35 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 completely sank 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."
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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 won't go. I will freeze. I am going home. If you want to go, go by yourself."
"Me, I won't go either. People have drowned in this river before. It's pretty creepy to be alone there."
The two men talked and walked away, hugging each other's shoulders.
At this time, Chen Jie was leaning on the bridge hole, holding Ma Liu 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 his knees and was freezing cold, 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 put them back without touching them, but 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 fleeing from the war. He was too hungry, and when he was drinking water, he jumped 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. You may have a chance to snatch 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~
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Chapter 47: Pity, Madam Su
On a dark and windy night, we walked along the forest path and took a detour into Zhongtao Village.
Chen Jie had been to Ma Liu's home once, so he quickly found the house that had a big locust tree.
The door was locked. Chen Jie climbed over the wall into the yard, found a shovel, and groped his way under the big locust tree. After some digging, he found a small wine jar.
I shook it and there was some movement inside, like silver.
Chen Jie looked around and found no one there, so he overturned the wine jar, and a few pieces of silver fell out of it. When they were added together, it was exactly five taels.
Got money.
Chen Jie buried the wine jar back again, stepped forward with his waist raised, and directly climbed over the courtyard wall. Then he jumped onto a haystack not far away, and after a few jumps, he disappeared.
After leaving Zhongtao Village, he was not in a hurry to go home. Instead, he took a detour from Zhongtao Village to Xiatao Village, for fear that someone was following him.
He didn't get home until after two in the morning.
He opened the courtyard gate and gently pushed open the door, but found that it was not locked. Chen Jie frowned slightly. Wasn't it allowed to be locked?
Enter the house quietly so as not to wake up the Su sisters.
As soon as I entered the room, I suddenly heard a timid voice in the room: "Is that my husband?"
Um?
Chen Jie was stunned: "Yunjin?"
Huh, Chen Jie lit the oil lamp and saw Su Yunjin curled up on his bed, holding a rolling pin in his hand, looking very nervous.
"Why aren't you asleep?"
"Um."
Su Yunjin nodded slightly.
Her body was shaking slightly, this was the fear of staying in the dark for a long time. In order to save some money, she was reluctant to even light the oil lamp.
Just like this, I was alone in the dark night.
She didn't dare to sleep, for fear that her husband would not come back.
It was like watching a movie in my mind, with countless scenes emerging.
What Chen Jie died tragically outside, what Chen Jie was hunted down for murder, what Chen Jie had his limbs broken and was crawling in a pool of blood...
Anyway, all kinds of horrible thoughts popped up in her mind.
Until this moment, light came to the world again.
"Husband!"
Su Yunjin looked up, her eyes were already filled with tears, but as she had been strong all her life, she did not cry.
Chen Jie was touched when he saw this and hugged her: "It's okay, it's okay."
Patting her back gently, he soothed her.
Su Yunjin's expression relaxed at this time. Chen Jie took the rolling pin from her hand and said, "If you were afraid, why didn't you lock the door?"
"I, I'm afraid my husband won't be able to open the door when he comes back!"
Chen Jie laughed: "Then why don't you use this to defend yourself? Which villain would be afraid of a rolling pin? You should use a kitchen knife."
"I, I don't dare."
As Su Yunjin spoke, Chen Jie held her face lovingly and wiped the tears from her cheeks with his two thumbs.
"Next time, remember to lock the door."
Su Yunjin: "Will there be a next time?"
Chen Jie was silent: "Although I really want to say that there won't be a next time, but I don't want to lie to you, my lady. In this world, if we don't make changes, then we will always be the ones who get hurt."
"So for the sake of this family, for you and Ruirui, your husband, I have to do something. Do you understand?"
Su Yunjin looked at Chen Jie's serious face and the determination in his eyes.
She couldn't help but be moved by the man's sense of responsibility and his desire to protect his family. This was the kind of husband she wanted to marry.