After surviving my ordeal, I learned that the school beauty had given birth to twins for me.

Chapter 254 Underneath this reservoir lies a mass grave!

"Everyone, please calm down, please calm down," Zhao Rui quickly reassured them.

"We have indeed found some clues and are conducting an in-depth investigation. Rest assured, we will definitely catch the murderer and give everyone an explanation."

"Really?" An elderly woman with white hair trembled as she grasped Zhao Rui's arm, tears streaming down her face.

"Comrade, you can't lie to me! He was my only son, and he died unjustly..."

"Auntie, don't worry, we would never lie to you."

Zhao Rui quickly helped her up and said firmly, "The murderer will definitely be brought to justice, and your son's revenge will definitely be avenged."

"Thank you... Thank you all..." The old lady bowed to him, crying.

Zhao Rui quickly helped her up, saying, "Auntie, please don't do this. It's what we should do."

It took a long time to calm them down before they were finally persuaded to leave.

Zhao Rui watched their departing figures and sighed heavily.

So pitiful.

He turned his head to look at Shen Yu, his eyes resolute.

"Mr. Shen, no matter what's underwater, no matter who Chu Tianxiang's backers are, we must investigate this case thoroughly! We must give the victim's family an explanation!"

"Yes." Shen Yu nodded. "I will."

……

Time flew by and it was noon.

The staff delivered boxed meals, and Shen Yu and Zhao Rui squatted by the roadside and ate a few bites.

While eating, Zhao Rui reported the progress of the investigation to Shen Yu.

"Deputy Director Wang has been detained. At first, he was stubborn, saying that he was the deputy director of the Water Resources Bureau, so why was he arrested, and he even threatened to sue us."

Later, when we showed him the bank transfer records and property ownership certificates, he immediately cowered. He's currently under interrogation, and I expect he'll confess soon.

"Chu Tianxiang has also taken notice. He's currently at work, acting like nothing's wrong, probably thinking the matter can be suppressed."

Shen Yu nodded, said nothing, and continued eating.

Just then, Zhao Rui's phone rang.

He answered the phone, listened for a few words, and his expression immediately changed.

"What?! The water's turned red again?! Even redder than before?!"

Zhao Rui suddenly stood up and looked in the direction of the reservoir.

Shen Yu also stood up and followed his gaze.

Sure enough, the water in the reservoir was a darker color than before, almost blackish-red, like real blood.

The smell of blood was even stronger, and could be smelled from a distance, making people nauseous.

"What happened?" Zhao Rui's face turned pale. "How did it suddenly get so serious again?"

Shen Yu frowned deeply.

Not right.

The resentment is intensifying.

Moreover, it surged up from the deepest part of the water.

Could it be... that the thing underneath is about to break free?

"Mr. Shen, what should we do now?" Zhao Rui asked anxiously.

Shen Yu was silent for a few seconds, then said, "We can't wait until tonight, I'll go down and check now."

"Huh? Go down now?" Zhao Rui was taken aback. "Wouldn't that be too dangerous?"

"It's alright." Shen Yu shook his head. "If we wait any longer, it might get worse. Keep an eye on things up there, and contact me immediately if anything happens."

After saying that, without waiting for Zhao Rui's response, he took a few steps forward, leaped into the reservoir again.

With a splash, dark red water rose up.

Zhao Rui stood on the shore, his fists clenched nervously, his palms sweaty.

Mr. Shen, please make sure you get up here safely.

……

Shen Yu dived into the water and swam towards the deepest part.

The deeper you go, the heavier the resentment becomes, so thick it's almost impossible to dissolve, like ink.

The surrounding evil-gathering talismans were still operating, continuously accumulating resentment.

But Shen Yu could sense that this resentment was only superficial.

The real big stuff is yet to come.

He continued to dive down.

The water grew deeper and deeper, and the light grew dimmer and dimmer until finally, it was almost pitch black.

But Shen Yu possessed divine sense, and he could clearly see everything around him.

After diving several dozen meters down, we finally reached the bottom.

The bottom of the water was a patch of silt, dark and emitting a strong, fishy stench.

Shen Yu's divine sense swept over, and suddenly, his pupils contracted slightly.

There's something under the silt.

It's neither stone nor mud.

It is... bone.

So many bones.

They were densely packed, layer upon layer, covering the entire bottom of the water.

Human bones.

There are skulls, leg bones, ribs, and hand bones. There are children's bones, men's bones, and women's bones.

There are countless bodies.

Shen Yu's heart sank suddenly.

This is... a mass grave?!

He had previously thought that the heavy resentment at the bottom of the water was due to the evil-gathering talisman and the bones of the dead.

In hindsight, he was wrong.

Big mistakes.

Beneath this reservoir lies a mass grave!

Countless people have died here, their remains buried at the bottom of the water, sinking for decades or even centuries, their resentment accumulating to a weight heavier than mountains.

The evil-gathering talismans and dead bones that Chu Tianxiang threw were merely the trigger.

They stirred up the resentment of the people in the underwater mass grave, which led to the current situation.

No wonder the resentment is so strong, no wonder the water turned blood red.

How could the resentment accumulated from the loss of thousands of lives not be heavy?

Shen Yu stood at the bottom of the water, looking at the dense skeletons at his feet, his heart heavy as if a huge rock was pressing down on him.

Who are these people?

How did they die?

Why was he buried here?

A series of questions welled up in Shen Yu's mind.

He closed his eyes, spread his consciousness, and tried to read the fragments of memory left on these bones.

Soon, fragmented images flooded his mind.

That was a time of war.

Gunfire, cries, and the sound of horses' hooves.

Japanese soldiers in yellow uniforms, brandishing bayonets, were frantically hacking and killing unarmed civilians.

The elderly, children, and women were all spared.

Blood stained the earth red, and corpses piled up in the ravines.

Then, the ravine was flooded and turned into a reservoir.

Those remains sank to the bottom of the water forever, never to see the light of day.

Shen Yu suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with shock and anger.

During the War of Resistance against Japan.

Japanese devils.

massacre.

Mass grave.

Buried beneath this reservoir are the remains of civilians massacred by the Japanese invaders!

Thousands of lives!

Shen Yu clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white.

He always believed that Chu Tianxiang was the mastermind.

In retrospect, Chu Tianxiang's petty squabbles were nothing at all.

The real trouble is the thousands of souls who have been wronged for decades, living underwater.

The evil-gathering talisman that Chu Tianxiang threw was like a match, igniting this huge powder keg.

Now, resentment has been stirred up.

If this is not dealt with quickly, the consequences will be unimaginable once the resentment fully erupts.

The entire city of Beijing will be shrouded in resentment.

In that case, it won't be just twelve people who die.

Instead, it's millions of people.

Shen Yu took a deep breath, suppressing the shock and anger in his heart.

Now is not the time to be angry.

We need to find a solution quickly.