“No, no…”
Yao Ye was terrified, his pants wet, the stench of urine forcing Chen Bing to retreat repeatedly.
“Shui Ge, this guy wet his pants, he wet his pants!”
Chen Bing shrieked loudly, his expression one of shock as if he were seeing an alien.
Then, surprisingly, Chen Bing pulled out his phone and started recording the scene!
Shui Miao was taken aback. Turning his head, he saw that Yao Ye had indeed wet his pants. A chill ran through him—he realized this time they might have gone too far.
Yao Ye started trembling. He was scared—absolutely terrified.
He had never been beaten like this in his life. Now, battered and with a broken hand, his already fragile confidence was utterly destroyed by Shui Miao.
But people like him rarely learn. In pain, they beg for mercy desperately, only to forget everything once healed, becoming arrogant again.
Just like how Shui Miao had helped his family, yet instead of showing gratitude, Yao Ye had schemed against him.
A ringtone suddenly broke the tension—Chu Miaoyi was calling.
Shui Miao pressed the answer button and heard a familiar voice he hadn’t heard in a long time: “喂, Yao Ye, what do you mean?”
“Miaoyi Jie, it’s me, Shui Miao…”
Instinctively, Shui Miao responded, but then he remembered—he had returned to the past, and Chu Miaoyi no longer knew him. He quickly corrected himself, “Oh right, listen—I’m going to report this to the police. A man named Yao Ye is impersonating an officer. The evidence I just sent you proves it. Please send someone to the Swan Lake Cemetery in the western part of the city. Oh, and if Lin Xue Jie is around, ask her to come too—I’ll treat you all to dinner.”
“Shui Miao, do I even know you?”
Chu Miaoyi was confused. She’d never heard this name before, yet the tone sounded oddly familiar.
“It’s a long story. I’ll explain when we meet.”
Shui Miao hung up and tossed the phone back to Yao Ye.
Yao Ye sobbed, pleading, “Big Brother Shui Miao, I was wrong! I’ll never dare again! Please let me go! I brought this on myself! I won’t say you beat me—I’ll say I fell on my own…” Truly unworthy of the uniform he wore, Yao Ye uttered these cowardly words.
…
Shui Miao’s mind raced. He realized that his impulsive actions today had caused serious trouble. He might even end up detained at the station for a while. He needed a way to keep Yao Ye under control.
At that moment, hundreds of meters away at the main gate, Yao Kang peeked out. He had just finished calling the TV station, sneaking a look to check on his son. When he saw his beloved son lying on the ground, he was startled and immediately sprinted toward him.
Seeing Yao Kang rushing over, Shui Miao acted quickly. He grabbed Yao Ye by the collar and pulled something from his pocket, tossing it into Yao Ye’s mouth…
Yao Ye was stunned but swallowed it instinctively.
A strange, unpleasant taste lingered in his mouth…
Confused and alarmed, Yao Ye asked, “What did you feed me?”
“Hmph!”
Shui Miao sneered coldly, “My profession is unique. I can exorcise poisons, but I can also unleash them. What I just gave you were the eggs of a Miao tribal brain-eating maggot. If you ever betray me again or scheme against me, I won’t give you the antidote. Those maggots will devour your brain, and you’ll die a most disgusting death. But if you obey me and behave, I’ll give you the antidote within ten days and spare your miserable life.”
“Master, I promise I’ll obey! I promise!”
Yao Ye was terrified, his fear momentarily drowning out the pain of his broken arm.
Shui Miao gave a sinister smile, patted Yao Ye’s shoulder, and walked toward the car, standing beside it with Chen Bing.
“Shui Ge, what the hell did you feed him!?”
Chen Bing hadn’t seen clearly because Shui Miao had acted too fast.
But he knew for sure that Shui Miao didn’t actually have any “Miao tribal brain-eating maggot eggs.”
Shui Miao sniffed his fingers, leaned close to Chen Bing, and whispered, “It was probably some leftover fried soybeans I had lying around—they looked kind of moldy and black…”
“Omg!”
Chen Bing was stunned, his face twisting in disgust.
“My son!”
“My dear son!!!”
Yao Kang cried out when he saw Yao Ye covered in blood, rushing over frantically.
Yao Ye quickly raised one hand, his mouth bleeding as he shouted, “Don’t touch me! I fell and broke my arm! It has nothing to do with Master! I was just careless! Call 120 quickly—I need to go to the hospital!”
“Uh…”
Yao Kang immediately took out his phone and dialed 120.
After making the call, Shui Miao stepped forward, “Uncle Yao, your precious son said he doesn’t need my help anymore. You can handle things yourselves. In that case, we’ll be on our way.”
“Shui Miao, exactly how did my son get hurt?”
Yao Kang was furious—truly furious—for his beloved son.
Can someone fall and end up bleeding from all seven orifices?
Can someone fall and wet themselves?
Before Shui Miao could respond, Yao Ye grabbed his arm and shouted, “I said it was my own fall! Don’t you dare frame Master!” Suddenly, Yao Ye burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably…
Yao Kang froze!
Even he, in his ignorance, could tell his son had been beaten.
Yet his son refused to admit it even now—proof of the immense threat he must have faced.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Yao Kang swallowed hard and silently helped his son away.
It was rare indeed for a police officer to be beaten this badly.
Chen Bing was thrilled. He had smashed a police officer’s arm with an iron hammer—and gotten away with it.
“Shui Ge, following you is like living forever!”
“Cut it out! You’re too brutal! If you do something like this again, I won’t dare bring you along anymore. If I don’t say stop, are you going to smash his head in next?”
“Shui Ge, I was just caught up in the moment!”
“Get lost! I was holding him down—what impulse? Get in the car! Don’t even think about getting out unless I say so!”
“Okay…”
Shui Miao shook his head in frustration. Just as he was about to get into the car, he suddenly saw the big black cat from earlier approach the charred centipede. It sniffed, then picked it up in its mouth and walked away…
“Huh?”
Shui Miao was puzzled. What was the big black cat up to? Could it actually eat a poisonous centipede?
The black cat carried the scorched centipede to some nearby bushes and immediately began eating it, tilting its head sideways…
Could it really be edible?
Shui Miao was confused, watching closely. Suddenly, the cat collapsed to the ground, convulsing violently, foaming at the mouth. After struggling for about ten seconds, it was dead.
“It actually committed suicide!”
Shui Miao hurried over to a spot near the cat’s body, staring at the corpse, and suddenly thought to himself, I must find that old Huang and avenge Big and Little Black. He must be punished accordingly.
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