On the day when the competition started, Yu You arrived at the venue on time and tasted the colorful ornamental fish and fish tank landscaping with other judges.
There is an electronic version on each fish tank, which records the entry number and related information in detail. Judges can score on their own score boards and write comments.
Most of the ornamental fish selected for the exhibition hall are of excellent quality, and have reached a good level in terms of external performance and health status.
The fish walked around in a circle, identifying each ornamental fish, carefully evaluating their advantages and disadvantages, and doing so meticulously.
In fact, the judges do not need to evaluate every fish in detail. They will not even give points to some fish with lower quality, which can save a lot of trouble.
When the other judges finished, Yu You was still lingering in the court. Occasionally someone made fun of him, but he didn't care too much.
"K, what are you doing?" Saurus came to Yu You and saw that she was looking at a golden arowana. He smiled and said, "Are you interested in this golden arowana?"
"This arowana's performance is average. I'm afraid it won't even be ranked." A strange baritone voice came from behind, catching Yu You's attention.
"Luhmann, K has his own judgment." Saurus glanced at him with disapproval.
When Yu You heard the name Saurus called out, he recognized that the person was one of the nine judges this time, Luman Chegier, a forty-year-old from the country Y who spoke quite harshly.
Yu You didn't take his words to heart and just asked: "Does the owner of this arowana have any other ornamental fish?"
Saurus looked at the information on the electronic board and said, "Tomlin? I have a little impression of him. He brought 6 arowanas this time, and only this one was selected."
"Oh." Yu You asked no more questions. The unselected ornamental fish are all in the second exhibition hall for tourists to appreciate and taste. She plans to go there and have a look later.
"K, you seem to pay special attention to him, why?"
"I just want to share with him my experience in raising arowana."
Saurus puzzled: "With K's level, do I still need to communicate with him?"
The performance of these arowanas raised by Tomlin is not outstanding, so it is considered very lucky to be selected. Compared with other masters, his skills are really not worth mentioning, let alone making K look at him differently.
"K's level is probably about the same as Tomlin's. They must have a common language and should really communicate well." Lu Man added leisurely.
"Luman!" Saurus looked at him with an unhappy expression.
Yu You said calmly: "This arowana is the most expensive fish in the whole place."
"Ha." Luman gave Saurus a look that said, "This is the master you praise so much."
Saurus also looked at Yu You in confusion, not understanding where her judgment came from.
The judges finished scoring and finally tallied the rankings. As expected, the arowana that Yu You was interested in didn't even rank.
Lu Man looked at Yu You with a hint of mockery, and told the incident as a joke to others, seemingly regardless of her face.
Originally, he would not embarrass a girl, but he accidentally learned that the girl had posted some unknown posts on the Internet, which made him feel dissatisfied, which is why today's tit-for-tat confrontation happened.
Most of the people present just smiled and didn't talk in depth. It wasn't that they were well behaved, but that they didn't take Yu You seriously from the beginning.
After the competition, there will be a three-day public exhibition. All participating ornamental fish will participate in the exhibition regardless of whether they have received a ranking or not.
There will be an auction after the exhibition, mainly for the top twenty ornamental fish. As long as the breeders agree, they can be included in the auction list.
Yuyou paid special attention to it. All six of Tomlin's arowanas were rejected. They will be taken away after the exhibition and will not participate in the auction.
During the exhibition, the judges' comments will appear on each electronic board. There are few reviews on ornamental fish of lower quality. Only Yuyou has made serious comments regardless of their quality and also put forward some suggestions for improvement.
Some judges were a little disapproving at first, but after carefully reading her comments, they found that every one of her comments was meaningful, her judgment was accurate, and she showed extraordinary appreciation and rich experience. It also involves some relatively obscure knowledge that others would need to ponder, but she picked it up easily.
After learning how extraordinary she was, someone finally took the initiative to talk to her.
Although Yu You doesn't like to socialize, she has never been stage frightened. When it comes to marine knowledge, almost no one can challenge her.
After several exchanges, I won the appreciation and recognition of many people.
Saurus watched the whole process and felt proud.
While the conversation was going on, a discordant voice intervened: "Miss Fish is so awesome, how could she say that Tomlin's arowana was the most expensive fish in the audience that day?"
"Luman, K probably just said it casually at that time." Saurus felt that he could be friends with this graceless guy.
"Tomlin?" A blond middle-aged man wearing rimless glasses asked curiously, "I remember that young man sent a total of 6 arowanas, but they all lost in the end."
"Yes, that's him." Lu Man glanced at Yu You, "At that time, Ms. Yu praised Tomlin's only golden arowana that was selected."
Everyone looked at Yu You in confusion, waiting for her answer.
"I didn't praise that golden arowana, I just said it was the most expensive fish in the whole place." Yu You replied matter-of-factly.
"Haha, the most expensive fish may not be the best fish. After all, prices fluctuate greatly and it is impossible to judge accurately." Lu Man said with a sarcastic tone, "But a fish that was not selected can never become the most expensive fish. . What is the reason for Ms. Yu’s judgment?”
Yu You looked at him for a while and said, "I think it's more appropriate to tell this reason in private."
"Are you kidding me? I'm just appreciating a fish. Is there anything I need to say in private?" Lu Man asked relentlessly with an exaggerated expression.
Others also felt that Yu You's words were a bit far-fetched.
"Well, there's actually nothing that can't be said." Yu You led everyone to Tomlin's arowana booth, pointed at the golden arowana and said, "The reason why I said this arowana was the most expensive in the exhibition that day. Fish, because only this one of Tomlin’s six arowanas was selected for the first exhibition hall.”
Everyone was stunned and didn't know why.
"What do you mean?" Lu Man asked everyone's doubts.
Yu You replied: "What I mean is, if all 6 arowanas are selected, the most expensive fish that day will not be 1, but 6."
The crowd was in an uproar, all showing incredible expressions.
"What on earth are you talking about?" Lu Man pointed at these arowanas, "They are of average quality, with a maximum of six to seven hundred yuan per piece."
"If you add the contents of their stomachs, it's far more than that." Yu You said lightly.
"What's in your belly?" Everyone looked at each other and carefully observed the arowanas, but nothing unusual could be seen at all.
"What's in their stomachs?" Luman asked with a strange look on his face.
Yu You flexed her fingers and tapped the wall of the tank. Several arowanas immediately swam over and looked at her with their heads and tails wagging.
"If I guessed correctly, it should be a high-hardness mineral such as diamond." This sentence was so shocking that everyone couldn't recover for a long time.
What the hell are diamonds? Are there diamonds in the belly of the arowana? Where did it come from? How did she figure it out
Seeing everyone's silence, Yu You explained unhurriedly: "The reason why you think these arowanas are of poor quality is mainly because they swim slowly, have a poor appetite, and have slightly dull scales. These are all foreign objects in their bodies. Caused. If you look closely at their bellies, they are slightly lowered, which shows that these foreign objects are not light in weight, but they did not have much impact on them in a short period of time. Therefore, these foreign objects are not large, non-tumor, non-toxic, hard, and round. , not easy to digest, and in large quantities.
"I initially guessed it was stones, but considering that all arowanas have this condition, it is obvious that the existence of these foreign objects must be man-made, but no one would let the arowana eat so many stones for no reason. Monitoring is everywhere Under such circumstances, it is unlikely that competitors will attack in secret. More importantly, stones can be digested, and a few days are enough for the arowana to develop abnormalities. Only minerals such as diamonds can remain in their bodies for a long time. time."
Everyone was dumbfounded, as if they had entered a crime scene and watched someone perform a mystery show.
"K... you, are you sure?" Saurus had a magical expression on his face.
"We'll find out if we get some equipment to test it." Yu You said solemnly, "If you continue to keep these foreign objects in the arowana's body, they won't be able to hold on for long."
"I believe in you." As a loyal fan of K, Saurus chose to believe in her without hesitation. He found the person in charge of the competition and explained the matter, and then the aquariums belonging to Tomlin were carried into the lounge by several staff members in full view of everyone.
After some testing, more than 30 diamonds were found in the stomachs of six arowanas. Obviously, someone is using the Arowana and this competition to illegally smuggle diamonds. What kind of whimsical and sexy operation is this? !
The person in charge of the competition immediately called the police and asked the security guards to restrain Tomlin.
Everyone looked at Yu You in disbelief. An ornamental fish competition actually led to a smuggling case
No wonder Yu You said that the dragon fish was the most expensive fish in the whole place. It had a belly full of diamonds. How could it not be expensive
"Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Lu Man accused, "If we had told you earlier, we would have called the police long ago, and we wouldn't have made such a big noise, which almost affected the progress of the competition."
"I originally planned to talk after the exhibition, but you were anxious to know the reason, so I had no choice but to tell the truth." Yu You said calmly.
Luman's internal injury: Who the hell would have thought that this matter was related to diamonds!
Yu You ignored him and turned to the person in charge: "How do you plan to take out these diamonds?"
The person in charge said: "I'm afraid the only option is to have a caesarean section."
"If possible, can you leave the laparotomy to me?" The ultimate purpose of Yu You's intervention was to save these arowanas. If others were to handle it, it would be difficult for them to survive. After all, not many people would care about the lives of a few arowanas, and not many people would waste their energy on doing this kind of surgery.
"I don't think it's a big problem." The person in charge smiled, "I'll negotiate with the police."
"Thanks."
"K, you want to perform a laparotomy on Arowana?" Saurus had never heard of it.
Others also looked surprised.
Fish are very fragile. Can they still survive after their belly is cut open? !