Chapter 191 Seeing the Big Fish Again
They still have no idea what the truth is.
If a woman says she wants to think quietly, then give her time to think. Maybe she will come up with an unexpected result.
Lu Jingheng also closed his eyes and pondered silently. He didn't know why, but he suddenly remembered the big fish. The woman said it had become intelligent. Could it have sensed something?
But what is it all about? What do the talismans, the Taoist priests, the sleight of hand, the dead, and the hints given by the big fish represent?
They'd been investigating for days, but hadn't found any clues that connected these words to the cause. Could it be that they were going in the wrong direction? Should they start with the Taoist priest?
He thought of the big fish, and Bai Yangfan also thought of it. He frowned and thought for a long time but could not come up with a result.
Unfortunately, animals are not humans and cannot give a complete account of what happened. They can only give one or two key words. If they say more, they simply cannot give an accurate description.
He really couldn't figure it out, and Bai Yangfan didn't bother to care. As long as he kept a close eye on those two people, he would find out something sooner or later.
"Yangfan! Have you figured anything out?" Lu Jingheng asked quickly when he saw the woman's expression as if she had let go of everything.
"No, I thought about that big fish, but then I felt that this was impossible." Bai Yangfan was still very serious about his work. "My initial guess was that the big fish sensed danger and floated up from the bottom of the reservoir to tell me.
But this reasoning doesn't seem to hold water. A reservoir so remote, with no village in front and no shop behind, what kind of danger could possibly occur? Even if someone wanted to do something bad, they wouldn't do it in the reservoir, so there's no danger."
Bai Yangfan's words left Lu Jingheng stunned for a moment, and then he walked slowly back and forth, as if thinking about something.
"I really can't find any danger you're talking about. What kind of danger could there be in the reservoir? It's quite far from Tong County and Kyoto, and it's deserted. It's really impossible for anything to happen there.
But...it's places like this that are easily overlooked. Maybe, just maybe, there's a possibility that there really is some danger in that reservoir. What could it be?"
The two men looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes. They really couldn't figure out where the danger was.
"Let's go to the reservoir again tomorrow night and see what secrets that place holds." Unable to figure out what was going on, Bai Yangfan decided to go to the reservoir and take a look.
Maybe we can discover something.
"Okay! Let's go tomorrow night." Lu Jingheng also felt it was necessary to go to the edge of the reservoir and take another look. "Did the big fish float up because they sensed danger in the water?"
Bai Yangfan nodded. "That's right. Animals are very sensitive to danger. It's not easy for a fish that big to float. It came up regardless. There must be something in the water that scared it."
Lu Jingheng frowned slightly, thinking that Bai Yangfan's words must be right. After all, she knew a lot about animals. If it said that the big fish sensed danger, then it must be true. But where could the danger be?
Fish are in the water, so they can only perceive danger in the water. The only thing that can make such a big fish feel dangerous is water itself, or something that damages the water source or water quality.
Could it be that the water was tampered with? No way! The reservoir is huge, and it would take at least three or four hours to walk around it. Who would tamper with such a large reservoir? They would be exhausted.
Destroying the water source was even more impossible. Who would have the urge to do that? Even if they did, what would they accomplish? The reservoir was halfway between Tong County and Kyoto, not close to either end, and posed no threat to anyone.
After racking his brains to no avail, Lu Jingheng simply asked Bai Yangfan to go take a shower and go to bed to avoid burning too many brain cells.
The next day, he attended classes all day. In the afternoon, he went home, prepared dinner, and ate with Lu Jingheng. He asked his younger brother to finish his homework and go to bed. After he fell asleep, Bai Yangfan closed the door and left.
Lu Jingheng drove her to the reservoir together.
There was no moonlight tonight, and the weather was gloomy. Bai Yangfan and Lu Jingheng were both very courageous people. A more timid person would not dare to come to this place.
Coming here, Bai Yangfan closed his eyes and felt it. The cold chill was still there, even worse than last time, penetrating into the gaps between his bones.
Could it be that the big fish sensed their arrival? Bai Yangfan still stood in the same place as before, staring at the dark surface of the reservoir.
It didn't take long before there was a reaction on the water surface. Even though the weather was bad and the situation could not be seen clearly, the sound of the water flowing could be clearly heard.
"You're here so soon?" Lu Jingheng was very surprised. "Raise the sail! Can this big fish sense your breath?"
"It's possible."
Bai Yangfan did not rule out this statement. Many things in the world are very strange. It is hard to say whether the big fish will remember her breath since it already has memories.
She could only utter an ambiguous sentence.
This time the big fish came up very quickly. It floated up soon and kept coming towards Bai Yangfan. It swam in front of her and started making sounds.
"pain."
Bai Yangfan understood the meaning of the voice: the big fish said it hurt.
At night, she couldn't see what the fish was doing. Where was it hurting, and why? Was it injured? But it was underwater, and she couldn't get in to check.
Ask in a voice the big fish can understand: "Where does it hurt?"
"Mouth." The big fish answered, tilting its head back, as if wanting Bai Yangfan to notice its mouth.
Lu Jingheng didn't know and thought that the big fish was going to hurt his woman, so he quickly pulled the person behind him.
"What are you doing?" Bai Yangfan was pulled by the dog man and almost fell into his arms. He immediately became unhappy, "Why are you pulling me for no reason? Don't block my communication with the big fish."
Communication? Lu Jingheng became interested: "What did it say?"
"It said its mouth hurts." Bai Yangfan looked at Lu Jingheng in surprise, "You don't think that big fish wants to eat me, do you?"
Lu Jingheng: “…” That’s what I think. Who knows what it’s going to do with its mouth wide open. Look at its mouth, it’s big enough to fit a small car in. What if it really jumps up and swallows you?
The worry and embarrassment on the dog man's face were obvious. Bai Yangfan couldn't help but glare at him fiercely. He pushed him away and walked to the place where he had just stood.
Facing a big fish: "Is it rotten?"
The big fish didn't know how to respond. It looked at Bai Yangfan strangely with its eyes and slapped the water with its tail, making a loud noise.
Then he put the fish head in his hand and said, "The water is bad."
Bai Yangfan was stunned. She understood what the big fish meant. It said that its mouth hurt because the water was bad.
How could the water possibly be bad? There's no pollution from factories or living areas in this place. How could the water be bad?
Could it be that the water in this reservoir has really undergone some unexpected changes?
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