Suddenly seized by Ethan, Tony stammered, "W-what are you doing?"
Ethan's voice was ice cold. "You claim the river's clean? Why don't you take a dip and see for yourself?"
Without further ado, he hoisted the portly Tony into the air and tossed him into the river.
Tony landed with a splash, his bulky frame hitting the water with a sickening thud. The river was barely five feet deep at its deepest point – more than shallow enough for Tony to stand.
But the sight of the murky green water sent him into a panic. His feet slipped in the mud, and he tumbled face-first into the polluted water.
The pungent liquid flooded his nose and mouth, choking him. He choked and sputtered, gasping for air.. If his workers hadn't pulled him out, he might have actually drowned in that shallow, filthy riv
