Chapter 102: Blood Water Ghost

　　With Lu Fei in charge, Chen Jinfa quickly calmed down.

　　"Manager Lu, what living creatures do you need? I will go and prepare them right away."

　　"Buy a few roosters and geese first. Choose the ones that are older and full of vigor," said Lu Fei.

　　"Okay."

　　Chen Jinfa immediately instructed Ah Long to go and buy them.

　　Ah Long quickly left the construction site.

　　"I should have known that Qiang Zai was up to no good. He introduced me to this supposedly lucrative job, but it turned out to be a trap!" Chen Jinfa gritted his teeth, looking at the shocking pool of blood.

　　"Once this is over, I'll show him! If we can't solve it, well, he can join us in the grave!"

　　He was fuming with anger inside.

　　I had planned to make a good profit and start my business journey on the right foot, but instead, I ended up with such a thorny problem from the very beginning.

　　Lu Fei stood by the edge of the pit, looking up at the sky and then down at the bloody water in the pit.

　　The strong smell of blood permeated the entire construction site.

　　Occasionally, a few bubbles would rise from the water. Although the water level was rising slowly, it never stopped.

　　If left unchecked, it was highly likely to overflow the pit.

　　Lu Fei noticed that the places where the bubbles appeared were all in the shadows, and there seemed to be dark shadows flickering beneath the bubbles.

　　"What is that?"

　　He squinted his eyes, but due to the limited distance and the object being hidden under the water, he couldn't see clearly.

　　Anyway, it didn't look like a human shape.

　　"Huzi, keep an eye on me."

　　Lu Fei stepped on the ladder, wanting to get closer to the bloody water. Just as he descended two steps, he felt his calf being surrounded by a chilling, eerie cold.

　　This bone-piercing cold was the same feeling as being submerged in cold water in his dream last night.

　　Lu Fei immediately retracted his leg and returned to the edge of the pit.

　　This bloody water looked very dangerous; it was better to be cautious.

　　Chen Jinfah paced back and forth anxiously beside the pit.

　　After waiting for two hours, A Long came running back, drenched in sweat.

　　In his left hand, he carried several live roosters, and in his right, several large geese.

　　The geese were extremely noisy, frequently stretching their necks to peck at A Long's legs.

　　"Manager Lu, will these do?"

　　"They'll do."

　　Lu Fei nodded and directly threw the rooster and the goose into the bloody water.

　　Splish splash!

　　Bubbles immediately rose from the blood, and the rooster and the goose flapped their wings in panic, splattering blood everywhere.

　　The people around the pit quickly stepped back.

　　"Boss, look!" Hu Zi's face changed drastically as he pointed at the bloody water and shouted.

　　The rooster and the geese screamed and flailed desperately, trying to escape, but they seemed to be pulled down by something, sinking bit by bit.

　　The shrill cries abruptly stopped, and only a string of bubbles rose to the surface. The creatures were gone, not even a feather remained, as if they had been dissolved by sulfuric acid.

　　From a distance, the pool of blood looked like a hideous, crimson mouth.

　　"Lu, Lu Manager, what's going on here?" Chen Jinfa was horrified.

　　"This blood can dissolve living things," Lu Fei said, using several long sticks to stir the water. The sticks remained unharmed.

　　"Cock and geese are normally capable of warding off evil, and ordinary foul beings fear them. But this blood water can even dissolve them, so there must be a major sinister entity beneath it."

　　"A major entity?" Chen Jinfah's expression turned grim. "Can you handle it, Manager Lu? Money is not an issue!"

　　"Brother Fa, taking on malevolent objects and eliminating disasters for others, once Sinisterium Pawnshop takes on a job, we will see it through to the end. Rest assured, I will find a way."

　　Lu Fei said solemnly.

　　"If I can't solve it, I will tell you honestly and won't waste your time!"

　　"I definitely trust Manager Lu on this! I still hope you can help me resolve this trouble." Chen Jinfah nodded vigorously.

　　Lu Fei walked around the pit, deep in thought. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and stopped.

　　"I recall a type of malevolent spirit that resembles this blood water."

　　"What is it?" Chen Jinfah followed closely behind and asked immediately.

　　"That kind of malevolent spirit is called a Blood Water Ghost, formed when a person dies under extreme pain and resentment, usually in water. When they appear, the water turns blood red. Anyone who gets close to the blood water will be pulled under, leaving no trace of bones or remains, never to be found again," Lu Fei said in a grave tone.

　　"You mean, someone died down there and in a particularly gruesome way?" Chen Jinfas brow furrowed tightly.

　　"But this is in the city. How could people drown here? All we can be sure of now is that the construction team for the mall encountered this, which is why they used a pair of young boys and girls to drive in soul stakes."

　　"How do we deal with this thing?" Chen Jinfas only concern was this.

　　"Brother Fa, I think we need to make two preparations," Lu Fei said thoughtfully.

　　"Go on," Chen Jinfa said seriously.

　　"First, buy several town stones and temporarily suppress this bloodwater so that it doesn't overflow. Second, find out what exactly happened during the construction of this mall."

　　"No problem!" Chen Jinfa immediately ordered Ah Long, "Ah Long, you go and investigate personally. If anyone dares to lie, use real force on them!"

　　"Understood."

　　Ah Long responded with a serious expression and set off immediately.

　　"Also, don't let anyone get close to the construction site," Lu Fei added.

　　Chen Jinfa immediately called for more people to guard outside the construction site.

　　Then, they went out to buy town stones.

　　There is a specialized market in the outskirts of the city that sells these kinds of stones. Lu Fei thought for a moment and chose four stone blocks engraved with ferocious beasts.

　　Chen Jinfa paid on the spot and had them delivered to the site immediately.

　　Lu Fei instructed the delivery workers to place the four town stones at the four pit positions in the south, east, west, and north of the pit.

　　Before long, a miraculous scene occurred.

　　The bloody water actually began to slowly recede, with the water level dropping considerably!

　　"Manager Lu, you're amazing!" Chen Jinfa was overjoyed in his heart.

　　"I know about these town stones; they are also called Shigandang, and it's said they can ward off evil. The most common use is to place a Shigandang by the roadside in areas prone to traffic accidents, and the road will then be safe.

　　"But I never expected that these things could even suppress water ghosts."

　　"Bloodwater ghosts belong to water in the five elements, and earth overcomes water. Stones naturally belong to earth, so using a stone guardian can naturally suppress the bloodwater ghosts," Lu Fei said, staring at the slowly descending four sides, his expression not relaxing.

　　"But this is only a temporary solution. If we don't remove the root cause, the bloodwater will rise again."

　　Chen Jinfа gritted his teeth and said, "How do we eradicate it completely?"

　　"The simplest way is to directly eliminate the bloodwater ghosts. But living people can't get close to this bloodwater, so this method is the least desirable. We have to wait for A Long's news."

　　A Long had been inquiring all day and finally returned in the afternoon, bringing another person with him.

　　This person had a swollen, bruised face, clearly having taken quite a beating.

　　"Qiang Zai?"

　　Chen Jinfа's face darkened as soon as he saw this person, his eyes gloomy.

　　"A Long, did you find out everything?"

　　A Long glanced at Qiang Zai and said coldly, "Should I tell it, or will you confess yourself?"

　　Qiangzai shivered and immediately said, "I'll talk, I'll talk."

　　He cautiously glanced at Chen Jinfɑ.

　　"Brother Fɑ, I really didn't know there was a problem with this mall before. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to introduce this job to you! Later... it was only today that I found out. It turns out that when the mall was being built, something big happened."