By the time they finish repairing the boat and turn back, Ye Cheng will definitely have taken it away.
Ye Cheng got off easy this time; he'll have to be more careful next time.
Just when he thought he was lucky amidst misfortune, unsurprisingly, the accident still happened.
The ship suddenly stopped moving forward and then began to sway from side to side.
Immediately following was an unpleasant creaking sound from below, and the fishing boat came to a stop on the sea.
The third brother looked up at Zhu Liwen and asked in confusion,
"Brother, why did you stop the boat?"
Zhu Liwen's face was gloomy.
"I didn't stop it. There was a problem with the boat, and it stopped moving."
He tried to restart the engine, and it started, but the boat wouldn't move.
Either there's a problem with the transmission, or there's a problem with the propeller at the back.
"Third brother, you guys keep scooping water, I'm going down into the water to take a look."
After saying that, Zhu Liwen walked to the stern of the boat and plunged into the sea.
After regaining his balance, he swam towards the stern of the boat, but before he even reached it, his heart sank.
The propeller got tangled in the fishing net.
Damn it, this is so unlucky. How did I end up with a discarded fishing net here again? Who the hell is so heartless?
He held his breath and swam over, trying to pry the fishing net with his hands, but he couldn't budge it at all; it was completely tangled. The mechanical force was definitely not enough for him to use his current hand strength.
We need to use a knife.
Zhu Liwen poked his head out, while the third brother and the others squatted anxiously at the stern.
"Big brother, is the propeller broken?"
"Damn it, I'm tangled in the fishing net. Give me your knife, I'll try to cut it open."
Upon hearing that they were entangled in fishing nets, the men's expressions changed drastically.
This thing is really troublesome to deal with. I don't even know what kind of fishing net it is. Some can be torn apart with a little tug, but when I encounter those incredibly tough ones, damn it, I can't even cut them with a knife.
The second brother ran to the boat, grabbed all the knives—kitchen knives and scissors—and handed one to his eldest brother. Then, he took the scissors and jumped off the boat himself.
If this isn't resolved, they'll be finished sooner or later.
Zhu Liwen grabbed a fishing net and began to carefully cut it. Since he was underwater, it was inconvenient to exert force, and the net was quite sturdy. It took him almost ten minutes to cut one of the nets.
The second child's situation is also not good; the scissors are even more difficult to use when they encounter hard shavings.
"Big brother, you're wrapping it up too tightly, this won't do," the second brother said anxiously.
Zhu Liwen's eyes were already somewhat vacant, and it seemed that there was little hope of completely untangling the fishing net.
He looked helplessly at the ship.
"Third brother, go check on the cabin."
The third brother ran over quickly, then returned with a grim expression.
"Brother, it's still leaking, we can't stop it."
Zhu Liwen's heart sank. He looked at the boat's waterline, which was already quite deep, indicating that a lot of water had entered.
"Let's give it another shot and see if we can get the fishing net open."
Zhu Liwen submerged his head again.
He grabbed a kitchen knife and started chopping at the propeller. This might have been effective on land or water, but it had little effect underwater.
After nearly half an hour, the two returned empty-handed. The boat had begun to tilt due to excessive water ingress, and at this point, it was beyond human control.
The four brothers each took a swimming ring and floated on the sea, watching helplessly as their fishing boat sank little by little.
That feeling of powerlessness, that feeling of despair, was something the four of them experienced for the first time—no matter how good they were at fighting, it was all for naught.
"Big brother, what are we going to do now?"
"Our boat is gone, how are we going to go out to sea to fish now?"
Zhu Liwen looked dejected. This time they had really suffered a huge setback. They hadn't gotten any fish, and they'd lost their boat. Buying another boat would cost tens of thousands of yuan.
"Big brother, we should have left right after we finished collecting the traps," the second brother muttered.
Zhu Liwen glared at him.
Are you blaming me?
"That's true. We've collected quite a few traps already. If we leave then, we can make a fortune." The second brother was a little unconvinced.
Although the third and fourth brothers did not speak, their eyes revealed their reproach.
Zhu Liwen never expected that even at this point, the brothers would still have a dispute.
"What are you trying to do? Rebel!"
He shouted a stern rebuke, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. Combined with his usual imposing manner, he immediately suppressed the three men, who lowered their heads and remained silent.
"Didn't you realize this was a trap? You even started fighting amongst yourselves like other people."
Upon hearing that it was a trap, the three of them paused for a moment, somewhat confused.
Seeing the three of them looking so foolish, Zhu Liwen gritted his teeth and said,
"Didn't you guys think about why they would put the fish trap in such a rocky area? Also, just as we were about to leave, a fishing net got tangled in the propeller. Is there really such a coincidence in the world?"
Moreover, they knew we were coming to steal, yet they still let us go; what else could this be but a trap?
As Zhu Liwen spoke, his thoughts became clearer and clearer: this was a trap set by Ye Cheng for him.
The three of them listened and thought about it, and realized it was true.
"Yeah, brother, how come they didn't run aground when they set up the fish traps? They must have planned the route in advance."
"I knew it! They knew we were following them and still dared to let us go. Damn it, they were setting us up."
"Brother, let's go back and deal with them. If you're so capable, come at me face to face. What kind of skill is it to resort to underhanded tricks?"
The three brothers figured it out and started cursing Ye Cheng again.
Zhu Liwen glanced at the three brothers, whose intelligence was questionable, and shook his head.
"Let's think about how to get back first."
Few people come to this area to begin with. Now they have no boat, only a swimming ring. If no one comes, they might drown here.
“Swim to the island, don’t stay in the water.” Zhu Liwen pointed to the small island in the distance.
It's a bit far, but it's still better than staying here and waiting to die.
However, it seemed that God was looking out for them. They hadn't been swimming for long when a fishing boat passed by and rescued them.
......
Ye Cheng got up rather late today, since he wasn't planning to go out to sea this early anyway. He needed to leave some time for the Zhu brothers to steal fish.
It was past 8 o'clock when Ye Cheng leisurely went to call Xiao Hu.
"Let's go out to sea and see if we've caught those four big fish."
Xiao Hu couldn't wait any longer and pulled Ye Cheng towards the dock.
When they met Duan Chunsheng, the three of them smiled at each other.
It doesn't matter how many fish we catch today, the main thing is whether we've tricked anyone.
It was 9 o'clock when the three of them finally arrived at the dock. They searched around the dock but couldn't find the Zhu brothers' boat.
But the problem is that none of the four Zhu brothers were seen.
"Brother, are they still not finished?"
"Or were they really scared and didn't go?"
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