He pushed the cup of coffee forward and leaned towards her slightly. "The juice is bitter, anyone that does not want to drink it will confess immediately. Any child would spill the beans in a heartbeat to avoid drinking truth juice."
Mei Mei nodded. "We figured that out and we decided to beat the test. We would blend the juice and drink small portions, teaching ourselves to grow accustomed to the taste. With time, drinking truth juice was like drinking milk."
"Clever children you were." He praised.
Mei Mei twisted her head from side to side, smiling proudly. "Yeah we were very good at outsmarting her truth tests. There was the interrogation teddy bear. She has this brown teddy bear with the most expressive eyes I have ever seen. She would make us sit in front of teddy bear and ask questions. If it looked disappointed, you were lying." She grimaced. "Mr. Bear, ruined my life from age three to five. I could never get away with anything."