Chapter 37: Reports
Dave left the house a few minutes later after every one was sleeping. There was still no sign of Laoshi and the baby needed some place to sleep. He left the baby with a slightly tired Haley. He didn't think it was a good idea but he needed someone to watch the baby while he went out to get something for it to sleep in. He went to a shop where he found a crib for it to sleep in. He pulled out some of the money he had on him and paid for it along with some blankets for it to sleep with. He took it back to the shop and found Haley sitting on the bed, looking very tired. Dave knew he should hurry up with making the crib. He opened the box and after a few minutes of trial and error and then finally finding the so called "lost" directions, the crib was finally put together. Dave took the baby and laid the baby in it and covered it with some blankets.
The baby fell asleep the second Dave put it in the crib. Haley herself wasn't long for the world. When Dave turned away from the crib, he saw Haley asleep in his bed. He smiled and grabbed some spare blankets. He looked over at Jake and Rose. They were kind and when he got back, they allowed Dave to share the room with them. Dave walked out and went to the couch where he laid down and fell asleep for the night.
The next morning, Dave woke up to the sound of a bell, signaling that someone came in through the front door. Dave got up and looked to see who came in. He was relieved to see that it was Laoshi. "So, how did it go young one?" Laoshi asked. "It went well, we got the baby back but I don't care if I never see that mansion again," Dave said. "What are you talking about?" Laoshi asked. Dave sat down and told Laoshi about the room with all of the bodies. Laoshi just shook his head in shock at what Dave had told him. "I didn't think he could be that evil but, I guessed wrong," Laoshi said. Dave just said, "I wish I had better news." "You saved the baby, that is the best news for right now. Just, where is it?" Laoshi asked Dave. "It is in my room that I share with Jake and Rose. It is in a crib that I bought it last night," Dave told Laoshi. Laoshi nodded and went to his room and Dave sat back and said to himself, "Why would he do something this extreme?"