It was the elderly couple from a few days ago who had wanted to hitch a ride to go out and buy water.
The sky at seven or eight in the evening was pitch-black, so dark that one couldn't see their own hand in front of their face, with neither moon nor stars in sight. The temperature had also dropped to 6°C. Sirens from police cars started blaring. Right after the Jing family finished dinner and heard the noise, they put on their coats, windbreakers, masks, and hats before going out to see what had happened.
The number of flying insects under the streetlights seemed to be increasing, buzzing incessantly. By the time Jing Shu and her family arrived, there were already five or six security guards, six or seven residents from the neighborhood, as well as police officers and forensic experts.
