The Fisherman Who Never Catches Fish

Places like the rock clusters near the shore, or where seaweed grows at the roots, these spots are often where blackfish, parrotfish, and sixline wrasse hunt for bait.

Or some docks, harbors, and shallow waters, those are also good spots for fishing.

The place Fang Hao has chosen now is decent, deep water, gentle currents, no big waves, with some underwater reefs beneath.

Usually, fish prefer places like this as a habitat.

It's definitely an ideal fishing spot.

The spot is fine, now it's all down to luck.

As for technique, Fang Hao doesn't think there's anything wrong with his skills.

If he doesn't catch fish, that's all on luck!

It's just that his luck is a little short, otherwise, he'd have caught fish by now.

Fang Hao sat on the rocks fishing, very calm, not at all in a hurry.

He had just seen some fish swimming below.

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That indicates there won't be an absence of fish.

If there are fish, that's enough.

Fang Hao was quite confident in his abilities, never doubting himself.

Time passed slowly, and in a flash, half an hour went by; Fang Hao's rod had yet to show any sign of action.

Ring ring ring.

Just then, Fang Hao's phone rang.

This was his other phone.

He normally uses two phones, one for daily contact and the other for live streaming while fishing.

Fang Hao took out his phone and saw it was Xiao Pang calling him.

Why would they call him at this time? Could it be they were done foraging at sea?

When Fang Hao answered the call.

He heard Xiao Pang's voice trembling on the other side.

"Hao brother... We seem to have found a body..."

"Huh?"

What's happening?

They found a body?

"Are you sure it's a body?" Fang Hao's tone became more serious.

This wasn't a matter to joke about.

"I'm sure it's a body, it's floating near the shore, there's a rock blocking it, and I, along with Old Ye, didn't dare to go closer, we only saw the lower half." Xiao Pang swallowed hard, he was clearly scared.

This was witnessed in person, not something seen in a live stream.

Watching a live stream, one might not react too much to seeing a dead body.

But seeing a body with one's own eyes on site, the tension was unavoidable.

"Then you guys report it to the police first, I'll come right now."

Encountering a body was no small matter; Fang Hao was preparing to go have a look.

"Old Ye has just reported it to the police."

"Alright, then wait for me there, I'll be over quickly."

The friends in the live stream clearly heard the conversation on the phone.

"Damn, the streamer has encountered another body?"

"Such luck..."

"It feels like the streamer is like Conan, wherever he goes he stumbles upon bodies and murder cases."

The viewers were also shocked.

Although they often joked about letting Fang Hao catch a body, actually encountering such an event still felt unbelievable.

It hadn't been long since they encountered a body.

This luck... was just unbelievable.

"So the nickname of the 'Corpse-fishing streamer' is truly set in stone now."

"No, I think now we should rename him 'Corpse Immortal'."

"6."

"..."

At this point, Fang Hao had no time to watch the viewers teasing him in the live chat; he quickly started packing up his fishing gear.

Looks like the fishing has to be put on hold for now, he had to deal with the situation Xiao Pang and Old Ye were in.

He looked at the stuff in his bucket.

He had collected these while foraging at sea earlier.

If a body was truly discovered, then these things... he kind of lost the appetite for them.

After hesitating for a moment, Fang Hao decided to pour the snails and sea stars back into the sea.

Forget it, even if they hadn't found a body, he probably wouldn't eat them.

After packing up, Fang Hao put his fishing gear back into his car, and drove over.

When he arrived there, the police had just reached the scene.

Their response time was exceptionally fast.

Fang Hao parked his car and went with them to the site.

"Hao brother."

After Fang Hao walked over, Old Ye and Xiao Pang waved at him to indicate their location.

"Are you guys together?"

The officer then noticed Fang Hao.

They found Fang Hao somewhat familiar but couldn't immediately recall who he was.

"Yes."

They all walked over together.

"Where's the body?"

"It's behind this big rock."

Xiao Pang pointed in another direction.

Everyone looked in that direction and indeed saw a 'corpse' floating behind the big rock.

The atmosphere immediately became tense, and the scene was cordoned off to prevent people from approaching, lest they disturb the evidence.

Fang Hao and the others were kept outside as well.

Of course, there was a police officer watching over them.

Although they were the ones who reported the incident, they were still suspects until proven otherwise.

Two other police officers approached the 'corpse' to check the situation.

However, when they got closer and saw the 'corpse,' they were absolutely stunned.

This...

Clearly, they were shocked by the corpse in front of them.

"Old Zhang, what's the situation?"

Seeing no movement for a while, another officer asked.

"Mistaken."

"This isn't a corpse."

"Not a corpse? Then what is it?"

Weird.

From a distance, it clearly looked like a corpse, so how is it not a corpse?

Not just that person was puzzled, Fang Hao and Xiao Pang were also confused.

"It's... a silicone doll."

The officer who spoke picked up the 'corpse' with one hand and showed it to everyone.

Everyone's expression was one of utter surprise upon seeing what he held in his hand.

Their reaction was exactly like when they had first seen the corpse.

After the surprise came resignation.

"No idea who irresponsibly discarded this thing."

Everyone came to their senses and shared a wry smile.

Xiao Pang and Old Ye felt a bit embarrassed.

They had misjudged the situation themselves.

Or they hadn't gone closer to confirm the situation.

But, they couldn't be blamed for their mistake—they were just ordinary people, who would understandably call the police upon encountering such a scene.

The police didn't hold it against them.

Now that it was established that it wasn't a corpse and not a homicide, the cordon was lifted.

"We're sorry for reporting it before we were sure."

"You can't be blamed for that; from afar, it really did look like a corpse. What you did was right."

"Had it been an actual corpse and if you had recklessly gone to check, you could have potentially disturbed the crime scene."

"Thank you for your trouble."

"No problem."

The issue was resolved.

It was just a false alarm.

And Fang Hao's live stream viewers were rolling with laughter.

They had thought it would be a murder case but it turned out to be just a joke.

"Hahaha, it's actually a doll."

"I really thought it was a corpse."

"Ah, what a pity."

"Who knows whose girlfriend got misidentified."

"But the quality of this doll is really good, it looks just like a real person. This thing can't be cheap."

"No idea who would be willing to just throw it away."

"I once bought one, pfft, my friend bought one, and it cost five thousand!"

"How does it feel? Is it useful? I'm asking for a friend."

"Personally, I think it's better to buy a cup."

"..."

Fang Hao glanced over and saw that the conversation was getting more and more absurd.

Xiao Pang and Old Ye also wiped a bead of sweat from their foreheads, now finally able to relax.

But after such an incident, they no longer felt like continuing their foraging at sea.

They weren't as bold as Fang Hao.

"Let's just go fishing instead."

The two carried their buckets and other sea foraging tools with them.

When Fang Hao saw the contents of their buckets, he instantly felt... a pang of regret.

He had dumped the things he had foraged from the sea earlier when they found the 'corpse.'

It turned out to be just a misunderstanding.

Now he truly felt the loss.

If he had known, he wouldn't have been so quick to dump them.

But it was too late for regrets now.

The live stream viewers also noticed the change in Fang Hao's expression and immediately understood what had happened.

They began to tease him.

"Haha, the streamer is regretting dumping those things earlier."

"Poor streamer."