Sophia chased in a panic, although she couldn't see the child's appearance clearly, but judging from her height and size, it made her feel a glimmer of hope.

"Son, son, little Tom, is that you?"

But the child in front of him didn't look back, just kept a distance of about four or five meters from Sophia, sometimes running and sometimes walking fast, just not letting her catch her.

Sophia quickly came out of her uncalm state after this. But missing the hearts of the father and son, she was reluctant to leave immediately.

Even this kind of ardent longing made her temporarily block the damage caused to her by the five men who had just passed.

Perhaps in Sophia's heart, the flame of hope to find her son has filled her heart with courage. Even if there are any difficulties and obstacles ahead, they can't affect her progress.

Unless, once again, in the face of disappointment, it is still so close to the answer. I'm afraid that at that time, her heart will be completely broken, and she will lose all motivation to move forward.

But a few hours of high-intensity work made her physically and mentally exhausted. While the spark of hope sparks latent motivation, it simply doesn't last.

It was as if he was drinking to quench his thirst, after a short run at high speed. When he turned the corner, he suddenly gave up on his feet and fell directly into the garbage heap next to him.

didn't care about the rotten soup and vegetables all over his body, and tried his best to stand up. But he didn't have any strength in his body, just looked at his eyes in the dim place in front of him, but he didn't move a single inch away.

Suddenly, there was a hint of joy on his face, and he didn't bother to stand up again, just dragged his tired body and crawled out.

The moment he got out of the garbage heap, he sat on the ground and hurriedly sorted out the stains all over his body, forcing himself to keep smiling, but two lines of tears inadvertently dripped from the corners of his eyes.

The child, who had disappeared into the darkness, may have noticed that Sophia was not following, and turned around and walked back slowly.

Stopped four or five meters away from Sofia and maintained a similar position as when he was chasing. The dim and unlit alleys can't see the appearance of children at all, and 6-12 years old is the fastest age to grow taller.

I tried my best to hold back my tears and try to get closer to the child, but as soon as I took two steps forward, the child also retreated almost synchronously.

Seeing this result, Sophia's heart suddenly tightened. Because of Aiko's heart, his head suddenly became cranky.

The thought that frightened her the most was that her son had indeed seen him in Pink Street, and that some people, such as his father, had explained what he was doing.

Thinking of this, Sophia's mood fell to the bottom for a while. But out of instinct, I still want to explain it for myself.

"Son, the other day, the other day was not what you thought! Mom, I'm forced. Little Tom believes in Mom, believes. ”

"I know. ”

The boy didn't wait for Sophia to finish speaking, and interrupted in an unusually flat tone: "I also saw the five men, and sent them to prison. ”

As soon as these words came out, Sophia's pupils suddenly contracted. She opened her mouth in disbelief, but the guilt in her heart made her speechless.

The indifference revealed in the child's tone made her extremely nervous at the moment. I don't know what my son, or even my husband, will do if he learns about this kind of thing.

Even due to the violent fluctuations in emotions, I didn't even hear the huge difference between the other party and his son in terms of voice and intonation.

Maybe she heard it, but the shame of being a woman was obviously stronger, so she didn't care about these details at all.

As for the second half of the sentence "sending five people to prison", it was completely washed away by the chaotic thoughts.

Just as he was about to ask where his husband was, the child interrupted again: "And one thing, let Lady Sophia know, I am not your son!"

Hearing this, Sophia couldn't hold back her tears any longer. In her consciousness, when the child said such words, it was clear that he wanted to officially sever the mother-child relationship.

As for the reason, it is not obvious at all, or the Pink Street affair is responsible for it. For a while, my heart was like a lightning strike, and I couldn't wait to take out my heart and show it to the other party.

"No, son, son!" crawled forward in a panic, tears streaming down his cheeks, trying to redeem something for himself.

But she crawled for a meter, and the child retreated almost simultaneously by a meter.

Perhaps seeing a woman like this, the child was also extremely unbearable, and was forced to retreat while explaining: "Madam, your husband and son are indeed not here, they have gone far away. ”

When Sophia heard this result, the whole person was stunned. Raising his right hand, which was covered in mud, he stretched out his front with a slight tremble.

There was a lot of disbelief in his tone: "You, you, me, where are they?"

After a moment's hesitation, he immediately became so excited that he couldn't speak: "Please, tell me!" They, he, little Tom, where? How far are they? I'll go find them, please!"

When the child saw Sophia half-kneeling on the ground and was about to kowtow to himself and beg, he directly refused in a cold voice: "No, ma'am, they still have something to do, so they can't come back for the time being." And. ”

At this point, the boy saw that Sophia stopped pleading, and then continued to explain: "And I don't know where they are. ”

Then he sighed: "But one day in the future, they will definitely come back." ”

The boy was none other than Ma Shuo, and he pondered for a long time before he mustered up the courage to meet Sophia. As the only "living mouth" of the whole incident, he cannot stand idly by, whether it is right or wrong.

The task of bringing Sophia out of Pink Street was accomplished, and it wasn't very difficult for Ma Shuo. But how to face her afterwards and explain where the father and son went, this is the biggest hurdle in his heart.

A few days ago, he caught up with the Susan female ghost incident, which gave him a new and unknown understanding of where human beings belong after death.

When facing this mother who was kept in the dark, he didn't want the other party to look for it like this fruitlessly. Because this not only means that there is no possible result, but it will even make his extremely self-blaming heart even more in a state of dire distress.

Is the separation between life and death far away?

Before Ma Shuo had never seen a ghost, dead was dead. But after coming into contact with Susan, he had a new idea.

Perhaps it can be regarded as an evasion of self-responsibility, a possibility that was forced by Sophia's experience and his own conscience.

Of course, it may just be an unfinishable conjecture and excuse, but it gives him a goal to make up for his mistakes.

Sophia lowered her raised hand and sat on her knees without crying. didn't give Ma Shuo any response, but there was always a deep sadness all over his body.

Now she has calmed down temporarily, but she always has a thought in her consciousness: the child is the son, and what he is talking about now should have been taught to him by his father.

Ma Shuo was a little entangled when he saw this, although he didn't know why Sophia was crying more and more, but he knew that his goal had not been achieved.

And as the crying got louder and louder, there were also seven or eight noises coming quickly on both sides.

After a moment's thought, he added, "Give them five years, and I'll find a way to find your son and let him go home." That's it!"

Just as he was about to turn to leave, Sophia suddenly asked, "You are the child we met at our doorstep last year!"

Only in an instant, Ma Shuo, who turned around and was about to leave, stopped. After a little hesitation, a vague "um" word was left in the air, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye at the last moment when passers-by arrived.