The beggar boy was mentioned by Shen Ran.
Li Zilan, sitting across from him, had an inscrutable, teasing smile on her face blackened with heavy makeup.
She stared at Shen Ran with a predatory glint in her eyes.
Anyone who knew her would realize that this was her gearing up for a quarrel.
Shen Ran, oblivious to Li Zilan's expression, spoke calmly, with a hint of theatricality in his voice.
"The beggar boy was bullied by many kids in West City. He was beaten so badly one night, his face was black and blue and he nearly froze to death by a trash bin. It was truly a dreadful sight.
It was winter and the beggar boy was scarcely clothed, almost naked. People like him disappeared in West City every day.
The owner of the wonton shop felt sorry for the poor beggar boy and took him inside. He served the boy a bowl of wontons just like he did the two boys before him.
As for what happened after eating the wontons, the beggar boy, just like the two boys before him, disappeared."