"Tong Hua."

Xiao Xiao's tone did not change at all, but the panic in the child's eyes became a little more intense.

"Where's your little blackie?"

Xiao Xiao lowered his voice, "Are you gone?"

"..."

The child lowered his head.

The whole body is stiff.

After a while, the boy's slight voice sounded, "It's gone."

"Gone?"

Xiao Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Although this sentence does not guarantee anything, there is still some hope.

If the boy said for sure that Xiao Hei was no longer here, then things would really be in trouble.

...

"Can't find it?"

Xiao Xiao knew that the boy had definitely found Xiao Hei, and the result... was obvious.

"……Um."

really.

There was a slight hoarseness in the boy's voice.

Xiao Xiao noticed that the corners of the boy's eyes turned red.

He sighed slightly in his heart.

"You miss Xiao Hei a lot, right?"

He reached out and touched the boy's drooped head.

The temperature coming from the top of his head made the boy's vision suddenly become blurry.

He blinked his eyes in confusion.

Something fell down.

He turned to look at the boy above.

The boy's tears fell on it.

…

"……Um."

The boy reached out and wiped his eyes randomly.

The hoarse voice was a bit choked.

"I see Xiaohei every day..."

"But that day, Xiao Hei didn't come out..."

"I searched in many places...I couldn't find Xiao Hei..."

…

The boy spoke intermittently.

The slightly trembling tone revealed the helplessness and panic of Xiao Hei who could not be found at that time.

"I've been looking for it for a long time..."

"Xiao Hei is missing..."

Big tears fell from the corners of the boy's eyes.

It dripped onto Xi's body.

The scorching heat was a bit scalding.

It shook its body.

…

"...Would you like to tell us about Xiao Hei?"

After the child cried for a while and saw that the child's mood had stabilized, Xiao Xiao asked warmly.

"Maybe we can help."

"Really, really?"

The boy suddenly raised his head, his red eyes lit up with a faint light.

"At least……"

Xiao Xiao's eyes slightly curved, "There is strength in numbers, right?"

The boy was stunned for a few seconds, and then the light in his eyes became brighter.

He nodded vigorously, "Yeah."

…

The first time the boy saw Xiao Hei was on the way to school.

The little black cat was lying on the wall basking in the sun, breathing lazily.

He stepped forward curiously to take a look.

But the wall was too high, so he tried to stand on tiptoes but could only look up at the little black cat.

"Meow~"

Seemingly noticing the boy's gaze, the little black cat opened its eyes.

The boy was stunned.

The little black cat only opened one eye.

The left eye is still closed tightly.

He opened his eyes wide and discovered the scar on the little black cat's left eye.

It’s actually a one-eyed little black cat?!

The boy was a little surprised.

It's also a bit novel.

This was the first time he saw a one-eyed black cat. He didn't think it was scary or ugly. Instead, he thought the little black cat was very handsome.

Like a pirate.

He had seen pirates on posters in shops on the street.

The one-eyed pirate with a black eyepatch left a deep impression on him.

He thinks such pirates are cool.

…

"Meow~"

The little black cat leaned forward and stretched out.

Then the only right eye glanced at the boy.

I don't know if it was because of the height, but the boy felt that the little black cat looked at him with a clear look of condescension and arrogance?

When he wanted to take a closer look, the little black cat ran away.

The boy subconsciously chased a few steps.

But the little black cat quickly disappeared from his sight.

He looked around for a while but couldn't find the little black cat.

He had a look of regret on his face.

Immediately, his face froze and he started running wildly.

Going to be late for school!

…

After school, the boy was walking on his way home with a not very happy expression on his face.

He was obviously not late, but he still got a few words from the teacher because he almost walked into the classroom at the sound of the bell.

When it was time to hand in my homework, I discovered that I didn’t bring an exercise book with me.
To be continued...