14: Another one setting a flag.

Gao Xiaofan frowned and turned his head. He saw two people fully equipped, with Lure Fishing bags slung around their waists, Lure Fishing pliers hanging down, faces covered with scarves, hats on their heads, and several rods on their backs.

"Heh, do Anglers who set up stalls have more stationery for poor students?"

Gao Xiaofan said with a sneer. Where there are people, there are disputes, and Anglers are no exception, especially Lure Fishing, which relies heavily on equipment. There's a complete pecking order.

"What did you say?" The Lure Fisherman next to him was furious after hearing this.

Gao Xiaofan glanced at him, ignored him, cast a rod on his own, and then reeled in the line at a steady speed.

Seeing that Gao Xiaofan ignored him, the Lure Fisherman also cast his rods, whether intentionally or not, he threw them towards Gao Xiaofan.

"If he can catch something, I'll eat shit, okay?"

"What you're saying is too ridiculous. Then I'll say, if you catch something, I'll eat it, okay?"

The two of them chatted and laughed, completely ignoring Gao Xiaofan beside them.

Gao Xiaofan sighed. If he couldn't afford to offend them, couldn't he at least avoid them? He reeled in his fishing rod and walked towards the corner. With all this commotion, the Alligator Gar wouldn't dare to bite the hook.

He wondered if this Alligator Gar would eat the oligie bait given by the system. After fishing yesterday, there was still a small ball left in the Fishing Box.

Gao Xiaofan thought while casting his rod. Unfortunately, the Fishing Box was at home, and he was too lazy to go back. He would just practice casting here this afternoon.

If no one caught anything by evening, he would bring the oligie bait tomorrow and try it.

In the afternoon, the community gradually became lively. Two large vans from the TV station also arrived, with long guns and short cannons, and reporters were interviewing every short distance.

"Do so many people from your TV station interview? Will it all be broadcast on TV then?"

Gao Xiaofan glanced at Zhao Yuling, who was squatting in front of him, and asked curiously.

"We're collecting material now. If one of them catches something, it can be used. As for the others, they'll probably just flash by."

"So, you're interviewing me?" Gao Xiaofan said with a smile.

"That's right, I have high hopes for you." Zhao Yuling finished speaking, took out her phone, and started recording Gao Xiaofan.

Gao Xiaofan looked at the glimpse of spring revealed beneath Zhao Yuling's skirt as her legs moved, and his hand couldn't help but tremble.

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"Alright, let's record some fishing footage first. Once you catch something, I can interview you. Good luck."

Under Gao Xiaofan's reluctant gaze, Zhao Yuling stood up, waved with her phone, and hurried to the Anglers next to her.

The day passed quickly. Even if they caught nothing, everyone was serious, motivated by the 500,000 yuan.

Gao Xiaofan was sure there were Alligator Gar here. Hundreds of casts a day, not a single bite, was enough proof.

The small fish in this river were completely gone.

Gao Xiaofan carried his fishing rod and slowly walked out of the community. He planned to go back first and bring his bait to try again tomorrow morning.

The main reason was that there were too many people. The river in the community itself was very shallow, only about 80 centimeters deep. Now, with Lure Fishermen gathered here, stopping and going, chatting and laughing, even the bravest Alligator Gar wouldn't dare to come out and bite the hook.

He took a taxi home, washed his face, found Zhao Yuling's business card, and added her on WeChat.

He transferred her the money for the lunch they split and lay down on the bed, falling into a deep sleep.

At this time, the strange fish incident in H City also slowly began to trend on hot searches with Zhang Run's 500,000 cash reward.

"H City? I remember Brother Wo Zi is from there, isn't he? He didn't stream today, did he go to join the fun?"

"Brother Wo Zi does Taiwan Fishing. Alligator Gar requires Lure Fishing. The two are unrelated."

"500,000 yuan, what a generous sum. Why not drain the water?"

"I heard the community residents wouldn't allow it, saying draining the water would affect the feng shui."

"I don't care, Brother Wo Zi is awesome. If he can catch a big qing with oligie, why can't he catch an Alligator Gar?"

"Brain-dead fan, if Brother Wo Zi can catch it, I'll livestream a handstand shampoo. Stop blindly praising him, okay?"

"The last one who set a flag to eat poop still hasn't fulfilled it (manual funny face)."

Gao Xiaofan didn't pay attention to any of this. After resting for a while, he cooked some dumplings to eat quickly and then lay down to sleep.

Lure Fishing is more tiring than Taiwan Fishing. A day involves constant casting, walking and stopping. Lying on the bed, he felt soft all over.

The next morning, the alarm clock rang, and Gao Xiaofan scrambled out of bed.

He had set it for five o'clock yesterday, hoping that going early, when there weren't many people, might be better.

He quickly washed up, stuffed a few small bread rolls into his pocket, grabbed his rods, dug out the bait from his Fishing Box, put it in a plastic bag, and jogged downstairs, not even bothering to wait for the elevator.

Humming a tune, he hailed a taxi, and with a stomp on the accelerator, they sped off.

There weren't many cars on the road. Most office workers were probably just waking up. But when he drove to the villa area and looked at the river in front of him, his head buzzed.

"Buddy, when did you get here?" Gao Xiaofan parked his car and casually asked an Angler.

He thought getting up at five and arriving at the community at six was early enough, but he didn't expect someone to be even earlier than him.

"Huh? I came from T City at seven o'clock," the Angler said while reeling in his line.

Gao Xiaofan's face darkened. After all that, these people hadn't even left last night, they were squatting here. And this guy came from the neighboring T City.

The allure of 500,000 yuan was truly great.

Gao Xiaofan found a spot behind a less crowded villa, squatted down, and began tying knots. Alligator Gar had teeth, so he had to tie several sets of strong knots to prevent them from biting through the line after taking the hook.

After rigging the line, he furtively pulled out a yellow-brown bag from his pocket.

He stuffed the bait into the bag, kneaded it several times, and then a metal jig covered in yellow-brown bait glittered in the sunrise.

Gao Xiaofan leaned in and sniffed. Yes, that was the smell~

With a satisfied look, he cast his rod, letting the metal jig land steadily in the middle of the river. Then he pulled out a golden-yellow small bread from his pocket, tore open the packaging, and took a big bite.

Perhaps because the river was too long, or perhaps because it was too early in the morning, the awesome bait from the day before showed no activity today.

He wasn't too worried about this. If he had no reaction here, let alone anyone else.

At seven o'clock, Zhao Yuling stood beside him, holding soy milk, chatting with him.

"You came so early?"

"How can I be as early as you, Brother Fan? I have to be early. Today, not only our station, but reporters from other stations also followed. It would be a pity if other stations got the material first."

Zhao Yuling finished speaking and took a sip of soy milk.

"And this material is quite popular. The station is also preparing to start TikTok live streaming today."

Gao Xiaofan swallowed his saliva. Today, Zhao Yuling wore a white camisole on top, a white pleated skirt below, and white sneakers on her feet. She was truly youthful and beautiful.

As for why he swallowed his saliva, of course, it was because he was thirsty. He had eaten three small bread rolls without drinking any water.