After a while, Lin Nian ran over with the detector and stood on the shore shouting, "Brother, am I coming over now?"
"Come here, be careful not to let water get into the machine," Chen Feng said, beckoning.
Lin Nian held up the detector and waded over step by step. When he got closer, Chen Feng asked, "Is it wrapped up tightly? It shouldn't get wet, right?"
"No, Auntie wrapped it in a raincoat, that explains it, and she even wrapped it with tape," Lin Nian said, handing the instrument to Chen Feng.
If you say Lin Nian is impulsive and careless, Chen Feng is still a little worried. But if you say his mother took care of him, then he'll be relieved.
Hanging the headphones around his neck, Chen Feng slowly lowered the detector into the water, while Lin Nian held an umbrella for him.
Chen Feng wasn't afraid of being watered; he was already soaked. He was just worried that the machine would get wet and malfunction.
Just as Chen Feng put the machine into the water, he saw several people suddenly chasing after him from the shore. He looked at these people with a puzzled expression.
"What's going on? Are they here to catch fish too?" Chen Feng slowly moved the detector and looked up to ask Lin Nian.
"I don't know." Lin Nian was also confused about what was going on.
It's very difficult to explore underwater. The water resistance is already high, and the resistance is even greater when the entire head of the probe is covered.
Moreover, Chen Feng was afraid of splashing water if he moved too much, so he could only move little by little, making him much less efficient than usual.
In less than five minutes, more and more people gathered on the shore. When they saw that Chen Feng was really using the detector, they couldn't help but get excited.
After all, Chen Feng wouldn't have gone to the river to explore unless he found something.
"I just got here, what's going on? Did they find anything?"
"So the goods were in the river after all."
"Wow, he really was scouting. How come I never thought there might be cargo in the river?"
"Chen Feng, what did you find?" someone couldn't contain their curiosity and shouted.
Chen Feng was speechless upon hearing this. He ignored the man and looked at Lin Nian instead.
"Did you lead the Japanese soldiers here?"
"Brother, I didn't say you found any fish, I said let's catch some." Lin Nian looked at the shore with a puzzled expression.
He didn't say he found the goods, so how did they all know?
Seeing this, Chen Feng couldn't help but sigh. "You're carrying a detector and you say you're going to the river to catch fish? Who would believe that?"
It's his fault too. I should have just told him to wrap up the detector and bring it over.
They were planning to keep a low profile and make a fortune, but now the whole village knows.
Chen Feng thought about it and decided it didn't matter. After all, there were many people in the village, and it was unrealistic to completely hide it from them.
Besides, what difference does it make if you see it? It won't affect you.
This is the only place with goods here. I'll take it myself in a bit. There's nothing else. You can explore if you want. I'm not the one who's going to get all the work done.
"Ignore them, keep searching," Chen Feng said, continuing his search along the riverbed.
Zheng Ping, Lu Dahai, and the others also arrived at this time, while Song Hui stood aside with a puzzled look on his face.
He had assumed the goods were somewhere on the shore, but to his surprise, Chen Feng and his men actually found them in the river.
"No, there's no way there can be goods in the river? I've never heard of such a thing before," Song Hui couldn't help but say, looking at Zheng Ping.
“I’m puzzled too, but I guess he found out eventually, otherwise who would go to the river to investigate?” Zheng Ping said after a moment’s hesitation.
"Did he find out anything? Who arrived first? Did he send any word?" Lu Dahai asked curiously.
"They just arrived, and I saw them in the river as soon as I got there. But I guess they didn't find anything, since Lin Nian just went home and brought the detector too," a villager analyzed.
They were even more nervous than Chen Feng at this moment, all wanting to know if there was gold in the river where they always bathed.
If that's true, doesn't that mean we've been constantly just missing out on gold?
"Brother, how's it going? Anything?" Lin Nian asked, holding up his umbrella.
"We haven't found it yet, but it should be soon. The main problem is that it's too difficult to explore in the river."
"Holy crap!"
The river was churned up and became murky. Chen Feng wasn't paying attention and stepped into thin air, nearly falling backward.
"Brother, are you alright?" Lin Nian asked quickly as he helped him up.
"Damn, it's nothing, it's nothing." Chen Feng cursed, steadied himself, and continued probing.
He now hopes that what he gets later won't disappoint him, otherwise all his efforts will have been in vain.
After more than ten minutes, the people on the shore were starting to get impatient.
"What's going on? Why hasn't anything happened for so long? Is there nothing there?"
"I also have my doubts. Who would pan for gold in a river? Isn't that just a waste of time?"
"We've been getting soaked in the rain for half a day, and we haven't seen anything. Isn't that ridiculous?"
Song Hui frowned and couldn't help but snort, saying, "Does he really think he's some kind of gold-mining miracle, able to find gold anywhere?"
"Whoever said he found gold, let them get soaked. I'm going home."
"How could there be gold in the river? This must be a dream. Chen Feng seems to be still half asleep."
"They couldn't even figure it out on the ground, and they went to the river to try and find it. That's hilarious."
With a sneer, Song Hui turned to leave. Many others who shared his idea also wanted to leave. The rain was getting heavier, and even if they didn't go into the river, their trousers and shoes would inevitably get wet.
If it gets wet, I won't be able to wear it tomorrow.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Ping pursed his lips. He always felt that Chen Feng wouldn't run into the river for no reason. He wasn't stupid; who would go into the river to explore for no reason?
Lu Dahai stood to the side holding an umbrella, seemingly enjoying the spectacle.
However, he also felt that the possibility was unlikely. After all, if there was gold in the river, would it be your turn, a gold panning novice?
Those old gold prospectors probably already turned the river upside down.
Just when everyone thought it was impossible for Chen Feng to find anything in the river, the detector in Chen Feng's hand suddenly went off!
"Ooh-woo~"
Upon hearing this voice, Chen Feng and Lin Nian both showed joy and couldn't help but exchange a glance.
"It rang, it rang, what should we do next?" Lin Nian said anxiously.
"Don't rush, don't move. The water is too muddy right now. Let's wait until it clears up a bit before slowly sifting through it. Once we know where it is, things will be easier," Chen Feng said.
The two of them stood in the water like that, without moving for half a minute.
The murky underground gradually cleared, revealing its true nature.
"Hold the detector and don't move, I'll feel around." Chen Feng handed him the detector and bent down to carefully feel around, leaving no spot untouched.
Because they were too far away, the people on the shore couldn't hear the detector; they could only see Chen Feng bending down, groping for something in the river.
"Hey, it looks like he's touching something."
"What can you touch? The riverbed is all mud, what could you possibly find?"
Someone spoke softly, their eyes full of disdain.
Bending over, Chen Feng grabbed a handful of silt and rinsed it off in the river, trying to see if there was anything inside.
After rinsing off the mud, Chen Feng seemed to touch something somewhat round, and his face immediately lit up with joy!
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