Scarlett Jennings and Samuel Chalmers were still following the little undead doll’s guidance to track the Undying Bone’s movements in the city. Meanwhile, in another corner of the city.
Olivia Xalvadora squatted outside a fast food restaurant. As soon as she saw some leftover food from a customer, she immediately ran over and picked up the half-eaten meal, ready to leave.
But the next second, a thin arm was suddenly grabbed by the boss lady.
"It’s you again, little sister!"
Olivia Xalvadora was startled and instinctively dropped the meal box, trying to run.
The boss lady, with the meal box flung at her, held tightly and hurriedly said,
"Hey! I’m not trying to catch you! Don’t run!"
Ignoring the mess on her clothes, the boss lady pulled Olivia Xalvadora over and asked,
"Sister, are you hungry? Don’t pick up leftovers, it’s unsanitary. Auntie can give you a new meal, okay?"
Hearing she would get a new meal, Olivia Xalvadora stopped struggling and looked at the slightly plump boss lady, her eyes bright and dark.
Seeing the thin and somewhat dirty child in front of her, the boss lady felt a pang of sympathy and immediately turned to call over her husband to prepare a new meal.
Olivia Xalvadora looked at the food in the window and suddenly pointed at the duck blood inside, "I want that."
"Hey! You’re picky now."
The boss complained with no hint of disdain, skillfully preparing a serving of duck blood and adding a greasy duck leg on top.
"You can eat here."
The boss lady said as she pulled out a chair beside her, signaling for Olivia Xalvadora to sit and eat while giving a glance to her husband.
The boss got the hint and immediately went inside to make a phone call.
As Olivia Xalvadora sat down to eat, she keenly heard 110 and phrases like "missing little girl." Without further ado, she grabbed the meal box and ran off.
She knew they were going to call the police to send her back again.
Since leaving her uncle’s house, she had encountered many people asking if she was lost, wanting to take her to the police station.
She knew the police officers were good people, and that place was where even ghosts dare not enter. But she didn’t want to be sent back.
Hugging the meal box, Olivia Xalvadora ran fast, and the boss lady chased after her a bit but couldn’t catch up, only yelling at her back,
"Sister, don’t run! Hey! Don’t run so fast! Be careful not to fall!"
Olivia Xalvadora didn’t look back, hugging the meal box while darting into an alley, making twists and turns until she finally stopped and shouted around,
"Uncle! Uncle!"
It didn’t take long before Greta’s figure appeared before her.
Olivia Xalvadora, unfazed, held up her large meal box, "Uncle, I brought food back, eat!"
Greta looked at the meal box, then at the skinny girl, and turned her head away,
"I don’t eat."
Thinking he was being picky again, Olivia Xalvadora opened the meal box and leaned over to show him,
"Uncle, eat duck blood, not rat, it’s dirty."
Greta still shook his head,
"I don’t eat."
Olivia Xalvadora felt resigned—this uncle was too picky.
After much persuasion, Greta reluctantly took a bite of duck blood.
Olivia Xalvadora chewed on the duck leg, getting oil all over her mouth.
As the two crouched in the corner eating, suddenly, they heard urgent footsteps accompanied by the boss lady’s voice.
"Officer, it’s this alley. I saw the child run in here; she looks a lot like the recent missing kid you are looking for."
On hearing this commotion, Olivia Xalvadora stood up with a start, and Greta disappeared in an instant.
Olivia Xalvadora became anxious,
She looked at Samuel, her eyes hinting at displeasure,
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