Chapter 339: Old Fang: Might Not Be Able to Hold On

Lao Fu Tou loosened the net, saying, "Hold on tight, we can at most cast the net two more times."

Wu Ping asked, "Can we catch a big fish?"

Lao Fu Tou shook his head: "Uncertain."

"The speed is too fast."

"And the big fish are beneath the fighting pomfret school."

"But what if we just get lucky?"

"Everyone was full of anticipation."

"Cast!"

"The three of them cast the net together; after pulling it up, they quickly checked the catch, and found no trace of big fish—even the fighting pomfret were much fewer than before."

"The amount had roughly decreased by one-third."

"The three continued casting the net."

"When pulling the net, it felt noticeably light; hauling the cast net up, they saw the yield was pitifully low—only about a quarter of what it had been before."

"The fish school was clearly about to disperse completely."

"The killer whales had also all swum off into the distance, leaving only one killer whale behind—presumably the same one that had earlier helped drive off the dragon fish."

"Hu Zi called out 'ya ya', seemingly saying goodbye."

"Wu An waved and thanked, 'Thanks, see you next time.'"

"Hu Zi then plunged into the sea, disappeared, and when he reappeared he was already at the limit of the light's range; in the blink of an eye he vanished completely."

"Wu An looked at the last point of Luck Value in his hand and quickly added it to the cast net."

"Cast once more."

"He didn't intend to catch much; he simply wanted to exhaust all his Luck Value."

"Hey!"

"He shouted a yell for extra strength."

"When he flung the cast net out, he felt completely exhausted."

"Even with a winch, swinging the cast net is still tiring."

"His hands and waist were sore."

"As the cast net spread in the air and then landed on the sea surface, Wu An saw the net being thrust upward violently, then the water rippled; he stared closely but saw nothing."

"Was his vision blurred?"

"Or had the net snagged a big fish coming to feed?"

"After waiting a moment, he began to haul the net."

"Then… he found he couldn't pull it; Wu An's face lit up with joy, and he quickly tied it to the winch."

"He had hooked a big fish."

"But he didn't know what kind of fish it was."

"As long as it wasn't a protected species, it would be fine."

"Wu Ping and Lao Fu Tou also each cast a net like him; they quickly hauled theirs up, catching only one or two fighting pomfret in total, but they weren't disappointed."

"They had been mentally prepared."

"The fish school had dispersed; such a haul was completely normal."

"The two glanced at Wu An using the winch, didn't think much of it, and assumed he was just too tired to bother."

"Just as they squatted down to sort the fighting pomfret, they heard a loud 'bang'."

"They turned their heads to look."

"The people were stunned."

"What the heck is in the cast net?"

"It looks huge?"

"It was still flopping…"

"But soon it stopped flopping."

"Wu Ping reacted, leaping to his feet: 'Did we snag a big haul?'"

"Lao Fu Tou also rose and hurried over: 'It's huge.'"

"A An, awesome—you actually managed to bring up this big catch."

"It's a tuna."

"To be caught by a cast net—should we say it's unlucky, or that A An's luck is heaven-defying?"

"Lao Fu Tou said this while quickly undoing the net."

"Mei Wu and A Qing heard the commotion, ran over to look, and upon seeing the tuna, A Qing lay down beside it and used his own body to measure the fish."

"He found he was slightly larger than the tuna and shouted happily, 'I'm longer than it!'"

"Wu An looked expectant and asked, 'Bluefin?'"

"Lao Fu Tou examined it carefully, shook his head, and said, 'No, it's bigeye.'"

"It resembles bluefin, but the head and eyes are larger."

"This is the most common type, offers the best value, and is the most abundant on the market."

"Upon hearing this, Wu An couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed."

"He said this while using the winch to hoist the tuna and begin bleeding it; Wu An and the others didn't understand, so they could only stare blankly as Lao Fu Tou worked and explained at the same time."

"Actually, there wasn't much difficulty to the operation."

"Working on the boat, it's mainly manual labor."

Wu An cast another net, but he didn't catch any tuna, not even a single fighting pomfret.

He couldn't net any fish, but his life wasn't over yet.

The deck was still piled with many untreated fighting pomfret; five people squatted, hastily gathering them into fish baskets and then into the hold, yet a third of the fighting pomfret still couldn't be stored.

The hold overflowed again.

No way around it.

They could only pile them on the deck.

Lao Fu Tou opened the throttle, heading for the dock at full power.

To the dock at Zhen Shang.

With so much cargo on board, they were definitely aiming to maximize profit.

Sailing at night is a bit risky, but with Lao Fu Tou at the helm, everyone felt reassured.

All went smoothly.

On the way, since the catch was mostly sea fish, Wu An only contacted Lao Fang.

As a result, they reached shore.

Not only was Lao Fang there, but Gao Qiangqi was there too.

"Qiang Ge, Lao Fang." Before the boat had even steadied, Wu An waved and greeted them.

Gao Qiangqi and Lao Fang boarded the boat.

Lao Fang noticed Wu An seemed odd, smiled and explained: "Hearing what you said, I knew I might not be able to handle it, so I brought Boss Gao to help."

Wu An looked at Gao Qiangqi.

Gao Qiangqi said: "I've expanded the channels; besides the original business, we need everything else."

"Especially high-end goods."

"Let me see the dragon fish quickly."

Wu An opened the live fish hold, shone a light down, and the dragon fish lay steady in the water, its tail swaying slightly.

Gao Qiangqi's brows lit up: "Such a large wild dragon fish, and it's still alive!"

"A An, I knew I could count on you—no surprise there."

"How do you plan to sell this fish?"

Wu An blinked: "What else can we do?"

Gao Qiangqi said: "The simplest way is you sell it to me; I'll take this one for 100,000."

"I can also set up a pool."

"Find some bosses, sell this dragon fish via a secret auction; I can't guarantee how much it'll fetch, but it definitely won't go below 100,000, and I'll take a ten‑point cut."

Wu An thought: "Won't setting up a pool be too troublesome?"

Gao Qiangqi patted his shoulder: "No trouble."

"It's just a matter of making a few calls."

"We'll have the result by tomorrow morning."

Wu An nodded: "Then I'll leave it to you, Qiang Ge; I'll entrust the fish entirely to you and stay out of the spotlight."

Gao Qiangqi smiled and nodded: "I won't let you steal the limelight."

Wu An: "Let's skip the pleasantries."

"Haha, sure."

Lao Fang over there started shouting in surprise at basket after basket of fighting pomfret; Wu An had already said so on the phone, but seeing it in person was still shocking.

"I've never seen a trawler haul in this many fighting pomfret."

"Every time A An goes out to sea, I feel quite pressured."

"I can at most take half."

"Qiang Ge, can you handle it?"

Gao Qiangqi smiled and nodded.

"Move the cargo."

They called in helpers, and began moving the cargo basket by basket.

Don't think it's late—11 p. m. and the dock is still busy, with many fishing boats moored, yet wave after wave of vendors noticed that Wu An's fishing boat still hadn't finished unloading.

But moving the cargo kept them busy until midnight.

Wu An checked his luck value.

Luck value 440 (399).

Wu An saw this.

Everyone was numb.

System, with you doing this, how am I supposed to sleep?