Chapter 4 – Brother Fish is Arrogant and Powerful
The ice cubes in the fresh-keeping box have not melted yet. On the snow-white ice surface, several pieces of fish are neatly placed. The bright red color is very tempting. The lines are not the white color of salmon, but silver, giving off a sense of luxury.
Jiang Ge had never seen such brightly colored sashimi before.
“Is this… a mutant salmon?” Jiang Ge was unsure.
It doesn’t matter what it’s called, as long as Jiang Ge takes a bite, Lin Jiu is sure to capture his taste buds.
Fang Qiankun came over at some point and stretched out his big fat hand, “Let me try it. I’ll help the boss try it.”
Lin Jiu gave him a toothpick. Fang Qiankun picked up a piece of fish and looked at it in front of his eyes. “Your knife skills are good. It’s clean and neat.” He put the fish into his mouth and chewed it gently.
The meat is tender and the delicious taste explodes on the tip of his tongue. It is so delicious that it is hard to describe.
Fang Qiankun squinted his eyes in enjoyment, and his big fat hand unconsciously went to eat the second piece. Jiang Ge realized something was wrong and slapped Fang Qiankun’s hand away.
“Be more self-aware, the boss hasn’t tasted it yet.” Jiang Ge took a toothpick, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.
Fang Qiankun smiled widely, “If you can’t taste it, I’ll try another piece, just one piece.”
At this time, Jiang Ge’s eyes had widened due to the shock of the speechless deliciousness. His hands were faster than his brain and he snatched the food box from Lin Jiu’s hand. The only three pieces of fish were finally saved.
Fang Qiankun was not giving up yet and chased Jiang Ge to have another taste.
How could Jiang Ge agree to this? He had eaten all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, but he had never tasted such delicious food. It was authentic and without any seasoning. It was all about the freshness of the ingredients themselves.
Jiang Ge stuffed the remaining three pieces of fish into his mouth as quickly as possible and handed the food storage box along with a layer of ice chips to Chef Fang.
Chef Fang held a box of ice chips, his face full of melancholy.
Jiang Ge swallowed the fish meat that filled his mouth and let out a long sigh. Every cell in his body was stimulated by the delicious taste and became active. He felt refreshed and comfortable all over.
“Delicious! Delicious!” Jiang Ge was very excited. “How many of these fish do you have? I want them all!”
Lin Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, “As for the price…”
“The price is negotiable. I’m always generous with delicious food. Just name a price.” Jiang Ge was very generous.
So Lin Jiu made an offer, “30,000 per pound.”
Jiang Ge: “…”
Chef Fang: “…”
The waiter who was completely ignored: “…”
Jiang Ge didn’t say anything. He silently opened the take-away box in his hand, took out the bluefin sashimi that was placed separately, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, ate it silently, and made a decision.
“Buy! Where’s the fish?” Jiang Ge felt bitter. The originally top-notch delicious bluefin bream suddenly didn’t smell good anymore.
Top-quality bluefin can be sold for 20,000 yuan per pound. It’s so delicious, why can’t it be sold for 30,000 yuan per pound?
For Jiang Ge, that is absolutely possible.
“Do you want the whole fish, or the meat? If you want only the meat, I can give you the same price.”
After removing the head, bones and internal organs of a fish, the remaining meat is less than 40%. Selling the fish meat at this price, Lin Jiu is losing money.
These inedible scraps are useless to others, but they can be exchanged for magic points for Lin Jiu.
“I want a whole fish, even better if it’s alive. Such a delicious fish, I definitely want to see what it looks like.” Jiang Ge didn’t care about the money, he was just curious about the appearance of the fish.
Lin Jiu’s attempt to conceal the true identity of the silver craps failed, and his way of earning extra points from the system was also blocked.
The leftover silver craps can indeed be sold to others, but since he can’t take back the scraps, he won’t be able to earn any magic points. He can’t just rely on tasks to earn magic points, which is very unsafe, so he has to think of other ways.
“I’ll deliver it tomorrow.”
“Don’t wait until tomorrow, I want it right now, right now.”
Lin Jiu hesitated. He wanted to buy a water tank to put the silver carp in first, just to make it look good. If he wanted the fish now, it might be too late.
Jiang Ge patted the packaging box on the table and said, “See? I’m just about to deliver food to my friend. He’s sick and can’t eat anything. He can only survive on nutrient solution. He used to like seafood, so I prepared a seafood platter and bluefin bream, hoping he could have a bite.
Now that we have this delicacy, there is no need to send these seafood. I will send him some silver craps, which will surely make him eat it. His life is at stake, please help me. If it is inconvenient for you to go alone, I can ask someone to help you.”
“No, I can do it myself.” Lin Jiu was doubtful. He didn’t know whether the patient could eat silver craps.
The system captured Lin Jiu’s doubts, and the voice appeared directly in Lin Jiu’s mind.
[Silver craps have a high nutritional value. It is good for healthy people to eat and it is also effective for patients to eat.]
Lin Jiu was relieved.
“Do you have a car? I can drive you there.” Jiang Ge seemed very anxious.
“Don’t bother, I’ll be back soon.”
Lin Jiu left quickly, went out to take a taxi home, and went to the fishing store to buy an extra-large fish bucket and a scoop net. He went home and released the fish into the pond, hoping to catch a silver carp with the scoop net.
As soon as the scoop net entered the water, the silver carp pounced on it fiercely, bit the scoop net and started tearing it apart. The scoop net, which had not yet been used, was ruined on the spot.
Lin Jiu: “…”
He glanced at the fish bucket, hoping it was sturdy enough to prevent the silver carp from drilling into it.
In order to reduce the activity of the silver fish, Lin Jiu did not use magic sea water, but put tap water in the fish bucket. He picked out the largest silver fish with a harpoon and threw it into the fish bucket. The fish bucket was not long enough, so he could only barely stuff the fish in.
The silver carp was jumping around like crazy in the bucket with so much strength that Lin Jiu could hardly hold on to the handle.
When he went out and took a taxi back to “Bai Ge Wan”, Jiang Ge was still waiting for him in the store.
Jiang Ge finally realized what was happening after Lin Jiu left. He hadn’t even seen the fish seller’s face, so he would definitely not recognize him if they met again. Fortunately, Lin Jiu came back soon, carrying a heavy fish bucket, with the big fish still struggling inside.
“Oh, it’s actually alive.” Jiang Ge came forward and wanted to open it and take a look, but Lin Jiu didn’t let him.
“This fish is very fierce. I’ve been struggling all the way. I’ll just take it to the kitchen.”
They didn’t know how ferocious the sea monsters were, so it was better to be careful.
“Okay, send it to the kitchen.” Jiang Ge was extremely curious.
A group of people followed Lin Jiu to the kitchen, but the fish bucket couldn’t reach the kitchen, and the zipper on the top was pushed open, and the silver fish slipped out. The fish scales were pure silver and so white that they were dazzling.
The big fish, which was over one meter long, opened and closed its mouth, revealing its sharp white teeth. It moved its body desperately and ran around on the ground, chasing people and biting them. The waiters and chefs who were watching the fun were so scared that they screamed.
“What kind of fish is this? It’s so white! And so fierce!”
“Why are the teeth of this fish so long? Is this still a fish?!”
“Aaaaaaa——!! Don’t follow me!!!”
They had never seen such a fish before. It could chase people and bite them all over the ground without water. Could it be that this fish was a spirit?
The waiter tried desperately to hide, and the chef came out with a spatula and a rice spoon to catch the fish. The silver fish was so slender and slippery that it twisted and turned to avoid the encirclement and bit the spatula that was thrown down. The chef was so scared that he screamed and threw the spatula away and ran away.
The scene was in chaos.
Jiang Ge was stunned. This fish could be so arrogant on land. He had never heard of or seen such a scene before.
Lin Jiu took out a knife from the kitchen and said, “Boss, can I kill it directly?”
Jiang Ge wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, “Kill, kill, kill quickly.”
Lin Jiu walked over quickly, and the silver fish slapped the ground with its tail. With a crisp “pop” sound, the whole fish jumped up to bite Lin Jiu.
“Ahh!!”
There was a scream at the scene. Lin Jiu’s knife hit the fish’s head. The silver fish was stunned and fell to the ground without any reaction for a long time.
Lin Jiu held the fish down and made a cut on the back of the silver fish, and the silver fish became completely motionless.
The chef then hurriedly carried the fish into the kitchen and put it on the scale to weigh it.
The fish weighed 18.8KG. Jiang Ge gave Lin Jiu 1.2 million to make the amount even and to establish a bond with him. He asked Lin Jiu to sell the fish to him if he got it again.
Jiang Ge sent Lin Jiu out, then turned around and called to Fang Qiankun, “Old Fang, make some sashimi first. I’ll take it to the hospital. Freeze the rest of the meat.”
Fang Qiankun responded and started working with the kitchen helpers.
Lin Jiu hesitated for a moment, but still remembered, “Fish marrow is a good thing.”
Chef Fang smiled and said, “Don’t bother telling me. If the bones of such an expensive fish are edible, we’ll eat them too.”
The two walked to the door, and Jiang Ge smiled and said, “The deal is done, but I still don’t know what you look like or what your name is, how can I contact you in the future?”
Lin Jiu took off his mask, “My name is Lin Jiu.”
Jiang Ge stared at his face and exclaimed, “No wonder you wear a mask, you look so good, your skin is so white and tender, you are not a star, are you?”
Lin Jiu: “…”
Being unknown has its advantages. At least Boss Jiang doesn’t know him.
The two exchanged contact information. Jiang Ge knew that Lin Jiu had taken a taxi, so he took the initiative to stop a car for him and sent him in.
Jiang Ge happily went to the hospital with two large boxes of silver carp sashimi.
He went up to the VIP ward, but did not come in directly. Instead, he looked inside along the wall. There was only Secretary Jin in the ward. He was talking to the person on the bed. There was no one else. Jiang Ge then slipped in.
The young man on the hospital bed was reading a document. He had an extremely handsome face. He was pale and very thin, but it did not affect his outstanding appearance at all. He was reading the document while listening to Secretary Jin.
If Lin Jiu were here, he would definitely recognize him at a glance. This is the God Si who was deified at a young age – Si Xu.
The god who was so radiant and dazzling on the stage was now weak and devastated by the disease.
Secretary Jin nodded to Jiang Ge and continued his topic, “Is the concert going to be cancelled? Your body is no longer suitable for performing on stage.”
Si Xu said in a steady voice, “Wait and see. If my health improves, we’ll proceed as planned.”
The plan this year is to hold 6 concerts, City A is the third stop, and the next stop is City B.
In the past two years, the number of his concerts has been decreasing year by year, and many fans were unable to get tickets. The sudden announcement of the cancellation of the concert would definitely disappoint the long-awaited fans, and his mother would also be suspicious.
Mrs. Si was in poor health, and the whole family kept Si Xu’s illness a secret from her, fearing that she would not be able to accept it.
Secretary Jin said, “The chairman also hopes that you can cancel the concert and concentrate on recuperating. You like music, so you can continue after you recover. You don’t have to worry about the company. The chairman said that he is still in good health and can hold on for a few more years, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
Si Xu stopped writing. In fact, his grandfather’s health was already very poor. Si Xu reduced the number of concerts and seldom attended events. He devoted all his time to managing the company and helping his grandfather share some of the burden.
