Chapter 215 - Chapter 215: Chapter 215: Deceiver (Additional Monthly Ticket Chapter) (1/2)

Chapter 215: Chapter 215: Deceiver (Additional Monthly Ticket Chapter)

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“How did your questioning go?” Shen Quan asked.

But Qi He, having choked on water, was lost in coughing after being hauled up, barely escaping suffocation. He gasped heavily and was utterly incapable of answering Shen Quan.

“It seems you have yet to get a clear answer. We’ll need to question further.”

With that, Shen Quan once again shoved Qi He into the bamboo cage and, once again, threw it into the lake.

A moment later, as Qi He was hauled up again, Shen Quan interrogated him anew: “How did the questioning go? Did the Water Ghost say anything?”

This time, Qi He choked even more severely on the water. His face was pale, his body shaking uncontrollably, still unable to answer Shen Quan’s questions.

“It seems we need to further question more.”

And so, Qi He was once again stuffed into the bamboo cage, once again thrown into the lake, and once again filled with water.

After several similar rounds…

When Qi He was thrown into the water, he no longer had the strength to struggle, and when hauled up, his breaths were shorter and fewer.

“We’ve done this numerous times. Can you tell us anything you found out?”

Seeing that Qi He did not respond, Shen Quan stroked his chin: “Seeing as you’ve been silent, I assume you still haven’t figured it out. Could you bother to make another trip for us?”

“This Water Ghost is quite a formidable creature. It hardly seems the type easy to converse with. These trips surely aren’t enough. Let’s make a few more. Firstly, the more we make, the more sincere we appear. And secondly, we can get more information, to avoid any mistakes due to unclear information.” “Here, let’s send you down…”

Hearing these words, Qi He’s eyes, which had lost all their luster, suddenly lit up. His entire body began to struggle, grabbing onto Shen Quan’s leg, shaking his head like a drum rattle.

“It seems you have something to say.” Shen Quan squatted down, looking at the pale and terrified Qi He. He gave a laugh: “What do you want to say? That the Water Ghost wishes to take a wife?”

“Or perhaps, you wish to tell us about your own affairs?”

Qi He turned deathly pale.

If he admitted to these matters now, it’d be equivalent to jumping into a pit of fire.

But if he did not admit, he would be on the verge of being thrown back into the water at any moment.

Even though falling into a pit of fire might burn him, he could still save his life. It would mean years of labor, filled with hardship and exhaustion, but at least there was hope. But if he fell into a pit of water…

His life could be taken at any moment, and they could cleanly shrug off any blame, simply claiming that the Water Ghost had taken his life. Then, he would truly die with a grievance.

Upon weighing his options, Qi He quickly made his choice.

Unable to speak due to the water in his lungs and continuous coughing, Qi He rapidly shook his head and nodded frantically.

“It seems you’ve come to your senses.” Shen Quan stood up and ordered the boat to be rowed towards the shore.

Once the boat had steadied at the shore, Shen Quan and the others, dragging Qi He, jumped off the boat.

It seemed like their task was accomplished.