There were no customers in Fusheng Firecracker Store at the moment. Only the boss was sorting the goods on the shelves with a cold face. When he heard someone coming in, he said impatiently without looking back: "Everything is on the shelves, pick your own."
Xu Dao lightly tapped the counter with his index knuckles and said coldly: "We are not here to buy anything, we are here to ask about your son's disappearance."
As soon as these words came out, it was like a firecracker being ignited. The boss was instantly furious. He strode over and started chasing people away: "Guanggun, you are here to cheat money again. You people can even cheat this kind of money. Do you have a conscience?"
He pushed Xu Dao vigorously, but Xu Dao was pushed unexpectedly by his boss, and he actually pushed him back repeatedly. But when he tried to resist, he found that the NPC was surprisingly strong.
Bai Xing saw that he was really going to be kicked out, so he immediately said: "Uncle, please calm down first, we don't want money, we are here to help you find your son."
Bai Xing's childlike sound was like a basin of water, which dampened the firecrackers and made the boss regain his composure instantly. He looked at Bai Xing in surprise, as if he just realized there was a child here. He looked at Bai Xing, and he remembered his child again. Sadness flashed in his eyes, and his whole person suddenly slumped. He sat on the chair and sighed with abandonment: "You can ask."
He is also a bit of a dead horse, but his child has been missing for so many years. Although he has been posting notices to look for the child, he has not gotten any useful information for so many years, only countless liars who have heard the news. After many years, the old woman has become disheartened and has left this world long ago, but he still refuses to give up the glimmer of hope in his heart, which is the last motivation for him to live.
"Excuse me, when and how did your child disappear?" Bai Xing continued to speak in her milky voice. To be honest, it was a bit... shameful, but the boss really only wanted to treat her as a child. Then you won't get angry, and you can have a little more patience.
"He, it was probably more than ten years ago. It was just a normal afternoon. He and..." The boss suddenly became angry again. He tried hard to suppress it and said through gritted teeth, "With the brother from the candy store opposite, The two went to the City God's Temple to play around, but they didn't come back until it was completely dark. Only the younger brother from that family came back! It must be their family that abducted my son!"
Bai Xing quickly calmed down her boss: "Don't worry, what were you wearing the day your child was lost?"
"It's a blue coat, with little ducks sewn by the old lady on it." The boss recalled the past, lowered his head and buried his face in his hands, letting out an indistinct scream in his throat. He seemed to have aged ten years all of a sudden. .
Seeing that he couldn't ask anything else, Bai Xing promised the boss again that he would find the truth that was lost back then and left, standing at the door of the candy store with Xu Dao.
There were many bottles and cans in the store, exuding a sweet smell. Bai Xing and the other two walked in. A fat boss heard the sound, came out from the inner room, saw them, and asked them with a smile what they wanted to buy.
Bai Xing asked what he had just said again. The smile on the fat boss's face froze. He sighed and asked them to sit down.
From the fat boss's mouth, Bai Xing heard another perspective: that day, three children went out to play hide and seek in the City God's Temple. The temple was not very big, and they had often come here to play before.
It was getting late that day, and they agreed to play one last game of hide-and-seek before going home. He hid in a newly discovered very hidden corner and hid himself carefully. He felt that he would never be discovered hiding there.
His brother was soon caught by Gu Xingyi. He vaguely heard them shouting at him to stop hiding. They had discovered his little trick. He smiled secretly and hid himself even more tightly. Wait and see when they find out.
It was getting dark and the surroundings were very quiet. He vaguely heard a few muffled sounds, like whines, but when he listened carefully, they were gone. He thought he heard wrongly. He was a little scared and wanted to go out, but suddenly something happened nearby. There was the sound of footsteps, as if someone was looking for something everywhere, so he shrank back and didn't dare to move. After a long time, finally, the sky became completely dark and there was no sound at all, so he ran out quickly and trotted home.
There were no stars in the sky, and dark clouds were pressing on his heart. He felt that something bad had happened. A kind of panic that did not come trapped him. The house was brightly lit. He rushed in and looked around. His brother was not at home. Uncle Gu was there. When he saw him coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward to grab his arm and asked him loudly where Gu Xingyi had gone? Why haven't you come back yet? He realized something and opened his mouth, but couldn't speak. Fear filled his brain.
That night, the entire ancient city was turned upside down. The adults' torches illuminated every corner of the City God's Temple. From dark to dawn, everyone's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes. They looked at the old man with sympathy, and with him. The parents wanted to comfort but didn't know what to say. They sighed silently, patted their shoulders and left.
The fat boss's voice was choked and his shoulders were shaking all the time. He fell into endless self-blame: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, maybe they wouldn't have lost it."
Xu Dao opened his mouth, wanting to say a few words of comfort, but he didn't know what to say, so he simply closed his mouth. Listening to this story, he also felt a kind of anger in his heart.
Bai Xing patted the fat boss's hand and comforted him: "I don't blame you, you are not at fault, everyone is not at fault, the fault is the bad guy who abducted the child, you are also a victim, we should not let the victims suffer There are endless accusations and abuses, but it is the perpetrator who is really at fault, and we should find him and make him face the consequences of his actions."
"I can't guarantee you that I will be able to find your brother and Gu Xingyi, but we will definitely help you find out the truth." Bai Xing looked into the fat boss's eyes and said firmly.
The fat boss looked at the determination in her eyes, and a light seemed to light up in his heart. He had been trapped in a cocoon in his confused life, and finally someone opened his mouth. Although it was painful, the light shone in.
"Okay, okay," he smiled, tears flowing out uncontrollably, he whimpered, took out a small bag of candy from the cabinet and handed it to Bai Xing and the others, "This is my brother's favorite candy. I've practiced After many years, I finally made one with the exact same taste. If you really find him, please help me give this to him."
"Okay! Definitely!"
