20: Behind every successful man is a woman

The eighty-centimeter deep water just covered Zhao Yuling's hips. Mud oozed up from the bottom, staining her white skirt, but she didn't care. She maintained a two-body-length distance, staying beside Gao Xiaofan, diligently capturing the footage.

Intentional Punch: "??"

Strong Hand Cracks Skull: "??"

Online ID: "Behind every successful man is a woman."

First-Class Competitive Fishing Master Yu Weibao: "I'm jealous, I'm jealous."

At this moment, Gao Xiaofan saw Zhao Yuling following behind him, but he didn't have time to think much, focusing instead on firmly stabilizing the rods in his hand.

After this burst of strength, the Alligator Gar had completely exhausted its internal energy.

It hadn't eaten for many days already, and on top of that, it had been scared and anxious for the past two days, constantly hiding in a corner.

In just ten minutes, it lost all its strength, occasionally flicking its tail, but without the vigor it had initially shown.

Gao Xiaofan exhaled, but didn't relax his grip. He waded forward, slowly reeling in the line, ensuring it remained taut.

The Lure Fishermen on both sides of the bank cast envious glances. Five hundred thousand, secured.

When Gao Xiaofan reached it, he found himself in a predicament. With a length of one meter, he didn't know how to handle it. If he failed to hold it securely and it struggled free, it would be a massive loss.

Fortunately, the nearby Anglers handed him Fish Grips. Gao Xiaofan smiled, took the Fish Grip from the nearest Angler, and clamped it onto the fish's mouth.

Under the nine o'clock sun, Gao Xiaofan slowly turned, faced the camera, and grinned.

The crowd on the bank cheered and spontaneously applauded.

The residents applauded because the problem of the strange fish in the community was finally resolved.

The security guards applauded out of admiration, realizing that fishing could be such an interesting thing.

As for the Lure Anglers, they were filled with deep respect. They could never have believed that a beginner set like the little yellow reel and little yellow rod could catch an Alligator Gar nearly one meter long, and that it happened right before their eyes.

Gao Xiaofan held the Fish Grip in his left hand and hugged the fish's body with his right, tossing the Alligator Gar onto the bank. He nearly threw out his back; it weighed at least 30 catties (33 lbs).

As soon as it hit the bank, the Alligator Gar began to thrash again, but it was immediately covered by a net held by the waiting security guards. Gao Xiaofan rubbed his sore hand and returned the Lure Pliers to the Angler.

Only then did he realize that this Angler was the same Lure Fisherman who had mocked his gear yesterday, but now he looked embarrassed mixed with admiration.

Gao Xiaofan paused, then smiled: "Thanks."

The Angler on the bank gave a thumbs-up and was about to say something when a figure darted over.

"Hello, I am Mei Hong, a reporter from Chunjiang News Station. I'd like to know if you have any secret techniques for coming out on top among so many fishing experts..."

Gao Xiaofan looked at Mei Hong in front of him and couldn't help but frown.

The TV station supervisor on the bank saw Gao Xiaofan frown and immediately scolded Mei Hong.

"This gentleman is still in the river, and this is how you conduct an interview? Sir, the interview isn't urgent, please come up first."

Gao Xiaofan glanced at Zhao Yuling, who was standing gracefully in the water next to him, her face pale and covered in mud spots. No one was paying attention to her.

He turned and walked over, took her hand, and accepted the Gimbal from her.

"Come on, let's go up first."

Gao Xiaofan pushed himself up onto the bank, then knelt down and pulled Zhao Yuling's small hand, helping her up.

The two looked at each other, and seeing the mud spots covering the other person, they both burst into laughter.

"Let's do the interview now, and let Zhao Yuling interview me. I trust her professional competence more."

Gao Xiaofan, without turning his head, pulled a cigarette from his upper body pocket, lit it, and started smoking.

"Alright, alright, Little Zhao, you handle the arrangements. Do you want to change clothes first?"

The eager supervisor nearby instantly perked up and quickly nodded in response.

Zhao Yuling beamed, shook her head gently, and then adjusted the Gimbal, pointing the camera at herself first.

"Hello everyone, I am Zhao Yuling, a reporter from Chunjiang News Station. Just now, the highly anticipated strange fish incident in the villa district was completely resolved, which also means the suspense over who wins the five hundred thousand yuan has been unveiled. Today, let us interview the fishing expert who won the five hundred thousand yuan prize, Gao Xiaofan."

"Perhaps everyone isn't too familiar with Gao Xiaofan, but I believe you all know about the floating corpse in the reservoir a while ago. That corpse was fished out by Gao Xiaofan, and something very interesting happened back then."

"When the police arrived at the scene, they asked Gao Xiaofan why he didn't leave and if he wasn't scared. Gao Xiaofan said something amusing at the time: 'I set up my bait nest, I can't bear to leave.' Because of this, fans nicknamed him Brother Wo Zi."

"Now let's interview Brother Wo Zi. Brother Wo Zi, please say hello to everyone."

Gao Xiaofan watched the camera turn toward him, took a deep drag from his cigarette, and quickly stubbed out the butt in his hand.

Seeing Gao Xiaofan frantically smoking smoke from both his mouth and nose in the camera frame, Zhao Yuling let out a giggle.

"Hello everyone, I am Gao Xiaofan, and also the Brother Wo Zi you're talking about."

The Lure Anglers nearby were stunned. Holy crap, how could any Angler in H City not know the reputation of Brother Wo Zi recently? Yet, they never expected him to be standing right in front of them.

Zhang Dali, who had just arrived, stared at Gao Xiaofan with shining eyes.

He truly hadn't realized Gao Xiaofan was Brother Wo Zi. He usually just fished and rarely checked TikTok; he had only seen the news in a fishing group chat.

"Brother Wo Zi, the interview is starting now."

After seeing Gao Xiaofan nod, Zhao Yuling asked the first question.

"New viewers might not know this, but before catching this Alligator Gar, Brother Wo Zi set a flag in his livestream room, promising to hook the Alligator Gar within ten rods. If he failed, he would livestream washing his hair while standing on his head."

"He did it; he hooked the fish on the seventh rod. However, I believe the viewers in the livestream room and I are full of questions. Brother Wo Zi, can you clarify for us? Why were you so confident?"

Gao Xiaofan smiled and said softly.

"Actually, it's quite simple. Yesterday, I heard that the fish in the small canal had been gone for a week, and just yesterday, it directly attacked a Teddy dog by the water. Clearly, it was acting this way because it hadn't eaten for a long time."

"Although there are many people coming and going along the riverbank now, creating noise, I believe that once the Alligator Gar gets used to the commotion, it won't be able to resist striking again. It needs to eat to survive."

"The reason I was sure I would hook the fish within ten rods is that before setting the flag, I already felt a unique vibration through the Rod Tip. Since there are no other fish in this river, the only thing that could produce a different reaction is the Alligator Gar."

"An Alligator Gar that has been hungry for several days and violates its biological instinct to attack a Teddy on the bank has no reason to ignore an opportunity to hunt, especially ten opportunities right in front of it."