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the next morning.

The diesel engine at the fishing ground was churning. Pete stood at the back of the boat, ready to cast the nets. Shen Fei glanced back, then ran to the bow; he had no desire to work.

This was the first time he had actually gone out to sea since he had 1200 million Canadian dollars.

In the previous times, I either went to the lake to look for some treasure chest or drove to the town. I never experienced what it was like to live as a fish farm owner.

The weather is nice today. The sea breeze feels slightly damp and salty on my face, but it's not cold.

Shen Fei spread his arms and shouted loudly at the boundless sea, venting his joy.

"O ocean, you are all water! O horse, you have four legs!"

At the stern, Pete heard the boss shouting in Chinese. He scratched his head, unable to understand what the boss was saying. He thought that this young new boss, although very generous with money, was behaving a bit strangely.

Pete then loudly reminded him:

"Boss, it's windy at the bow, be careful not to fall overboard!"

Shen Fei turned around and gave him an "OK" sign, then continued to enjoy himself.

Pete shook his head, ignoring him, and began to focus on his "secret weapon" for the day: a row of new shrimp traps.

These cages are square, made of metal frames and nylon mesh, with several funnel-shaped openings on the sides, just like the cages used by the locals.

As Pete stuffed bags filled with bait into the cage, he shouted triumphantly:

"Boss, do you know why our Newfoundland lobsters are so famous?"

Shen Fei was very curious, so he walked back and said:

Why?

Pete explained:

"Because the water here is very cold, the lobsters grow slowly, and the meat is especially delicious! Moreover, the law stipulates that only this kind of cage can be used to catch them. Before each cage is set, the fishery administration personnel will check the size to ensure that the crayfish and the female crayfish that are giving birth can be released back."

When Pitt said these things, there was a kind of pride on his face that all locals have.

He picked up a bag of bait containing chopped herring and cod heads; the fishy smell made Shen Fei frown.

"Will this work?"

"Of course! These big sea creatures love this smell! We put the cages next to the crevices in the rocks on the seabed, and that's their favorite spot. Whenever a lobster passes by, it smells the aroma and squeezes in through this opening. The opening is funnel-shaped, so it's easy for them to get in, but hard for them to get out."

Pete explained it very clearly, like a seasoned expert.

After he finished speaking, he slid the first cage down the side of the boat into the sea. The heavy iron cage, along with the rope, sank quickly, leaving only a string of bubbles and a colorful buoy on the surface of the water.

Then came the second, and the third.

In one morning, the two of them set more than twenty shrimp traps in the waters of the Dasheng Fishing Ground.

After finishing his work, Pete wiped the sweat from his brow, took two bottles of ice-cold beer from the cabin, and tossed one to Shen Fei.

"Boss, now we just need to wait."

The two sat on the deck, drinking beer and chatting casually.

Time passed quickly, and in the afternoon, Pete looked at the sky and stood up.

"Come on, boss, let's see if we're lucky today!"

The fishing boat slowly moved to the first buoy, and Pete hooked a rope with a hook and then attached it to the boat's electric winch.

As soon as the motor started, the rope was pulled up one loop after another, and after a while, the first shrimp trap was pulled out of the water.

Shen Fei eagerly went over to take a look, but there was nothing in the cage, which disappointed him.

It was empty inside, except for a few tiny starfish and a tiny crab waving its pincers.

Pete was very angry and cursed:

"What bad luck! How could this happen?"

He looked a little unwell.

He quickly opened the cage, dumped everything inside back into the sea, and then sailed to the next location.

The second cage was still empty.

The third, the fourth... more than a dozen cages were pulled in a row, and the results were all the same.

The best cage I caught only had one lobster that was just the right size, and I was left all alone in the corner of the cage.

Pete's expression grew increasingly grim; he went from being very confident at the beginning to falling silent.

The atmosphere on the ship changed from cheerful to somewhat oppressive.

Shen Fei couldn't help but ask:

"Pete, what's going on? Didn't you say there were lots of lobsters here?"

Pete sighed, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said unhappily:

"Boss, I think since the old boss left, this sea area has really been neglected and abandoned. It wasn't like this before. Back then, every time we came out, these cages would be half full..."

Seeing Pete's disappointed look, Shen Fei didn't say anything more.

He knew it wasn't Pete's fault.

The fishing grounds have been abandoned for so long without anyone taking care of them, so fishermen from the surrounding area will definitely come here to fish.

If you catch too many, then there's definitely nothing left.

"There are only a few cages left. Let's pull them up and go back."

Shen Fei patted him on the shoulder.

Pete nodded, set sail, and prepared to retrieve the last batch of cages.

While Pete was focused on steering the boat, Shen Fei secretly walked to the side of the boat and put his hand into the cold seawater.

He felt connected to the sea.

The power of "Heart of the Ocean" was activated; his thoughts were like an invisible net, entering the sea and going deeper and deeper.

He can "see" what the seabed looks like, feel the seawater flowing, and hear the faint sounds made by fish, shrimp, and crabs.

He focused all his attention on finding lobsters and crabs.

Soon, in a rocky area not far away, he "saw" something hiding in the crevices of the rocks.

There were several large snow crabs and several large lobsters slowly crawling around.

They are few in number, but they are all quite large.

Shen Fei thought for a moment, and then sent out an idea.

The idea wasn't to force them, but rather to lure them, telling them that there were better foods and safer places nearby.

At first, the cautious crustaceans ignored him.

However, Shen Fei kept sending friendly signals and even used the "Heart of the Ocean" to mimic the taste of their favorite bait. Finally, one snow crab couldn't resist and crawled out from the crack in the rock, heading towards the direction Shen Fei pointed out, which was the location of the last shrimp trap.

Once there's a first, there's bound to be a second.

Soon, the few scattered, movable sea creatures in this area seemed to have been summoned by something and began a small relocation.

After doing all this, Shen Fei pretended that nothing had happened and withdrew his hand.

At that moment, Pete shouted:

"Boss, we've arrived!"

Then he began to skillfully use the winch.

When the last shrimp trap was slowly pulled out of the water, Pete didn't pay much attention at first, but after taking a look, his eyes suddenly widened, and the cigarette he was holding fell into the sea.

He shouted:

"Oh my god! Fuck! This... how is this possible?!"

Inside the large cage, there were many big creatures waving their pliers!

The snow crabs were huge, almost filling the cage, and their red shells shimmered in the sun.

Among the snow crabs, you can also see several equally large, dark blue lobsters, their antennae constantly moving, looking very energetic.

The harvest from this cage is dozens of times greater than all the previous cages combined!

Shen Fei feigned surprise and exclaimed "Wow!" as he leaned closer and said:

"Pete, your secret weapon finally worked!"

Pete wasn't happy at all. He stared intently at the cage, his expression shifting from surprise to delight, and finally to anger.

"Bullshit! This is definitely not luck!"

Pete slammed his fist on the gunwale, his eyes red. "That's more like it! This is how our sea should be!"

Shen Fei was taken aback by his sudden outburst of anger, so he asked:

"Pete, what's wrong...?"

Pete pointed to the lively seafood in the cages, his voice trembling, and said:

"Boss, do you know why we couldn't catch anything before? Do you know why there are no fish left here?"

Why?

"Because of 'Ocean Crusher'! That's Thompson, that bastard!"

Pete gritted his teeth and said, "There's another fishing company in town called Thompson Seafood. Their boss is a bloodsucker! He bribes people to use a kind of illegal 'undersea trawl' when and where fishing is prohibited! Once that net is pulled in, it flattens out not only lobsters and crabs, but even the rocks and seaweed on the seabed! Nothing is left where it's gone! They take everything; they sell the big ones and just throw the small ones away as garbage!"

Pete became more and more excited as he spoke, pacing back and forth on the deck.

"Everyone in town knows him, but nobody dares to mess with him. He's rich, he has lawyers, and he's connected to some people in the fisheries administration! We small fishermen can only watch as he turns the whole sea into a desert! When the old boss was around, Thompson didn't dare to go too far, but once the old boss left, he's afraid of nothing!"

Shen Fei finally understood.

He finally understood why a fish farm worth tens of millions of dollars was in such a dilapidated state, and why his great-grandfather kept saying in his notes that we should "be kinder to the ocean."

The problem wasn't a lack of business acumen, but rather sabotage by outsiders.

Looking at the miraculous harvest in front of him, and then thinking about the dozen or so empty cages before, he could understand the despair and anger in Pete's words.

Chen thought to himself, if he didn't get rid of Thompson, that bad guy, Dasheng Fish Farm would never recover.

Even if you have the "Heart of the Ocean" to cheat, you can't always do it yourself.

To improve the fishing grounds, the problem must be addressed at its root.

Shen Fei's gaze slowly turned cold.

He looked out at the sea, where it seemed as if a greedy beast lurked.

He knew that his first real opponent in Canada had appeared.