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The sound of buzzing motors spread across the water as several speedboats poised for action. Martin, with a quiver on his back and recurve bow in hand, boarded the speedboat driven by Bruce.

Behind him, Kate Upton, dressed in cool clothes, reached out her hand, "Sect Hierarch."

Martin pulled her aboard, "Be careful."

Kate Upton climbed steadily onto the boat and spoke, "I grew up in Miami, Florida, and have been dealing with water and boats since I was young. Besides horseback riding, water sports are my forte."

Martin nodded and said, "After I pull up the fish I shoot, you'll be responsible for tossing them into the cabin."

Kate Upton replied, "No problem."

The speedboat next to them slowly left the pier, with David Finch on board holding a shotgun, and said to Martin, "The weapon you're using is too primitive, you're going to lose the competition."

Mene, who had just come over from Los Angeles before the weekend, stood on another boat and shouted, "If Martin used a gun, it wouldn't be fair to us!"

The producer Danu's boat sped past, "Mene is right, it would only be fair to give Martin a set of bow and arrows and a handgun."

A total of six speedboats left the dock, heading out to the vast lake.

For this fishing event, Gillian had found a local club to host it under their name, which meant professional guidance and the use of firearms that complied with regulations for fishing.

Bruce steered the speedboat towards the front left, and Martin stood near the bow, carefully observing the movements on the lake surface.

This lake was connected to the Mississippi River and was similarly overrun with Asian carp.

And because the water quality was good and there was an abundance of aquatic plants, it had become a habitat for many large fish.

The six speedboats dispersed across the vast lake, and soon they were out of sight.

Gunshots could be faintly heard in the distance.

Kate Upton looked worriedly at Martin; a bow and arrow surely couldn't compare to a shotgun.

Martin anchored himself on the speedboat, pulled an arrow out, and nocked it on the string of the compound recurve bow.

In his previous life as a stuntman, he had specifically trained in archery, even mastering mounted archery.

In the last two years, for the filming of "John Wick," he had specially practiced it again.

Bruce maneuvered the speedboat, drawing a large S-shape on the calm lake surface, and as the water churned, fish began to burst out of the water.

A large fish leaped out in front.

Martin, quick-eyed and nimble-handed, drew the bow to a full circle; the arrow shot off like a meteor.

Just as the big fish was about to fall back into the water, the arrow pierced through its round body, bringing out a burst of fresh blood.

The fish fell into the water and struggled desperately, trying to shake off the arrow that had pierced its body.

Martin, with gloves that protected against cuts, gripped the line attached to the arrow and forcefully dragged it back.

The fish had great strength, and since it was the first time Martin and Bruce were coordinating in this regard, it took Martin a little time to drag the fish to the side of the boat.

It was a large carp, and by the looks of it, it had to weigh at least twenty pounds.

Martin didn't use a net, lifted the fish directly onto the boat, released the barbed point and arrow, then tossed the fish to the back.

Kate Upton went to pick up the fish; she was quite adept, clutching the gills with both hands and tossing it into the cabin.

Martin gave her a thumbs-up and looked for a new target.

Soon, more fish exploded out of the water, bigger than the one before.

Martin gripped the bow tightly.

Bruce headed the boat towards them.

As the water surface erupted, Martin slightly turned the bow and released the string.

Accompanied by the sound of cutting wind, another splash of blood blossomed.

Just as Martin grabbed the fishing line, he heard the swooshing of wind behind him.

As he instinctively ducked and turned, he caught a glimpse of a massive fish breaking the surface in a leap!

The fish jumped higher than the gunwale!

This might have been a male, perhaps finished with being a fish and wanting to try being a mammal, experiencing what it felt like to nurse as it flew towards Kate Upton.

But it jumped too far, its head missed her, and floundering, it slapped its tail.

If the head couldn't experience it, then the tail could.

Martin heard a crisp smack as Kate Upton, who had been sitting on the boat, covered her chest and fell down, letting out a shout.

The large carp, having used up its strength, crashed into the cabin.

Kate Upton, tears streaming from pain yet showing the spunk of a tough girl, got up, pressed down on the big fish, grabbed the short stick beside her, and started whacking it on its head.

"I..." She held her chest, gasping for breath, and said, "I'm okay."

Seeing she wasn't seriously hurt, Martin turned back to pull in the fish.

In that moment, the fish underwater dragged him towards the bow; the pulling force was astonishing.

Martin set down the recurve bow, grabbed the fishing line with both hands, and helped the bow winch pull in the fish, yelling, "Bruce!"

Bruce piloted the speedboat, coordinating with Martin to reel in the fish.

It was unclear how big the fish underwater was, but even with Martin's formidable strength, he felt like he could be pulled under at any moment.

After a struggle, the power of modern machinery eventually prevailed over the injured fish.

A meter-long big grass carp was gradually pulled to the side of the boat.@@novelbin@@

Though pierced by an arrow, the grass carp's vitality was still strong as it shook its head and tail, refusing to give in.

Noticing Kate Upton in the back, holding her chest and seemingly in pain, Martin decided to end the battle quickly.

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The bluefish struggled frantically, trying to escape.

Martin pulled out the pistol he had equipped from his waist, not even needing to aim, and as he unlocked the safety, he pulled the trigger.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

He fired three shots, each hitting the bluefish's head, and blood immediately began to spurt out.

The surface of the water quickly became quiet, as the bluefish floated on the surface, its dead eyes staring blankly at the boat, as if to say you have no honor!

The dishonorable Mr. Ma dragged the fish onto the boat, estimating its weight by feel to be around seventy to eighty pounds.

Bruce had already stopped the boat.

Martin asked, "Kate, how are you doing?"

Kate Upton replied fiercely, "I'm fine, just a little shaken up, we can continue."

Martin glanced at her and noticed her chest was red, the cup size had increased by at least one, and said, "Still, you should get checked first."

Kate Upton wanted to say you can check for me, but with Bruce still there, she didn't say it out loud.

She rubbed her chest and stood up, saying, "I'm really fine. Let's continue."

Seeing she didn't seem to be in trouble, Martin reminded her, "Tell me immediately if you feel unwell!"

Kate Upton said, "I will."

Bruce started the speedboat, and they continued their hunting trip.

When the sun had nearly reached its zenith from the east, six speedboats returned to the dock in succession. As soon as Martin's boat stopped at the wooden pier, Kate Upton went to the nearby changing room.

David Fincher's boat came from behind, and he called out loudly, "Martin, how many did you get?"

Martin beckoned people over to carry the fish and said, "Not too many, around fifteen."

David Fincher no longer wanted to talk to Martin.

Mene, who often played with guns and was quite a good shot, shouted from his boat, "I got eight!"

The producer Danu simply kept quiet.

No one was going to eat these fish, so when Martin went ashore, he said, "Leave all the large bluefish to me."

Concerned they might not understand, he specifically pointed at the meter-long bluefish and said, "This kind of fish."

Quite a few people from the film crew were there, getting ready for a picnic party on the shore.

Mene, carrying a big bluefish, asked curiously, "Boss, what do you want with this type of fish? They're not good to eat."

Martin said, "There might be gems inside."

He followed the club's staff to a pre-dug pit, found a knife to cut open the largest bluefish at the main joint of its pectoral fin, and then had Mene bring a stainless steel spoon to pry out the otolith from the fish's pillow bone.

Mene looked at the dirty lump, "Not a good looker, eh?"

Martin replied, "Because it's not processed yet."

He took out a bag to collect it, and had the club's workers dissect the other bluefish to look for more otoliths.

There were none in some of the bluefish, but Martin gathered a total of five otoliths of different sizes and put them in a bag. He handed the bag to Bruce and said, "Find a place where the sun doesn't shine and dry them slowly. When we get back to Los Angeles, we'll go to Chinatown to have them processed."

Bruce took the bag.

After removing his gloves and washing his hands, Martin saw Kate Upton, who had changed clothes, coming out of the wooden changing room in the distance. He said, "Remind me later, give the largest one to Kate as compensation for her injury."

Bruce acknowledged, "Got it."

Mene leaned in, "Boss, that's a really special thing. Can you give me one later? Celine Dion loves these kinds of quirky things."

He followed Martin towards the men's changing room, "Facing Celine, a rich woman worth hundreds of millions of dollars, I don't even know what to give her."

Martin immediately corrected himself, "Old Cloth, give the largest one to Mene."

Bruce hugged Mene's shoulder, "Come clean, how many are you seeing at the same time?"

Mene waved his hand, "Not too many now, just Celine Dion, Emma Thomas, and Isabel Huppert..."

He sighed, "Sophie Marceau only spent a dozen nights with me and then ignored me."

Bruce was genuinely impressed, "You're really a ladies' man!"

When the three of them came to the picnic area dressed, the fishing club had organized a small ceremony.

The club's organizer announced Martin as the winner of the fishing hunt and awarded him a trophy.

After receiving the trophy, Martin presented it to the injured Kate Upton, "Ladies first."

Kate Upton accepted it and touched her chest, tremblingly saying, "Rest assured, I'm fine now."

After the ceremony, the picnic began.

A group of people gathered together for eating, drinking, and having fun, which was very interesting.

In the afternoon, the club would organize a fishing competition and a ladies' swimming contest.

Martin was not interested in the former, but he became the judge for the latter and was then dragged into the water by a group of women, getting felt up in the chaos.

As the evening approached, the film crew returned to their base.

Back at base, Martin, at his own expense, treated all crew members to a Mississippi-flavored banquet.

While eating, Gillian Flynn approached Martin to discuss some work matters with him.

Martin asked, "Are you in a hurry?"

Gillian smiled and said, "I've just written a part of my new work, and I wanted to show you first."

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