You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 33 I died a terrible death!

"Goodbye, sir!"

"I'll bring you a few more packs of cigarettes next time you come!"

After burning the remaining half-pack of cigarettes that Gu Jinghui had left for the old man, Chen Yang walked out of the cemetery.

We left the cemetery.

Gu Jinghui looked back with lingering fear!
The night was dark, and he vaguely saw ghostly figures with bared fangs and claws floating on the graves, which made his scalp tingle and his heart tremble.

He wanted to escape to the car and run away as fast as he could, but his damn legs were weak and wouldn't obey him!

Gu Jinghui's teeth chattered: "Old Chen, help me up!"

Chen Yang: "Someone like me who wouldn't even help a cow when I pee, do you think I'd respect you?"

"Stop using puns, my legs are going weak..."

Got in the car.

Gu Jinghui tossed the car keys to Chen Yang: "You drive, I need to catch my breath... Damn it, don't ever call me again if something like this happens!"

"With your meager courage, you think you can emulate the Wujin Special Administration Bureau?"

Chen Yang said, "They're just some lonely souls buried here. What's so scary about them?"

Light the fire.

Gu Jinghui heard Chen Yang muttering something like "one shift, two pedals, three gear shifts," so he quickly fastened his seatbelt, leaned back in his seat, and tensed up. He asked cautiously, "Chen Yang, do you not know how to drive?"

"fart!"

Chen Yang said, "I've had my driver's license for four years..."

Shift gears.

Release the clutch, step on the gas, and the car lurches forward.

Chen Yang quickly stepped on the brakes, but the car stalled.

He blushed slightly: "The main problem is that I haven't driven a car since I got my license... But don't worry, people like us learn anything very quickly!"

After getting used to the gears for a bit, Chen Yang restarted the car and drove it out of the cemetery parking lot.

As soon as they exited the parking lot, Gu Jinghui called out, "Wait, Lao Chen... someone stopped the car, and it looks like it's a girl."

Chen Yang didn't stop the car; instead, he stepped on the gas and drove it onto the highway.

Gu Jinghui stuck his head out of the car window and looked back, complaining, "Old Chen, you're so heartless! At least do someone a favor in the middle of the night!"

"You know it's the middle of the night?"

Chen Yang said, "At this hour, would a normal girl be alone near a cemetery?"

Gu Jinghui was stunned for a moment.

He peeked out again.

The area behind was completely empty; there was no sign of that "girl" anywhere.

Hey!
Gu Jinghui was startled, and with a dark face, he asked three questions in a row: "Has the world really become like this? How come there are ghosts everywhere? How come I never noticed before?"

Chen Yang said, "Even if you've encountered ghosts before, could you believe it?"

People who have never encountered "dirty things" generally don't believe in this.

Even if someone feels something following them while walking alone at night, they would only think it's their imagination. Even if there are "ghost lights" by the roadside, they would only marvel at how their science teacher was right: they really can see phosphorescent fires spontaneously combusting while walking at night.

"When it comes to encountering ghosts, it's either zero times or countless times..."

Chen Yang deliberately tried to scare Gu Jinghui, saying, "Some people have special constitutions. After encountering a ghost, they will be tainted with yin energy, making them more likely to encounter ghosts again!"

The pickup truck sped along the night road and soon returned to Wucheng, stopping in front of the funeral home.

Chen Yang got out of the car.

Gu Jinghui then switched to the driver's seat.

He rolled down the car window and said, "Old Chen, get some rest and don't overthink it... I'll help investigate Uncle Chen's matter."

"Need not."

Chen Yang said, "The affairs of the martial world should be left to the martial world; it's best if you don't get involved."

Back to the store.

After locking the shop door, Chen Yang went straight up to the second floor.

It was already 2 a.m., but Chen Yang was wide awake.

He sat quietly on the sofa for half an hour, smoking three cigarettes before he could calm down and begin practicing the "Yellow Springs Refining Spirit Method".

…………

May 23rd, the 5th day of the fourth lunar month, Friday, cloudy. At eight o'clock in the morning, it started to drizzle.

The sweltering heat has cooled down.

Chen Yang opened his shop early, a rare occurrence for him. He moved a chair to the doorway, watched the passing vehicles and pedestrians with umbrellas on the street, and silently took out his phone to make a video call to Wang Lin.

The video call was connected as soon as the phone rang.

"Master Chen!"

Wang Lin smiled warmly: "Master Chen, you're up so early today?"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chen Yang got straight to the point, asking, "Is Lao He with you?"

Wang Lin said, "Old He and Captain Su went out to handle a case and probably won't be back until noon... Master Chen, is there something you need from Old He?"

"Ah."

Chen Yang said, "I have some things I want to ask Lao He... So, let me know when Lao He comes back, and I'll treat you to a meal."

...............

at the same time.

Wucheng Township, Shanshui Village.

Shanshui Village is about 15 kilometers away from Wucheng. There are no mountains nearby, but there is water.

There is a small river behind the village.

The river is more than 10 meters wide on average, and the water is very turbid due to the soil and geology in Wucheng.

On both sides of the stream were vast fields, where corn already half a meter tall appeared extremely green after being washed by the drizzle.

An arched bridge spans the river, and the villagers of Shanshui Village usually cross this bridge to go to the fields on the other side of the river.

The bridge is not wide and looks somewhat old.

At this moment, a cordon has been set up along the riverbank, and a forensic doctor is conducting an autopsy on the body that was just retrieved.

On the arched bridge.

Su Jianjun looked at He Wanzhong and asked, "Old He, have you made any discoveries?"

He Wanzhong shook his head and said, "There's nothing unusual here... Perhaps this is just an ordinary case of someone accidentally falling into the water."

Su Jianjun frowned: "But this is already the second person to drown in this river this month... It's not the flood season or rainy season yet, and the river is only 1.3 meters deep. Even a normal adult who can't swim wouldn't drown if they fell in!"

At this point, the forensic examination results came out.

It has been confirmed that he died from drowning!

He Wanzhong took out a "Heavenly Eye Talisman" and briefly activated his Heavenly Eye with a spell, but still did not see anything "abnormal".

His expression was grave as he said, "If this is truly a supernatural case... then the evil spirit causing this must be incredibly powerful, so much so that even with my [Divine Eye] activated, I can't see any clues!"

Unable to find anything conclusive by the river, Su Jianjun had no choice but to order the team to retreat.

The villagers who had been watching gradually dispersed.

Some people were still talking in hushed tones.

"Another person has died..."

"This is the second one this month!"

"I heard from my grandfather that this bridge used to be called the Female Ghost Bridge... There's a female ghost suppressed under the bridge. Didn't Fatty Wang say last time that he saw that female ghost when he was a child?"

Gu Jinghui, who was walking behind, heard several young people talking and immediately went up to ask, "What did you just say this bridge was called?"

"nothing!"

"We didn't say anything..."

The young men didn't dare say anything more, and rode off on their will-o'-the-wisps.

Gu Jinghui frowned and looked back, only to see a woman dressed in white standing on the arched bridge.

He was startled and was about to call for help when he found there was nothing on the bridge.

Rubbing his eyes, Gu Jinghui muttered, "Damn it... I've seen too many ghosts lately with Chen Yang, it's giving me hallucinations!"

"Help……"

"help me!"

Suddenly, Gu Jinghui was startled.

He vaguely heard a cry for help beside him. The voice was initially pitiful and pleading, but then it suddenly turned into a shrill cry: "I died a terrible death!!!"

(End of this chapter)