Staring at the struggling heron, Shi Tian contemplated whether to use the Ping Net. The little creature's long beak was clearly not to be underestimated.
Putting on gloves, he pulled the line to control the heron, wrapping the Fish Hook around its neck and hooking it onto its wing. Fortunately, it hadn’t sustained serious injuries.
“Caw! Let me go! I am Guo Er!” The heron’s wings were under Shi Tian’s control, leaving the poor Xiao Lu with no choice but to bring out his talisman.
“Junaige, I have scissors in my bag; let’s cut off the Hook first!” Unable to understand the heron’s protests, Xiao Lu finally initiated the rescue process.
“Caw! Let’s talk it out; don’t bring out the knife!” Seeing Junaige approaching with scissors, Xiao Lu quickly surrendered.
First, they cut off the Hook, then snipped the other end of the line. Shi Tian began to untangle it. Luckily, it was only wrapped around once; with a quick tug, he pulled the line free and checked Xiao Lu’s injuries.
“Caw, what are you doing? Don’t touch me! Can’t we just get this over with?”
Fortunately, there were no significant injuries. After a thorough check, he relaxed his grip and urged Xiao Lu to hurry away. “You wasted over a meter of line!”
Regaining freedom, Xiao Lu took a couple of steps before flapping its wings and taking off from the ground.
“Caw! You’re lucky this time; don’t let me catch you again, or I’ll show you what death looks like!” With a flurry of curses, Xiao Lu blinked and vanished into the horizon.
It really can be shared; how much is appropriate for sharing? Staring at his phone screen, Junaige wasn’t concerned about Xiao Lu flying away but turned to Shi Tian and asked.
“No one has shared this before; I’m not sure either!” Gathering up the broken line into the Fishing Box, Shi Tian casually tied the Fishing Set onto Junaige's Rod and began working on his own Rod.
After careful consideration, he set a five-yuan reward and tapped his phone to share the Fishing Spot.
If the reward was too high, no one would pay attention; besides, this thing couldn’t be replicated.
Everyone has different ways of making money—Junaige relied on birds while Chang Guadi depended on mountains for income.
There were plenty of wild rivers and ponds in Sanya; although there weren’t many big fish, some rare Xiao Yu could be found.
After climbing over hills and cutting through thorns for more than an hour, they finally reached their destination.
To enhance his money-making strategy, Chang Guadi had recently subscribed to a map service that marked various small ponds.
These ponds were somewhat different from the wild pond where Shi Tian had fished for the first time; they belonged to the Water System. During the Rainy Season, when river levels rose, these ponds could connect to larger rivers. Even in the Dry Season, there was enough water surface for big fish to thrive.
After circling around the pond, they found a flat area that seemed like it had been fished before—likely an old Fishing Spot.
Casting his rod to find the bottom, he dropped a Wo Liao bait down and prepared some bait while lighting a cigarette to wait for a bite.
After finishing his cigarette, he cast his line into the water and quickly caught a fish weighing over half a pound. It seemed that this fishing spot had good resources. He decided to share the location first before casting his second line.
Another fish bit, and he regretted not waiting longer to share the spot. The catch rate would surely be more valuable after sharing, as he could see how frequently fish were biting. The third line also yielded another fish. Had he stumbled upon a school of them?
An hour later, looking at the dozen or so fish in his bucket, Chang Guadi felt something was off. He had been fishing for so long without snagging anything on the bottom or catching any junk. Was he just lucky today?
He cast his line to the side, a habit of his. If he hadn’t caught anything on the bottom for a while, he would actively seek something to hook, even if it was just to feel reassured by landing another fish.
As he pulled on the rod, it bent deeply, finally! This was more like it! The line was taut, but it was a hassle to untangle if it got caught on something.
He reeled in the rod section by section, pulling hard towards the shore. To his surprise, he managed to drag something up. He was used to catching all sorts of things while fishing. Whatever it was, he thought, I’ll just pull it up first!
When he got it to the edge of the water, he realized that the hook was nearly straightened out from the effort. It turned out to be a woven bag.
While woven bags weren't unusual, this one emitted a foul odor that made his skin crawl! He took out his phone to take a picture, then cut the line and hurriedly shoved the bag into some bushes. He didn’t dare light another cigarette and quickly silenced his phone.
Was it a body? Body parts? A deranged killer? After a whirlwind of thoughts, he didn’t even dare to go down the hill himself!
He called for backup! There was a bored police officer in his contacts; he quickly reached out to get him involved.
He pulled up Fishing Law Brother's WeChat ID and sent over the photo along with his location and even shared the coordinates on the map.
“Bro, I caught something that stinks like hell! Hurry and bring your buddies over!” After sending the message, he stared at his phone screen, wishing he could send a signal through the internet for Fishing Law Brother to believe him!
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