I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 54: Leaving the Audience Behind

Chapter 54: Chapter 54: Leaving the Audience Behind

He looked at the somewhat bewildered young man in front of him and began to speak.

"Alright, that’s all for now."

"Go to Jiang City Police Station tomorrow morning to collect your reward, uh... and a banner of honor!"

"Don’t get too cocky, kid. Catching hand grenades and pistols isn’t really a big deal."

"If you were impressive, you’d catch a submarine or an aircraft carrier; that would be something."

"I advise you, don’t get too obsessed with fishing, hurry up and find a job!"

"Is that young lady your girlfriend? Good taste indeed, she’s even prettier than movie stars."

"With such a pretty girlfriend, shouldn’t you work hard to earn money and give her a future?"

"But when fishing, you have to be careful too. Haven’t you noticed all these old men around you are about to be scared witless by you?"

"Alright, I’ve got other things to take care of, so I’m heading off now!"

Ye Chen’s face twitched slightly; when this cop starts rambling, it really can be a headache.

Although Ye Chen knew he meant well, he couldn’t help but shiver a bit.

Watching the meddlesome cop leave, Ye Chen turned around.

And he immediately became anxious.

Because the group of old men fishing with him were actually preparing to pack up.

It seemed they had decided not to continue fishing here.

How could this be?

He had just unlocked the ability of [Feed Master].

With this ability, he could catch anything in the water.

Next, not to mention getting protection, but Ye Chen believed that he could at least catch a real monster!

When the time came, he intended to amaze this group of old men so much that they’d be speechless!

Thinking this, Ye Chen hurriedly called out: "Hey, where are you all going?"

"It’s still early, why not fish a little longer?"

Upon hearing this, the old men hastily declined.

"No more fishing, these days might be under Mercury retrograde, not suitable for fishing!"

"Otherwise, we might lose our lives!"

"Old Liao is right, we can’t fish with you anymore. If we keep going, the urn by our feet might become our final resting place!"

"Alright, Teacher Ye, you should stop fishing and go back for some sleep!"

...

Hearing this, Ye Chen understood that most of these fishing enthusiasts were influenced by Old Liao.

This old guy, wasn’t he just spooked by catching a corpse, then had his hand squeezed, and rolled on the ground a few times with his granddaughter?

Uh...

And it seems I actually swindled him out of fourteen thousand of his private savings?

But even so, there’s no need to hold such a grudge, right?

To use the old man’s catchphrase, that was just freaking unbelievable!

However, Ye Chen was quite familiar with these old men.

Having fished their whole lives, if they chose to quit at this time, that would be absurd!

Moreover, Ye Chen truly believed he could catch a big fish, so he cleared his throat and shouted.

"Ahem..."

"Those who fish with me, I will sponsor the bait you need!"

Hearing this.

The old men who were just packing up their fishing gear and getting ready to dash were instantly drawn over.

Then they all broke into a babble of voices.

"Teacher Ye, it’s not like we’re after your fishing bait or anything. Wouldn’t it be the same if we fish again tomorrow?"

"Exactly, not to mention a corpse, a pistol, a hand grenade, even if tomorrow you fish up a tiger, we won’t be scared at all!"

"I agree. In ancient times, Yue Fei was renowned for his utter loyalty, and today our Jiang City River fishing squad uses urns as bait, which is also worthy of eternal fame."

"That’s right, the urn represents our attitude towards fishing."

"So are we still going to the Jiang City River tomorrow?"

"If it doesn’t work out tomorrow, we can go to the private pond. I think Teacher Ye can’t catch fish probably because there are too few fish in the river!"

...

Old Liao heard them talking and his face turned green.

These old-timers are just too spineless, surrendering to a few small packs of fishing bait?

Forget it, for now, he would ignore this group of people who were risking their lives for fishing.

As long as this kid didn’t abduct his granddaughter, that would be enough.

However, upon seeing his granddaughter, Old Liao’s blood pressure soared again.

At this moment, the silly sweet girl was blushing, looking in Ye Chen’s direction, and mumbling something under her breath.

If Old Liao’s hearing had been a bit better, he could have heard that what his granddaughter was actually saying was: "Pah, how shameless, when did I become your girlfriend?"

Clearly, Old Liao’s hearing had deteriorated, and at this moment, he believed that his granddaughter had been bewitched by this bastard Ye Chen.

With this in mind, he quickly stepped forward, forcefully pulled his silly granddaughter to his side, and gave her a heartfelt persuasion: "Xuexue, it’s really dangerous to go fishing with that boy Ye."

"You saw it today, this kid can’t fish at all. It’s one thing to fish all day and catch nothing, but he’s only fishing up absurd things!"

"If it’s not a Water Snake, it’s a pistol or a hand grenade..."

"You go back first, I’ll talk to him later and tell him not to let you come anymore."

Who knew, Liao Xuexue shook her head and said earnestly, "Grandpa, you promised Teacher Ye to help him find an assistant."

"I lost the bet, and I’ve refunded the money to Teacher Ye, but this is still my duty."

"It doesn’t seem right to back out now, I still have seven days to go."

"Besides, I think fishing with Teacher Ye is... quite interesting!"

Old Liao was furious.

What do you mean she refunded the money to Teacher Ye?

It was clear that this wretched kid had swindled his secret stash!

This silly granddaughter of his had been sold by this kid and was even helping him count the money!

Old Liao furrowed his brows and stubbornly said: "No, I will not fish with him anymore, and neither will you!"

"Today he fished up a Water Snake, a pistol, a hand grenade, tomorrow he might fish up something like a Water Monkey, a Water Ghost or such."

"Be careful that these things might drag you into the water!"

Upon hearing this, Liao Xuexue had an exasperated look, was her grandpa treating her like a child to scare her?

Just as he finished speaking, Old Liao overheard a group of old men nearby discussing various baits.

"Teacher Ye, do you have crab powder?"

"Ah? It’s even imported crab powder? Then thank you so much!"

"Teacher Ye, give me some freeze-dried powder for nesting, hehe, thanks, Teacher Ye!"

"Teacher Ye is truly generous. This brand of crab powder is imported and costs several hundred a bag, thanks!"

...

Old Liao sucked in a breath upon hearing this.

All the bait those guys were talking about were imported brands.

Since this once stingy man was ready to bleed himself dry, naturally, he wouldn’t be polite.

So Old Liao cleared his throat a few times and said to his granddaughter with all seriousness: "Well then, Grandpa will still go fishing with Teacher Ye tomorrow, planning to pit him for some imported bait."