At this moment, aboard the Citi team's boat, Arthurson angrily kicked a stool. "Shit, this damn great white shark, wasting our energy and time."
"Captain, don't be angry. Look, John just caught a decent one. Don't worry, we have a fish finder. This championship is ours."
"Alas, I hope so. This damn gLocom, their satellite phones are truly terrible. Next time we'll buy from China, damn it." Arthurson slammed the crackling satellite phone, which could no longer make or receive calls, onto the table. Now he couldn't receive any information from headquarters, and he became agitated.
"Alright, let's keep searching for fishing spots. Only three days left. We have to push through the night. If we win the championship, I'll take you to the Japanese service centers."
"Really? Captain, you said it! Oh, I miss my Yumiko..."
*Slap~*
"Captain, why did you hit me!"
"Go fish quickly. If we win, don't just mention Yumiko. I'll add Eiko and Keiko for each of you, two each, no, three each is fine."
"Oh yeah~ My little Japan, here I come~"
As the three walked out with excited expressions, Arthurson's worries resurfaced. The gap between them and the Chinese team was still huge. Even though they had evaded inspections and brought a fish finder, they might not win.
While Arthurson was worrying, the Japanese team on the other side was grinning like chrysanthemums, as they had just caught another one weighing over 470 pounds. Ito, the leader, looked at the seven fish in the ice hold. Although excited and happy, he was not blinded by this achievement. He knew for sure that the Citi team's results were definitely more than this.
Ito walked to a surveillance blind spot and pressed the buttons on his electronic watch in sequence. The screen, which originally only displayed time and date, suddenly changed. Upon closer inspection, it was a miniature version of a fish finder. It was truly amazing that such equipment had been researched to this extent. Japan's scientific research was indeed commendable.
"Kazutoshi-kun, there aren't many fish here. Let's change fishing spots."
"Hai!"
The same scene was occurring in many countries. It seemed that honest countries like China were rare. Even our Hong Kong and Macau team had brought high-tech equipment.
Look at Zhang Cong, a member of the Hong Kong and Macau team, who had just caught a yellowfin tuna exceeding the line. His expression was as proud as if he had won the championship.
However, Zhang Yuan, as one of the members, was not very excited. What was there to be happy about with only five fish in the ice hold that barely exceeded the line? At this moment, he couldn't help but think of Li Haochen. "I wonder what surprise this guy will bring us this time?"
"Zhang Yuan, what are you spacing out for? Hurry up and put the fish in the ice hold."
Zhang Cong's tone lacked much respect, as if he were ordering an employee. That's right, although Zhang Yuan was invited to join their team to represent Hong Kong and Macau, he was isolated by the three Hong Kong and Macau team members. They only let him drive the boat and help handle the caught fish.
Although he felt unhappy, it didn't matter. He had already received the money. It wasn't that he didn't want to contribute, but they wouldn't let him show his skills, so it was unavoidable. He took this money with a clear conscience. As for the results, let them fantasize.
"Oh, oh, coming, coming, hehe!"
"Really, no awareness. I don't know why they invited you back."
Another team member, Sun Hai, looked at Zhang Yuan with displeasure, showing no regard for their relationship. Zhang Yuan paused and looked at Sun Hai emotionlessly.
"Alright, alright, Sun Hai, why are you talking so much nonsense? Go fish quickly. Zhang Cong has one more than you. Don't you want the prize money?" It was the captain of the Hong Kong and Macau team, Qian Cheng, who spoke. Seeing Zhang Yuan's expression wasn't good, he quickly intervened to get him to leave.
"Yeah, we can't let this guy be smug."
Seeing Sun Hai leave, Qian Cheng put on a smile and said, "Old Zhang, don't take it to heart with these two brats. They don't mean anything by it."
Before Zhang Yuan could reply, Qian Cheng continued to instruct, "This spot is average. Prepare to change fishing spots."
Zhang Yuan didn't look at him, calmly walked into the cabin, sat in the driver's seat, and pretended to rest.
Qian Cheng was somewhat displeased with Zhang Yuan's change, but he still had to drive the boat, so he didn't fall out with him.
After a while, hearing Qian Cheng's instructions to change fishing spots, Zhang Yuan started the boat and soon accelerated. While he was driving, Sun Hai and Zhang Cong in the room below were a bit displeased. "I say, Brother Cheng, is the management out of their minds? Why give an outsider two million, and us only five hundred thousand."
"Exactly. I'm unhappy seeing him. Why do we only get this much money? Do they think we're not as good as him? Damn..."
Actually, Qian Cheng was also very unhappy with the management's arrangement. He, the number one fishing master in Hong Kong, only got 800,000 Hong Kong dollars? Despite his displeasure, who would refuse money? 800,000 was not a small amount. He only earned three to four hundred thousand a year from fishing, and this money could save him two years of hard work.
"Alright, get some rest and recover your energy. Everyone needs to work hard at the next fishing spot. If we can get into the top eight, we'll get another 200,000 in prize money. We can't miss it."
Zhang Yuan, concentrating on driving, looked at the fish finder left by Qian Cheng, which looked like a sports bracelet, and couldn't help but sigh at the good foreign resources. However, no matter how good the resources were, they had nothing to do with him. He was driving his own boat.
"Two million for driving a boat for five days. I'm probably the most expensive ship captain in the world, hehe!"
Soon, the last trace of the sun was finally defeated by the night. Zhang Yuan also stopped the boat. According to the fish finder's display, there were many large fish at the bottom. He didn't tamper with anything; he still had professional ethics.
At this moment, Qian Cheng and the other two came up. Zhang Cong and Sun Hai, as usual, ignored Zhang Yuan and busied themselves with organizing their fishing gear. Qian Cheng immediately went to check the fish finder, fearing that Zhang Yuan might have tampered with it or stopped the boat randomly.
"Hey Zhang Yuan, we're hungry. Go cook." Sun Hai commanded Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan didn't even look at them, but he did walk down to the kitchen because he was also hungry. No matter how unhappy he was, he couldn't go hungry. As for their portions? Forget it, hehe!
About half an hour later, Zhang Yuan burped, cleaned his teeth, tidied up the bowls and chopsticks, and went upstairs.
Seeing Zhang Yuan come up, the three of them thought he had finished cooking and didn't call him. The three of them walked downstairs, chatting and laughing, but...
"Zhang Yuan, where's the food?"
Sun Hai rushed up, grabbed Zhang Yuan's collar with one hand, and shouted angrily.
Zhang Cong and Qian Cheng, who arrived shortly after, also stared at Zhang Yuan with displeasure, not making any move to stop Sun Hai. But they never expected that Zhang Yuan would deftly swat Sun Hai's hand away with a horizontal pull of his right hand. Then, with a forceful push from both hands, Sun Hai was sent flying backward, crashing into the cabin.
"Cook your ass! Who the hell are you to question me? And you two cowards, if you dare to piss me off again, believe it or not, I'll make sure you stay in this sea forever!"