Unable to sleep, Fu Wan carried a plate of steamed crabs and mantis shrimp into the headquarters room.
Boss Fu was following the smuggling ship at a distance that wasn't too close.
It's unclear whether Xu Laobie was genuinely frightened or if Fu Laoda had turned off the boat's lights, but after following for so long, Xu Laobie hadn't noticed any boat following behind.
Or perhaps they discovered it but were helpless, after all, the sea area is so vast, Xu Laobie couldn't control whether Fu Wan and the others stayed or left.
"Ah Wan, today was quite a lively day."
Boss Fu picked up the kettle, took a sip of water, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
We went to the island today and caught so much seafood, which saved Zhang Fugui.
Fu Wan and Bai Qianzhou ran to the smuggling ship and rescued the baby sperm whale. All of these events happened in one day.
Looking back, it was really exciting!
"Oh right, we haven't opened the Black Butterfly Clam yet!"
Fu Ming suddenly remembered this and cried out in surprise.
Although he opened two shells before and didn't get any pearls, there are so many black-lipped oysters, maybe the next one will have one!
After the incident of opening oysters and finding pearls, Fu Ming became very enthusiastic about shellfish that produce pearls.
Selling it is out of the question; it wouldn't fetch much money anyway. But if it yields a pearl, we'd make a fortune.
Only after Fu Ming mentioned it did Fu Wan remember this matter.
"It's okay, let's go back and drive it later. We're not in the mood right now."
Fu Wan waved her hand dismissively, saying that the ship to the camp should be arriving soon, and it wasn't appropriate to use the Black Butterfly Shell at this time.
It's better to bring it home and drive it there.
"Yeah, let's go back and drive it. I've been keeping the black butterfly clams in the live water tank, they'll definitely survive until we get home."
Boss Fu broke open a crab; after all that fuss for several hours, his dinner was long gone.
Fu Wan had just prepared some late-night snacks, and the group was enjoying their meal while following the smuggling ship. They were having a wonderful time, but Xu Laobie on the smuggling ship was far from comfortable.
Because he spotted the "Riding the Waves" ship following behind.
Although the clouds were thick tonight and there was no moonlight, once you get used to the darkness, you can still see a dark shadow following you in the distance.
At first, Xu Laobie thought he was seeing things or encountering a ghost wall, but the more he looked, the more familiar it seemed. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the dark shadow was the shape of a ship.
The "Sailing Through the Waves" was indeed much larger than a regular fishing boat, otherwise Xu Laobie wouldn't have become suspicious.
With some time still remaining before delivery, Xu Laobie thought it over and over, and finally had the dwarf stop the boat again.
He couldn't take the "Riding the Waves" ship to the usual trading location. If Fu Wan and the others went crazy again, Fu Wan might not care about their lives, but the group at sea would definitely chase him to his house for revenge.
It's really strange. They released the whales, so why are they still following their ship?
"Ah Wan, that ship isn't moving."
When Boss Fu went to the restroom, Fu Ming simply took over the control panel.
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan patted the crab shells off her hands, picked up her binoculars, and looked at the distant sea.
The smuggling boat had indeed stopped moving. Wang Mazi had somehow gotten two white cloths and was making some kind of gesturing with them.
Fu Wan had only a vague understanding of flag signals. Just then, Fu Laoda returned, picked up his binoculars, and immediately burst out laughing.
"He said they would no longer hunt whales and told us not to chase them."
Fu Wan was speechless. "Since we've been discovered, let's turn back. Bai Qianzhou, quickly ask the camp where the boats are."
Upon hearing this, Bai Qianzhou put down the plate in his hand, started the radio, and switched the station to an encrypted channel.
"01, 01, this is the 'Riding the Waves' ship. We've been spotted. Where are you?"
Bai Qianzhou repeated it twice, and after a crackling sound of electricity, a man's voice came from the radio.
"Ride the Waves, this is 01. We are five nautical miles southeast of you. You can return and rendezvous with us."
Furthermore, Comrade Bai Qianzhou, please return to your unit immediately to carry out this emergency mission.
Bai Qianzhou picked up the walkie-talkie without hesitation and said, "Received."
"Brother, let's turn back! Let's rejoin the ship at the camp."
Fu Wan turned to instruct Fu Ming, who responded and began to change the course of the boat.
Xu Laobie, who had been observing all along, was delighted to see this and turned to instruct Wang Mazi.
"Don't let your guard down. Let's take a look first, and then we'll sail the boat back to the old spot in half an hour."
Xu Laobie glanced through his binoculars at the receding "Chengfeng Polang" (a ship name) and felt a deep sense of envy.
What a great ship! If it were his, he wouldn't have anything to fear; he could simply rule the seas.
What a pity, such a nice ship belongs to someone else.
The "Riding the Waves" ship soon met up with the camp's ship. The two ships were not far apart to begin with, and both ships were traveling at a fast speed, so Fu Wan quickly saw the person in charge standing on the deck to greet them.
To her surprise, the person in charge was actually an old acquaintance.
"Leader Zhao, it's you! Long time no see!"
"Haha, Comrade Xiao Fu, I see you've completely forgotten about me! You didn't even remember to inform me of such a big event!"
Fu Wan felt wronged by these words, but Bai Qianzhou smiled and came to her rescue.
“Uncle Zhao, I’ve sent telegrams to the Coast Guard and your unit, but you haven’t responded.”
"Yes, Leader Zhao, we've delivered the message, but whether you received it or not is beyond my control!"
Fu Wan smiled and said, "But seeing that you're on the ship also shows that we have some understanding between us."
They always arrive promptly when something big happens!
Zhao Gang chuckled at these words, but Bai Qianzhou found it strange. "Uncle Zhao, why are you with the people in our camp?"
"Haha, these past two days the Fisheries Administration and the Coast Guard have been exchanging maritime combat skills with each other at the camp. The day I came to the camp, you happened to be on leave. Tsk tsk, looks like you went to someone's hometown for your leave?"
Bai Qianzhou, unusually embarrassed, was interrupted by the person standing next to Zhao Gang.
"Alright, Lao Zhao, now that we've finished catching up, it's time to get down to business."
After saying that, the man reached out his hand to Fu Wan, "Hello, Comrade Fu, I am Wang Desheng, the second deputy regimental commander of the camp. This matter will be handled by me, Lao Zhao, and Comrade Xu An from the Coast Guard Public Security Department."
"Hello, Comrade Wang! Hello, Comrade Xu!"
Fu Wan shook hands with everyone. Qin Anning also came down to greet them. Boss Fu was still in the helm room. As for Fu Ming, he was watching over Jack and the others in the rest cabin. After all, they were foreigners, so it was not convenient to let them go out at this time.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, we know the general situation, but I heard from Comrade Bai that you have already boarded a smuggling ship?"
Wang Desheng was a little unhappy. In his view, Fu Wan and her companion boarding the boat was undoubtedly a move to alert the enemy.
Fu Wan could tell that Commander Wang's tone was a bit unpleasant, but she hadn't done anything wrong.
"Yes, we went up there because there was a sperm whale calf on the smuggling ship. If we didn't get on board and rescue it quickly, the calf would likely die."
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