Let's try again.
As these words were spoken, everyone fell into a synchronised silence.
If we make another mistake, I fear even the second floor will be flooded...
Even the normally confident Li Li hesitated, unwilling to make a decision on a whim.
Tan Xiao seemed perplexed, looking around at everyone's changing faces and asking, "What's the matter? Haven't we found the beads? Why the long faces?"
Li Li said, frustrated, "We're worried about misunderstanding…"
"How could we misunderstand?" Tan Xiao asked, his eyes wide with confusion. "If they're not beads, what else could they be?"
Everyone exchanged glances.
Indeed...
If they're not beads, what else could they be?
They had searched the entire house countless times! Apart from the ship they found in the whale stuffed toy, there was nothing else that could be considered treasure.
These shining beads were their only hope!
