"15.44kg! Over 30 pounds, congratulations, currently in first place! There's still two hours left, if no one catches a bigger fish, this one should win you the ten thousand dollar prize for the heaviest single catch!"

The judge announced YOYO's fish weight, looking just as excited.

"Thank you, your words are auspicious, if I really win, I'll treat you to a celebration!" YOYO felt delighted inside, going out with the team, winning honor for the company, a sense of pride naturally arose.

"Put it back, such a big fish is rare in Jinghai Garden! If it stays out too long, it'll suffocate!"

"Alright, could you give me a hand? My arms are a bit weak!" YOYO nodded and said.

"Sure!"

Soon, the easy-going referee picked up the net bag and put the fish back in the water, exerting force on one side of the net bag, easily flipping the fish into the water.

The news of a female angler catching a single carp over thirty pounds spread quickly among the participating anglers at the fishing ground, bringing about mixed feelings.

The former first place became the second, and the other weight rankings descended accordingly.

At this time, Zhang Yang was crouching on the fishing box staring at the bobber, the assistant saw the news in the public chat that YOYO had caught a fish.

"Boss, Sister YOYO caught a 15.44 kg big carp, currently in first place!" Xiaozhang said excitedly.

"What? Really? Don't fool me!"

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Yang's first reaction was disbelief, after all, YOYO hadn't been fishing long, and the old fish in Jinghai Garden Fishing Ground were in good condition, giving her a chance to hook a thirty-pound big fish and having her reel it in, seemed like an unlikely fifty-fifty chance at best.

"It's true! The guys in the public chat were saying it! I also saw the photo the referee took of the catch in the angler's group!" Xiaozhang continued.

Just after saying this, before Zhang Yang could be happy, a video was posted in the angler's group.

"Wait! Something's wrong, someone reported Sister YOYO for a violation, the catch doesn't count!" Xiaozhang became tense after watching the video.

"What's going on?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang dropped everything to check his phone.

Unbeknownst to him, the revelation was startling, Wang Wei, a sectional judge, uploaded video content and @mentioned Brother Ma and the chief judge.

"Sister-in-law, Brother Ma, the angler who just caught a big fish, put the fish on the ground while waiting for weighing, is this a violation? If it is, does the catch count?"

They directly brought up the issue openly, clearly not intending to resolve it privately.

Seeing this, Zhang Yang squinted his eyes slightly, after examining the original video twice, he felt that YOYO's achievement might not hold.

Sure enough, after a brief few minutes of waiting, Brother Ma, Damaimei, and the chief judge appeared in the group.

Damaimei: "In the video, the fish is indeed placed on the ground, and the female angler used the back of her foot under the net bag, which is clear in the video!"

Chief Judge Zhang Yu: "According to the competition rules, the fish was on the ground before weighing, the achievement doesn't count!"

YOYO also got the news, could no longer focus on fishing, and started speaking up in the group.

YOYO: "I indeed used the back of my foot for support because I couldn't hold it with my arms! I played the thirty-pound fish for over half an hour, after landing it, I called the referee, who took several minutes to come over, can I be blamed for this? The rules say the fish can't touch the ground, but when I'm almost exhausted, using my sneaker doesn't count as touching the ground? Is this fair?"

To be fair, YOYO's situation is indeed special, and as a naturally eloquent host, she articulated her situation straightforwardly and took the moral high ground.

Indeed, a delicate girl catching a thirty-pound wild fish, tired after playing it for so long, waiting even longer after landing, not being able to hold the scoop net, is understandably normal; gently supporting it shouldn't be considered deliberately damaging the fish's scales and isn't too extreme if not being too picky.

However, the problem arises because it occurred during an official competition, with hundreds of participants and clear and precise rules, scrutinized thoroughly, it does raise a suspicion of violation.

After YOYO defended herself, Brother Ma and the chief judge briefly communicated: "The situation is a bit special,

The judging panel needs to discuss further before announcing the final handling result, until then, all anglers proceed as normal! Our competition is fair, open, and just, a reasonable outcome will be given to everyone!"

Seeing such official verbiage, Zhang Yang was even more convinced that nothing would come of it later.

Whenever someone reports, there's always a purpose behind it, not to mention, the current second place would surely keep a close eye on this ruling.

According to the competition prizes, the first place gets ten thousand dollars, the second place only three thousand, an outright difference of seven thousand. Without any prior relationship and having the upper hand conditions, why let this opportunity go, anyone would grab it if possible, even Zhang Yang if in the second position, would strive for a win too.

"Brother Yang, what do we do? It's looking bad!" Xiaozhang leaned close behind Zhang Yang, worriedly said.

Zhang Yang shook his head: "Don't panic yet, let's see what the outcome is first! There's still two hours left, keep competing, sort it out after the tournament, the issue's already arisen, rushing won't solve anything!"

Indeed, being hasty won't resolve issues, Brother Ma, Damaimei, and the judging panel saying they'll look into it, is honestly a stalling tactic, after the competition concludes, then announce the final result, thus reducing many variables; announcing early could lead to dissatisfied anglers disrupting order, negatively impacting the event.

After comforting the assistant, Zhang Yang called YOYO.

"Captain! They want to cancel my result! What should I do?" YOYO's crying voice came through as soon as the call connected.

The first time this little girl participated in such a large-scale event, the first time catching such a big fish, yet not happy for even three seconds, and now facing this, with the imminent loss of her result, it's understandable to be upset. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Don't worry, focus on competing, I'll talk to the committee! Have the spectators who were present when you landed and waited, put this straight, they can testify you waited long! Leave the rest to me!

Also, call Wang Yan, tell him to be calm and not cause trouble!"

Zhang Yang was tense, but his mind was clear, making arrangements coherently.

"Okay, I'm counting on you!"

"Don't worry!"

After ending the call, Zhang Yang contacted Brother Ma.

Brother Ma, probably troubled himself, answered Zhang Yang's call instantly.

"Hello? Zhang Yang? That female angler is with you guys?"

"Hello Brother Ma, indeed, she's a member of our team! I reviewed the details in the group, wondering how we plan to handle this? I saw the video where she supported with her foot, I also asked YOYO, she did it, but it was because the judge wasn't there for weighing, she had to hold a big fish for so long, can't blame her for feeling strained!

Moreover, aren't the rules aimed at protecting big fish? YOYO's action wasn't intended to harm the fish, her shoes cost over two thousand, using them to support the fish, aren't we being too rigid with the rules?"

-------------------------------------------------Does this feel familiar? Today's content is adapted from a true story, Li Lingling missed out on a car over such a small issue.