When Chu Mingcheng returned to the pier, he found Jiang Luoluo already waiting for him, holding an umbrella.

Next to her were Jiang Yuqi and a familiar stranger—Sea King himself.

Of course, behind them were two cameramen filming, one belonging to Jiang Yuqi and the other presumably to Sea King.

"Hey, hey, hey, a fishing boat is coming back. Is that Ah Cheng's?"

Sea King spotted an almost brand-new fishing boat returning and pointed, asking.

He had just arrived in Xiamen. When Chu Mingcheng called Jiang Luoluo, he had just been picked up.

Hearing that the boat was almost back, they didn't go to the hotel but came straight to the pier to wait.

Jiang Luoluo nodded and replied, "It's Ah Cheng. That's his boat."

"Ming-ge caught a lot of big fish when he went to Xisha. I wonder what he got this time," Jiang Yuqi said, standing on her tiptoes to get a better look, her voice filled with anticipation.

"He said he was going spearfishing, so he probably won't come back empty-handed," Jiang Luoluo said, full of confidence in Chu Mingcheng.

"Now you've got me curious," Sea King said with a laugh.

After the boat docked and the engine was turned off, Chu Mingcheng walked out of the cockpit, looked at the waiting group, and greeted them with a smile, "Hello, Sea King and Ah Qi, great to see you!"

"Haha, finally meeting you in person. You're just as handsome as in the videos!" Sea King laughed heartily as he boarded the boat and shook his hand.

Jiang Yuqi then came up and greeted him as well.

Once everyone was on board, Chu Mingcheng led them to three containers and said with a smile, "Sea King, Ah Qi, when I heard you were coming, I went out to sea to prepare a surprise for you."

"As luck would have it, I managed to catch three beauties, and I've put them in these three containers."

"Sea King, Ah Qi, you're both food vloggers, right? I've prepared the ingredients for you. Now it's up to you to work your magic."

"But there are three containers and only two of you, so you can each choose only one! Whichever fish you pick tonight, you have to turn it into a delicious dish."

Sea King and Jiang Yuqi were immediately intrigued.

The two cameramen knew this was a great opening scene, and their cameras were all pointed at Chu Mingcheng and the three containers.

But being the center of attention made Chu Mingcheng frown slightly. He suddenly realized he didn't like being in front of the camera.

It was strange. Jiang Luoluo had filmed him spearfishing before, and he hadn't felt this way.

Perhaps he just didn't like showing his face on camera?

But since he had agreed to collaborate on the video, he had to endure it.

"A mystery box challenge—I like it. Ah Qi, you want to go first, or should I?" Sea King looked at the three containers with great interest, then turned to Jiang Yuqi beside him.

"You go first, Sea King. I'm not in a hurry," Jiang Yuqi said graciously, giving him the first choice.

"Alright, I'll go first then." Sea King didn't stand on ceremony. He walked up to the three containers and examined them curiously.

Of the three containers, two were fish boxes, and one was a foam box.

This made it obvious that the prize in the foam box was probably already dead and being kept on ice.

Sea King smiled and patted the foam box. "This isn't a large yellow croaker, is it?"

Chu Mingcheng shrugged. "Who knows?"

"I heard you went spearfishing, so probably not!" Sea King looked at the other two fish boxes, but the gaps on top were covered with towels by Chu Mingcheng, so he couldn't see anything.

"Have you decided, Sea King? Are you choosing the fish box on the left, the one on the right, or the foam box in the middle?" Chu Mingcheng asked with a smile, watching him deliberate.

"I'm an adult—can't I have them all?"

"Nice try, but rules are rules!"

"Hehehe…" The two girls couldn't help but giggle at their exchange.

"Then, I'll choose this foam box!" Sea King's request for all of them had been purely in jest. After much deliberation, he was still most drawn to the foam box.

Perhaps because the container was different, he had a feeling the contents would be special.

"Are you sure?" Chu Mingcheng asked again.

"I'm sure. I'll take this one." Sea King nodded firmly.

"Alright, since you've made your choice, go ahead and open it!" Seeing his certainty, Chu Mingcheng stepped back and let him do the honors.

The video wouldn't be too long. It wasn't a variety show; there was no point in dragging things out with gimmicks.

With curiosity and a hint of anticipation, Sea King slowly opened the lid of the foam box.

Jiang Luoluo and Jiang Yuqi, as well as the two cameramen, also leaned in curiously.

When the lid was opened, revealing the meter-long emperor fish inside, everyone except Jiang Luoluo, who was only mildly surprised, looked astonished.

"Wow, what a huge flatfish!" Even Sea King, who was used to seeing rare and large catches, was genuinely surprised.

It wasn't wrong for him to call this emperor fish a flatfish; emperor fish were indeed also known as flatfish.

"This should be a bastard halibut, right? I don't think they get much bigger than this. Perfect, perfect—this fish is exactly what I wanted!"

Thrilled with his choice, Sea King couldn't hide his excitement.

"Ming-ge really went all out today!" Jiang Yuqi exclaimed. "This fish must be worth two or three thousand!"

As a food vlogger, she knew the price of ordinary flatfish.

"The price doesn't matter. The main thing is that a fish this big suits Sea King's style perfectly, don't you think?"

Chu Mingcheng waved his hand dismissively and, at the same time, gave Sea King a small compliment.

After all, someone was going to be a free chef tonight. He and Jiang Luoluo could get a free meal and also get another episode filmed. A few nice words were nothing.

"Absolutely. I can't resist big fish like this." Seeing that Chu Mingcheng truly didn't care about the value of the fish, Sea King's respect for him grew considerably. This guy was definitely worth knowing.

Now it was Jiang Yuqi's turn to choose.

The young woman deliberated between the two remaining boxes for several minutes before settling on the one on the right.

"I'll choose this one."

Chu Mingcheng raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?"

Jiang Yuqi nodded emphatically. "I'm absolutely sure!"

"This… I'll give you one more chance. Are you certain you want this one?" Chu Mingcheng's reaction made Jiang Yuqi and Sea King even more curious about the contents of this fish box. They thought there must be something incredible inside.

"I'll choose this one." Jiang Yuqi didn't change her mind. She resolutely removed the towel and opened the lid, revealing the somewhat bewildered-looking leopard coral grouper inside.

Chu Mingcheng shook his head slightly. He had given her a chance, but she hadn't taken it.

But not having seen what was in the other fish box, the two of them were quite impressed to see this leopard coral grouper.

Sea King's eyebrows shot up. "Whoa, what a big leopard coral grouper. This one must be three jin, right?"

Chu Mingcheng nodded. "Three jin and two liang."

"Haha, it's a live leopard coral grouper. This isn't bad either!" Jiang Yuqi was also very satisfied with the fish she had chosen, feeling she hadn't made the wrong choice.

Then, the two of them turned their attention to the last container.

"Ah Cheng, can I open this fish box and take a look?" Sea King asked.

Chu Mingcheng nodded. "Of course you can, but it's a shame. This beauty inside wasn't meant to be yours!"

His regret was genuine. After all, this large moray eel was a real showstopper. He had originally expected one of them would pick it, but things hadn't turned out that way.

But since they were playing by the rules—two choices from three options—Chu Mingcheng wasn't about to hand over the moray eel now.

When you set up a game, you stick to it. Changing the rules afterward would spoil all the fun.

"Holy crap!" The moment Sea King opened the box, he was startled by the large moray eel that suddenly reared up inside.

Jiang Yuqi was completely stunned when she saw the moray eel. She stood there frozen, speechless.

Jiang Luoluo blinked, looked at the dazed girl beside her, and felt a pang of sympathy. She had missed out on a fortune.

"This red moray eel is incredible!" Sea King exclaimed.

He had cooked a long-tailed moray once before, but that one had only been thirty jin.

This specimen was noticeably thicker. He couldn't tell its full length coiled up in the box, but it was definitely larger than anything he'd worked with.

Chu Mingcheng smiled. "I was surprised when I encountered it, too. I almost thought I had caught a giant python. I fought with it for a full hour before I finally managed to pull it up."

"Amazing. Now I'm even more excited for our trip out to sea tomorrow." Sea King gave him a thumbs-up.

This wasn't some net-caught fish—he had battled this massive moray eel directly. And in just a few hours, he had landed three incredible catches. Sea King's respect for him was growing by the minute.

Jiang Yuqi finally recovered from her shock. Looking utterly dejected, she asked, "Can I choose again?"

"Sorry, you can't! Since we agreed on the rules, we can't change them!" Chu Mingcheng mercilessly refused.

If they could change at will, he might as well have just opened them all for them to choose from the beginning.

Jiang Luoluo didn't speak. She wasn't his girlfriend, but she was closer than one. She believed that if she spoke up, she could persuade him.

But she wouldn't speak up just out of sympathy for Jiang Yuqi. She wasn't naive—she knew exactly how valuable this moray eel was.

More importantly, Chu Mingcheng was one of her own. She wouldn't be foolish enough to sacrifice his interests just to help an outsider feel better. That wasn't her way.

Besides, Jiang Yuqi was only half-serious. Accepting whatever you got in a blind draw was fair game. But wanting to change after seeing all the options? That would just look greedy, and she wasn't that type of person.

Sea King looked at this large moray eel, a little tempted to buy it.

But thinking that he had already gotten the emperor fish for free today, and he had cooked this kind of moray eel before, he ultimately didn't speak up.

It was still raining, and it wasn't very comfortable to stay outside. The mystery box selection was over.

So Chu Mingcheng said, "Luoluo, you take Sea King and Ah Qi to the hotel first. Come back to my place later. I'll deal with this moray eel and then bring the fish back."

"Okay, Sea King, Ah Qi, let's go first!" Jiang Luoluo nodded and said to the two of them.

Sea King and Jiang Yuqi had no objections. They said goodbye to Chu Mingcheng and left the pier to go to the hotel.

After they left, Chu Mingcheng took out his phone and called, "Agong, do you want a nearly four-meter red moray eel?"

A man has to keep his word. If he said next time, then it would be next time.

"How many meters?" Wei Jianguo cleaned out his ears, suspecting he had heard wrong.

"Nearly four meters—three meters and seventy-eight centimeters long, and it weighs fifty jin. The main thing is that it's still alive. Do you want it?"

"At the pier? I'm coming right away!"

"Agong, where do you live? How about I deliver it to you?"

"No need, I'll come myself!"

After saying that, Wei Jianguo hung up the phone and immediately put on a coat.

He went to the garage and looked at his cars.

Finally, his gaze settled on the small tricycle in the corner, and he hesitated.

He felt that a live moray eel might not be easy to transport and might slip away.

But there were always ways to solve problems!

He went to the warehouse and found a wooden board to put on it.

Then he found a coil of rope, put on a raincoat, and completely ignored the three cars next to him as he drove out of the garage on the tricycle.

Chu Mingcheng waited at the pier for nearly twenty minutes before Wei Jianguo finally arrived.

But seeing him in a raincoat, riding a motorized tricycle, a strange look appeared on Chu Mingcheng's face.

It seemed Agong was going to have one of those senior moments and might not be able to find his way home today!

Chu Mingcheng was very perceptive. Without Wei Jianguo saying anything, he immediately moved the fish box to the side of the tricycle, then took out the large moray eel and placed it on the board on the tricycle, tying it up with the rope he had brought.

It was secured tightly, ensuring the moray eel couldn't move.

Because Chu Mingcheng had cut the fishing line directly, there was still a bit remaining in front of the moray eel's mouth.

So he connected a length of fishing line and tied it to the cushion handle in front of the tricycle. This way, the moray eel's head was propped up, making it more conspicuous.

Wei Jianguo nodded with satisfaction. The young man's service was excellent. He said, "How much?"

Although Chu Mingcheng was very familiar with him, he wouldn't give away such a valuable catch for free. He had already checked the price.

"Let's say eighty a jin. This one is fifty-one jin and seven liang, so it's over four thousand one hundred. Agong, just give me four thousand."

"Next time you have a big catch like this, remember to call me." Chu Mingcheng had asked for four thousand, but Wei Jianguo gave him four thousand two hundred.

He then reminded him before slowly driving away on his tricycle.

A passerby curiously looked at the large moray eel on the tricycle, followed for a distance, and then walked past the tricycle.

Chu Mingcheng, watching from behind, almost burst out laughing.

Well, he understood Agong. This tricycle was too old and couldn't go fast. It wasn't that he was deliberately driving so slowly.

But his goal was also achieved. This python-like moray eel quickly attracted the attention of a group of people.

The only pity was that it was raining today; otherwise, there would be more people on the road.

He moved the remaining fish to his car, locked the cockpit door, and then drove back.

Before leaving, he waved to Wei Jianguo, who was still at the pier trying to figure out the exit.

He didn't know if he would see a news story tomorrow.

Shocking! An elderly man and a python spotted in the rain...