Let's go back to 2008, starting with a recreational fishing park.

After the first day of competition, Jiang Xia felt okay.

I was tired, but not as tired as I had imagined.

The ones who were truly exhausted were probably the 20 referees from the fishing association.

The entire afternoon of competition was spent almost constantly weighing and tallying. We also had to resolve various small issues raised by the competitors.

After finishing their meal, everyone went back to rest early without lingering.

Jiangxia lives at the fishing spot, and tonight he didn't have insomnia like yesterday.

After lying down, I quickly closed my eyes and fell asleep.

…………

After an unknown amount of time, a loud rumbling sound suddenly rang out outside the window of the fishing pond.

Jiang Xia was immediately awakened from his sleep, his eyes snapping open and his heart pounding.

After a while, he picked up a cigarette from the bedside, lit it, and stared blankly out the dark window.

"Click~"

At that moment, another bolt of lightning struck.

Jiang Xia knew in his heart that it was raining heavily.

In the fleeting flash of lightning, he caught a glimpse of the fishing spot:

The fishing nets that my father had hung out to dry on the rack were being tossed and turned wildly by the strong wind, and the branches of the weeping willows on the bank were being whipped about by the rain.

As raindrops the size of soybeans fell onto the surface of the water in the fishing spot, they instantly burst into a dense spray of water.

The pattering rain mixed with the rolling thunder gave Jiangxia a deeper understanding of the power of nature.

"Sigh." Jiang Xia exhaled a puff of smoke and sighed deeply.

The competition continues tomorrow, and it's raining heavily tonight. I don't know if it will continue to rain during the competition.

It's better this way; if it really rains, Jiangxia really doesn't know whether to pause the match or let the players compete in the rain.

"Ring ring~ Ring ring~"

Just then, Jiang Xia's phone on the bedside table suddenly rang.

He held a cigarette between his fingers, glanced at his phone, and saw that it was his father, Jiang Jianguo, calling.

It was the middle of the night, and it was pouring rain. The other party must have something important to say when they called. Without thinking, Jiang Xia picked up her phone and pressed the answer button.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Jianguo's urgent voice came through the phone:

"Xiaxia, don't sleep yet. It's pouring rain outside. Get up quickly and go to the machine room to turn on all the aerators in the reservoir."

"We just released fish into the water a couple of days ago, and now the density is high. While heavy rain initially increases oxygen levels, it can easily lead to oxygen depletion later!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia shuddered.

He responded to Jiang Jianguo, grabbed the flashlight from the bedside, ran into the warehouse, grabbed a raincoat, put it on, and rushed outside.

Once outside, Jiang Xia, using the faint beam of his flashlight, braved the torrential rain and quickly made his way towards the reservoir's generator room.

It was the heaviest rain at this time, and the raindrops pounded against the raincoat with a loud thud. The strong wind, carrying moisture, poured straight down into his neck, and before long, Jiang Xia was shivering from the cold.

Fortunately, the ground at my fishing spot is paved with cement in many places, so most of the paths are relatively easy to walk on.

Otherwise, with such heavy rain, it would have turned into a mud pit in just a short while.

The reservoir's generator room is located not far from the water's edge.

Jiangxia arrived at the water's edge and first shone a flashlight into the water.

The flashlight beam was weak, and because of the heavy rain, it was difficult to see clearly what was happening in the water.

However, Jiangxia could still vaguely see a large school of fish swimming towards the surface of the water.

My dad was right; that's exactly how fish behave when they're lacking oxygen.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Xia quickly took a few steps and rushed into the unlocked server room not far away.

Upon entering the server room, the heat generated by the various electrical appliances and machines instantly brought a comfortable warmth to Jiang Xia's body, which had just been drenched by the rain.

"It's so warm!" Jiang Xia couldn't help but exclaim.

However, now is not the time to seek warmth; important matters need to be addressed.

Using the light of his flashlight, Jiang Xia quickly found the switches of several unused aerators and then yanked them down hard!

"Buzz~ Buzz~"

Several high-powered aerators started up after a brief delay.

Immediately afterwards, the aerator's impeller began to rapidly churn the water, splashing high into the air amidst the heavy rain, with tiny bubbles rushing downwards like countless small pearls.

Sensing a glimmer of life, the fish that had surfaced began to swim toward the aerator, swishing their tails.

Jiang Xia, slightly out of breath, wiped the rain off his face, then sat down on the edge of the server room door, supporting himself on his knees.

The thunder was still booming overhead, and the rain showed no signs of letting up.

However, with the oxygenator turned on, Jiang Xia was no longer in a hurry.

My dad just called, and it really startled me.

Fortunately, my dad has a lot of experience in raising fish, otherwise, if I were to rely solely on myself...

Tomorrow, let alone whether it rains or not, the fishing competition might not be held at the fishing spot. You might wake up to find countless dead fish with their white bellies showing floating on the surface.

Looking at the water not far away, which was as hot as a boiling pot due to the raindrops, Jiang Xia took out a cigarette case that was wet from the rain from his pocket.

Fortunately, the cigarette pack was wet, but most of the cigarettes inside were fine.

Jiang Xia randomly pulled out a cigarette, placed the cigarette pack on his lap, and then took out a lighter to light it.

The smoke, mixed with the smell of nicotine, rushed into Jiang Xia's nostrils. His mind immediately calmed down.

This sudden downpour has added a great deal of uncertainty to the second match that is scheduled to take place smoothly tomorrow.

But it was going to rain, and Jiangxia didn't have any good solutions.

All we can hope for now is that the rain will stop tomorrow so the contestants can continue competing.

Otherwise, we can only ask the players for their opinions on whether to suspend the competition.

After finishing his cigarette, Jiang Xia stood up and shivered.

Because he didn't bring his phone and doesn't usually wear a watch, he doesn't know what time it is.

But just as he took a step to go back to sleep, Jiang Xia saw lights coming from not far away.

Faced with the sudden appearance of lights, and with it raining heavily in the middle of the night, he was genuinely a little worried about who might have come to the fishing spot.

After all, with such a grand opening ceremony for today's first match, there might be some envious people who want to take advantage of the weather to do something bad.

Jiang Xia stopped and turned off the flashlight in his hand.

A moment later, he saw the light moving toward him.

Seeing this, Jiang Xia quickly turned on his flashlight and shouted towards the approaching figure:

"dad!"

Jiang Jianguo, wearing a raincoat, was startled by the sudden appearance of lights and sounds.

"You little brat, what are you doing so quietly in the middle of the night!"

Jiang Xia awkwardly scratched the back of his head, unsure how to face his father.

I was definitely overthinking it!