Chapter 222 - 151: Device Triggered
"Alright, Xiao Li, you go first." Li Xiaopeng nodded excitedly and courteously stepped aside to let Xiao Li take his turn.
"Uh, Mr. Lin Yang, do you mean to release this big fish?"
Upon hearing Lin Yang’s words, Xiao Li was somewhat baffled, as the dogfish, regardless of size, were not protected species. This one was large and rare, yet Lin Yang was preparing to let it go.
"Yes, let it go. Let’s take a photo together."
"Okay then."
Although Xiao Li couldn’t understand, he still crouched and moved forward a few steps, lifted the fish for a photo as Lin Yang suggested, and quickly returned to his position at the helm.
After Li Xiaopeng and Yue’er had sequentially taken photos with the big fish, Lin Yang directly picked up the fish, squatted down, slowly opened the fish controller, held the fish’s tail for a few seconds, and then let go. The sizable dogfish, which had been difficult to catch, quickly disappeared beneath the surface of the water.
"Alright, the release is complete. That series of actions just now really tired me out. Let’s rest for a while." He put away his gear and then sat down on the cabin floor.
Xiao Li wisely fetched a bottle of Yibao and handed it to Lin Yang, asking curiously, "Lin Yang, I have a question that I can’t figure out, may I ask while you’re resting?"
Lin Yang responded with a hearty smile, "What’s the question? Don’t be so formal."
"Well, considering that the dogfish, as large as it was, must be extremely rare in Dongting Lake, we caught many fish earlier, some we ate, some used as bait; it seemed you didn’t have any regrets. Why, then, did you so easily release this largest and most valuable one?" Xiao Li spilled out the questions that puzzled him.
It’s no wonder he asked this; Lin Yang had always struck him as a professional angler whose catch was his prey, except where prohibited by law, he hadn’t seen Lin Yang show much mercy.