After leaving the dock, Duan Chunsheng was also very excited, "Acheng, where are we going to trawle today?"

Ye Cheng hadn't decided where to haul the nets yet; he'd just drive out first and see how it goes.

After driving for about forty minutes, they finally arrived near the fishing grounds. Ye Cheng originally wanted to pull in the nets, but suddenly he saw a patrol boat coming from a distance, and the loudspeaker on board started shouting, telling them to stay away.

Ye Cheng had no choice but to turn back. Damn it, these damned smugglers have made it impossible for them to fish.

"Brother, if all else fails, let's go back to where we put the fish traps before," Xiao Hu suggested.

That's true, it's the same no matter where you go to pull the net.

"Okay, let's go."

Ye Cheng made a sharp turn and headed back onto the previous branch line, where it was much quieter.

Not long after they drove in, just as Ye Cheng was about to cast his net, he saw a small fishing boat coming towards them.

The two ships passed each other quietly. Ye Cheng glanced at them; there were two people on board, and the deck was mostly empty except for a basket.

"Little Tiger, why do these two look so familiar?" Ye Cheng asked casually.

Xiao Hu scratched his head. "Brother, I don't remember either. I don't think I've ever seen it before."

“No, that’s not right,” Duan Chunsheng suddenly said. “We saw this ship last time we came here, and it was with these two people.”

"Last time?" Ye Cheng thought back for a moment, and realized it really was.

I ran into this boat a couple of days ago when I came to set up fish traps. It was the same two people there. I greeted them, but they didn't respond.

Moreover, what's most strange is that their deck was so clean, there was even a basket.

This isn't right.

“Uncle Duan, I think they’re a bit strange. Do you think they might be smugglers, disguised as fishing boats, and they’re coming from a side line, so the police can’t find them?”

Upon hearing this, the two men's expressions immediately turned serious.

Duan Chunsheng nodded. "That's quite possible. If you follow this route, it's all small paths, and the patrol boats outside wouldn't even know."

Ye Cheng found it increasingly strange. "Uncle, let's drive a bit further in. Last time we were near the island, we thought we saw a smuggling boat. Maybe their hideout is over there."

These smugglers are despicable; they're affecting everyone's fishing. We can't rest easy until they're taken down.

Ye Cheng steered the boat towards the island where they had placed the fish traps last time, and arrived in just over ten minutes.

However, the sea was calm and there was nothing on it.

"Brother, should we wait here?" Xiao Hu asked, looking around.

Ye Cheng hesitated, should he wait or not?

These smugglers never seem to come back, and it's not good for me to just wait here like an idiot, but if I don't wait, where else can I look for them?

At this moment, Duan Chunsheng pointed to the other side of the island, "Second brother, I remember we encountered a second ship last time, it came from that side. Why don't we go around and take a look? Maybe we'll find something?"

That makes sense. Last time there was indeed a second ship, which came out from that direction.

Ye Cheng accelerated the boat again and sailed along that waterway.

They hadn't been to the other side of the island yet. After going around it, they found two small fishing boats moored on the other side, carrying something from the island onto the boats.

Upon seeing them approach, the people on the two small boats immediately stopped and pretended to sit on the deck, watching them.

Ye Cheng's heart tightened; something was wrong. He exchanged a glance with Xiao Hu and Duan Chunsheng behind him, and all three of them looked wary.

If I'm not mistaken, this is a transit point for smugglers.

"Xiao Hu, Uncle Duan, you two pretend to be tidying up the trawl nets in the back, don't look at them," Ye Cheng reminded them.

Duan Chunsheng and Xiao Hu immediately started tidying up the trawl net on the deck. The three of them looked just like a passing fishing boat and sailed straight over.

Seeing that Ye Cheng and his group showed no signs of slowing down, the two small fishing boats immediately relaxed their vigilance and resumed moving things after Ye Cheng and his group passed by.

After rounding a bend, he could no longer see the enemy, and Ye Cheng quickly took out his phone to call the police.

Because he wasn't sure if this was a smuggling operation or which department was in charge, he directly contacted Song Zhiyong at the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

After listening, Song Zhiyong noted down Ye Cheng's location and then started contacting people. According to him, these people might be armed, so he told Ye Cheng and his group to stay away.

grass!

And weapons!

Ye Cheng was startled when he heard this. Luckily, he didn't rush forward, or he wouldn't even know how he died.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Cheng said to Duan Chunsheng and Xiao Hu, "Let's leave quickly, the police said they have weapons."

"Damn, could it be a gun?" Xiao Hu exclaimed in surprise.

"Never mind what it is, let's go somewhere far away. They shouldn't suspect us." Duan Chunsheng was also a little scared. This wasn't a fight in the village; it could easily lead to someone's death.

Three men, seemingly oblivious to their own danger, recklessly sailed out to sea. "Damn it," they thought, "what if a bullet comes flying in if we get too close?"

After driving at full speed for an hour, Ye Cheng finally slowed down and said with lingering fear, "Is this about enough?"

Behind him, Duan Chunsheng and Xiao Hu looked at him with resentment, "This is almost the same, this is going to be done overseas."

Ye Cheng gave an awkward laugh. "It's okay. There are plenty of fish outside. Just think of it as developing a new fishing ground."

After saying that, Ye Cheng took out the navigation and checked it; he had never been to this area before.

"Uncle, Xiaohu, let's put it in the internet cafe and see how it goes. The seawater is deep here, so let's pull it from the middle or upper level."

Duan Chunsheng and Xiao Hu lowered the net from behind, and Ye Cheng started the boat.

Ye Cheng was just casually looking at it when he suddenly noticed a display on the sonar, with a bunch of red dots below.

This sonar was installed by Ye Cheng during the repairs by Chiang Kai-shek. Although it wasn't the advanced sonar of later generations, it still had basic functions.

"Uncle Duan, look, that's a school of fish, right?"

Ye Cheng called Duan Chunsheng over, but Duan Chunsheng had little experience with sonar and didn't understand it very well.

"I think so. I see the depth is in the middle. Why don't you drive over and try?"

Ye Cheng had the same idea. He adjusted the boat and began to pull in the net in the direction of the fish school.

In one hour, Ye Cheng's trawl net circled the red dot.

"Brother, should we set up the net and take a look?" Xiao Hu asked impatiently from behind.

Ye Cheng checked the time; it had been over an hour. He nodded, "Okay, let's set up the internet cafe."

He slowed the boat down a bit, and then Xiao Hu pressed the jacking button from behind, and the rope began to pull up taut.

The three stood nervously behind, unsure if the net would actually catch a school of fish.

A few minutes later, the fishing net was pulled out of the water, a long, bulging string.

"Brother, there are so many."

Little Tiger exclaimed in surprise.