As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up-Chapter 253 - 216 The Oil Leak is Confirmed

Chapter 253: Chapter 216: The Oil Leak is Confirmed

Chapter 253 -216: The Oil Leak is Confirmed

“Playing it this big? You guys go ahead, I’ll just cheer for you!” Chen Yang really didn’t want to suddenly clench up, so he waved his hands repeatedly and declined the suggestion.

As girls, Jiang Luoluo and Paula also didn’t want to face any awkward situations, so they didn’t participate either.

In the end, only Chu Mingcheng and Zhang Wei played the game which had a set ending time of midnight.

Bringing in big fish without any help from others had to be fair, so Jiang Luoluo couldn’t continue to help tonight.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t care about this, he had his ways.

Zhang Wei had advantages in all aspects. If he still lost under these circumstances, he’d have to accept it.

After all, the taste of Black Fin Snake Mackerel was not worse than ribbonfish; it was only not as good as East Sea Ribbon Fish but better than Yellow-eyed Cod.

Soon, the squid he threw back into the water attracted a Dog Teeth Gold Spearfish.

The Dog Teeth Gold Spearfish was best known for its sharp teeth but its price was about the same as the Yellowfin Tuna, which was quite good.

With the help of an electric winch, a Dog Teeth Gold Spearfish weighing over thirty pounds was caught, temporarily putting Chu Mingcheng in the lead.

Not to be outdone, Zhang Wei spent over half an hour catching a pitch-black fish that looked ugly but was much bigger than the Dog Teeth Gold Spearfish.

It was nearly two meters long and just over a hundred pounds in weight.

Seeing this fish, Chu Mingcheng’s heart clenched, and he gasped in shock.

It’s done, I’m doomed!

“Haha, a hundred pounds, Ah Cheng, you’re done. Remember to wear diapers tomorrow!” Zhang Wei didn’t expect his luck to be so good today, catching a big one on his first try.

The fish might be ugly, but it was big enough to fetch a good price!

Such a big fish naturally attracted the attention of nearby anglers. Those who hadn’t caught anything came over to see what kind of fish it was.

Among them was an older brother who had been eating meat every meal on the boat for the past few days. His love for spicy food had caused some constipation, making him quite uncomfortable.

Unfortunately, he didn’t bring any medicine and could only change his diet to something lighter for the time being.

Little did he know that someone would have such “good luck,” catching a fish known for treating constipation.

He immediately approached and asked, “Friend, can you give me some of this fish’s meat?”

“Give?” Zhang Wei immediately frowned. They were all on the same boat fishing, why couldn’t he understand, “Old brother, I plan to sell this fish, not planning to split it!”

“Sell?” The angler’s expression turned strange, “You’re selling this oil fish, isn’t that cheating people?”

“Oil fish?” Zhang Wei was momentarily stunned.

Chu Mingcheng hadn’t planned to bring this up because he was afraid he’d have to eat the oil fish if things went south for him tonight.

But then an angler had to spill the beans.

It seemed there was no escaping it now, Chu Mingcheng had to admit, “Actually, what I caught earlier was Black Fin Snake Mackerel, commonly known as Black Belt Fish. It’s not the so-called oil fish, and eating it won’t cause any oil leakage.”

“But this one is called Spiny Snake Mackerel, just like Snake Mackerel. Eating it will cause oil leakage; it’s the real oil fish.”

“Damn, so this is the oil fish?” Zhang Wei realized, then he felt sorry for himself for a moment. Just his luck to catch a big fish that couldn’t be sold.

But the next moment, his expression turned mischievous as he chuckled, “Ah Cheng, it looks like your days of being unscathed are over!”

“Don’t rush, it’s still three hours till midnight, just a hundred pounds, I can handle it in minutes!” Chu Mingcheng bluffed, but he really wasn’t sure he could catch a fish over a hundred pounds.

If all else fails, he’d just leak for two days at most, at least the fish tasted good.

Zhang Wei certainly didn’t underestimate Chu Mingcheng, with three hours left, the final outcome was unpredictable.

He agreed to give some of the fish meat to that angling older brother later, then hurriedly baited his hook with squid and continued fishing for big catches.

For the next two hours, Chu Mingcheng caught quite a few Dog Teeth Gold Spearfish and Black Belt Fish.

He even caught two Stone Fish and Big Mouth Bream around thirty pounds each, but the biggest was a Dog Teeth Gold Spearfish weighing just over fifty pounds. He had a good haul, but still far from Zhang Wei’s hundred-pound oil fish.

With only the last hour remaining, the chances of victory were fading.

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“Haha, another big one has come my way!” Zhang Wei suddenly burst into laughter.

From the curve of his fishing rod, the fish below seemed quite large.

“Damn, how come all the luck is with Ah Wei today!” Chu Mingcheng felt helpless. Why did the fish-attracting function have to fail at such a critical moment?

Well, it wasn’t really a failure. Though his fish weren’t very big, he did catch quite a number.

Had it been a total catch weight contest, two Zhang Weis wouldn’t match up to him.

It was just bad luck that he hadn’t caught a bigger fish tonight.

Jiang Luoluo suppressed a laugh and came over to console him, “No worries, it’s just leaking for two days, right? I’ll definitely tell this to uncle and auntie, let them have a laugh too.”

“…You really are a great girlfriend!” Chu Mingcheng was at a loss for words, feeling that his life was about to be marked by a dark chapter.

It was at that moment that his fishing rod suddenly trembled, then quickly bent into an arch, continuously making a “squeak, squeak, squeak” sound.

“Holy cow, finally!” Chu Mingcheng was overjoyed, never expecting a chance to turn defeat into victory at the last moment.

Zhang Wei originally thought his victory was secure, but seeing the bend in the fishing rod was no smaller than his, he immediately felt a surge of nervousness.

Who would lose and who would win was now hard to say.

“This is so thrilling, I didn’t expect the outcome to hinge on the last fish!” Chen Yang wasn’t competing, so naturally, he felt no pressure.

Seeing both men hooking a huge fish, and with less than an hour left, an idea occurred to him, and he proposed,

“How about this, weren’t we saying we’d finish at noon? If you don’t catch this fish before noon, then even if it’s caught, it won’t count towards the bet, how about it?”

“Sure, I have no objections!” This obviously gave Zhang Wei an advantage since he already had a hundred-pound oil fish in the bag. If both parties’ fish weren’t caught in time, he would be the certain winner.

Moreover, the last fish had bitten his bait first, so his chances of catching it within the time limit were also somewhat better.

Chu Mingcheng wasn’t the type to hate losing, and he was also confident about catching the fish before the deadline.

If Zhang Wei ended up being slower, he would definitely win because he could feel that the fish he had hooked was definitely over a hundred pounds, so he agreed without hesitation.

So, he grabbed the fishing rod with one hand and the handle with the other, coordinating with the electric reel to start reeling in the line, and immediately the nearly motionless fishing line showed signs of life.

But the moment he began, he knew the fish was considerably large, making it not so easy to reel in.

In such a situation, even the fishing line he specially made from three Dali Ma Lines could barely withstand the strong pull, risking a breakage.

Thus, he could only try to slowly reel in and gradually pull the fish up.

As long as the water pressure weakened the fish’s resistance, he would be able to reel much faster later.

Chu Mingcheng’s strategy was correct, assisted by the electric reel, it only took about twenty minutes to reel in seventy to eighty meters of the line.

From a depth of over two hundred meters to about one hundred twenty meters, the change in water pressure was very noticeable.

The large fish at the bottom, unaccustomed to the rapid change in water pressure, began to have its internal organs pressed outward, its stomach slowly protruding towards its throat.

Critically injured, the large fish naturally lost its vitality.

Realizing this, Chu Mingcheng immediately picked up the pace with the handle, knowing he only had about twenty more minutes.

“Holy moly, that hand speed…” Chu Mingcheng’s hands moved like wheels on fire, startling Zhang Wei.

He hesitated no longer and also followed suit with the electric reel to rapidly pull up the fish.

But his strength and stamina were far inferior to Chu Mingcheng’s, not only was his hand speed much slower, but his duration was also shorter.

As time ticked by, while his line was reeled in by more than half, Chu Mingcheng had new developments.

A huge and plump Seven-band Grouper slowly appeared on the water’s surface, with twelve minutes left until noon.

“Wow~”

“That’s huge!”

“How can it be so big?”

“It’s the same person who caught a big one again. What great luck, huh?”

As the grouper appeared on the surface, Jiang Luoluo, Paula, and several others all showed expressions of shock, and nearby fishermen, even some from further away, ran over to watch because of the commotion.

Mainly because the grouper was so large; it was a rare sight even in Nansha.

Sometime later, with the help of the crew, a grouper almost as tall as Chu Mingcheng was hoisted aboard by the crane.

Looking at the crane’s display of weight, which was two hundred forty-three pounds, Chu Mingcheng immediately felt relieved.

He should win this bet and spare his chrysanthemum.

Kindly, the crew also measured the length of the grouper, which was one meter seventy-three.

“A Seven-band Grouper this size, even in the South Sea, would only appear once every few years!” Whenever there’s a rare big fish, the captain is sure to show up.

Now knowing the fish was caught by Chu Mingcheng, he wasn’t surprised anymore.

“Captain, how much can this one sell for?” A nearby fisherman asked.

The captain pondered for a moment: “The bigger this type of grouper, the better it tastes, and the price can rise accordingly. How much it can actually sell for depends on what those bosses are willing to pay.”

“There was one at two hundred thirty pounds before, bought by a boss for seventy thousand, but it actually could have been sold for more. This one should fetch about the same price.”

Chu Mingcheng did some quick calculations; seventy thousand yuan was nearly three hundred per pound, a fitting price for such a catch.