"There's no difference between being early or being late."

The young man suddenly raised his head.

He met Xiao Xiao's slightly curved eyebrows.

...

"Too."

Meng Jixi reacted quickly.

He stretched his legs and leaned back on the railing.

With his head down, his eyes reflected the sky half covered by the pavilion.

...

"There are only two possibilities if Xiaoyi is missing."

Xiao Xiao touched the little white fox's head.

"One is that it leaves on its own initiative."

"One is that it was forced to leave."

"No matter what the possibility is, if the other party deliberately conceals it, you will not be able to discover it."

...

The young man's clenched finger bones were faintly white.

"......I know......"

Even though he knew, he still couldn't help but think, if he had discovered it earlier - no, if he had discovered it from the beginning, wouldn't it be possible... that he could have prevented Xiao Yi's disappearance?

Is it... that Xiao Yi will not disappear?

At least, there's something he can do...

Rather than discovering that Xiao Yi was missing belatedly, he could do nothing but search aimlessly.

...

"The problem now is..."

Meng Jixi straightened up, "Did Xiao Yi leave on his own? Or was he taken away by someone, ahem, or a monster?"

"Did Xiao Yi show any abnormal behavior in the days before he disappeared?"

Meng Jixi looked at the young man.

...

After frowning and thinking for a while, the young man raised his head.

The corners of the eyes are a little red.

"No."

The young man shook his head.

"No."

As if to emphasize, the boy said it again.

"I didn't find anything unusual about Xiao Yi."

...

"Is it really not or you didn't find out..."

Meng Jixi muttered.

After all, this guy didn't even know immediately that the monster on his body was gone, but he didn't know how long it took before he discovered it.

"..."

The young man was speechless.

He himself was not sure anymore.

He reached out and tapped his head.

I tried again to recall everything I did in the days before Xiao Yi disappeared.

Xiaoyi has always been quiet.

Unless he walks without looking at the road and hits a telephone pole or a tree, or encounters some other danger...

The young man was suddenly startled.

He thought about how he had trouble finding Xiao Yi these past few days.

Don't pay much attention to the traffic lights when crossing the road.

I ran through red lights several times.

A sharp trumpet sounded in his ears.

And the driver's scolding...

If Xiao Yi was by his side, such a thing would never happen.

After he introduced the traffic light rules to Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi became very clear about the traffic rules.

Of course, not only the traffic rules, but also anything he taught Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi remembered very clearly.

Xiao Yi will always protect him when he is careless.

...

The young man shook his head vigorously.

He was distracted again.

A few days before Xiao Yi disappeared...

He is preparing for the exam.

Every day there is a two-point line between school and home.

The bus was as crowded as ever.

He complained to Xiao Yi once.

He doesn't like the feeling of being crowded with people.

Later, every time he took the bus, Xiao Yi would circle a narrow area for him.

No one else can touch him.

Although I feel a little embarrassed for other passengers.

But it feels really good to not have to be crowded.

However, sometimes when I see the confused expressions on the passengers next to me and pretend nothing is wrong on my face, I will inevitably feel a little guilty.

...

correct!

The young man's eyes lit up, "I know!"

He remembered!

"The bus back from school that day was very crowded."

"I haven't been on such a crowded bus for a long time!"

...

Meng Jixi raised his eyebrows slightly.

He glanced at Master Xiao.

Then he looked at the boy, "What do you mean?"

Missing Primary 1 and whether the bus is crowded -

An idea flashed in Meng Jixi's mind, "Are you saying Xiao Yi disappeared on the bus?"

"I have no idea."

The young man shook his head.

He looked very excited.

A clue that I finally discovered.

He is really stupid.

Such an obvious clue was only discovered today.

"But on the bus, Xiaoyi has disappeared!"
To be continued...