Chapter 43: The Oak Tree in the Park

A full moon hung high in the sky, its cold light shining on the lush trees and casting dancing shadows.

It was around nine o'clock at night, and this was a small park that was closed in the evening. Two strong beams of light flickered through the park.

Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be two young people not far along in their grades, dressed in clothes that seemed to be from a nearby high school.

"Tao Wen, coming here so late doesn't seem right," said a tall young man wearing a hood, his voice trembling.

"What are you afraid of, Li Dazhuang, did you grow that big for nothing? We're just two big guys and we don't even have money on us. What could possibly happen to us? Show some guts!" the other scrawnier youth scorned.

"But my mom said..." Li Dazhuang continued to argue with Tao Wen.

"Forget about them, all that talk about disappearing if you come here at night is just to scare kids. You're too old to believe that," Tao Wen said impatiently.

"But..."