11: Man-eating fish

“Old Li!”

Liu Ye was stunned, watching his colleague being dragged away by the giant fish in the river, which instantly turned red.

“Da da da!”

He instantly snapped back to reality, pulled the safety pin, and fired wildly forward.

“Old Li!”

Huang Chaoyao, another installer, suddenly turned around and was about to swim forward to rescue his friend.

Liu Ye's eyes were also red as he fiercely pursued forward.

Fang Chenjin, startled by this, fell back into the water.

“Come up! Everyone, come up! This fish is too big! You'll all be in danger! Old Li has been dragged far away! Come up and track it!”

Lin Meng shouted, she was the only one who clearly saw the giant fish.

Not far away, Lin Fei, who was secretly observing, was also startled.

At this moment, the loud gunshots attracted many townspeople, who gradually approached.

“Everyone, I am from the Wildlife and Plant Administration Bureau. This river is currently dangerous, please do not approach.”

Lin Meng had a headache. After pulling Fang Chenjin ashore, she stated her identity and ordered everyone not to approach the river.

At the same time, she held her gun, aimed at the water, kept her eyes fixed around Huang Chaoyao and Liu Ye, and loudly called for them to come up quickly.

Ten minutes later, Liu Ye and Huang Chaoyao came ashore, their faces ashen, breathing heavily.

“Did any of you see clearly? What exactly was it?!”

Liu Ye was soaking wet, his hair dripping, as he asked the other three.

“It looked like a fish, a very big fish. Now that I think about it, it somewhat resembled an Ugly Fathead, but it was too big. Just its head, I estimate, was over a meter!”

Lin Meng said.

“Fang Chenjin, you stay here and check our underwater cameras. If there's any movement, contact me immediately. Lin Meng, keep an eye on the public and don't let them near the water. Huang Chaoyao, go notify the Public Security Office, we need their help!”

Liu Ye said quickly.

“Liu Ye, I'll go with you.”

Lin Meng frowned slightly and said.

“I'm the team leader, this is an order!”

After Liu Ye finished speaking, he ran with his gun in the direction Old Li had disappeared.

Fang Chenjin's face was pale, still somewhat dazed. He pulled out his laptop to check the footage from all the underwater cameras.

Huang Chaoyao also went to contact the Public Security Office as per Liu Ye's instructions.

Not far away, a crowd of onlookers was pointing and gesturing. Lin Fei was also among them, his pupils trembling uncontrollably.

He had also seen it: a gigantic fish attacked the people from the Wildlife and Plant Administration Bureau and bit one person away.

This shocked him greatly, and he even began to doubt if it was truly the Giant Octopus he had raised that saved him last night.

“No, I definitely saw tentacles last night, it definitely wasn't this fish.”

“If that's truly the case, then this river now contains a Giant Octopus and a huge fish that dares to attack humans.”

Lin Fei pondered in his mind.

Soon, the Security Officers from the Public Security Office arrived, all armed. They dispersed the public and inquired about the situation with Lin Meng.

“Ms. Lin, are you sure what you're saying is correct?”

Zhou Kubo frowned after hearing Lin Meng's words. If it weren't for them being from the Bureau of Flora and Fauna Administration, he would have just led his team back.

A man-eating fish, and here? Wasn't this a fantasy!

This was a freshwater inland river, not the sea; there were no sharks!

“Found it! At camera number eighteen! It's very large!”

At this moment, Fang Chenjin shouted nervously, running over with his laptop.

“What a fierce fish!”

Zhou Kubo glanced at the screen and was immediately startled. A gigantic fish appeared on the screen, holding a severed human arm in its mouth.

“Old Li!”

Lin Meng's expression darkened. Seeing this severed arm, she knew Old Li was in grave danger.

This fish was truly too big, with a shark-like physique, about five meters long—a true river monster.

In the distance, Liu Ye heard Fang Chenjin's shout and rushed with his gun towards camera number eighteen.

“Go, we must deal with this fish!”

Zhou Kubo's expression changed. This was not just a matter for the Bureau of Flora and Fauna Administration, but also for them.

Such a monstrous fish posed a huge threat to the surrounding public.

Immediately, all the Security Officers drew their guns and left, quickly reaching the location of underwater camera number eighteen and meeting up with Liu Ye.

They stood on the bank, their gaze fixed on the river, their firearms ready to fire.

“It's there, a large shadow!”

A sharp-eyed Security Officer shouted, pointing to a spot on the water where a huge shadow could be seen.

“It's that big!”

Everyone gasped. Facing it in person was completely different from seeing it in a video.

“Fire!”

Zhou Kubo shouted, and at the same time, he immediately drew his gun and fired. Bullets shot out at high speed, aiming at the dark shadow underwater.

The bullets hit the water surface at high speed but were quickly completely obstructed by the water, until their kinetic energy dissipated entirely, doing no harm to the giant fish.

However, this disturbance also attracted the giant fish's attention.

Its eyes showed a fierce glint as it swam at high speed in the water, searching for something. Soon, it noticed the people on the bank and swam directly towards the bank, startling everyone.

Zhou Kubo and the others quickly retreated a few steps.

“Don't panic, it's just a fish, it can't come ashore.”

“Don't shoot now, the resistance in the water is too great, it won't kill this fish.”

Liu Ye said calmly, holding his gun, aiming at the water, waiting for the right moment.

He knew that bullets were almost useless in water; only when this giant fish leaped out of the water could he kill it.

“Okay, everyone listen to this brother.”

Zhou Kubo saw Liu Ye's demeanor and, knowing he was from the Wildlife and Plant Administration Bureau, felt a little more at ease.

Unfortunately, the giant fish seemed to know it couldn't attack the people on shore. After approaching the bank, it did not surface but quickly swam away.

“It's leaving, very fast!”

Fang Chenjin shouted.

“Leaving? Follow it quickly!”

Zhou Kubo quickly shouted. Such a terrifying fierce fish, allowing it to swim freely in this river, was too dangerous for the public.

However, the range of the underwater cameras was limited after all, and soon, the giant fish swam out of the underwater camera's range.

“Sir, what should we do now?”

Zhou Kubo looked at the river, his face grave.

“Now, we can only use bait to lure this beast out and then eliminate it!”

“This time, we must make full preparations. Please, Captain Zhou, prepare the bait.”

“We need to report the situation here to our superiors and prepare new equipment.”

“This beast just ate a person, and even with its size, it probably won't hunt again for a short period. We will carry out the operation tomorrow.”

Liu Ye's heart was filled with indignation, but at this moment, he could only suppress it and calmly make arrangements.

“Okay, I'll go find a domestic pig.”

Zhou Kubo nodded and said.

With a life lost, he also had to report to the county.

Liu Ye and Zhou Kubo both left people to guard here, and to block curious citizens, before returning to their respective places.

Liu Ye returned to the Bureau of Flora and Fauna Administration at Dayang Mountain Nature Reserve, explained the situation, and received a severe reprimand.

However, the Bureau of Flora and Fauna Administration still took this matter very seriously. Since the Public Security Office had already intervened, they did not send additional personnel. Liu Ye's professional ability was still very good, so he was given great material support.

Ten of the latest model underwater combat harpoon guns were provided directly.

This latest model of harpoon gun had harpoons over a meter long, possessing extremely astonishing lethality even against whales.