"Officer Chen, do you have anything to eat here?"
After finishing the statement, Fang Hao's stomach growled.
After being busy for so long, he unconsciously got hungry.
From fishing up the corpse to finishing the statement, two or three hours had passed, and it was already early in the morning.
"There's instant noodles."
"But can you still eat it?"
Even though Chen Lin was a bit hungry, just thinking about the corpse made her stomach churn, and she still wanted to throw up.
And this guy not only wanted to eat, but later had to go back to continue fishing.
What a... weirdo.
Chen Lin couldn't think of any other adjective to describe him.
"You guys work overtime and eat this? That's so inhumane."
"At least get a boxed meal with a chicken leg..."
"Ugh..."
Before Fang Hao could finish his complaint, Chen Lin immediately covered her mouth and rushed out of the interrogation room, running to the bathroom to vomit.
She hadn't wanted to throw up at all until Fang Hao mentioned the chicken leg, which made her instantly think of the gruesome scene of the rotting corpse.
It felt like eating in a bathroom.
Instantly, her stomach churned.
The nauseous feeling surged up from her stomach to her mouth.
She couldn't bear to hear anyone mention anything related to meat at all right now.
She probably wouldn't want to eat anything meaty for a week, no, maybe even half a month.
"What's up with Xiao Chen?" Her colleagues were surprised by Chen Lin's reaction.
"It wasn't me,"
Fang Hao replied instinctively.
"..."
A few colleagues rolled their eyes, a bit speechless. This guy really didn't treat this place like a police station, did he? He even dared to joke around with them.
Regular people who came here would be nervous, not joking with them.
But they didn't really mind.
After all, Fang Hao wasn't a bad person.
During the statement, they learned he was a fishing streamer, and today he fished up a corpse while fishing.
That luck was really a bit unlucky.
Fortunately, he had a strong heart.
If it were someone else, they'd probably be scared to death.
But this guy calmly wanted to eat instant noodles.
That mentality, definitely a good candidate for a detective.
What a pity.
"I'll go make you some instant noodles."
A colleague got up to make water and prepare instant noodles for Fang Hao on behalf of Chen Lin.
"Bro, thanks,"
Fang Hao said familiarly, not feeling at all distant.
Once he finished the midnight snack, he planned to go back to fishing.
He couldn't believe he wouldn't catch fish today.
There was nothing urgent for now.
Fang Hao took out his phone, which he had just gotten back.
After calling the police, he had ended the livestream, and the phone had been on silent.
When he came to make the statement, the phone had been handed over.
Only after everything was done did he get the phone back.
Upon turning on his phone, he found a heap of messages.
Texts and WeChat messages from friends and fishing buddies.
Some were concerned, others asked what had happened...
"Fang, I heard you fished up a corpse at Baisa Reservoir?"
"Fang, are you okay? You didn't get scared, did you?"
"Hao, did you finish the statement?"
"Fang, we're heading back first, not fishing today."
"Hao, I heard you got a big catch?"
"Bro..."
"..."
Seeing these messages from his fishing buddies and friends, Fang Hao responded to each of them.
"I just saw my phone, it was on silent before. I'm fine, nothing happened, just came to coordinate and make a statement. After I finish my midnight snack, I'll head back to fish."
"???"
Once he sent this message, a bunch of people were filled with question marks.
Wait, you're going back to fish later?
You're brave enough to fish there?
You just caught a corpse.
Such a terrifying scene... just thinking about it gave them the creeps.
Yet Fang Hao said he was fine and that he'd go back to fish later?
"You caught a corpse, aren't you scared?"
"What's there to be scared of? It's just a corpse. I haven't caught any fish tonight, and I won't be happy until I do!"
Nothing was more frustrating than not catching fish.
Boasting to his fellow anglers that he'd land a big catch today, but so far all he caught was a corpse, nothing else.
He couldn't stand leaving in defeat.
"Just be careful..."
The fishing buddies knew well how bad it felt to catch no fish, so they just urged Fang Hao to be careful.
After chatting with friends and fishing buddies,
his instant noodles were ready.
Chen Lin returned from the washroom, her face pale with water traces still lingering, yet somehow looking more radiant and prettier.
One of the colleagues almost got lost in his gaze upon seeing Chen Lin's look.
Only Fang Hao, head down, indulged in his noodles, enjoying them immensely.
He was really hungry.
He had been busy all night without eating.
When Chen Lin came back, she saw Fang Hao enjoying his instant noodles, a hint of surprise on her face.
She truly envied Fang Hao for being able to eat so deliciously under such circumstances.
Such psychological resilience was impressive.
She was genuinely impressed.
Though she had only joined the police force for over three months,
seeing someone with such strong mental fortitude like Fang Hao was a first.
A few minutes later, Fang Hao finished the last sip of soup.
Burp~
He burped.
While not entirely full, the hunger in his stomach vanished after the bowl of instant noodles.
Eating too much instant noodles wasn't good.
He had some backup snacks for later when he got hungry.
"Officer Chen, I'm done eating."
"Do you want to eat something?"
Chen Lin shook her head, indicating she didn't want to eat.
Even though she had thrown up until her stomach was empty, she still didn't feel like eating.
She genuinely had no appetite.
Afraid that if she ate, she'd have to throw up again.
Better not eat at all.
"Then could you please take me back?"
Fang Hao rubbed his hands together.
Chen Lin was exasperated.
She was truly impressed by this guy, addicted to fishing, huh?
Glad that this guy wasn't her boyfriend, or she'd be driven crazy every day.
Moreover, he didn't have a proper job, fishing every day instead of going to work, just livestreaming with a phone.
What was the use of that?
No ambition at all.
Despite the many internet celebrities making money easily, there were more small influencers with no attention or income.
No money, no ambition, and... only cared about fishing every day.
Who would be attracted to such a man?
What a waste of those looks and physique.
Anyway, she wasn't interested.
She believed the most important things in a man were ambition for a career and a sense of responsibility.
Only such men were perfect.
Chen Lin declared a 'death sentence' for Fang Hao in her mind.
"Let's go then, I'll drive you back."
Chen Lin prepared to drive Fang Hao back to Baisa Reservoir...