Chapter 16 Officer's Science Popularization

Since their arrival at the scene, this guy has maintained a stoic expression.

Thinking about this, Zhou Tao couldn't help but ask with interest,

"Young man, how was this body discovered?"

"Why do you seem unhappy?"

"Just tell the truth. You heard it just now; if this deceased was indeed someone who drowned four days ago, you might even receive a reward of two hundred thousand."

"In that case, since it's not a criminal case, you won't have to come back with us for a statement."

"Ah, a two hundred thousand reward, that's almost like my annual salary..."

Ye Chen curled his lip.

This branch captain named Zhou Tao is indeed a good guy, not only is he down to earth, but he also handles cases with exceptional professionalism.

Looking at Zhou Tao, he seriously said, "Comrade Sir, you don't understand..."

"As a man who aspires to be the King of Fishing, more than two hundred thousand, I would rather catch a platinum-grade big fish."

After saying that, Ye Chen shifted the topic and added, "However, finding a body isn't so bad either."

"Besides, the reward really isn't important, what's crucial is letting the deceased's family find the body, allowing the remains to return to its roots, I think that's what matters the most."

Ye Chen spoke with a firm and clear voice.

Faced with such high awareness from Ye Chen, Zhou Tao couldn't help but feel more admiration.

He turned his head towards the young comrades behind him and said, "Did you hear that?"

"Such a young lad with such high awareness, truly worth learning from."

"If everyone in Jiang City was like this, we probably wouldn't need us Sirs anymore. Nowadays, there are too few people who can view money lightly."

As soon as Zhou Tao finished speaking,

He heard the young man he just praised rubbing his hands together and giving a sycophantic smile.

"By the way, Comrade Sir..."

"Is that two hundred thousand in cash or transferred?"

"Is it you who gives it or the deceased's family?"

"When can it be given, can it be given now?"

Instantly, Zhou Tao, who initially had a face of admiration, suddenly changed his expression.

As an experienced police officer, he never expected to be let down by this young man.

Seeing his colleagues struggling to hold back their laughter, Zhou Tao awkwardly said,

"Ah…well..."

"Since the reward is offered by the deceased's family, naturally it will be them providing the reward, don't worry."

"You're called Ye..."

Hearing this, Ye Chen quickly said, "My name is Ye Chen."

"Alright, Ye Chen..." Zhou Tao nodded, "Tell me in detail about how you landed this body, don't omit anything, recount the whole process."

After saying this, he also noticed the urn at Ye Chen's feet. "And what about this urn? Why are you dressed like that? Tell us everything."

Ye Chen nodded, as the event of him fishing the body had already been broadcasted in the live stream.

There was no need to hide anything.

Moreover, regardless of how one saw it, since it involved a deceased person, Ye Chen carefully narrated to Captain Zhou how he had fished up the body.

Of course, Ye Chen didn't reveal anything about the system; it was his biggest secret that he would never disclose.

Fortunately, Ye Chen was quick-witted. He carefully recounted everything from initially using the urn as a fishing bait box to later fishing out the corpse to Zhou Tao.

Upon hearing Ye Chen's explanation, Zhou Tao, like the nearby officers, wore a dumbfounded expression.

"You said you first fished up a rotten fish? And it actually bit the hook?"

"Then you performed a ritual by the river, and afterward, you fished up this corpse?"

"Yes, that's exactly what happened," Ye Chen nodded.

"Is he telling the truth?" This time Zhou Tao didn't ask Ye Chen but instead turned his gaze to the group of fellow fishermen around.

As a seasoned officer and criminal investigator, he had handled many bizarre cases.

But what this young man described seemed a bit too exaggerated.

A rotten fish biting the hook was one thing, but after a ritual by the river, the corpse also bit the hook?

If it were an ordinary person encountering such a situation, it would indeed be extremely unlucky.

But because this young man performed a ritual by the river, did he manage to turn the situation around and now unlawfully claim a reward of 200,000?

At the same time, while everyone was preparing to call the police, this young man even expressed concern about scaring the fish nest...

How addicted to fishing does one have to be?

Meanwhile, the fishermen beside him also came forward to vouch for Ye Chen.

"Officer, it's true, we were right there, Teacher Ye didn't lie."

"That's right, when Teacher Ye fished up the dead fish earlier, we were ready to leave, but Teacher Ye mentioned he had a trick up his sleeve, so after finishing the rituals by the river, we didn't have to worry as much."

"Officer, please don't misunderstand, Teacher Ye's sword is made of peach wood, not some controlled weapon. Teacher Ye is a Heavenly Master, very impressive!"

"Exactly, aside from Teacher Ye's slightly lacking fishing skills, being a bit petty, and somewhat greedy, he's actually a good person; he definitely wasn't lying..."

"Comrade officer, Teacher Ye is also live streaming, if you don't believe it, you can go and ask the audience in the live stream room."

...

Listening to so much from the crowd, Zhou Tao had to believe it.

Upon careful consideration, Zhou Tao understood.

He sighed helplessly, and with deep emotion, addressed everyone.

"Everyone don't be superstitious, what monsters or demons are there?"

"The so-called 'rotten fish biting the hook' you mentioned is just a dead fish in the river that happened to get caught on the hook."

"The feeling of a force was probably from other big fish hooked at the same time, but when the big fish got away, it left the dead fish hooked."

"It was probably just a coincidence."

Indeed...

The previously perceived mysterious events became explainable by Zhou Tao's explanation.

It makes sense, how could a dead fish have the strength to tug on the line?

It was clearly a live fish that bit the hook initially, but as Teacher Ye was reeling it in, the live fish escaped, accidentally leaving the dead fish hooked.

Seeing everyone's enlightened expressions, Zhou Tao continued to explain about the corpse, "Generally, when people are alive, their lungs are filled with air, creating buoyancy which allows most individuals to float in the water."

"However, once a person dies and the air in the lungs escapes, they lose buoyancy and sink to the bottom, which is also why the corpse wasn't discovered."

"After being submerged for a while, the body begins to decay and internal fungi produce gases, causing the corpse to bloat and some organs to fill with gas, making it float back to the surface again."