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Chapter 54: The Mermaid at the Old Dock (1/2)

“Are these young girls the cats from your home that turned into cat spirits?”

“Ha!” Shen Cheng was taken aback and almost spewed water at Lin Zhensheng.

In some ways, they did seem like they had turned into cat spirits?

After all, Lin Zhensheng had no concept of Demi-Humans.

Seeing Shen Cheng’s reaction, Lin Zhensheng became even more convinced of his deduction. Shen Cheng quickly reached out to stop Lin Zhensheng from continuing and explained the matter of Demi-Humans and the Bio-Scientific Institute to him.

Currently, Demi-Humans and the Bio-Scientific Institute were in a semi-open state. Although not fully disclosed, there was no need to avoid mentioning them, so Shen Cheng spoke without reservation.

Lin Zhensheng, upon hearing it for the first time, was as bewildered as Shen Cheng had been. He remained silent, needing some time to digest this information.

Seeing that Lin Zhensheng stopped persisting, Shen Cheng turned around and quickly slipped into the kitchen, appearing somewhat like he was fleeing in defeat.

It was not until Lin Yuhui called everyone for dinner that Lin Zhensheng snapped out of his daze. As he walked toward the dining table, he muttered, “Are all animal spirits legal now? What a strange world…”

At the dining table, Li Mei treated the cat girls like her grandchildren, constantly piling food onto their plates, leaving Lin Yuhui somewhat neglected.

Watching Lin Yuhui puff her cheeks slightly in dissatisfaction, Shen Cheng smiled gently and placed a rib on her plate, “After eating, rest early.”

“Uh…” Lin Yuhui’s cheeks turned beet red all the way to her ears as she buried her face in her bowl, mumbling, “Got it…”

Even after dinner, Lin Zhensheng didn’t inquire further about the cat girls, seemingly accepting their existence silently.

When he saw the few girls lounge lazily on the bed after eating, Shen Cheng sighed, noticing the early time. He grabbed his fishing gear and hurried downstairs.

At the front desk, where Lin Zhensheng was leisurely reading a book, he glanced at Shen Cheng and casually said, “The pond you used to frequent has been drained, no fish there.”

Boom!!

Shen Cheng was struck by shock, standing still as his fishing rod fell to the ground.

Seeing Shen Cheng’s crestfallen look, Lin Zhensheng couldn’t help but chuckle. Leaning closer, he whispered mysteriously to Shen Cheng, “If you want to fish, I know a place that’s usually deserted. Interested?”

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Near the Lin Family Hot Spring Inn, at an old, dilapidated dock.

Shen Cheng found a cleaner spot on the wooden dock to sit, tossed the cushion onto it, and raised a cloud of dust.

He quickly stepped back, waiting for the dust to settle before sitting down again.

As he sat on the creaky wood, it groaned under him, making him nervous. This shabby wood… wouldn’t fall apart, would it?

This was the fishing spot Lin Zhensheng had told him about.

——“Follow the western riverbank downstream, and you’ll see a pile of old wooden dock. It’s been there for ages. There’s nobody around to maintain it. I’ve fished there but caught nothing, though I cast my net there a few days ago. When I returned the next day, not only were there no fish, but the net was also gone!”

Recalling Lin Zhensheng’s cursing expression at the time, Shen Cheng couldn’t help but twitch his lips.

As for being unable to catch fish, Shen Cheng didn’t believe it. As long as there’s a river or a lake, there are fish. Especially since, from this dock, you couldn’t see the end of this vast lake!

Such a big lake, with no humans around, how could there be no fish?

Adjusting himself on the cushion, Shen Cheng set up his fishing nest, baited his hook, and cast it out.

However…

An hour passed…

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