Chapter 572: 572

The rim of the cap covered the man’s face . He held the fishing pole and sounded excited . The man suddenly said that when Chen Ge got near, and this caused Chen Ge to become alert . He stopped and used Yin Yang Vision to study the man . After confirming that he was a normal person, he sighed in relief . It seemed that he was being too cautious . Chen Ge did not interrupt the man during the important moment when he was trying to reel in the fish .

“This is going to be a big one!” The man used both hands to pull on the rod . The fishing line pulled taut, and he realized that he was unable to reel back the line . The man jumped up from his seat . He leaned backward and managed to slowly pull in the line .

“What have you caught?” Chen Ge was curious as well . The dam was not big, so there should not have been a big fish there . Then again, there might be exception . Many rivers travelled through Jiujiang, and big fish from other rivers might have become trapped in the dam .

“Do you need help?” Chen Ge walked to the man and spoke softly . The man was fully focused on landing the fish, and he did not reply Chen Ge . He used all of his energy, and his body slowly dragged backward . Chen Ge did not force his way through . He did not know anything about fishing, so he might ruin a good thing .

“How is such a big fish in Eastern Jiujiang Dam?” Chen Ge raised his phone to shine a light on the water surface . Just at the spot where the bobber submerged, he could see a shadow slowly surfacing . “What is that‽”

The shadow was about 1 . 5 meters long, lean, and seemingly moving up and down . The darkness of the night and the water meant that Chen Ge had a hard time recognizing it even with his Yin Yang Vision .

The man used every ounce of energy in his body . The fishing line was taut, and Chen Ge nudged to his side . Merely spectating for once, he was worried that the line might suddenly snap . The man and the ‘fish’ fought greatly; this was the first time that Chen Ge had gotten involved in such an exciting fishing activity .

The stalemate continued for about ten seconds before the man started to run out of energy . He looked muscular, but he did not have the endurance . However, the man refused to give up on such a big catch . He could not land the fish, so he continued to fight with the catch . After a while, with a whirr, the line seemed to be cut by something, and the man collapsed to the ground on his butt . It was quite a serious fall .

The big catch slithered away, and the man cursed loudly, slamming the fishing rod against the ground . The fall earlier had pained him greatly . He was unable to get up for a long time, and in the end, it was Chen Ge who went to help him .

“Brother, are you alright?” Compared to the man, Chen Ge was more interested in the ‘big fish’ from before . “What were you fishing earlier? Do we have such a big fish here in our dam?”

The man’s expression softened . “That was the King Fish . I’ve been following it for three months already . “

“King Fish?”

This seemed to be the man’s secret, and he was unwilling to share it with Chen Ge . “For a dam that has a long history like this one and larger lakes inland, King Fish are not uncommon . They can live for a long time, and they’re much bigger compared to their brethren . “

“Our dam also has a King Fish?” Chen Ge thought that was quite interesting . Eastern Jiujiang Dam had been constructed a long time ago, but the dam was just slightly bigger than a small dam .

“Didn’t you see it earlier?” The man arranged his clothes and removed his cap . The man’s lips were very thin, and he looked like the type who was stingy and hard to get close to .

“Then how did you know our dam has a King Fish? Have you seen it before?” Chen Ge was more curious .

“I was a member of Jiujiang Fishing Association . For us fishing aficionados, catching a King Fish is a pride that will last a long time, so I’ve been following relevant news . ” Speaking of his history with the King Fish, the man sounded quite proud . “I noticed the constant accidents around Eastern Jiujiang Dam, and around a certain time period, the number of drownings tripled . This is very abnormal in my eyes; the dam itself hasn’t changed, so it could only mean something else has entered this dam . I suspect that it could be a King Fish that has accidentally ended up here . “

“Based on your explanation, those drowning victims should have signs of being attacked . The police aren’t dumb—drownings and being attacked by fish are two completely different causes of death . “

“You’ve all been tricked by the King Fish . It is different from other fish, and it’s very clever . Furthermore, the reason for its murder might not be to eat the people; it merely thought it was fun, or perhaps it was for revenge . ” The man seemed to be very familiar with fish . “I’ll give you an example . You should have seen what happened earlier . In other words, the King Fish’s existence is proven . But the police have scoured this dam many times to look for bodies, but never have they found the King Fish . Do you know why?”

“There are caves inside the dam for it to hide in?”

“Not only that, the big fish has gotten so clever that once a ship appears on the surface, it knows that it’s time to hide . ” The man saw the disbelief on Chen Ge’s face, and he coughed . He rubbed his waist and then continued . “If you want to catch a King Fish, you mustn’t treat it as a normal fish . You have to put his intelligence on the same level as your own or see it as a very cunning human being . “

Chen Ge looked at the dam and nodded subconsciously . “If there’s a boat on the surface, it can detect it . Therefore, there are only two ways to catch it . One is to fish it up to the land or drain the entire dam . “

“The government is not going to drain a whole dam for a fish . Even though the dam is not that big, the location is strategic—it’s right between the up and down stream . ” The man pulled back the fishing line to check the cut .

“It can cut such a thick line? I even tested its sturdiness earlier… Hmm?” He touched the cut . “How come it looks like this has been bitten?”

“Could there be two King Fish in the dam?” Chen Ge walked over to get a look . He just suggested it, but it stunned the man . “Maybe one was baited, and the other went to save it by biting off the fishing line . I’m just rambling—you’d better follow your own experience . “

“But that is a possibility!” The man looked at Chen Ge . “Counting this time, I’ve managed to bait it three times, and every time, I failed because the line snapped . ”