Qin Anning was completely confused by these words. She was just a researcher, so how could someone have reported her?
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Qin Anning thought for two seconds and nodded in agreement. She had nothing to fear, and she hadn't done anything to betray the organization, so what was there to be afraid of being reported?
Qin Anning lived in a place with neighbors on both sides, and coincidentally, the Wang Desheng family lived across the hall from her.
She had just left with the security personnel when Wang Desheng's wife called him.
She had heard from Wang Desheng a few days ago that they had caught several smugglers thanks to the help of Qin Anning's sister-in-law.
Wang Desheng won a brilliant battle as soon as he arrived, which allowed him to gain a foothold in the camp. Therefore, Wang Desheng instructed his wife to take good care of Qin Anning.
When the security guards knocked on the door, Wang Desheng's wife heard the noise. It was about reporting something, which instantly reminded her of the small teams wearing red armbands that used to arrest people a few years ago.
Wang Desheng's wife had a bad feeling. She had heard that Comrade Qin was a talent specially recruited by Chief Sun. Now that Chief Sun had not yet returned, these people were already causing trouble for Comrade Qin!
Wang Desheng only learned about this at this time. While his behavior and conduct were not matters of his jurisdiction, it did not mean that he could not control them.
It seems they've intercepted so much stuff in the last two years that some people are starting to get restless.
On board the "Sailing Against the Wind and Waves," after lunch, Fu Ming and Ye Lin continued to trawle, while Fu Haishun and Fu Mancang were in the wheelhouse, preparing to learn how to operate this large fishing boat.
This was Fu Wan's request. In her words, it's always good to have more skills. If everyone learns to drive a boat, then it won't be so much just Dong Haiyang and Boss Fu taking turns.
Besides, it's not hard to learn how to drive a boat. Fu Mancang and the others can all drive the village's tin boats, so this kind of large fishing boat is actually quite similar.
It's even simpler. If it's not in waters with reefs, you basically don't need to worry about it. Just keep an eye on the surface of the sea.
Time flew by and it was already 5 p.m., time to haul in the nets. Fu Haishun and the others went up to the deck to prepare for hauling in the trawl nets.
Jack and two others also participated in hauling in the nets. After a day and a night of fishing, the three looked quite haggard, but they were full of energy.
They had watched the net-setting process several times, and by this point, they could do it quite well without Fu Haishun having to explain it to them.
"Haha, Jack, Robert, you three are getting better and better at it!"
"If you can't survive in America in the future, you can come to our village and fish with us!"
Fu Mancang joked as he worked.
Jack listened with great longing, as he didn't actually like the kind of job that involved staying in an apartment building all day.
Fu Wan laughed upon hearing this, "Don't try to persuade them. Jack has a job, and Robert and Tom are from middle-class families. They would never come here to be fishermen."
It's not that fishermen are inferior, but rather that they have more choices. It's fine to fish occasionally, but they definitely can't stand going out to sea to fish for extended periods.
Sure enough, Robert shook his head. "If I can't be a fisherman, I can be a... a fisherman on weekends!"
"Haha, you even know about fishermen!"
"I know, Ming said it before, a fisherman is called a fisherman."
Dong Haiyang couldn't help but laugh; these foreigners were indeed very interesting.
As they were talking, the net bag was pulled out of the water again, but when everyone saw what the net bag looked like, their expressions changed.
The net bag was as bulging as ever, but unlike before, there was a tree trunk nearly two meters long stuck inside it.
"It's over, the net bag must be torn!"
Seeing this, Fu Wan quickly turned around and shouted to Fu Daniu, "Be careful when pulling up the net-lifting machine, don't let the tree trunk damage it!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Daniu responded and hurriedly and carefully adjusted the angle.
Everyone's hearts jumped into their throats. The tree trunk was too long; if it hit the net-lifting machine, the impact could very well throw the net back into the sea.
With such a large tree trunk, the fishing nets must have been damaged, but it's unclear how much damage they sustained.
Seeing this, Fu Haishun rushed to the side of the net-lifting machine to help control it. The net bag was pulled by the net-lifting machine and shook several times before finally landing safely on the deck.
"I'll go untie the rope. Everyone keep an eye on things so you don't get hit by the falling wood."
After Fu Wan finished speaking, she stepped forward to untie the rope. At this moment, Boss Fu also came over. When he saw the large piece of wood stuck in the net bag, he frowned instantly.
"Ah Wan, let me do it!"
The sea contains everything, including marine life, as well as flowers, plants, and trees that have drifted into the sea due to wind and rain.
Fu Wan couldn't tell when the piece of wood in front of her had drifted into the sea, so she quickly untied the ropes of the net bag.
The father and daughter worked together quite well. Fu Wan untied the knot, while Fu Laoda pulled it off forcefully and retreated at the same time.
With a loud crash, the seafood and timber all fell to the ground.
Unsurprisingly, the amount of seafood caught in this net was much less than usual.
Fortunately, the fish in the net bag were all golden yellow, mostly small yellow croakers.
"Not bad, I've collected all the big yellow croaker, small yellow croaker, and croaker this time!"
Boss Fu made a joke, which lifted everyone's spirits considerably.
Fu Wan clapped her hands.
"Don't look so down, everyone. Our shipping is still pretty good. Hai Shun and Da Niu, you guys move the logs to the side, Man Can, wash the trawl net, let me see how many are broken!"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately took their positions and began working. After the trawl net was washed clean, it indeed had several large holes, which probably couldn't be repaired in a short time.
"There are spare fishing nets on the boat, let's switch to the spare ones first!"
Fu Wan immediately made a decision: mending the fishing net would take time, with so many large holes and who knew if there were any smaller ones. By the time it was finished, several hours would have passed.
Upon hearing this, Ye Lin ran to the cargo hold to fetch a spare trawl net, and the group worked together to replace the broken net.
Fu Jinshui and Fu Haishun felt heartbroken. Trawl nets are not cheap; a new net costs at least fifty or sixty yuan, and if the quality is better, it can even cost over a hundred yuan.
Fishermen typically use the same trawl net for over ten years. If it gets torn, they patch it up and it lasts for a few more years. They won't replace the net unless absolutely necessary.
This net is incredibly unlucky; how did it end up with just a huge piece of wood?
What bad luck! Fu Haishun wished he could chop that piece of wood into firewood right there and then.
"Ah Wan, what should we do with this wood? Should we take it back?"
Fu Wan didn't speak, but instead stepped forward, squatted down, and carefully examined the piece of wood.
To be honest, the wood was cut to a very high standard, and it looked as if it had been specially polished. Even after being soaked in seawater for who knows how long, there was not a trace of decay in the wood.
"Take it back. This wood is nice. I'll have someone take a look at it later. If it doesn't sell for much, I can use it to make a cabinet!"
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