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284: Chapter 283 [Upright And Incorrupt] 284: Chapter 283 [Upright And Incorrupt] Yue Feng’s words were quite straightforward, and taken individually, each sentence had no issue, but strung together and combined with the current context, they conveyed a different message.

The subtext was clear: you may be a seasoned veteran and a respected senior, but what’s there to be proud of when you have taught someone who lacks the spirit of competitive fishing, a disgrace to the fishing community?

“You…” Lv San was so choked up that his face turned beet red, nearly unable to catch his breath.

“All right, Yue, hold back a little, will you?

We can discuss this when Old Zhao gets back!” Seeing Lv San at a loss, Lu Yong was secretly pleased, but out of respect for appearances, he had to mediate.

After all, Yue Feng was a junior, and there was no need for things to get too stiff.

While people on both sides were at an impasse, the door to the temporary office was pushed open, and Old Zhao walked in with a freshly printed score tally sheet!

“Oh!

Looks like everyone is here!

Congratulations, Yue, you won this round!” Old Zhao glanced at Yue Feng and said with a smile.

“It was just luck, I happened to catch a good break!” Yue Feng showed considerable respect to Old Zhao.

“Well, now that the interested parties are all here, Yue, didn’t you tell me you have video evidence?

Where’s the evidence?

Show it to everyone!” Old Zhao said.

“Uh-huh!” Yue Feng acknowledged, took out his phone, and started playing the video he had downloaded in advance.

After editing, the camera captured four separate video clips: Yue Feng fishing faster and faster after starting, followed by Meng Chuan sneakily taking out a pill from his pocket and casting his line towards the edge of Yue Feng’s fishing spot.

Then it showed Yue Feng’s spot completely stopping biting, and Yue Feng selecting a new fishing position.

The final video was the most complete, depicting Meng Chuan taking out a pill from his pocket, baiting the hook, and then casting near Yue Feng’s feeder spot, before Yue Feng stopped him.

All four videos had been fast-forwarded to varying degrees and were edited according to the timeline following the start of the competition.

The clarity was exceptionally high, all shot in 60 frames per second 4K ultra-high-definition mode.

Some frames, when zoomed in, showed details so crisp and clear.

“Outrageous!

Lv San, this is the good disciple you’ve trained!!!” Old Zhao, having watched all the way through, angrily slammed the score tally sheet on the table.

Lv San was also blindsided.

In competitive circles, there were many cases of face-offs due to sabotaging fishing spots and even more of getting caught, but never before with evidence so substantial and clear.

Even if Lv San wanted to defend his disciple and back him up, he had no confidence to do so.

Anyone who saw the video, unless blind, would know what had happened.

“You worthless mutt, who taught you these bad habits!” Lv San slapped Meng Chuan’s face with a smack.

Meng Chuan hadn’t expected his master to be so ruthless, and before he could react, he was struck hard, numbing one side of his face and ringing his ears!

Old Zhao initially wanted to scold further, but seeing Lv San uncharacteristically not coddling his protégé and instead being harsh, he swallowed the words he was about to say.

“Old Lv, what are you doing?

He’s just a kid; if he makes a mistake, can’t he just change and move on?

Why be so harsh!” Seeing this, Chairman Hua stepped in to smooth things over.

“Change it?

With that skilled technique and the destruction tools prepared in advance, does it look like a first-time offense?

This is the scum of the fishing community!

This time, no excuses will do; we will not indulge such behavior.

We’ll report this directly to the National Fishing Association for a strict and severe punishment!”

Seeing President Leng wanted to interject to plead, Old Zhao decisively cut him off.

“Did you hear that?

You’ve completely disgraced me!” Lv San raised his arm again, but this time he deliberately delayed the swing a half-beat, so when he struck down, Meng Chuan blocked it with his arm, and it didn’t hit as hard.

“Master, it’s my first time!

I bought this gadget online and just wanted to try out its effect, not to deliberately interfere with others!

I have no grudges with Yue Feng; it was just a prank!”

Meng Chuan whispered his defense while clutching his face.

Although his argument was somewhat childish, it was better than remaining silent like a mute.

After hearing his words, President Leng stood up, looked at Meng Chuan’s face, and said, “Alright, Old Zhao, Old Lv, Xiao Yue, the punishment has been meted out.

I think we should not make a big fuss about this.”

“It’s not easy for our city to get a sponsorship from the Hua Clan to organize a competition.

If this gets blown out of proportion, it could jeopardize the kid’s future, not to mention affect our event organization!

We still have to consider the bigger picture!”

After hearing this, Old Zhao furrowed his brow and spoke relentlessly.

“Using a prank as an excuse to ruin someone else’s spot and affect their score?

Especially after Yue Feng had secured a point in his first major match!

Dig deeper and there will surely be vested interests involved.

Don’t think for a moment I’m unaware of your behind-the-scenes collusion.”

“Old Zhao, calm down!

Xiao Lu, what do you think about this situation?” President Leng didn’t want to offend anyone.

He tried to smooth things over himself and even attempted to drag Lu Yong into it.

Seeing right through President Leng’s intentions, Lu Yong shook his head and looked at Yue Feng: “I’m rather close to Xiao Yue, so I’ll recuse myself from the decision-making process!

However, this is a serious matter, and I personally respect the victim Yue Feng’s opinion!”

“Xiao Yue, President Lu said he’s seeking your opinion!

Now that the beating and punishment have been dealt with, state your position.

Can you let Meng Chuan off the hook?

After all, a comrade who corrects mistakes is still a good one!”

Seeing that Lu Yong was not taking the bait, President Leng turned again to Yue Feng.

Lu Yong had made a good point; any final decision had to respect the victim’s wishes.

In his mind, President Leng considered that although Yue Feng appeared to be quite composed, he was still young.

He thought he might exploit Yue Feng’s potentially weaker mental resilience and was hoping that Yue Feng would relent under pressure, thus allowing the situation to be quietly defused.

But President Leng had miscalculated this time, for Yue Feng had no intention of backing down.

Yue Feng shook his head and spoke with great composure, “No!

If we let such a vile act slide, how can we even conduct future competitions?

I was able to clarify things now because I captured evidence.

What if I hadn’t gotten any?

Would it have ended as an unresolved case?

By then, it might have turned into a different story!

The competitive fishing community is already much smaller than the general fishing community.

If we encourage such negative influences, what would it mean to be a champion then?

Where would the openness, fairness, and integrity of competitive fishing be reflected?”

Yue Feng’s speech made the few fishing community elders in front of him feel a bit of a burn on their faces.

Similar incidents had occurred before and indeed, as Yue Feng mentioned, they had ended unresolved.

But confronted with hard evidence, it became difficult to brush this off with personal connections and favoritism.

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