Du Minhui recalled: "My grandfather told me that it was when he was young. He worked as a farmhand in a landlord's house, mainly fishing at sea."
"It was also a thunderstorm, and they witnessed a bolt of lightning strike a large sailfish that had jumped out of the water."
"Ah, a sailfish, how big is it?"
“My grandfather said it weighed over 600 jin (300 kg), and its entire head was charred black from being split open. It died on the spot and was pulled out of the water before sinking to the bottom of the sea.”
"What good luck! I managed to find a marlin weighing over 600 pounds."
Du Minhui shook his head: "So what if we found it? It still belongs to the landlord's family. It has nothing to do with my grandfather and the others."
"So, it's possible that the lightning bolt just now really struck the fish?"
Xiao Guowen looked at the sea ahead, his eyes flashing.
Feng Ye thought for a moment: "At this time, the fish are all floating on the surface of the sea, and it is not impossible for lightning to strike the sea surface."
"Why don't we go over and take a look?"
Ah-chan suggested, his gaze fixed on the ship that was moving rapidly forward.
"I think it's fine, it won't make a difference if it's just a little while longer."
"Yes, let's go take a look."
Xiao Guowen urged, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up."
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can rushed into the driver's seat and gave the diesel engine, which was idling, a burst of power.
The Rising Sun slowly began to move, accelerating forward.
Everyone was curious about what was going on, which led another boat to leave the jumping fish behind and continue on its way.
However, no one just waited idly.
As the Rising Sun sailed forward, it was busy catching fish that were rising to the surface while also keeping an eye on the sea ahead.
At this point, hand-thrown nets are no longer useful, and landing nets are used instead.
Although a landing net can't catch many fish at once, even a mosquito's leg is still meat.
"There are so many fish floating belly up on the surface of the sea!"
Suddenly, Xiao Yunhu, who was standing at the bow of the boat, shouted in surprise.
Feng Ye turned his head and saw fish of all sizes floating on the sea.
Most of them are small, miscellaneous fish, but there are also some larger fish mixed in.
Without exception, they were all belly up, rising and falling with the waves, it was hard to tell whether they were dead or just unconscious.
"Holy crap, what's going on? How did these fish suddenly turn belly up?"
Du Minhui was both surprised and puzzled.
"Could it really be from being struck by lightning?"
Xiao Guowen stared in disbelief, his mouth agape.
"It seems the lightning really did strike the sea. The reason these fish are floating belly up is probably because they were electrocuted."
Feng Ye was also dumbfounded, never expecting that he would actually encounter such an extremely small probability.
However, to his surprise, Feng Jiaqing and his group were already in the middle of these floating fish, but they did not stop and continued to move forward.
However, his doubts were soon resolved.
"Big fish...big fish..."
Xiao Yunhu pointed ahead, his voice trembling with surprise.
Everyone's eyes quickly focused on the direction he was pointing.
"My God, what is that?"
Du Minhui couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Among the floating school of fish, a large fish is faintly visible.
Its enormous size far surpasses that of other fish in the vicinity.
Needless to say, Feng Jiaqing and his men must have discovered this big fish, which is why they abandoned the other fish floating on the sea.
"This fish is huge!"
Xiao Guowen exclaimed excitedly, "What kind of fish is this? It's so big!"
Feng Ye squinted, trying hard to see the true face of the big fish.
It's just a bit far away, so I can't see very clearly.
Moreover, the fish was only showing its belly above the water, making it even harder to spot.
However, based on his physique, he still had some guesses.
"Judging from the size of this fish, it looks a bit like a shark."
"A shark? What kind of shark can grow that big?"
Xiao Yunhu was somewhat incredulous.
“Whale sharks, basking sharks, tiger sharks, hammerhead sharks, and many other sharks can grow to this size. Great white sharks can also grow to be very large.”
"You said it's a shark, so what kind of shark is it?"
"It's hard to say."
Feng Ye shook his head. "There's no point in guessing. We'll know when the ship gets close."
By the time the Rising Sun got closer, Feng Jiaqing and his men had already stopped the ship.
Several people are trying to get it onto the boat.
Three older men stood by the boat, holding hooks and ropes.
In the water were two young men wearing only underwear, holding the other end of a rope, seemingly trying to tie it up so they could be pulled onto the boat.
And Feng Ye and his group finally saw the true face of that big fish.
"A great white shark! It's a great white shark!"
Xiao Guowen recognized him at a glance.
"I've never seen such a large great white shark before."
"Yes, this looks to be five meters long. The largest I've ever seen is only two meters long."
Xiao Yunhu and Du Minhui's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"The great white sharks you saw were all juveniles. Adult great white sharks are between 4 and 6 meters long and weigh an average of two tons."
"The largest great white sharks can grow to over 7 meters long and weigh over 3 tons..."
As Feng Ye spoke, he stared intently at the great white shark.
To be honest, this was the first time in his two lifetimes that he had ever seen such a large great white shark.
If a body is five meters long, wouldn't it weigh one or two tons?
The great white shark lay quietly on the water's surface, appearing exceptionally conspicuous and awe-inspiring.
Not only because of its size, but also because of the charred scar on its head.
It is clear that this was caused by being struck by lightning.
This is also why it floats on the water.
"Tsk tsk, this great white shark really got struck by lightning. Is it that unlucky?"
Xiao Guowen clicked his tongue in amazement.
"It looks like it was leaping out of the water to breathe or surfacing to hunt when it was struck by lightning."
Feng Ye felt very fortunate.
If that lightning had struck either of the two ships, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"That thunder god is so blind, striking such a big thing."
"Maybe it's because it's too big that even God couldn't stand it anymore and gave it a good beating."
“That makes sense. Great white sharks of that size usually live in the deep sea and rarely venture into coastal waters. Perhaps it’s because it wanders around recklessly that nature doesn’t tolerate it.”
"It's also possible that this great white shark ate a person and was punished by heaven..."
The four men stood at the bow of the boat, engaged in a lively discussion.
Everyone knows how ferocious great white sharks are.
But with a great white shark that was no longer a threat, there was nothing to be afraid of; only amazement remained.
However, Feng Ye suddenly witnessed a scene that sent chills down his spine.
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