Li Long threw off his jacket and rushed into the water.
At this age in his previous life, he had only known how to dog-paddle. He had learned freestyle later, and now he swam swiftly toward the spot where Tao Daqiang had fallen into the water.
The water was cold, but Li Long could no longer worry about that, because after Tao Daqiang had been knocked into the water, he hadn't surfaced for quite a while!
As Li Long neared the tire, he saw Tao Daqiang slowly raise his head out of the water and clutch the tire, his eyes blank and still somewhat dazed.
Just as Li Long breathed a sigh of relief, Tao Daqiang suddenly sank back into the water for some unknown reason!
Startled, Li Long hurried over. When he reached the tire and saw Tao Daqiang still struggling underwater, he grabbed him and pulled him over to the tire, asking:
"What happened?"
"The net got tangled around me," Tao Daqiang replied instinctively.
There was a distinct red mark on the left side of Tao Daqiang's face, including his ear, as though someone had slapped him with a huge palm. It was very noticeable.
"Hold on to the tire. I'll untangle the net for you." Seeing that Tao Daqiang still wasn't quite clearheaded, Li Long pushed the tire toward him and said, "Go ashore and rest for a bit after this."
He swam behind Tao Daqiang and felt around, finding fishing net wound around his waist and legs. Something on the other end was still dragging the net down through the water.
It had to be that big fish!
How big did a fish have to be to knock Tao Daqiang into the water?
Curious, Li Long untangled the net from Tao Daqiang. After all that thrashing