Chapter 46: Water Ghost
Woohoo...

Woohoo...

When a person suddenly chokes on water, the first reaction is to panic, especially in this situation.

He was even more panicked and scratched his limbs.

Chen Jie discovered that Ma Liu was very strong, definitely not at the level of an ordinary thug. Even when he had just started learning Taizu Changquan, he might not have had such great strength.

However, Chen Jie's attack this time was a sneak attack, and because he was drunk and had drunk the nourishing chicken soup, his Taizu Changquan had reached the proficient level and his strength had made great progress.

Therefore, at this time he had already completely seized the initiative.

He held Ma Liu's head with one hand and pressed it into the water. Ma Liu slapped the water and struggled, as if he wanted to say something.

But Chen Jie didn't want to listen.

Whether you are begging for mercy or threatening, Chen Jie doesn't want to listen.

Today I just want your life, just give it to me.

I don't have time to listen to you talking nonsense.

If you want to kill someone, then kill them. We are not here to negotiate. You should be clear about your purpose, right?
Woohoo...

Ma Liu's struggling strength was getting weaker and weaker. He was becoming more and more powerless. Looking at Ma Liu's hands gradually becoming weaker, he slowly went from struggling to gently slapping the water surface twice, and then became completely motionless.

His body suddenly became heavy and sank completely into the water, but Chen Jie did not take it lightly and continued to press Ma Liu's head.

There are many capable people in this world. Who knows if there is any pervert who can hold his breath for a long time? So let him hold his breath for a while longer.

"Third brother, wait for me for a moment. I'm going to pee in the woods."

"Hurry up, I lost a lot today, and I don't know how to explain to your sister-in-law when I get home."

"Hey, Third Brother, are you afraid of your wife?"

"Nonsense, how can I be afraid of my wife? I..."

"Understand, understand! Third brother, wait for me, I'm going to pee."

……

Just as Chen Jie drowned Ma Liu, he heard voices coming from not far away. They should be two gamblers who had just finished playing with money.

At this time, Chen Jie was holding Ma Liu, who had become a floating creature in the river. The moonlight was bright and everything was in sight. From the sound, they could see themselves in the water if they went around the woods.

Oh no, it’s exposed!

Thinking quickly, Chen Jie dragged the corpse under the bridge and hid at the base of the bridge.

At this time, the two men slowly came to the bridge.

"Third brother, did you hear the paddling sound just now?"

"No way, are you hysterical?"

"No, there must be a sound. Could it be a big fish? Let's go down and feel it."

"You are crazy. The water in the river is so cold at night. I will freeze if I don't go. I am going home. If you want to go, go by yourself."

"Me, I won't go either. Someone has drowned in this river before. It's pretty creepy to be alone."

The two men walked away hugging each other's shoulders while talking. Chen Jie was leaning on the bridge hole, still holding the Mahjong in his hand.

Ma Liu must have drowned, his body was floating, and he had been pressed down by himself for more than twenty minutes. No matter how good he was at holding his breath, could he have held it for so long?

To be safe, Chen Jie stayed there for another ten minutes. The cold river water reached over his knees and was bone-chilling, but Chen Jie's eyes were bright and he did not have the hesitation after killing someone.

Maybe it was because this method of killing did not involve any blood, so he was very calm and did not feel any physical discomfort.

We waited like this for a full half hour and confirmed that Ma Liu was definitely dead.

Chen Jie then rummaged through his body and felt a few pieces of loose silver. After thinking for a while, he did not touch them and put them back. He only took back the eight cents of silver he had used as bait.

After letting go of Ma Liu, Ma Liu's body slowly floated down with the current. Looking at the body going away, Chen Jie did not rush out. He only came out slowly from under the bridge after the body floated away.

I went ashore, put on the shoes I had taken off long ago, and rolled up my trouser legs. Although they were a little wet, it was not very obvious.

I stood up and checked the time. It should be almost midnight.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a ding.

[Today's intelligence has been updated (level 1)]

[1. You met Chen Xiaohu today and got information. According to your instructions, Chen Xiaohu put on a show for Zhang Guihua. In the afternoon, the whole village was spreading the news that someone from another village had found a treasure in the back mountain! ]

[2. You heard someone mention Yu Biao today, and got information that since the red-eyed golden pheasant disappeared, Yu Biao has sent people to investigate. You can ask about Daoxiantao Village tomorrow.]

[3 Today you heard someone mention Yu Biao, and got information that Yu Biao spent a lot of money to buy a fishing season. There is a ox-horned pomfret nesting near the Mianshui River. Yu Biao will go to salvage this magical fish soon.]

[4. Today you attacked and killed Ma Liu, and got information that Ma Liu had a place to hide money, under the roots of a big tree in his yard, and there were five taels of silver.]

[5. Today you heard Li San and Wang Qi San talking, and got information that a beggar drowned at Kangle Bridge a year ago. The beggar was a refugee who was extremely hungry. When he was drinking water, he fell into the river and drowned. Later, I heard that Kangle Bridge was not clean and there were water ghosts who took his place.]

Chen Jie looked at the information and quickly analyzed its importance.

First of all, the first two are about the follow-up of the Red-eyed Pheasant. It seems that Yu Biao is still unwilling to accept the result. But it doesn’t matter. Whether he is willing or not, it cannot change the fact that the chicken has already been eaten.

And Xiaohu is very efficient. In just one afternoon, the whole village knew that a stranger had found a treasure in the back mountain.

Don't forget that Aunt Erba has contributed a lot to this.

In rural areas, there are always one or two women who are called loudspeakers, and Aunt Erba is a propaganda expert who loves gossip, and the more she spreads it, the more outrageous it becomes.

Then on the third day, Yu Biao actually found news about another rare treasure, the ox-horn pomfret!
I haven't heard of it, but I should be able to guess something from the name. A fish actually grew horns. This fish must be no ordinary stuff. Pay attention to this news. Who knows, there may be a chance to intercept it again.

The Yu family has done so many bad things that one might feel a little bit reluctant when they cut off other people's business, but for the Yu family, there is absolutely no such mentality.

Their family is unlucky, they deserve it!

Then the fourth point is that Ma Liu still has some private money, so it’s just a good deal for himself.

As for the last one, about the water ghost at Kangle Bridge demanding his life, Chen Jie didn't quite believe it. Although there were martial arts in this world, but water ghosts? If there were special creatures like water monkeys in the water, Chen Jie would believe it.

However, ghosts are something Chen Jie cannot understand at the moment, but he can make use of the water ghosts that are demanding his life.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at Ma Liu's body which had already drifted away with the current.

A closing statement came to mind:
In the middle of the night, Ma Liu, a man from Zhongtao Village, was drunk and passed by Kangle Bridge. He saw golden lights in the water and went into the river to look for treasure. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the river, he was tripped by a stone. When he wanted to get up, it seemed like someone was dragging him and he couldn't get up. After struggling for a long time, he drowned!

　Please give me a monthly ticket and collect it~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)