4: Is he the streamer who caught the corpse?

While Gao Xiaofan was still pondering, a prompt sounded in his mind.

"Please select a daily task and complete it."

"1. Apologize to the boss immediately and promise to come to the company right away. Reward: Title: The Wage Slave."

"Effect of 'The Wage Slave' title: For every minute you work, the boss earns one yuan."

"2. Curse out the boss. Reward: 1000 yuan."

"3. You must speak very politely to the boss. Humility is a virtue. Get him to fire you proactively. Reward: 10,000 yuan."

Gao Xiaofan, who was just about to speak, froze again upon hearing the content of the prompt. Was this the unlocked reward foresight the system mentioned yesterday?

His mind raced, and in an instant, Gao Xiaofan made his choice.

"Boss, it's currently 10:30 AM Beijing time. Also, I don't treat the company as my home."

Gao Xiaofan's tone was incredibly gentle, leaving the boss on the other end of the phone momentarily stunned. He instinctively asked curiously.

"Why don't you treat the company as your home?"

Gao Xiaofan cautiously leaned closer to the phone and asked.

"Then... treat it as my home?"

The boss on the other end finally realized that Gao Xiaofan was earnestly responding to his first statement.

"Treat your ass! Are you out of your mind? You're fired."

After saying that, the call ended.

Gao Xiaofan curled his lip, lay down on the bed, and stared at the ceiling. The first option was for idiots, right? What the hell kind of 'Wage Slave' title is that.

The prompt sounded right on time.

"Task completed. 10,000 yuan reward has been deposited."

He originally thought only fishing could trigger tasks. He didn't expect everyday life could trigger them too.

However, at this moment, he wasn't thinking about the system's tasks. Instead, images of a few massage girls kept popping into his mind.

When was the last time? A month ago, right?

My god, it's been a whole month. Let's reward myself today. Three of them.

"Host, please do not think about matters unrelated to fishing."

Hearing this prompt, Gao Xiaofan's face darkened.

"Like what?"

"This system is a fishing task system. If the Host's thoughts are improper, the system will detach from the Host."

"Didn't you say it's a fishing task system? That last task wasn't about fishing either."

Gao Xiaofan couldn't help but retort. Whose system is this stubborn? Having money and not rewarding yourself is like wearing fine clothes at night—nobody sees it.

The voice in his mind fell silent for a long time.

"If I didn't give you that task, would you have quit? If you don't quit, how can you go fishing?"

Gao Xiaofan was speechless. It did seem to make a bit of sense.

He lay on the bed for a while longer, but found it boring, so he simply got up.

He went downstairs, got in the car, planning to grab some food. He'd look for a chance to fish in the afternoon and see if he could trigger a task.

The car was a Wuling Hongguang, a second-hand car bought for 20,000 yuan. Five years of working only saved up enough for this thing. Still, he was quite satisfied with this car—spacious and could carry a lot.

He randomly found a local-style restaurant, ordered two dishes, then played with his phone while waiting for the food.

Opening TikTok, there were 99+ private messages and 99+ new followers.

He had 80,000 followers around midnight, and now it was 200,000.

Every time he refreshed, the follower count jumped up a bit.

Gao Xiaofan watched gleefully. He had become an internet celebrity.

Then he started scrolling through TikTok. He ended up seeing several clips in a row about his fishing trip last night.

The comments sections were full of praise, making him grin. However, some people questioned it, calling it scripted.

After eating and drinking his fill, it was almost noon, close to 12 PM.

Gao Xiaofan opened his fishing groups, wanting to see if there were any good fishing spots nearby.

After scrolling through several groups, he found most were discussing the corpse incident from last night.

"Veteran Fishing Ground now open! Special offer: 100 yuan for four hours. Mixed large fish: Black Carp, Grass Carp, Bream, Blunt-snouted bream, Crucian Carp. Fish buy-back price: 4 yuan per jin. Welcome, fellow anglers, to come and fish!"

Finally stumbling upon one message, he checked the location on the navigation. Not far, just a few kilometers.

Gao Xiaofan stroked his chin. He'd go to this one.

After paying the bill, he walked to the roadside, got in the car, and sped off with a press of the accelerator.

He rarely went to commercial fishing ponds. On one hand, his skills weren't great. On the other hand, it cost money.

But last night's incident really left him with a bit of a shadow. If he could catch a corpse, who knows what else might happen.

So after thinking about it, he decided to go play at a commercial pond. He had money now anyway.

Twenty minutes later, Gao Xiaofan stopped the car, frowning as he looked at the pond in front of him.

It was about two acres in size. The water was basically stagnant, with a layer of oily film floating on the surface. On the bank, there were a few Grass Carp floating belly-up.

With an environment like this, how dare they open a commercial fishing pond?

"Sir, here to fish? It's our promotion period now, 100 for four hours."

A man in his thirties walked out of a nearby bungalow and approached enthusiastically.

Gao Xiaofan nodded. Since he was already here, he might as well fish for a bit before leaving. He turned back to the car to grab his large and small bags of gear.

When he walked in carrying his stuff, he realized there were actually people fishing here, but they all looked glum, probably not having much luck.

The man from earlier was the owner here. Perhaps because it was Gao Xiaofan's first visit, he followed behind enthusiastically, chatting and introducing the place.

The owner was a retired veteran soldier. After returning, he contracted this fish pond and named it Veteran Fishing Ground.

Gao Xiaofan took out his phone, ready to transfer the fishing fee to the owner. The owner waved his hand and said.

"You fish first. We can settle up when you sell back the fish, no rush."

"Also, we have a rule here: no Barbed Hooks. Just letting you know."

Gao Xiaofan nodded and put his phone back in his pocket. He knew this rule.

Basically, all commercial ponds forbid Barbed Hooks. After all, Barbed Hooks easily injure fish. After the fish are bought back, some with severe injuries die.

Although he didn't have Barbless Hooks, he had pliers. He could just clip the barbs off his hooks.

After the owner finished speaking, he said his goodbyes and strolled back to the house.

Gao Xiaofan sighed and started his livestream. He had been waiting for a system task, but unfortunately, no prompt had appeared.

After starting the stream, perhaps due to the previous heat or because it was the lunch break for wage slaves, a whopping 30,000 viewers poured in within just ten minutes.

Hu Bu Shi Lang (Online ID): "Looks like last night's incident didn't faze Brother Fan at all. He's out fishing again."

First-Class Competitive Fishing Master Yu Weibao: "Here again to watch Brother Fan get skunked."

"Is this the Streamer who caught the corpse last night?"

Gao Xiaofan looked at the comments on the screen, thought for a moment, and changed his displayed name.

Brother Wo Zi.

"Hello everyone! Welcome to the livestream room. If you like what you see, please give a follow. That's right, I'm Brother Wo Zi, the one who caught the hundred-jin giant wild fish last night."

First-Class Competitive Fishing Master Yu Weibao: "It's over. Hu Bu Shi really called it. Brother Fan now thinks he can catch hundred-jin giants in the wild."

Hu Bu Shi Lang (Online ID): "...He's got something, but not much."

Gao Xiaofan interacted with the audience in the livestream room while fishing.

Luck was good today. In three hours, he actually caught eight Grass Carp.

But the Grass Carp weren't big, each around 2 jin, barely seedlings.

Gao Xiaofan smacked his lips. Why hadn't the system given a task yet?