Chapter 6: Was it me? No!

"Officer Chen, do you have any food here?"

After completing his statement, Fang Hao's stomach began to rumble.

He had been so busy that he hadn't realized he was hungry.

From fishing up the corpse to finishing the deposition, a couple of hours had passed, and it was already early morning.

"There are still some instant noodles."

"But can you really stomach it?"

Although Chen Lin was also a bit hungry, just thinking about the corpse made her stomach churn, and she still felt like throwing up.

And here this guy not only wanted to eat but was also planning to go back to continue fishing afterward.

What a... quirky guy.

Chen Lin couldn't think of more adjectives to describe him.

"Do you guys just eat this when working overtime? That's too inhumane."

"You should at least have a chicken leg meal box..."

"Ugh..."

Before Fang Hao could finish his complaint, Chen Lin immediately covered her mouth and rushed out of the interrogation room to the bathroom to throw up.

She wouldn't have thought about vomiting, but as soon as Fang Hao mentioned the chicken leg, she immediately thought of the gruesome state of the decomposed body.

It felt like eating in a bathroom.

Suddenly, her stomach was in turmoil.

The nauseous feeling surged from her stomach to her mouth.

She couldn't stand hearing anyone mention anything related to meat.

She probably wouldn't want to eat any meat for a week, no, maybe even half a month.

"What's wrong with Chen?" the other colleagues were surprised by Chen Lin's reaction.

"It wasn't me."

Fang Hao responded instinctively.

"..."

A few colleagues rolled their eyes, somewhat speechless, this guy really didn't think he was in a police station, even daring to joke with them.

If it were ordinary people coming here, they'd all be very nervous and wouldn't joke with them.

But everyone just brushed it off.

After all, Fang Hao wasn't a bad guy.

When they were recording the statement earlier, they knew he was a fishing streamer who, on that day, had fished up a corpse.

Such unlucky luck.

And yet, he was bold enough.

Anyone else would have been scared witless by now.

But this guy was still calmly wanting to eat instant noodles.

Such a mentality, definitely a great seed for a criminal investigator.

What a pity.

"I'll go make you a pot of instant noodles."

A colleague stood up, taking over for Chen Lin to boil water and make the noodles for Fang Hao.

"Bro, thanks a lot."

Fang Hao was quite familiar and didn't feel like a stranger at all.

After finishing his late-night snack, he was ready to go back to fishing.

He didn't believe he wouldn't catch any fish today.

There was nothing to do for the moment.

Fang Hao also took out his recently reclaimed phone.

After reporting to the police earlier, he had ended the live broadcast and his phone had been on silent.

When it came time to record his statement, the phone was handed over.

Finally, after everything was done, his phone was returned to him.

When he switched on his phone, he realized he had a bunch of messages.

Texts, WeChat—many friends and fellow fishing enthusiasts sent him messages.

Some were concerned about him, others asked what had happened...

"Fang, I heard you fished up a corpse at Baisa Reservoir?"

"Fang, how are you? Were you scared?"

"Haozi, have you finished giving your statement?"

"Fang, we're going back first; we're done fishing for today."

"Haozi, heard you caught a big one?"

"Hao bro..."

"..."

Seeing the messages from his fishing buddies and friends, Fang Hao responded to each of them.

"I just checked my phone; it was on silent before. I'm fine, nothing much, just came to do the statement. I'll have a late-night snack and then go back to fishing."

"???"

Just as he replied to that message, a whole group of people were filled with question marks.

Wait, you still have to go back to fish?

You dare to fish there after this?

You just fished out a dead body.

Thinking about the horrifying scene... they all felt terrified.

And Fang Hao was saying it's no big deal, and he still had to go back to fish?

"You just fished out a dead body, aren't you scared?"

"What's there to be scared of? It's just a dead body. I haven't caught any fish tonight, and I won't be satisfied until I do!"

Nothing frustrates him more than not catching fish.

He boasted to his viewers that he would definitely have a big catch today, but so far, other than pulling up a dead body, he hadn't caught anything.

He couldn't just go back feeling defeated.

"Just be careful then…"

His fellow anglers understood how frustrating it was to not catch fish, so they could only remind Fang Hao to stay safe.

After chatting with friends and fishing buddies.

His instant noodles were also perfectly soaked by then.

Chen Lin came back from the restroom after throwing up, her pale face still damp from the water, but the droplets made her look even more radiant and exceptionally attractive.

Seeing Chen Lin in such a state, a coworker's gaze nearly stuck there.

Only Fang Hao kept his head down and enjoyed his instant noodles voraciously.

He was genuinely hungry.

He had been busy all night and hadn't eaten anything.

Seeing Fang Hao devouring his instant noodles, Chen Lin showed a look of surprise.

She envied Fang Hao for being able to eat so deliciously under such circumstances.

Such mental resilience was impressive.

She really admired that.

Though she had only been in the police force for a little more than three months,

among people like Fang Hao with strong mental fortitude, he was probably the first she'd encountered.

A few minutes later, Fang Hao also finished the last sip of his soup.

Burp~

He let out a satisfied burp.

Although he wasn't full, the hunger in his stomach had subsided after a bowl of noodles.

Eating too much instant noodles wasn't good.

He had some snacks prepared for himself.

He could eat those when he felt hungry later.

"Officer Chen, I'm done eating."

"Do you want to eat something?"

Chen Lin shook her head, indicating she didn't want to.

Even though she had already thrown up enough to empty her stomach, she still wasn't in the mood to eat.

She really had no appetite.

And was afraid that she might have to throw up again right after eating.

Better not to eat at all.

"Then please take me back now."

Fang Hao rubbed his hands.

Chen Lin was helpless.

She was really impressed by this person; was he addicted to fishing or what?

It's good that such a person wasn't her boyfriend; otherwise, she'd be infuriated daily.

Moreover, he didn't have a proper job, just went fishing every day without working, just using his phone to live stream.

What's the use of that?

No ambition at all.

Despite the number of internet celebrities that make easy money, there are even more who go unnoticed and earn nothing.

No money, no ambition, and only caring about fishing all the time.

What kind of man would anyone admire?

Waste of good looks and physique.

She definitely wouldn't approve.

She believed the most important qualities in a man were ambition and a sense of responsibility.

Only such a man would be perfect.

In her heart, Chen Lin gave Fang Hao a proverbial slap, sentencing him to 'execution'.

"Let's go then, I'll take you back."

Chen Lin prepared to drive Fang Hao back to Baisa Reservoir...