I'm a junior in college this year, and I've linked my fishing check-in system.

Chapter 47 My catch today was actually quite poor.

Old Zhang finally couldn't hold back and looked at Jiang Qian before speaking.

"Young man, judging from the boss's tone, you're quite the angler?"

Before Jiang Qian could even open his mouth, Boss Zhu interrupted him.

"It's more than just impressive."

He acted as if he had the most authority to speak on the matter.

"You wouldn't believe it, the first time Brother Jiang came to me, he bought the cheapest beginner's set."

He paused deliberately, building up the anticipation.

The slightly overweight man smiled dismissively.

"What can a beginner catch? Small whitebait?"

"A blank IOU?"

Boss Zhu was delighted.

"People there catch big mandarin fish weighing several kilograms every time they go to Taihu Lake, as well as Taihu silverfish!"

"What?"

Old Zhang and the slightly overweight man spoke at the same time.

"A newbie fishing for mandarin fish and silverfish? Old Zhu, who are you trying to fool?"

The slightly overweight man's face was full of disbelief.

Even seasoned anglers like them can't always catch such good fish these days.

What's more, it's a young man like him!

They didn't believe it. The two looked at each other and both thought it was Jiang Qian talking nonsense and showing off.

"Why would I lie to you?" Boss Zhu pointed at Jiang Qian. "If you don't believe me, ask him yourselves."

Everyone's attention immediately turned to Jiang Qian.

Jiang Qian could only smile.

"Just lucky."

"Good luck?" the slightly overweight man muttered. "So, how was today's catch?"

Jiang Qian couldn't hold back any longer. It seemed like there were even people offering themselves up for free.

It would be against all reason not to show off if you have the guts.

"Today's catch..."

He deliberately dragged out the tone, sounding quite embarrassed.

"To be honest, it's not that great."

There isn't a single edible animal.

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere in the fishing tackle shop changed.

The slightly overweight man and Old Zhang locked eyes, the smug look in his eyes barely concealed.

"Hey, I knew it!"

The slightly overweight man slapped his thigh, making a loud sound.

"Young man, you might get lucky and catch one or two big fish, and then you think you're the king of fishing."

He turned to Old Zhang, adopting a seasoned demeanor.

"Old Zhang, take a look, isn't this just what we thought?"

Old Zhang nodded in agreement, his face showing the understanding and tolerance of someone who had been through it all.

"Young man, don't take it to heart."

"Fishing is all about experience and patience, not bragging."

"It's not shameful to be out of the running today. We old guys are out of the running all the time too."

Mr. Zhu, who was listening from the side, frowned.

He didn't believe Jiang Qian could fly the air force; that kid was really weird!

"Hey Lao Li, Lao Wang, stop being so sarcastic."

Boss Zhu spoke up for Jiang Qian.

"Xiao Jiang isn't the type to brag."

"He said the catch wasn't good, there must be another reason."

"Hey, Old Zhu, you're protecting her already?"

The slightly overweight man was amused; he had come here specifically to cause trouble.

"What, your beginner's set comes with a hidden 'guaranteed big fish' attribute?"

"Then let's not buy the expensive ones anymore, let's just buy the beginner sets from you."

Several other anglers watching the spectacle joined in the laughter.

Mr. Zhu blushed, speechless, and wanted to retort, but didn't know how to say it.

After all, Jiang Qian himself admitted that the catch wasn't very good.

Jiang Qian was overjoyed to see the two of them singing in unison.

This is exactly the effect he wanted.

The more groundwork you lay, the louder the resounding the slap in the face will be later.

He sighed, a troubled look on his face.

"Sigh, Mr. Zhu, you don't need to speak up for me anymore."

"Today was truly an unlucky day."

"I caught a big one while fishing, but it caused some trouble and took up the whole afternoon."

"A big one?"

The slightly overweight man grasped the key words in the conversation.

"What kind of big thing is it? How big can it be?"

"Have you gotten yourself into trouble?"

His expression turned playful.

"What's wrong? Did you catch something you shouldn't have?"

"For example, the fish in their net cages?"

Old Zhang chimed in, "Young man, that won't do. Stealing fish is illegal."

"But if you really run into trouble, tell us and we'll give you some advice."

The two men, through their conversation, immediately began to regard Jiang Qian as a hothead who, instead of being able to boast, got into trouble by illegally fishing.

Looking at their self-righteous faces, Jiang Qian knew that the time was almost right.

He slowly reached his hand into his backpack.

All eyes were on his backpack.

The slightly overweight man and Old Zhang were both secretly sneering.

Keep pretending!

I'd like to see what kind of tricks you can pull out of that bag.

Is it a fish weighing dozens of kilograms, or a ticket from the police station?

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Jiang Qian took out... from his bag.

A paper.

A neatly folded A4 sheet of paper.

"..."

The fishing tackle shop was completely silent.

Everyone was stunned.

What kind of operation is this?

Where's the fish?

Where's the big guy we were promised?

Why is there only one piece of paper?

The slightly overweight man was the first to react, and he burst into laughter.

"No way, bro!"

"Your catch is truly unique!"

"You only caught a piece of paper?"

"Is this paper made of gold, or is it studded with diamonds?"

Old Zhang shook his head and chuckled, "Young man, that's not funny. You can't pull off a good brag, so you're just trying to fool us with a piece of paper?"

Jiang Qian ignored their mockery.

He slowly unfolded the paper.

Then, he handed the paper to Boss Zhu, his tone helpless.

"Boss Zhu, you be the judge."

"Do you think I wasted my entire afternoon?"

"We didn't catch any fish, but we got this thing instead."

Mr. Zhu took the paper with a puzzled look.

The slightly overweight man and Old Zhang also curiously went over to see what was written on it.

The next second, Boss Zhu's hands began to tremble.

"This...this...this is..."

He pointed to the words on the paper, his lips trembling, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

The slightly overweight man impatiently leaned his head even closer.

Old Zhang also squinted his eyes.

At the very top of the paper was a line of striking bold text.

"Decision on Commending Jiang Qian, a student from the School of Life Sciences at Suzhou University, for his active protection of rare and endangered wild animals in the country."

There was also a bright red seal with the national emblem on it!

Suzhou Municipal Fisheries Management Office!

The slightly overweight man and Old Zhang's minds went blank for a moment.

Decision on commendation?

Protecting wild animals?

Their eyes were fixed on those few bolded words in the text.

"...While fishing at Yinshan Lake Reservoir, I unexpectedly caught a Yangtze giant softshell turtle, a Class I protected animal in China..."

"...Jiang Qian demonstrated a very high level of awareness, contacting the relevant departments immediately and handing it over..."

Yangtze giant softshell turtle!

A Class I protected animal in China!

These words struck the hearts of the two people one after another.

They felt a burning pain in their faces.