sound, continuing to cook, then Yu Chuanfeng running away from the Zheng family wouldn't have surprised us. But Zheng Wei's mother was in the hospital, so the Zheng family was bound to have someone else cooking for them these days. They'd even eaten at a restaurant today. No matter how I looked at it, nothing should have happened. Who would've thought that something would happen in such a short time?
I didn't know whether Yu Chuanfeng leaving the Zheng family was a good thing or a bad thing.
"Have they called the police? They should be able to find him soon, right?" I asked.
"If the boy hasn't hidden himself away or gone out of his way to avoid people," Wu Ling said.
"I tried calling him earlier, but I couldn't get through," I said with a frown.
"We don't know the specifics yet. We'll keep an eye on things here. You just keep an eye out for any news on your end," Wu Ling said, then hung up.
I didn't sleep well that night. I waited for a possible call from Yu Chuanfeng, and for news from Wu Ling.
But my phone didn't ring once all night.
The good news was that I didn't dream.
No dreams, no deaths. Yu Chuanfeng was just a boy who'd run away from home. The police should find him in the next few days. After that, as the Thin Man had said, they'd probably contact his parents and have him go home.
I thought about all this while brushing my teeth in the morning. After breakfast, I