94: Survivor

Chen Xiangbei released the horn button, slumping onto the driver's seat and wiping the sweat from his face with his hand, muttering in dialect.

Chen Wen and the others didn't understand what he was saying, only vaguely hearing some familiar words like "bless" and "thank goodness."

Seeing Chen Xiangbei in this state, things might be more serious than they imagined.

For this outwardly resolute and inwardly steadfast man to become like this, it must be a matter of great importance.

So, Chen Wen asked with a serious expression.

"Xiangbei, what exactly happened just now?"

"Why did you become like this?"

Hearing Chen Wen's question, Chen Xiangbei came back to his senses and took a deep breath.

Without saying a word, he started the boat and headed towards the Fishermen's Wharf at full speed, not letting up on the throttle at all.

Chen Wen and his brother sat quietly in the cabin and didn't continue to question him.

After Chen Xiangbei calmed down, he slowly began to explain.

"Wen-ge, Hu Ge, I'm sorry."

"I almost got you two killed!"

Zhao Hu couldn't hold back any longer after hearing this and quickly asked, "Hey man, tell us clearly what's going on!"

"Hu Ge, we almost didn't make it back just now!"

"Wrong! We were all wrong!"

"The Chinese sturgeon we caught before, it's not the 'Water Monster' of Baiyun Lake that people see at all."

"Compared to the real Baiyun Lake Water Monster, that Chinese sturgeon is simply a little brother."

"Do you know how big the guy we encountered just now was?"

Chen Xiangbei spoke vaguely, and Zhao Hu didn't understand what was happening, so he just went along with his words.

"How big?"

"One meter? Or three meters?"

"No, that thing just now was twice as big as the boat we're in, meaning it would take two boats to equal one of it!"

After hearing Chen Xiangbei describe the size of that thing, the two of them initially didn't believe it.

Their minds were processing what Chen Xiangbei had said.

After a long time, the two brothers exchanged glances, seeing shock in each other's eyes.

They combined what Chen Xiangbei said with his reaction just now and looked at his serious expression.

They already believed what he said.

An indescribable emotion filled their hearts, a complex mix of unknown fear and the joy of surviving a disaster.

The scientific research vessel is 18 meters long, so twice its size is equivalent to 36 meters in length!

A guy this big could easily capsize their small scientific research vessel!

Chen Wen wiped the sweat from his head and said to him, "Xiangbei, how big is that thing exactly?"

"To be precise, I'm not sure either."

"Ah? Didn't you say the sonar detector could detect it?" Chen Wen asked again in confusion.

"Under normal circumstances, yes, but here in Baiyun Lake, sonar detection is not accurate for biological detection."

"Take the Chinese sturgeon we encountered last time, for example, the sonar detector showed its individual data constantly flickering."

"It seems that because the magnetic field here is different from other places, it cannot accurately detect living organisms."

"The big guy just now was the same; the data kept changing but always stayed within a certain threshold."

"The Chinese sturgeon's values fluctuated between 4-8 meters, while that guy just now fluctuated between 35-45 meters. The closer it got to the boat, the faster the data jumped."

"I think this is also one of the important reasons why the Ecology and Technology Company contracted the water area here for biological research."

Chen Wen and Zhao Hu's mouths hung wide open after hearing this.

They seemed surprised by these secrets.

They had always known that Baiyun Lake was not simple, otherwise, it wouldn't be able to produce so many wild Ornamental Fish and so many mutated fish.

But what they didn't expect was that such shocking and hidden information was concealed here!

At this moment, the entire cabin seemed to be enveloped in a heavy and oppressive atmosphere, making people feel unusually weighed down and uncomfortable.

The originally spacious and bright space became dim and lightless, and the air was filled with a tense and oppressive aura, as if foretelling an approaching storm.

The few people looked at each other, their eyes revealing traces of worry and unease.

This eerie silence made every subtle sound seem particularly harsh, adding to the tension.

Zhao Hu exhaled deeply and said to the two of them.

"Hey, I said we escaped from danger, we should be happy, don't make the atmosphere so heavy!"

"We should be happy, as the saying goes, surviving a great disaster brings good fortune! Right."

"Right! Hu Zi is correct!" Chen Wen immediately echoed.

"The fact that we survived this ordeal shows that it's not our time to die; even the King of Hell wouldn't dare take us."

"When we get back, we must have a good drink and celebrate our new lease on life!"

Chen Xiangbei looked at the two of them with gratitude.

He knew these words were for him; they didn't want him to continue sinking into the mire of self-blame.

He adjusted his mood and said with a smile.

"Thanks, guys, from now on we have a life-and-death friendship!"

"When we get back, I'll treat you to dinner, and we won't stop drinking until we drop!"

"Hahaha, I love drinking, we agreed not to stop until we drop, whoever is still awake is a grandson!" Zhao Hu said with a laugh.

"I agree, from now on we have a life-and-death friendship, don't be polite or a stranger about anything, I'll definitely help if I can."

"Then it's settled, it's a deal~"

"It's a deal!"

From then on, the Three Musketeers of Baiyun Lake were officially formed!

...

Because they drove quite fast, they returned to the 4th Wharf after only about ten minutes of sailing.

Chen Xiangbei first moved all the fish catches into the car.

Then, the few of them worked together to clean the scientific research vessel, putting everything back in place and cleaning up all the garbage.

After the boat was cleaned, Chen Xiangbei let the two of them pick out the fish they liked to take back.

Originally, he didn't plan to charge money, but Chen Wen and the other insisted on paying, otherwise, they wouldn't take his fish.

Reluctantly, he had to accept the money.

After everything was done, Chen Xiangbei handed the boat key to Chen Wen and said.

"We'll meet at Tianhai Tower at 7 tonight."

"Okay, see you there!"

"See you there!"

After the few of them said goodbye to each other, Chen Wen and Zhao Hu left first, while Chen Xiangbei stayed behind.

He still had a batch of fish in his car that he needed to deal with before he could go back.

Similarly, except for that large glowing fish, all the others were put up for sale at Ouyang's shop.

He'd sell what could be sold and leave the rest there, as he didn't have any extra fish tanks at home.

Because there were too many fish and the car couldn't drive into the market, and he couldn't carry them himself,

So he called Ouyang and asked him to send someone over to help carry the fish.