After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather gradually turns cooler as the days go by.
One autumn rain brings one chill.
No one expected the weather to be so abnormal this year.
It had only been September when several rainstorms hit, temperatures plummeted, and the sea breeze became quite biting.
Feng Ye and his group were completely unprepared before setting sail, all thinking that the temperature wouldn't drop until at least October.
The sudden cold wave caught them off guard, and they hadn't even brought enough warm clothes.
They were therefore forced to end their fishing prematurely and return to port in haste.
However, when they put on their cotton-padded coats and went out to sea again, the weather turned hot again.
This awful weather left them both amused and exasperated, but they had no choice but to accept it, taking off their cotton-padded coats and putting on lighter clothes instead.
The weather at sea is unpredictable and can be very challenging to one's mental state.
It wasn't until October that the weather truly stabilized and stopped fluctuating between hot and cold.
At night, Feng Ye was sleeping soundly in bed when he was suddenly awakened by a series of urgent shouts.
"Quickly, get up, everyone, something's happened..."
"Wake up, get up and stay awake..."
Feng Ye sat up abruptly, his heart pounding, all sleepiness gone.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Two boats are coming towards us, without giving way at all, and they're going really fast."
Ah-Can shouted without turning his head, staring intently at the sea ahead, his voice tinged with tension.
"Really?"
Startled, Feng Ye quickly put on his clothes, ran to the wheelhouse, and looked out through the porthole. Sure enough, he saw two ships rapidly approaching, their lights flashing.
Because it was nighttime, despite the moon, it was impossible to see what kind of boat it was, but one could sense the menacing approach of the other party.
They were three boats together, looking out for each other, yet another boat was so blind as to dare to cause trouble. They must have had the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard.
"These two ships originally appeared from the left front, but suddenly turned around and headed straight for us..."
At this moment, Ye Chenliang and the others who were sleeping also got dressed and came out. Listening to A-Can's description, they all looked serious, and they also saw the situation on the sea ahead.
"Holy crap, have we run into pirates?"
"It seems that's possible."
"Damn, this is so unlucky! Why is our voyage going so badly?"
"Ah Ye, take out your gun and let's see who dares to cause trouble?"
"That's right, we have guns. So what if there are pirates? We're not afraid..."
As everyone chimed in with their own words, their emotions gradually escalated, and a tense atmosphere spread.
Feng Ye, however, remained relatively calm. He waved his hand, signaling everyone to calm down: "Don't panic, don't rush. They might not be pirates. Let's wait until they get closer and see what kind of ship they are."
After saying that, he turned and went into his sleeping pod, took out his binoculars, and carefully observed the other ship's shape and lights.
Through the telescope, the ship's silhouette gradually became clearer, much to his surprise.
"Damn, they're not pirates, they're coast guard patrol boats."
He couldn't recognize the ship's design, but he saw two flags: a bright national flag on one side and the coast guard insignia on the other.
"Coast Guard?"
Everyone was surprised, as it turned out to be a false alarm, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Ah-Can paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "What are they doing here at this time? Are they here to investigate us?"
"It's probably just a routine check, don't be nervous."
"Shouldn't the checkups be done during the day? What are they checking at night?"
Feng Ye frowned in thought, "Perhaps there are special circumstances. Everyone, please cooperate and don't cause trouble. By the way, they will definitely ask us to stop the boat, so everyone hurry up and bring in the nets."
"good."
Everyone sprang into action, leaving the wheelhouse and rushing to the aft deck to frantically gather up the fishing nets.
The coast guard vessel was very fast and soon closed in.
The public channel of the radio also broadcast the coast guard vessel's warning: "Attention, vessel ahead, this is a coast guard patrol boat. Please stop immediately for inspection."
Feng Ye pressed the intercom and calmly replied, "Received. This is the Donglai fishing boat. We are hauling in our nets and will stop shortly."
Then, Feng Xuan and Xiao Zhaojun's voices also came on the radio, saying similar things to him.
The three ships slowed down and gradually came to a stop on the sea.
Two coast guard vessels quickly approached, one moving closer to the Dong Sheng, while the other moved towards them.
The searchlights on the coast guard vessel swept across the deck, illuminating it as bright as day.
At the same time, a loudspeaker blared: "All personnel, proceed to the deck to cooperate with the inspection..."
Feng Ye took a deep breath, turned to the crowd and said, "Don't be nervous, do as they say and cooperate with the inspection."
They were already standing on the deck waiting.
The coast guard vessel moved even closer, their gunwales almost touching.
Coast Guard officers boarded the ship one by one. The leader scanned them and asked, "Who wants to be the captain?"
Feng Ye stepped forward and raised his hand to indicate: "Officer, I am Captain Feng Ye. We are just an ordinary fishing boat, out fishing at sea, with all the necessary permits and licenses, and we have not violated any regulations. Please feel free to inspect us; we will fully cooperate."
The head coast guard nodded, saluted him, and then signaled to the people behind him to begin the inspection.
The inspections at this time were not as rigorous as they would be later; they were simply a check of the condition of each compartment.
During the search, they were also asked some basic questions, such as their names, where they were from, and when they went to sea.
Feng Ye and the others cooperated very well and answered truthfully one by one.
After the inspection, the lead coast guard officer nodded again: "Everything is normal, thank you for your cooperation."
The coast guard vessel then slowly sailed away to inspect the Harvest on the other side, leaving behind a calm sea and the people on the Donglai who breathed a sigh of relief.
"They just left like that. What was the purpose of their inspection?"
Ah-chan scratched his head, looking puzzled.
"Yes, is the check really that simple? I think they just glanced at it casually."
Everyone was completely baffled.
They stopped them, but the inspection was over in just a few minutes and they left without saying a word, which was really baffling.
Feng Ye thought for a moment and guessed, "Maybe they're investigating smuggling. They might have received some information, so they came out at night on purpose, and we just happened to run into them. But we haven't done anything wrong, so we're not afraid of ghosts knocking on our door."
Everyone nodded in agreement, agreeing with Feng Ye's point.
And since they hadn't done anything, they naturally felt no guilt.
Just then, the coast guard vessel that had just approached the Harvest, without bothering to board and inspect it, suddenly turned around and sped away.
The same thing happened to the coast guard ship that had just finished inspecting the Dong Sheng.
It seemed that some emergency had occurred behind them, as both coast guard vessels appeared quite anxious.
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