11: Chicken Beauty Title

Morning, Dali Fishing Tackle Shop.

Zhang Dali scratched his head anxiously as he listened to the voice on the phone.

"You little rascal, hurry up and help me think of a solution, will you? If you keep this up, forget about your shop, come back to the company and work."

"I am helping you look for one, alright, alright."

"Today, you must solve this for me!"

As Gao Xiaofan had thought, opening a fishing tackle shop might make money, but if two people ran it together and went fishing whenever they had free time, they really couldn't earn much. It was entirely because their family backgrounds were quite good.

His father was the boss of Luxiang Property Management. They handled the property management for 30% of the residential communities in H City, so one could say the family was immensely wealthy.

Although his old man couldn't stand his fishing hobby, since he was the only child, he indulged him anyway.

But recently, a strange fish had gotten into the pond of H City's largest villa district. Overnight, all the ornamental fish in the pond were wiped out.

The property management service for this villa district was handled by Luxiang Property Management, with annual revenue in the tens of millions, making it a crucial client.

The residents of the villa district all pointed their fingers at Luxiang Property Management, accusing the property company of inaction. Initially, this matter had gradually calmed down after Zhang Dali's father, Zhang Run, stepped in to placate them.

However, just this morning, a pet Toy Poodle was playing by the water's edge when the strange fish in the water suddenly lunged out and bit its nose.

Although the pet dog was fine, just a bit of broken skin and some bleeding, the poodle's owner filmed a video and posted it in the community group chat. Well, that did it. The homeowners were furious, and the previous incident was dragged out again.

Some homeowners called the TV station, wanting them to report on it.

Some dialed the mayor's hotline to complain about Luxiang Property Management's inaction.

Some directly called the big boss Zhang Run on his personal phone.

By the time Zhang Run rushed over in a panic, the property management office was already surrounded by homeowners. After placating them a bit, he hurriedly called his son.

The homeowners here, being able to afford villas, were naturally either wealthy or influential. So Zhang Run was also desperately trying to think of solutions, but some of his proposed methods were rejected by the homeowners, which had him utterly worried.

Back at the very beginning, he had suggested draining the pond. As long as they emptied the pond, they could naturally catch the strange fish. But some homeowners weren't happy with that.

"That won't do. If you drain the water, what if it changes our feng shui?"

The wealthier people are, the more superstitious they tend to be, especially about things like mountains and water. Once other homeowners heard someone mention feng shui, all the homeowners objected. This proposal was directly vetoed.

Later, Zhang Run also hired a specialized salvage team to try and catch it. But because the pond hadn't been cleaned for years, the bottom was full of silt. After several attempts, they returned empty-handed.

Although the uproar had subsided recently, in his mind, it remained a nagging worry. Having no other choice, he turned to his son, hoping he could help come up with an idea. But it had been over a week now, and his son still hadn't thought of a good solution. And now, with the dog getting bitten, if one day it bites a person, then things would really blow up.

This matter had to be resolved today.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Dali sat in his shop, sighing and scrolling through the fishing groups on his phone.

Where was he supposed to find a fishing expert on such short notice? From his father's description, the fish was probably an Alligator Gar. That thing is caught with Lure Fishing; he'd never heard of anyone catching it with Taiwan Fishing.

He himself only liked Taiwan Fishing and didn't know anyone who did Lure Fishing. Where was he supposed to find someone?

With a worried frown, Zhang Dali scrolled and scrolled until he discovered the Veteran Fishing Ground group. He thought about leaving it, but when he clicked in, he found the group was buzzing with activity.

"Don't anyone say our place doesn't have fish, okay? Look at this, 400 jin. A Young man night-fished for 4 hours and hauled this up."

This was a message the boss posted in the group yesterday, followed immediately by a video showing two fish baskets filled to the brim with catch.

Finally, a screenshot of a money transfer was attached.

1940 yuan.

After Gao Xiaofan left yesterday, the fishing ground boss, the more he thought about it, the more unsettled he felt. The money was already given out, so he could only try to recoup it from other Anglers.

Weren't they always saying there were no fish? This time he'd show them.

He then filmed the video and posted it in the group. This made all the Anglers in the group drool with envy, and they started discussing it fervently.

Zhang Dali looked at the messages, then thought about the Young man who came to the shop yesterday. A big question mark formed in his mind.

Did that young guy really catch that?

Then he thought of something and hurriedly sent a WeChat message... Gao Xiaofan looked at the WeChat message and scratched his head, his fingers tapping on the keyboard.

"Yeah, at Veteran. Got tired later and stopped fishing. Why?"

He had added him on WeChat after buying stuff yesterday, agreeing to fish together. Could it be so soon?

While he was still thinking, a message from the other side arrived.

"Bro, are you free? Do you know Lure Fishing?"

Gao Xiaofan was stunned for a moment, not having had time to think of how to reply.

Then the phone rang.

"Bro, here's the thing..."

Gao Xiaofan listened as Zhang Dali babbled for several minutes before he fully understood the reason. He did know about Lure Fishing and had tried it a few times, but he was basically a novice. Going would probably be a waste of time.

Just as he was about to refuse, the system's voice sounded in his mind.

"Host, please choose a fishing task and complete it."

"1. I don't even know Lure Fishing, so of course refuse. Reward: Title 'Master of Slacking Off'."

"Effect of 'Master of Slacking Off' title: Life Happiness +10%, Learning Ability -10%."

"2. A qualified Angler must be proficient with all kinds of fishing gear. Set off, great Angler. Agree to Zhang Dali's request and unlock your exclusive Newbie Starter Pack. Reward: Newbie Starter Pack."

"3. A fishing buddy's request must be answered. Agree to Zhang Dali's request and state that Lure Fishing is unnecessary; just go into the water and catch the fish by hand. Reward: 300,000 yuan in cash + Title 'Chicken Beauty'."

"Effect of 'Chicken Beauty' title: This hand-fishing attempt may risk the pain of losing one's chicken."

Looking at the task options, Gao Xiaofan was completely dumbfounded. The most attractive one was, of course, Task Three, with its generous cash reward. But that title and the idea of going into the water to catch fish by hand genuinely scared him.

Based on Zhang Dali's description, it was eighty percent an Alligator Gar. How fierce that thing was! If he went into the water and it took a bite at his 'chicken,' then it would be all over.

And that reward title, wasn't that just nonsense? Who would risk losing their 'second brother' for 300,000 yuan?

The reason he wanted so much money for himself was to enjoy life. If something happened to his 'second brother,' what enjoyment would there be left?

"Hey, bro, what do you say? Can you hear me?"

Hearing the voice from the phone, Gao Xiaofan shook his confused head.

"Mhm, come pick me up. Let's go take a look."