Chapter 14 Such luck, it would be a pity not to buy a lottery ticket

"Fang Hao, I heard you fished up another body?"

"I told you, tonight wasn't right for fishing, and sure enough, another body was fished up. You should have gone back with us at the time. You shouldn't have gone fishing again."

"Fang Hao, your luck is really too awful, isn't it? You didn't catch any fish all night, only bodies."

"Fang Hao, how are you feeling now? Do you have a shadow over your heart? You won't be afraid to go fishing in the future, right?"

"Kid, I heard you fished up two bodies tonight? Your luck is too explosive, man. Should I buy two lottery tickets to see?"

"..."

The messages in the phone were simply too many.

Dozens of unread messages.

After finishing his statement and his meal, Fang Hao finally had time to look at his phone. When he took it out and saw so many unread messages, he was stupefied.

This... there were even more messages than before.

How can I reply to all these?

If I reply to each one, who knows when I'd be done.

But Fang Hao, on his part, still patiently replied to them one by one.

"Yeah, fished up another body."

"Who knew there would be no fish today..."

"Psychological shadow? Doesn't exist. Just damn speechless, I keep not catching any fish. No, I have to go fishing again tomorrow."

"Buying a lottery ticket is fine, I'll go buy one later. If I win the jackpot, I'll treat you to a 'big sword feast.'"

"..."

It took over half an hour for Fang Hao to finish replying to all the messages, during which he also chatted with some fishing buddies and friends.

Only then was it over.

He put away his phone and saw Chen Lin staring at him.

"Officer Chen, why are you always looking at me? Is my face dirty?" Fang Hao asked doubtfully as he touched his face.

"No..."

Chen Lin hurriedly turned her head. She had only meant to take a glance, but... this glance lasted a slightly long time.

She didn't expect to be caught in the act, suddenly feeling a bit guilty.

But honestly, this guy... he wasn't bad looking. If he groomed himself a little, he would actually be quite handsome.

Hey hey, what am I thinking?

How could I possibly be interested in him?

Someone who is obsessed with fishing all day and doesn't have a proper job; I could never be into someone like that!

I need someone who is excellent, positive, and responsible!

And him... obviously, he doesn't meet a single criterion.

Impossible.

Absolutely impossible.

I'm just following Lin's orders to observe him in secret and nothing else.

That must be it.

Chen Lin thought to herself.

"So, what are you doing now?"

Chen Lin asked Fang Hao.

"If there's nothing else, I guess I should go home and rest."

"I thought you were going to stay here."

"That's not necessary."

Fang Hao definitely didn't want to stay at the police station... it always felt like being locked up.

Grabbing a meal was okay though.

"If there's nothing else, I'm heading back."

What a night of nonsense; it's nearly dawn.

Just in time to go home and get some good sleep.

As for livestreaming... just forget it for today.

I'll get back on after I wake up.

Fang Hao knew that once he went back on air, the chat room would definitely explode.

He had experienced this before.

He was really tired now.

"Alright, if we need anything, we'll contact you again," said Chen Lin.

"Okay."

After Fang Hao left, Chen Lin also started to feel the strain.

Overcome by sleepiness.

She had been busy all night, investigating on-site, taking statements, with no time to rest.

She was practically exhausted.

Plus, she had been vomiting for such a long time earlier, her stomach was empty.

But she didn't feel hungry at all.

What she needed most now was to catch up on sleep.

But as she was about to rest her head on the desk, Lin Wendong happened to pass by her table.

"There's nothing urgent for now, go home and get some rest," he suggested.

They had a short break until all the autopsy reports came in.

Lin Wendong was aware of how worn out his colleagues were after an entire night's work.

He could handle it because he was used to it.

But for a newcomer like Chen Lin, especially a girl on her first high-intensity job, she was obviously not quite adjusted yet.

"Lin, I'm not sleepy..." Chen Lin was about to insist but couldn't help but yawn.

Lin Wendong smiled, "You're not sleepy? Head home and rest. After you've rested, there are more important things to do. The real battle is still ahead."

"Yes."

Chen Lin went home to rest, too.

The other colleagues also squeezed in a bit of sleep where they could.

Only Lin Wendong remained, analyzing autopsy reports and searching through files to see if he could find any clues or leads.

...

"Maybe I really should try buying a lottery ticket."

On the way home, Fang Hao mumbled to himself.

He felt his friend was right, his luck was indeed once in a lifetime; he should really try buying a lottery ticket.

Such luck, it was freakishly miraculous, even stepping in dog shit wouldn't compare.

If he really won the big prize...

He could change his fishing equipment to something much better!

The rods he had his eyes on were so expensive, each over ten thousand... he always wanted to buy them but was short on funds.

If he did win the lottery, he would definitely buy that equipment immediately.

Start with a new outfit.

"But the lottery stalls won't be open this early."

"I'll buy it after I wake up."

Fang Hao made up his mind.

He decided to get a ticket after waking up later.

After getting home, Fang Hao comfortably took a hot shower and then went straight to sleep...

From six in the morning, he slept till past three in the afternoon.

A solid eight hours.

But because his biological clock was off, the quality of sleep wasn't as good as at night.

Upon waking, he still felt a little groggy.

His mental state wasn't great either.

This was the difference between sleeping late and sleeping early.

If he went to sleep before ten at night and got a full eight hours, he'd be bursting with energy the next day.

After waking up and freshening up, Fang Hao hurried out.

He had something else to do - buying lottery tickets!

That was the plan laid out the day before.

The lottery shops in the afternoon were quite bustling, though mostly with older folks.

Young people like Fang Hao were not common.

"Boss, five lottery tickets."

At two bucks a piece, five was just ten bucks.

Small bets for fun, big bets ruin your life.

This was just for the fun of it, a bit of entertainment.

"What numbers do you want to buy?"

"Random."

Fang Hao didn't know what numbers to pick, so he simply let the boss print out a few sets of random numbers for him.

Soon, the lottery tickets were printed out.