"No, Aunt Mei, of course I'm there."

Peter patiently explained to Aunt May: "They ...... There are a lot of people there, coming and going, maybe they won't notice that I'm there too. ”

"Maybe most of them think I'm just a 'little kid,' and they probably think I'm someone else."

He tried to make his tone sound "sincere" as much as possible.

"Peter."

Aunt Mei sighed, "I want to believe you, but you have to be honest with me about where you have been." ”

"That's my truth, Aunt May."

"No, it's not, as soon as you open your mouth I know you're lying, where the hell did you go?!"

Aunt May walked over and came face to face with Peter.

And her tone was a little heavier.

"Okay, okay, I'm going to Harry's house."

"Hmm."

In the face of Peter's explanation, Aunt May sat back in her chair, closed her eyes weakly and hung her head.

"I'm sorry, Aunt May, I just don't want to make you angry, especially after what happened to Gwen today."

Peter walked over, half-crouched down, and took Aunt May's hand.

"No!"

Aunt Mei didn't open her eyes, but shook her head and said in a low tone:

"Actually, I don't care if you respect me, young man...... You've changed a lot, and sometimes I even wonder why my old happy little boy has become like this. ”

"But, no matter what changes you make, Peter, as long as you live in this house, you have to follow the rules here!"

Faced with Aunt May's increasingly harsh words, Peter was stunned.

After a while, he continued to explain to Aunt Mei, "I told you, Aunt Mei ......"

"My first call was to Harry!"

Aunt Mei opened her eyes and said to him with a stern expression.

In the next second, with a "whew", Aunt May stood up and faced him with an angry expression that Peter had never seen before.

"Do you think I'm an idiot? Harry covered it up for you, saying you went to the library. Whichever one is true, Peter, whether you're in the library or at the police station, these are stupid lies! What the hell are you going to keep a secret?! ”

"I ......"

Peter was silent for a moment, then raised his burning eyes and said to Aunt May, "I'm just trying to find out what to know about Gwen's father. ”

"That won't keep you out there until three o'clock in the morning, Peter, it's not the first time, you can't always use that reason."

The more Aunt Mei spoke, the more excited she became, "I swear to God!" If I find out that you are engaging in illegal activities with your group of fox friends at school, I will make you look good! ”

In the face of Aunt May's threat, Peter has no temper.

He tried to struggle for a moment, and said to Aunt May, "I don't have any friends. ”

"Oh, you think that's funny?!"

Aunt Mei's beautiful eyes were full of disappointment.

"I'm sitting here, not knowing what's going on with you outside!"

"It's funny, I'm just sitting here stupidly, I don't know if you're out there and you're dying in some gutter. It's a nightmare for the city! ”

Faced with Aunt May's outburst, Peter didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

He can be outside, with strangers at will, and he doesn't care what they think.

But in the face of Aunt Mei, who cares about him, he often falls into this kind of helplessness.

"I'm sorry, Aunt Mei, I'm ...... As I gradually adapted, life brought me some changes. ”

After a few minutes of relative silence, Peter said in a sincere tone.

Aunt Mei sighed and said, "You told me last time that you have some kind of psychological problem and are reluctant to get close to others, maybe I should really take you to see a psychiatrist." It's just that...... I thought, Peter, that most of life's problems are not caused by proximity or avoidance. ”

At the same time, outside the window.

Gwen, with her hands glued to the wall, listened quietly to the conversation between Peter and Aunt May in the room.

It wasn't until a disappointed Aunt May and a silent Peter left that Gwen let out a sigh of relief.

She didn't know what Peter had done, but she believed that the other person would never be the one to do something bad.

Don't...... Is Peter really "Grim Reaper"?

"Step! Trample! Trample! ”

Aunt Mei stepped on the wooden corridor and entered the room.

Closing the door slightly, Ben's voice was heard coming from behind her.

"You shouldn't have said that about Peter, May."

Mei turned around and saw her husband in pajamas standing behind her, and she exhaled, "Sorry for waking you up." ”

"No, it's not your fault, George is missing, I haven't been able to sleep, it just so happens that you and Peter are talking loudly, so I accidentally hear it."

Ben walked over, took his wife's slightly cool hands, and said, "Peter has always been a good boy, he is full of vigor and hope, and he ...... He's a smart kid. ”

"I know, I just don't understand, what happened to our Peter, he ...... He became different from before, he was far away from us, he didn't come home at night, and he learned to lie. I blamed him, actually...... It's more in fear. ”

Aunt Mei said uncomfortably: "I'm afraid that one day, I will lose him." ”

"I know you love him, but there are some things that we can't decide."

Ben comforted his wife, "Peter will take on his responsibilities, maybe there are extraordinary things in life that will befall him, and all we can do is give him guidance and choose to trust in his choice." ”

"Hmm."

Mei nodded, looking out the window at the night.

The wind in the night has gradually become lighter.

......

Following.

Gwen got up at dawn and prepared to continue her search for her missing father.

But there was a knock on the door.

Opening the door and looking at Peter standing outside the door, Gwen was slightly surprised.

"You woke up so early? Peter. ”

"I've never been a sleepy person."

As he spoke, Peter would print out the list of parking lots, as well as Frank. Custer's profile information, handed to Gwen.

"I found some useful information last night, your downstairs parking lot, Frank. Custer's vehicle has been seen before, and perhaps Mr. Stacy's disappearance has something to do with him. ”

In addition, Kim will hold a charity dinner at the company tonight. Custer might show up, and we'll have to get an invitation and get into the venue. ”

Listening to Peter's revelations about his father's disappearance, Gwen was surprised at first, then deeply moved.

She knew why Peter had come back so late last night.

It turned out to go from investigating this information?

Even though Peter was a computer whiz, it must have taken a lot of effort to find this.

Gwen instantly made up for the hardships Peter had experienced last night.

Her nose was a little sour, and an irrepressible emotion filled her heart.

A kind of touching and reverie sweetness, as deep as electricity.

She reached out her hands and gently hugged Peter behind her back.