Because it was nighttime, Ji Wei struggled to open her eyes underwater, but she couldn't clearly see what was wrapped around her ankle. She kicked forcefully several times, but it wouldn't come off.
Ji Wei tried hard to keep herself calm and then reached out her hand to feel her ankle.
Her fingers came into contact with something that felt like shackles. She attempted to lift it, but the other end seemed to be attached to something heavy—she couldn't move it at all.
This was all premeditated!
Someone had deliberately pushed her into the water, and someone lying in wait beneath the pool had used a heavy object to trap her, intending to drown her alive!
Ji Wei dragged the shackles as she struggled to move forward underwater.
The depth of the pool varied; she remembered one end was shallower, where the water only reached up to her neck.
She inched forward. Walking underwater was already difficult, let alone with something heavy wrapped around her foot.
