191: Wu Qiuqiu: You've used me up and now you're just going to ignore me?

Director Li glanced at Xiao Wang; the calmness in his eyes gave Xiao Wang a bad premonition.

Both of them leaned in, crowding behind Gao Xiaofan.

"Something's wrong with this buckle; it's cracked."

Gao Xiaofan squatted on the shore, looking at the left front leg of the fishing platform and rubbing his chin.

"It must have cracked when you fell just now!"

Xiao Wang said decisively, making Gao Xiaofan look at him strangely. Where did these leaders get the nerve to just say whatever they wanted with such authority?

Gao Xiaofan shook his head and pointed to the bracket below the left front leg.

"No, look. There are traces of glue here; it must have been cracked before."

Director Li had been standing calmly behind him, but hearing Gao Xiaofan's words, he couldn't help but squat down and look closely at where Gao Xiaofan was pointing.

Xiao Wang, standing behind, was truly panicking now. For a moment, he even wanted to bolt, but on this small island, where could he possibly run?

No wonder it felt off during installation; it was freaking broken.

Director Li saw the obvious glue marks on the inside of the buckle and then checked the other three legs, his face turning ashen as he stood up.

He had always been good at maintaining his composure, but at this moment, he could no longer hold back.

"You freaking... you gave me a second-hand one, didn't you?! Are you trying to murder me?! Huh?!!!"

As he spoke, Director Li grew more afraid. Luckily, there were so many people around this time. If he had gone fishing alone one day, wouldn't he have drowned without anyone knowing?

The more Director Li thought about it, the more unsettled he felt. He was already soaked, and as the lake breeze blew, he couldn't help but shiver.

Director Li looked at Xiao Wang and suddenly began to laugh gloomily. He stopped cursing, tossed his draped clothes onto the ground, and turned to Chen Cheng, who was watching the scene from the boat.

"Little girl, could you take me back to the shore?"

Chen Cheng was confused and looked at Gao Xiaofan, who quickly stepped forward.

"Let's go, let's go, we'll head back together. Big Brother's health can't wait. If he stays in this lake breeze much longer, he'll probably be bedridden for days."

Hearing Gao Xiaofan's words, Director Li involuntarily shivered, feeling that something was off.

Meanwhile, Gao Xiaofan called out to Li Yuer to pack up quickly. He walked over to Qiu Gu to take the Gimbal, while Qiu Gu trotted over to help Li Yuer pack the gear.

"What happened just now, Brother Gu?"

Li Yuer glanced toward Gao Xiaofan while packing up.

"Hehe, I'll tell you when we get back. Xiaofan really vented some frustration for you!"

Qiu Gu chuckled, raised his eyebrows, and carried two Fishing Boxes onto Little Orange's boat.

"Big Brother, what about your gear?" Gao Xiaofan asked, seeing that they were almost done packing while Fat Ball still hadn't moved.

Director Li shook his head. "I don't want it anymore. If you guys want it, take it. Consider it a thank you for your help!"

Gao Xiaofan was stunned for a moment, then smiled. "Alright then, thanks Big Brother. Brother Gu, move them onto the boat!"

Once everything was packed, the chugging sound of the diesel engine started, and the small boat quickly pulled away. As for the other Fat Ball, no one asked about him.

After everyone had left, Director Wang took out his phone, found Wu Qiuqiu, and dialed.

"Come pick me up."

"Oh, the big leader is heading back?"

"Yeah." Director Wang replied calmly.

"Alright, I'm on my way."

The call ended, and Director Wang stood alone on the shore in a daze, lost in thought.

About ten minutes later, a small boat cut through the water, approaching rapidly until it stopped at the shore.

Wu Qiuqiu jumped onto the shore and looked around in confusion. Why was his Big Daddy alone?

"Brother Wang, where's the big leader?"

Seeing Wu Qiuqiu's fawning, cheeky grin, Director Wang somehow found it hard to restrain the hand behind his back.

"He went back first. Let's go, we're heading back too."

Director Wang turned and stepped onto the boat. Wu Qiuqiu was very sensible and scurried to start packing up the fishing gear.

They were silent the whole way. Wu Qiuqiu could feel that his boss was in a bad mood, so he focused on driving the boat, and his speed naturally increased.

When they reached the shore, Wu Qiuqiu was still moving things onto the bank when he saw his Big Daddy get into the car and floor the gas pedal, quickly driving away as Wu Qiuqiu watched blankly.

Wu Qiuqiu was completely bewildered.

What happened?

He used me up and then just threw me away?

...Gao Xiaofan and his group watched Fat Ball leave and could no longer hold it in, bursting into laughter.

On the way back, Li Yuer and Little Orange sat at the stern controlling the direction, Fat Ball sat at the bow, and Qiu Gu and Gao Xiaofan sat in the middle.

They sped along the whole way, everyone watching Fat Ball at the front of the boat as he shivered continuously.

"Let's go, let's head back first~" After getting into the car, Gao Xiaofan looked at the Gimbal in his hand.

The bullet comments were flying all the way, and the content was explosive.

"The doxxing is complete, Brothers~"

"Holy crap, what a pro! Stop teasing us, expert, spill it!"

"Exactly, spill it already!"

Gao Xiaofan, who didn't know what "doxxing" meant at first, immediately understood after seeing the following comments.

"The one who fell into the water is Li Yuanyuan, the Director of the Annan City Organization Department. The other one is Wang Pingyang, the Deputy Director of the County Tourism Bureau. These two are away from their posts without permission, Brothers. We can report them now."

Gao Xiaofan couldn't help but click his tongue; this generation of netizens was truly formidable.

"Wait, is no one focusing on the main point? Brother Wo Zi is way too eerie today!"

"What's there to be surprised about? I watch the livestream just to see Brother Wo Zi Creating Hype~"

"If he weren't eerie, could he have fished up a corpse? If he weren't eerie, could he have survived a debris flow?"

Gao Xiaofan looked at the comments and couldn't help but smile.

"Brothers, we're going to stop the livestream for now. It's freezing. If I have time tonight, we'll start the livestream again~"

After saying that, he ended the stream at lightning speed before everyone in the livestream room could react.

He tossed the Gimbal onto the sofa, leaned back against the seat, and let out a groan.

After fishing all day, especially now that the temperature had dropped, sitting by the water with the wind blowing felt... well, in two words: painfully refreshing.

It was only a ten-minute drive. By the time they reached Lakeside Cottage, Gao Xiaofan felt like he had just woken up from a nap. He shook his head and got out of the car.

"Get the big fish out; let's see how Little Orange's big brother wants to handle it~"

Gao Xiaofan said to Qiu Gu before quickly walking into the house. In the short time since getting out of the car, the body he had just warmed up had turned cold again.

As soon as he entered, he saw Little Orange's brother sitting by the table in a daze, lost in thought.

"Ah, you're back? The food is all ready. Let's go, let's eat."

"No customers for dinner today?"