Old Mo, eating fish in a courtyard house, reigning supreme in Hong Kong.

Chapter 17: Director Wang's Decisive Move

Luo Zhendong suddenly felt dizzy.

That's it, that's it, this is absolutely the end. You did all this, and now they've given you leverage over them. Who else is going to die if not you?

Luo Zhendong rubbed his forehead, calming down before angrily saying, "Divorce! I have to divorce you today. You wretched woman, you ruined my son, and now you want to ruin my whole family?"

Whether this matter is exposed or not, the safest and most reliable course of action is to get a divorce and sever all ties with her.

In Luo Zhendong's eyes, family and kinship are not as important as his political future.

"What? You want a divorce?"

Director Wang was stunned.

Our son was murdered. Wasn't your first thought to avenge him?

This was the most helpless time for Wang Haixia. She spoke out hoping her husband could lend her a hand. At the very least, he should offer her some comfort.

She never dreamed that her husband's first words would be to divorce her.

At that moment, Wang Haixia felt like the sky was about to fall.

Luo Zhendong lowered his voice and said fiercely, "Wang Haixia, listen to me carefully."

What you've done will be exposed sooner or later. I'm divorcing you to sever ties for now. If you get into trouble later, I'll be there to help you.

If you remain stubborn and refuse to divorce, and something goes wrong, we'll both be ruined, and no one can save us. Think about it carefully!

Instantly, Wang Haixia's eyes became much clearer.

However, her husband is her support, and she doesn't want to take this step unless absolutely necessary!

"Honey, we haven't come to this yet, have we? Honey, I need you right now, you can't leave me! What am I supposed to do if you leave me? Waaaaah..."

"Cry, cry, cry! Now you know how to cry? Where were you before? Do you know that you've ruined someone's family and caused them to lose everything? If you were in their shoes, would you have tolerated it?"

If the other person were someone without any ability, that would be one thing. But this Old Mo is clearly not! He killed someone and wouldn't let you find any evidence. Is this the kind of person you should mess with?

Don't you know that this is a people's world now, and we leaders are the most unstable? Someone can just submit a whistleblower letter, and you'll be taken away for investigation tomorrow.

Have you considered the consequences? Do you think I can protect you? Even I, the fuck, will have to step down. Or do you think you're so great just because you're the head of the neighborhood committee?

"Is that a watermelon you're balancing on your neck, you son of a bitch?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Haixia was completely bewildered.

Yeah, what era are we living in? There are soldiers everywhere. They're always looking to drag you out and mess with you. If something really happens to you, do you think you can escape?

"Honey, what are we going to do? Our son has been murdered! Are we just going to let this go? I can't accept it, we don't have a son anymore!"

At this moment, Director Wang was truly frightened. He didn't even dare to speak loudly.

She thought that as long as she waited for her husband to come back, he would stand up for her, but she never expected it to turn out like this.

"You're not reconciled, but I'm fucking not reconciled either! Now you're scared? When you were messing around with other people, why weren't you scared?"

The best solution now is for us to get a divorce, and I'll take custody of our daughter. We can make other plans after things have calmed down.

Wang Haixia looked at her husband, her eyes blurry with tears, and said, "Lao Luo, are you going to abandon me?"

Luo Zhendong took a deep breath and said, "Haixia, listen to me. I'm not giving up on you; I'm paving the way for our future."

Only if I stay can I save you. After being a leader for so many years, don't you even understand this simple principle?

Wang Haixia, utterly despondent, said, "What am I supposed to do after the divorce?"

Luo Zhendong said, "After the divorce, you'd better resign from this position as the director of the neighborhood committee and find a new job, or simply become a factory worker. Right now, being a factory worker is the safest option."

"No. I'm so old, how could I possibly work as a laborer?"

Wang Haixia said with great resistance.

Luo Zhendong said speechlessly, "Then you'll have no choice but to resign and come back. Don't worry, if you resign, I can guarantee you your livelihood."

"No. If I quit, that old man will tear me apart."

Wang Haixia objected once again.

"call……"

Luo Zhendong let out a long breath.

"Since you won't listen to anything I say, then so be it. Do whatever you want, it's up to you!"

But one thing is for sure: I won't get involved in your mess until something happens to you.

"Waaaaah..."

Wang Haixia said sadly, "What about our son? What will we do?"

What she meant was, should they still avenge their son?

Luo Zhendong, however, seemed not to understand, and said, "Pretend nothing happened. Keep it simple, just bury him! Old Mo's life is worthless, do you want to drag our whole family down with him?"

Wang Haixia was completely speechless.

How did things suddenly turn out like this?

She, a high-ranking director of a neighborhood committee, couldn't even handle one scoundrel in her jurisdiction.

Even if her son dies, she must swallow her anger.

She was unwilling to accept it; she could never accept it.

Okay, it's good that they're divorced. Now that they're divorced, she can go all out to take revenge.

At this moment, Director Wang harbored even greater resentment towards Lao Mo.

That bastard ruined her family and caused her death. She vowed not to rest until she avenged him.

Director Wang's face gradually became ferocious.

And on the coast of Shicha.

Old Mo put some bait on the hook, cast it down, and as soon as the float stood up, he immediately lifted the rod.

This is done to allow the bait to fully disperse, attracting more fish to gather in the area.

For ten minutes straight, Lao Mo was just swinging his club, lifting it, swinging his club, lifting it...

A fellow angler watching from a short distance was speechless.

You drop the hook in and pull it up immediately, without giving the fish a chance to take the bait. How can you catch fish like that?

However, just over ten minutes later, Lao Mo caught a three-pound carp.

Gaa...

The angler was stunned.

You can catch fish like that?

At that moment, an idea struck Lao Mo. "Do you think I could use my spatial abilities to see if there are any fish in my nest?"

Just do it.

Old Mo immediately used the space to release his consciousness.

Hey, Old Mo chuckled upon seeing this. The water had absolutely no effect on his consciousness; he could see clearly what was happening inside.

Wow! This is way more awesome than a fish finder!

Since I can control things within 30 meters using my consciousness, can I control fish?

He gave it a try.

It turned out that catching it was possible, but it required a lot of mental strength. The fish struggled, and his head felt like it was about to split open.

It seems that trying to control the fish directly would be counterproductive.

I can't control the fish, but I can control the hook!

Just do it.

Using his consciousness, Lao Mo picked up the fishhook and hooked it directly into the mouth of a large fish.

The fish jerked as it tried to escape, but the hook immediately caught it securely.

Hey, that works too.

With this method, Old Mo no longer has to worry about not having fish to eat.

Old Mo pulled the fish up. He pretended to have baited it a little and then cast the hook back in.

Consciousness once again probed into the water.

This time, his eyes widened.

Because he saw a large bluefish weighing over ten pounds enter his nest.

Hey, you're the one.

Old Mo immediately used his mind to grab the hook and snag it directly in the mouth of the large bluefish.

The big bluefish was startled and tried to escape.

However, it was too late; the hook had already caught him securely.

Good heavens, the anglers next to me were stunned.

A guy who doesn't even have fishing gear keeps catching big fish, and he even bought his own gear from someone else. Who can he complain to?

It took Lao Mo a full ten minutes to reel this big bluefish onto the surface.

Fortunately, a ten-pound grass carp was just right; if it were any bigger, Lao Mo wouldn't have been confident of catching it.

There was nothing I could do; my fishing gear was just too bad.

This time, Old Mo didn't aim for the biggest prize.

Hook up any fish that weighs no more than ten pounds. If you don't have big ones, smaller ones will do.

Behind Lao Mo was a grassy slope. At this moment, the slope was full of lively, wriggling fish.

These fish quickly attracted many fish buyers.

What? You're saying selling fish is speculation and profiteering?

Perhaps you have some misunderstanding about speculation?

Speculation refers to buying low and selling high to profit from the difference.

Old Mo can sell the fish he catches himself. It's his hard-earned money, and it's legal.

Otherwise, what's the point of money?

Old Mo thought fishing was easy, and he would sell the fish cheaply to whoever wanted them.

Soon, it attracted a large crowd of onlookers.

They were curious about Lao Mo's fishing skills, but also wanted to buy some fish cheaply.

Just then, a sprightly old man walked over with two young men.

This old man had an imposing presence; as soon as he walked over, people made way for him.

Old Mo turned his head and saw the old man, and his heart skipped a beat.

This is a big shot, absolutely a big shot.

Sure enough, Tomato Novels never lied to me. Whenever a time traveler comes fishing, they're bound to encounter a big shot.

"Haha, young man, your fishing skills are pretty good! How did you do that?"

Yes, Lao Mo's successive catches of fish caught the old man's attention.

The old man cast his line and caught a fish in just over ten seconds. Being a fellow angler, he was envious of Lao Mo's fishing skills.

For Lao Mo, no matter how important a person is, they can no longer affect his state of mind.

He chuckled and said, "Old comrade, I'm not bragging. The reason I haven't been able to catch any bigger fish is because my fishing rod is no good. If I had a good rod, I could catch fish weighing dozens of kilograms."

The old man was delighted.

"Little Tiger, go to my car and bring me my new fishing rod."

Soon, the young man named Xiao Hu brought over a new fishing rod.

The old man took the new fishing rod and handed it to Lao Mo, saying, "Come on, young man, all talk and no action is useless. This fishing rod can catch fish weighing over a hundred pounds. I want to see how you manage to catch a fish weighing tens of pounds."

Old Mo was delighted when he saw the fishing rod.

"Old comrade, is this a gift for me?"

The old man shook his head and said, "If you can catch a fish weighing over thirty pounds, this fishing rod is yours. If you can't, then I'm sorry, you're not worthy to use this fishing rod."