When Anthony Charlie arrived, this was the scene he encountered.
He saw the girl with a youthful appearance, kneeling on the ground, carefully cradling the robot, her heart aching tremendously.
He walked over slowly and hugged her from behind.
Meanwhile, the other police officers had apprehended the four people from Gloria Sharman's group who had passed out. Downstairs, other officers were examining the body of Joey Thompson. Eventually, one of them ran upstairs, looked at Reginald Bates, and said, "Report, Joey Thompson has been confirmed dead."
The words "has been confirmed dead" made Iris Thompson's spine stiffen again.
She didn't cry.
The complexity of emotions she felt in that moment left her unable to cry.
This man had brought warmth to her in her youth and was one of the few "good people" in her life. Yet recently, he had done such a thing to her...
She didn't know whether to hate him or feel grateful...