There was no immediate answer. The Ji couple remained silent, as if their lips were glued together. Liwu's gaze remained focused on them, unwavering. He Xiao Yi watched the couple during that moment of silence, his eyes flickering over every twitch, every nervous swallow.
He couldn't help comparing this couple to his own parents at the height of his tragedy back then. They had been defensive like this. They had something to hide, just like these two.
Mrs. Ji scratched her calloused hands, looking down at the floor.
Liwu leaned forward, voice calm but edged with steel. "Let's start with something simple. You are his mother, why didn't you report him missing?" She softened her tone at the second question, using deceptive calm to get some answers. "If you have nothing to hide, you need to give me something."
