Nolan Sutton's words seemed to open some valve, and the little boy's tears burst out instantly.

"Everybody, everybody is dead … whoops whoops whoops whoops whoops whoops whoops whoops whoops whoops whoops whoops whoops When he thought of what happened not long ago, he cried out of breath.

William Bryan frowned impatiently and waited for a long time before he could get to the point.

He shouted impatiently: "Don't cry."

The boy's crying stopped abruptly. He looked at ...