"Hello, have you seen a little boy named Leo, who also has a younger sister who is about seven or eight years old and is about..." Wen Ruan tried her best to give all the information she knew and make it clear.
"I didn't see it..."
"I didn't see it..."
...
"Hello, are you looking for Leo?" Just when Wen Ruan was feeling hopeless, thinking that something had happened to Leo, a response instantly gave her hope again.
Wen Ruan nodded repeatedly: "Yes, we are looking for Leo!"
"I know him. He seemed to have gone out to look for food yesterday, but he never came back."
"Look!" The man pointed to a spot not far away.
“That’s Leo’s sister, Rylene. She’s been crying and searching for her brother for a long time, and she doesn’t know where he went.” The man’s tone was also very worried.
Wen Ruan followed the man's gaze and saw a little girl, about two years old, being held and gently coaxed by a young woman of similar age.
“That’s my wife. We used to be neighbors with the Leo family,” the man explained.
"Where are their parents?"
"They were trapped under the rubble..."
The house was blown to rubble, but they were lucky enough to escape. However, Leo's family was not so fortunate and were all buried under the rubble.
"Their parents worked together to create a shelter for them under the rubble." The man's voice choked as he spoke, as if he had remembered something.
Wen Ruan was shocked by the man's words, and even more so by the love and care parents have for their children. She covered her mouth with her hand and could only shed tears silently.
“We’ve searched the whole area, but we still can’t find Leo…” Wen Ruan said in despair.
“We searched for him before we came, but we don’t know where he’s hiding. We hope that when he goes back, he will hear that we have moved to the refugee camp and then come with the soldiers to look for us.”
"I hope he is safe and well..." The man clasped his hands together and prayed devoutly.
There's nothing else they can do but wait...
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