8: Chapter 8: I didn't solve the case, but I got all the credit!

At this moment, Yu City Funeral Parlor.

Yang Tian took Luo Dichang's police ID and went to the morgue.

In front of the boy's body, he lit a cigarette, took a puff, and placed it by the boy's feet.

"I'm sorry, I broke my promise!"

—

Two days later.

The case was successfully transferred to the Yu City Procuratorate.

The funds Fang Yihong applied for from the bureau were approved immediately.

It was a total of twenty thousand yuan.

It would be delivered in person by Director Liao Jiancheng.

Early in the morning, Fang Yihong received a call from the office director saying that the director would arrive at the station at ten o'clock, so he immediately organized a meeting for all the police and Assistant Police Officers.

"Right, let me briefly mention something!"

He scanned the meeting room, finally resting his gaze on that habitually empty seat...

"Gone fishing again?"

Sun Dapang nodded.

"Alright, then we won't wait for him!"

Fang Yihong said:

"Through the united efforts of all comrades in the station, and of course, primarily relying on Yang Tian's assistance, we successfully solved a murder case, receiving high recognition from the County Bureau."

"For this reason, I specifically applied to the bureau for a twenty-thousand-yuan reward, which will be delivered in person by County Magistrate Liao later."

"Additionally, the bureau is applying for an honor for us from the Municipal Bureau; I estimate we'll be awarded at least a third-class merit."

Hearing about the third-class merit, everyone couldn't help but get excited, especially Lu Chengze, who couldn't stop smiling.

Gaining merit just after joining the force...

It was beyond his wildest dreams!

If word of this got out, it would be quite a point of pride!

"However, I have a selfish motive. After all, I promised Yang Tian before that if he assisted us in solving this case, I would apply for a reward for them from the County Bureau."

"So, I've decided to give the entire twenty thousand yuan to him as a reward! If any of you have objections, you can raise them now!"

The room fell silent after he spoke.

There wasn't a sound in the meeting room.

Lu Chengze looked around.

Everyone's expressions were very calm; not a single person raised an objection.

He was a bit surprised but had the sense to keep his mouth shut.

"In that case, it's passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned!"

After leaving the meeting room.

Lu Chengze couldn't help but follow behind Luo Dichang and ask, "Senior Brother Luo, don't you have any objections?"

"Objections to what?"

"That twenty-thousand-yuan reward!"

Luo Dichang said, "I wasn't the one who solved the case, so why would I have any objections?"

Lu Chengze said, "But the credit is yours; after all, you were the lead investigator!"

"Exactly! I didn't solve the case, but the credit is mine. Why would I still have objections??"

In fact, most of the Police Officers felt the same way. Both the honor and the money were brought by Yang Tian; they couldn't just take everything!

Lu Chengze nodded thoughtfully!

Luo Dichang added, "The salary for Assistant Police Officers is already low, and the benefits are worlds apart. If we had objections even to this, we'd be total jerks."

"Uh..."

Lu Chengze's face twitched.

"I think so too."

—

Yu Cheng River.

Yang Tian arrived at the riverbank.

He walked around the riverbank but couldn't find a suitable fishing spot.

So, he caught a Dung Beetle in the grass.

He used his skill [Understand Animal Speech] to question it.

"Which fishing spot has big fish?"

The Dung Beetle said, "Squeak squeak... the fishing spot fifty meters ahead. I often see you humans catching big fish there."

Yang Tian looked up at the spot fifty meters ahead.

"Fine! If you dare to lie to me, I'll step on you!"

"Squeak squeak... Fishing isn't about the spot; if you're bad, you need to practice more, just like how I roll dung balls..."

"Tch!"

Yang Tian gave it a casual flick.

The Dung Beetle said, "Squeak squeak... I'm flying..."

He arrived at the fishing spot the Dung Beetle mentioned.

Yang Tian set down his fishing tackle box.

Parasol, fishing rod, fish basket, bait...

After preparing all his tools,

Yang Ming hooked two kernels of corn and cast his line.

Just then, Director Fang Yihong called, his voice sounding very amiable.

"Yang Tian, County Magistrate Liao is coming to the station to deliver the reward money later. Why don't you come back for a bit?"

Yang Tian: "Not coming back, I'm busy!"

Fang Yihong added, "County Magistrate Liao said he wants to hand you the reward personally. How about you come back to the station first, and then go fishing after you collect the money?"

Yang Tian: "I just sat down, Director. This is a prime fishing spot. Why don't you just tell County Magistrate Liao that I'm off today and don't have time!"

Fang Yihong: "This, this, this... The main thing is that County Magistrate Liao specifically asked for you by name."

Yang Tian: "Then I'll send you a location pin. Have County Magistrate Liao come find me by the river."

With that, he hung up the phone with a snap.

"Ding! Successfully slacked off by refusing a superior during work hours to go fishing. Awarded 10 salted fish points."

"Current progress: 165/1000."

Good, good, good...

The system just loves this kind of thing!

Inside the Police Station.

Fang Yihong stared at his phone with a frozen expression.

"He... he hung up?"

A second later.

"Buzz buzz..."

He looked down at his phone.

Yang Tian had actually sent him the location pin.

The Instructor standing nearby said with a serious face, "Is Yang Tian crazy? How could County Magistrate Liao possibly go to the river to find him?"

Fang Yihong tucked his phone into his pocket, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the Instructor.

"How will we know it's impossible if we don't try?"

Instructor: "Σ(⊙▽⊙"a"

By the Yu Cheng River.

Half an hour later...

Yang Tian's float finally moved.

After a few simple wobbles, it suddenly submerged.

Yang Tian immediately stood up and jerked the rod!

The next second, a massive force pulled downward into the water, and the fishing rod instantly bent to sixty degrees!

"A monster! A monster!"

The onlookers by the river quickly shouted out, instantly attracting a crowd of curious bystanders.

"Holy crap! This fish is at least ten catties!"

"I bet it's a Silver Carp!"

"Must be a Black Carp!"

"Uh-oh!"

The person who said 'uh-oh' is such a jerk!

Fortunately, Yang Tian held onto the rod tightly...

The Dung Beetle didn't lie to me. After a great deal of effort, Yang Tian hauled the fish up; it turned out to be a meter-long Topmouth Culter!

"Good heavens!"

"A meter-long Topmouth Culter!"

"I've been fishing by this river for two years and have never caught such a terrifying Culter!"

The corners of Yang Tian's mouth curled up more uncontrollably than the muzzle of an AK...

He tossed the fish into the basket and cast his line again!

In less than five minutes, he got another bite!

This time it was a Silver Carp, estimated to be over seven or eight catties!

Instantly, the veteran anglers on both sides turned green with envy.

Soon, three burly anglers appeared behind Yang Tian!

"Hey! Kid, that's enough. This is my Brother Long's exclusive fishing spot!"

Yang Tian glanced back at the three anglers but said nothing.

These three guys had clearly seen his spot landing big fish one after another and were so jealous they wanted to take it over.

Seeing that Yang Tian didn't speak, one of the anglers aggressively kicked his tackle box.

Yang Tian was instantly enraged. He stood up and turned to face the three anglers, his eyes lighting up the next second.

He then stared at the three anglers and shouted fearlessly, "What, you want to pick a fight?"

"So what if I hit you!"

With that, one of the anglers raised his right hand.

"Then I'll just have to go down!"

Yang Tian lay straight down on the ground.

Both the anglers and the non-anglers were stunned.

Just then, behind the three anglers, Fang Yihong and Zhu Zhipeng were escorting a middle-aged man with two bars and three stars on his epaulettes, followed by a group of Police Officers.

Seeing Yang Tian on the ground, Fang Yihong's gaze sharpened, and he was the first to rush over!