It seemed someone had gone missing.

Our host hurried to put his clothes and shoes on as he called out, “Go, look around for her. Old Wu’s daughter can’t have gone far!”

He saw me right then. He moved closer to warn me, “Kid, there’s some problem in our village. You guys should stay in the house. Don’t run around.”

“What happened? Do you need our help?” I kindly suggested. Actually, I wanted to go with them to check the routes around the village and see if I could catch some clues.

Uncle Wang immediately rejected the idea. “No need. It’s a private matter of our village. We don’t want outsiders to get involved!” He looked at me with unveiled hostility.

I suddenly remembered what...