Chapter 82: Chapter 81
Chen Ye used only two fingers to press against the door, preventing Li Qiang from closing it.
"Young man, what are you doing? Be careful, or I'll call the police!" Li Qiang said warily.
"Sir, Chu Renmei has started killing again. Over twenty people have died at her hands, and now she's after me. I don't want to die, so I need your help!" Chen Ye lied again.
In reality, those people had died by his own hands.
Hearing about so many deaths, Li Qiang's face showed a pained expression.
"Aunt Mei, it's been nearly a hundred years, can't you let go?" he muttered sorrowfully.
Finally, Li Qiang relented. "Alright, I'll take you there!"
In the original story, Li Qiang was kind-hearted from a young age, which likely contributed to his long life.
"Thank you, sir!" Chen Ye smiled.
Li Qiang changed his shoes, locked his door, and then led Chen Ye to where Chu Renmei was buried.
"Is it far, sir? Should we take a cab?"
"It is a bit far. Let's take a cab."
Chen Ye hailed a taxi after hearing this.
…
While the taxi was on the road, a small truck suddenly lost control at a red light and sped toward the back of the taxi.
The truck driver, a middle-aged man, looked dazed.
The taxi had just started moving and couldn't accelerate fast enough to avoid the collision.
Seeing this, Chen Ye's face darkened.
"Bang!"
He elbowed the car door open and pulled Li Qiang out from the back seat.
The entire sequence of actions took less than a second.
Before Li Qiang could react, he found himself sitting on the road.
Boom!
The truck crashed heavily into the back of the taxi, crushing the rear seat.
At that moment, the truck driver snapped out of his daze and hurriedly got out to check the situation, panic-stricken.
Chen Ye had just helped Li Qiang up when another sudden event occurred.
A white sports car, speeding at least 80 mph, headed straight for him.
The driver, a fashionable young woman, was screaming and unable to do anything else.
Chen Ye's face changed as he pushed Li Qiang out of the way.
He tried to dodge, but it was too late...
In a critical moment, Armament Haki instantly covered his entire body.
Boom!!
Another crash sounded.
This time, it wasn't a car hitting a car but a car hitting a person!
The white sports car's front end crumpled upon impact.
Chen Ye was thrown more than ten meters away by the force of the collision.
Two accidents in quick succession drew the attention of numerous bystanders.
Many people got out of their cars to watch.
"Wow, this guy is definitely dead after such a hit!"
"Yeah! That young man is really unlucky!"
The onlookers all assumed Chen Ye couldn't have survived such an accident.
However.
To their shock, Chen Ye, lying on the ground, flipped over and slowly got up.
Finally, he stood firmly, unscathed!!
"This... is this even possible?"
The onlookers were stunned, staring at Chen Ye.
Ignoring the stares, Chen Ye walked to the sports car. Through the window, he saw the female driver slumped over the airbag, unconscious.
Without checking further, Chen Ye approached the truck driver.
"What happened just now?" Chen Ye asked.
The driver stammered, "I... I don't know. Suddenly, everything went dark, and the truck lost control…"
Chen Ye's eyes flashed with realization.
He immediately understood that this was Chu Renmei's second attempt to kill him!
Scanning the surroundings, he saw no sign of Chu Renmei.
Chen Ye then went to the still-shaken Li Qiang and said, "Sir, you must have noticed too, right? These two accidents were no coincidence; they were aimed at me!"
"This isn't a coincidence but Chu Renmei trying to kill me!"
Li Qiang nodded repeatedly and pointed to a nearby mountain. "Aunt Mei... is buried on that mountain!"
Chen Ye glanced at the mountain and said, "I don't know the exact location. Could you lead me there, please?"
"Of course... But young man, you were hit pretty hard. Are you sure you're okay?"
Chen Ye took a deep breath, "I'm fine!"
In truth...
He wasn't entirely unscathed.
Though his Armament Haki made him nearly invulnerable, his internal organs were still flesh and blood.
The impact from the sports car was powerful. If Chen Ye weren't so strong, he might have suffered internal bleeding.
Right now, he had some internal injuries.
The more he was attacked, the more Chen Ye wanted to resolve the issue with Chu Renmei quickly.
Under the astonished gazes of onlookers, Chen Ye and Li Qiang continued on their way.
The mountain wasn't far; they decided to walk the rest of the way.
…
Half an hour later.
Li Qiang finally led Chen Ye to the place where Chu Renmei's body was discarded years ago.
However, to Li Qiang's surprise, the area had been bought by a real estate company and turned into a construction site for a luxury residential area.
"This place used to be a desolate burial ground. How could it..."
Chen Ye wasn't surprised.
He had seen the original storyline and knew what had happened here.
"Sir, I think her remains were thrown into a nearby ravine or pond by the developers. Do you know if there's a pond nearby?" Chen Ye asked.
Chu Renmei's remains were indeed in a nearby pond!
"Yes!" Li Qiang nodded. "There's a pond nearby with very clear water. The villagers of Huangshan used to get their water from there. I'll take you there."
"Thank you, sir."
To be honest, it was fortunate that Li Qiang was still in good health. Otherwise, an average elderly person would have struggled with all this.
Li Qiang was nearly a hundred years old... proving that good people do get rewarded!
Soon.
Li Qiang led Chen Ye to a pond.
"This is it, the only pond around here!"
Seeing the pond, Chen Ye's eyes lit up.
He remembered the plot. This pond was indeed where Chu Renmei's body was.
The pond's location was quite secluded. Without Li Qiang's help, Chen Ye might have taken a whole day to find it.
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