From the time travel, I became extraordinary

Chapter 458 Accident
With his hands behind his back, Jiang Yao strolled along the flood control embankment.

The weather in March and April has begun to gradually warm up.

There were many people walking on the flood control embankment. Jiang Yao paused for a moment and looked towards the nearby river. There were so many fishermen that he could not see how many of them there were.

Back then, when he first got the golden finger, he made money by fishing.

However, at that time, the economy in the county was not good, and there were not many rich and free people. Although there were some people fishing by the Yuanjiang River, there were not many.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Jiang Yao also became interested.

After walking down the flood control embankment, he went straight to the bank of Yuanjiang River.

"Uncle, how are the fish today? How many did you catch?" Jiang Yao stopped beside an uncle who was in his sixties or seventies and seemed to be a retired man. He took out a pack of cigarettes, handed him one and asked with a smile.

"Oh, Hetianxia, ​​a high-end cigarette!" The old man took the cigarette handed over by Jiang Yao and lit it with a smile.

Then, he picked up the fish basket in front of him and showed Jiang Yao his catch today: "I rushed here at four or five in the morning to reserve a spot, and it's already three or four in the afternoon, and I've only caught two or three pounds of fish. The catch is average!"

As he spoke, the old man put the fish basket back into the water.

His fish basket was filled with small fish the size of fingers, which are called boat nails locally.

Back then, when Jiang Yao made a living by fishing, big fish were expensive and small fish were worthless. But now, carp and grass carp only sell for four or five yuan per catty, while small fish like boat nails can be sold for about ten yuan per catty.

Being able to catch two or three pounds of boat nails, the old man's catch today is actually quite good. The word "average" when he said it was just a humble statement.

"You came at four or five in the morning, and you still have to reserve a seat?" Jiang Yao asked with a puzzled look on his face, glancing at the other fishermen nearby.

"Yeah!" The old man nodded and added, "The water in this area is a little deeper, so fishing with boat nails is the best."

"Some guys leave their fishing chairs by the river and don't take them back, just to keep the seat."

"If you come a little late to fish in this area, you will definitely not be able to get a good spot!"

Listening to the old man's explanation, Jiang Yao looked at the crowded fishermen around him.

In addition to these retired uncles, there are also younger anglers, but their number is not large.

In addition, the most fishermen are found in this two to three hundred meter long section of the river. Although there are fishermen in other places, they are obviously much more sparse.

Before, Jiang Yao was a little confused about this, but after listening to the old man’s explanation, he finally understood the reason.

"Uncle, I see that you are all fishing for small fish here. Can't we fish for big fish in this place?" After hesitating for a while, he opened his mouth tentatively and asked the uncle.

"The Yuanjiang River is too wide and the current is too fast. Most of the river is surrounded by shallow beaches."

“The big fish are mostly in the middle, not so much on the top.”

"In a few months, it will be OK to catch bream with a hand rod, but if you want to catch a big one, use a sea rod, or just anchor it!"

"Go downstream, past the section of the river below the People's Hospital, and you'll see people fishing with anchors or poles."

"We often see big fish weighing dozens of kilograms coming up there."

……

Yigen and Tianxia brought the old man and Jiang Yao closer together.

In response to Jiang Yao's questions, the old man told him everything he knew.

"There are big fish weighing dozens of kilograms?" The old man's words made Jiang Yao's eyes light up.

Fishing is something that is very addictive.

A truly addicted angler will go to the river whenever he has free time, even without touching his wife.

There is no doubt that Jiang Yao is addicted to fishing.

Back then, relying on cheating, the biggest fish he caught weighed only about ten pounds.

At this moment, after hearing the old man say that people often catch big fish weighing dozens of kilograms, he began to feel itchy in his heart.

"Uncle, take your time. I'll go take a look downstream!" After handing the uncle another cigarette and greeting him, Jiang Yao walked quickly along the river bank towards the downstream.

Down the road from the People’s Hospital is Linxi Bridge. Jiang Yao is very familiar with that section of the river.

Back then, when he used his ghost-possessed skills to fish and make money all day, he had always been in that area.

"At that time, the accident at sea happened in this area!" Walking along the bank of Yuanjiang River, Jiang Yao had reached the water area near Linxi Bridge after more than ten minutes.

In March and April, it is still the dry season here in Yuanjiang River, and the rocky beach, which is two to three hundred meters wide, has been exposed.

Some of the huge sand pits left by the dredging ships are on the rocky beaches, while some are still submerged in the rolling river water.

Looking at the river bank not far away where Wang Dahai fell to his death that day, Jiang Yao had a complicated expression and sighed.

Many people cursed Wang Dahai for his death, saying that they were the ones who killed him.

Is this really the case? Jiang Yao doesn't think so.

After all, it was not Jiang Yao who dragged him to the river for night fishing. It was he who asked to come along after he saw Jiang Yao catch big fish and sell them for money.

After sensing something was wrong, Jiang Yao also reminded and warned him.

But what about him? He just sneered and ignored Jiang Yao's words, and even ran to the river alone in the middle of the night.

There is a saying that goes, good words can't save a damned ghost.

Although Jiang Yao felt guilty for a long time about what happened that day, in his opinion, he was the one who was primarily responsible for Wang Dahai's death.

Looking at that section of river bank, although he felt a little melancholy, his attention was quickly drawn to the fishermen standing in a row in the water not far away wearing wet suits.

“We’ve caught some fish…”

"Move aside, don't block the road, and be careful not to get pulled into the water!"

"In just a short while, three fish have appeared here."

"This fish situation... no rest, I'm going to go down to the river too!"

There were only about a dozen people fishing in the water, but there were many more people watching the fun on the rocky beach near the water.

Of course, among these people, many are anchor fishermen who come ashore to rest.

After all, fishing with an anchor is a physically demanding activity, and it is inevitable that people who do not exercise enough will suffer from backaches after casting a few rods in the river.

At this moment, an anchor fisherman, about thirty years old, had obviously caught a fish.

The anchor fishing rod, which was already very hard, had become a big bent bow, the fishing reel was releasing line like crazy, and the unloading force was making a non-stop "ding ding ding ding" sound.

This guy, holding the fishing rod tightly, was moving towards the shore little by little. The other fishermen nearby consciously put away their rods and made way.

"Fuck, the fish ran away, I've already let out 200 meters of line..." After a stalemate of several minutes, the anchor fishing rod in the man's hand, which looked like a big bow, suddenly bounced up. After the fishing line in the fishing reel was let out, the originally strong fishing line actually broke directly.

With a gloomy face and cursing, he walked to the rocky beach on the shore, sat down on the ground, and began to breathe heavily.

"Brother Monkey, what kind of thread are you using? It's so fragile?"

"I used 3.5mm PE line. It's not that my line is not strong, it's that the fish was too strong."

"I've been swimming in the river for almost a month. I finally found this fish, but it ran away. Damn it!"

"It's normal for fish to escape. Just reel in new line and keep working!"

……

Among the people watching the excitement on the shore, many seemed to be familiar with this person.

Several people walked up to the man, greeted him and made jokes with him.

"Brother Monkey? Are you a monkey?" Jiang Yao glanced at the man's face for a few times. The more he looked at him, the more familiar he felt. He walked up to him and handed him a cigarette while confirming with a smile.

"Who are you? Jiang Yao..."

"I haven't seen you in years. I heard you were back, but I haven't seen you since."

"If you hadn't greeted me, I wouldn't have recognized you!"

"Ape" is just a nickname. His real name is Fang Yuan, and he and Jiang Yao were elementary school classmates.

This section of the river is relatively close to Chengbei Village, and most of the people who come to play by the Yuanjiang River are from several nearby villages.

"Are you Jiang Yao? I'm Sun Ming from Group 4. When we were in school, I was a year younger than you. Do you remember me?"

"I saw your newly built house when I passed by. I don't think you can find a more luxurious house than yours in the entire county, let alone in Chengbei Village."

"I haven't heard from you in years. I didn't expect you to be so successful now!"

……

After Fang Yuan mentioned Jiang Yao's name, several people came running over, very enthusiastically and took the initiative to greet Jiang Yao.

When you are successful, you will be surrounded by good people.

In the past few months since Xiangjiang returned to his hometown, Jiang Yao has rarely returned to Chengbei Village and has lived in the county town most of the time.

When he occasionally goes back, he is usually seen in the crowds and rarely shows up in public.

Having said that, there is such a beautiful and luxurious big house in the village. When some villagers nearby get together to chat, they naturally talk about him a lot.

In the early years, the friends who were familiar with Jiang Yao in several nearby villages had not seen each other for so many years that they could hardly recognize him now.

The people who came over to greet Jiang Yao introduced themselves. Jiang Yao found some traces of his past in their faces.

"Someone fell into the water, hurry up and save him..."

After smoking a cigarette and chatting about the past with his old friends, a loud shout from not far away attracted the attention of Jiang Yao and Fang Yuan and others.

Not far away, an anchored fishing rod was floating on the water, but the owner of the fishing rod had disappeared.

The fishermen nearby had panicked expressions on their faces, shouting loudly as they moved quickly towards the shore.

They are wearing diving suits, not because they don't want to save people, but because it is inconvenient to do so.

After all, although a wetsuit is waterproof, once a person falls into the water while wearing it, the water pressure will stick the wetsuit tightly to the body and it will be impossible to take it off.

Being wrapped in this thing, people who can swim will be unable to move because of their restricted hands and feet.

"Right where the fishing rod is, the guy standing there just now, I don't know if his foot slipped or something, he fell into the water, and he hasn't come up since."

"I know that guy. He works at the food factory. He's about 30 years old. His last name seems to be Li!"

"Where he was standing to anchor the fish, the current was a bit fast, but the depth was only about one meter, barely reaching a person's thigh."

"There are a lot of sand pits around here. Old Li hasn't shown up yet. Could he have been washed into a pit by the current?"

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and go save them!"

……

Among the people standing on the rocky beach watching the excitement, many had witnessed what had just happened.

Someone looked panicked, pointing in the direction where the man fell and yelling.

Someone took out their cell phone and started calling the police.

Among the fishermen who had returned to the shore and the people watching the fun on the shore, those who thought they were good swimmers took off their clothes without saying a word and dived into the water.

Although the weather in March and April is not cold, the river water is still icy cold.

But at this moment, no one cares about these things.

After all, human life is as important as heaven. The fisherman named Li who fell into the water has not shown up for several minutes. It is obvious that an accident has happened.

Whether it was Jiang Yao or Fang Yuan and the others who were chatting with him, they were young and strong, and could swim well. After figuring out what had happened, they also took off their clothes and jumped into the water.

Such a big living person had just fallen headfirst into the water. Not only did more than a dozen people fail to find him, Jiang Yao searched the water area with his mental power but did not detect anything unusual.

Soon, Uncle Hat arrived and took over the affairs of the place.

To prevent further accidents, those who went into the river to rescue have been banned from entering the water.

"It's been such a long time and we haven't seen that person. I guess Xiao Li is in danger."

"Many people drown in the Yuanjiang River every year. In this stretch of water, there are accidents almost every year."

"Knowing that this place is prone to accidents, why do so many people go here every day?"

"There are fish in this place. There is nothing to be afraid of when fishing!"

"That's right. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God. When a person is unlucky, he may choke to death even if he drinks a glass of cold water. Those guys who got into trouble here were unlucky themselves!"

……

It's human nature to like watching fun.

Although Uncle Hat has taken over this place and a professional rescue team is rushing here, the number of idle people gathered here has not decreased, but increased instead.

After coming out of the water, Jiang Yao and the others had put their clothes back on. Although their underwear was wet and uncomfortable to wear, they still stayed there and had no intention of leaving.

"Dad, get up!"

"Dad, get up!"

……

A little boy of four or five years old, led by a tearful woman, hurried to the rocky beach.

Kneeling on the ground, the little boy kowtowed and shouted towards the water in front of him.

"The child was only this young, and Li Jian passed away like this. What a sin!"

"I know Li Jian. He rarely goes to the river to fish."

"Today, I don't know if he was possessed by a ghost or what, he drank half a catty of wine with someone in the afternoon, and then he kept running to the river, and no one could persuade him to stop!"

"He was only a little over thirty years old. It was easy for him to go by himself, but it's a pity for his wife and children!"

……

Sitting on the rocky beach, Jiang Yao took out a cigarette and lit it for himself.

Listening to the discussions of the crowd and looking at the little boy kneeling on the river bank not far away, still shouting and kowtowing to the water in front of him, he felt very uncomfortable as he never liked to meddle in other people's business.

"The twisting black fog in the water, and that weird-looking puppet..."

"Could it be that after so many years, that ghost thing from back then is still causing trouble here?"

"If the death of the anchor fisherman named Li Jian was really caused by that devil, then I have to take care of this matter!"

……

The little boy's cries sounded so sad and desolate to Jiang Yao.

Looking at the deep water not far away, he swore secretly.

(End of this chapter)