173: The sixth stop was back in Annam.

The livestream room was filled with scrolling bullet chats questioning him, leaving Gao Xiaofan stunned.

"Good grief, he's not even pretending anymore now that he's been caught."

"As expected, Brother Wo Zi is all about being real. What's wrong with ordering takeout?"

"Even though it doesn't say you can't order takeout during a Fishing Tour, it still feels a bit weird."

Gao Xiaofan smiled and hurriedly spoke.

"It's not what everyone thinks. This drink was ordered by someone else as takeout for the Independent Regiment."

After Gao Xiaofan finished explaining the whole story about the Independent Regiment helping send someone to the hospital, he looked at the bullet chat. He thought the matter was over, but to his surprise, the skepticism in the chat grew even stronger.

"Huh? No way, Brother Wo Zi, find a better excuse than that~"

"Exactly. If you ordered it, you ordered it. Saying you saved someone is a bit of an exaggeration."

"Sigh, I won't comment since I don't know if it's true or false."

"That's a bit over the top. Next time find a better reason, like wanting some Fat Nerd Happy Water~"

...Gao Xiaofan scratched his head. Just as he was about to continue speaking, the Regiment Commander leaned in and appeared in the phone's camera lens.

"Hello everyone, I'm Brother Wo Zi's fan, the Regiment Commander. This really was takeout that someone else insisted on ordering, so please don't misunderstand Brother Wo Zi."

Gao Xiaofan glanced at the few people gathering around and simply set the phone back on the tripod.

"I, the Regiment Commander, don't do things for show. Here, this is the text message that lady sent. You can take a look; there's really no need to lie to you."

The Regiment Commander pulled his phone out of his pocket, covering the phone number with one hand while only showing the time and the message content. After showing it, he said no more and simply picked up the Coke on the ground and started drinking.

Gao Xiaofan smiled and took the Coke Li Yuer handed him; the cap had already been unscrewed.

"Alright, everyone believes it now, right? I only just found out about this too. We were chatting about it after dinner and got so absorbed that I accidentally forgot about you all. Sorry, Brothers~"

Gao Xiaofan took a sip of Coke and looked at the bullet chat on his phone. By now, the skepticism had vanished since everyone had seen the content of the text message.

"It's actually true! I feel so guilty!"

"The Independent Regiment is awesome!!! What's the Regiment Commander's TikTok ID? I want to follow him!!"

"I misunderstood Brother Wo Zi just now. I'm so terrible~"

"Let the Regiment Commander stay on camera~ Let's chat."

...Gao Xiaofan glanced at the Regiment Commander squatting nearby: "Sigh, after this stop in Nancheng, the Independent Regiment will also be parting ways with us~"

"Regiment Commander, come chat with everyone. They all want you on camera~"

Helpless, the Regiment Commander could only return to the camera and start interacting.

After speaking, Gao Xiaofan sat on his fishing chair holding the Coke. Li Yuer, who was beside him, looked at the Coke in his hand and whispered.

"Drink less~ It's so sweet."

Gao Xiaofan curled his lip.

"What was I thinking? There wasn't much to think about. When you're away from home, you help if you can."

"Why not keep going with Brother Wo Zi? Haha, I've been out for a while now. I'm satisfied just being able to see Brother Wo Zi this time~"

"Can I join the Independent Regiment? Hahaha, welcome, welcome~"

A few minutes later, the Regiment Commander stepped out of the frame, and Qiu Gu hurriedly moved the tripod, adjusting the height to point at Gao Xiaofan on the chair.

"Alright, let's go straight to drawing the sixth stop!"

Gao Xiaofan took the phone Qiu Gu handed him and sat up straight. He fiddled with the phone while talking, and after a short countdown, the sound of a screenshot rang out.

"The sixth stop! Taiping Lake? Taiping Lake in Annan City?"

Gao Xiaofan looked bewildered. They were back in Ba Wan Province again, the starting point where they first set out?

Beside him, Qiu Gu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't some 1,000-kilometer journey, anything within 500km was something he was already used to.

Who would understand? On the surface, he was the photographer, but in reality, he was also the driver and a team member.

The viewers in the livestream room were also full of laughter and chatter.

"You went out to play for ten days and now you're back!"

"This draw wasn't very exciting. I really wanted to exile Brother Wo Zi to Longjiang~"

"The guy above, watch out or Brother Gu will mess you up~"

After drawing the sixth stop, Gao Xiaofan glanced at Li Yuer, signaling for her to take over the interaction, while he walked over to chat with the members of the Independent Regiment.

"So, when are you guys planning to leave?"

"Leaving in a bit. I'll drop them off at the nearby station so they can take the high-speed rail back."

The Regiment Commander offered a cigarette, but Gao Xiaofan waved it away.

"Just had one. You smoke. Why don't you leave after having dinner tonight?"

"It'll be too late then, and being in a rush isn't good. Besides, didn't we just eat at noon~"

Hearing the Regiment Commander's words, Gao Xiaofan nodded. He looked at the Second Battalion Commander, the Company Commander, and Pillar, noticing that none of them spoke. It seemed they had already made up their minds.

"Alright then, let's fish together again when we have the chance!"

... "Drive slowly on the road, and definitely don't watch any little movies again~"

Gao Xiaofan stood by the roadside, waving at the Prado, while Qiu Gu and Li Yuer stood aside holding the Gimbal.

The three of them watched the Prado drive away until it disappeared from sight.

"Let's go, Brother Gu. Let's pack up our things and head out too. We can wash up and find a place to stay once we get there."

Gao Xiaofan turned to Qiu Gu and spoke with a calm face.

"Leaving so soon~" Li Yuer asked curiously.

"What, are you not satisfied with that big Black Carp? Why don't you fish for a bit longer?"

Gao Xiaofan couldn't help but tease her; he hadn't expected Li Yuer's fishing addiction to be so strong.

"Hmph~ Let's go, let's go. Pack up. I'm going to Taiping Lake to catch some Yellowtail Fish!"

Li Yuer mounted the Gimbal onto the tripod, tossed her high ponytail elegantly, and turned to walk toward the fishing spot.

Gao Xiaofan and Qiu Gu smiled and started getting busy. Qiu Gu folded and packed the small table and fishing chairs, while Gao Xiaofan carried small items like the cooking utensils to the car. The actual packing and storage still had to be done by Qiu Gu.

Twenty minutes later, after checking that they hadn't missed anything, the three of them got into the car.

"Starting navigation. Total distance 450km, estimated time 5 hours and 37 minutes~"

It was likely due to the mountain roads. Even though the distance was the same as from Jiang City to Nancheng County, it took nearly an hour longer.

Qiu Gu started the car and drove slowly. The familiar inspirational songs played in the bread van once again. Li Yuer sat obediently in the passenger seat, interacting with the fans in the livestream room.

Ever since the last time she danced to the music in the livestream room and was ogled by creeps, she had become much more well-behaved, like a little quail.

Once they got onto the highway, the ride became smoother. Gao Xiaofan reclined comfortably in the back seat, silently calculating the time in his head.

According to his plan, they should have switched to the next stop around this morning, but he hadn't expected a Black Carp to turn up in this wild river.