Chapter Sixteen: Always Wear a Helmet When Fishing!
“Hahaha! Officer Tan was mistaken for a cosplay enthusiast by the streamer on the other side!”
Upon hearing the esports streamer’s words, the viewers in the chat room burst into laughter.
Tan Ping took out his police badge and said, “Hello! I’m a traffic law education streamer. What kind of streamer are you?”
“Tr-traffic law education streamer?”
The esports streamer on the other side stumbled over his words, clearly caught off guard to be connected with a police officer.
“Wow! You’re really a cop? Uh...”
“Uh, uh, I-I haven’t broken any laws! I-I’m just streaming gameplay…”
The audience found this hilarious: “Hahaha! This game streamer got so scared by Officer Tan that he’s stammering!”
“Who wouldn’t be nervous connecting with a cop during a stream?”
Seeing this, Tan Ping smiled gently, “Don’t be nervous. I’m not accusing you of breaking the law. I’m just promoting traffic law awareness. I hope you can cooperate.”
“Of course! Absolutely!”
The game streamer nodded immediately.
“Traffic law education? So it’s about traffic regulations, right? Oh! I remember—I didn’t wait at a red light while playing the console game just now. Is that considered a bad influence? I’ll change, I promise!”
“LOL! Imagining that’s the most dangerous thing!”
“To think he suspects he violated the law just by not waiting at a red light in a game.”
“If playing games counts as breaking traffic laws, a lot of people would be in jail!”
Tan Ping nodded and continued, “Do you have a driver’s license?”
“Driver’s license?”
The esports streamer instantly panicked.
He stammered, “Uh, uh, I’m nearsighted and don’t really drive. I don’t own a car, and I haven’t gotten my license yet! Officer, don’t worry! I’ll end the stream now! Once I get my license, we can stream again!”
With that, the game streamer instantly ended the stream!
“...”
Tan Ping was stunned. He hadn’t expected the streamer to have such a fragile mindset, unable to handle the pressure.
“LOL! The game streamer connected to Officer Tan and immediately bailed!”
The chat exploded.
Some viewers from the other streamer’s room flooded Tan Ping’s stream, curious.
“What just happened?”
“That was fast! The streamer just went offline!”
“A console game streamer fled with his gaming chair overnight!”
A viewer quickly explained Tan Ping’s original intention.
“Oh! So that’s what happened!”
“Looks like it was a misunderstanding!”
“Hahaha! This joke will last a year!”
Tan Ping wanted to explain more, but since the streamer was already gone, he had to end the connection.
Looking at the chat, Tan Ping smiled kindly at the camera and said, “Actually, my purpose in streaming legal education is to help everyone understand traffic laws and regulations, to avoid violations while driving and prevent accidents…”
“Officer Tan, hurry up and connect with the next victim!”
“Yes! Hurry! This is too funny!”
“Keep connecting! I want to see how other streamers react when connected to a cop!”
“All right! Now, I’ll connect with the last streamer!”
Tan Ping checked the time and nodded.
He then started the next connection.
Soon, Tan Ping connected with another streamer.
The screen split, revealing a streamer wearing a baseball cap, sitting by a reservoir.
“Huh? Is this a fishing streamer?”
The viewers recognized him immediately.
“As expected, a fishing guy never comes up empty-handed. He hasn’t caught a fish yet but caught a cop instead!”
The fishing streamer’s chat joked when they saw a man in uniform appear.
“Oh no!”
The fishing streamer shivered upon seeing Tan Ping in full police uniform.
Worried he might scare this streamer off too, Tan Ping smiled and said, “Hello! I’m a traffic law education streamer. What kind of streamer are you?”
“Traffic law education? Is this a traffic cop?”
Hearing this, the fishing streamer immediately grabbed the top of his head.
He was wearing a cloth cap, and his face drained of color. “Oh no! I came out fishing without wearing a helmet!”
“...”
The chat burst into laughter.
“Our fishing guy has developed a psychological shadow from traffic police inspections!”
“Remember, everyone: always wear a helmet when fishing!”
“Hahaha!”
Watching the fishing streamer’s reaction, Tan Ping chuckled and said, “Don’t worry, you’re fishing, not driving, so no need for a helmet check!”
“That’s a relief! That’s a relief!”
The fishing streamer breathed a sigh of relief.
“I’m a fishing streamer! Officer, I haven’t done anything wrong! It’s not prohibited here, and I haven’t caught any corpses in the reservoir or anything!”
“Got it. Don’t worry. I connected with you to ask for your help in promoting traffic law awareness.”
Tan Ping spoke gently.
“Don’t worry! I’ll cooperate fully!”
The fishing streamer replied hastily.
“All right! I’ll ask you a few questions, just answer truthfully.”
Tan Ping nodded and continued.
“Brace yourselves!”
The chat grew excited.
Tan Ping looked at the streamer and asked, “Do you currently have a driver’s license?”
“A driver’s license? Do you need to check that for fishing?”
The fishing streamer’s mind went blank but quickly started searching his body.
“Fishing guys, you better find your license today!”
His fans typed in the chat.
“If you can’t find it, you’re the fish caught by this cop!”
“Hahaha! It’s tough these days—streaming while fishing and still getting your license checked!”
After searching thoroughly, the fishing streamer was sweating profusely but couldn’t find his license.
He put down his fishing rod, stood up, and said, “Officer, please wait a moment. I forgot it in my vehicle!”
He then hurried toward where his vehicle was parked.
Soon, he found it.
A bicycle.
The chat erupted in laughter.
“Fishing guy, you came here by bike today. Why do you need a driver’s license?”
“Yeah, I don’t even have a car. What license would I need?”
The fishing streamer smacked his forehead.
“Oh no, my driver’s license was revoked long ago!”
“...”
“What a sad story!”
“Oh dear!”
The viewers in Tan Ping’s stream wore expressions of schadenfreude.
“Fishing streamer: That scared me! I thought I was driving without a license because I couldn’t afford a car!”
“No license? The next questions might be hard to ask!”
“The pressure’s all on Officer Tan now!”