Feng Ye, of course, had no idea what the two were thinking. He glanced at the three of them and said, "The sun is so bright, don't just stand there staring. If you're really bored, you can go diving and catch something. I have nets and small fishing nets on my boat that you can borrow."
"The water here is too deep. Once you dive to the bottom, you can't do anything and have to surface to breathe."
"Don't you have diving equipment?"
"I didn't bring it with me."
"I see. Then I'll find you a shallow spot."
As Feng Ye spoke, he lifted the rod to prepare to reel in the line.
"Ah Ye, I'll fish for you. You can fish even when the boat is moving, right?"
"You can fish, but it's best to go to the stern of the boat to avoid the fishing line getting accidentally caught in the propeller."
Feng Ye gave the instructions, then handed the fishing rod to Fang Yi.
Fang Yi took the fishing rod, walked to the stern of the boat with great interest, cast the hook far out, and then waited quietly for the fish to bite.
Feng Ye glanced around and finally decided to steer the Rising Sun to a remote island within sight.
The distance isn't too far, and you can observe the situation on this side of the buoy from there. If a boat gets too close, you can just come over and drive it away.
It just means it will use a little more diesel.
Stepping into the cockpit, I started the diesel engine with the "Z"-shaped key, and the Rising Sun slowly left the spot, creating ripples on the sea.
The island looks close, but it's actually quite a distance away; it would take at least seven or eight minutes to drive there.
On the open sea, things may look close at first glance, but it can still take a considerable amount of time for ships to travel.
To describe it in one phrase, it's like "looking at a mountain and running until the horse dies."
As the Rising Sun sailed, Fang Yi and his companions exclaimed in surprise three or four times from the stern.
Clearly, they caught a fish.
After stopping the Rising Sun ship about 200 meters from the isolated island, Feng Ye walked to the stern and saw Fang Yi suddenly raise the fishing rod again.
A fish, entirely red with spots, was pulled out of the water, shimmering alluringly in the sunlight.
"Holy crap, a grouper! You've hit the jackpot!"
Feng Ye exclaimed in surprise, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.
"So it's called the Eastern Star Grouper? Is it a type of grouper?"
Fang Yi turned his head and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Although he had heard of grouper, he was not very clear about the specific types.
"You can even get red grouper? I heard grouper is very expensive," a member of the joint defense team said enviously.
"Yes, it is a type of grouper, but the price of the East Star Grouper is much higher than that of ordinary grouper. It is one of the most expensive types of grouper."
Feng Ye then pointed to the fish in the bucket: "The money from selling all the fish in this bucket wouldn't even be enough to buy a pound of grouper."
"So expensive?"
Fang Yi and the other two were all taken aback.
They had heard that grouper was expensive, but they didn't expect it to be this expensive.
"It's alright. This grouper isn't the most expensive. There's a type of grouper called the mouse grouper, which is much more expensive. It can sell for over 200 yuan per pound."
"This...is too expensive! Is it made of gold? How can it be so expensive?"
Fang Yi and the others were completely shocked.
The fish they had eaten before cost at most a few dollars per kilogram, so the price of this grouper was simply unimaginable to them.
"Although it's not made of gold, it's almost the same."
Feng Ye smiled and shook his head, then continued, "In high-end restaurants, these rare seafood dishes are always in high demand and short supply; no matter how expensive they are, there are always people willing to pay for them."
He patted Fang Yi on the shoulder and then said, "Your luck is unbelievable. This grouper weighs about four pounds. You've made a small fortune."
"If you get rich, it's yours. We've said it before, all the fish you catch are yours."
Fang Yi shook his head.
Although he was surprised by the value of the Eastern Star Patchouli, he was not greedy at all.
"You're willing to part with it? This could fetch a lot of money!"
"I am indeed a little reluctant to part with it; no one would complain about money being too hot to handle."
Fang Yi gave a wry smile, but then said firmly, "But words spoken are like water spilled; since I said it was yours, then it is yours."
As he spoke, he unhooked the grouper from the hook and put it into the bucket.
Just then, Feng Ye, who was about to speak, looked at the grouper in the bucket and noticed something was wrong.
This fish... doesn't seem to be a grouper?
So he swallowed his words and said instead, "I think I've mistaken this fish for something else."
"ah?"
Fang Yi and the other two were all greatly surprised.
“Look at its tail, it’s crescent-shaped, while the East Star Grouper’s tail is flat like a fan,” Feng Ye said, pointing to the fish’s tail.
“Oh, it is indeed different,” Fang Yi said after careful observation.
"I misjudged it just now. I was only focused on its color and shape and didn't look at its tail."
"What kind of fish is this?"
"It's also a grouper, but it's called the Swallowtail Star Grouper."
The scientific name of the Swallowtail Star Grouper is White-edged Sidetooth Perch. In terms of both appearance and color pattern, it is very similar to the Eastern Star Grouper, but it is not difficult to distinguish them. The main thing to look at is the tail.
The tail of the Swallowtail Star is very prominent, somewhat resembling the tail of a swallow, hence its name.
One of the auxiliary police officers interjected, "Is this fish more expensive or cheaper than the grouper?"
"The price of the swallowtail star grouper is acceptable, but it can't compare to that of the Eastern star grouper."
The flesh of the grouper is tender, white, high in protein, and low in fat, making it a beautiful and delicious seafood ingredient.
However, compared to grouper, its meat is much less flavorful.
Moreover, they are produced in large quantities and are prone to dying after being caught, so they are often sold frozen, making them cheaper than grouper.
Because it is extremely similar to grouper, but cheaper, it is often sold as grouper by unscrupulous vendors in the market.
Of course, the grouper is not the only fish that can be mistaken for a red grouper; the nine-spined perch with tail stripes is another example.
"Let's have the Swallowtail Star Grouper then, it's pretty good, and it's more expensive than other fish, right?" Fang Yi said with a smile.
"Of course, none of the fish in this bucket are as expensive as this."
Feng Ye answered affirmatively, then changed the subject, saying, "This should be a shallow area down there. Do you want to dive down and take a look?"
"See? I won't take your fishing rod anymore."
Fang Yi carefully baited the hook and then handed the fishing rod back to Feng Ye.
"It's alright, you can fish a little longer and we'll decide what to do once we've determined the water depth. If it's still a bit deep, I'll have to move the boat closer to the island."
After saying that, Feng Ye added with a smile, "Maybe on the next cast you'll actually catch a grouper."
"Then I'll play a little longer."
Fang Yi cast the fishing hook into the sea, turned to the two auxiliary police officers and said, "Wang Teng, Zhang Qiang, you two go down and take a look first."
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