Not drowning?!
Everyone stared at Xu Jing in shock, and some villagers couldn't help but say, "Little Dongzi was clearly pulled out of the water and had no breath. If he didn't drown, how did he die?!"
Xu Jing pointed to Little Dongzi's body and said in a deep voice, "Take a closer look, everyone. Little Dongzi's exposed limbs are visibly swollen in purplish-red and bluish-purple, which are signs of frostbite. The skin is goosebumped, with clear boundaries where his clothes covered him. His entire skin has a faint pink hue, and his lips are eerily curled up, giving a semblance of a smile."
Only then did everyone notice that Little Dongzi's lips were curled up in an unnatural, creepy way.
In their rush to save him, they hadn't closely examined Little Dongzi's appearance!
Immediately, an experienced villager loudly exclaimed, "This... this is what someone looks like when they've frozen to death!"
Yan Ci's face also darkened.
