The seawater was clear, and the sun was shining brightly. The people standing on the deck watched as Fu Wan swam into the depths of the sea like a mermaid.
Xue Qing was the last to enter the water, so he followed far behind his teammates.
They were all wearing the team's newly issued diving gear, making them fully equipped compared to Fu Wan.
The water pressure increased as she went deeper. After swimming for a while, Fu Wan parted the seaweed and found the large boxes from before. She then quickly called to the people behind her.
As Xue Qing and the others went further downstream, they became increasingly dizzy and disoriented, and their ears were ringing due to the strong water pressure.
This can't go on; the depth here must have already exceeded 20 meters.
Chen Long glanced at his teammates and could tell through their masks that they might not be able to hold on.
He gestured for them to float upwards.
Upon receiving the order, the four people behind him swam upstream with all their might. They had been in the water for more than ten minutes and had reached the edge of the bottom line.
Fu Wan was about to ask how to get these boxes up there when she looked up and saw that these people were all swimming upstream.
Chen Long, who was swimming at the very back, was gesturing to her, pointing his finger repeatedly at the sea.
Does this mean we should go up there and talk about it later?
Fu Wan had no choice but to float up again.
Since they were all of the opposite sex, Fu Wan wore the mermaid outfit underneath, just like before, and put on a diving jacket that Ye Xiaocui had specially made for her.
The dark-colored jacket naturally didn't really show off her figure.
"Comrade Fu, you're really amazing. We can't go that deep!"
Chen Long went up to take a deep breath of air, and after catching his breath several times, he saw Fu Wan come up.
This is troublesome. The object is more than 20 meters underwater, and only Fu Wan can probably dive to that depth.
Fu Wan hadn't expected these people to be so incompetent, so she could only ask them helplessly.
"How about you give me the salvage rope and net, I'll go down to locate it, and then the boat can retrieve the item?"
Chen Long was unsure about the idea, so he could only go aboard the ship and discuss it with the others.
The experts on the ship were practically staring at the water's surface until they were exhausted. Seeing that the salvage team had returned empty-handed, they knew that things weren't going smoothly.
"The object is at least 30 meters underwater."
Six people went into the water, and now only Fu Wan can reach this depth. Xue Qing is no longer complaining; his ears were already throbbing from the noise before they even reached the seabed.
He had previously said that he could work underwater for a long time, but he didn't expect that he was no match for Fu Wan.
Although they were reluctant to admit it, they were indeed inferior to Fu Wan.
"Comrade Fu, only you can go down now. Can you complete this task?"
Fu Wan nodded in agreement without hesitation, while Bai Qianzhou said from the side, "Don't force yourself, think about your own situation."
Fu Wan smiled at him and said, "No pressure, I can do it."
She discovered the object herself, and besides, going down there was as easy as walking on land for her.
This time, Chen Long had the women on the boat tie a tow rope to Fu Wan, while Fu Wan also took a deep-sea fishing locator.
As long as Fu Wan wraps the silver coin box with a net and then places the locator at the box's location, the ship's equipment will immediately begin to operate, using the buoys to retrieve the item.
Seeing Fu Wan go back into the water, everyone was back on the deck, watching her swim deeper into the water with bated breath.
"Comrade village chief, how come this woman is such a good swimmer?"
Zhao Gang was a little curious. He couldn't believe that a woman from a fishing village could do something that the men in the team couldn't do so easily.
Village Chief Fu was very proud, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
"She went out to sea with her father since she was a child, and she is the best swimmer in her generation."
"It's just a pity..."
"What's a pity?" Zhao Gang sensed something was amiss and became somewhat interested.
"Unfortunately, she married the wrong person and ended up with a bad in-law family. After her father's accident, they made her divorce and return home with her daughter."
"She's already married?" Zhao Gang asked in surprise, as the girl looked even younger than his daughter.
He got married and then divorced, and he has a daughter.
Bai Qianzhou already knew all this, but his expression was indifferent. In his heart, he did not agree with the village chief's words. Leaving the scumbag was a good thing for Fu Wan, so there was no regret about it.
We should set off firecrackers to celebrate!
Xue Qing had initially developed some interest in Fu Wan, but after hearing that she had gotten married and divorced, he lost interest.
Fu Wan, who was underwater, was unaware that the people on the ship were talking about her. She soon arrived at the place where the silver coins were piled up.
She gritted her teeth, wrapped the box of silver coins in a net, tied it tightly, placed the deep-sea fishing device in her hand on the box, and then began to rise and leave.
Once Fu Wan boarded the boat, Zhao Gang gave the order, and the fishing equipment began operation.
The creaking sound of the machine made Fu Wan turn her head and reveal an envious expression.
If only her boat had this automatic netting system, she and Fu Liang wouldn't have to use manpower.
The fishing net was pulled up, but everyone was exhausted.
The machine worked for a while and retrieved two or three boxes.
Fu Wan picked up a finely meshed net and jumped back into the sea to check if anything had fallen in.
After all, the box had been at the bottom of the sea for decades, and it was already in a terrible state when it was brought ashore.
Upon reaching the bottom of the sea, they indeed found a small piece of silver coin scattered around.
Fu Wan sighed, resigned herself to her fate, and began to quickly pick up the silver coins with the net.
It's a pity it wasn't a real silver dollar, otherwise it would have been a huge sum of money.
After experts authenticated the fake silver dollar, it will likely be placed in a museum. If it were genuine, it might even be put to other use.
When Fu Wan boarded the ship with most of a bag of silver dollars, everyone on board was filled with admiration for her.
Where else can you find someone who can go into the sea for so long without a breathing tube or oxygen?
I've never even seen it come up for air.
That's practically a fish!
Zhao Gang was even more excited, as he was about to be transferred to the county fisheries administration bureau, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the position of bureau chief would be his.
"Comrade Fu, would you be interested in working for our Fisheries Administration Bureau?"
Longhai County is located by the sea, and all sorts of things happen at sea. If his bureau had such a capable person, Zhao Gang felt he could walk with a swagger.
Before Fu Wan could reply, Village Chief Fu, who was standing to the side, was grinning from ear to ear.
"Boss, can our A-Wan really go to work in the city? Is it a formal, paid job?"
Their village has been a fishing village for generations, with only a pitiful few people working outside the village, and very few of them have even secured stable, permanent jobs.
That's the county!
Zhao Gang nodded. "Comrade Fu, I mean it sincerely. Please consider it."
Fu Wan does need to consider this. Her father has just returned, and the Fu family is reunited, but Shen Lingling is about to start school, and she can't stay in Fu Family Village forever.
Just as Fu Wan agreed to consider it, a high-pitched yet familiar voice came from not far away.
"Chirp...chirp!"
"Waaah!"
Looking in the direction of the sound, several enormous creatures were playing not far away.
"Orca! It's an orca!"
Everyone on the ship paled. Xue Qing and his companions looked not only surprised but also terrified. The driver steered the ship away from the killer whale.
Who would dare to provoke a killer whale at sea?
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