“Turn around, go back,” Benjamin said.

“First, tell me what’s going on.”

“It’s that guy, Diesel Parker, the one you asked me about last time. He was the one who hurt Emma.”

“Diesel Parker!” Emmeline and Abel exclaimed in unison.

“Yes, he’s right by the roadside.”

“I’ve finally caught him!” Abel clenched his teeth and turned the car around.

“Abel, what are you doing? Why do you care about him? It’s been so long.” Emmeline worried, but Abel had. already turned the car around.

Sure enough, there was a burly man by the roadside, shirtless with his clothes draped over his shoulder, humming a tune. It really was Diesel.

“You’re wearing your uniform,” Abel reminded Benjamin.

That’s an easy fix,” Benjamin replied, unbuttoning his shirt and baring his arms.

Abel quickly parked the car without killing the engine and said to Emmeline, “Stay in the car.”

Then, he and Benjamin stormed toward Diesel, grabbed the shirt on his shoulders, wrapped it around his head, and unleashed a furious barrage of punches..

Diesel howled in pain and fell to the ground, soon becoming motionless. In just a minute, the fight was over.

Abel and Benjamin quickly got back into the car and raced away, covering a hundred yards in an instant, turning a corner in the darkness.

of shock and anxiety. “You two,

that way.” Benjamin smiled. “If you can’t deal with someone officially, you do it

how you two beat him up, he won’t die, will he?

fights,” Benjamin reassured her. “We know

added. “I saw Diesel in the community garden a few days ago.”

there?” Abel said. “Are you sure you

was acting suspiciously under the magnolia tree with our vice principal”

again a few days ago,” Benjamin mentioned. “It was an unregistered large truck, supposedly for hauling soil

hauling soil for our school? Emmeline asked. “We’re undergoing

this kind of work every day,” Benjamin explained. “It could be for anyone.”

the entrance of the auto repair shop, Abel drove Emmeline back to Altney

the car to the side and turned off

Emmeline asked. “Has the alcohol kicked

still have to drive,” Abel replied. “Come sit in front; you might get carsick in the

to the front passenger seat.

of them remained silent, simply enjoying each other’s company on the serene night.

the night were beautiful.

his arm, pulling Emmeline into his

his deep gaze, there was a melancholy

Altney Steel, he dropped Emmeline off at

on the other side

lit a cigarette in the car, smoked it in silence,

avoid causing any trouble, he didn’t accompany Emmeline home.

into the drive, Emmeline’s phone call

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