Chapter 478: Play You to Death

Yao Kang and Yao Ye were whispering beside each other, their expressions sly and their eyes filled with mischief.

Shui Miao stood over twenty meters away, yet they didn’t realize his vision was extraordinary and his hearing unusually sharp.

“Truly, a dog can’t change its habit of eating poop, and a bad nature is hard to alter. I’ve done everything to help them, yet they still plot behind my back. Fine, fine! If that’s the case, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

Shui Miao made up his mind and decided to teach the Yao Kang father-and-son duo a harsh lesson.

Yet outwardly, Shui Miao pretended he hadn’t heard a thing.

He was actually quite curious to see what kind of trick Yao Ye could come up with to deal with him.

Yao Kang chuckled, saying he was going to buy some water, but in reality, he went to call the TV station and contact a reporter.

Yao Ye, on the other hand, walked over with a smile and said to everyone, “It’s unusually hot today. Why don’t you all take a break first? There’s no rush to handle this matter.”

Hearing Yao Ye’s words, the person in charge nodded quickly and, smiling, followed Yao Kang away.

Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment, then left with the two administrators.

The scene was now left with only Yao Ye, Shui Miao, and Chen Bing sitting inside a car not far away.

For some unknown reason, Shui Miao had felt something was off from the start, so he had asked Chen Bing to stay inside the car and not come out, and Chen Bing obediently stayed put. Of course, Chen Bing wasn’t just sitting idly inside the car—he was playing with his new phone, trying to get familiar with its features.

Yao Ye looked around, turned on the voice recorder on his phone, and placed it in his pocket. Not taking the presence of Chen Bing in the car seriously, he approached Shui Miao with a grin and said, “Master! You’re really busy. Our family’s ancestral tomb issue requires my uncles and many relatives to come before we can proceed. Otherwise, if it were just my family offering 500,000 in cash and a car, the cost would be too high, so…”

Yao Ye intentionally exaggerated the amount of money, planning to use the recording as evidence to later demand it from Shui Miao. Born a ruffian, he wasn’t afraid of failing to get his way.

But Shui Miao had already been on guard and had also turned on his phone recorder. Naturally, he wouldn’t fall for Yao Ye’s trap. He immediately interrupted loudly, “Yao Ye, wait a second! You can eat whatever you want, but you must watch your words. When did my family ever give me 500,000 in cash? You must clarify this clearly. I’m a person of principles and integrity. Your father repeatedly begged me to help your family, but you weren’t around at that time. Now you suddenly show up spouting nonsense—what exactly are you trying to do? Are you trying to extort money from me?”

Yao Ye had assumed Shui Miao would be unguarded and fall for his trick, but he hadn’t expected Shui Miao to be so alert and to counter him so decisively.

After a brief moment of embarrassment, Yao Ye quickly replied with a grin, “I made a mistake, I made a mistake. Not 500,000 in cash, but 200,000, plus my family’s car. That’s correct, right?”

“This payment was willingly offered by your father as a reward. What right do you have to question it?” Shui Miao frowned, glaring at Yao Ye with obvious displeasure.

Why was he being so aggressive?

Yao Ye smacked his lips, barely managing to contain his anger.

Before Yao Ye could speak, Shui Miao suddenly said, “Yao Ye, did you go to a brothel last night?”

“Eh…?”

This sudden question caught Yao Ye off guard, because he had indeed visited a brothel the previous night.

Seeing Yao Ye stunned, Shui Miao inwardly rejoiced at having guessed correctly. Without giving him a chance to recover, he continued, “I personally saw you soliciting a prostitute. Do you know what the girl said about you after you left?”

“W-what?”

Still dazed, Yao Ye instinctively asked, “What did she say?”

“She said you were useless, like a dead eel,” Shui Miao said contemptuously.

“What! She dares to say that about me!?”

Yao Ye immediately grew angry, but quickly regained his senses. “Wait, wait! How do you know this? Did you go to the brothel too?”

“Get lost! Do you think I’m as filthy as you? I just happened to pass by and saw you. I also know you’ve been drinking and feasting with a bunch of hooligans, collecting protection money, and even using your police authority to oppress street vendors. Do you dare deny it?” Shui Miao smirked, clearly showing his disdain for Yao Ye.

“Damn it! Who the hell are you!?”

Yao Ye rolled up his sleeves, seemingly ready to attack.

So he really had done all those things! Shui Miao was somewhat surprised but then shrugged indifferently, “So you’re the kind of person whose secrets are exposed and then you fly into a rage, wanting to hit me?”

“What if I do hit you? I’ll beat you up and then accuse you of assaulting an officer. You believe me or not?” Yao Ye was truly ready to attack. His IQ wasn’t high, and his temper was terrible. After just a few exchanges, he had been completely provoked by Shui Miao.

Yet Shui Miao remained indifferent, speaking in a cold and sarcastic tone, “Being a cop really makes you someone special! Prostitution, taking bribes, and hitting whoever you want—that’s you, Yao Ye.”

Yao Kang and Yao Ye were muttering to one another on the side, their expressions sly and their eyes lewd.

Shui Miao was over twenty meters away from them, but they had no idea that Shui Miao possessed extraordinary eyesight and exceptionally sharp hearing.

“Just like a dog can’t stop eating shit—bad habits die hard. I wholeheartedly helped them, yet they scheme behind my back. Fine, fine! Since that’s how it is, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

As these thoughts raced through his mind, Shui Miao made up his mind to teach Yao Kang and his son a lesson.

But on the surface, Shui Miao pretended not to have heard anything.

He was curious to see what kind of plan Yao Ye could come up with to deal with him.

Yao Kang chuckled and said he was going to buy water, but in reality, he was going to call the television station to bring reporters over.

Yao Ye, on the other hand, walked over with a smile and said to everyone, “The weather is quite hot. Why don’t everyone take a break? This matter isn’t urgent.”

Hearing this, the person in charge quickly nodded with a smile and hurried after Yao Kang, both of them leaving together.

Zhang Cheng was taken aback for a moment but then left with the two administrators as well.

Only Yao Ye, Shui Miao, and Chen Bing, who was sitting in the car not far away, remained at the scene.

For some reason, Shui Miao had sensed something was off from the beginning and had told Chen Bing to stay in the car and not come out. Chen Bing had obediently stayed inside. Of course, he wasn’t just sitting there idly—he was still unfamiliar with the functions of his new phone and was busy playing with it.

Yao Ye glanced around, switched his phone to recording mode, and put it in his pocket. He didn’t pay much attention to Chen Bing in the car and instead walked over to Shui Miao with a smile. “Master, you’ve been quite busy. The matter of my family’s ancestral grave requires the presence of my uncles and many other relatives. Otherwise, my family paying 500,000 in cash and a car is just too high a price. So…”

Yao Ye was intentionally exaggerating the amount of money so he could use the recording as evidence to extort money from Shui Miao later.

Coming from a rogue background, he wasn’t afraid of failing to get the money.

Shui Miao, already on guard, had also set his phone to record and placed it in his pocket. He wasn’t about to fall for Yao Ye’s trap and immediately interrupted loudly, “Yao Ye, hold on. You can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say whatever you want. When did your family ever give me 500,000 in cash? You need to make this clear. I operate on principles—your father repeatedly pulled me aside and begged me to handle your family’s matter. You were never around back then. Now you suddenly show up spouting nonsense. What exactly are you trying to do? Are you trying to extort money from me?”

Yao Ye had assumed Shui Miao would be off guard and fall for his scheme, but he hadn’t expected Shui Miao to be so vigilant and immediately call him out.

After a moment of slight embarrassment, Yao Ye quickly put on a cheeky smile and said, “My mistake, my mistake. It wasn’t 500,000 in cash—it was 200,000 in cash plus our family’s car. That’s correct, isn’t it?”

“That was the reward your father willingly paid me. What’s it to you?” Shui Miao frowned, glaring at Yao Ye with clear displeasure.

Why was he being so aggressive?

Yao Ye clicked his tongue, barely containing his anger but forcing himself to hold back.

Before Yao Ye could say anything, Shui Miao suddenly remarked, “Yao Ye, you visited a prostitute last night, didn’t you?”

“Huh?”

The sudden accusation left Yao Ye stunned, as he had indeed been with a prostitute the previous night.

Seeing Yao Ye’s reaction, Shui Miao felt a surge of triumph—he had guessed correctly. Not giving Yao Ye a chance to recover, he pressed on, “I saw you with my own eyes. Do you know what the prostitute said about you after you left?”

“W-what?” Yao Ye was flustered and instinctively asked.

Shui Miao sneered, “She said you were useless, like a dead loach.”

“What the hell! She dared to say that about me!?” Yao Ye instantly flew into a rage, but then he caught himself. “Wait, how do you know about this? Did you go to see a prostitute too?”

“Get lost! You think I’m as despicable as you? I happened to pass by and saw it. I also know you’ve been hanging out with some thugs, eating, drinking, and collecting protection money. You’ve even been posing as a police officer to harass street vendors. Admit it!” Shui Miao curled his lips, looking down on Yao Ye with contempt.

“What the hell! Who exactly are you!?” Yao Ye rolled up his sleeves as if ready to throw a punch.

He’d actually done all those things! Shui Miao was somewhat surprised but then smiled dismissively. “What, now that I’ve exposed you, you’re ashamed and angry, ready to hit me?”

“So what if I hit you? After I’m done beating you, I’ll even report you for assaulting an officer. You believe me?” Yao Ye was truly preparing to attack. His intelligence was average, and his temper was even worse. Just a few sentences from Shui Miao had thoroughly provoked him.

Shui Miao remained unfazed, replying sarcastically, “Being a police officer sure is something! Soliciting prostitutes, taking bribes, hitting whoever you want—that’s you, Yao Ye.”

“Tch! So I solicited prostitutes, took dirty money, did bad things—what can you do about it?” Yao Ye’s inner rogue instincts took over. He grabbed Shui Miao by the collar, pointed at his nose, and snarled, “Listen, you little punk, I don’t want to waste words on you. Hand over that 200,000 yuan bankbook now. If you don’t, I’ll beat you to death today, stuff you into a tomb, and let the bugs eat you alive. Then I’ll tell everyone you’re some evil cultist fraud.”

“That’s slander. The police won’t believe you!” Shui Miao shook his head with a cold laugh.

“Damn it! I am the police, you blind fool!”

Yao Ye finally lost control and swung a slap at Shui Miao.

Shui Miao swiftly reached out with his left hand, caught Yao Ye’s wrist, and pulled him off balance. Seizing the opportunity, he threw a sudden punch with his right hand, landing a heavy blow to Yao Ye’s stomach. Yao Ye, who frequently visited prostitutes, had long since drained his body of strength and was no match for Shui Miao.

Shui Miao followed up with a fierce kick to Yao Ye’s face, immediately causing his nose to bleed.

Then, in one fluid motion, Shui Miao pinned Yao Ye down and unleashed a storm of punches and kicks, beating him until he was bleeding from all orifices, with broken front teeth and swollen eyes, unable to move.

It was only then that Chen Bing looked up and realized Shui Miao and Yao Ye were fighting.

Yao Ye had suffered a major loss. He tried to reach for a shovel to fight back, but Chen Bing rushed out of the car, grabbed a hammer, and smashed it down on Yao Ye’s hand. A agonized scream followed as Yao Ye’s hand was broken by Chen Bing.

“Damn you! How dare you hit my Brother Shui! I’ll hammer you to death!”

Chen Bing, fearless and impulsive, raised the hammer again.

“Chen Bing, stop! This isn’t your fight.” Shui Miao felt a chill down his spine and quickly shouted to stop Chen Bing. He then rummaged through Yao Ye’s pockets, found his phone, compressed the recording, and sent it to Chu Miaoyi and Captain Lin. He then yelled at the bloodied Yao Ye, “You little punk, you think you can mess with me? You’re still wet behind the ears. I came here specifically for you. I’ve already sent the recording of what you just said to Chu Miaoyi’s phone. Do you think you can still be a police officer after this? Scum! Trash! How dare you call yourself a police officer? Today, I’ll show you what real means are. I’ll catch a winged centipede and stuff it into your mouth. Let’s see if you still want to deal with me. I’ll play with you to death right now!”

Shui Miao stood up abruptly and headed toward a tomb to retrieve a jar.

“That’s a lie, and the police won’t believe you!” Shui Miao scoffed coldly.

“Damn it, I am the police! Are you blind!?”

Finally unable to contain himself, Yao Ye swung a punch at Shui Miao.

Shui Miao swiftly extended his left hand, grabbing Yao Ye’s wrist and pulling him sideways, using the momentum to throw Yao Ye off balance. Then, with his right hand, he suddenly punched Yao Ye in the stomach. Yao Ye, who frequently visited brothels, had long since weakened his body, leaving him with no strength to resist Shui Miao.

Shui Miao then kicked Yao Ye hard in the face, causing him to bleed from the nose immediately.

Then, with a quick roll, Shui Miao pinned Yao Ye beneath him and unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks. Soon, Yao Ye was bleeding from every orifice, his front teeth broken, his eyes swollen, and unable to move even an inch.

At this moment, Chen Bing finally looked up and noticed the fight between Shui Miao and Yao Ye.

Yao Ye had finally suffered a major defeat. As he tried to reach for a spade to fight back, Chen Bing rushed out of the car, grabbed a hammer, and smashed it directly onto Yao Ye’s hand. With a scream, Yao Ye’s hand was crushed by Chen Bing’s strike.

“Damn you! Dare you hit my brother Shui? I’ll hammer you to death!”

Chen Bing, a fearless hothead, raised the hammer again.

“Chen Bing, stop! This isn’t your business.” Shui Miao was horrified and quickly shouted at Chen Bing to stop. Then, he searched Yao Ye’s pockets, took out his phone, compressed the audio recording, and sent it to Chu Miaoyi and Captain Lin. Facing Yao Ye, whose face was covered in blood, he shouted, “You little brat, you want to challenge me? You’re too naive! I came here specifically for you. The conversation you recorded has already been sent to Chu Miaoyi’s phone. Do you think you can remain a police officer anymore? Scum! Trash! You dare call yourself a cop? Today, I’ll show you what real tactics are. I’ll catch a winged centipede and stuff it into your mouth and see if you still dare to target me. Right now, I’ll destroy you completely!”

Shui Miao stood up abruptly and went into one of the tombs to retrieve a jar.