As midnight approached, the city slowly sank into a tranquil slumber.
The bustling streets gradually grew quiet, the flow of traffic thinning to a trickle.
Due to a recent string of murders in Anshan City, fewer people were venturing out for evening strolls. Most chose to stay indoors, rarely leaving their homes.
However, in life, some things are simply beyond one's control.
Take the wage slaves, for example. Forced by the pressures of life, they had no choice but to work overtime late into the night, only able to leave after completing the tasks their bosses assigned.
Zhou Li was one of them.
As a married man in his thirties, he was in the most stressful period of his life.
He had parents to support and children to raise.
He was an only son, and while his parents were still healthy enough not to require his care, he had a son and a daughter at home.
Since his children were still young, his wife had to be a stay-at-home mom, leaving her no opportunity to get a job.
