After thinking about it carefully, Fu Wan realized that this possibility did indeed exist.
If that's the case, given the orca's protective nature, wouldn't the baby orca be asking me for help?
Upon realizing this, Fu Wan immediately became restless.
"Father, Mother, I want to go out to sea and see the world!"
Fu Laoda drank too much last night and still had a headache this morning. When he heard his daughter say that, he frowned and looked at the weather.
It's a cloudy day today, and there's a bit of a breeze at sea. If we insist on going out to sea, we can.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Boss Fu turned around and went to get the key to the "Full of Goods" ship. Seeing this, Fu Ming was also eager to try.
"Ah Wan, I'll go with you!"
Upon hearing the news about the orca at the dock today, Fu Ming guessed that Fu Wan would not stand idly by.
"No, you have to go to the county for me. The Six Star Cannery we bought yesterday needs to be overseen by someone to watch them move out. We'll talk about the food factory when I get back."
I'll just go out to sea and check things out. If nothing happens, I can get back before lunchtime.
After hearing what Fu Wan said, Fu Ming thought for a moment and said, "Brother Ye Lin is going to the cannery today, I'll have him go and keep an eye on things first."
"Alright."
Seeing that Fu Wan agreed, Fu Ming ran to the village committee to call Ye Lin. Ye Xiaocui did not stop her family members when she heard this, after all, the orca had also been kind to their family.
Before heading to the dock, Fu Wan hesitated for a moment, then went home and brought her gun. Thinking of Sakata's appearance in the county town, Fu Wan felt that these people might be after this sea again.
The three of them attracted the attention of the villagers when they appeared at the dock.
Fu Laoda habitually took out a cigarette and greeted the villagers who often worked at the dock. Fu Wan heard Fu Laoda ask from afar, "Hey, I heard there's been a killer whale making noise at sea these past two days. What's going on?"
"Oh, I know about this..."
Just as Fu Wan was about to prick up her ears to listen, Old Li, who was standing to the side, frowned and advised her:
"Ah Wan, the weather's bad today, why are you still going out to sea?"
"Uncle Li, we're not going to the open sea. We lost a few fish traps a few days ago. Let's go see if we've found anything!"
Fu Wan made up a random excuse to brush it off, and Old Li didn't ask any further questions. He helped them unlock the chains so the boat could sail out.
The past two days have been overcast. The wind was better the first two days, and the waves at sea weren't too big, but today's waves are much bigger than the previous two days. Standing on the deck, Fu Wan could clearly feel that the ship was rocking much more than before.
It was only because it was Boss Fu who was sailing the boat at this moment; if it were anyone else, they wouldn't dare to set sail.
Moreover, Fu Wan specially sailed the "Fully Loaded Return" ship, which was larger and heavier, making it safer to sail at sea in this kind of weather.
While they were at the dock, Boss Fu had already gathered most of the information about the orca.
The killer whale first appeared the night before last, in a deep-sea area nearly 200 nautical miles from the dock.
Orcas usually travel in pairs, but this adult orca did not; instead, it lingered on the surface of the deep sea.
Moreover, some villagers said they had seen this orca with a baby orca less than a meter long before, which is why Fu Ming suspected that something had happened to the orca calf.
The weather was bad, so the boat was moving slowly. What used to be a two- or three-hour journey took Boss Fu four hours, which wasn't slow for the weather.
Fu Wan had changed her clothes in the cabin early in the morning and was now standing on the deck, listening carefully to see if there were any orcas calling in the wind.
Fu Ming, meanwhile, was looking around with binoculars. Ever since he learned that Japanese people had appeared in the county town again, Fu Ming had never let his guard down.
Suddenly, a huge wave crashed against the ship, and Fu Wan stumbled. Fortunately, she grabbed the railing and regained her balance.
At the same time, a strange sound carried by the wind into Fu Wan's ears. Fu Wan looked up abruptly, and only when the sound rang out again did she realize that she was not hallucinating.
It was indeed the sound of an orca, but Fu Wan had only ever heard this sound in the aquarium of her previous life.
She clearly remembers that when the aquarium staff were chatting, they mentioned that the orca kept making that sound because it had once had a calf.
The cub was born in the aquarium, but died less than ten days after birth due to illness caused by water quality issues.
From then on, the orca called out to its calf every day, a sound that even the staff, let alone the tourists, found hard to bear.
How can one describe this sound? Even though it's not in the same language as humans, Fu Wan could hear the anxiety, pain, and sadness in those whale calls.
That was completely different from the whimpering sound the baby killer whale had made when communicating with him before.
Orcas don't usually make that kind of sound.
There have indeed been problems with orcas!
Having confirmed this, Fu Wan took out the bamboo whistle from her chest.
The wind was so strong that the whistle was almost blown away, but luckily Fu Wan had tied a rope to it, which saved her whistle.
A whistle sounded at sea, but the wind was too strong, and Fu Wan quickly realized that the sound was affected by the wind and was not the same as usual.
I don't know if such a sound can attract the baby orca.
Fu Wan had no choice but to try anything, so she blew the bamboo whistle again and again until her cheeks ached. Finally, the familiar dorsal fin appeared on the sea.
"Waaah!"
The baby killer whale's cry immediately rang out, followed by a series of soft moans.
Fu Wan gripped the railing tightly and looked out into the sea. Even the usually calm Boss Fu gasped in surprise.
"Wow, so many orcas!"
Yes, at this time, dozens of dorsal fins of various sizes appeared on the sea surface. Although the sea breeze was strong, it had no effect on these orcas that had lived in the sea since they were young.
"Waaah, waaah!"
The baby killer whale's cries rang out again, and not only that, it even bumped against the hull of the boat in a bit of anxiety.
By this time, Boss Fu had already noticed the commotion at sea. Despite the large number of orcas surrounding his ship, he showed no fear and calmly reduced the ship's speed to the slowest possible setting.
If it weren't for the need to maintain the boat's speed to avoid being swept away by the waves, he would have dared to stop the boat altogether.
Noticing that the baby orca was upset, Fu Wan took off her coat and handed it to Fu Ming.
"Brother, you and Dad go to a nearby island to avoid the storm. I'll go check things out with Orca!"
"Okay, be careful!"
Fu Ming readily agreed. He trusted Fu Wan's abilities, and this wasn't the time to hesitate.
Seeing this, Fu Wan grabbed the railing and jumped. The little orca had been waiting below for a long time. It picked up Fu Wan and skillfully dragged her and began to swim quickly in one direction.
Countless waves crashed against Fu Wan's body as she gripped the baby orca's dorsal fin tightly, her expression growing increasingly grave.
Because she kept hearing the sound of the orca, and the sound was getting louder and louder.
This means she's getting closer and closer to the orca!
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