Chapter 15 Silver Treasure Box

After buying lottery tickets, he went for a meal.

He had slept for a day, and his stomach was growling with hunger.

After finishing the meal, he casually dropped by a fishing gear store.

As soon as he entered, he overheard the owner chatting with some regular customers.

They were talking about Fang Hao's fishing experience from the previous night.

"I can't believe it. Two bodies were fished out of Baisa Reservoir."

"It's such a pity, that's a great spot for fishing. I was planning to go there this weekend, but now that bodies have been pulled up, I dare not go."

"Brother Zhou, you're too timid. It's just two bodies, what's there to fear? It's not just about the weekend; I even feel like going there tonight for some night fishing."

Another angler said, completely fearless.

If fishermen are scared of this, how can they go out for night fishing?

For fishing, these are just trivial matters.

"However… the two bodies fished out last night, I heard were caught by a fellow fisherman."

"The same person, fishing up two bodies in one night… that…"

"That fisherman is really unlucky. He'd be mentally shattered. He didn't catch any fish, just bodies."

Isn't that true.

His mentality collapsed right then.

Fang Hao had silently responded in his mind after hearing their conversation at the entrance.

Later, he simply went home to sleep, not bothering to continue fishing.

This luck is really terribly bad.

"If it were me, I probably… wouldn't think about fishing ever again."

"I wonder if this fisherman can move past this psychological trauma."

"But… what do you think about the possibility of it being intentional? I've seen quite a few folks online saying this."

At that moment, the owner of the fishing gear store suddenly said,

"What do you mean by intentional?" Everyone was taken aback.

"I mean… this person might have known that there were bodies under the reservoir and chose that spot to fish," the owner analyzed. "After all, fishing up one body is already a highly unlikely event. Fishing up two in one night, that's practically impossible."

"That means, the person knew there were bodies below and chose that specific spot to fish, making it easier to pull up the bodies."

That was the owner's suspicion.

"In that case, he could use his identity as the person who fished up the bodies to eliminate himself from suspicion… like creating an alibi, suggesting he is not the killer."

Fang Hao wanted to join their conversation initially, but after hearing what the owner said, he abruptly stopped.

His expression froze.

Fang Hao hadn't expected others to think in this direction.

It dawned on him.

He suddenly remembered… the way Captain Lin looked at him last night, how improper it was.

So, he was under suspicion.

They regarded him as a suspect.

No wonder later, both Chen Lin and another person were whispering and occasionally looking at him.

Now, Fang Hao finally understood.

Dammit, he had genuinely just happened to fish out the bodies; it truly had nothing to do with him.

He didn't know what to say.

However, he wasn't worried; he was innocent and not concerned.

But being suspected, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Hey, your analysis, boss, is quite an eye-opener, indeed. It seems like a real possibility."

"If he really knew beforehand, then it indeed is possible."

"Doesn't that mean… this fisherman could actually be the killer?"

"It's possible."

"Sometimes, the person who least looks like a killer is the killer!"

In an instant, everyone in the fishing gear store suspected Fang Hao was the killer.

Now, as the person involved, Fang Hao couldn't tolerate it any longer.

He interjected immediately, "Isn't there a possibility that someone just had bad luck and ended up fishing up two bodies?"

When Fang Hao spoke, the people in the store finally noticed him.

"Indeed, there's that possibility, but likely few would believe it."

"Put yourself in their shoes, would you believe it?"

"I…"

Fang Hao was genuinely stumped.

If he weren't the person involved, he might not believe it himself.

It's too absurd…

This made Fang Hao even more frustrated.

It was hard to clear his name.

"But we can't rule out that possibility, can we? We can't let a criminal get away, but we shouldn't wrong a good person either."

"True."

"So, we should leave this matter to the police."

"Then we'll know if he is indeed the killer."

"Young man, what would you like to buy?" The owner, not wanting to dwell further on the topic, turned to Fang Hao.

"I'll just buy some bait."

Initially, Fang Hao wanted to buy some other items, but he had lost all enthusiasm and just picked a few packs of bait.

Then he left.

He had been upset about not catching any fish last night.

Now, hearing others talk and suspecting him of being a killer made him even more depressed.

"How come that guy looked somewhat familiar?" the owner muttered after Fang Hao had left, feeling puzzled.

"Wait a minute!"

"Isn't he… the fisherman who pulled up the bodies?"

The owner suddenly realized this and felt a bit embarrassed.

After all, he had just speculated in front of him that he might be the killer.