"Next!"
Ye Feng said, tossing him a packet of bait, the same one he had used earlier.
Du Haojie took the bait, looking confused. "What do you mean? Why give me a packet of bait?"
Ye Feng smiled and explained, "Don't you want to know why the fish only bite my hook and not yours?"
Hearing Ye Feng's words, Du Haojie became even more puzzled. After thinking for a few seconds, he asked, "Could it be related to this bait?"
Ye Feng nodded. "What else? You don't really think I have any magic powers, do you!"
Luo Bin, standing nearby, immediately shook his head. "But that's impossible! This bait is expired, how can it still catch fish!"
Upon hearing Luo Bin's words, Ye Feng looked at him with a strange smile. "Tsk tsk, it seems this bait was indeed tampered with by you!"
Hearing Ye Feng's words, Luo Bin realized he had let slip a detail. However, he tried to maintain his composure and said, "What are you talking about? We don't understand!"
Seeing his attempt to quibble, Ye Feng continued, "Don't understand? Then why do you know my bait is expired without even looking at it?"
"This, this I, I..." Luo Bin stammered, unable to speak for a moment.
Xiao Feifei, hearing their conversation, looked confused. "Tampered with? What do you mean by tampered with?"
Ye Feng smiled and did not explain to Xiao Feifei. Instead, he said, "Don't worry, I'm not looking to cause trouble for you! On the contrary, I should thank you!"
The two were puzzled and asked, "Thank us? What do you mean?"
Ye Feng laughed. "Of course, it's because you tampered with it and replaced my bait with an expired one! But you didn't know, did you! Although that bait was expired, after a longer period of fermentation, the fish actually loved it even more!"
Hearing this, the two of them stared at the packet of bait with wide eyes, disbelief on their faces. "What? How is that possible?"
"Exactly, aren't you just trying to trick us?" Luo Bin said.
Ye Feng scoffed. "Trick you? Is there any need? If you don't believe me, try using that bait. You'll know the effect!"
Du Haojie didn't believe him at all. He immediately picked up his fishing rod, baited the hook, and prepared to cast.
However, at that moment, an unbelievable scene occurred.
As soon as he raised his fishing rod, he saw countless large fish swimming frantically towards him.
Before his bait even hit the water, the fish were leaping out of the water, vying to bite the hook. This left Du Haojie stunned.
Luo Bin, standing beside him, was also bewildered. After a few seconds, he shook his head vigorously to clear his head, then took the packet of bait, put some on the hook, and cast it.
However, the same scene repeated itself. The fish swarmed towards the bait like mad, completely shattering their worldview.
Seeing the two of them standing there dumbfounded by the fish's actions, Ye Feng said nothing. He simply walked over, took the packet of bait, tore it open, and scattered it into the sea.
Instantly, the schools of fish churned, surging towards the surface, causing the sea to roil and splash.
"Gentlemen, do you have any doubts now?" Ye Feng asked.
Du Haojie and Luo Bin did not answer Ye Feng's question, as they were too unwilling to accept it.
They could never have imagined that their attempt to trick Ye Feng would not only fail but actually help him.
It was truly a case of lifting a rock only to drop it on their own feet. The two of them were furious.
"Haojie, what do we do now?" Luo Bin asked.
Du Haojie angrily retorted, "It's all your fault! You're useless and only make things worse! You didn't help at all, and instead, you caused more trouble!"
"This, this can't be blamed on me! I asked the organizer to swap it for an expired packet. Who knew that the expired one would ferment better and the fish would like it more!" Luo Bin said with a wronged expression.
Earlier, when Du Haojie had asked him to cause trouble, he hadn't interfered with Ye Feng, but instead had inadvertently hindered Du Haojie's fishing.
And now, with this latest development, if Du Haojie hadn't known him for so many years, he would have thought Luo Bin was a spy sent by Ye Feng.
"It's all your fault for handling things poorly. I just bought a car, and I don't have much money. You have to pay half of the money I lost gambling!" Du Haojie said indignantly.
Hearing this, Luo Bin felt a million unwilling thoughts, but he couldn't refuse. After all, these were his bad ideas, and he was the one who messed them up.
Therefore, he could only weakly say, "Alright!"
"Du Haojie, Luo Bin! What are you two whispering about over there? Stop dawdling, the boss is going to hold the next fishing competition!" Xiao Feifei impatiently urged them, seeing them whispering to each other.
Seeing that it was Xiao Feifei who spoke, Du Haojie took a deep breath, suppressed his dissatisfaction, and gritted his teeth. "Fine, I lost this time. A bet is a bet!"
He then looked at Ye Feng and said, "Kid, give me your account number! Thirty-five thousand, I'll transfer it to you directly!"
Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, then immediately gave him his account number.
A few seconds later, Ye Feng felt his phone vibrate. He tried his best to appear calm, but inside, he was ecstatic.
Over thirty thousand! They were actually giving it to him just like that! The money of these rich second-generation heirs was truly like water flowing in abundance.
However, at that moment, Du Haojie spoke again, "But if you're a man, then challenge me to another match!"
Ye Feng was taken aback. "What? Another fishing match? Haven't you lost miserably enough?"
"No! It's not a fishing match. There's a swimming spot ahead. If you dare, let's race in the water! You're a fisherman, so I'm not exactly bullying you! Do you dare?" Du Haojie said shamelessly.
No matter what, he had to make a good impression on Xiao Feifei today. He had to win at least one match against Ye Feng, otherwise, he would have no face to pursue Xiao Feifei in the future.
"Haha, are you sure you want to race me in swimming?" Ye Feng suddenly laughed.
After all, he had lived by the sea for over twenty years. Swimming was as natural to him as breathing.
He even remembered that when the weather wasn't too cold, he would spend at least half the day in the water. His swimming skills were so ingrained that they were part of his very being.
But that wasn't the most terrifying part. Even more terrifying was that after obtaining the Sea God's inheritance, his swimming speed in the water was faster than his running speed on land.
And now, someone was actually challenging him to a swimming race. It was like an ant trying to compare strength with a dragon.
"What, are you scared, kid?" Du Haojie asked, frowning when he saw Ye Feng hadn't agreed immediately.
Ye Feng nodded. "That's right, I'm scared. I'm afraid you'll lose your underwear later..."