A god-tier fishing spot, anglers lined up to give me money.

Yang Qi looked at Shirai Ito, stretched out his hand, palm up, and pinched his index and middle fingers together with his thumb.

"Where's the money?"

Shirai Ito didn't hesitate either. He took out his phone, made a few quick movements, and Yang Qi's phone immediately vibrated.

He took it out and saw that 50,000 yuan had been deposited into his account.

"This is a deposit; the full amount will be paid after the deal is done."

Yang Qi's lips curled into a smile as he put his phone back in his pocket, frowning in embarrassment: "Young Master Bai, do you not trust me? A deposit?"

He said that just to deliberately make things difficult for him.

Bai Yiteng wasn't fooled. "Boss Yang, what's our relationship? Hurry up, hurry up, I'm waiting for your good news!"

"Okay, wait."

Yang Qi turned and walked towards the small, uninflated boat by the reservoir. He inflated it and untied the nylon rope.

Yang stepped onto the boat, and the bottom of the boat wobbled, almost causing him to lose his footing.

A dozen or so people had already returned to the shore, mostly anglers who had come back from lunch earlier.

A fat man watched Yang Qi go into the water and asked, puzzled, "Boss Yang, what are you doing?"

"I don't know."

"Do you think the boss is risking his life to make this show?"

"Hey, now that you mention it, the boss is ruthless."

"Shh, be quiet while you're eating your melon..."

Yang Qi picked up the oar and rowed the boat more than ten meters away.

Looking in the direction of Shiraito, he stood by the boat, raised his hands, pushed off with his feet, and jumped into the water.

Cluck cluck...

The water surface returned to calm, with only bubbles rising to the surface.

Seeing Yang Qi's unusual actions, the fishermen on the shore were all dumbfounded, their heads filled with question marks.

???

...

"Is he...committing suicide? The boss committed suicide?"

"Damn it!"

"Why is the boss like this?"

Before the words were even finished, the water surface suddenly bulged!

Less than five meters from the bow of the boat, Yang Qi broke through the water and swam desperately towards the shore.

Where he had been standing, a tan-brown spine emerged from the water, creating a whirlpool that made the boat spin in place.

"My goodness, the giant yellow catfish has really appeared!"

"I get it, the boss is risking his life, amazing, a performance of racing against the fish."

"Boss, you're risking your life to fish for attention. We old fishermen are ashamed of ourselves."

"Wow, there's another expert! Everyone, aren't we going down to rescue them?"

"Boss, stop staying in the water, keep going..."

...

On the water's surface, Yang Qi swam frantically, looking completely terrified.

Underwater, the dark shadow swam faster and faster, then burst out of the water again, its huge, half-open mouth revealing countless tiny teeth.

With a shout of "Awooo!", Yang Qi put in more effort and quickly widened the distance.

The giant yellow catfish slapped its tail against the water's surface with all its might, creating a spray of water several ounces high.

As the water curtain receded, Yang Qi was seen thrashing about on his hands and feet toward the shore, his face pale, looking back as he swam.

Less than three meters behind, the giant fish once again emerged from the water with half its body above the surface, chasing after it with its huge mouth!

"Brother, old man, lend a hand," Yang Qi called out.

Shiraito was shocked, his eyes fixed on the "chase scene" in the water.

Yang Qi was thrashing about like a dog, while the giant fish chased after him with great effort.

Strangely, the two- or three-meter distance between the human and the mermaid remained constant.

Cough, cough, cough, this beast actually tried to bite me...

Yang Qi choked on the water and rushed forward.

The fish dove headfirst, then surfaced again, swimming to Yang Qi's left, its massive body sweeping with its tail.

Yang Qi was sent flying several meters to the right.

Yang Qi took the opportunity to turn and swam desperately towards the shore.

After a while, Yang Qi scrambled ashore and lay panting heavily on the bank.

Before he could catch his breath, a loud crash came from behind him, and the giant yellow catfish leaped out of the water!

With this leap, his 800-pound body stretched out in the air and entered the water in a second.

When the giant yellow catfish fell back into the water, it opened its mouth and bit Shiraito's hook, then suddenly plunged into the depths.

Shiraito stood on the shore the whole time, watching Yang Qi row the boat, go into the water, be chased, and climb back up, and admired him from the bottom of his heart.

But the moment the giant yellow catfish bites the hook, the wrist is suddenly pulled up.

His entire demeanor changed abruptly; he spread his legs apart, lowered his center of gravity, and gripped the rod with one hand.

It actually worked...

After being stung by the hook, the giant yellow catfish frantically shook its head, and the sound of its tail slapping the water could be heard from more than ten meters away.

Shiro Itō, holding the fishing rod with one hand, was surrounded by the crackling sound of lightning.

The electric currents clung to his skin, like countless tiny silver snakes coiling around his arm.

The movement of thunder in the transformation of the Five Elements.

That's not even good enough for me to fish.

Shiraito turned around, his back to the giant fish, and raised the hand holding the rod above his head.

With a forceful flick.

"rise!"

The fishing line snapped and taut.

The next second, that giant yellow catfish burst through the water!

The fish is hanging in mid-air with its head up and tail down, hooked on a hook.

With a thud, the 800-pound behemoth was lifted to the ground by Shirai Ito with one hand.

The entire room fell silent.

"Damn, the boss is a real bait."

"Wow, 800 jin! The third 'flying fish' in the reservoir weighing over 100 jin, I'm so envious!"

"No, no, no, compared to the previous two, this one-handed one is really impressive."

"And when he pulled the fish out, he didn't even turn his head; his back was to him, completely turned away!"

"I have to post this on WeChat Moments! I was there today, 800 jin (400 catties), I caught it!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding fishermen showed disdain.

"Shameless! You stole it from me! I was the one who caught it."

"I caught it!"

……

At this moment, Yang Qi stood up, looked at Shirai Ito who was surrounded, and squeezed in.

"Everyone!"

He raised his voice, "I, Yang, keep my word. I said before that whoever catches this giant yellow catfish will receive a reward of 10 yuan. Today, this guy did it, so here's the money."

"Payable on the spot!"

Yang Qi initiated the transfer.

Soon after, a notification sounded that 10 had been deposited into the account.

Shiraito held up the transfer record, "I have received it. Boss Yang is a man of his word."

Upon seeing this, another round of cheers erupted from the surrounding crowd.

"The boss is so generous! Remember to call me next time there's an event like this!"

"Yes, yes, do it a few more times!"

Fatty: "But boss, don't go this far next time, my heart can't take it. That part where you were being chased by the fish in the water just now, it scared me half to death!"

Everyone laughed.

The tall, thin guy chimed in, "Exactly! Two or three pounds is enough, 800 pounds is just asking for trouble!"

Yang Qi joked, "Okay, next time I'll get a 300-jin one and let you go into the water as bait first."

"No, no, no!"

The fat man waved his hands repeatedly, "With all this fat on me, I'd find even fish too greasy."

The laughter grew even louder.

The area around the reservoir was bustling with activity as people took photos of the giant fish.

Some people asked Yang Qi when the next event would be held, and some said they would create a group chat specifically to wait for notifications.

Surrounded by others, Yang Qi grinned broadly, responding to each of them:

"We'll definitely do it! We'll definitely do it more often if we have the chance!"

Just as things were getting lively, Shiraito took out his phone and made a call, ordering a live water truck that specializes in transporting aquatic products.

After hanging up the phone, he walked up to Yang Qi and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother Yang."

Yang Qi was taken aback. From the time they met in the morning until now, Bai Yiteng had been politely calling him "Boss Yang," but now he had suddenly changed his address.

"You've got guts."

Shirai Ito nodded, his admiration undisguised. "I'll head back first. The fish need to be delivered to my house while they're still alive."

I turned and walked to the roadside to wait for the water truck, but before it arrived, the fish were taken away.

Bai Yiteng went to the garage, got into the driver's seat, drove the car out, rolled down the window, waved to Yang Qi, and drove off.

Yang Qi stood by the roadside watching them go, the smile still on his face.

A moment later, my phone vibrated in my pocket. I took it out and saw it was a text message about a money transfer.

350 million, received.

The remitter's remarks column read "Shirai Itō".

With a raised eyebrow, he deftly clicked "Confirm Payment".

He put his phone back in his pocket, turned and walked towards the reservoir, muttering a self-deprecating laugh to himself.

Money is so easy to make...

The hustle and bustle on the shore continued.

The fishermen hadn't left yet; some were discussing how much that fish could sell for.

Yang Qi took a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed it, poured half a bottle in, then looked up at the bright blue sky above and let out a long breath.

My knee hurts a bit, and the numbers 5 plus 350 million are crystal clear.

Worth it.