Chapter 17 Do I Need to Register to Go Fishing?

"It's too dark, you guys couldn't see while fishing, that's why you accidentally fished up this body when you cast the rod."

"In conclusion, all these things are completely coincidental!"

At this point, Zhou Tao sighed, glanced at Ye Chen, and said, "I don't know if you're just lucky or unlucky..."

"There aren't many bodies in the water, yet you managed to fish one up, why can't you fish up any fish!"

Listening to Zhou Tao's explanation, Ye Chen had learned something new, but hearing the latter part...

Especially: "You can fish up a body, but why can't you fish up any fish!"

Ye Chen couldn't help feeling depressed.

Seeing Ye Chen's frustrated expression, Zhou Tao was quite satisfied and continued with a serious tone.

"Moreover, you really lack awareness, I need to criticize you on this."

"When you found the body, you should have called the police immediately."

"You were actually afraid that we would scare away your fishing spot?"

"How can you be so addicted? Even if you are addicted to fishing, you haven't caught any fish anyway!"

"But you haven't fished up less of other stuff, no fish but you got junk and bodies."

"Even if you are good at fishing, not asking you to fish up an aircraft carrier or submarine, but if you pulled up some antiques, that would have also been a contribution to the country."

"So, young man, you should find yourself a job, that way you wouldn't waste your precious youth..."

Seeing the young man twitching at the corner of his mouth in front of him, Zhou Tao was extremely thrilled.

Who asked him to just praised the young man for not being materialistic and for having high ideological awareness, and the next second this guy started asking about the reward?

However, Zhou Tao meant well, he actually had a good impression of this young man.

Among these fishermen, this young man named Ye Chen was certainly unique, and he was also the youngest.

As for the other fishermen, all of them are at least fifty-year-old elders.

These old men don't have much to do at this age, they fish for leisure with their pensions, there's nothing wrong with that.

A young, handsome guy liking fishing is not a big deal.

But he found a body and didn't let others call the police because he was worried about scaring his fishing spot, that's an addiction!

In the end, it's just getting too absorbed.

The crowd nearby, hearing Ye Chen being seriously advised by the officers, also relaxed their tense expressions a bit.

Normally, finding a body is indeed a big deal.

But the way this body was found was just too absurd.

Plus, since the deceased's identity has been confirmed now, excluding any criminal activities, the surrounding atmosphere wasn't as serious as before.

As for Ye Chen, he didn't feel much about it.

Firstly because he has always had thick skin.

Otherwise, as a fishing streamer, not catching any fish for over a month, most people would have probably cancelled their accounts and stopped streaming.

Secondly, because the officer was also being kind and after all, he was an officer.

As long as the previously agreed upon reward of 200,000 was given to him, it didn't matter much.

About fifteen minutes after the officer made a phone call.

The relatives of the deceased came over.

The result turned out exactly as Zhou Tao predicted; the body discovered by Ye Chen was indeed that of the middle-aged man who accidentally drowned four days ago.

With the cries of the family, the atmosphere at Jiang City River became sad.

Especially when they confirmed that it was their family member, their crying seemed life-ending.

The family members of the deceased were all immersed in grief and didn't inquire how exactly the body was discovered.

And they had no doubts about their relative accidentally falling into the water.

The group, hearing that Ye Chen discovered the body, thanked Ye Chen in various ways and in accordance with the previous agreement, gave Ye Chen the reward of 200,000 yuan.

Although he received the 200,000, when Ye Chen saw the deceased being covered with a white sheet and carried into the van, he couldn't feel happy.

If they hadn't found the body of their relative, there might still have been a sliver of hope.

But once they recognized the body as their relative's, that sliver of hope was shattered.

Perhaps noticing Ye Chen's mood, the branch captain of Jiang City Police Station, Zhou Tao, stepped forward and patted Ye Chen on the shoulder.

"I thought you were only about money, didn't expect you to have some sympathy."

"Think it through, these are things one must experience in life."

"I see you're young, you should be focusing on your path, instead of fishing, you might as well find a job, work somewhere, better than fishing at the river all day."

Hearing this, Ye Chen was stunned: "Officer, you know about fishing?"

Actually, "fishing" is the professional lingo used among fishermen, which roughly means not catching any fish, and returning empty-handed.

It's akin to being 'air force'.

It's mostly used to describe fishermen who haven't caught anything all day.

Ye Chen didn't expect Captain Zhou to actually know their fishermen's "slang".

Who knew, Zhou Tao's expression suddenly turned somewhat sad.

He sighed.

"Fishing impoverishes one for three years, lure fishing ruins a lifetime!"

"I was once among those fishermen, often coming back empty-handed..."

Ye Chen's eye twitched.

There are many ways to fish, and according to different methods, fishermen categorize themselves.

Like Ye Chen, who uses a rod, and baits with a hand pole, he is called a "hand pole old man".

And those who use lure fishing rods, imitating small fish to provoke attacks from bigger fish, are called "lure old men".

Clearly, this officer was also a fisherman!

Ye Chen smacked his lips, saying: "Officer comrade, you're overthinking it."

"What depressed me was the hook that was caught under the chin of the deceased, and also, I'm just regretful that I probably won't be able to catch any fish tonight."

Regardless, a body was discovered at Jiang City River.

Moreover, it was already past 2 AM.

Ye Chen indeed was still in the mood to continue night fishing, but the other fishermen on the bank had already started packing up their fishing gear, getting ready to head home.

Without an audience, Ye Chen naturally wouldn't keep fishing alone, he could only pack up and prepare to go home.

Obviously, as for Ye Chen's explanation, Zhou Tao still didn't believe it.

Zhou Tian scoffed, "You, you little brat, have quite the tough mouth."

"Alright, just give me your personal information."

Ye Chen smirked: "Really? Officer, am I breaking the law by fishing?"