After all ten nets were hauled in, the sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn.
Feng Ye and A-Can decided to take a break for a while.
They sat at the stern, took out the dry food and water they had brought, and had a simple breakfast to replenish their energy.
I couldn't eat rice in the morning. It was so cold, and I didn't want to cook noodles or rice vermicelli, so I ate dry food like biscuits and pastries instead.
"Brother Ye, do you think they retrieved the treasure after we left yesterday?"
Ah-Can ate and talked at the same time, his tone tinged with curiosity.
"I don't think so. The treasure is sealed in the cave, and it will probably be opened together after the cultural relics department arrives."
"You mean Mr. Yuan?"
“It may not be Mr. Yuan who comes, but people from the cultural relics department will definitely come. They have professional knowledge and equipment and can handle these things better.”
"There shouldn't be anyone on that island right now, right? Shall we go up and take a look?"
"Don't."
Feng Ye quickly stopped him, saying, "What if someone is left to guard the place, or if someone arrives early and sees us? It would be bad if there were any misunderstandings."
Ah-Can nodded and sighed, "Sigh, I really want to know what kind of treasures are in that treasure trove."
Feng Ye shook his head: "If it's not ours, then don't even think about it."
Actually, he also felt some regret.
After all, who wouldn't be curious about the legendary treasure?
However, he didn't want to get into unnecessary trouble because of his momentary curiosity.
After a simple breakfast, they smoked a cigarette and continued hauling in the nets.
As soon as Feng Ye picked up the net, he felt its considerable weight.
"The net is so heavy."
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can was overjoyed and exclaimed, "There's quite a lot of stock?"
"There will definitely be some, but I don't know what kind of fish it is."
"Hurry up and put it away, I can't wait."
Ah-Can urged them on while helping to haul in the net.
Feng Ye didn't say much, and began to quickly turn the rolling wheel, gradually bringing the net up.
We had barely hauled in five meters when we started catching fish—two toadfish in a row, both quite large, weighing around three pounds.
"Great, great, the internet is booming, my luck has finally turned around."
Ah-chan shouted excitedly.
Feng Ye also smiled.
As the net continued to be pulled up, more fish were pulled out of the water.
The species are no longer limited to toadfish; there are also some scattered sea bass, black sea bream, and others.
However, the most abundant fish was actually mullet, which accounted for almost half of the total.
Although mullet is also cheap, it is much more affordable than toadfish.
"Haha, if the nets in the back catch this many fish, we can make a fortune today."
Ah-Can laughed as he deftly untied the fish from the net.
"I don't know about the others, but I just pulled the next net, and it's quite heavy."
"That's great! We've struck it rich!"
They continued working, bringing the fishing nets up one by one.
Although not every net exploded like this one, it was much better than the previous ten nets.
Overall, these 30 nets represent a very successful harvest.
Feng Ye and A Can's mood improved as they began to look forward to what kind of harvest the 30 nets they had cast that day would yield.
After collecting yesterday's fishing nets, it was almost nine o'clock.
Since there was still time, they planned to bring out the trawl net and haul it in, and then collect the nets they had set out that day at noon.
Just as I finished moving the trawl net to the stern and tidying it up, I saw three boats appear together on the distant sea, heading this way.
Ah-Can asked in confusion, "Is this the police station's boat or the boat from Long Tail Island?"
"It's unlikely to be a ship from Nagao Island; it's probably an official ship."
Feng Ye felt that the people on Longtail Island wouldn't react so quickly.
After all, those people were only arrested yesterday, and they were planning to spend the night on the boat anyway, so they wouldn't have any suspicions until tonight at the earliest.
Ah-Can thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Yes, judging from the course, they should be heading to that island."
"They might be gathering evidence, or taking people to deal with that treasure. But whatever it is, let's drive further away and avoid it to prevent unnecessary trouble. Besides, it'll be easier to escape if anything happens."
"good."
Fortunately, the trawl net hadn't been lowered yet, so they could quickly move away.
Feng Ye stood at the stern, keeping a close eye on the three ships in the distance.
Even when he returned to the wheelhouse and was steering the boat, Ah-chan would occasionally glance back.
Clearly, they were overthinking it.
The three ships showed no interest in them whatsoever, not even glancing at them, and headed straight for the island.
Seeing the three boats receding into the distance, the two men breathed a sigh of relief and wisely refrained from following them, instead setting up their trawl nets in the current waters.
However, while trawling, Ah-chan intentionally or unintentionally steered the boat towards the island.
Feng Ye kept his head down, focused on untangling the last two fish caught in the net, and didn't notice them in time.
By the time he discovered it, the Rising Sun was already quite close to the island.
Feng Ye frowned and reminded him, "Ah Can, drive further away, don't get too close."
"fine……"
"It will be too late if something happens, so don't be so curious."
"Oh, okay."
Ah-chan reluctantly steered the boat a little further away, but didn't leave, instead circling the island at a distance.
Perhaps they knew their identities, or perhaps they simply hadn't entered the restricted area.
In short, their trawl operations went smoothly, and they were not driven away.
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