The Rising Sun continued its slow voyage around Treasure Island.

Feng Ye stood at the bow of the ship, his eyes as sharp as a hawk's, carefully observing every corner where cargo might be hidden.

The sea breeze was still cold, but it couldn't dispel the burning passion in their hearts fueled by anticipation.

Unfortunately, no further discoveries were made during the subsequent search around the island.

Meanwhile, the Rising Sun also returned to the vicinity of the reef.

"Brother Ye, should we continue searching?"

Feng Ye nodded without hesitation: "Of course."

"So, which direction should we go?"

Looking at the vast ocean, Ah-Can seemed somewhat lost.

"We have already searched the area around Treasure Island. If there is anything left, it could only have been washed away by the waves to a more distant place."

Feng Ye thought for a moment, then said, "Sail the boat a little further away; I need to conduct an experiment."

Ah-Can asked curiously, "What experiment?"

"Throw a buoy into the sea and see which way it drifts."

Feng Ye explained, "This way we can know which direction the things that fell off the ship most likely went."

The direction in which objects drift in the ocean depends on a combination of factors, including wind direction, ocean currents, and tides.

We cannot rely solely on intuition to make assumptions and judgments; we must verify them through experiments.

The reason for stopping the ship is to minimize interference as much as possible.

"Oh, I see, that's a good idea."

Ah-chan suddenly realized what was happening and immediately adjusted the course of the Rising Sun, heading towards the middle of the sea.

Feng Ye took a buoy from the cabin, and after the Rising Sun was far away from Treasure Island, he instructed A-Can to stop the ship and then threw the buoy into the water.

The buoy bobbed on the sea surface with the waves and gradually drifted slowly in a northeast direction.

"Ah Chan, let's head northeast and try our luck."

Feng Ye pointed to the direction the buoy was drifting and decisively said to A-Can.

"Okay, Brother Ye."

Ah-Can understood the situation and immediately restarted the ship.

However, both of them knew in their hearts that this was just an experiment, and whether they could make any real discoveries depended on their luck.

This trip might end in nothing; it might yield some small gains; or it might just be a stroke of incredible luck...

After all, the ocean is too vast.

A slight difference can lead to a huge error.

It has been seven or eight hours since that ship ran aground.

Moreover, there is no guarantee that the direction of drifting will not change during this period.

...

The Rising Sun left a white trail on the sea as it headed northeast.

Feng Ye stood at the bow of the ship, his gaze still sharp.

Time passed slowly, and they had been sailing for more than half an hour without making any discoveries.

"Brother Ye, we've driven almost ten kilometers already. Have we gone the wrong way?"

Ah-Can asked somewhat anxiously.

"The direction should be correct, but the problem is that it might not be on our flight path. It could be to the left or right?"

Feng Ye frowned, somewhat unsure of what to do.

"I think we should just give up and stop looking. Let's go back. There's not much hope in continuing to search aimlessly like this."

"No, Ah-chan, let's hold on a little longer."

Feng Ye said firmly, "Now that we've started, let's not give up easily and keep looking."

"Alright, let's take another look ahead."

Ah-chan shook his head helplessly, but he had already given up hope.

The Rising Sun continued its journey.

Just as their patience was wearing thin, Feng Ye suddenly focused his gaze, as if he had caught something.

He pointed to the sea ahead and shouted urgently, "Ah-Can, look over there! Isn't there something floating on the water?"

Following the direction Feng Ye pointed, Ah Can looked and indeed spotted a blurry black dot on the shimmering sea to his right.

"There seems to be something there, but we don't know if it's what we're looking for."

"Hurry up and drive over there to check it out."

"I'm driving it now."

Ah-chan quickly adjusted the course and floored the accelerator, and the Rising Sun sped toward the black dot.

As the distance decreases, the black dot gradually becomes clearer.

Its true identity was finally revealed—it was just another cardboard box.

Judging from its size and shape, it's exactly the same as the one used to hold cigarettes.

"Holy crap, is this another case of cigarettes?"

Ah-chan exclaimed excitedly.

"No mistake, it definitely is."

Feng Ye's heart raced as he stared intently at the cardboard box, his heart filled with anticipation.

That's over 3,000 yuan!

Ah-chan nervously steered the boat, trying to get the Rising Sun close enough to avoid hitting the crates.

Feng Ye quickly picked up a hook, intending to pull the box to the side of the boat.

However, his hook accidentally punctured the already soaked cardboard box.

The contents of the cardboard box spilled out with a clatter and floated on the sea surface.

It was indeed a case of cigarettes, but not Marlboro or 555, but Nanyang Double Happiness.

Feng Ye recognized him at a glance.

He recognizes almost all the foreign cigarettes sold these days, and he even smoked them in his past life.

However, after recognizing him, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Compared to Marlboro and 55, Nanyang Double Happiness is much cheaper.

"Grass!"

He cursed and quickly ran into the cabin to retrieve his hand net.

Ah-chan stopped the boat and ran out to help.

There was only one hand net, so he took out the hand net, aimed at the area that the hand net couldn't reach, threw it out, and then pulled it closer.

The box of cigarettes spread out over a large area, then drifted in all directions, pushed by the waves.

It took them some effort to scoop up all the scattered cigarette butts.

No more, no less, another fifty.