One day, Jennifer called, mentioning to Curtis about her brother's child who was studying in Emberland, asking him to keep an eye on the kid.

This child Larson's mom passed away early, and after his dad remarried, the relationship between him and his son turned sour. Larson's rebellious nature and quick temper made him the black sheep of the family, causing headaches for everyone who spoke of him.

Throughout his school years, Larson was constantly in trouble. Right after he finished middle school, his dad had had enough and sent him off to Emberland. Far from home, Larson became even more rebellious, refusing to visit during the holidays and worsening the rift with his father.

Curtis wasn't particularly close to Larson. Despite them having lived in Emberland for so long, Larson, who resided in Emberland, never bothered to visit.

Now, Larson had gotten into trouble again, ending up detained after a fight, causing his father such distress that he suffered a heart attack.

Jennifer sounded exasperated over the phone: "Your aunt died when Larson was very young, and he's always had a temper, but he's not a bad kid at heart. These past few years, he's been all alone in Emberland, without anyone to guide him, it's no wonder he's fallen into bad company. Your uncle is in the hospital now and can't deal with this. Can you go to the police station and bail him out?"

At that moment, Curtis was lounging on the couch, watching cartoons with Betty, pretending to be unbothered: "Do I look like I have nothing better to do?"

"He's your cousin. Can't you help out as a big brother figure?"

"Don't you know what your son is most lacking? It's compassion," Curtis retorted, only to be met with an innocent pair of wide eyes. Without skipping a beat, he improvised, "Daddy and Grandma are rehearsing a script about a robot without a heart for today's play."

Betty was intrigued: "Betty is a robot too! Betty doesn't have a heart either!"

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