It can be said that it was a coincidence once or twice, but it happened every time, and the fishing man himself felt that there was something wrong.
"But are you sure these are all fish kings? Can the Donggang Reservoir support two big fish?" In Chen Ge's opinion, it would be incredible if the Donggang Reservoir can support one big fish.
"The water network of Hanjiang River is complex. The upstream of Donggang Reservoir is connected to the tributaries of several other major rivers. During the construction, some people discovered the existence of underground rivers under Donggang. There should be no shortage of food." The man hesitated: "Donggang Reservoir
A long time ago, it was a famous mass grave in the eastern suburbs. The poor people here had no money to bury their dead and would send their dead directly into the river. Therefore, not only were there many big fish in this place, but they also had vicious personalities and hurtful things happened from time to time.
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"Eating people..."
"It happened a long time ago, but it's much better now." The man picked up the fishing rod and closed the lid of the red bucket next to him without leaving any trace.
"What's in that?"
"Bait, I prepared the bait myself. It's all the reason why the big fish can bite the hook." The man stood next to the bucket and took out a flashlight to shine on the water: "The fish king is very smart. He was so scared today.
I guess I won’t bite the bait in the next few weeks, which is a pity.”
While the man was talking, Chen Ge was still staring at the bucket. The bait the man used was prepared by himself, not live bait, and it gave off a strange smell.
After closing the maza, the man put away his things and walked towards a small house next to the reservoir.
"What are you going to do?" Chen Ge followed, feeling that he could dig out more useful clues from the man.
"Did you see that light on the water? The luminous float was not dragged into the bottom by the fish king. I will go and get the float back. That luminous float is also very expensive." Knocked on the iron door of the hut, and after a while, after a while,
A very honest and honest man opened the door.
This person is the person standing behind the fishing man just now. He is not tall, only over 1.6 meters tall. His skin may be very tanned because he often works under the sun.
"Should we call it a day? It's so early today. Don't you usually fish until two or three in the morning?" The man's name was written on his work sign. He was a staff member of the reservoir, named Zhang Dapo.
The fishing man wanted to show off, deliberately lowered his voice, and made a gesture: "You are not lucky, the fish king took the bait just after you left. If you don't believe it, ask the young man next to me, I almost caught the fish king."
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"The fish king bit the hook!" The man was very surprised.
"I did catch it, I was there." Chen Ge also stood up to testify for the fishing man.
"The king fish has bitten the hook, why did you let it go again?" Zhang Dapo looked at the fishing man: "What went wrong this time?"
"The fishing line was bitten off. I just discussed with this guy and thought there might be more than one big fish in the reservoir."
"More than one? Then I need to report this situation to the leader." Zhang Dapo was even more surprised. He is usually responsible for guarding the reservoir. Sometimes there is garbage floating on the reservoir, and he will drive his boat to clean it up, so when he knew
When there is a fish king in the reservoir, his first concern is his own safety.
Donggang Reservoir is becoming more and more desolate, and usually no one can be seen. It is normal for him to feel scared when he is guarding it alone.
"What's the point of reporting? It's impossible for them to drain the entire reservoir. Unless there is clear evidence that Fish King has caused death, the higher ups will take it seriously." The fishing man looked like he didn't care: "I'm not kidding you.
Yes, lend me the boat and I’ll go pick up the fish float.”
"Wait until daybreak before picking it up. You just offended the Fish King. If you go to pick up the fish bobber now, it will definitely torment you." Zhang Dapo looked at the dark water and felt that the Fish King was hiding not far from them.
place.
"Put on your life jacket and hold your harpoon. The King of Fishes is very powerful underwater, but if it dares to show its head, we will just take care of it. I have caught it three times and haven't seen its true face yet, but I guess it's Hanjiang.
There are only a few types of fish that can grow to that size."
"Are you sure you want to go?"
"Let me tell you, the longer a fish survives, the more it cherishes its life. It must have hid under the water long ago." The fishing man took aim at the key on Zhang Dapo's waist: "The fish king is very smart, but he also
It's just a fish, not a water monster. We can't underestimate it, but we can't be too afraid of it. Otherwise, what's the difference between us and those people who worshiped the river god in ancient times?"
"I know you know the King of Fishes very well, but don't forget the saying, those who drown are those who know how to swim." Zhang Dapo was very timid.
"My glow-in-the-dark float is custom-made, and it's not cheap. It's also coated with a paste used to attract fish kings. If I go there at dawn, it will probably be gone. Besides, the fish float is only eight or nine meters away from the shore. Stretch out your hands.
We just met, it didn’t take more than a few minutes.”
"If you want to go, go by yourself. I won't go with you." Zhang Dapo took off the key and handed it to the fishing man.
After getting the key, the fishing man became timid.
His tangled look made Chen Ge feel very strange. No matter how expensive a glow-in-the-dark float is, it shouldn't be worth risking his life to get. Does the fishing man really not care about the threat of the fish king? Or is there something ulterior about that special glow-in-the-dark float?
His secret? He was worried that someone would pick him up at night the next day?
It was already dark, and the situation became more dangerous the farther back he went. The fishing man looked at the luminous drift that was still drifting in the distance, and finally decided to take the risk to retrieve it.
He walked alone to the back of the house with the key and took out the oar, harpoon, and a large bundle of hemp rope from the storeroom.
"This guy is really obsessed." Zhang Dapo said to himself, and he was about to step forward to dissuade him. After all, something happened to the fishing man in the reservoir he was responsible for. If the superiors asked, he would also bear the responsibility.
"Brother, I think you two have a good relationship..."
Chen Ge reached out and grabbed Zhang Dapo's shoulder, but before he could finish speaking, Zhang Dapo retorted: "Who has a good relationship with him? This man has a bad temper. If the Fish King hadn't only bit his hook, I would have
I was too lazy to talk to him."
"Then why does the fish king only bite his hook? Is it because his bait is special?"
"I know what you want to ask. Many fishing enthusiasts have also asked me what kind of bait he uses. The key is that I don't know! This man is mysterious and only comes to fish at night. Every time
It is very well covered when hanging bait, and no one has figured it out until now. It is strange to say that the fish king will bite other people's hooks instead of his own."
"It seems that it is indeed a problem with the bait." Chen Ge and Zhang Dapo walked towards the fishing man together.
As soon as the man saw Chen Ge and Zhang Dapo coming, he immediately picked up the bucket and hugged a lot of things on the ground: "What are you two doing here?"
"How about forget it, it's really dangerous for you to go there now."
Zhang Dapo still wanted to persuade, but the fishing man wouldn't listen at all. He tied the hemp rope to the bow of the boat, and then threw all the bait buckets and harpoons into the manager's boat.