My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 57 seems a little different.

Zhou Miao was both surprised and delighted to find a large, glistening marlin.

Having spent so much time and exhausted all my strength, I feel it was all worth it.

"Xiaoxiao, quick, bring me the rolling pin I bought at noon!"

"A rolling pin?" Lu Xiaoxiao asked in surprise.

When she saw him buying a rolling pin at noon, she thought Zhou Miao wanted to eat dumplings, so she planned to secretly learn how to make dumpling wrappers that night!

"When did you bring it on the boat?"

"It's in my bag, go find it!" Zhou Miao didn't have time to explain, his eyes fixed on the marlin lying flat on the sea surface.

The fish was exhausted from being tethered, but it was dangerous and would be troublesome once it regained enough strength. He had to be vigilant at all times.

He bought the rolling pin specifically for this big fish, as he needed to finish it off before it regained its strength.

He didn't want the fish to suddenly struggle after regaining its strength and poke a hole in him.

"Right away!" Lu Xiaoxiao suppressed her doubts and quickly took out a rolling pin from her gym bag.

At this moment, Zhou Miao also sped up the reeling speed, and soon pulled the fish to the side of the boat.

From a distance, it didn't seem like much, but now that it's up close, the visual impact is truly striking—the fish is more than half the length of the small boat!

The two were once again amazed; it was the first time they had ever seen such a large fish.

Zhou Miao locked the fishing reel to release the force, took the rolling pin from Lu Xiaoxiao, and shoved the fishing rod into her hand.

Then, seizing the opportunity, he quickly grabbed the marlin's long beak with his left hand, while raising the rolling pin high with his right hand and smashing it down hard on the fish's head!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The dull thud echoed across the empty sea, causing Lu Xiaoxiao to instinctively shrink her neck and turn her head away, unable to bear the sight.

The marlin had been exhausted from being tethered and had temporarily stopped struggling.

However, after being hit, he immediately felt that his life was in danger.

Its survival instinct kicked in, and it struggled violently, its long beak breaking free from Zhou Miao's grasp.

However, the two heavy blows that followed made its head buzz and it lost the strength to struggle.

Seeing that the marlin's mouth opened unconsciously and its body stopped moving, Zhou Miao threw the rolling pin aside.

He knew that these blows wouldn't be fatal; they would only stun the fish, but it wasn't a sure thing.

Zhou Miao took out a diving knife from his sports bag and grabbed the fish's long beak again.

Then, find a small, relatively flat area on the top of the fish's head and plunge it in hard.

This location is the fish's brain; a single cut can kill the fish's brain.

Whether it's tuna or swordfish, experienced fishermen will do it this way.

This was too fatal. The previously motionless marlin suddenly regained its strength and unleashed unprecedented power.

Its enormous body twisted and thrashed wildly, splashing up large amounts of water.

Zhou Miao hurriedly let go and retreated, while Lu Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth and clung tightly to the fishing rod, using all her strength to control the fish.

However, the marlin only struggled violently for about ten seconds before gradually becoming still.

Zhou Miao let out a long sigh, wiped the seawater splashed on his face, and said to Lu Xiaoxiao, "Come on, let's try to get this big guy onto the boat!"

Lu Xiaoxiao looked at her slender arms, then at the size of the fish, her tone full of doubt: "How could this be brought up?"

"How will we know if we don't try? If it really doesn't work, we'll just have to tow it back by boat."

Only after getting the fish onto the boat could Zhou Miao truly feel at ease, so he had to give it his all.

He directed Lu Xiaoxiao to grab the fish's long beak, while he held onto the fish's gills.

The two of them exerted force at the same time, trying to lift the fish up.

But it was heavy and strenuous, especially since it was a dead fish.

Zhou Miao and Lu Xiaoxiao tried several times to pull the fish head onto the gunwale, but it didn't work at all.

He thought for a moment and changed his strategy: "Switch to the other side! Try lifting the fish tail first!"

The fish tail was much lighter, and with the two of them working together, they easily lifted the latter half of the fish and placed it on the gunwale.

Then, using the ship's side as a fulcrum, they pried the fish up little by little, like prying open a huge log.

It took most of the day to finally get the fish onto the boat.

As soon as the fish was on board, Lu Xiaoxiao wiped the sweat from her forehead and went to the stern to start the boat.

Zhou Miao then began to bleed the fish, finding the blood vessel inside the gills that connected to the heart and cutting it open with a dagger, causing the still-warm blood to gush out.

The spinal cord of the fish tail also needed to be cut, but unfortunately I didn't have a large cleaver on hand, so I had to give up.

After cleaning the fish, Zhou Miao washed his hands, then took out his phone, adjusted the angle, took a picture of the giant creature on the deck, and sent it to Pang Yu.

"Hey bro, look at this! A giant marlin we just caught, all bled out! Want it?"

Pang Yu must have set a special notification for him, because he replied to the message almost instantly: "Awesome! This is the first time I've ever seen someone get such a big marlin in China's coastal waters."

"Yes, I'll definitely buy it! But I've never bought a marlin that's just bled before, so I need to discuss the price with my cousin."

"You just need to get the fish to the dock, and I'll set off immediately."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come over." Zhou Miao replied and was about to put away his phone, but then he thought that if he just sold the fish like this, what difference would it make from wearing fine clothes in the dark?

So I squatted down next to the fish's head, took a selfie with my phone, and tried to capture the fish's entire body in the picture.

After taking the photos, I looked at them and felt quite satisfied. So I sent them to a few friends after arriving in Nanzhen. Luo Qianqian even added a message saying, "Brother avenged you."

Sending it to just a few people isn't enough.

Finally, Zhou Miao posted the pictures in the fishing group that Yu Muzhou had initially invited him to join.

This is terrible, like stirring up a hornet's nest, with countless @ mentions flooding the group.

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, what did I just see?"

"That's obviously photoshopped! This small boat looks like it's from coastal waters. How could there be such a big marlin in coastal waters?"

"The person upstairs is right. Domestic waters are different from overseas; there are no big fish in the coastal waters."

"To be honest, I didn't see any signs of photo editing, not even a beauty filter."

"You're so handsome, can you take me fishing?"

"Hey upstairs, could you please change your selfie on WeChat Moments to one of a beautiful woman before pretending to be a transvestite?"

"Looking for a mentor, please guide me! I'll lead the way!"

Looking at the lively group chat, Zhou Miao nodded in satisfaction. That's more like it!

However, he didn't reply, mainly because he didn't know what to say!

At this moment, Yu Muzhou and the others had also replied, and they were all stunned by his picture, finding it unbelievable.

Zhou Miao gave a brief reply to the group, indicating that they could go to the dock to see the fish.

However, when he clicked on Luo Qianqian's WeChat account, his expression turned extremely astonished.

"This fish seems a bit different from the ones I see in the water."

"You mean, the fish I caught might not be the one that dragged you into the water?" Zhou Miao quickly replied.

At this moment, Luo Qianqian was leisurely lying on the sofa at home. Although she was fine after falling into the water in the morning, she still needed to take sick leave.

Although she was surprised to see that Zhou Miao had caught such a big fish after seeing the picture, the fleeting glimpse in the water allowed her to roughly make out the fish's shape.

She was quite certain that the fish wasn't a marlin; it was more like a large grouper.

"Yes, although I only saw a blurry black shape, I can confirm that it resembles a grouper, and it is most likely a giant grouper."

"A giant grouper?!?"

This was a huge surprise for Zhou Miao!

Not only is there another big fish, but it's more likely to be a giant grouper!

If he catches another giant grouper, he'll still owe a P's worth of frame materials.

If Luo Qianqian were here right now, he would want to hug and kiss her. This news is just too good to pass up!

However, Zhou Miao was somewhat surprised that Luo Hao didn't order a big fish.

But no matter what he thought, he couldn't possibly give up the large fish that resembled a giant grouper.

I sold this marlin and will try again tonight.