Zhang Fan was still asleep when he received a call from Bai Rou'er.

Bai Rou'er's voice was anxious and trembling with tears: "Zhang Fan, all the fish in the shop have turned white."

Zhang Fan: "Don't rush, wait for me by the river."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Fan sat up with a jolt.

Li Chunyan was busy making pickled vegetables and left early in the morning. There was a bowl of porridge and pickled vegetables in the room.

Zhang Fan tilted his head back, drank the porridge, grabbed his phone, and went out.

He felt uneasy and had a bad feeling.

Zhang Fan arrived at the riverbank, just as Bai Rou'er arrived as well.

She was wearing a black dress, and looked more mature than before, exuding the scent of a ripe peach.

Upon seeing Zhang Fan, she instantly saw her pillar of support and rushed over.

"Don't panic," Zhang Fan comforted her, taking Bai Rou'er's hand as they walked to the riverbank.

A large expanse of white floated in the river; the rockfish lay belly up, already lifeless, a shocking sight.

Bai Rou'er couldn't bear it, her body swayed twice, and she almost fell over.

My mind went blank.

The sky has fallen!

All the rockfish died.

They received a deposit of 10,000 yuan yesterday, and according to industry practice, they would have to pay the other party three times that amount if they breached the contract.

That's not the point; they're also hoping that Shiyan Fish can turn things around and revive the reputation of Kelai Restaurant.

Bai Rou'er gritted her teeth, her eyes surging with hatred; "It must have been Wei Luo and his men who did it, I'm going to kill them!"

Zhang Fan: "Without evidence, you'll still go to jail. Do you want to end up like Wan'er?"

These words brought Bai Rou'er back to her senses.

Li Bohan was rescued, but he contracted a strange illness that he couldn't cure.

Although he pinned all the blame on Wan'er, Wan'er had evidence to show that Li Bohan was the mastermind.

While awaiting trial, Li Bohan died from his injuries, and Wan'er was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

The jewelry, which was used as evidence of the crime, will soon be returned to the Bai family.

Bai Rou'er had hoped for a turn of good fortune, but she never expected to encounter such a calamity.

However, Zhang Fan is right; now is not the time to act impulsively.

Bai Rou'er looked at Zhang Fan with a determined gaze: "I won't give up until the very last moment. I'll find a way to make up for the losses."

Zhang Fan: "You said you wouldn't give up until the very last moment. I think we should split up. You go to the wild game market and look for some, and I'll go along the river and see if there are any surviving fish."

"good."

Time was of the essence, so Bai Rou'er ran straight back.

Zhang Fan watched Bai Rou'er's departing figure, his fists clenching unconsciously, his whole body radiating a fierce aura.

He squatted in the river, dipped his finger in the river water, tasted it, and narrowed his eyes dangerously.

Fortunately, the poison wasn't too strong; it only killed rockfish, and humans who ate it would at most get diarrhea.

Zhang Fan stood by the river and released his spiritual power. The river was quiet, without a trace of the stone rock fish.

He didn't give up and continued to release his spiritual power, refusing to believe that not a single fish had escaped.

After waiting for quite a while, he finally caught a glimpse of the rockfish.

However, they were all tiny shrimp, not big enough to be used in cooking.

Zhang Fan guessed that the small rockfish was timid and usually only dared to move around in underground rivers, so it escaped disaster.

The fact that there are fish alive means that the rockfish is not extinct. Zhang Fan has always wanted to artificially cultivate the rockfish, and Jiang Tao is the best candidate.

Previously, in an effort to win over Zhang Fan, Jiang Tao would often treat Zhang Fan to meals, and the two had a pretty good relationship, more like friends.

Jiang Tao left his phone number last time, and when he called to explain the situation, Jiang Tao readily agreed.

Zhang Fan dared not leave just like that. If those people saw the stonefish and poisoned them again, they would really become extinct.

He looked around and saw taro leaves. He quickly picked two leaves, made them into the shape of a small bowl, and caught all the rockfish inside.

The two people who were spying from a distance happened to see Zhang Fan catching small fish and immediately called Wei Luo to report it.

Wei Luo said confidently, "They're just small fish. Do you think he can make them grow bigger overnight? Don't worry about it."

Zhang Fan, holding the rock fish, had only walked a short distance to the road when he saw Jiang Tao's Santana.

"Jiang Tao, you got here pretty fast?" In front of others, Zhang Fan always called him Teacher Jiang, but in private he always called him by his name.

When Zhang Fan got closer, he noticed that there was a woman sitting in the passenger seat.

It was the woman Zhang Fan had seen at the convenience store. She was wearing a pink fitted cheongsam and a sun hat. Her eyes flickered for a moment when she saw Zhang Fan.

Jiang Tao introduced, "Zhang Fan, this is my friend Li Jingjing, from your village."

Li Jingjing? The woman those older women were talking about last time, they said she was his classmate.

He had no recollection of it at all.

Li Jingjing: "Hello, Zhang Fan."

"Hello."

Zhang Fan responded.

Li Jingjing: "Since you have something to do, just drop me off here. Zhang Fan and I are going the same way."

Jiang Tao's attention was entirely focused on the rockfish on the taro leaves, and he didn't notice the coldness on Li Jingjing's face. He nodded perfunctorily, "Okay."

Zhang Fan sighed. It seemed Jiang Tao was destined to be single.

Jiang Tao carefully placed the taro leaves in the car, and after confirming that everything was in order, he said goodbye to the two of them and drove away cautiously.

There were ten rockfish in total. Zhang Fan gave six to Jiang Tao and kept four for himself.

He remembered that the "Wuji Jing" mentioned that spiritual power could nourish all things and promote growth, and he planned to try to see if he could make the stonefish grow faster.

"Let's go," Li Jingjing suddenly said.

Zhang Fan looked at Li Jingjing beside him, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

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