Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 844 - 843: Falling Into the River

When Mu Xiaoting forcibly grasped Chu Ge's hand, Chu Ge was momentarily stunned, his eyes wide with shock, filled with a multitude of emotions.However, he was only dazed for a fraction of a second before the corners of his mouth slightly lifted.

Uncle Jin and his men were constantly on guard for any tricks Chu Ge might pull when they tied him up, little did they know he was actually waiting for this very opportunity.

Originally, Chu Ge wanted to find an opportunity to remind Mu Xiaoting to hold onto him, but it seemed that wasn't necessary anymore.

At the same moment the corners of Chu Ge's mouth lifted, he twisted his waist and hips abruptly, propelling his whole body towards the edge of the dam with sudden force!

Grr…eeeech!

The large stone scraped violently against the dam's surface, producing an incredibly sharp ear-piercing sound.

Chu Ge's actions and that sound were abrupt, just like the unexpected, tight interlocking of fingers between Mu Xiaoting and him.

"What are you doing!"

Accompanied by that sharp scraping sound, Uncle Jin shouted loudly, moving urgently, reaching out to grab Mu Xiaoting.

Uncle Jin's response was quick, but Chu Ge was quicker, and his hand ultimately missed Mu Xiaoting's shoulder by just a hair's breadth. He could only watch helplessly as Mu Xiaoting and Chu Ge toppled over the dam's edge with a swoosh.

The top of the dam to the water below was about a ten-meter drop, a distance not long at all; with Chu Ge and Mu Xiaoting's combined weight of two hundred pounds, plus the weight of the stone, one could imagine the speed of their fall.

"Damn woman! Die with me! Ha, hahaha!"

In mid-air, Chu Ge let out a frantic shout, followed by a burst of wild laughter.

In what seemed like just a blink of an eye, the two, along with the large stone, hit the water's surface with a heavy "plunk," sending a tall splash into the air.

Mu Xiaoting instinctively tried to struggle, but Chu Ge used his and the stone's weight to press her down into the water.

The high-rising splash quickly turned into droplets, pattering onto the restless water surface with a "splash," everything returned to silence, leaving only Chu Ge's mad laughter echoing in the air.

Uncle Jin clenched his fists tightly, his brow furrowing deeply, his gaze fixated on the water with a very complicated expression.

"Uncle Jin, Chu Ge and that woman are both taken care of, and my teacher's vendetta is avenged, should we head out?"

Uncle Jin rubbed his brow, turning to look at Li Zheming, "I think... this matter is probably not over yet, Chu Ge's final actions are rather suspicious."

"Uncle Jin, you are too cautious, Chu Ge is weighed down with such a heavy stone, bound hand and foot, plus he's severely injured and has consumed so much energy, he's long been exhausted. Even if he had extraordinary skills, he's doomed, what else is there to doubt?"

Uncle Jin was silent for a few seconds, his gaze turned back to the water surface, frowning as he spoke, "Zheming, don't forget, he didn't go down alone, there was that woman we captured with him."

"Uncle Jin, that woman was already scared stiff, let alone whether she could swim; even if she could, in her current state, she definitely couldn't swim far. The water here is deep and wide, and it's raining at night, I bet she can't even tell north from south."

At this, Li Zheming let out another smug chuckle, "Besides, they fell from such a height, would have undoubtedly been stunned upon impact, not to mention... Chu Ge clearly didn't intend to leave that woman a way out, he wanted to drag her down with him."

"Your judgment is too superficial, I don't think Chu Ge is that kind of person."

Uncle Jin furrowed his brow again, took a deep look at the spot where Chu Ge and Mu Xiaoting entered the water, and turned to instruct the helmeted men nearby, "Everyone, immediately search the area, if you find them, kill them on sight, then contact me at once."

"Yes!"

The group of helmeted men acknowledged and mounted their motorcycles, leaving Uncle Jin and Li Zheming's view.

Watching the backs of the departing helmeted men, Li Zheming was dismissive, internally criticizing Uncle Jin's orders, thinking it was much ado about nothing, if not downright baffling.

They had been at it for half the night, it seemed about time to celebrate, and even if not, going back for a good night's sleep would be fine, why waste time on two people doomed to die? Isn't that just gluttonous overkill?

In fact, not only did Li Zheming think this way, among them, except for Uncle Jin's persistence in continuing the search, the others shared similar thoughts with Li Zheming.

The helmeted men didn't really want to waste any more time, but since Uncle Jin gave the order, they could only go through the motions.

"Zheming." Li Zheming was sulking when Uncle Jin's voice reached his ears.

"Uncle Jin." Li Zheming quickly wiped the displeasure off his face, responding respectfully.

"Go and clean up all the glass shards."

"Uh... Uncle Jin, isn't that unnecessary? After all..."

Uncle Jin didn't speak, just glanced at Li Zheming slightly. Li Zheming cursed under his breath, "Lunatic," but ultimately didn't say anything more and reluctantly kicked the glass shards on the ground into the river.

Damn it, why did Dad send this guy to help me? Is this how he's supposed to help my development? In front of so many people, he repeatedly gives me no face. Crap, how am I supposed to establish authority like this?

The more Li Zheming thought about it, the more irritable he became. Just as he kicked the last few glass shards into the river, he suddenly realized something. When he was held hostage by Chu Ge earlier, the person who threw the knife... seemed to be Uncle Jin's son?

Wait... And how long exactly was he being dangled over the edge by Chu Ge? Uncle Jin never tried to exchange that woman with Chu Ge for him? Wasn't Uncle Jin afraid that Chu Ge would really throw him into the water!

Thinking of this, Li Zheming frowned deeply. Could it be that... Uncle Jin doesn't want him to earn his father's approval at all? Or even... doesn't care about his life or death?

Damn! I usually call him "Uncle Jin" and "Brother Jin", and they treat me like this?

"Zheming."

Just as Li Zheming's expression turned unpleasant, Uncle Jin's voice suddenly came from behind him.

Li Zheming's body twitched slightly, he took a hurried breath, turned around, and forced a smile at Uncle Jin, but he was a bit scared inside, and extremely cautious.

"Uncle Jin, what's up?"

Uncle Jin walked over step by step, "Honestly, do you think I'm making a fuss over nothing?"

Li Zheming quickly shook his head, "No... no."

"Haha..." Uncle Jin gave a faint smile, but that smile was full of interrogation.

"Zheming, to be honest, I came here this time from South Korea solely for your father's sake. I didn't really want to come myself, but since I'm here, I must take responsibility for you. There's an old saying in Hua Country, 'Better to be careful for the long haul,' thinking everything through meticulously always has its benefits."

"Yes, Uncle Jin, I understand."

"It's good if you truly understand." Uncle Jin patted Li Zheming on the shoulder, "Perhaps, things are indeed as you thought, that man named Chu Ge just wanted to die with that woman. After all, he definitely knows that if the woman stays in our hands, she'd also be doomed, right?"

"Uncle Jin."

"Haha, alright, I hope I'm just overthinking it. Because of that Chu Ge incident today, you lost some face, don't take it too seriously, let's go."

Saying this, Uncle Jin took a deep look at the spot where Chu Ge and Mu Xiaoting fell into the water, shook his head slightly, and started walking.

Li Zheming watched Uncle Jin's back, respectfully followed, but secretly thought, damn it, Hua Country has another saying, 'hit with a stick, give a sweet date,' isn't that exactly what you're playing with me now?

As Li Zheming and his group left, the dam returned to silence, the rain washed away Chu Ge's bloodstains, washed away the wine left in the bottle, here... as if nothing ever happened.

Cold, very cold, that was Chu Ge's biggest feeling after falling into the water. It was already autumn; even if the sun warmed the surface of the river during the day, the water cooled quickly at night.

Moreover, with such heavy rain falling, because of that big stone, his body was also sinking rapidly.

Chu Ge, completely ignoring Mu Xiaoting's instinctive struggles and kicks, held her tightly as they sank together.

Now they were in the pitch-black water, with very low visibility around, he didn't know whether Mu Xiaoting could swim or how long she could hold her breath, but for their escape, he couldn't care less.

Chu Ge sank about five or six meters, feet first onto the wet, slippery ground, then his body was hit by a shock, the stone behind him also dropped to the riverbed, causing him to sit against the stone.

Holding his breath, enduring the discomfort in his eyes, in the pitch-black murkiness, he waited for Mu Xiaoting to reach a parallel position with him, and signaled with his eyes to her about the ropes on his hands and legs.

Unfortunately, Mu Xiaoting apparently didn't grasp his meaning, or she didn't see his actions at all, as her hands and feet still flailed around chaotically.

Feeling Mu Xiaoting's sense of despair, Chu Ge felt a wave of helplessness in his heart. It seemed she had completely lost her composure and relying on her to untie the ropes was nearly impossible.

In this dire situation, the only fortunate thing for Chu Ge seemed to be that Mu Xiaoting wasn't a complete non-swimmer, she had some aquatic skills.

That meant, for a short while at least, she probably wouldn't die.

Of course, only for a little while.