"Leng, are you scared?"
Chen Ran asked, squatting by the bank of Taihu. He did not lift his head; he was looking at the reflection of the moon in the water.
"I am."
Shen Leng's reply was direct.
Chen Ran picked up a pebble and tossed it into the water. "I remember from my conversation with my father a while ago that he said that it's hard to find anybody from Yulin town who became a platoon commander at my age. My father praised me, saying that I've always been sensible since I was a child and that he has always known that I have a bright future. Actually, I'm only sensible because you were the one who taught me.Leng, if you say that you're scared, I will be scared too."
Shen Leng looked far into the distance. He seemed to have muttered, "Sensible since you were a child.there is noth
