Chapter 698: A joke? Hope?
"Thank you."

Xiao Xiao nodded to the woman, and without further delay, he took a few steps forward and grasped the door handle at the door of the ward. "Click~"

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Xiao Xiao walked into the ward.

Uncle Jin and Aunt Yu followed in.

Keep a certain distance from Xiao Xiao.

But his eyes were fixed on Xiao Xiao's every move without blinking.

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Xiao Xiao looked around the entire ward.

This was his first time in the children's ward.

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He has been in good health since childhood and has rarely been ill enough to be hospitalized.

The only time he remembered going to the hospital was to get an IV drip.

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It was indeed a children's ward. If it weren't for the familiar smell of disinfectant, it would have looked like a cute children's bedroom.

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The window was half open, and a breeze blew in, causing the curtains to bulge and flutter slightly.

Xiao Xiao came to the window.

At the end of the day, many of the smells that should have been obvious became less easy to capture.

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"Master Xiao Xiao, it smells like a monster."

The white snake twisted its flexible body, and its gentle voice seemed even more bewitching because of its lazy tone.

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"Thank you."

Xiao Xiao said in a low voice.

The smell of monsters is naturally easier for monsters to distinguish.

The white snake's words confirmed his guess.

The girl’s disappearance was indeed related to a monster.

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A monster that looks like a dog?

Xiao Xiao pondered.

However, from what Uncle Jin said, the monster probably had no ill intentions towards the girl.

Otherwise, how could he let a girl hug him?

So, maybe he didn't need to worry too much about the girl's safety.

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But good children have to go home at night.

It's not good to be so absorbed in playing that you forget the time.

Xiao Xiao raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Then, he had to go and pick up this girl who was "obsessed with home" in person.

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Xiao Yu's silence didn't last long, but to the anxious Uncle Jin and Aunt Yu, it seemed like a very long time had passed.

They were both expectant and disappointed.

Their complex psychology makes them urgently need an answer.

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Just when Uncle Jin and Aunt Yu couldn't help but ask, Xiao Xiao turned around and walked towards them.

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Uncle Jin and Aunt Yu looked at Xiao Xiao hesitantly, wanting to say something.

The anxiety in his expression and the expectation in his eyes were clearly visible.

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Uncle Jin moved his lips a few times, but in the end no sound came out.

Tell yourself not to have expectations, after all, it's too unrealistic.

A student found clues that the police didn’t find?

It's not like filming a TV series.

However, the desire deep in my heart cannot be suppressed.

He wanted to hear a positive answer so much.

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"Uncle Jin, Aunt Yu."

The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth curled up slightly.

The two people opposite couldn't help but open their eyes wide.

"I think I should be able to find your daughter."

"real?!"

Uncle Jin yelled.

Aunt Yu covered her lips with her hand, but still let out a sob.

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Uncle Jin patted his wife's back and looked at Xiao Xiao with a look that suppressed his surging emotions. He asked word by word, "Student Xiao, is it true?"

Seeing Xiao Xiao about to speak, he interrupted hastily, "Don't feel burdened. It doesn't matter if you haven't found out."

"We would have appreciated your willingness to take the trouble to do this."

After all, their relationship is ultimately just that of a taxi driver and a passenger.

"Just, don't lie to us."

Don't let them be disappointed again after they have hope. …

However, although they said this, Uncle Jin and Aunt Yu, who covered her lips and had red eyes, looked at Xiao Xiao with expectation and even a bit of pleading.

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"I'm not joking."

Xiao Xiao suddenly felt like laughing. This was the second time he had said the same thing in just ten minutes.

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"Really, really?"

Aunt Yu released her hand that was covering her mouth and asked in a hoarse voice, "Where is it?"

“Where is my daughter?”

"Student Xiao, did you find anything here?"

Uncle Jin turned his head and looked around, trying to find some clues to his daughter's whereabouts.

Once again nothing was gained.

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"Please give me a moment."

Xiao Xiao did not answer the couple's question, but said something that shocked the people on the other side, "I will bring your daughter back tomorrow morning at the latest."

"Then, I'll take my leave first."

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Seeing that Xiao Xiao really walked towards the ward door, Uncle Jin and Aunt Yu looked at each other.

"Click~"

The sound of a doorknob being turned.

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"Student Xiao!"

Uncle Jin shouted hurriedly.

Meeting Xiao Xiao's gaze, Uncle Jin felt a little breathless. He paused before speaking again, "Don't you need us to do anything?"

"unnecessary."

Xiao Xiao shook his head, "You can take a rest first."

After a tiring day, the couple both looked unhappy, with weariness unconcealed between their furrowed brows.

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"No, I don't rest."

"I have to wait for my daughter to come back."

Aunt Yu suddenly said with some excitement.

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Xiao Xiao smiled and didn't say anything more.

In fact, he also knew that his daughter's whereabouts were unknown and her life or death was uncertain. Which parent would have the mind to rest?
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"Student Xiao, what did you really... find in this ward?"

"Can you really get our daughter back?"

Uncle Jin asked seriously.

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"Ah."

Xiao Xiao opened the door and walked out.

"pat~"

The ward door closed behind him.

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There was silence in the ward.

"Lao Jin."

Aunt Yu withdrew her gaze from the door panel, looked at her husband, and suddenly shouted, her voice was hoarse, but it stopped abruptly.

She didn't know what to say next.

But soon, she murmured, "At least there's one more hope, right?"

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"Yes, at least there is one more hope."

Uncle Jin patted his wife's shoulder and said, "Mom, if you don't want to go home, why don't you lie down on the bed here for a while?"

"You don't look well."

"Don't worry, I'll follow the police and let you know as soon as I have any news."

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"I'll go as well."

Aunt Yu simply ignored Uncle Jin's suggestion to "take a rest" and walked straight to the door.

When she reached the door, she stopped and didn't look back. "You look so bad, and you still have the nerve to say that about others?"

Then Aunt Yu opened the door and walked out.

Uncle Jin: ...

He smiled helplessly and followed quickly.

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Xiao Xiao walked to the window of the ward where the girl had stayed before.

It was getting late, and because he was at the back of the inpatient building, the windows were basically dark. After all, it was already nine o'clock, and it was time for the children to go to bed.

So there was only a faint light coming from afar.

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"More is more."

"Wang Wang~"

(End of this chapter)