Hearing the splash, Shuishui smiled faintly, then felt her way around to face out of the safe. Her tone was polite and composed, with a hint of wariness. "Thank you for rescuing me. Did it lie to you and say eating its flesh could improve your eyesight? Is that why you rescued me?"
"It was all lies. It's a lying fish... please don't eat it."
"Don't worry, we won't." Qi Gu saw that Shuishui wanted to protect the little fish. "We're livestreaming. A livestream is a kind of television that lets viewers watch in real time."
Shuishui blinked at that. "So a lot of people will know what I say at the same time?"
"That's right."
Shuishui smiled, the corners of her lips lifting, and spoke without hesitation. "I'm Lin Shuishui. I lived in Building Three of Wuqiao Residential Community in Yuanshan District, G City. On May fifteenth, fifteen years ago, my biological mother and stepfather beat me to death. They put me in a safe and dumped me in this reservoir to dispose of my body and destroy the evidence. If you're willing to help me, could you please call the police for me?"
[Yes, sweetheart, I will!]
[Already called. The police will be there soon. They're taking this very seriously.]
[Called ages ago.]
[Waaah, that poor girl. Her soul spent fifteen years in the reservoir, unable to move. How terrifying must that have been?]
[I would've lost my mind long ago.]
[Sigh.]
Messages saying yes filled the screen. Though Shuishui couldn't see them, she still bowed toward those outside. "Thank you, everyone. Thank you."
Qi Gu looked at Shuishui's dark, empty eye sockets. "What are you planning to do next?"
Shuishui wasn't an earthbound spirit. Her body had merely been dumped in the reservoir after her death; she