Gao Qiangqi was eating when he saw that it was Wu An calling. He quickly put down his chopsticks, took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and then picked up his phone to answer the call.
"Ah An, you're back?"
"It will probably take another two hours to reach the pier."
"This trip lasted four days, that's quite a long time. You must have had a good time and a good experience, right?"
"That's all there is to it, I got liquidated."
"Heh, trying to act tough with me? You're something else. Tell me what you have?"
"I won't go into the usual catches, but I have several meals of tigerfish, golden catfish, lionfish, and stonefish."
"Good heavens, you guys have wiped out the entire drug den."
"Let me finish."
"Alright, alright, go ahead, go ahead." Gao Qiangqi said, taking out a cigarette from the cigarette case. Ah Jin, being very perceptive, lit a lighter and handed it to him.
Gao Qiangqi took a deep breath.
Before he could spit it out, he heard Wu An say, "There is also a large yellow croaker weighing over thirty pounds, more than forty green croakers, and fourteen swordfish."
"Cough cough cough." Gao Qiangqi coughed violently. He was going to exhale the smoke, but he subconsciously took a puff and choked.
Wu An asked, "Brother Qiang, are you alright?"
Gao Qiangqi quickly replied, "It's nothing, it's nothing, I wasn't surprised."
Wu An smiled.
Brother Qiang, I didn't even ask you, why are you confessing? You say you weren't surprised, isn't that just like trying to hide something obvious?
He saw through it but didn't say anything, saying, "Brother Qiang, it's similar to last time. Arrange for someone to come and pick up the goods."
Gao Qiangqi said, "Don't worry, everything will be arranged properly."
Hang up the phone.
Gao Qiangqi called Mr. Li, the general manager of the city's aquatic product market.
"Hey, Mr. Gao."
"Mr. Li, I'd like to ask if there are any auctions in the market?"
"An auction? Of course, there won't be one."
Let's form another one.
“Boss Gao, it’s only been less than a week, you’re working too hard. That won’t do. You know, we can’t do things that kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.”
"That's right, my brother's fishing boat is returning to port soon."
"Oh, really? It's that lucky young man from last time, right? Tsk tsk, that bluefin tuna almost broke the auction record."
"Yes, it's him."
“You’re really good to your brother, but you can’t hold auctions for him every time, Mr. Gao. This time I…”
Holding an auction is certainly a good thing for the seafood market, as it allows them to earn extra money. However, consumers are definitely not happy about it.
To put it simply, an auction is about creating competition so that the catch can fetch a higher price.
It might be one or two times, but if the prices are consistently high, consumers aren't stupid or greedy. Holding auctions continuously will definitely do more harm than good in the long run.
Therefore, the auctions are held at specific times throughout the year, such as before the fishing moratorium, during the fishing season, and around the Spring Festival. Holding an auction casually when there are no holidays or festivals would be criticized.
He already helped last time.
As a result, Gao Qiangqi called again about this matter, and he felt that Gao Qiangqi had gone too far, and his tone was not very good.
"There were over 30 jin of large yellow croaker, dozens of green wrasse, more than a dozen swordfish, lionfish, and tens of tons of ordinary catches. It's hard to say all over the phone."
"Boss Gao, look at you, I haven't finished speaking yet. Actually, what I wanted to say was that this time I will definitely help you make the auction even bigger than the last one!"
"Oh, really?"
"It's definitely too late by tomorrow, the day after tomorrow! I've notified all the surrounding counties and cities."
"Thank you, Mr. Li."
"Haha, you're too kind, you're too kind. I know Boss Gao is giving me a chance to show off. Otherwise, with your connections, you could have easily taken it on." Boss Li laughed heartily and said, "Last time it was in a rush, but this time you must help me introduce your brother. I don't mean anything by it, I just want to make friends."
"If he goes to the auction, of course there's no problem."
...
More than an hour later.
The pier is visible in the distance.
Wu Anzheng was on the phone with Gu Anran. Last time, they talked on the satellite phone for a while, but it was only a few minutes, which was not enough time to talk. After the phone had a signal, he called Gao Qiangqi and his family. Then he went back to the lounge and sat in a corner to have a long phone conversation with Gu Anran.
What do you want to talk about?
We didn't really have anything serious to talk about.
We just chatted about random things, doing whatever was inappropriate and unserious.
Just as they were having a lively conversation, Aqing called out from outside, "Brother, come out and see!"
Wu An frowned: "Can't I just not go out to see?"
"no."
"Oh, wait a minute."
After hanging up the phone with Gu Anran, Wu An tidied up before leaving the lounge and going to the deck, where he saw that Boss Chen's two fishing boats were also returning to port.
Damn it.
What a small world!
Aqing pointed at the two fishing boats that were getting closer and closer and shouted anxiously, "Brother, look, look! Ma Weiqun and the others didn't go back to the village dock, but came to the town dock. They must be coming for us."
"Moreover, their boat is very fast. Old Fu said it would overtake us and stop first, so we have to wait."
The town's dock is only so big; when two trawlers come to dock, there's simply no extra space for another trawler to dock.
"Cutting in line?"
"yes."
"Old Fu asked if there's any way to stop them from cutting in line?"
"There's nothing we can do. We're too heavy with our load, so our boats can't go fast. Boss Chen's two boats are much faster than ours."
"Okay, got it."
"Brother, and then what?"
"And then what? Old Fu said there was nothing he could do, what could I possibly do?"
After saying this in an annoyed tone, Wu An turned around and went back to the lounge, deciding to avoid seeing him and getting annoyed.
Do you think he really has no way to solve this?
Not really.
Yes, there are.
That means finding Tiger.
But distant water can't quench immediate thirst. Instead of fighting back, it's better to calmly think about how to retaliate next time.
He wasn't in a hurry.
If Ma Weiqun is deliberately dawdling, Gao Qiangqi will naturally teach him a lesson.
This is not a neighboring town.
This is Fuyuan Town, not a place where Ma Weiqun can run wild.
When Boss Chen's two trawlers docked, Boss Chen and his men went to meet them. Boss Chen was the first to board, and asked cheerfully, "How was the catch?"
Lin Bin was also there, his expression somewhat complicated: "The harvest... was so-so..."
Boss Chen: "Huh?"
"Then why are you back so early?"
"Let me see."
Lin Bin pulled Chen Laoda back: "Let the others get off the boat first."
Boss Chen: "I brought them here to work."
Lin Bin: "We don't need so many people!"
Chen Laoda frowned, but still told the others to get off the boat and wait. Then, led by Lin Bin and Ma Weiqun, he entered the cold storage.
The cold storage was large, but it appeared empty.
Old Chen looked around and stared wide-eyed: "What...what have you been doing at sea for the past four days?"
"What about the catch?"
Where is my catch?
Lin Bin pulled Chen Laoda further inside, lifted a tarpaulin, and said, "It's here."
Old Chen looked down and gasped sharply, "Hai...hai...hai..."
Ma Weiqun sneered: "Look how excited you are, it's just a dolphin."
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