After sailing at sea for more than twenty minutes, Feng Ye glanced back unintentionally and couldn't help but frown.
On the sea behind, in the bright moonlight, a fishing boat could be vaguely seen, sailing in the same direction as the Rising Sun.
"Brother, there's a boat behind us, it looks like it's following us."
Upon hearing this, Feng Xuan and A-Can both turned around in surprise to look at the sea behind them.
They spotted the fishing boat very easily.
Feng Xuan's face darkened: "It should be one of our village's fishing boats, right?"
Ah-chan nodded: "It must be, otherwise it wouldn't be such a coincidence."
"Brother, what should we do? Should we test them to see if they're following us?"
Feng Ye wasn't entirely sure whether the fishing boat behind them was tailing them.
After all, they had only been away from the dock for about twenty minutes and were only a few nautical miles from the shore. Perhaps it was just a coincidence that they were heading in the same direction for the time being.
"Let's test the waters and figure out their intentions before we can respond."
Feng Xuan squinted and glanced back again, then turned the helm and headed in another direction.
As they expected, the ship behind them also turned and followed, staying neither too close nor too far behind the Rising Sun.
If this is still a coincidence, even a ghost wouldn't believe it.
This is definitely intentional stalking.
Feng Xuan changed course several more times, but the fishing boats behind him still showed no signs of giving up the pursuit.
Such an obvious change of course would have made it obvious to anyone that they had been spotted, yet the fishing boats behind them kept following, which shows how shameless they were.
Although the ocean belongs to the public and anyone can work on it, there are established rules.
They usually operate in familiar waters and tend to stay in one place for a while. They rarely intrude into other people's fishing areas unless they encounter a school of fish and accidentally wander in while chasing and fishing.
It's really rare to see someone so brazenly following other fishing boats like this.
Feng Xuan took a deep breath, a resolute glint in his eyes: "It seems our harvest yesterday has attracted envy, and they are determined to follow us in fishing."
Ah-Can clenched his fists, his face filled with indignation: "Damn it, utterly shameless! Don't let me find out whose it is, or I'll make sure he knows what I'm capable of."
He's not exactly a good boy; otherwise, he wouldn't have been hanging out with Feng Ye all the time.
He was not even twenty years old, a time when he was quite impulsive. If he were on the shore, he might actually rush over to settle scores with someone.
Feng Ye didn't speak, but just glared angrily at the fishing boats behind him.
He had long anticipated that one day he would arouse envy and jealousy, just like when he used to set traps and longline fishing.
To his surprise, this day came too quickly; it was only the second day.
If he didn't have a secret, he wouldn't mind being followed; it would just be a matter of luck.
But that won't work now. If they all come to the same sea area to trawle, how will they operate?
Whether you use a bottom cage or a longline, it doesn't matter; even if one person has a lot of nets, they won't take up much space.
But trawling is different. A single trawling session can take two or three hours and requires maintaining a certain speed, so it needs to cover a large area of the sea.
There shouldn't be too many trawlers in one sea area, otherwise accidents are likely to occur.
What do we do now?
Ah-Can's eyes were full of questions.
Feng Xuan slowly began to speak: "Two options."
"What plan?" Feng Xuan and A-Can asked immediately.
Feng Xuan smiled slightly, a sly glint in his eyes: "He wants to come along, doesn't he? My first plan is to let them come along. We won't fish today; we'll just take him for a stroll around the sea and see if he cares about the fuel costs."
This is a lose-lose situation; neither side will benefit. It all depends on whether the other side is willing to waste diesel fuel and keep going.
Feng Xuan couldn't help but smile: "That's too mean of you."
"This plan is great!" Ah-Can slapped his thigh and laughed heartily. "Anyway, we made a lot of money yesterday, so we have the capital to keep going with him."
It's not that they couldn't think of this solution, but rather that they simply hadn't considered it at all.
Their only thought was how to shake off the fishing boats behind them so they could fish in peace.
"The second option..."
Before Feng Ye could finish speaking, A-Can said impatiently, "Brother Ye, there's no need to say anything more, let's use the first option."
Feng Ye looked at Feng Xuan: "Brother, what's your opinion?"
“I agree. Even if it's a waste of a day and diesel fuel, I don't want to see the other party make money with us.”
A fierce look appeared on Feng Xuan's face.
"Let's do it that way then."
Feng Ye nodded in agreement.
This method is naive, but it is the most effective method at this time.
"Let me play around with this fishing boat behind me first."
Feng Xuan smiled and immediately turned the rudder, changing course and accelerating.
The Rising Sun drew a graceful arc on the sea before accelerating into the distance.
This situation resembled an attempt to shake off the fishing boats following behind.
The fishing boats behind, not understanding what was going on, immediately changed course and sped up to follow.
The fishing boats all travel at roughly the same speed, around fifteen or sixteen knots. Even at full speed, none of them can gain the upper hand on the open sea.
"Brother, take your time having fun. I'm going to take a nap. I feel like I haven't had enough sleep."
After watching the fishing boats behind him for a while, Feng Ye lost interest and started to feel sleepy.
"Okay." Feng Xuan nodded. "Ah Can, you should go to sleep too."
"I do feel sleepy now."
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