Chapter 673

In the gloom of night, the trees on both sides of the road seemed to become creepy, twisting limbs. When the gust of wind blew by, it was as if there were countless limbs waving in the air, filling the silence with swishing sounds. A black car drove along on the road, its headlights cutting through the gloom. As the car rounded a corner, the headlights illuminated a cemetery, revealing rows upon rows of tombstones erected atop the mountain. Alec had already suffered blows both physically and mentally. As he drove along the road, he broke out into a cold sweat. It was not until he was starting his journey back that the lights flickered. It happened just as he was rounding a bend. Five children stood neatly by the roadside, waving at the car. Their voices reached him as clearly and unmistakably as if they had been speaking right by his ear. "Mister, we'd like to go home. Can you give us a ride?" Alec parked the car on the side of the road, opened the car door, and got out. The fiv