Chapter 40

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Liao Xuexue thought about it and said, “It was probably buried somewhere before, then was somehow washed into the reservoir. Coincidentally, you caught it today…”

In truth, Liao Xuexue was as surprised as Ye Chen.

She had never expected that what Mr. Ye had caught was not a fish, but a pistol with a history of 70 to 80 years.

Pistols were not like other things. It was illegal to carry guns in China!

Yet, Mr. Ye had caught such a gun.

As for why the pistol hadn’t been completely corroded by the water, Liao Xuexue felt that it could only be as she had said.

At that moment, Liao Xuexue didn’t know if she should admire Mr. Ye’s fishing skills or pity him.

He had pulled his fishing rod for the second time today, and what he caught was not even a fish…

The fishing pros who had been watching from the side heard the conversation between Liao Xuexue and Ye Chen and became interested in the gun.

They fought to see the gun, and at the same time, they were discussing it.

“It does look like a real pistol. Mr. Ye, try and see if you can catch some more bullets with your rod. If there are bullets, I’ll shoot down that bird’s nest for you!”

“Let me take a look too. I’ve never seen a real gun in my life. Mr. Ye is really good at fishing such strange things. I didn’t dare to look at the corpse last night, but I must study the gun today.”

“Mr. Ye, you don’t have to worry even if you go night fishing in the future. Take this pistol and shoot whoever provokes you!”

“Oh no, that won’t do. You can’t carry this without a license. It’s better to hand it over to the police.”

“That’s right, Mr. Ye. You’d better hand this gun over to the police.”

..

At this time, the audience in the live stream room also came to a realization.

It turned out that what Mr. Ye had caught wasn’t a toy gun or a replica gun, nor was it the big carp that everyone thought it was!

It was a real pistol!

The scene shown through the camera completely shocked the fans.

This was especially true for the new viewers of the live stream room.

All of a sudden, the comments section was flooded and gifts were sent to the live stream room.

“Damn, the streamer actually caught a real thing?”

“Seeing everyone’s reaction, that should be the case. That girl is right. This pistol is indeed a small cannon pistol from the anti-Japanese era!”

“F*ck, if this is true, won’t the streamer be on the trendings list again tomorrow?”

“How can it be fake? Even if an ordinary person were to hand in a gun to the police, it would make the news. If you were in his shoes, would you believe that this live streamer had fished up a gun? I’m afraid it’s not just going to be on the news, it’s really going to be on the trendings list!”

“Can this streamer really not catch a single fish? Hahaha, it should be much easier to catch a fish than a gun!”

“That’s why I like following this streamer. It’s easy for others to catch fish, but the streamer can’t at all. On the other hand, he often catches strange things like this!”

“It’s so funny. Mr. Ye is still looking depressed over there. What big carp? It’s clearly a hand-smash cannon!”

“I support handing it over. It’s too dangerous for this kind of thing to exist in our ordinary society. It should indeed be handed over!”

“Yeah, friend, you can’t keep this kind of thing!”

…

At this moment, Ye Chen, who had a bitter face and a gloomy heart, heard everyone’s discussion.

He suddenly thought of what the branch captain had said to him last night.

“Young man, you’re still so young, why are you so obsessed with fishing? Even if you’re addicted to fishing, you didn’t catch a single fish, did you? Instead, you caught a lot of messy things, like rotten fish and a corpse. Since you’re so good at fishing, why don’t you catch an aircraft carrier or a plane instead? You should find a job, a steady job, and contribute to our country…”

Ye Chen had always been petty.

Although he knew that the branch captain said this for his own good, he still wanted to be a little more mischievous.

This time, he had fished up a pistol and would hand it over to the country. This could be considered a contribution to society, right?

When he sent the gun to the police station, he would definitely ask for a silk banner.

He wouldn’t ask for anything else to be written on the banner except “Great Fishing God, fishing for the people”!

Just as gifts and comments were flooding Ye Chen’s live stream room, another familiar figure appeared.

The “East Sea’s King of Fishing”!

Ye Chen’s old fans were very familiar with this username.

Yesterday, when Ye Chen had caught the rotten fish and corpse, it was this guy who had incited the others in the live stream to attack Ye Chen.

The netizen kept saying that there was a diver hired by Ye Chen in the water and that the rotten fish had been hooked onto Ye Chen’s hook by the diver.

Similarly, the corpse in the rolled-up quilt was the same story. That was just Ye Chen’s script, a way to attract attention.

He even said that Ye Chen would not call the police in the end.

As the saying goes, gossip is a fearful thing. Last night, under the influence of the East Sea’s King of Fishing, many brainless viewers were incited.

As the East Sea’s King of Fishing had only said a few words in the live stream room, Ye Chen naturally could not hold him responsible.

In the end, an officer did come and confirmed that the corpse was indeed one of a middle-aged man. Yet, even though the East Sea’s King of Fishing had been forcefully proven wrong, he was still shamelessly active in Ye Chen’s live stream today.

Not only that, but it was also because he had doubted Ye Chen yesterday that he had gained thousands of fans.

After obtaining the benefits, he was ready to do the same again.

Therefore, the East Sea’s King of Fishing began to send comments in Ye Chen’s live stream room.

“I say, people, don’t tell me you think this is really some kind of metaphysics, right? There must be Ye Chen’s accomplices in the reservoir. Who can really catch a gun? And this gun is obviously fake, okay?”

“Besides, that girl is obviously Ye Chen’s accomplice. This is just a script that was made up in advance.”

“If Ye Chen really has the ability to predict the future, why doesn’t he predict the lottery? No one would think that he’s really fishing for fun, right?”

“He can’t even catch a single fish, yet he’s still doing live stream fishing here every day. If it wasn’t for the sake of making money, would he still do this?”

“How does Ye Chen earn money? It’s through you brainless fans who sent the gifts!”

“If you don’t believe this is fake, then follow me. This afternoon, I’ll reveal Ye Chen’s scam!”

“Who can’t make an accurate prediction? As long as the money is paid, I can even fish up a plane for you. Do you believe me?”

“Besides, Ye Chen said that he caught a real gun. Believe it or not, he would never dare to call the police and hand the gun to the officers!”

“If you don’t believe me, just wait and see. After the fishing is over, Ye Chen will say that he will hand the pistol over to the officers. As for whether he really will hand it over or not, we won’t know.”