Chapter 4342 In the Alley

"It would be nice if you could explain it clearly."

"Yes."

"The store manager is also very unlucky."

"What's wrong with you?"

“It was this child who was almost frightened to tears.”

"An adult is so serious with a child..."

"Such a bad attitude..."

"The store manager thought the kid was a thief."

"The attitude is almost understandable."

"So why didn't you apologize after you found out that the kid wasn't a thief?"

"…It was the child's behavior that misled him…"

"Oh, an adult was misled by a child..."

"You can't say that..."

"To be honest, this kid's behavior just now was indeed very misleading."

"Didn't we all think that the kid was really a thief at that time?"

"Don't you think so too?"

……

The crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed.

The little boy looked around.

He walked hurriedly in one direction.

……

The little boy seemed to be looking for something.

His face looked somewhat impatient.

Suddenly, a look of joy appeared on the little boy's face.

He saw a small alley.

He did not hesitate, and his steps became faster and faster.

He walked quickly into the alley.

……

The little boy stood in a shadow.

He raised his hand.

Open your closed palms.

A "turtle" appeared in the palm of his hand.

……

The little boy grinned.

"My Lord is so stupid."

"Are they blind?"

"There's none-"

"They're not blind."

An unexpected sound scared the little boy so much that he almost dropped the "turtle" in his hand.

But the next second, the little boy hurriedly clasped his five fingers together.

The other hand also covered it.

The little boy put his hands on his waist.

He looked around with a vigilant look.

"who!?"

……

Xiao Xiao paced towards the alley.

……

The little boy narrowed his eyes slightly.

The other person's face gradually appeared in the sunlight coming in from outside the alley.

……

The little boy looked up.

He is a very tall older brother.

"……Who are you?"

The little boy couldn't help but take a step back.

The next second, the little boy regretted it.

This is a dead end.

Isn't he like a turtle in a jar at this moment?
The little boy became anxious.

"who are you?"

The little boy yelled again.

"I don't know you."

This is a completely unfamiliar face.

The little boy assured that before today, he had never had any contact with this older brother.

and so……

What is the reason for this big brother to appear here?
is for……

The little boy hid his hands further and further behind his back.

Is it because of the turtle in his hand?

No.

The little boy pursed his lips.

He was able to successfully escape from such a difficult situation before...

He doesn't believe it...

In the end, he still failed...

……

"Ah."

Xiao Xiao smiled.

"I don't know you either."

……

The little boy was stunned.

ha?
……

"But I am more familiar with the little guy in your hand."

Xiao Xiao's eyes swept across the little boy's fists on his waist.

"Last time I saw it..."

"Still in the aquarium in the store."

"Ah."

"It's the aquarium in the store you just left."

Xiao Xiao's tone was gentle.

……

The little boy still heard the thunder.

This big brother really came for his turtle...

What surprised him was...

The older brother had actually seen this turtle as well.

Knowing which store this turtle belongs to...

The little boy's whole body tensed up.

His heart was beating like thunder. It seemed as if his chaotically beating heart would jump out of his throat in the next second.

……

"Do not……"

The little boy shook his head.

"no."

"You're wrong."

“This is my turtle.”

“It’s not from that store…”

The little boy's words of defense became fainter and fainter under Xiao Xiao's understanding gaze, until they disappeared.

……

The little boy suddenly felt very wronged.

His eyes turned red instantly.

"You adults just bully children!"

"Didn't you check everything just now?!"

"I've already let you search me!"

Although the truth is that the store manager quickly searched the boy while he was not paying attention...

"You let me go!"

"What is this now?"

"You don't keep your word!"

"You are going too far!"

The little boy cried out.

Big tears fell one by one, hitting the ground and splashing small water.

……

Xiao Xiao took a few steps closer to the little boy.

……

The little boy's crying stopped immediately.

The little boy stepped back in panic.

"Plop~"

Accidentally -
I wonder if it’s not because of weak legs?

The little boy fell backwards to the ground.

The little boy turned back quickly.

After confirming that the turtle in his hand was still there and safe, he breathed a sigh of relief.

……

Xiao Xiao squatted down in front of the little boy.

……

The little boy clasped his hands together to protect the turtle inside, and looked at the strange older brother in panic, whose shadow still completely covered him even when he squatted down.

……

The little boy's performance made Xiao Xiao feel that his role at this moment was a villain.

He couldn't help but smile.

“I’m not from that store.”

Xiao Xiao first made a point.

……

what?
The little boy was a little slow in accepting and trying to understand what his older brother said.

What do you mean?
Big brother is not from that store...

……

"It's not right to steal."

Xiao Xiao looked at the little boy.

His eyes are calm.

The tone is gentle.

……

The little boy was like an animal whose tail was stepped on, and his fur suddenly stood up all over.

"I-"

But soon, the little boy's voice was blocked.

"……I…."

The little boy's voice became much weaker.

How could he be so unlucky...
One moment he thought he was the luckiest kid in the world.

just now……

He wanted to hit himself for having such a thought a moment ago.

How lucky is he?!
……

"Do you know that what you are doing is wrong?"

Xiao Xiao didn't care about the child's futile struggle.

He said slowly, "You should know."

“Now even kindergarten kids know about it.”

"Your teachers and your parents must have told you this many times."

"It's not right to steal."

"That's the behavior of a bad kid."

"You will be caught by the police."

……

"I-"

The little boy's body suddenly straightened up, but then drooped down in an instant.

The echo dissipated into the air.

The little boy didn't dare to look at the older brother in front of him.

……

"If you admit your mistakes and correct them, you are still a good child"

Xiao Xiao gave the child a small step.

……

The little boy had faint blue veins on the back of his hands because of muscle work.

He looked through his fingers and saw the turtle inside.

He was in a daze.

The brain went blank.

……

After a while, the little boy raised his head.

“As long as I admit my mistake…”

"I'm not a bad kid anymore... am I?"

……

"Ah."

Xiao Xiao nodded.

“It’s not right to do the wrong thing.”

“But everyone can make mistakes.”

"What matters is how you behave after you've done something wrong."

(End of this chapter)