CSGM - Chapter 48
Chapter 48: The Method of Finding the Fish
After a few seconds of delay, the shop owner gave Chu Xi a strange look, her hands never stopping their work. It seemed she was still pinning her hopes on her water pump.
What was this person saying? The shop owner simply couldn't understand what she meant. Or perhaps she did understand, but subconsciously refused to believe it meant what she thought it did. How could that be possible?
She honestly planned to get the water pump and drain the pond first.
Nearby, Xiao Han and Luo Yangtian also looked at Chu Xi hesitantly for a long time. Finally, Luo Yangtian was the first to drop his hands, truly giving up on moving the pump.
Even as Xiao Han called out from the side, "Little bro..."
Luo Yangtian kept his eyes on Chu Xi, waiting expectantly to see if the problem had really been solved.
Several members of the production crew, completely bewildered, pulled on their waders, walked over to stand behind Chu Xi, and looked at the large grass carp flapping its tail on the ground by her feet.
—This is the fish that ate Teacher Li Xiling's ring?
Clearly, they didn't believe it. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come over only after getting fully geared up to enter the pond.
Li Xiling hurried over in just a few steps, with Ren Zhi following behind her.
Li Xiling crouched down as soon as she arrived and began to poke at the fish Chu Xi had caught. Ah, well, it looked very similar, but every fish looked very similar. She couldn't tell anything from its appearance.
She looked up at Chu Xi. "Chu Xi, are you saying this is the fish that ate my ring?"
Chu Xi nodded calmly. "This is it. Kill it, then cut it open and take it out."
A dazed look appeared in Li Xiling's wide eyes.
She asked, puzzled, "You weren't even here when it bit my ring... How do you know it was this one?"
Li Xiling was certain Chu Xi had never seen the fish that ate her ring.
She was the only one who had glanced at the fish, and she hadn't even remembered what it looked like.
Thus, she couldn't believe that Chu Xi had managed to pull out the correct fish.
Was this really that fish?
She couldn't even recognize it, so how could Chu Xi?
Li Xiling's entire face wore an expression as if she had just heard a fantasy story.
Ren Zhi watched Chu Xi without a word.
Behind the cameras, the rest of the production crew all stared at Chu Xi, their eyes filled with suspicion.
What was the difference between that move and marking the boat to find the sword? Huh?
On what basis did Chu Xi dare to claim that fish had eaten the ring?
There were at least two or three hundred grass carp in that pond that looked similar and were of the same species, right?
They were completely baffled by Chu Xi's judgment.
So even after Chu Xi told them the ring was in the belly of the fish she'd caught, everyone still looked utterly confused.
Almost everyone was completely bewildered.
The air fell silent for a few seconds in this stagnant state of thought, as the baffled people said nothing.
Ren Zhi's thoughts were the first to stir, and she spoke, following up on Chu Xi's words.
"Alright, let's cut this fish open and see."
The shop owner didn't move. She was in complete disbelief and intended to move the pump over first. Her mind was filled with the thought of pumping water, convinced that the next step could only be taken after the pond was drained.
Her one-track mind didn't allow for the possibility of "skipping a level," so it was difficult for her to comprehend that Chu Xi was already at the finish line.
Finally, a production crew member picked up the grass carp, slammed it on the ground to stun it, and brought over a knife to kill it.
Then, with the next cut, he sliced the fish open, prying apart its belly.
Everyone's gaze involuntarily fell upon his hands, and upon the fish beside them.
Driven by curiosity, they were all focused on what would come next from the fish's stomach.
The crew member killing the fish reached into its belly and felt around.
"...Huh?" he suddenly exclaimed, his expression changing.
The gazes of those watching him instantly tightened, and they couldn't help but grow tense!
But then they saw the crew member pull out the hard, sharp object he had felt in his hand-
He was the first to cry out. Being closest to the object, he saw it first and most clearly. His eyes seemed to light up from the object in his hand. "It really is the ring!"
Next was Li Xiling, the ring's owner. She cried out a moment later, but her voice was louder and more excited. At the same time, she immediately bent down to grab the ring and inspect it!
"Holy shit! It's really my ring! This is it! We found it, we found it!" The expression on her face was one of pure ecstasy, her smile incredibly radiant.
Next to the water pump, Xiao Han's jaw nearly dropped to the floor. Luo Yangtian jumped on the spot, and as if that wasn't enough, he started running in circles, waving his arms and legs to vent his excitement.
Luo Yangtian: "Ahhhhhhhhhhh-!!! Sister Xi!!!"
The shop owner stood frozen in place, at a complete loss. "Huh?"
So... so we don't need to drain the pond?
The other members of the production crew were also stunned. Even the Director, who often called Chu Xi a talented and smart person, hadn't expected this level of ability.
She'd never even seen the fish that ate Li Xiling's ring, but she found it in a whole school of them?!
She actually did it?!
As... astounding!
In the live stream, the bullet comments were now just a screen full of question marks and exclamation points, along with: 【Holy shit!!!!】
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Chu Xi, amidst a sea of astonished and even slightly terrified gazes, walked over to the trash can and threw away the lollipop stick that was all that remained in her mouth.
Then she turned back, looked at everyone, and asked nonchalantly, "What fish are we buying today?"
Oh... right. That was their main reason for being here.
But! Who had the mind to focus on that now?
The other members were speechless for a long time. Coincidentally, Chu Xi's eyes were hurting a little from the excessive strain just now. She closed her eyes and rubbed them gently.
It seemed that having only an Advanced-level vision talent wasn't enough. Staring at so many fast-swimming fish had nearly made her go blind.
She had also relied on her strong observation skills and the blessing of being able to memorize features at a single glance. That was how she had managed to find the ring-eating culprit without wasting much time.
The crew member who had cut the fish now looked up at her with a completely different expression, just short of having the word "Admiration" written on each cheek. He couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Chu, how did you know this was the fish that ate the ring?"
"Yeah, Sister Xi, how did you know?!" Luo Yangtian immediately chimed in.
Although the others didn't all repeat the same question, they were all staring at Chu Xi with curiosity. It was clear they were all extremely interested in the answer!
There! Was! No! One! Who! Didn't! Want! To! Know!
On what basis had Chu Xi found that fish!
Chu Xi lowered her hands and calmly opened her eyes.
"There was a fish's lip print on Sister Ling's finger. Was that so hard?"
Her tone was as if she were stating something perfectly ordinary.
Right, because for her, it really wasn't hard.
But for everyone else who heard it: "............"
Good grief, she even asked it back, her disdain maxed out.
Ren Zhi repeated the word she thought she had misheard just now: "Lip... lip print?"
Chu Xi turned to her and explained, "There's mud and sand in the pond. This fish had mud on its mouth, so when it bit Sister Ling's finger, it left a mark, just like how lipstick leaves a kiss mark."
So, based on the features of the partial lip print, she was able to find the corresponding fish.
Ren Zhi's expression was one of astonishment. Chu Xi had such a peculiar ability?
Thinking she might not have understood, Chu Xi added, "It's like last week on the stream when you kissed me. I could see the kiss mark on my lips, and it had your lip print too."
Ren Zhi: "..."
"Alright, stop talking, I get it."
This was a live stream; she shouldn't bring up sensitive topics.
After hearing Chu Xi's explanation, Li Xiling stared at her own finger as if studying a scientific specimen. Bursting with curiosity, Luo Yangtian and Xiao Han couldn't resist walking over to take a look.
However, aside from a tiny bit of mud color, they couldn't see anything at all!
At most, Li Xiling's ring finger was just a little dirty, and you could barely see the color of the mud without looking closely. Damn it, and Chu Xi could see a lip print in that?
Holy shit, she was a god. The gap between them and Chu Xi seemed to have widened again!!
Li Xiling looked at Chu Xi, thirty percent dazed and seventy percent awestruck. "Chu Xi... isn't this a bit too incredible?"
This... this explanation... lip prints... fish have lip prints? And someone can actually see a fish's lip print?
If they had only heard those words, they wouldn't have believed it for a second! It sounded like a scam, like she was bragging!
Just talking nonsense, pfft, she must have made it up!
But that was what Chu Xi said.
And before she said it, she really had found the culprit fish from among the vast school!
They had no choice but to believe it!
This was Chu Xi's method of finding the fish.
The group of people staring blankly at her thought: Damn it, does the gap between people really need to be this big?
The Director was too stunned to speak. Xiang Xian, sitting beside him, was also speechless. This... this was a talent wasted on acting!
How could Chu Xi not be famous? How could she not be famous in the entertainment industry?? At this very moment, Xiang Xian's mind was filled with a single thought: A pearl gathering dust!!!
What an extraordinary persona, standing at the very peak of her field! What was Chu Xi's agency for? Had they been eating shit all these years? Idiots!!
Right now, only the netizens in the live stream chat were exploding with things to say-
【I'm uncultured, so all I can say is holy holy holy holy shit!!!】
【If someone told me they could see a fish's lip print, I'd probably just laugh at them for being crazy, until I watched this show... Chu Xi has yet again shattered my perception of reality!!!】
【Hiss, hiss... The sapiosexuals have been completely charmed by her.】
【At first, people thought this was just an ordinary show... in reality, it's a paradise for sapiosexuals!!! Chu Xi must be the pinnacle of sapiosexuality!!!】
【I'm not gonna hide it anymore. When we were kids, Chu Xi and I went to a temple. We were starving, so we stole some offerings. When the adults came to catch us, we quickly pretended to be statues. But only I got caught, because she's a real god!】
【What is the brain structure of a genius actually like? Is the difference between people really that huge!!!!!】
【I can already predict today's trending topics: #LiXiling'sTwoMillionYuanDiamondRingEatenByFish#, #ChuXiCanSeeFishLipPrints#】
【Even though I'm a fan of Xixi's looks, I still have to say—our Xixi is just too awesome!!!】
【She's got the looks, she's got the brains, I want to recommend my unbeatable Xixi to the whole world! Awoooo!】
In this very live stream, a police officer named Xiao Wu, who was on vacation, was staring at his iPad. Suddenly, as if he'd thought of something, he dropped the spicy duck neck in his hand, tore off his gloves, and quickly picked up his phone.
He wasted no time in calling his captain. "Hello? Captain! I found a citizen who seems to be able to..."
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