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"Xiaotang," Gan Yuan steadied his arm, "tell me, what exactly did he say to you? Tell me everything."
The little guy thought for a moment and then recounted the encounter with Moses in detail.
"In the end, I gave him one US dollar, and then he disappeared."
Gan Yuan raised her eyebrows, "One US dollar?"
"Yeah," the little guy said with an embarrassed smile, "that's all I had on me."
Gan Yuan gave him a comforting smile, "Handsome boy, Mommy didn't mean that. I'm just a bit curious... he... he took it away?"
"Yeah!" the little guy nodded, "I put the money on the ground, and when I turned back around, the money was gone. I'm sure he took it. Mommy, was he lying?"
Gan Yuan lifted her hand to gently stroke the little guy's soft, short hair, hesitating for a moment before gently shaking her head.
"No, he wasn't lying."