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

Chapter 251 Water Ghost? Water Monster? Probably neither.

The city has now stopped supplying water from Qinglong Reservoir and is urgently diverting water from other places, but it is still not enough.

The bottled water in the supermarket was all sold out, and people were panicking.

Zhao Rui finished explaining the situation in one breath, his face full of helplessness.

"Our team came over yesterday and tried all sorts of talismans and formations, but nothing worked."

The resentment is too strong; we simply can't suppress it with our limited abilities.

Director Lin was originally going to come in person, but there was an emergency meeting in the city that he had to attend, so he asked me to stay here and keep an eye on things, saying that you could definitely solve the problem once you arrived.

As Shen Yu listened, he walked to the edge of the reservoir, looked at the dark red water, and remained silent.

Just then, a heart-wrenching cry came from the side.

Shen Yu turned his head and saw a dozen people gathered on the open ground by the reservoir; they were all relatives of the missing persons.

An elderly woman with white hair sat on the ground, slapping her thigh and crying, calling out her son's name, her sobs heart-wrenching.

There was also a young woman holding a little girl of three or four years old. The woman's eyes were swollen from crying. The little girl didn't know what was going on. She looked at her mother with wide eyes and occasionally reached out her little hand to wipe her mother's tears.

There were also a few young men, their eyes red, fists clenched, and faces full of anger.

They grabbed the staff members next to them, repeatedly asking, "Where did my son go? Was he really eaten by a water ghost?"

"Say something! We need to see him alive or dead! He can't just disappear like this, without any explanation!"

"I told you this reservoir was eerie, but you wouldn't believe me! Now look what's happened, disaster has struck!"

The staff were surrounded by them, looking embarrassed, and kept explaining, but the family members were too emotional to listen.

"Sigh, these family members are pitiful too."

Zhao Rui sighed.

"Twelve people, behind them are twelve families. Some were the breadwinners of their families, some were just teenagers, and they're gone just like that. No one could accept it."

Shen Yu looked at the grieving family members, his eyes darkening.

Regardless of who is behind it all, killing so many people and tearing so many families apart for their own selfish interests is utterly depraved.

Just then, another argument broke out nearby.

"I'm telling you, bring us clean water right now! We dare not drink this water!"

"Exactly! Who's responsible if someone gets sick from drinking?"

"If it really doesn't work out, we'll move! This place is too eerie, we can't live here anymore!"

Several simply dressed villagers were arguing and shouting around a few staff members, and they were all very agitated.

They all live in nearby villages and usually drink water from the reservoir. Now that the water has turned like this, who would dare to drink it?

"Everyone, please calm down, please calm down!"

The staff member, sweating profusely, explained.

"The government has already started diverting water; it will arrive soon. Please be patient!"

"Wait? How long? We can't die of thirst!"

One villager said with dissatisfaction,

"I think this reservoir is haunted! The old folks always said there was something unclean at the bottom, but you wouldn't believe them! Now look what happened, it's come true!"

"Yes, yes, yes! I've heard that too! They say there are water ghosts at the bottom of this reservoir that specifically try to take people's bodies!"

Another villager chimed in,

"Those missing people must have been taken by water ghosts to be their substitutes!"

The more he talked, the more bizarre it became, and the people around him turned pale with fright.

Zhao Rui frowned. "These people just spread rumors."

"It's not their fault," Shen Yu said calmly. "When something like this happens that can't be explained, people naturally think about ghosts and spirits."

"That's what they say..." Zhao Rui shook his head helplessly.

"It's all over the place now," Zhao Rui said in a low voice.

"There are all sorts of theories. The most common one is that there are water ghosts in the reservoir that specifically pull people into the water to be their substitutes. Once they have found enough substitutes, they can be reincarnated."

Some say there's a man-eating monster at the bottom of the reservoir that devoured all the missing people, which is why no bodies can be found and the water is stained red with blood.

"There are all sorts of rumors, and they're getting more and more outlandish. People in the nearby villages are afraid to go out, and at night they don't even dare to go near the river."

After listening, Shen Yu didn't speak, but just stared at the dark red water, lost in thought.

A water ghost? A water monster?

I'm afraid neither is true.

He closed his eyes, spread his consciousness, and probed down into the reservoir.

As soon as you probe down, a thick, foul stench hits you, carrying intense malice, more than ten times stronger than the resentment at the Zhaoxi Dam.

Shen Yu frowned slightly.

This resentment is indeed very strong.

Strangely, although the resentment was strong, it didn't seem to be formed naturally.

The distribution of resentment was very uneven, with some places being dense and others sparse, as if it had been deliberately gathered together by something.

Moreover, the resentment carried a faint trace of human intervention, though it was very subtle, it did not escape Shen Yu's divine sense.

Was it man-made?

Shen Yu opened his eyes, his gaze turning colder.

"Mr. Shen, how is it? Have you figured anything out?" Zhao Rui asked hurriedly.

"There's a problem," Shen Yu said calmly. "The resentment at the bottom of the reservoir is very strong, but it didn't form naturally; someone deliberately stirred it up."

"Deliberately instigated?" Zhao Rui was taken aback for a moment, then realized, "You mean... someone is behind this?"

"Hmm." Shen Yu nodded. "I'll have to go into the water and check out the specifics."

"Huh? Go into the water?" Zhao Rui was startled. "This water... isn't it dangerous?"

"Don't worry, it's nothing." Shen Yu smiled. "This little bit of resentment can't hurt me."

"Then... then please be careful." Although Zhao Rui was worried, he knew Shen Yu's abilities and could only advise, "Call us anytime if anything happens."

Shen Yu nodded, said nothing more, took a few steps forward, and then leaped into the reservoir.

With a splash, a spray of dark red water rose up.

The people around were startled and all looked over.

"Hey! Who told him to go into the water! He's got a death wish!"

"Exactly! This water is very dangerous; going down into it will cause serious trouble!"

"Quick! Save them!"

Several staff members were shocked and rushed over to try to stop him, but it was too late. Shen Yu had already jumped into the water and disappeared.

Zhao Rui quickly stopped them, "It's alright, everyone, don't panic. That's an expert we invited. He's just going down to check the situation. Everything will be fine."

"An expert? Such a young expert?" someone said skeptically. "I think he's just a greenhorn. Hopefully, he'll disappear too."

"Exactly, this water is really weird, no experts can help it." Another person shook his head, looking incredulous.

Zhao Rui didn't bother to explain to them; he simply stood on the shore, nervously watching the water.

He believed Mr. Shen would be alright, but he couldn't help but worry.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in a suit walked over. He was about fifty years old, with a beer belly and an air of official authority on his face.

He is Deputy Director Wang of the District Water Resources Bureau, who is specifically in charge of this reservoir matter.