InvincibleConnoisseur

Chapter 36 Saving Lives

If Li Hui jumped off the bridge and into the roaring river, he would only end up being carried away by the rapids and drowned. Many people had their hearts in their mouths as they looked at Li Hui who kept shaking his head with an ashen face. This living man would die if he didn't come around.

Next to Li Hui's wife and son, two young men in security guard suits of the antique market were looking anxiously at Li Hui. One of them with a crew cut was holding a hat in his hand. He shouted, "Mr. Li, you must think twice. Don't act on impulse and ruin your life. If you die, your wife and son will have to fend for themselves. And you can imagine how miserable their lives will be. You are the backbone of your family. If you die, your family will collapse and the lives of your wife and son will also be destroyed. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your wife and your son!"

Another young security guard also shouted anxiously, "Right! You are a big man. How can that break you? It's just money and it can be earned back. What's the big deal? Your son is watching you. If you jump, what kind of impact will it have on the kid? You..."

"Splash!"

Before the security guard could finish his words, Li Hui who had made up his mind to die took a deep look at his wife and son and jumped off the bridge.

The crowd at both ends of the bridge turned a deathly silence in an instant.

A few moments later, with an exclamation and the heartbreaking shrieking, the crowd around rushed towards the bridge frantically.

Wang Ke was blocked by the crowd. He tried to force his way forward. But there were so many people that he could not reach the middle of the bridge as fast as he could even though he was strong and had even pushed several people hard out of his way.

Of the two security guards who had been earnestly persuading Li Hui, the one with a crew cut became even more anxious after Li Hui jumped off the bridge. He dashed towards the middle of the bridge where Li Hui was and jumped off without the slightest hesitation. At this moment, all he could think about was saving people, but he forgot the most important thing.

"Oh, gosh! I forgot I can't swim! Help! Help!" The young security guard with a crew cut struggled and cried for help as he emerged from the water with intense panic and regret on his face.

The crowd who had flocked to the river bank and the bridge suddenly stood there glued to the spot after hearing the heartrending scream from the river. They didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

In this wide river with turbulent water, only the marines or the national swimming champions might be able to survive with luck. And ordinary people who jumped into it were just dicing with death.

The onlookers here were not national swimming champions nor marines but just ordinary people. They knew their limitations and could only watch and pray for the two people who were going to lose their lives to the ruthless river. A man should act according to his ability. At this moment, no one would joke about his own life. Because they knew it well that even if they jumped, it would be a one-way ticket to death.

Wang Ke was pushing his way through the crowd. If it was before he broke through the third stage of Dragon's Momentum, he might not dare to jump into the roaring river. But now with his greatly increased strength, he did not have the slightest timidity. It was a matter of life and death. And it was too urgent for him to deliberate. So when he got to the middle of the bridge, he jumped off immediately.

"Oh, my goodness! Another man has jumped off. Does he also want to die?"

"i***t! It's good to want to help, but he has to see if he can do it. He will lose his life for vanity."

"This young man is courageous, but... Alas. What a good guy! It's a pity that such a good chap will lose his life in this way."

"How could both the security guard who jumped into the river to save the man and this young man be so reckless? Does he think he is a swimming champion? The river is flowing so fast that even a swimming champion would struggle not to get drowned!"

"What a pity!"

Hundreds of onlookers, each with a look of regret, were looking at Wang Ke who had jumped into the river and the security guard who had just risen to the surface of the water but was now sinking.

As for Li Hui who was the first to jump into the river, everyone could clearly see that after jumping off, he struggled only a few times before being swept away by the rapids. And in a short time, he was carried to more than twenty meters away.

The ice-cold river water made Wang Ke shudder. And the dragging force created by the wet clothes on his body made him very angry. He struggled to get out of the water and reached out his hand to catch precisely the young security guard who was almost out of sight. As he quickly swam towards the river bank, he could vaguely feel that his body was swelling in the water. The spirit energy in his body was flowing like crazy as if it were going to burst out of his skin.

He was swimming fast, at least twice as fast as those professional swimmers. Grasping the young security guard by the arm, Wang Ke managed to pull him to the bank in about a dozen seconds under the gaze of hundreds of dumbfounded onlookers on the bridge and the river bank. And without hesitation, he lifted his foot in the water and kicked the security guard hard in the butt fiercely, turning him around and making him lunge towards the flowing water.

The young security guard with a wet body and a pale face did not feel much pain from the kick. But he still lunged forward in the water and swallowed a few mouthfuls of cold river water in panic.

Swimming with the rapid current by vigorously moving his arms, Wang Ke was moving more than three times faster than Li Hui, the man who had jumped into the river and had been swept away almost out of sight. Wang Ke's arms were full of power and moving like a pair of thick oars.

His eyes were fixed on Li Hui who disappeared for a few seconds and then appeared again held by the rapids. With his body up and down in the water, it was clear that at this moment Li Hui almost choked to death on the river water. He must be rescued within three to five minutes. Otherwise, even if he was pulled out of the water, he would be a corpse that began to freeze.

Half a minute later, Wang Ke quickly got to where Li Hui's body had last appeared.

"D*mn it! Eight seconds! His body did not surface for eight seconds." Wang Ke was extremely anxious. Like a fast-rotating gear, he kept calculating the flow rate of the river and speculating where the body of the man who had jumped into the river would appear.

Two seconds later, he had an answer in his mind.

Anyway, he would do whatever he could and leave the rest to fate.

If he got the calculation right, maybe he could still save the man's life. If he got it wrong, it would be the fate of the man to lose his life.

Quickly diving into the water, Wang Ke ran the spirit energy in his body like crazy. Since he could not open his eyes in the water, he could only swim around with his gut feeling, praying to catch the body of Li Hui.

Four or five seconds later, Wang Ke nearly jumped out of his skin when he felt his right foot hit something.

Struggling to hold his breath, he quickly twisted his body in the water and reached his hands over his head to grope around his right foot.

Clothes!

Ecstasy began to rise from the bottom of Wang Ke's heart. He quickly pulled the clothes. And after a few seconds, he finally grabbed the arm of the man who had jumped into the river. A strong force came from his arms. Pulling Li Hui with one arm, Wang Ke struggled to move the other and kick to swim towards the surface of the water.

"Splash."

Pulling Li Hui's body, Wang Ke shook his head vigorously a few times after he emerged from the water. Amid the splashes of water, he quickly opened his eyes and identified the direction. Then dragging Li Hui's unconscious body, he spared no effort to swim towards the river bank.

The crowd that had been standing on the bridge was flocking towards the river bank. Especially after Wang Ke had surfaced with his hand grabbing Li Hui's body, all of the onlookers looked astonished. Of course, they were more pleasantly surprised.

Half a minute later, Wang Ke who was wet all over rushed to the river bank with Li Hui's body in his arms. He quickly looked at the crowd coming over and shouted harshly, "Who knows the first aid for drowning people? Hurry up and come out to save him."

"I know. I know."

"I know that too!"

Several people quickly ran to Wang Ke's side. They grabbed Li Hui together. Some pressed his stomach while others pinched his philtrum. And after half a minute, Li Hui came to life as he coughed up the choking water.

When Wang Ke was almost squeezed out of the crowd, he suddenly felt someone tugging at his wet clothes. Quickly turning his head, he saw the security guard who was also all wet looking at him gratefully.

"Buddy, thank you! Thank you for saving me!" When the young security guard saw Wang Ke turn his head, he quickly grabbed Wang Ke's hands and thanked him gratefully.

Wang Ke smiled and shook his head, "You're welcome. Saving one life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I'm just doing good and accumulating merits! You are a good man. You are brave and never hesitate to help. And this makes you a real man. But when something like this happens next time, you should think before you act. Because you don't always have the same luck as today."

Wang Ke liked this young security guard who could stand up for others in times of danger without hesitation. He had an innate sense of justice in his body and he was definitely a good person.

But it was a pity that such a good man did not act according to his ability, which almost caused a disaster and cost his life.

"Yes. Yes. You're right. I was being too reckless! Buddy, my name is Cheng Renjie. What's your name? You saved my life. And I must thank you properly!" The young security guard said quickly.

Wang Ke laughed and said, "My name is Wang Ke. You're so welcome. In fact, we were doing the same thing. We were both saving people. Well, sorry, but I have to go now because I have something to do."

After saying this, he glanced behind him and found that the man who had jumped into the river had woken up. So he was ready to leave quietly.

Raising his legs and forcing his way out of the crowd, Wang Ke ran towards the bridge without hesitation. Today, he had used his spirit energy to save lives. In that situation, an ordinary person would not have been able to make it, let alone two men in a time. Wang Ke would not like to be treated as a monster, even if a respected one.

Besides, he didn't expect others to be grateful to him. Being willing to help others was the core of being a human. As long as the people he saved were fine, he would be satisfied.

"Brother Wang Ke! Wang Ke! Don't go!"

Cheng Renjie, who was shivering with cold, quickly caught up with Wang Ke.

"It's too cold. I have to go back and change into clean clothes. You don't need to follow me and keep thanking me for saving your life. It's no big deal really." Wang Ke said with a bitter smile.

Cheng Renjie quickly said, "Brother Wang Ke, I know you do good deeds anonymously and don't want people to thank you for that. But you are now soaking wet and will catch a cold if you run away like this! Why don't you come to our place? There is a security booth not far ahead. And I have a spare suit of clothes there. You can change into dry clothes before you leave!"