Strange Rules: It doesn't matter, the system will take care of it.

Chapter 6 Water Ghost Chasing Souls

"So the frequent suicides at Cihang Bridge are related to a water ghost, and this water ghost can not only become invisible, but can even come ashore on rainy days!"

As soon as Chen Feng finished telling the story, he felt the vehicle slow down.

We've arrived.

Old Li gently applied the brakes, glanced at the figure sitting on the bridge railing in front of the car window, turned his head and said, "Mr. Chen, wait for us in the car, we'll be right back."

"Um."

Chen Feng nodded. Based on his previous experience, he only needed to wait in the car for the water ghost to appear, kill the three people, and then drive away, easily completing the mission.

But why do I feel so unhappy?

Old Li is a good man. To save people, he can jump into the turbulent river without hesitation. Even after the girl snatched his lifeline, he still repaid evil with kindness and pushed her towards the shore.

Such a good person shouldn't have died here.

Thinking of this, Chen Feng suddenly changed his mind: "Wait a minute."

Seeing the puzzled looks on their faces, Chen Feng prompted, "Are you going to rescue them empty-handed like this?"

"That's right!"

After Chen Feng's reminder, Lao Li suddenly remembered that there was a life rope in the trunk.

After retrieving the rescue rope, Chen Feng volunteered, "I'll go too."

The plot is the same as last time.

After confirming that people were there to watch the suicide performance, the girl surnamed Chung jumped off the bridge without hesitation.

"Ruobing, can you help me locate the person who fell into the water?"

"I'm going to rescue them!"

Just as Old Li was about to take off his clothes, repeating the same mistake.

Chen Feng quickly advised, "Uncle Li, don't jump! We only have one lifeline. If you jump in, you won't be able to save anyone, and you might even lose your own life."

If it were just a warning about the danger of rescuing people, Old Li would absolutely not give up. But when he heard that jumping in would actually kill two people, Old Li hesitated: "But, can I save people with just a lifeline?"

Old Li's concerns were not unfounded. A rescue rope is not a life jacket, and if the girl did not know how to use it, she would not be able to be rescued.

Chen Feng rubbed his eyes and pointed down, saying, "Uncle Li, look at how strong the current is down there. She doesn't thrash around, and she stays perfectly still on the surface with her head tilted back. That's something no one who just treads water can do."

"That's true."

Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. With Chen Feng's reminder, Old Li finally understood.

"throw!"

At his command, Zhang Ruobing threw the lifeline to the girl.

The girl remained unmoved, not even flinching at the rope that she could reach with just a splash.

Zhang Ruobing said anxiously, "She's exhausted!"

"wrong."

Old Li corrected, "People who can't swim will desperately grab onto anything that can float. She didn't grab on anything, which means she's still okay."

An old hand is an old hand.

Chen Feng was afraid that Lao Li would be tricked into going into the river by the girl's acting skills, causing him to lose all his previous efforts. Since Lao Li hadn't fallen for it, now he just needed to wait for the water ghost to appear so he could complete his mission perfectly.

"It's almost time."

As soon as Chen Feng finished speaking, the girl who had been floating on the water surface sank to the bottom.

"Help! Glug glug glug glug."

Upon noticing the anomaly, Lao Li immediately threw out a rope, but the river was surging and empty; there was no sign of the girl anywhere.

Chen Feng heard a system notification:

[Ding! Mission complete]

Congratulations, player, you have earned one system point.

One point can be exchanged for one save/load attempt, so this life is already worth it.

Chen Feng looked at the lifeline. Just like last time, there was nothing at the end of the rope, but the rope was taut and was moving in fits and starts.

Zhang Ruobing was stunned again: "What... what is this?"

Chen Feng shouted to Old Li, "Uncle Li, quickly cut the rope! The water ghost is coming up!"

"A water ghost?"

Seeing the bizarre scene before him, Old Li suddenly remembered what Chen Feng had told him on the way: that water ghosts could come ashore and become invisible. So he immediately drew his pistol.

Zhang Ruobing asked in confusion, "Master, what are you doing?"

Although invisible to the naked eye, the water ghost could only climb up the rope in a straight line. Old Li pointed his gun downwards and fired several shots.

boom! boom! boom!

A crisp gunshot rang out, and as the bullet was fired, some blood suddenly splattered out of the air!

"what!"

Zhang Ruobing screamed, unable to believe her eyes. There was clearly nothing in the air, so how could there be bleeding?

Chen Feng advised, "Hitting it won't work, hit the rope!"

"right!"

Old Li aimed at the rope, and with a bang, the rope snapped. The broken half of the rope fell onto the water's surface, immediately creating an unusually large splash.

Zhang Ruobing's voice trembled: "Master, that...that couldn't be?"

Old Li's face was grave: "A water ghost."

An eerie silence fell over the scene, with only the howling of the wind and rain in their ears.

Chen Feng couldn't help but ask, "What are we still standing here like idiots for?"

Zhang Ruobing explained, "According to procedure, we should protect the scene, confirm the location of the person who fell into the water, and notify the fire department to retrieve the body."

As she spoke, Zhang Ruobing took out her phone, only to find that there was no signal at all.

Chen Feng urged, "Forget about corpses! If we don't run now, we'll be corpses too!"

Old Li was stunned for a moment: "Run? That guy's still alive?"

"He's definitely not dead!"

Chen Feng said decisively, "Last time, I tried to ram the monster with my car, but I couldn't kill it. What good are a few bullets?"

The three hurriedly returned to the car, started the engine, and drove off.

Old Li, still shaken, stepped on the gas and said, "Brother Chen, we owe you a lot this time."

If this young man hadn't reminded him to grab the lifeline and dissuaded him from jumping into the water, he would probably have been killed by a water ghost by now.

Chen Feng waved his hand: "It's nothing. Where are we going now?"

Old Li, steering the wheel, said, "Let's go back to the station first and change into some dry clothes, then..."

Just then, Old Li saw Zhang Ruobing pick up the walkie-talkie, trying to report the situation, and quickly stopped her, saying, "Wait a minute."

Zhang Ruobing asked, puzzled, "What's wrong, Master?"

"What are you going to say to your superiors?"

"To tell the truth."

"Tell the truth? The water ghost killed the person who fell into the water and then chased after us along the rope?" Old Li shook his head. "Do you think the higher-ups will believe that? I don't want to send you to the Fourth Mental Hospital."

"This..." Zhang Ruobing hesitated. In fact, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed it herself. "Right, we have body cameras! Strange, why are they broken?"

A cell phone with no signal, a broken law enforcement recorder.

Recalling his experience with the power outage at the Happiness Internet Cafe, Chen Feng speculated that electrical appliances would malfunction whenever evil spirits were encountered.

But Zhang Ruobing still didn't want to give up: "No matter what, we can't let that water ghost continue to harm people!"

After a long silence, Old Li made a decision: "Master will find someone to handle this matter. Go back and get some sleep, and forget about today's events."

"But......"

"Alright!" Old Li slammed on the brakes, pointed at Zhang Ruobing's nose, and shouted, "This isn't your business! What if you get into danger? How am I supposed to face your dead father?"

Zhang Ruobing retorted, not to be outdone, "Master, if something happens to you, what will your wife do alone?"

Chen Feng was puzzled. Old Li was so old, why didn't he have children?

Meanwhile, the three people arguing in the car were unaware of this.

Shortly after their vehicle drove off, a series of dented footprints suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the flooded road surface washed away by the torrential rain.

Strangely, there was no one above the footprints.