Unaware until he looked, Chen Jin's gaze inadvertently swept across the distant sea. He suddenly froze, disbelieving, and looked again intently. Without turning his head, he called out, "Hao Ge, stop the boat quickly!"
Zhang Weihao's heart trembled at his shout, tightening, but he quickly turned off the engine as instructed. However, the next moment, Chen Jin again cried out with surprise, "Come and see, is that a great white shark behind us? It looks like it's dead."
Revived by his shout, Zhang Weixiong, who was equally gloomy, immediately jumped up, his body swaying, but he didn't care much and staggered to Chen Jin's side, steadying him. Looking in the direction Chen Jin was pointing, he could only see a white line in the distance and nothing else, strangely asking, "Where is it?"
Chen Jin then realized his eyesight was much stronger than ordinary people. He chuckled at Zhang Weihao, who had approached, "Hao Ge, could you please steer the boat in that direction?"
Zhang Weixiong hesitantly added, "Jin, are you sure? Shouldn't we just leave?" He seemed somewhat embarrassed, then added, "I'm not afraid of death, but there's nothing more to see."
Zhang Weihao readily agreed, turning back to the engine, steering the boat in the direction indicated by Chen Jin.
As the boat approached, Chen Jin could clearly see the great white shark, belly-up on the surface of the water. Zhang Weixiong also cried out in surprise, "Wow, this guy finally bit the dust!"
Arriving at the shark, its appearance was fully revealed. Half of its head had been smashed by Chen Jin's last huge anchor, which still had two hooks lodged in it. Two large harpoons were also present.
The creature was about six meters long, robust, but its exact weight was unknown, certainly no less than two tons. Zhang Weixiong poked the shark's still menacing teeth with a large bamboo pole, spitefully saying, "Look at you, not so arrogant now, are you? You didn't see who's on the boat."
Laughing, Chen Jin turned and thumped his chest, "See that? This is our invincible Iron Man, Sir Jin. Dying by his hand, you should rest in peace."
Chen Jin patted his shoulder, turning to ask Zhang Weihao, "Hao Ge, what should we do?" Zhang Weihao grinned, "That's easy, this guy's worth a lot, enough for us to work for a month."
Speaking, Zhang Weihao went to fetch a fishing net. Chen Jin chuckled, bending over to remove the harpoons and the anchor. It was easy to insert them with the adrenaline rush, but now, recovering, it took a great deal of effort to slowly pry them out, sweat beading his brow.
Chen Weixiong watched him, playfully squeezing his arm, teasing, "What happened to your strength just now?"
"Nonsense, it was a critical moment, a person naturally erupts with their greatest potential. Aren't you a college student? Don't you understand that?" Chen Jin, gasping for breath, gave him an annoyed look, "Look at you, you should have helped with the pulling." He didn't want to reveal too much of his strength. Although he had shown some physical prowess, it was mostly brute strength. Showing other skills like dodging and moving would have been too shocking.
Zhang Weihao brought the net over, and Zhang Weixiong immediately helped, shouting, "Hurry up, don't let the smell of blood attract others..."
"Shut up!" Almost simultaneously, Zhang Weihao and Chen Jin shouted, cutting off Zhang Weixiong's words. What had just happened might have been a fluke, but it was better to be cautious now. If something else happened, though they had their weapons back, they could only stare helplessly.
Zhang Weixiong chuckled, while Zhang Weihao and Chen Jin visibly sped up. No one knew if there were other big creatures nearby. Although there was one great white shark, the likelihood of others was slim.
They netted the shark, slightly raising its head above the water to prevent the spread of blood. After all was done, the three of them, panting, collapsed on the boat. Zhang Weihao did not forget to start the boat, towing the great white shark towards the northwest.
Catching their breath, Zhang Weixiong couldn't help but ask Chen Jin, "Jin, your divine strength has amazed me. But I'm curious, how did you accurately predict the great white shark's attacks from the sea towards our boat's bottom four times in a row?"
Luckily, in that panic, the youngster didn't notice the boat moving back a foot. Chen Jin casually replied, "I don't know why, but since I was young, I've been stronger than others and can quickly sense danger. It's probably due to a particularly sharp sixth sense!"
Zhang Weixiong exclaimed in admiration, "Wow, I envy your natural attributes. Why wasn't I born with such luck, not even as handsome as you."
Chen Jin just smiled, changing the subject, "Hao Ge, Xiong Ge, let's just say we happened to encounter this half-dead great white shark and caught it with courage..."
Zhang Weixiong exclaimed, "Why? This is such a glorious thing!"
"You might be glorious, but what about Jin?" Zhang Weihao understood Chen Jin better, "If things get big, Jin will be exposed, and even his dad can't let him stay in Rongshu Village. Do you want that?"
Chen Jin smiled, "No one would believe this if we said it. They would accuse us of talking nonsense. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, would you believe I could kill a great white shark alive?"
Zhang Weixiong smacked his lips, seemingly regretful, but said no more.
The boat continued on, the sea calm and the sun warm and soothing. After surviving a close call, the three's relationship grew closer.
The mood was good, but half an hour later, Zhang Weihao shared worrying news, "Jin, it seems we're off course, and more importantly, we're running out of fuel!"
Zhang Weixiong exclaimed, "Out of fuel, really?" Zhang Weihao smiled bitterly, "We refuel every two days, you know that. This time we went out on the second day, then encountered that beast, using more power and fuel. Most importantly, we've clearly veered off course..."
"Wow, we're heroes who killed a great white shark!" Zhang Weixiong complained in his unique tone, "Heaven won't be jealous of us, wanting us to be the first heroes to kill a great white shark and then die adrift at sea, right?"
"It's okay, this might be Heaven's second test, wanting us to drift to an island for an adventure, then become famous." Chen Jin also joked, as the situation was too depressing. He pointed at the seafood and the great white shark on the boat, "At least we won't starve. We have so much seafood."
Zhang Weihao chuckled, "We have enough fresh water, enough for two or three days if we're careful."
"Don't worry, Dad will notice we haven't returned for so long. He'll surely send people to find us, maybe even call the coast guard. Then there'll be no problem." Zhang Weixiong didn't know if he was comforting Chen Jin and Zhang Weihao or himself.
Chen Jin looked at the sun, about ten o'clock. Normally, they would have been home by now. The Zhang family must already have a bad feeling.
Zhang Weihao was still considering Chen Jin, "Better not the coast guard. The village people are enough to find us."
Chen Jin felt warm inside, laughing lightly, "It's okay, as long as they find us. We can always return."
Zhang Weixiong reassured, "Don't worry, Jin. Misfortune may turn into a blessing. I'll help you. After returning, I'll ask Hui Ge to sort out your identity."
Chen Jin stood up, looking around casually, asking, "Do we have a distress flare on the boat?"
Zhang Weihao shook his head, "That's for large fishing vessels. I've only heard of it. Who would prepare that on a fishing boat like ours?"