CHAPTER 355: CHAPTER 355: PERILOUS NIGHT FISHING (PART 1)

"Oh wow, is that Xiao Lin! So beautiful!"

Mao Hong instantly recognized the person in the photo as Lin Xiaoyan. She excitedly leaned in, "Where did Xiao Lin take this photo? So pretty!

That outfit, that style, she really looks like an ancient beauty!"

Upon hearing Mao Hong’s words, other off-duty police officers gathered around.

He Qi’an quickly turned off his phone and slipped it into his pocket.

Seeing Captain He’s expressionless face, the approaching officers abruptly turned around and decisively left.

Mao Hong, knowing she was in the wrong, quickly turned to leave.

Without Xiao Lin in Sea City, Captain He seemed perpetually grim, without a smile all day, which was terrifying!

Lin Xiaoyan received a compliment from her boyfriend, calling her pretty, and her face was full of joy.

"It’s... a fishing tackle shop!" Xiao Bo exclaimed in surprise, looking at the things sold in the store.

Lin Xiaoyan put away her phone and entered the shop with Nan Xi.

"Why are fishing tackle sold in the old town?" Xiao Bo asked, puzzled.

The shop owner, seeing customers enter, smiled and explained, "Even though this is the old town, my shop has been open for over a decade!

I dare say, in this city, there isn’t a fishing tackle shop more comprehensive than mine!"

Two men who were buying fish feed nearby said with a laugh, "Yes, not only is stuff here comprehensive but also cheap. We always come here to buy things."

Lin Xiaoyan looked at the shop full of items, all kinds of fishing rods, scoops, nets, floats, hooks... everything you could imagine.

However, she didn’t understand fishing and wasn’t interested in it either.

Xiao Bo, on the other hand, was very interested and was meticulously looking at everything one by one.

Lin Xiaoyan pulled Nan Xi to leave, "Let’s go, let’s buy some local specialties here."

"Boss, the money has been transferred, we’re leaving!"

The two men who came to buy fish feed also headed out.

The shop owner smiled and said, "Okay, take care!"

The four of them reached the door simultaneously and accidentally bumped into each other!

The two men, feeling embarrassed, stepped back, "Sorry, sorry, we didn’t see you also coming out, you go first."

Nan Xi nodded and pulled Lin Xiaoyan outside.

Lin Xiaoyan stared blankly ahead, letting Nan Xi lead her.

After they walked out of the tackle shop, Lin Xiaoyan snapped back to reality, grabbed Nan Xi, and hugged her arm tightly.

Nan Xi turned her head and saw Lin Xiaoyan looking panic-stricken.

"What happened?"

Lin Xiaoyan thought about the scene she had just "seen" and shivered.

"I just... saw zombies!"

Nan Xi looked around warily, "Someone pretending to be zombies?"

Lin Xiaoyan was on the verge of tears; she hadn’t seen these things in a long time—it was terrifying!

"No, it was those two men just now..."

Nan Xi instantly understood, and then: !!!!!

Zombies?! Real zombies? Like the ones she imagined???

...

Meanwhile, the two men were already driving away from the old town.

"Brother Hang, come with me. I found a good spot yesterday. We won’t go home empty-handed tonight!" Gao Shan rolled down the car window and said to Li Hang, who was also driving.

The two of them met through fishing and both loved fishing, especially night fishing!

Typically, every Friday night, they arranged to go night fishing together.

Some people didn’t like night fishing, preferring to fish during the day.

But the two of them were initially forced into night fishing.

Forced by their wives--it’s the weekend, and the kids are at home on vacation. If they fished during the day, ignoring the kids, there’d surely be a battle waiting at home!

So they chose to get their fishing fix on Friday nights and then take care of the kids and share the housework during the day.

When Li Hang heard there was a good spot, he immediately showed an expectant expression, "Alright, you lead the way, and I’ll follow you, little brother."

Gao Shan drove on ahead.

A few days ago, he heard someone say a place had big fish, so he asked for detailed directions, just waiting for tonight!

He planned to catch more fish tonight and make braised fish for his wife and kids tomorrow!

The two drove for half an hour, the more they drove, the more remote it got, and gradually the sky grew darker.

The road ahead narrowed, and Gao Shan stopped the car, with Li Hang stopping behind him.

As soon as they got out of the car, they were hit by a strong fishy smell.

"This place is great!"

Looking at the ripples on the river, the two were ecstatic.

Gao Shan took a picture of the surroundings and asked the person who told him if this was the place.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no reply from that person.

Meanwhile, Li Hang had already unpacked his gear, found a spot to sit down, and started hooking bait.

Seeing this, Gao Shan thought maybe the person was busy and wasn’t checking the phone, so he decided not to worry about whether it was the right spot and fish there for the night!

Gao Shan went back to the car to get his own equipment.

Li Hang and Gao Shan were about ten meters apart, still within sight of each other.

As night fell, after Gao Shan and Li Hang began fishing, they stopped talking, silently watching the river, waiting for the big fish to bite.

At the same time, a group of police and armed forces were already on standby, waiting for the traffic team to find the whereabouts of Gao Shan and Li Hang.

"Chief, the surveillance shows they got off the main road at County Road H058, there’s no surveillance on the small path."

The traffic team captain, upon hearing this, opened a map, "The higher-ups said they went fishing, let’s look at the nearby rivers."

"Indeed, there is a river nearby, but it’s so long, how can we find them?"

The captain looked at the map of the river segment, pondered for a moment, and relayed the information to the police and armed forces minister.

The armed forces minister, upon hearing this, looked at the map and simultaneously asked the police commissioner beside him.

"Where were the previous victims found?"

The police commissioner approached the map, looked at the river, and circled a few spots.

After seeing this, the armed forces minister pinpointed a location, "Let’s go here!"

Everyone immediately prepared to move, and the armed forces even advanced with tanks.

Along the road, passersby seeing this scene took photos and posted them on social media, asking if there was a drill lately.

"Hey, another one!"

Gao Shan excitedly took the fish off the hook and looked over at Li Hang, shouting, "Brother Hang, how’s it going over there?"

Li Hang, smoking a cigarette, heard Gao Shan’s question and smiled, "Not bad, what about you?"

Gao Shan: "Haha, I’m having a great haul here! I can even send two fish to my father-in-law tomorrow!"

Li Hang touched his stomach, "I’m hungry, I’m going to make instant noodles, do you want some?"

Gao Shan: "Sure! Let me cast again!"

Li Hang took out the instant noodles, opened them, and made a cup.

Gao Shan set his rod, took a cup of instant noodles, and walked over to Li Hang.

While borrowing hot water, he mainly wanted to see how many fish Li Hang had caught, to see if it was more than his...

Gao Shan glanced at Li Hang’s bucket, "Brother Hang, how many did you catch?"

Li Hang humbly said, "Not many."

Gao Shan looked at the bucket full of fish and fell silent.