The Fisherman Who Never Catches Fish-Chapter 4 - Fishing Up a Corpse!

"Don't panic, Hao. Make sure to keep steady, don't let the fish escape at the last moment, or it would be a huge loss."

"Right, there's a big difference between hooking a fish and actually landing it. You definitely don't want to regret it later."

The audience in the live stream was tense, urging Fang Hao not to rush too much.

From what they could see through the camera in the live stream, he seemed to be pulling in the line too quickly, without even playing the fish, which was not typical of someone who fished regularly.

According to him, if this was really a fish over eighty pounds, it definitely needed to be played for a long time, letting the fish exhaust itself before it could be brought in.

Pulling in so quickly, wasn't he afraid the fish would cut the line?

Such a large fish could easily snap the line with just a bit of struggle.

If the fish got away, it would be too late for regrets.

The audience's worries weren't unreasonable.

They were afraid that Fang Hao, in his excitement of hooking a fish, would forget the basic fishing techniques.

"Keep steady, keep steady."

"My whole fish feast... I'm waiting for it."

"I want to see what an eighty-pounder looks like."

"With a fish this big, what could it be?"

The audience was full of anticipation and curiosity, guessing what kind of fish it might be.

"As long as it's not an Alligator Gar!"

"Don't worry, there's no such thing in this reservoir."

"Bream!!! I bet it's definitely this fish."

They were now just waiting for the big fish to come up.

Then it would be time to reveal the answer.

"Do you guys think it might not be a fish?"

"I think the host is pulling it up so easily, it's probably the hook caught on some rotten wood."

"If you have nothing to say, no one would think you're mute!"

"Ugh, jinx."

Still, a large part of the audience wanted to see Fang Hao land a fish.

"..."

"Here it comes."

The massive object on Fang Hao's line gradually emerged from the water, its size indeed vast.

...

"Why does it smell so bad?"

Suddenly, he sensed a faintly rotten smell, causing Fang Hao to frown.

This smell came so unexpectedly.

It was nauseating.

It was as if a piece of meat had been left out for a long time, then rotted.

Fang Hao recognized this smell because once in his childhood home, a rat had been poisoned and died hidden in a corner. Its decomposing corpse wasn't found until much later when the foul odor spread.

The odor he just smelled was very similar to that of the decomposed rat from back then.

What was going on?

Where was this smell coming from?

It seemed there wasn't even any wind.

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After muttering to himself, Fang Hao continued pulling in his fishing line.

As the dark shadow got closer, the stench grew stronger.

And, how to put it... something seemed off about this shadow.

Looking at the huge, distant shadow, a bad premonition suddenly rose in Fang Hao's heart.

He shone the light hanging on his forehead towards it, but as the light was dim and the distance great, and only part of it had surfaced; he couldn't see it very clearly.

But.

Fang Hao's vision still made out something.

Clothes?

Yes.

It seemed he could see the outline of clothes within the shadow.

Since when do fish wear clothes?

The only explanation was, it wasn't a fish.

It might have been someone's old clothes that he had hooked while fishing.

This was a common occurrence for those who fish.

No, wait!

But as he drew it closer, Fang Hao suddenly realized something.

Both from the weight and the size of this shadow, this was more than just a pile of old clothes.

Coupled with that rotten smell.

If it wasn't old clothes, then what was it?

Whoosh.

A chill rose from behind Fang Hao, making his scalp tingle.

He swallowed unconsciously.

No way, could it really be this unlucky?

After getting a bit closer.

The headlamp he wore finally allowed him to see clearly what it was.

It was a decomposed corpse that had been gnawed on by fish, with some hair remaining, the eyeballs had already been scooped out, leaving only two dark holes, a mix of rotting flesh and white bones...

Ugh.

Seeing this, Fang Hao couldn't help feeling the urge to vomit.

His face turned deathly pale.

He had never seen such a scene before.

Even having lived two lives, he had never seen such a sight; this was his first time!

He had hooked a corpse!

This was certainly no fish.

Good heavens.

This time he had really caught a "big one."

But this was one catch he truly didn't want.

How could he be so unlucky as to fish up such a thing?

"Guys, I think... I've hooked a corpse!"

...

"Big catch incoming."

"What could it be?"

Everyone was looking forward eagerly, waiting for the catch to get closer.

They all wanted to know what big fish Fang Hao had caught this time.

If they were there in person, they would definitely have all eyes on it.

It was too rare.

Previous fishing trips had yielded nothing significant, mostly small catches.

This trip had also involved a long wait.

And the camera in the live stream was even darker than what Fang Hao could see.

They couldn't see clearly, nor could they see any clothes.

Only when Fang Hao mentioned he had caught a corpse did people finally spot the clothing in the shadows.

Everyone was startled, stunned, then gasped in unison.

A corpse?

He caught a corpse?

"Holy shit... a corpse?"

"This really is a big one this time..."

"Catching a corpse in the dead of night, this is enough to scare someone to death."

"My heart is pounding like crazy."

"Good thing I'm just watching the livestream and not there in person, otherwise I might have died of fright..."

"What does the corpse look like? Can you show us?"

"Uh... does the person above have a taste for this?"

"Watching this crap late at night, can you not scare people?"

"Better call the police soon."

"Quick, let the streamer cast the spell to ward off evil spirits."

"..."

...

After retching for quite a while, Fang Hao finally recovered a bit.

Anyone seeing such a horrific scene of a rotten corpse would react similarly.

He was fairly brave; he felt just a bit nauseous rather than weak-kneed.

After seeing the viewers' suggestions, he then thought of reciting the incantation to ward off evil.

His commotion also drew the attention of other anglers nearby who were night fishing.

One after another, they came to look, and they too ended up vomiting.

Some were even scared nearly to the point of passing out.

The female angler was also curious, looking over towards Su Hao to see what was happening.

...

After about half an hour or so.

The police arrived at the scene, cordoned off the area around where the body was found, and retrieved the body from the water.

The corpse was highly decomposed, hardly any flesh left, making it very difficult to discern from the face who it might have been.