"Have you guys heard? There are new victims in the old district murder case."
August 8th, 12:30 PM. The sweltering summer heat made the streets feel like a steam basket.
On a bustling main street, a group of students, who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen, stood in the shade of a tree on the pedestrian walkway.
The barbecue gathering for Class 1, Year 2 of Hongcheng First High School was about to begin. The students, having decided to have one last bit of fun before the school year started, took a rare moment to cast aside their stress, sipping drinks and chatting with one another.
"On the local news this morning, everything was pixelated."
A girl with shoulder-length hair held her phone and spoke to her friends with a feigned solemnity. "I heard most of the victims' bodies weren't intact. Some were even impossible to identify..."
"Can you shut that pretty little mouth of yours and show some respect for the dead?"
