As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up-Chapter 178 - 164: Hunting Time

Chapter 178 -164: Hunting Time

He simply continued to walk in this direction, maintaining a distance of more than ten meters from Chu Mingcheng and the others before heading to where he had set the trap that morning.

When others are on guard, any proactive contact will only make them more alert.

As long as you go about your business and let people know what you’re doing, that’s when they’ll relax.

The man didn’t actually understand these subtleties, but he knew what he had to do.

And indeed, his goal was achieved when Jiang Luoluo and the other women saw him standing on the rocks and pulling up three traps, their previously vigilant expressions relaxed significantly.

“Ah Cheng, doesn’t this guy live on the deserted island?”

“It seems so. I saw those traps when I was diving. This guy probably survives by catching small fish with traps. Just don’t know why he’s here and how long he’s been living here.”

In fact, there were some concerns that Chu Mingcheng didn’t voice; he was worried about the stranger’s origins.

But if there really was a problem, then the man should have hidden when he discovered their group, so what was his purpose in showing up?

At this moment, he rather felt like packing up and leaving, but the man was too close.

If the man attacked while they were packing, Chu Mingcheng also feared he might accidentally let the women get hurt.

What they really hoped for now was for the man to leave so they could pack up and go.

However, the man did not leave with his traps and catch but instead began picking up dry branches not far from them, as if he was preparing to grill fish on the spot.

This behavior eased the tension of the three women, but Chu Mingcheng was not relieved; instead, he planned to go back to the boat.

“You guys pack up everything first, Luoluo, you’ll drive the dinghy later and take everything back to the boat, and we’ll talk on the boat,” he said.

Jiang Luoluo was naturally obedient and didn’t question even though the video was not shot well.

Chen Wan Ying, having worked for many years and hosted all sorts of clients, was not naive and had no objections either.

As for Zhang Ruomei, none of the women on this island had a negative IQ who would feel pity and sympathize with the man.

Even if they saw a man on the side of the road living so squalidly despite being fully able-bodied, they would not feel pity, let alone on a deserted island.

Only a complete fool would have overflowing sympathy and proactively approach others.

It only happens in TV dramas, otherwise, the story couldn’t progress.

As everyone began to pack up, the man started to get anxious.

What he had done was not only to lower the others’ guard but also to provoke their curiosity and sympathy.

After all, he looked so pitiful with just a few small fish while the others had all sorts of precious seafood.

How can these young people have such hard hearts?

Moreover, he had already taken the risk of revealing himself, knowing that the next visitors to the island would not be resting tourists or fishermen, but the police.

“Hey, friend, could you lend me some soy sauce?”

He spoke in fluent Mandarin, and Chu Mingcheng couldn’t tell where the man was from.

Without knowing the man’s identity, he didn’t want to upset him over just a bottle of soy sauce.

“Of course,” Chu Mingcheng replied, even though he didn’t want to interact, but since the stranger was asking politely for soy sauce, he thought about it and still picked up a bottle, approached, and tossed it over, “Catch.”

The man caught the soy sauce, opened it, poured some into a wooden bowl he had made, then swiftly capped the bottle again.

But in the instant he was capping the bottle, a transparent liquid from a small tube in his palm was emptied into the soy sauce.

As he capped the bottle and tossed it back to Chu Mingcheng, any trace of the liquid rinsing away the soy sauce on the inner wall of the bottle disappeared, and nobody noticed anything odd.

“Friend, how come you’re alone on this island? Keep the soy sauce; I won’t need it!”

Chu Mingcheng also took a good look at the man’s appearance: long hair tied into a small ponytail.

Beard unkempt, he looked like he had been on the island for quite some time.

He hadn’t actually thought of taking the soy sauce back; it was just that the stranger’s toss was so sudden he caught it instinctively.

“It’s okay, I’m playing a survival game with friends, a little wager. The time’s up tomorrow; I don’t need that much.”

“Oh, and I saw you guys were shooting a dance video just now. If I’m causing inconveniences, then I’ll leave first.”

A survival game on a deserted island?

Chu Mingcheng couldn’t tell whether the man was telling the truth or lying, but after hearing what he said, his instinct to call the police weakened considerably.

A false alarm would not only be embarrassing but also a waste of police resources.

Moreover, the stranger picked up the collected branches and walked away, leaving the beach after a while, which made Chu Mingcheng temporarily lower his guard.

After all, Jiang Luoluo was here today for location shots, and the dance video would soon be completed.

Since there were no issues for the time being, staying was naturally the best option.

The group then resumed their tasks, with Jiang Luoluo continuing to shoot the rest of the dance, and Chu Mingcheng starting on dinner.

However, after eating dinner for a while…

Chen Wan Ying suddenly said, “Why am I suddenly feeling a bit dizzy?”

“Me too…” Zhang Ruomei couldn’t stand up and sat down abruptly on the ground.

Since she had used a lot of soy sauce, the drug effect was more severe.

Jiang Luoluo experienced the same symptoms and was caught as she was about to fall.

“Ah Cheng, get us out of here.” She had realized the man from earlier was up to no good and now only hoped that Chu Mingcheng had a strong constitution and resistance to the drug, enough to get them back to the boat before passing out.

Chu Mingcheng looked terrible, holding Jiang Luoluo after he too started to feel drowsy and disoriented.

He immediately tried to use a life conversion to perk himself up and quickly get everyone back to safety.

The life conversion did not let him down, indeed clearing his head a bit.

However, the dizziness quickly attacked again, and Chu Mingcheng had no choice but to continue using the antidote.

As a result, after he used the remaining seven doses of the life conversion, the original dizziness vanished completely.

Jiang Luoluo was completely unable to speak, her eyes half-open, her entire body lying on Chu Mingcheng.

The last impression in her mind was of Chu Mingcheng carrying her horizontally, his expression fierce as he looked towards the trees on the deserted island.

He hadn’t expected that, despite his vigilance, he would still fall into their trap.

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The cause, he figured out, was the bottle of soy sauce.

Although Chu Mingcheng couldn’t guess how the other party had managed to slip the sedative into it right under his nose, this incident made him understand that if you’re going to be cautious, you have to be thoroughly cautious.

Even if it caused a false alarm it didn’t matter; it was better than losing the chance to resist completely.

Had he not had enough doses of the life conversion today, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

Chu Mingcheng carried the three unconscious women to the rubber dinghy, then headed for the fishing boat.

Meanwhile, the man who had been watching was both shocked and perplexed, “This shouldn’t be happening, it doesn’t make sense!”

At this moment, he was utterly panicked. If the other party called the police, he would surely not escape justice.

But he was powerless and could only continue to wait.

The collapse of the three women told him that his sedative hadn’t expired.

Maybe Chu Mingcheng had a stronger resistance to the drugs, which is why he held out until now?

Therefore, he shifted his position and continued to monitor the situation.

If the fishing boat didn’t start, then his assumption was correct.

But if it did, then he would have to figure out a way to leave this deserted island. Although drifting at sea still carried a high probability of being caught, and even if not caught, the chances of survival were slim, he had no intention of surrendering without a fight.

After a long while, with the fishing boat still not started, the man let out a sigh of relief and his face broke into a smile again.

But this smile was no longer friendly—it had only cruelty, perversity, and a terrifying amount of desire in his eyes.

He put on the life jacket he had specially made, which consisted of two foam boards tied together with discarded fishing net rope, and then started swimming towards the fishing boat.

Unbeknownst to him, someone beneath the water was holding a wooden fish spear and staring right at him.

After Chu Mingcheng carried Jiang Luoluo and the others into the bedroom, he picked up his unused wooden fish spear and a carbon fish spear, and dove into the water to give the other party a surprise.

He knew that if his boat hadn’t moved, the other party would surely think he too had succumbed to the drugs and passed out, an opportunity the other party wouldn’t logically miss.

However, before diving in, Chu Mingcheng hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should call the police.

Chu Mingcheng, who often hunted and had even taken down many big fish, could be said to belong to the same category as butchers who slaughter pigs.

He was no stranger to violence, and for a moment, he indeed contemplated killing the man to feed the fish.

Because without external intervention, the fate of Jiang Luoluo and the other two was obvious.

He couldn’t even bear to imagine that scene. As he picked up the wooden spear, a voice in his mind kept tempting him.

In the end, reason prevailed. He picked up the satellite phone and called the police. The coast guard was already on their way.

But now, he didn’t mind collecting some interest first and letting the other party taste suffering.

The fishing boat was about three hundred meters away from the beach, and because of the waves, the man was swimming very slowly.

After a long wait, Chu Mingcheng finally saw him reach the step at the rear of the fishing boat.

The man floated on the surface, completely unaware that someone beneath the water had been watching him all along.

His hands rested on the step, and he couldn’t keep the smile off his face.

Chu Mingcheng naturally noticed the man’s smile. His own lips curled up; as excited as you are now, you’ll be in equal pain soon.

Aiming at the man’s knee, he wanted to test the strength of the wooden spear.

Pressing the trigger, a loud bang sounded as the fish arrow shot out at a speed his eyes couldn’t track, piercing the man’s knee and protruding from the back of his leg.

A terrifying scream erupted from the surface of the sea.

The man turned over, his hands at his thighs, staring at the arrow in his knee with horror and fear.

The seawater touching the wound intensified his already unbearable pain as he cried out in agony.

However, it wasn’t over yet. Chu Mingcheng let go of the wooden spear and picked up the carbon fish spear, aiming at his other leg.

This time, it was the uninjured left leg. The fish arrow had much less force and only pinned into his shinbone, not piercing through.

Another scream rang out over the sea, followed by the man’s incessant pleas for mercy.

Chu Mingcheng had one more fish spear on him and had considered aiming at another spot to inflict another hit but stopped when he noticed a boat approaching in the distance. He then put away his spear.

The man was lucky; the coast guard arrived in time, otherwise, he would have suffered more.

Soon, the coast guard boat arrived, and seeing the blood-stained water and the man weakly whimpering in pain, they regarded Chu Mingcheng, who had surfaced and was raising his hands, with caution and confusion.

Because of injuring someone, Chu Mingcheng was also temporarily taken into custody.

However, once they found the sedative and confirmed the man’s identity, Chu Mingcheng was cleared of any wrongdoing.

The man was currently on a nationwide wanted list as a brutal murderer.

Having drugged three people and attempted to board the ship, whether to hijack it or to harm the three women, Chu Mingcheng’s attack on the man that resulted in injury was deemed an act of self-defense.

If the man was still swimming in the sea, Chu Mingcheng would have been criminally liable for causing serious injury with his attack.

Therefore, timing the intervention was crucial.

Of course, it’s not permissible to cause serious harm to someone after they have inflicted harm; this would be considered “retaliatory self-defense” and would also carry criminal responsibility.