"It’s just scratches. We don't have to go to the hospital. Let's just go home and put some ointment on them.” Neil brushed away a tear that was sliding down his cheek. "Don't worry.”
Then, he turned around and glanced at Joshua, who was watching them. "Mr. Lynch."
Neil lifted his head and fixated his clear eyes on Joshua. "Nellie and I will be heading to Mommy's place now. Thank you for saving us."
Joshua shifted his gaze from Luna onto the boy in front of him. He crouched down and said, "Well, I'm your Daddy. You don't have to thank me."
"That’s right, but I still wanted to thank you.” Suddenly, Neil seemed to recall something. He glanced at Joshua and said, "The people who kidnapped us didn’t want to kill us, nor did they want t o hold us for ransom. It seemed like the only reason they kidnapped us was to beat us up in revenge. Did you happen to offend anyone lately?"
Joshua did not know whether to laugh or cry at this." No, I didn't offend anyone lately."
"Hmm, that's strange..." Neil pursed his lips. After a moment, he sighed and reached out to hold onto Joshua's hand. "Nevertheless, thank you. I'll be off taking care of Miss Luna and Princess Nellie now. You
stay here and take care of those scoundrels." With that, he skipped off towards Luna, grabbed ahold of her hand, and they got into Anne's car together.
Joshua stood motionless, watching Anne's car get further and further away, until it became a small black dot in the distance.
"Someone... someone hired us and ordered us to beat these kids up..." After several rounds of beating by Lucas, Smith finally confessed. "The employer told us that these kids belong to his enemy. We can’t kill them, but we have to beat them up as hard as we can."
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