"Alright! Since you've decided to make a bet, let a few of us be the judges. No cheating allowed! You guys go wait over there. I'll cover the cost for now, and you can pay me back later!" Luo Bin said to the crowd, then turned and walked towards the boss.
Ye Feng and the others walked straight towards the fishing spot. On the way, Xiao Feifei asked Ye Feng, "Why did you agree to it! Are you confident?"
Ye Feng chuckled upon hearing her words and said, "Did you forget I grew up by the sea? Am I afraid of him?"
Xiao Feifei felt a little relieved after hearing Ye Feng's words, but she still said, "If you lose, I'll make you pay!"
The previous round had just started not long ago, so they had to wait a bit.
During this waiting period, Ye Feng carefully observed the fishing situation. Within half an hour, the most skilled angler had caught over a dozen fish, while the least caught none at all.
The one who caught the most successfully received a reward of ten thousand yuan, settled on the spot, which made many people envious.
However, there were those who were happy and those who were sad. Those who had already fished several rounds without much success left in disappointment.
This made space for Ye Feng and his group, and then they excitedly joined the fishing crowd.
As soon as this round ended, Luo Bin walked over with a smile. He came to Du Haojie's side and winked at him, saying, "It's done!"
Du Haojie heard this, a smug smile appeared on his lips, and he glanced at Ye Feng, thinking to himself, "Good, let's see how this country bumpkin competes with me this time!"
However, Ye Feng, standing nearby, had no idea what these two had done, as he had been paying attention to the anglers the entire time.
At this moment, a staff member stepped forward and handed each person a fishing rod and a packet of bait. The bait was a unique fermented mixture of rice and flour that fish were very fond of.
When Ye Feng received his fishing gear and bait, he didn't think much of it. He immediately baited his hook and waited for the staff to announce the start.
Xiao Feifei and the others were also excited, each ready to showcase their skills and hoping to win the final prize.
After Du Haojie and Luo Bin were ready, they glanced at Ye Feng and then revealed meaningful smiles, leaving Ye Feng puzzled.
As Ye Feng was wondering, the staff member suddenly asked loudly, "Is everyone ready?"
Everyone nodded in response, and then the staff member shouted, "The competition begins!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone cast their lines, throwing the bait and starting to fish.
After casting, Du Haojie glanced at Ye Feng and secretly chuckled, "Country bumpkin, I have the best bait, and you have expired bait. Let's see how you can compete with me!"
Luo Bin, standing beside him, snickered, "Haha, I bet he won't catch a single fish this time!"
However, Ye Feng ignored them at this moment. Instead, he activated his underwater detection function and immediately saw the scene within a hundred meters of the seabed. He saw sea bass, eels, perch, black sea bream, rockfish, and so on, all clearly visible.
Ye Feng smiled confidently and cast his bait directly towards the area with the most fish, preparing for a big catch.
However, to his surprise, as soon as his bait sank to where the fish were, they immediately scattered and didn't bite.
At this point, Ye Feng found it very strange. No matter where he cast his bait, the fish wouldn't bite.
Sometimes, not only would they not bite, but they would scatter as if they had seen a plague god, running far away. This left Ye Feng very confused.
"Hmm, what's going on?"
Meanwhile, on the other side, as soon as Du Haojie's fishing rod was lowered, it vibrated violently, and the rod bent sharply.
He quickly reeled in his line and instantly pulled out a black sea bream weighing over three pounds. Everyone present was astonished.
"He got a bite so quickly?"
"This speed, is it real skill or luck!"
"He seems like an expert! He seems like a formidable person!"
The surrounding anglers exclaimed in praise upon seeing this.
Du Haojie ignored them. After securing the fish, he immediately cast his line again. In less than ten seconds, the rod vibrated rapidly again.
He reeled in, and it was another black sea bream, once again astonishing everyone present.
The second fish was an eel!
The third...
After catching four or five more fish consecutively, others finally started to get bites, which made everyone admire Du Haojie.
Seeing this, Du Haojie became extremely smug and said to Luo Bin, "As expected of the best bait, the biting speed is really not bad!"
Luo Bin heard this and smiled, "Of course, this is the best and most expensive bait! It's guaranteed to help you regain your face!"
At this moment, He Qian, Chen Xi, and the girls around them saw Du Haojie catching fish one after another and looked at him with admiration, praising him constantly.
"Feifei, look how amazing Haojie is!"
"Yeah, he's so cool, so incredible, catching almost one fish a minute!"
"This speed, he's probably the fastest angler among everyone today! So amazing, I really admire him..."
Xiao Feifei heard their praise and was also somewhat surprised by Du Haojie's fishing speed. Her own fishing rod hadn't moved for several minutes.
However, she had only intended to play casually and wasn't concerned about the number of fish caught. Her worry was for Ye Feng.
Since Ye Feng and Du Haojie had a bet, if Ye Feng lost, it would mean she would continue to be pestered by this guy. The thought made her uncomfortable all over.
Du Haojie, hearing He Qian, Chen Xi, and the other beauties praising him in front of Xiao Feifei, became even more smug.
He looked at Ye Feng and saw that Ye Feng hadn't caught any fish yet. He couldn't help but mock him, "Brother Ye Feng, didn't you say you were going to win that ten thousand yuan prize? It seems like you're not doing well right now!"
Ye Feng heard his taunt and replied, "The time hasn't run out yet, what's the rush!"
After speaking, Ye Feng ignored him and continued to cast bait in other locations. After trying a few times, Ye Feng finally understood the problem.
"Could it be that there's something wrong with this bait?"
Ye Feng had initially thought that certain fish just didn't like it, but when he cast the bait in front of various fish and they all scattered, he realized something was wrong.
He picked up the bait and took a closer look, then brought it to his nose to smell it carefully.
The bait smelled awful, completely different from normal bait.
Normal bait should emit a fragrance, but this had a rotten smell, not normal bait at all.
He then looked at the expiration date on the packaging and was stunned, as it turned out to be bait that had expired several years ago.
"Damn it, this bait is indeed not right!" Ye Feng said angrily.
He then took Xiao Feifei's bait and looked at it. He immediately discovered that the production dates and expiration dates on the two packets were different, while everyone else's were normal.
He looked up at Du Haojie and Luo Bin. They were both looking at Ye Feng with smiles, their intentions as clear as day.
Now, he finally understood what was going on! It must have been these two who tampered with it.
With nearly a third of the time gone, even a top-tier fishing expert might not be able to catch up to Du Haojie.
"Damn it, since you guys are cheating! Then don't blame me for using cheats!"