Chapter 39: Hooked a Gun

What the heck, this is no fish at all!

It's clearly a piece of metal!

To be exact, it's a gun!

At the same time, seeing such a thing hanging on the fishhook, Ye Chen's face turned green with anger.

No wonder it was so heavy, it turned out to be a handgun...

This system, it's really fucking screwing me over!

Upon seeing this scene.

The audience in the live stream room split into two groups.

One group consists of Ye Chen's long-time fans, who were already laughing so hard they were cramping.

"I told you, with Teacher Ye's superb skills, there's no way he'd catch a fish!"

"Did you guys see Teacher Ye's expression just now? When he was pulling the rod, he was all smiles, but when he saw that he had pulled up a toy gun, his face turned dark, hahaha!"

"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter, it was supposed to be a big carp, is this what a big carp looks like?"

"Still as steady as ever, Teacher Ye is indeed amazing."

...

On the other hand, there's a part of the audience that found it a bit boring.

I mean, a fishing streamer catching a toy gun from the water isn't exactly fun.

If you're so great, catch a real thing!

Ye Chen felt almost the same as everyone else.

He had thought he would finally be able to catch a real fish, but who would have known that the hook would snag this handgun at the bottom of the water, and he actually pulled it up.

Ye Chen's frustration was solely because he hadn't caught any fish.

And these fellow fishermen around him had long since grown accustomed to it.

This time, no one cared about how Ye Chen felt, all gathering together.

Even one daring person directly took the handgun off the hook, holding and fiddling with it in hand.

Once he took hold of it, his expression turned to panic.

"This... this seems like the real deal!"

"The real deal???"

With these words spoken, everyone present suddenly became restless.

The same was true for Ye Chen himself.

He quickly set down the fishing rod and took the handgun he had caught.

As soon as he held it in his hand, Ye Chen could immediately feel that the gun was indeed heavy.

But he had already felt its weight while pulling the rod.

Weight alone didn't prove anything; perhaps this was a full-metal model gun?

Moreover, the design of the gun was quite unique, not like any modern firearms.

Instead, it resembled the handguns used during the anti-Japanese war period as seen on TV dramas.

Of course, most importantly, although the gun looked very vintage with quite a bit of rust, it wasn't to the extent of being covered in rust spots.

At this thought, Ye Chen licked his lips, "This... can't possibly be the real thing, right?"

"I remember this kind of handgun, it's from the era of the resistance against Japan, what was it called..."

Suddenly, an old man beside him recognized it, "This handgun seems to be called a 'Hand Cannon.'"

"Because it was used by the Japanese, it was nicknamed 'Hand Cannon,' and the quality of this gun was very poor, so it was quickly phased out."

"At Seyves Reservoir, it was indeed a resistance base against the Japanese invasion historically, so it's possible for such a gun to turn up."

"No, that's not right..." Ye Chen shook his head, denying, "According to that time frame, that's almost a hundred years ago. If it had been in the water, it would probably have decayed beyond recognition by now."

"But this gun, it doesn't seem like it's been underwater for that long."

"Judging by the rust marks, I estimate it's only been soaked for a few years, I think this is an all-metal model."

"After all, guns are not like other things, hey, do you only know it's called a tortoise shell? Does anyone know the full name of this gun?"

For a moment, Ye Chen was also unsure if the gun was real.

After all, he didn't understand this thing!

At the same time, the several old men around were also talking at once, but none understood it.

Just then, a pair of fair little hands reached out and took the gun from Ye Chen's hands.

With a crisp "click" sound, the sleeve on it was pulled back.

"This is a Type 16 pistol from the Sun Nation."

"The caliber is 9.9 millimeters."

"The gun is twenty centimeters long and weighs 2.3 jin."

"The magazine capacity is nine rounds, with an effective range of seventy meters."

"Since it was developed by the Sun Nation and it happened to be during the Year of Locust 16, this pistol was named Type 16."

"Because this gun is modified from an older generation tortoise shell, it's quite rare and not commonly seen."

"The large caliber of the Type 16 pistol also earned it the nickname 'Hand Cannon.'"

"As Seyves Reservoir was a resistance stronghold during the historical war against Japan, it's quite normal for this Hand Cannon to be found here."

"This is indeed a real gun, and with bullets loaded, it can still be fired!"

This time, Ye Chen couldn't help but be stunned...

Not only did he hear that the gun was real, but most importantly, the person lecturing everyone turned out to be...

Liao Xuexue!

Yes!

The person holding the pistol was none other than Liao Head's granddaughter, Liao Xuexue!

A sweet and lovely girl, who could be so knowledgeable about weapons...

And not just knowledgeable, she even pulled back the slide of the pistol.

Ye Chen suspected that if she had some bullets, she could even shoot him dead!

It was this kind of contrast that surprised Ye Chen so much.

Not only was Ye Chen surprised, the few old gentlemen around were also looking at this sweet young lady with shocked faces.

Perhaps sensing the surprised looks of the crowd, she hurriedly handed the gun back to Ye Chen.

Her expression also changed from full confidence to a bit of shyness now.

She lowered her head, fidgeting with the hem of her dress, and spoke softly, "Um... I study history, so I'm quite interested in some historical items, including weapons."

Ye Chen twitched the corner of his eye slightly, looking at Liao Xuexue and asked, "Have you, have you touched a real gun before?"

"Um, I've had a little contact with them," Liao Xuexue nodded slowly.

Ye Chen's smile suddenly froze.

Because from the way Liao Xuexue was holding the gun just now, he could tell.

This girl wasn't just slightly familiar, she was clearly very proficient, right?

She probably frequented shooting ranges.

Moreover, if she wasn't familiar with the structure of firearms, she definitely wouldn't have pulled the pistol's slide so adeptly.

After figuring this out, Ye Chen felt the gun in his hand was somewhat problematic.

"Is this... really a real gun?"

Liao Xuexue nodded: "Yes, it really is."

Ye Chen's eye corner twitched, asking somewhat puzzledly: "If it's really a real gun, then it must have a long history."

"But having been soaked in water for so long, it should've been corroded quite a bit, yet this gun, why doesn't it seem that way?"