212: Chapter 212 Rescuing People in the Reverse Direction

It took them six minutes to walk from the roadside to Dingyuan Bridge.

Wang Bo kept looking back suspiciously, but there was nothing there.

Chen Shaoping found a spot where he could see the entire bridge and hid, as he had looked around and saw no one.

Checking the time again, it was 23:48.

According to the information provided by the system, the main subject wouldn't appear for another ten minutes.

He didn't understand why an old man named Xu Hu would come to such a desolate place in the middle of the night to jump into the river.

He pulled out his phone and dialed He Qixiang's number.

Since Old Man Xu was a close friend of his, after saving the old man, he would definitely have to let He Qixiang handle the aftermath.

He Qixiang, who was currently playing chess with his son He Yuzhu at home, hurriedly answered when he heard his phone ring and saw it was Chen Shaoping's call.

He knew without even thinking that something was up, and it wasn't something minor.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Chen Shaoping to call him, especially at this hour.

"Young Friend Chen, you're calling me at this time. May I ask what's the matter?"

For some reason, the moment he picked up the phone, He Qixiang instinctively spoke politely, even with a hint of respect.

Beside him, He Yuzhu was curious to see his father acting this way, wondering what kind of "young friend" could make him so courteous.

"Old He, you know an old man named Xu Hu, right? Get to Dingyuan Bridge quickly."

"He's going to jump into the river."

Chen Shaoping's calm words sounded like a thunderclap in He Qixiang's ears.

He stood up abruptly, unable to believe his ears, knocking the chess pieces onto the floor.

"Who? Please, say that again."

Chen Shaoping had no choice but to repeat, "Xu Hu. Dingyuan Bridge. Jumping into the river..."

"Young Friend Chen, please, you must save him. You must..."

"I'm leaving right now and will get there as fast as possible."

This time He Qixiang heard it clearly. He couldn't understand how Chen Shaoping and Xu Hu had become involved with each other.

But he didn't have time to think about it!

After hanging up, he shouted, "Son, let's go. We're heading out to save someone."

"We were just here discussing whether or not to arrest him and how to go about it."

"I didn't expect him to have already made preparations."

He Yuzhu's face was full of shock, but his feet were quick as he followed closely behind his father.

"Dad, why would he have noticed?"

"Either there's a problem with my people, or yours are unreliable."

"We need to look into this properly, or it'll be very troublesome."

Seeing Chen Shaoping hang up, Wang Bo immediately asked, "Da Ping, someone's coming to jump into the river in the middle of the night? You couldn't have gotten that wrong, could you?"

"How about we just go back?"

Chen Shaoping slightly regretted telling Wang Bo the story; now the guy was constantly pestering him to leave.

He lit two cigarettes, took a deep drag from one, and handed the other to Wang Bo.

"Wait a bit longer. It'll be soon. If someone really shows up later, are you coming with me or waiting here?"

"I'm coming with you," Wang Bo said without hesitation.

"Fine, but you can't say a word later."

"Deal."

After finishing his cigarette, Chen Shaoping was just about to watch a couple of dance videos to pass the time.

Then he heard Wang Bo stammer, "Someone's... someone's coming."

Chen Shaoping looked toward Dingyuan Bridge and saw a hunched, wizened old man slowly walking onto it.

"Let's go, we have to get over there right now."

Chen Shaoping ran over quickly, fearing that if he was a step too slow, the old man would really jump.

Before he even reached the bridge, he heard a long sigh toward the sky; the old man was already moving.

His movements were so nimble that he didn't look like an eighty-five-year-old at all.

"Hey, old man on the bridge! Are you planning to jump?"

Seeing that he might be too late, Chen Shaoping shouted loudly.

Xu Hu was startled by the sudden voice. He hadn't expected to see anyone here at this hour.

He saw two young men walking toward him, one behind the other.

As Chen Shaoping approached, he had a mischievous smirk on his face, looking like a total hooligan.

In an arrogant tone, he said, "Old man, are you trying to commit suicide by jumping into the river?"

Xu Hu had always looked down on this kind of lazy youth who only knew how to cheat and swindle all day.

Like parasites, they were harmful and useless.

He instinctively moved a bit further away from Chen Shaoping and responded with a face full of disgust.

"What does my jumping into the river have to do with you? Get lost."

Hearing this.

Chen Shaoping's eyes lit up with a greedy expression as he sized the man up carefully.

"Old man, since you're going to die anyway."

"That watch you're wearing will be useless, right? It looks pretty expensive. Why don't you give it to me?"

"Consider it a good deed. Who knows, maybe you'll be reincarnated into a better life in the Netherworld."

Xu Hu was stunned. In his state of utter despair, he actually felt this rogue had a bit of twisted logic.

Based on the things he had done in his life.

For the first half of his life, he might have been reincarnated into a wealthy or official family.

But for the second half, he would probably have to take a trip through the Eighteen Levels of Hell.

He took off the watch from his wrist and placed it on the ground. "Take it yourself. Once you have it, get lost and don't bother me."

Although Xu Hu gave the watch to Chen Shaoping, he still didn't have a good impression of him.

Chen Shaoping picked up the watch, blew a breath on the face, wiped it vigorously on his clothes, and then put it on.

He even let out a loud chuckle. "Thanks, old man."

Seeing Chen Shaoping step away, Xu Hu went back to propping his leg up on the guardrail.

"Old man, that cane in your hand is pretty nice, too. Since you're dying anyway, give me the cane as well."

Chen Shaoping walked back, his eyes fixed intently on the cane in Xu Hu's hand.

Xu Hu gripped the cane tightly. It was a gift from his granddaughter and was worth about fifty thousand yuan.

He had to admit, as irritating as this greedy kid was, his eye for value wasn't bad.

"Do you know who gave me this cane? You actually dare to ask for it?"

Chen Shaoping's tone was incredibly arrogant. "You're about to jump into a river, so does it matter who gave it to you? What, are you going to take it down there with you?"

Xu Hu sighed, the wrinkles on his aged face deepening. As if resigning himself to fate, he threw the cane to Chen Shaoping.

"Get lost and stop disturbing me."

He specifically watched Chen Shaoping walk a bit further away before turning back and propping his leg on the guardrail again.

Watching the two of them back and forth like children playing house, Wang Bo couldn't help but want to laugh.

Seeing the old man about to jump again, Chen Shaoping crossed his arms and strolled back slowly, his eyes scanning the man up and down like an appraiser.

"Old man, I see your clothes and phone are also worth quite a bit. Just give them all to me."

"Naked you came into this world, and naked you leave. Isn't that poetic?"

While Chen Shaoping spoke, he was inwardly cursing He Qixiang. Why were old men these days so unreliable?

One in his eighties wasn't waiting for a natural death but was thinking of jumping into a river in the middle of the night.

The other had clearly said he'd be right there, yet there was still no sign of him after all this time.

Xu Hu's face turned ashen with rage, his cheeks trembling. He cursed, "You brat, don't push your luck! There's no way I'm giving you my clothes and phone."

"Fine, have it your way."

With a sinister smile on his face, Chen Shaoping looked at Xu Hu and replied casually.

Xu Hu felt a bit creeped out by the gaze, feeling uncomfortable all over.

"Kid, what exactly do you want?"

"Nothing much," he said slowly, every word crystal clear. "I just want to watch you jump."