Chapter Ten: Retrieving Corpses

  I was worried that the sudden appearance would be a fatty, so I trembled and turned my head to take a glance, and instantly couldn't help but dry heave. Since I hadn't eaten dinner, all that came out was bitter water.

  What I saw was a highly rotten face, with the five senses long gone. The sky was too dark, and Ren Binghua used his mobile phone to shine light on the shore, casting a bright green glow on that face, giving people a more chilling feeling.

  "Oh no, mom! A ghost!" I yelled and quickly struggled to swim towards the shore.

  As I moved, that thing also moved, tightly attached to me, its mouth opening and closing. Its lips had long since disappeared, revealing two rows of teeth, biting up and down.

  "Haha, so funny!" At this critical moment, Ren Binghua was actually laughing on the shore with a shaking body.

  Damn it, this woman can still laugh at a time like this, what is her heart made of? Even if we don't have any relationship, shouldn't she have some basic sympathy?

  I think I will swim faster than Phelps did back then, that's right, human potential is infinite, it's just that it hasn't been pushed to a certain extent yet.

  If I trained the national team swimmers in this way, I guarantee that everyone can break the world record. However, at my speed, I still can't shake off the thing behind me, and it's sticking to me even tighter.

  "Can't you stop laughing and hurry up to save me? I can't shake it off!" A person under the eaves, had to lower their head, I could only ask Ren Binghua for help.

  Who knew this girl was completely unmoved, laughing and saying: "You can get rid of it? That's hilarious! Anyway, I won't go into the water, you deal with it yourself!"

  I'm so angry, she must be retaliating against me for glancing at her just now. This girl is too petty, it's not a big deal, I didn't even see the crucial part.

  It was a struggle to swim to the shore, I was almost exhausted. My arm felt like it was being entwined by something, getting tighter and tighter, no matter how hard I struggled, I couldn't shake off that thing behind me.

  In a hurry, I grabbed Ren Binghua's ankle and pulled her into the water. Nima, I saw her still talking nonsense, if you want to be a fallen chicken, then let's be one together.

  "You... glub, what are you doing? I can't get in the water, I don't know how to swim... glub..." Ren Binghua struggled for a few moments before sinking under.

  I was stunned, this is a big deal, I didn't know she couldn't swim. Just now when I saw her whole body soaked, I thought she had already been in the water before, for a moment I was flustered.

  Behind this thing hasn't been shaken off, and Ren Binghua also fell into the water. I'm so unlucky. I hesitated for a moment, then plunged towards Ren Binghua.

  I couldn't bring myself to abandon her and let her drown, she was ruthless to me, I couldn't be unrighteous to her. At some point, the thing behind my back suddenly came loose, and in an instant, I felt a weight lift off my entire body.

  When I found Ren Binghua, she had not completely fainted yet, and was crazily hugging me, sticking to my body like an octopus.

  "Calm down, damn it! How can I swim like this?" I yelled at her, trying to pry open her hands.

  But when I looked down and saw her pale face, my heart softened. She was coughing nonstop from being choked by water, with a terrified look on her face, hugging me as if she was holding onto the last straw for survival.

  Even a strong and cold woman has a weak side. Now I see the side of her that needs to be taken care of, just like a poor little kitten.

  "Alright, alright, I owe you one! But if Wang Kun really gets into trouble, I won't forgive you!" I swam towards the shore with Ren Binghua, finding it very difficult.

  After expending the strength of nine cows and two tigers, she finally climbed onto the shore. Ren Binghua's whole body was trembling, her consciousness somewhat dizzy, constantly talking nonsense, her body burning with fever.

  "Don't drop me! Don't! Daddy, don't drop me!" Ren Binghua's voice was trembling with tears.

  I was stunned and couldn't help but think of my own father. When I was only ten years old, my dad left home and I didn't even get to see him one last time.

  According to my mom, after my dad left, many times when I was dreaming at midnight, I cried and shouted "Dad". My mom could only cry with me, just thinking about it is heart-wrenching.

  Looking at Ren Binghua again, I suddenly feel that she's not so annoying after all. Maybe she also has some childhood trauma and feels insecure, which is why she gradually became so overbearing and stubborn in her personality, this point I can understand.

  If it weren't for my mom always paying attention to my mental health and never showing her negative side in front of me, I think my personality might be more paranoid than Ren Binghua's.

  "Alright, it's okay now, I'll carry you back." I sighed and softly comforted.

  I don't dare to jump into that river again, it's too damn dangerous. And Ren Binghua seems to have a fever, her whole body is burning and scary, I don't know if it's the aftermath of fighting with the vengeful spirit, she also needs to find a doctor as soon as possible.

  I took off Ren Binghua's Taoist robe, the robe was soaked through and wearing it on her body was completely cumbersome, not good for her body either. Underneath, Ren Binghua wore a white tight-fitting short-sleeved shirt and cowboy hot pants, her perfect figure exposed in my line of sight.

  At this time, Ren Binghua kept humming and twisting her body, performing a wet seduction show, which made me dry my mouth and tongue. I finally managed to eliminate all my private thoughts and honestly carried her on my back.

  "Fatty, don't blame me, I'm going to go find the police right now. If I jump in myself, I won't be able to save you, and if something really happens to you, your parents will be my parents too, and I'll take care of them for you." I muttered a few words towards the river surface.

  Don't look at Ren Binghua, who seems not fat at all, but she has a good figure, with curves in the right places, and it's not easy to carry her on one's back.

  Her softness on my back, I didn't have the mood to think wildly, exerting all my strength, running frantically. The small Lan who was unconscious before, I don't know how she is now, I didn't have the heart to care, just wanting to hurry back to find a doctor, find the police.

  When I arrived near Hua Street, I directly sent Ren Binghua into the only regular hospital on this side, and then called the police to report the case.

  The annoying thing is that the police didn't believe there was a ghost at all, so I could only tell them that my brother jumped into the river and ask them to help find him. After going back and forth for more than half an hour, the police finally arrived.

  To know, the police station is less than a thousand meters away from here, what about the promised three-minute response time?

  The doctor thought Ren Binghua was my girlfriend and asked her what had happened. I casually made up a few sentences, saying that she had quarreled with me and in a moment of desperation, jumped into the river.

  "What are you doing, your girlfriend just got her period today, how can you let her jump into the river? Young people, you're fighting and risking your lives, be more careful in the future. First, drink some water to reduce inflammation, I've already given you a fever shot, take good care of yourself." The night shift nurse is a middle-aged aunt who has a strong sense of responsibility.

  I was stunned after hearing her words, no wonder Ren Binghua had been shouting that she couldn't get in the water before, it turned out that she got her period. This is going to be a disaster, I'm probably going to be unlucky again when she wakes up.

  The doctor asked me to stay by Ren Binghua's side, serving her tea and water, and apologizing to her so she would forgive me. I don't have time for this nonsense, Wang Kun is still fighting for his life, do they really want me to go collect his body?

  The police station only sent two young policemen, who knew that Ren Binghua was also hospitalized for jumping into the river and laughed: "Hmph, still a love triangle? Being your brother is really unlucky, I don't know how you managed to survive this."

  Damn it, when did the police become so gossipy? Is he here to help me solve my difficulties or just to watch the excitement? As soon as they came up with the conclusion of a "love triangle", the doctors and nurses in the hospital looked at me differently.

  I had no choice but to ask them for help, so I didn't want things to get too awkward and could only casually make a few excuses. As for whether they believed me or not, that's not my concern.

  I can only leave Ren Binghua here for now, and I bought a few bottles of water to bribe the doctor and nurse to take care of her. As a result, they all gave me the cold shoulder, treating me like an irresponsible guy.

  The police aren't easy to deal with either, I had to buy one of them a box of good cigarettes and a bottle of Red Bull before they were willing to accompany me to find Wang Kun. After buying the stuff, my pockets are cleaner than my face.

  There were police accompanying us, which made me feel more at ease, but what was puzzling was that Xiao Lan had disappeared. I remembered very clearly that she had been unconscious and had been left by me and Wang Kun beside a large rock, but after arriving at the destination, we searched around and couldn't find her anywhere.

  "Are you still in a quadrangle relationship? That's complicated enough!" One of the police officers joked with a smile.

  As for Xiao Lan's situation, I couldn't explain the truth to them and tell them that she was my brother's girlfriend. Originally, I wanted to rescue her together with me, but in the end, we couldn't find her, probably because after waking up, she went back by herself first.

  The police officer was carrying a large flashlight, which was very powerful and illuminated the river surface clearly. The three of us walked along the riverbank for a while, then went back upstream, but we didn't see Wang Kun's figure anywhere.

  I want the police to dive down and search, maybe Wang Kun was tangled in water grass or something and didn't float up. The police were unwilling, telling me to go down myself, or else I had to pay for someone to dive in and search, but where could I find someone at this late hour?

  Helpless, I gritted my teeth and jumped again. Fortunately, there were police on the shore watching me, so I could feel a bit more at ease, but I didn't dare jump into the place where the ghost thing was entangled before, and I felt around downstream for a long time.

  It wasn't until after 2am that I still couldn't find anyone, the police were getting impatient and thought Wang Kun was definitely dead, urging me to hurry back to get the money and find someone from the river works to go down and retrieve the body.

  "Fatty, I'll go borrow some money. Even if you really die, I won't let you become a lonely ghost. Wait for me, I'll definitely send your ashes back!" I said with a sob after climbing up the riverbank.

  But just as I was about to leave, a policeman pointed to the middle of the river and shouted loudly: "A corpse! There's a corpse there!"

  I felt a chill in my heart, and I looked in the direction he was pointing. There was indeed a corpse in the river, which seemed to be entangled by something and couldn't float up, swaying from time to time with the flowing water.