Chapter 83: Chapter 82
"After all these years, the water here is still so clear!" said Li Qiang, moving toward the riverbank as if he wanted to drink the water from his old home.
"Sir, I advise you not to do that!" Chen Ye quickly stopped him.
In the original story, Li Qiang drank from this pond and was killed by Chu Renmei, who drove a steel rod through his throat!
Chu Renmei originally didn't intend to kill Li Qiang. She finally decided to act because Li Qiang revealed her past to others...
"Sir, there might be a corpse in this water. Drinking it could make you sick," Chen Ye warned kindly.
Li Qiang, being kind-hearted and helpful, had earned Chen Ye's concern and he didn't want to see him get hurt.
Hearing Chen Ye's warning, Li Qiang gave up the idea.
"Young man, you're right!"
"Sir, thank you for bringing me here. I can handle it from here, so you can go back now."
"Young man, be careful. Aunt Mei, she..."
Li Qiang trailed off, shaking his head before turning to leave.
Watching his departing figure, Chen Ye murmured, "Now, it's her turn to be careful!"
Once Li Qiang was gone, Chen Ye cast a cold glance at the pond before turning to leave as well.
Although he knew Chu Renmei's body was submerged in the middle of the pond, Chen Ye wasn't foolish enough to dive in to retrieve it or to engage in a fight there.
People are land creatures after all!
Chen Ye wasn't about to be foolish enough to battle the ghost on her home turf.
In the original story, one of the male protagonists dove into the pond to try to resolve Chu Renmei's grudge. He ended up being strangled to death by her at the bottom...
…
Soon, Chen Ye returned to the construction site.
"Who's in charge here?" Chen Ye asked a worker.
Maybe it was Chen Ye's imposing demeanor, but the worker didn't dare ignore him and pointed to a plump man in a white hat. "That's the project manager. He's in charge here."
On a construction site, those wearing white hats are usually high-level managers.
Yellow hats are the lowest rank, worn by ordinary workers.
Red and blue hats indicate staff with specific positions.
"Thanks!" Chen Ye nodded and walked confidently toward the project manager.
Before he even reached him, he heard the manager berating his subordinates:
"The project is already five days behind schedule! What are you all doing? If you don't want to work, then get out!"
Several blue-hatted workers stood with their heads down, not daring to speak.
At that moment, the manager felt someone tap his shoulder and turned around quickly.
"Who are you?" he asked, seeing the unfamiliar face.
Chen Ye smiled slightly. "Are you the project manager? I'd like to borrow your water pump (a large pump)."
That's right!
Chen Ye planned to drain the pond where Chu Renmei's body was hidden!
"Who do you think you are? Just asking to borrow our equipment? Are you some kind of big shot in Wan Chai? So arrogant!" the manager replied, annoyed.
"I'm even more arrogant than that!" Chen Ye said with a smile, but his actions were ruthless!
Slash!
He pulled out the black blade Autumn Water from his personal storage and sliced off two of the manager's fingers.
Then, amid the manager's screams, he placed the blade against the man's neck.
"Now, will you lend it to me?" Chen Ye asked with a smile.
"Yes! Right away! You can borrow it as long as you need!" the manager replied in terror, feeling the sharpness of the blade.
"See? That wasn't so hard. And lend me a case of gasoline while you're at it," Chen Ye said calmly.
Now in the final showdown, it was a life-or-death battle with Chu Renmei, and time was short. Chen Ye was no longer worried about subtlety.
Soon after, the manager, now very cooperative, directed workers to transport two large pumps to the pond and set them up with power.
"Rumble, rumble!"
The two pumps roared to life.
These heavy-duty pumps, weighing 10 tons each, were quickly draining the small pond!
In less than an hour, the pond would be dry.
Watching the water level drop, Chen Ye smiled.
Chu Renmei, what will you do now?
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This was a critical moment.
Chen Ye knew Chu Renmei would definitely try to sabotage his plan.
The best way for her to do that would be to destroy the pumps or cut the power.
So, Chen Ye stayed vigilant, guarding the area personally.
He was right.
Before long, a worker suddenly became dazed and started walking toward the power source.
Chen Ye knew immediately that this worker was possessed by Chu Renmei...
In the original story, Chu Renmei had demonstrated the ability to possess anyone who had drunk the pond water.
Without hesitation, Chen Ye sent the black blade Autumn Water flying. Guided by his telekinesis, it severed the worker's legs in an instant.
Seeing this, the project manager and other workers screamed in horror.
They watched in shock as the legless worker showed no signs of pain.
Using his hands, the worker continued to crawl toward the power source.
Such a horrifying scene left the manager and workers petrified...
Chen Ye, however, remained calm.
With a wave of his hand...
Slash!
The worker's head was severed, rolling on the ground.
The body finally collapsed, lifeless.
Was the worker innocent?
Of course!
But Chen Ye couldn't afford to be lenient when his plans were threatened.
In these dangerous times, Chen Ye had become ruthless, a quality of a seasoned reincarnator.
"You all listen up! No one is to approach the pumps or generator from now on!" Chen Ye warned coldly.
Immediately, the project manager and workers backed away from the equipment.
"Chu Renmei, the water is almost gone. What else can you do?"
Chen Ye felt confident.
The next moment.
Chen Ye's expression changed.
He felt his left hand losing control!!
At the critical moment, Chu Renmei had chosen to possess him...
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