The Napoleon wrasse, scientifically known as the wavy-lipped wrasse, is a large coral reef fish that can grow to over 2 meters long and weigh three to four hundred kilograms.
At the same time, it is also the top of the four "fish kings" in Hong Kong, and its value is considerable.
Such a large Napoleon wrasse would cost at least a thousand yuan per kilogram, worth at least tens of thousands.
It's a pity, this is a fish that will be imprisoned for life. It is a nationally protected animal, and both catching and eating it will require going to jail to work on a sewing machine.
If you run into this guy, you can only consider yourself unlucky.
Fearing that she would kill the exhausted fish, Chen Zhiyao didn't dare to delay and quickly removed the fishing hook.
Just as she was about to put it back into the sea of fish, Grandpa Chen quickly stopped her and then waved to Shen Qingmei:
"Qingmei, this fish is a protected animal. Can you livestream this for us? We're releasing the fish back into the wild now, so everyone can witness it."
The old man was cautious and worried that someone might use their situation to make a fuss, so he thought it would be better to record it as a testimony.
"Okay, okay!" Shen Qingmei excitedly jogged over.
She certainly couldn't miss out on such a popular event as releasing the grouper live on stream; it might even gain her more followers.
Seeing that her cousin-in-law was ready, Chen Zhiyao and her grandfather carefully lifted the 50-pound Napoleon wrasse and put it back into the sea.
Looking at the big guy swimming leisurely in the water, Chen Zhiyao felt extremely distressed.
Fish that costs 1,000 yuan per kilogram could sell for tens of thousands of yuan if it weren't a protected species.
That money is enough for her to buy the boat she's currently renting.
Before Chen Zhiyao could finish grumbling, she heard a commotion coming from not far away.
"Oh ho!"
"Oh ho!"
"Oh ho!"
She glanced over there curiously and saw that it was Old Wang, the owner of the chartered boat, whose line had been cut.
The onlookers gloated and shouted "Oh ho!" and quickly cast their fishing hooks in the direction the fish had run.
"A fish weighing over 100 pounds, with that strength, it must be a tuna."
Old Wang was still slapping his thigh in anguish, but when he saw that his three friends had taken all his seats, he got up from the ground in a fit of rage.
"Hey, are you guys even brothers anymore? You actually stole my fishing spot."
Just kidding, it's a fish weighing over 100 pounds. At this point, forget about brotherhood, even father and son might not be able to talk about it.
The people on the boat all crowded around, eager to fish up this huge creature weighing over 100 pounds.
Actually, everyone on the boat knew that Chen Zhiyao had caught a grouper, but that doesn't mean that this big fish is also a fish that will be imprisoned for life.
Everyone was hoping it might be a tuna, since it weighed over 100 pounds.
Let's catch the fish first, and we can always release it later.
Therefore, Chen Zhiyao's situation did not affect the enthusiasm of the group of fishermen in the slightest.
After watching the commotion for a while, she put another big squid on her fishing hook.
She turned on her X-ray glasses and carefully examined the sea surface, trying to find another large fish.
But instead of finding the big fish, she saw the same dull-looking Napoleon wrasse from before.
This guy probably thought that since Chen Zhiyao had let her go, there was no danger nearby, so he just wandered around the fishing boat like an idiot.
This was a fish that could land her in jail for life, so Chen Zhiyao was a little scared. She deliberately cast the bait in another direction, trying to avoid this big, carefree creature.
But to everyone's surprise, that guy was so greedy that he swam over and followed the sinking bait downstream.
Seeing this, Chen Zhiyao immediately panicked, "Hey, hey, don't come any closer!"
But the gluttonous creature couldn't understand at all and kept chasing the sinking squid.
Chen Zhiyao was afraid that the glutton would bite the hook again, so she quickly pulled the bait back in.
As the bait was being retrieved, the Napoleon wrasse was still following it.
With no other option, Chen Zhiyao took two squid from Tongli and tossed them in another direction.
That glutton actually swam towards the squid.
Seeing that the naive girl had run away, Chen Zhiyao immediately controlled the bait and cast it towards a small, dark figure to her left.
Just as the bait landed near the dark figure, a splash came from the side of the boat.
Chen Yao turned her head and saw that the greedy fish from before was leisurely splashing water with its tail, trying to get her attention.
When she looked over, the guy acted like he was begging for food.
? ? ?
Chen Zhiyao was full of question marks. This is a fish, right? Why does it look just like Ah Huang at home?
However, Chen Zhiyao ignored her and quickly controlled the fishing rod in her hand, slowly bringing the squid to the mouth of the fish below.
Immediately afterwards, the small black shadow representing the squid was swallowed up by the large fish next to it.
At the same time, Chen Zhiyao's fishing rod was pulled violently, clearly indicating that a fish had taken the bait.
Just then, another burst of excited cheers came from ahead.
From the sarcastic remarks coming from behind, it turned out that someone had caught that big guy weighing over a hundred pounds.
It was quite lively over there. The Napoleon wrasse, which had been begging for food, swam forward blankly.
Chen Zhiyao looked at the plump, cheerful creature swimming forward and couldn't help but smile.
"It's so dull, no wonder it's become a protected animal."
Chen Zhiyao was busy catching fish herself and didn't have time to deal with this priceless but unsellable Napoleon wrasse.
She can't sell it for money, and the more expensive it is, the more upset she becomes.
The tension on the fishing rod fluctuated, and Chen Zhiyao couldn't immediately guess what kind of fish it was, but judging from the force, it must weigh at least ten or eight pounds.
Just then, Chen Weiqiang's triumphant laughter came from not far away.
The fishing rod in her hand wasn't pulling very hard, and Chen Zhiyao glanced at it briefly.
Then I saw my dad pull a giant octopus weighing over 30 pounds out of the sea.
The creature was still flailing its arms and legs in mid-air, and its thick tentacles were somewhat creepy as it struggled.
Chen Zhiyao glanced at it only once before quickly turning her head back to continue playing with the fish.
The fish wasn't very strong; Chen Zhiyao pulled it out of the water in less than 10 minutes. It was a huge red snapper weighing about 10 pounds.
After she caught the fish, she noticed that everyone around her had run to the front.
After removing the fishhook, Chen Zhiyao happily followed along to join in the fun.
As soon as I walked over, I saw Grandpa Chen feeding the Napoleon wrasse with two squid.
Meanwhile, the big bosses who chartered the boat were gesturing wildly as they talked about how strong the fish was.
It's really not easy to pull a fish weighing over 100 pounds up by hand. After it was pulled out, we put it on a crane and used a machine to pull it up.
As the large fish drew closer to the fishing boat, everyone on board held their breath, their eyes fixed on the sea.
Chen Zhiyao saw a dark shadow in the distance, its round shape somewhat resembling the Sumei fish from earlier.
However, the head is smaller, and it doesn't have that big bulge.
At this moment, Chen Zhiyao couldn't help but slap her thigh a few times in frustration.
"How come she didn't catch such a big fish?"
As he spoke, he glanced disdainfully at the grouper next to him that was still begging for food.
10 meters, 8 meters, 6 meters, 4 meters...
As the dark shadow in the sea slowly approached, the people around became increasingly tense, and Chen Zhiyao muttered to herself:
"Could it be tuna?"
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