Chapter 28
With sirens blaring, Dayu Mountain was soon cordoned off by the police.
When Lao He and the others were brought down from the mountain by the police, they were still confused and didn't know what had happened until they saw Wu Lao and Wang Defa being helped down from the mountain by the police, their faces pale.
"...You two, did you fall?" Old He and the others asked.
Upon hearing this, Wang Defa waved his hand, closed his eyes, and lay on the ground, looking as if he were barely breathing, showing no desire to speak at all.
Old Wu's condition wasn't much better than his. However, after lying on the ground for a while, Old Wu suddenly thought of something and sat up abruptly. He looked at Old He and the others with a strange, peculiar, and excited gaze.
He asked, "Do you remember the bet we made?"
Old He and the others were confused, but Wang Defa, who was lying to the side, suddenly opened his eyelids and looked at Old Wu in disbelief.
It has to be said that the person who knows you best is definitely your enemy. Just as Wang Defa was looking at him with a "Are you crazy?" expression, Old Wu said with burning eyes, "...I think we can declare the winner of our bet right now, because I'm sure I've won!"
His face was full of pride, as if he was certain I had won.
Old He and the others were bewildered: What did you catch? How can you be so sure?
"That's hard to say!" someone immediately retorted, saying, "Old He caught a huge yellow eel. Who knows how many years that eel has been growing in this wild pond? It was enormous, and its color was even reddish, almost like a blood eel... What did you catch that could compare to Old He's?"
Blood eels are quite different from ordinary eels. They are very rare and are said to be highly nutritious, which is why their price has remained high for so many years. Even a fish weighing over a hundred pounds is not as valuable as a single blood eel.
So everyone thinks that with Lao He catching such a blood eel, the outcome of this bet is almost a foregone conclusion.
To everyone's surprise, upon hearing this, Wu Yongfa's face did not show any disappointment. Instead, his smugness grew even stronger. He, who valued winning and losing more than anything in his life, said proudly and confidently, "So what if it's a blood eel? A blood eel is nothing compared to what I catch!"
The others were naturally curious and puzzled, and Old He couldn't help but ask, "...What did you catch?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Defa closed his eyes again, unable to bear watching what was about to happen. He already knew what Wu Yongfa was about to say.
Sure enough, as Wang Defa closed his eyes, he heard Wu Yongfa say in a clear and resonant voice, "I caught a corpse. Tell me, which of you can catch something as special as mine?"
"..."
Suddenly, a suffocating silence fell over the scene. Everyone stared at each other, until a few seconds later, someone gasped.
The only one who seemed calm was Wang Defa. He was somewhat numb and didn't know how he should feel.
Logically speaking, he should be indignant at losing to that old bastard Wu Yongfa once again. However, perhaps because the reason for Wu Yongfa's victory was too unbelievable, he was surprisingly calm and even felt a sense of heartfelt admiration.
This time, he really did lose!
After a few seconds of confusion, Lao He and the others finally came to their senses.
"...If you put it that way, then indeed no one can catch anything more special than what you've caught," Old He said absentmindedly.
What could be more special than a corpse that someone fishes up?
At this moment, Lao He and the others finally understood why Dayu Mountain had been cordoned off by the police, and why they, the fishermen, had been asked to come down from the mountain.
After their initial shock, everyone became curious and couldn't help but ask questions:
"You, you fished up a corpse? My God, Lao Wu, are you alright?"
"No wonder the police sealed this place off. I never imagined I would be so close to a crime scene."
"Did you see what that body looked like?"
...
"vomit!"
When asked what the corpse looked like, Old Wu's face suddenly stiffened. The man who had been proud of his victory suddenly covered his mouth and rushed to the side to vomit.
Lying on the ground, Wang Defa couldn't help but recall the image of the corpse. He covered his mouth, trying hard not to think about it.
Empty your mind, clear your head...
*
At this moment, Xu Gui, who was unaware of what had happened at Dayu Mountain, was sitting in the police car telling fortunes for two police officers.
Yes, you read that right. She was indeed telling the fortunes of the two police officers. The main reason was that Xu Gui's live stream was still running, and she couldn't just broadcast the scenery on the highway the whole time, so she could only arrest people nearby. Amid the suspicious and embarrassed expressions of the two police officers, she continued her work.
She looked at the young-looking policeman and asked, "Do you have a cat at home?"
The young policeman nodded, not at all surprised, because people like them who keep cats always have some cat hair on them, and anyone who observes carefully can notice that.
However, Xu Gui's next words surprised him, because Xu Gui said:
"You have three cats, but one of them really likes to pee and poop on your bed, bedding, and even your closet, right?"
This surprised not only the young police officer, but also the older officer who overheard the conversation while driving. They were all from the same police station, and after working together for a long time, they probably knew about each other's family situations.
The young police officer had complained to his colleagues at the station more than once about his cat's indiscriminate urination and defecation at home.
But how did they know that Xu Guicai had met them for the first time?
Hearing this, even Hu Tu, who was feeling anxious, couldn't help but be drawn in by their conversation and looked over curiously.
The young policeman scratched his head and said, "My cat does indeed love to poop and pee everywhere."
At this point, a troubled expression appeared on his face. He said, "I haven't neglected it in any way. It eats and uses the best food and supplies. I've changed its litter box several times, but I don't know why it likes to pee and pee everywhere. It even likes to pee in its cat bowl. This has been going on for several years. No matter how I try to train it, it won't change at all."
The young policeman was also extremely annoyed by the situation, and even considered giving the cat away several times, but he could never bring himself to do it.
"On the one hand, I've raised them for so many years and poured my heart into it, so I really can't bear to part with them," he said. "On the other hand..."
The young policeman smiled wryly and said, "I can't just release it back into the wild, can I? Although it was originally a stray cat, I took it in and let it experience the joy of being a pet cat. Wouldn't it be too cruel to give it away now?"
This calico cat was originally a stray. The policeman already had two cats at home, a tabby and a golden shaded. However, when he found the calico cat, its leg was injured. The young policeman couldn't bear it and took it home, where it has been raised for three years.
But the young police officer couldn't bring himself to let it become a stray cat again. Since he couldn't let it roam freely, he had no choice but to give it up for adoption. But then another situation arose.
“Even I can’t stand it pooping and peeing everywhere. If I change its owner, how can that owner stand it? At least it stays with me, and I can guarantee that I won’t lose it. But if it changes its owner, I can’t guarantee that.”
So, for various reasons, the cat has been urinating and defecating everywhere for several years, but he has neither abandoned the cat nor given it away. He has simply been diligently cleaning up the mess it has made at home.
After listening, Xu Gui said, "Have you ever considered the possibility that this cat doesn't actually want to pee and poop indiscriminately on purpose? Maybe it's because the original inhabitants of the house have been bullying it and don't allow it to pee and poop in the litter box?"
The young policeman was dumbfounded and instinctively said, "This can't be, right?"
Xu Gui: "Do you have surveillance cameras installed at home? If so, you can turn on the camera now and take a look."
The young policeman hesitated for a moment, perhaps out of curiosity. After some internal struggle, he quietly took out his phone from his pocket and turned on the home security camera.
He had two security cameras installed in his house, one in the living room and one in the pet room. He first checked the living room camera and found that there were no animals in sight, so he then checked the pet room camera.
Now, the three little ones appeared on the monitor.
When the young policeman saw his three children, his expression softened. Many netizens wondered if his voice would immediately become strained if he spoke.
The footage from the surveillance camera was fine at first; the three cats seemed to be getting along well.
The young policeman looked at Xu Gui and whispered, "It seems like there's nothing wrong?"
The camera panned across his phone screen at just the right moment, and instantly the three cats came into view of countless viewers in the live stream, eliciting screams of delight from the cat lovers:
[What is this? Is it a cat's genitals? I'm inhaling it, I'm inhaling it deeply! Ah, it smells like a cat!]
【Ahhh! This guy actually has a long-haired calico cat!!! Who knows how valuable a long-haired calico is? She's a stunning beauty in the feline world!! I dream of having one!】
Is that cat that pooped and peed everywhere the same long-haired calico? If so, I finally understand why this young man was so conflicted. Who could bear to abandon such a beautiful cat?
[No way! Aren't calico cats supposed to be the beauties of the feline world? The other two cats should be practically begging to lick the calico cat, how could they possibly give it the silent treatment?]
[Ha, the dog party scoffs, dogs are the best!!! Where are the dog party members? Let me see your hands!]
[There's a dog party cult here, ptooey!]
...
It must be said that these three cats are very well cared for, each one plump and healthy, with glossy skin. At this moment, the three cats are doing their own thing: one is lying on the cat tree, one is sleeping soundly on the carpet, and the other is burrowing under the scratching post, scratching at it with its paws.
The young policeman looked at the three cats in the house for a long time but couldn't see anything wrong with how they were getting along. He then looked up at Xu Gui.
Xu Gui reiterated his previous statement: "Let's take another look."
Finally, the calico cat sitting at the top of the cat tree jumped down, seemingly wanting to eat from its food bowl.
However, the moment it moved, the young police officer felt something was wrong, because it seemed to him that his calico cat was somewhat afraid of the other two cats.
At this moment, the young policeman's posture as he looked at the surveillance footage became more serious, and he couldn't help but think: Could it be that Miss Xu was right? Could it be that his little darling has really been bullied by the two indigenous people all along?
What happened next on the surveillance footage was quite astonishing for the young police officer.
The young policeman had always thought that his three cats had a good relationship. Except when the two native cats first brought the calico cat home, they quickly accepted the calico cat as a new member.
However, he now saw that when Sanhua went to eat cat food from the cat bowl, the two cats actually showed their claws to Sanhua and even tried to bite her.
After trying to dodge it unsuccessfully, Sanhua started urinating into its food bowl—its previous bowl had been washed clean by the young policeman when he went to work that morning, but now he could only watch helplessly as Sanhua urinated into it again.
Even through the screen, everyone could almost smell the stench of the cat urine. After the calico cat finished urinating, the two cats finally let go of each other's paws and squatted down to lick them.
This scene was so realistic it made one imagine a school bullying incident, leaving the young police officer completely dumbfounded.
Everyone in the live stream was stunned:
[The truth is out! The calico really has been bullied by the two native camouflage cats. Poor calico, Auntie gives her a hug!]
These two cats are absolutely awful! Are they impotent? How could they do something so depraved to such a beautiful female cat? I suggest sending them to me for a lesson.
[Sanhua: QAQ, I'm finally cleared of all charges! It really wasn't my intention to pee indiscriminately. A bad cat was bullying me, and my owner kept misunderstanding me.]
[Actually, cats, just like humans, really do have jealousy. For example, the two cats belonging to this policeman are clearly like that, and they are very jealous. The poor calico cat has been bullied like this for three years.]
[Three years after three years!! If Xu Gui hadn't told this policeman's fortune, how much longer would his daughter Sanhua have been bullied?]
...
The young policeman fell silent.
He had considered many possibilities, but he never expected that this was the reason why Sanhua was defecating and urinating indiscriminately. At this moment, the guilt in his heart reached its peak.
"I'm guilty." The young policeman pressed his hand to his face...
Xu Gui comforted her, "It's okay. When you get back, apologize to the kitten properly. It won't be angry with you." How could a kitten be angry with a human? Right?
but……
"Since you like keeping pets so much, I think you could get a tortoise too..." Xu Gui subtly revealed her little scheme. "Tortoises are so cute, and they live long lives. If you keep one, it can not only see you off, but maybe even see your children and grandchildren off!"
Young police officer: "..."
Others: "..."
What kind of hellish joke are you talking about?
Looking at Xu Gui again, her expression seemed quite serious. She had already started talking about how long turtles live and how cute their shells looked, and even said, "You humans...don't we humans especially like auspicious things? Turtles live so long, they're so auspicious!"
"Look, even turtle shells are considered auspicious now. Many people even use turtle shells for fortune telling! And you don't have to put much effort into raising turtles because they're all very lazy. You can just leave them there and they can lie there all day!"
Just like her, she can sleep on the beach for three months when she has nothing to do. Of course, ordinary turtles are not as strong as her.
Looking at her earnest expression, everyone couldn't help but think: "She's really trying hard to recommend turtles to us..." It seems she really likes turtles.
Of course, among the more than one million netizens, there must be some like-minded people like Xu Gui. For a moment, the barrage of comments in the live broadcast room turned into a turtle promotion event, almost making the netizens who had just entered think that they had entered a large-scale aquatic pet sales event.
However, the young policewoman was already depressed because her own three daughters had actually been bullied, and Xu Gui's advice really didn't work. She couldn't help but sigh.
However, she didn't expect that her unintentional actions would backfire. Instead of successfully promoting the young police officer, she successfully promoted the service to many viewers in the live stream, especially many working professionals.
After all, people don't have that much time to raise cats or dogs, but raising turtles seems like a really good idea. These things don't need to be walked or played with, so it doesn't take up any energy at all.
So, what kind of turtle is best as a pet? Any recommendations?
Xu Gui didn't watch the live stream and was unaware of the netizens' interest. However, just because she didn't see it didn't mean that no one else did. [Miaoyu] is a company that specializes in aquatic pets. Their boss is a boss who doesn't take his job seriously, has no ambition, and relies entirely on the hard work of his employees. His favorite thing to do every day is to lie in his office chair and watch live streams.
As luck would have it, he stumbled upon Xu Gui's live stream. After watching it, his eyes lit up with admiration, and he exclaimed that they were kindred spirits. Then, he called his secretary in.
"...Hey, what do you think about us hiring this celebrity to be our spokesperson?" He looked at his good secretary with shining eyes. "Isn't my idea brilliant?"
The secretary, whose face was as cold as ice, adjusted her glasses. She first carefully examined the content of the live stream to make sure it was a legitimate one, then looked up and said, "Boss, I think you should stop daydreaming."
She posed a thought-provoking question: "Have you ever seen a celebrity endorse a pet company?" Even if they are minor celebrities, they are still celebrities. They endorse high-end brands.
It's not that they look down on it, it's just that they, the [Wonderful Fish], are not worthy of it.
Upon hearing this, the boss was not disappointed at all. Instead, he said with delight, "That only means that I, who came up with this idea, am a genius. No one else has thought of this!"
Secretary: "..." I think you're mentally challenged, and I even have evidence to support it.
The boss confidently stated, "Moreover, this celebrity is different. I can sense that she genuinely loves turtles. As the saying goes, people who like turtles are usually of good character. As long as we offer a sufficient endorsement fee, I believe she will definitely agree!"
Secretary: "...Are you sure you really want this celebrity to be the spokesperson?"
The boss nodded vigorously: "I'm absolutely certain!"
He looked pitifully at his secretary and said, "Miss Ye, if I can't achieve this wish, I will definitely not be able to sleep or eat properly. Please."
Seeing this, the secretary could only sigh helplessly and say, "Alright, we will try our best to get in touch with this Ms. Ye."
Who can blame them when their boss is so capricious? And this capricious boss happens to be a third-generation rich kid, extremely wealthy, and very good at spending money. Perhaps, under the onslaught of money, this minor celebrity will agree to be their company's spokesperson.
*
Before the unexpected endorsement deal, Xu Gui was quietly doing live streams.
After finishing her calculations for the young policeman, she turned her attention to the older officer, but since he was a driver, she didn't want to bother him and could only sigh silently.
So, what should we do now?
Xu Gui was bored.
"Can you do fortune telling on live stream?" the cameraman asked curiously. Seeing Xu Gui looking over, he explained, "I've read novels where the protagonists can do fortune telling on live stream. Can you do that?"
Xu Gui, who was about to say "I don't know," straightened up instantly when he heard the words "...anything is fine."
"Of course I can!" she said firmly and confidently—if others can do it, then she can too. Even if she can't, she must be able to. When it comes to fortune telling, she won't allow herself to be inferior to anyone else!
A fierce battle ignited in Xu Gui's eyes.
The person filming: ...did I say something really important?
However, his words did open up a new perspective for everyone. After all, when Xu Gui was setting up her stall, not everyone came to have their fortune told at all times. But it's different in her live stream. Her live stream now has hundreds of thousands of viewers every day. Surely there are some of them who are interested in fortune telling, right?
And the guess made by the person filming was not wrong. When Xu Gui said that she could also tell fortunes for people during her live broadcast, many netizens were tempted.
Many of them were curious about Xu Gui's fortune telling, but unfortunately not everyone was in City A, so there was nothing they could do even if they were interested. They couldn't possibly travel all the way to City A just to have their fortune told, could they?
But if you could experience it without leaving home, that would be incredibly appealing!
Immediately, many viewers in the live stream commented: "If live streaming can be used for fortune telling, then I can too!"
Xu Gui held his breath and refused to give in, watching her intently as he said, "Shall we give it a try?"
Xu Gui: "...Then, shall we give it a try?" She should be fine, right? She's never done live fortune telling before, or rather, because fortune telling is an instinct for them, the Xuan Turtle, she's never actually told fortunes for anyone before.
However, since it's instinct, it should count even if it's done over the internet, right?
*
The person following Xu Gui was more familiar with live streaming than Xu Gui. He communicated with the production team and got a room administrator position for him to facilitate his operation. The live streaming rooms of Xu Gui and the other guests were managed by the production team staff, and the opening and closing of the live streams were also controlled by the production team.
After obtaining the room management information, the filming team began the process.
Xu Gui's live stream now has 1.73 million followers. Originally, many people were lurking, but now many couldn't help but pop up and say, "Pick me! Pick me! Pick me to tell my fortune!"
There are too many people, so it's difficult to choose anyone. The only fair option is to select randomly.
"How about this, if you want your fortune told, type 'fortune telling' in the chat at 25 minutes, and I'll just use a mini-program to randomly select someone. Whoever is selected is the one, okay?" the person filming said.
After he finished speaking, he felt a strange feeling in his heart, as if something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
It wasn't until he saw a comment on the live stream: "[This person was supposed to be the cameraman filming Xu Gui, how come he suddenly seems to have become Xu Gui's dedicated moderator?]"
The cameraman: "..."
He said something was wrong! Damn! Wasn't he supposed to be filming? Why does he seem like Xu Gui's personal housekeeper now?
Watching this scene, the director thought with some satisfaction: "...You finally remembered your role as a cameraman! Anyone who didn't know better would think you were a staff member privately hired by Xu Gui!"
The person following the camera was dazed, confused, and somewhat absent-minded.
Just then, Xu Gui suddenly leaned over and whispered, "How's it going, bro, are you done?"
When the photographer snapped out of his daze and saw Xu Gui's curious yet cautious gaze, he felt an overwhelming surge of fatherly love.
He glanced at the person who had already been extracted and immediately said, "All done!"
It's just a private property manager. As the old saying goes, the capable should do more work. This only proves that he is a capable person!
(The director at this moment: ???)
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