The curtain of night has fallen, and the streets of the city have fallen silent as usual.
If the streets are still as busy as they are during the day as we approach the early hours of the morning, it is an unusual situation that calls for an alarm to be sounded.
It's 22:30 p.m. in W County, and a group of high school seniors are strolling down the street at night, holding each other up after a wild party.
Their appearance added a touch of unusual color to the unusual street.
"Who started the conversation about drinking first? If I don't make it home on time, mom is going to deduct my pocket money again."
Xia Feng assisted Li Ning, grumbling as he walked.
The party that could have ended at nine o'clock had been delayed until now.
"I ... his ... brother, you ... smell good ... ah ... "
Li Ning, who was leaning on Xia Feng's shoulder, was flushed and muttering ravings.
They did overindulge, and if not for the boss driving them away, they might have jammed home.
"This guy drank the most, a whole seven bottles." Xia Feng complained, "He definitely did it on purpose."
In fact, Li Ning had gotten himself drunk in order to forget about the "her" that had broken his heart.
"The monster of the night, I actually don't quite believe it, after all, we haven't witnessed it with our own eyes either."
Cao Bo turned back and said with a serious face, he felt that maybe they had all been deceived.
In the Dragon Kingdom, it was possible to stay outside at night, however, after the strictly early hours of the morning, one had to stay indoors, this was common knowledge known to almost everyone.
"There are monsters in the night."
This joke, which sounded like a way to cajole a child, was a warning in the hearts of everyone in the Dragon Kingdom.
"Going out after midnight ... I heard that Zhang Yan disappeared because she went out at midnight, she wouldn't really, be dead right ... I heard that no one has ever found her again... ..."
Liu Xiao also joined the conversation and began to speak his own opinion.
There were a dozen or so people who went missing every month in W County, with the occasional one being recovered, and of course, there were also those who were confirmed dead.
Those who couldn't hold back their curiosity and went out in the wee hours of the morning to hang out never returned the next day.
Even those who spent the night outside spent the night hiding in hidden spaces similar to indoors, and made it through the night with fear and trepidation.
Since elementary school, the school had constantly instilled this concept in everyone, even setting up a special lecture every semester to publicize this aspect.
As midnight approached, every household would tightly unlock the doors of their rooms, even the curtains were lockable, and the glass was replaced with tempered woolen glass.
On the empty street, large and small stores had long been closed, the road was silent, and not a single sound of cars could be heard.
On the street, there are occasionally a few scattered passers-by, they are all in a hurry, seemingly in a hurry to escape the night, not daring to have any stay.
However, in the Dragon Kingdom, there was a special organization responsible for dealing with the monsters of the night.
Every member of the organization had gone through harsh training, but even so, they were often seriously injured and even sacrificed.
"Cao Bo you don't believe me, let's stay out there tonight, hiccup, tonight with me.
"Look what, strange, monster took Zhang Yan, hiccup, you then heroically save the beauty, with the body ... hiccup."
Yang You is also drunk, full of red face, being assisted by Cao Bo.
"Che, what do you count, I'm not staying outside with you, you're not my favorite girl."
Cao Bo smiled dementedly, seemingly thinking of a certain girl in his mind.
"Yeh~ hahaha."
Everyone laughed unanimously, and the originally dead night was suddenly stuffed with youthful vigor and vitality.
Rao Tian walked silently at the back of the crowd, his expression wooden and his eyes empty, as if his thoughts had long drifted to the ninth cloud.
Today happened to be the biggest full moon of the year, and he was actually thinking about full moon aspects.
For example, the dialectical relationship between the full moon and werewolves and the meaning and value of werewolves' existence.
Like today's high school bash, he didn't drink a drop of alcohol.
As a 5'5" average person with an average figure, average appearance, and average grades, he couldn't be found even if he was thrown into the crowd.
If you say anything special, well ... does having a lot of hair count.
Although it is just like such an ordinary person who has no desires and wants will also be involved in the magical events, and from then on live a different life.
Even the best of times can come to an end.
...
Because Rao Tian's home was the farthest away, he was still in a state of delirium, quiet night, quiet boy ...
"Hey, turn it on for me, Hu Jia lives near your house, you send him home, I'm leaving too."
Brat Liu Xiao patted Rao Tian, she had short hair, often with the boys, play basketball with them, play online games, and Rao Tian play better, often with him to daze.
"Huh? Ah, oh, okay."
"Remember to check your cell phone tonight, there's a surprise." (Liu Xiao)
Rao Tian came back to his senses, and after parting with Liu Xiao, he assisted Hu Jia towards his home.
Hu Jia is also considered a good student, but he seems to have drunk a lot of alcohol tonight.
"Hmm, Rao Tian, how come it feels like you're missing something?"
Hu Jia raised his head, revealing a puzzled expression.
Rao Tian paused for about two seconds before realizing that his jacket was missing.
"I remembered that Yang You had been drinking, and he took your jacket out to use the restroom and didn't bring it back when he came back."
Hu Jia closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, using the Great Memory Recovery Method.
"Yang You this little pussy brat. Jacket ... Forget it, go get it tomorrow."
With the mood of wanting to greet Yang You, Rao Tian opened his cell phone to confirm the time, it was now 22:47.
Rao Tian touched his pants pockets again, only to find that his keys seemed to be missing as well as the jacket appointment.
Because tomorrow is his birthday, Liu Xiao personally came to pick him up from his doorstep this afternoon, so he put his keys inside his jacket pocket by hand.
Often, it's especially easy to be unlucky at a certain time, for example, a week after the card drawing game was shipped out as soon as it was released.
Starting to get a little anxious, all because of my own love of wandering.
"It's still an hour away, you can make it back by crawling.
"If you're not sure, you can ride my battery-operated bike, and the ride should only take about eight minutes.
"Just remember to return it to me tomorrow, after all, I'll only heart giegie, hiccup ..."
Hu Jia had a bad smile on her face, mimicking that expression from the internet.
Due to some special reasons, Rao Tian really didn't want to stay at another person's house.
Besides, his parents had gone on a trip for the past few days, and he didn't want to miss out on the wonderful time he had at home alone.
Indeed, an hour or so was enough time for him to make three or four trips back and forth.
Rao Tian gave a thank you and smoothly took the car keys handed over by Hu Jia, pushed the battery-operated car, and left.
Hu Jia watched Rao Tian walk away, then rubbed his head and turned around to go home.
However, neither of them noticed that behind the phone booth not far away, there was a mysterious figure that was furtively peering at them.
Not long after, the mysterious person ghostly disappeared into the night.
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Speaking of which this is Rao Tian's first time riding an electric bicycle.
A round moon hanging in the sky, empty streets, dark buildings, at this moment has belonged to the lonely carnival.
Rao Tian rode the battery car, enjoying the evening breeze, his mood gradually pleasant, because usually at this point he was already in bed.
However, because of the single draw out of the golden light, it was still necessary to be careful afterward.
When he arrived at his destination, Rao Tian pulled the car over and rushed to the toilet that was outside the restaurant.
Rao Tian was glad that Yang You had just left his jacket in the toilet, or else the restaurant was closed and he hadn't been able to get in.
Rao Tian took the jacket off the hook of the toilet cubicle and took the key out, he made sure of the time again, it was 10:53, still very early.
At that moment, footsteps came from outside the door, Rao Tian's brain has not turned a corner.
Then "bang" the toilet door closed, Rao Tian rushed out of the cubicle, no matter how to push and pull the door can not be pushed.
Bad, is someone intentionally screw their own, just like this door against the door will not be too stupid.
"Shit, let me out."
At this time, Rao Tian thought, this toilet should have some kind of window right ...
No action yet, gradually, Rao Tian had a drowsy feeling, just like the college students who stayed up until four last night and eight early the next day.
No matter how much he forced his eyelids open again, he could not open them, and his subconscious mind was telling him to sleep quickly.
"There is someone ... outside ... hypnotizing gas."
Without temper, Rao Tian directly fell to the ground, his eyes were forced to close.
The world seems to have returned to silence again.