Chapter 21

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Of course, Ye Chen didn’t go home to bring the fish back, but to put his fishing gear.

If passersby saw a fishing pro only brought his fishing gear home at night without any catches in his bucket, he would have to go home, they would most likely look down on the fishing pro.

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Meanwhile, in Jinbao District of Jiang City, a few police officers were in the surveillance room of the residential area, looking at the surveillance footage with a few security guards.

On the surveillance footage, there was indeed a huge anaconda captured near the man-made lake in Jinbao District.

To be more precise, it was an anaconda with half of its head on the shore.

Although they could not see the length of the anaconda, just looking at half of its head was very scary.

Through the camera, one could see that the giant snake’s head was pure black with dark red patterns on it.

The next second, the anaconda slithered into the artificial lake and disappeared without a trace.

Leading the investigation was the branch captain of Jiang City’s police station, Zhou Tao.

He clicked his tongue with a complicated expression and muttered, “Why are all the cases I’m encountering lately related to water?”

After all, Zhou Tao had just seen a corpse by the river bank in Jiang City, and now an anaconda had appeared in the artificial lake in the residential area.

At this moment, Zhou Tao had a rough understanding of the situation.

Jinbao District was the most high-end residential area in Jiang City. It was the largest and also the most expensive one. Similarly, the area of the man-made lake in the residential area was also very large.

Given that there were more than 10,000 people living in the residential area, one could imagine how dangerous it was for a giant snake to appear in such a densely populated place.

According to the security guard, other than the security guards themselves, a few residents of the residential area also knew about the anaconda’s appearance.

If the matter wasn’t handled properly, it could cause panic, or a vicious incident of the giant snake attacking people.

At the moment, they needed to catch the giant snake and hand it over to the relevant departments to deal with it.

However, in order to make the residential area green, the developer had built the entire man-made lake to be very large, and the terrain was very complicated.

Trying to catch an anaconda in such a lake was no different from finding a needle in a haystack.

In addition, it was already past two in the morning, so the police could not contact the relevant personnel for information on an anadconda’s habits.

After much thought, Zhou Tao came up with his own plan and said to the estate manager, “Immediately inform the residents of the residential area to stay away from the man-made lake. Also, send someone to help us set up an isolation belt. If this giant snake does attack humans, then the situation is serious.”

Zhou Tao continued, “At the moment, we don’t know much about the snake’s habits. Is it poisonous? Will it attack people or animals? What method is suitable for capturing it? And how did it appear here? We need to investigate these problems. At the same time, we will give feedback to the relevant departments, and then find professionals to catch this anaconda.”

The estate manager was sweating profusely. He said nervously, “Sir, can you not make this a big deal? As you know, the appearance of this thing in Jinbao District has caused a lot of panic. There are still many properties in our residential area waiting to be sold!”

As Zhou Tao heard that, his gaze turned sharp, and he slammed the table. “What did you just say? Don’t make this a big deal? Are you saying you want to cover up such a big matter? If something goes wrong, can you bear the responsibility?”

Zhou Tao continued, “If you really have this residential area at heart, then you should eliminate all possible dangers! We’ll contact the relevant departments as soon as possible and capture this giant snake. But before that, you have to send someone to cooperate with us!”

After being reprimanded by Zhou Tao, the estate manager had a bitter look on his face. He nodded vigorously at the side. “I’m sorry, Sir. You’re right. We’ll do our best to cooperate. Please hurry up and catch this thing!”

Seeing that the other party was reflecting on himself, Zhou Tao also eased up on him. “Don’t worry. Although we’re not professionals when it comes to catching snakes, we’ll do our best to assist the relevant departments in capturing the anaconda. We’ll also need to identify the anaconda species, as well as whether it’s endangered or not.”

Zhou Tao continued, “I can promise you that I will give you an explanation by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. But first, I hope that you can do what I just tasked you with.”

“Yes, yes, yes, we will definitely assist you in your work!” The estate manager nodded repeatedly under Zhou Tao’s overbearing attitude.

Even though it was late at night, one after another, the residents in Jinbao District received news that an anaconda had appeared in the artificial lake.

In addition to reminding the owners to stay away from the man-made lake, the estate management also comforted the owners.

The estate management expressed that the police were already onto the matter and would catch the anaconda soon, so there was no need to panic. At the same time, with the help of Zhou Tao’s colleagues and the residential area’s security guards, the area around the artificial lake had been cordoned off with warning signs.

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Meanwhile, a roadside barbecue stall not far from the river bank of Jiang City was particularly lively.

As Jiang City was a city with a relatively small population and it was late autumn, there were very few barbecue stalls open at this time.

Because of that, this particular barbecue stall became the regular place for the fishing pros to have dinner after night fishing.

A few small square tables were put together to form a big table.

Ye Chen was currently discussing the day’s fishing experience with the other fishing pros.

At this moment, the lady boss, who was already familiar with everyone, was serving them cold dishes while smiling at them. “I’m telling you, you guys better not go fishing at night! My husband said that he saw a news article on the internet. A young man went fishing at night, but he didn’t catch a fish. Instead, he caught a corpse, and even the police got involved!”

The fishing pros who had been talking loudly suddenly fell silent.

In the next second, everyone’s eyes were on Ye Chen.

The lady boss put the side dishes on the table. When she saw the fear on everyone’s faces, she quickly waved her hand. “Haha, you guys don’t have to be afraid. The video footage of the process was actually pretty funny. The young man I mentioned was wearing a navy-blue magic arts robe and was burning joss paper and offering incense by the river. Initially, when the young man caught the body, the fishing pros on the shore thought it was a fish!”