"You... you're shameless!"
"Oh, you can speak Chinese." Li Haochen's eyes turned cold, and he immediately cursed, "Shameless? Your Joseon nation dares to call me shameless? Damn it, who in the world doesn't know that the origin of shamelessness is you.
The 02 Golden whistle incident in the Hercules Cup, and the unspeakable acts in sports in '08, '10, etc., not to mention, you're all over the world claiming the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are yours? A nation that doesn't even dare to face its own real appearance, and you're talking about shamelessness to me?"
As he spoke, Li Haochen slapped himself, "Hey, what am I talking to a few barbarians for? They don't understand human language, so it's all for nothing. I'd rather go fish for my little cuties, hehe!"
"Haochen, what's a barbarian?" Liu Xiying scratched her head, thinking for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
"Xiao Huang, Xiao Hei, let me think, what else!"
"Pfft... aren't those stray dogs?"
"Xiying, we are good youths of the new era, how can we call them stray dogs? That's too vulgar, isn't it, Xiao Huanghuang." As Li Haochen spoke, he looked at the Joseon people opposite him with a hilarious expression.
Although they couldn't understand what Li Haochen was saying, they guessed it wouldn't be anything good. Gao Chenmin, the only one who understood Chinese, turned as red as a pig's liver.
The Joseon team, frustrated by Li Haochen's constant disruption and unable to fish, was furious. They couldn't get close and could only gather at the ship's railing, cawing loudly with their thick necks.
At this moment, the "Zhanzheng" (Conquest) suddenly opened its engines, slowly backing up a few tens of meters. The bow pointed directly at these Joseon ships. With a loud blast of the horn, the roar scared the legs of the people on the other side to go soft.
"Holy cow, are these lunatics going to ram us?"
"They probably want to scare us, they wouldn't dare... Whoa... they're actually starting the ship, run, run..."
The Joseon team was so terrified by Wang Yan's crazy move that they scrambled away from the scene.
Wang Yan grinned, lit a cigarette, stopped the engine, and got off. "Sorry about that just now, I was a bit upset and just wanted to scare them."
"Brother Wang, remember to wait for us to put on our life jackets next time."
"Hahaha..."
"Alas, it's a pity the fish school scattered, I..."
"Brother Wang, don't say that. Even if you hadn't scared them, the fish school would have scattered soon. Look over there..."
Everyone followed Li Haochen's pointing and looked over. They saw a group of huge figures weaving through the school of fish on the sea surface, constantly dividing the school, breaking it down one by one, with strict discipline.
"Don't just stand there watching, they'll be gone if you do. Quickly chop up the bait and attract them. The big harvest depends on this wave, hurry, hurry..."
After Li Haochen finished speaking, he immediately changed to a heavy-duty line setup. Chen Yaohong and Liu Xiying also reacted, immediately running to the ice storage to fetch several boxes of frozen sardines. One person chopped, and the other cast.
Unable to grab the mussel meat in time, Li Haochen had to use sardines as bait like everyone else. It was a pity it was frozen bait; live bait would have been better.
"Whoosh~"
Less than a minute after casting, Li Haochen's fishing rod suddenly bent sharply, and the fishing line tightened with a "swish." It only tightened for a moment, and then it was over.
"It got off the hook?"
When he reeled it in, as expected, the bait was gone. Li Haochen gave a wry smile, "My mussels are still more effective."
He set up the fishing rod and walked to the ice chest to get two boxes. To speed up the thawing, he poured half a bucket of seawater into it.
"Hahaha, Bluefin!"
Just then, Zhang Yuan on the other side laughed heartily. The fish he caught was a very pleasing Bluefin tuna, around 150 pounds, a perfect start.
The others were a little envious and then looked excitedly at the sea below, eagerly anticipating their own catch.
Four or five minutes later, the mussel meat had softened. Li Haochen took it out, hung it on the large fishhook, and grinned, "You guys had a lucky escape just now, let's see how you die this time, hehe!"
"Whoosh, whoosh~"
As expected of divine bait, less than half a minute after casting, the rod tip bent sharply again. This time, it was even more powerful than the one that got off the hook. It thrashed wildly, making the fishing line emit a piercing hum.
"This power is comparable to that big Spanish mackerel."
Watching the electric reel move slowly, Li Haochen had a plan. He immediately put on his belly-top glove, slightly loosened the drag, and quickly unhooked the rod, bracing it against his stomach.
"Yo, you've still got some strength, hahaha!"
Li Haochen was caught off guard and was pulled a few steps, but he didn't panic. He stepped on the edge of the ship's railing to stabilize himself, pulled hard with his left hand, and held the line-striking reel with his right. His movements were very skillful.
Having had two experiences fighting fierce creatures, Li Haochen had become quite adept at grasping the fish's strength and resting points. He gradually developed his own style of "playing" the fish, greatly conserving his energy.
Half an hour later, the struggle continued, a tug-of-war that remained undecided. The few people next to him had already reeled in their rods and were sitting on the bench, drinking tea and resting.
"Haochen, you won't wet your pants this time, will you? Hahaha!"
Li Haochen's face turned red when he heard this, and a moment's distraction allowed the fish to pull out another ten meters.
"Uh... Brother Gang, tell me quickly." Liu Xiying, who was helping to cast bait nearby, became instantly interested, her two large eyes staring eagerly at Li Zhigang.
"Hey, Brother Gang, don't spread that embarrassing stuff... Ouch... You sure know how to pick your timing, let's see how I deal with you."
Li Haochen was distracted again, and the big fish thrashed and pulled him a couple of steps, bumping him against the steel plate, making him wince and tremble.
Seeing Li Zhigang smile without saying anything, Liu Xiying's eyes darted around. She slowly moved towards Chen Yaohong. Just as she was about to speak, Liu Qinghe lightly slapped the back of her head, "Go cast your bait, why all the nonsense."
"I just want to ask..." Seeing her father's stern face, Liu Xiying immediately stopped talking, stuck out her tongue, and hid to the side.
An hour passed. Li Haochen was also sweating profusely. Half of the fishing line had been reeled in. During this time, Chen Yaohong had also brought him water and chocolate at appropriate times. With multiple collaborations, the two had developed a certain understanding.
Finally, after the third time of bringing water, Li Haochen had finally conquered the big guy. He laughed heartily upon seeing its round body.
When it was hoisted onto the deck, the close-up view was even more stunning.
"This big fatty will definitely score points," Zhang Yuan said with certainty.
"Alas, it's a pity it's not a Bluefin. If it were a Bluefin, it would be at least one level higher," Li Haochen said with a slight sigh looking at the big, fat Yellowfin tuna.
"Oh, stop complaining when you've got it. Want to trade our Bluefin for yours?"
"Two words: no way... Hahaha."
That afternoon, Li Haochen caught four tuna, three yellowfin and one bigeye, all weighing over 150 pounds. The other seven people, although they didn't catch as many as him, all caught Bluefin tuna, making Li Haochen smile wryly, "Why don't I have any luck with Bluefin!"