However, Spring Festival would come in two weeks. Some people were more than usually keen on robbery, pick-pocketing and stealing at this time of year. He was warned to be more cautious, and he consciously knew it. By dawn, his consciousness had dropped to zero. His fear was thoroughly drowned in a cold sweat. His eyelids seemed to be carrying a heavy weight. Whether or not he snoozed, he couldn’t tell. Nor could he tell whether he was awake or not. When a bit of greenery brightened the morning, the nightmare lasted even longer.