Before long, two figures slowly approached from not far away.
Ming Li suddenly heard a woman's exclamation in her ear, "Old Qin, quick, look! Is that a child over there?!"
Ming Li looked up and saw a man and a woman running towards her.
Ming Li: ...
As Ming Li stood there expressionlessly, she was scooped up in the next second. Feeling the softness against her face, Ming Li's expression darkened.
At this moment, the woman spoke, "Little one, why are you here all alone? Are you lost?"
Ming Li: ...
Before Ming Li could speak, she heard the woman continue, "Such a pitiful little thing. Old Qin, what should we do?"
The man called Old Qin looked at Ming Li with a solemn expression and said, "We should call the police! Perhaps the police can find her family."
The woman nodded. "Okay."
Ming Li: ...
The scene shifted to the police station.
Ming Li was boredly sipping a carton of yogurt, while a uniformed police officer crouched in front of her. "Little one, what's your name?"
Ming Li swallowed the yogurt and said in a childish voice, "Bu Lu Li."
The police officer: ... Why did this name feel a bit strange?! Was she overthinking it?
Meanwhile, the police were questioning Wang Xueyun and Qin Zhengguo.
"Where did you find this child?"
Wang Xueyun replied, "It was the Qingming Festival today. Old Qin and I had just gone to sweep the graves. We found this little one next to a coffin in the northwest cemetery. She must have gotten lost from her family, please help her find them."
The police officers who heard the story: ...
What?! A coffin? Why was there a coffin in the cemetery? Oh wait! It's normal for there to be coffins in a cemetery, but... could this be someone going to rob a grave in the cemetery?!
Finally, Ming Li was temporarily kept at the police station, while Wang Xueyun and her husband left after giving their statements.
Before leaving, Wang Xueyun reached out and stroked Ming Li's head, smiling kindly. "Little one, you be good, okay? Listen to the police officers. Auntie is leaving now, bye-bye!"
Ming Li raised her small eyebrows, her overly cute little face serious. She nodded coolly, thinking to herself, You'll be back...
After they left, the police officer from before walked up to Ming Li again and asked gently, "Little darling, do you remember your mommy and daddy's phone number?"
"I don't have parents for now," Ming Li said faintly, completely unfazed by the stunned expression on the police officer's face.
The police officer assumed Ming Li was an orphan and a flicker of pity crossed her eyes. "Then why were you in the cemetery?"
Ming Li told the truth. "I don't know. When I woke up, I found myself lying in a coffin."
The police officer: ... What?! Lying in a coffin?
Ming Li nodded calmly, saying nothing.
The police officer pursed her lips. "Where did you live before?"
"In a magic castle." A vampire queen's residence was indeed called a magic castle.
The police officer: ... This child has been too influenced by fairy tales...