Chapter 72
The outboard motor is still some distance away from the third row of seats. If the speedboat is stationary, people have to stretch out most of their body to touch it. Now that the speedboat is speeding, with most of their body sticking out, there is undoubtedly a danger of being thrown out at any time, but this fish must be released.
Chu Huaiqin was about to turn around when a knife was thrust at him from behind. He turned back to see Lin Zhinan, her eyes moist. She was clinging to an iron pillar, swaying back and forth as the speedboat rocked her, her head banging against it from time to time.
Chu Huaiqin took it and leaned out again.
The people in the livestream kept cheering Chu Huaiqin on for his dangerous move, watching him nervously. After he used his knife, there was still some distance between them. Then he slowly leaned forward, bit by bit. Everyone was so nervous that they held their breath, silently praying.
The tip of the knife swung with the speedboat's swings, and Chu Huaiqin failed to reach the trapped fish several times. Instead, he occasionally poked the fish that still showed signs of life, causing their gills to bleed profusely. Looking at the great white shark still some distance away, Chu Huaiqin made up his mind and shouted to Xia Entang, "Slow down, too fast to reach it, drop two knots."
Amidst the roar of the wind and waves, Xia Entang couldn't hear anything ahead. With Su Huaichen relaying the message, Xia Entang resisted the urge to turn back and began to slowly slow down. The speedboat finally stabilized, and Chu Huaiqin successfully stabbed the fish's head with the tip of his knife. With a firm push, he could send the fish plunging into the sea. Chu Huaiqin did the same, but at this moment, slowing down allowed the great white shark to catch up instantly. Its jaws widened again, a terrifying sight. If it chose, it could swallow Chu Huaiqin and the speedboat together...
“Woo!”
He stepped on the accelerator again and accelerated, and once again distanced himself from the great white shark. The great white shark bit the air and jumped into the sea, swallowing the air with its mouth closed.
At this time, Chu Huaiqin also pressed down the knife, and the fish finally fell into the sea with the knife. The speeding speedboat raised a wave that hit the outboard motor, cleaning up the blood completely. However, Chu Huaiqin, who had stuck out most of his body, was thrown out by the speedboat's tail swing.
"elder brother!"
"ah!"
Lin Zhinan, who was sitting in the third row, reached out and grabbed nothing. The live broadcast room erupted in screams. The broadcast director team sitting in the back of the room were furious and stood up instantly, staring at the scene in disbelief...
"Bang!"
Slamming hard into the sea, Chu Huaiqin felt a momentary pain in his chest and back, and sank into the sea with gravity. Chu Huaiqin felt a little dizzy, and dark memories came back again. His hands clenched into fists in the water, and his body instinctively stiffened.
Chu Huaiqin, taking advantage of his remaining lucidity, bit down hard on his lip, drawing blood instantly. The pain cleared his mind considerably. He opened his eyes and saw a great white shark in the distance, its jaws wide open, biting into the bleeding fish. Then, with a fleeting glance at Chu Huaiqin, it turned and swam away.
Chu Huaiqin: ...
Even though you swam away, my hands and feet are still stiff!
Water kept pouring into his mouth, and Chu Huaiqin slowly closed his eyes. Could it be Xia Entang again who came to save him this time?
Chu Huaiqin felt like he was dreaming. He dreamed that when he was fifteen years old, he brought the boy who was beaten in the alley home.
That wasn't really a home, just a small, one-bedroom apartment in the slums. His mother was in the hospital. The stubborn child he'd picked up just lived there, refusing to answer questions about where he came from or his name, like a mute.
The fifteen-year-old boy, whose mother was in the hospital all year round, went to school during the day and practiced boxing at night, and had always lived a lonely life. Finally, he had a child to keep him company, and Chu Huaiqin didn't mind that the child didn't like to talk.
He sat there quietly, as pretty as a porcelain doll, and Chu Huaiqin was particularly delighted. He provided him with all the good food and clothes he could get. The child was also playful. When he went to school, he would wait for him at the school gate. When he boxed, the child would stand by the ring, watching him with tearful eyes, biting his lip, his small hands clenched tightly at his sides, and glaring at his opponent with a fierce look, like a kitten baring its claws, ready to pounce at any moment.
But, why couldn't he remember the child's appearance clearly...
“Ahem!”
Chu Huaiqin coughed twice and opened his eyes, only to see Xia En looking down at him with red eyes.
"Are you feeling any worse?" Xia En's voice was hoarse. Seeing Chu Huaiqin trying to get up, he quickly reached out and helped him up. "Are you feeling dizzy?"
Chu Huaiqin shook his head and looked around. He found a doctor and a director team not far away, followed by his team members.
He lay on a beach, with trees behind him and the sea in front. The water was clear, with scattered gravel on the bottom and small fish visible.
"Have we arrived at Lookout Island?" Chu Huaiqin sat up, his throat a little itchy. He choked twice, took the water handed to him by Lin Zhinan and drank it all.
"Yes, you're not feeling uncomfortable anywhere."
"No, who rescued me?"
This is very important.
"I saved him."
Xia En knew what Chu Huaiqin meant. If he was rescued by the director team, he might be out of the game.
When Chu Huaiqin fell into the sea, it was so sudden that the director team did not have time to react. Xia Entang's speedboat quickly turned back in front. When the divers jumped in, Xia Entang also jumped in and rescued the people before them.
During this process, they were only thankful that Chu Huaiqin only sank a little due to gravity at first. Because he was wearing a life jacket, he quickly floated up again. However, he had lost consciousness at that time. Xia Entang swam towards Chu Huaiqin like crazy, screaming loudly. At that time, they all thought something really happened.
After Xia En finished telling the whole story with red eyes, he lowered his head and shrugged his shoulders slightly. Then, he knelt in front of Chu Huaiqin and slowly, slowly leaned towards Chu Huaiqin, put his head on his shoulder, and cried.
Chu Huaiqin: ...
Xia En's emotions spread to the others, and Lin Zhinan was the first to burst into tears. The little monk and Su Huaichen followed closely behind. For a moment, sadness filled the surroundings.
The audience in the live broadcast room also cried, especially the audience in China, who cried so hard that it shook the earth.
It’s great that everyone is okay.
Besides Xia En and the others crying, the on-site director and crew also had tears in their eyes. Chu Huaiqin did not try to comfort the latter, but the former reached out and patted him on the back, saying softly: "Don't cry, okay, I'm fine, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Zhinan came up to him from the right, hugged his arms and cried. The little monk had no place to rest, so he lowered his head to his back and cried loudly.
For a moment, Chu Huaiqin's eardrums felt a slight pain.
Looking at Su Huaichen who was silently wiping his tears, I felt relieved. Fortunately, he didn't join in the fun.
"I'm hungry."
Chu Huaiqin was helpless. Normally he could coax people, but now all three of them were crying loudly. He was confused and had no idea how to comfort them.
"I, I'm going to catch fish." Xia En stood up instantly, wiped his tears vigorously, and walked away with a pout on his face.
"I'll go, go, make a fire, burp!" Lin Zhinan burped and got up and left.
Finally, no one took the seat, and the little monk hugged Chu Huaiqin's neck from behind and cried even louder.
His forehead muscles twitched, and Chu Huaiqin forcefully pried the little monk's hands apart and pulled him over. His chubby little face wrinkled like a bitter gourd.
Chu Huaiqin looked seriously into the little monk's eyes and said forcefully, "I'm hungry."
The little monk blinked, tears streaming down his face. After a moment, he finally reacted and quickly stood up, saying he was going to catch abalone and sea cucumbers for Chu Huaiqin's nutrition.
Soon, only Su Huaichen and he were left at the scene.
"Senior, are you still crying?" Chu Huaiqin stood up and patted his butt, and found that he had changed his clothes and there was a blanket piled on the ground where he slept.
"Why didn't you tell them?" Su Huaichen forced back his tears and walked closer to Chu Huaiqin. "I shouldn't have let you go alone. If I had held you back, you wouldn't have fallen."
"What are you talking about? At that speed, two more people will be thrown out. But I did find something."
"What?"
Chu Huaiqin said nothing, but looked at the drone. Soon, Director Li understood what Chu Huaiqin meant. The camera turned away, and Chu Huaiqin and Su Huaichen's microphones were also turned off. Director Li's voice rang out from their wrists.
[Tell me about the situation.]
"The fish that got stuck in the outboard motor usually only lives in shallow waters, and it got stuck really hard."
[I will give you an explanation.]
After saying that, Director Li hung up Chu Huaiqin's call.
It was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was impossible to set off today. Chu Huaiqin and Su Huaichen wanted to cut trees to build a shed. Although they lost a knife, they still had three!
"Don't do anything, I'll do it myself. Go and rest." Su Huaichen didn't let Chu Huaiqin do anything. He had been taking care of them since the show started, and now they had to take care of him.
"You're taking too long to do it alone." Chu Huaiqin knew what Su Huaichen was thinking, but what he said was also true.
"It's only three o'clock now, it's still early, there's still time." Su Huaichen snatched the knife from Chu Huaiqin with a serious face. This was the first time Chu Huaiqin saw Su Huaichen like this.
Chu Huaiqin thought about it, nodded, walked to the shadows, watched the four people busying around, smiled, then closed his eyes and rested.
Seeing that Chu Huaiqin didn't move, Su Huaichen nodded with satisfaction. When he finished taking shape of the shed, Xia En who had returned glared at him. Following his gaze, he saw Chu Huaiqin holding a knife, and beside him were various long grasses and banana leaves half a person's height.
Su Huaichen: ...
The meal was rich. In addition to various seafood, there were still a lot of potatoes that they had found before. They were afraid that they would not have enough to eat when they arrived on the island. In addition, this was the competition point, so they kept them as dry food for the journey. However, everyone was frightened today, so they made up for it and roasted one for each person. They originally wanted to roast two for Chu Huaiqin, but he refused.
The four people objected, but were frightened by Allen Chu’s words, which were about to laugh or not, “I’m already fine. If you treat me specially again, I’ll beat you up.”
Four people: ...
Today's seafood is still cooked in a pot, which makes it taste slightly salty. This is the most delicious dish for them who don't have salt.
The seafood stew is fresh and the meat is tender. It is delicious, but potatoes are more popular. The potatoes, as big as a fist, are charred black on the outside after baking, and look unappetizing. But when you break them open, you will see a tender yellow color, a faint heat coming out, and a rich potato aroma that makes you salivate.
The potatoes taste very good, soft, sticky and filling.
It was around 6 PM when the five of them finished eating, and surprisingly, no one from Sheep Country showed up. Director Li also found Chu Huaiqin, and they checked the replay. After Chu Huaiqin and his team disembarked, they didn't see anyone get too close to the speedboat, but the speedboat did disappear from view for over a minute.
At that time, Xia Entropy and the little monk had already started fighting with them. Several teams surrounded them, and several cameras also turned to this side. It was at this time that the speedboat disappeared from the camera.
Because there was no evidence at the moment, these words and footage weren't broadcast directly to the live studio, but all five members of the team heard them. Xia En, with his explosive temper, immediately started arguing with Director Li. His veins bulged, but luckily Chu Huaiqin pulled him back, otherwise he would have gone to trouble with the on-site director.
However, although Xia En was persuaded by Chu Huaiqin in the end, Xia En still asked Director Li to contact his brother, who would definitely be able to figure it out.
Although Director Li was not happy about Xia Entang's lack of trust in him, he nodded. This matter was not over yet, and he would continue to investigate.
Except for Chu Huaiqin, the angry foursome began to perfect the tent where they would sleep tonight. Xia En and the little monk would glare at the sub-directors from time to time, making them feel creepy. So until they went to bed, the group directors did not dare to appear in front of them.
The people in the live broadcast room also felt that the atmosphere was not right, and asked if something had happened that they didn't know about, but no one answered.
That night, a video of Chu Huaiqin being chased by a great white shark was captured and went viral, and as more people watched, they noticed something was wrong. A night owl UP host even made a zoomed-in comparison image and revealed the species of fish. This fish couldn't possibly be found in the deep sea; it was a shallow-water fish.
Conspiracy theories instantly spread across the internet. They suspected one of the teams involved had threatened to block Chu Huaiqin and his team from international competition. For the first time, the fan club took action, demanding a thorough investigation.
There was a storm outside, but Chu Huaiqin's side was relatively quiet and beautiful, only because they discovered that there was a red tide on this beach.
As darkness fell, a red light suddenly appeared, startling the little monk first. Then Su Huaichen cheered. He was the first to see the red tide, and this was a rare sight.
The white waves gradually change from light to orange-red, the water becomes shining, and the splashing water is like jumping elves, or like water and fire blending to form sea fire. The beautiful light shines against the dark night sky, which is so beautiful that it makes people breathtaking.
The five people fell asleep in such a beautiful scene. Perhaps this is one of the benefits of participating in outdoor programs, adding a brilliant color to their lives.
However, this beautiful moment did not last long. The next morning, when everyone got up and Chu Huaiqin used the compass on his watch to confirm the direction of the watchtower, the compass malfunctioned.
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