Volume II: Ghost in the Rainy Night - Preface

We have walked so far that we have forgotten why we set out. —— Kahlil Gibran

A group of non - mainstream teenagers discovered a corpse on the water tower in Old street Park. They neither reported it to the police nor told their families. Instead, they went to see the corpse every day, observing the process of decomposition and regarding it as a form of entertainment and pastime. These teenagers even sat around the corpse and took some group photos with their mobile phones. In their words:

This is so thrilling! This is a real corpse!

There was a youngest teenager named Tony, who was timid and weak - kneed. He didn't want to go and see it anymore, but he was ridiculed by everyone. The leader of the group, a boy with a spiky - haired hairstyle dyed in seven colors, said something that won everyone's admiration:

Damn it, when the flesh of this guy rots away, I'm gonna kick his head like a ball.

These five teenagers, three boys and two girls, addressed each other by their online names in the game: Duke, Vinny, Tony, Fiona, and Lexi.

One day, they were playing games all night in the Internet cafe. At midnight, they were bored to death.

Duke said to Tony, "Chicken - hearted guy, if you dare to go and see that dead person now, I'll give you my in - game clothes."

Lexi said, "Don't go to the park, you coward."

Vinny said, "And the knife in my inventory, I'll give it to you too."

Fiona said, "Hubby San, if you dare to go, remember to take a photo with the ghost and bring it back."

The clothes and the knife here referred to the virtual equipment in the game. It seemed that they were very attractive to Tony. He promised on the spot that he would take a photo with the corpse and post it on his QQ space. He also warned the two who made the bet with him not to go back on their words.

It was one o'clock in the morning at that time. It was raining outside, and there was no one on the street. Tony went to the park in the rain.

Half an hour later, Tony sent a text message to Duke: I saw that the dead person on the water tower stood up...