You said you would tell fortunes, so you can catch ghosts and exterminate zombies easily?

Su Chen and A Ying parted the crowd and walked out, and some people hesitated for a moment before catching up with them in small steps.

"Xiao Su, those four children really did drown, but could it be a water ghost looking for a substitute?"

Su Chen stopped and turned to take a closer look at the person who had spoken.

look familiar.

Pulling people out of memory, Gao Liangyuan occasionally appears in the town's chess and card room.

Su Chen asked, "Brother Yuan, why do you ask that?"

Gao Liangyuan looked around and whispered, "I saw it all. When Er Lengzi pulled the man out, there was a big black handprint on Xiao Hao's back."

"Xiao Su, is that a ghost handprint?"

Before Su Chen could answer, he frowned and said, "This stream hasn't had any problems for a long time. This is very unusual."

Su Chen nodded.

"It is indeed a bit strange."

Gao Liangyuan's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Little Su, what do you mean..."

"Don't worry, I'll go take a look at the stream after I finish eating."

"Oh, okay, I'll go with you later."

Not long after Su Chen entered the house, several of his nephews and nieces returned one after another.

They hadn't heard of anyone drowning, and they weren't under much academic pressure. They were all in high spirits after school, but when they entered the house and saw Su Chen, they were startled for a moment, quickly suppressed their smiles, and cautiously called out to him.

"So afraid of your uncle?" Su Chen chuckled, flipping his hand to reveal a wad of change. "Ten yuan each, take it yourself."

The group then cheered and jumped for joy.

When Su De returned and saw this scene, he shook his head helplessly: "Achen, you spoil them too much. They're just kids. They don't even know how to spend 10 yuan."

"Isn't it simple? If you don't spend it all, just save it." Su Chen said, then looked closely at Su De and A Ying. "Fourth Brother and Fourth Sister-in-law, you can't confiscate this money, okay?"

Several children stared at them longingly.

They only cheered after the others nodded in agreement.

They thanked Su Chen again and quickly discussed how to distribute the 10 yuan.

Some wanted to get a nicer pencil case, some wanted to try their luck with the raffle, and some wanted to buy instant noodles...

Su De shook his head, looking helplessly at Su Chen: "Look, where can you save money?"

"They don't know how to save money, but when they grow up, they'll spend money like water."

Su Chen laughed: "Fourth Brother, they need to have a constant flow of money to spend, right? Why don't you and your wife work hard to make it happen?"

Ah Ying waved her hands repeatedly.

After chatting for a while, Su Chen asked them if anyone had gone missing in town recently.

Su De frowned: "Why are you asking this?"

Ah Ying was also curious. After scooping up the noodles and placing them on the table, she looked at Su Chen with a puzzled expression: "Ah Chen, do you think the person who caused the four children to drown today, the one who went missing in town... is dead?"

"She harbors deep resentment and exudes a strong aura of malevolence."

Ah Ying's face turned pale instantly, and her hand trembled involuntarily.

"So, it really is a water ghost?"

Several children looked at her.

Su De knocked on each of their heads: "What are you looking at? The noodles are served, hurry up and eat, then go do your homework. You're not allowed to go to the convenience store until you finish your homework."

The children let out cries of pain.

Su De then took Ah Ying's hand and patted it.

"What are you afraid of? Ah Chen is here, and you have a talisman on you. Even a water ghost wouldn't dare to mess with you."

That makes sense, but...

I've been washing clothes by the stream lately.

"If I die in the water, then the water..."

Su De hurriedly looked at Su Chen.

"Don't worry, Fourth Sister-in-law, the fact that there's no trace of the corpse on you means that the place where you washed your clothes wasn't touched by the corpse's fluid."

"Is this like this?"

Ah Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Chen gestured for her to stop and eat quickly. He then took out his mobile phone and made a call home. After hanging up, he told Su De and the others about the earthen dragon and rice planting.

"Then let's go back together."

“My older brother said before that he would give me a share of the harvested rice. I can’t just harvest it without helping at all.”

Su Chen nodded, stirred the noodles, took a big slurp, and his eyes lit up.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, who did you learn this from?"

"Isn't it delicious?" Su De said proudly. "Don't let your sister-in-law's frail health fool you, her cooking skills are quite impressive."

"Yes, yes, brother, you must have accumulated eight lifetimes of good fortune to be able to marry your sister-in-law."

……

The group chatted and ate, and before they knew it, both large bowls of noodles were completely empty.

Ah Ying was clearing away the dishes when Gao Liangyuan eagerly poked his head in, met Su De's gaze, and smiled ingratiatingly: "Have you finished eating?"

Su De frowned slightly.

Su Chen smiled and turned around: "That's enough, let's go."

Sude: "Where are you going?"

Ah Ying: "Let's go to the stream."

“Then Ah Chen, I’ll go with you.”

The three had barely left when several people rushed over with cigarettes and alcohol. They knelt down abruptly at the door, saying, "Thank you, Master Su, for saving our lives!"

Ah Ying was startled and quickly helped them up.

"Where is Master Su? Didn't they say he was eating at home?"

Ah Ying gave a dry laugh: "They went to the stream. They said there's something wrong with the child."

Everyone was stunned. What were they waiting for? They all ran towards the stream where the accident had occurred.

Su Chen and Gao Liangyuan had just reached the stream and stopped to observe the air when Gao Liangyuan pointed to a patch of water plants about waist-high and asked, "Could it be there?"

"Old Yuan, don't cause trouble," Su De reminded him.

Su Chen looked at him carefully for a moment: "Is it intuition?"

Gao Liangyuan nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I come here often and I know this place very well. If someone really committed murder and buried the body, it should be over there."

"Is that so?" Su Chen twitched the corner of his mouth.

Gao Liangyuan felt that although those eyes seemed ordinary, they could see through his guilty conscience, so he quickly lowered his eyes and nodded.

Su De explained, "Old Yuan often puts cages in this area. There have been quite a few earth dragons lately, haven't there? He probably searched all around, but there wasn't one in that spot."

"Yes, yes, that's it!"

Su Chen nodded: "Then let's go take a look."

As the three approached, Su De was in a dilemma.

"Ah Chen, you need to wear waders."

Gao Liangyuan quickly raised his hand: "I have some at home, I'll go home and get it now?"

Su Chen shook his head: "No need to be so troublesome."

He patted water-repelling talismans on the two of them, drew one for himself, and went straight into the water.

"Follow."

Without saying a word, Su De followed.

Gao Liangyuan lifted her foot to test it and found that the surface of her shoe wasn't wet, so she was relieved: "Hey, wait for me~"

From a distance, the group saw them enter the water and quickly sped up.

Before they could even ask a question, they heard a series of vomiting sounds.

Before long, Su De and Gao Liangyuan came out, their faces pale, and continued to vomit while bent over.

Gaoliangyuan is alright.

He deliberately skipped lunch in order to wait for Su Chen.

But Su De, who had downed three large bowls of noodles, vomited them all up.

While patting their backs, everyone curiously peered into the waterside meadow, asking repeatedly, "Old Yuan, Ade, what's going on?"

"Where's Master Su?"

Gao Liangyuan pointed towards the grassy area, about to speak, but then frowned and squatted down, retching.

Some people with a strong sense of curiosity simply wade through the water.

A moment later, he covered his mouth and nose and frowned: "Ugh, what's that smell?"

Su Chen came over and reminded him, "Don't go in."

But the more he talked, the more stubborn the man became. After Su Chen came out, he quickly walked inside.

Not long after.

"Ugh~"