Rebirth 77: From Beachcombing to Becoming a Tycoon and Spoiling My Wife

Yang Bai ran over, and a crew member appeared below the ship, pulling a girl who had already fainted.

Seeing this, Yang Bai quickly called for people to come and pull the girl up.

The crew members knew first aid and quickly went aboard to perform artificial respiration.

But she still didn't wake up.

The crew member sighed, "To die so young, that man was a real bastard!"

Yang Bai sensed something was wrong.

"Move aside, there's still hope. I'll handle this."

Upon hearing this, the crew members quickly moved aside.

Yang Bai knelt on the ground, his hand on her neck. Her pulse was very weak; the crew members probably hadn't noticed because they were nervous.

If no water comes out after pressing, it's very likely that there's a foreign object stuck deep in the throat. They thought they had cleared it, but they hadn't actually removed it completely.

Yang Bai used even more force to perform CPR. After two rounds, Yang Bai turned on his flashlight to check the patient's mouth.

Sure enough, a dark, indistinct thing emerged.

"Quick, go get some gauze!"

The crew member immediately took out gauze from the medical kit, and Yang Bai removed the thing blocking his throat; it was a clump of seaweed.

He threw away the seaweed and continued performing artificial respiration.

After a little over half a minute, the girl gradually woke up and, still half asleep, saw the handsome man in front of her and asked in confusion.

"Where am I?"

Yang Bai saw that she had woken up and said.

"Hurry, help her to the rest room to rest."

"Yes, Captain."

Two crew members carried the girl to the lounge.

Yang Bai asked Sun Xiaowu again.

"You said there were seven people in total, how come there's one extra? Is there anyone else inside?"

Sun Xiaowu was so frightened that he trembled all over. He tried hard to think and said...

"I remember now, this guy wanted to hitch a ride on our boat to fish for big yellow croaker. He said he'd pay us however many he caught. You know, this kind of deal is basically speculation and profiteering, I..."

"Alright, I'm just asking if anyone else is here. Does this kind of petty speculation and profiteering matter have anything to do with human lives?"

Yang Bai was truly speechless. Luckily, a crew member noticed, otherwise another person would have died.

Sun Xiaowu quickly shook his head, "No, no, absolutely not!"

"That's enough," Yang Bai shouted to the crew, "Search one more time, and if no one's there, we're leaving!"

Everyone continued searching the area, and after confirming that no one was there, they called out names and returned to base.

Fishing port.

Hou Sanli raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was already past midnight. Why hadn't Yang Bai returned yet?

Logically speaking, Yang Bai and his group should have reached the shore by now.

"I hope nothing bad has happened."

He felt a vague sense of unease.

Yang Bai is not the kind of person who delays or procrastinates; he won't fake his death again.

Hou Sanli shook his head, deciding not to let his mind wander.

He sat on the wooden bench, looking at the dark sea.

When he looked up again, a beam of light shone from a distance, and he quickly got up.

Only when the outline of the ship became clearer did he realize that Yang Bai had returned.

After the 100-ton ship docked, Yang Bai disembarked.

Hou Sanli quickly went up and patted him on the shoulder.

"Yang Bai, it's already 12:30, and you're only just getting back. I thought something had happened to you."

Yang Bai frowned, his voice deep.

"Indeed, something bad has happened, and it's quite serious."

Hou Sanli quickly checked the boats and found them intact; not a single boat had been lost.

"Didn't we catch 10,000 catties of fish today? It's okay, even if we didn't catch a single one today, we'll still get the reward we're entitled to. I thought it was a big deal."

Yang Bai sighed, "We did manage to bring back ten thousand catties of fish."

"Then why did you say there was trouble? Tuna solved it perfectly."

Hou Sanli spread his hands, somewhat puzzled as to why he would say such a nonsensical thing.

Yang Bai turned around and looked at the hundred-ton ship in front of him.

"Someone has died. Go and notify Special Commissioner Zhang Dezhu immediately."

"What?!" Hou Sanli's heart skipped a beat. How could someone have died again? Did they encounter robbers on this trip, or was someone on the ship doing something reckless?

Yang Bai then recounted the whole story.

"That's how it is. We don't dare to move the body now. We can only wait for Special Commissioner Zhang Dezhu to arrive. We'll probably have to stay up all night tonight."

"This is insane," Hou Sanli sighed. "You've worked hard, Yang Bai. We can settle the bill tomorrow after we finish counting the goods."

"Okay." Yang Bai returned to the boat and took a nap.

An hour later, he was woken up by Ma Yongkang.

"Captain Yang, Special Envoy Zhang has arrived."

Yang Bai immediately got up, disembarked, and saw Zhang Dezhu leading a group of militiamen.

"Special Commissioner Zhang, the criminals are in the ship's storage room. Second Officer Ma, lead the way."

Zhang Dezhu walked alongside him, saying, "I never thought you'd run into something like this."

He was in charge of the commune and the dock, and we only met a few times a year.

Yang Bai encountered this incident directly at sea. Should we say he was unlucky, or extremely unlucky?

"I really don't want to run into this. How long will this take?"

Yang Bai asked, explaining that he needed to get up tomorrow to sign off on the delivery and didn't have time to delay.

"Just go to the commune to give a statement, and you can sleep there. We'll have someone bring a tractor to deliver it to you tomorrow."

Zhang Dezhu waved his hand.

Fishing for tuna in Yangbai is a crucial matter for the region and cannot be delayed in the slightest.

Besides, he himself is not a suspect, so all that's needed is to give a statement and go through the formalities.

"OK."

Yang Bai nodded.

Zhang Dezhu had someone send Yang Bai back to give a statement first.

He led his team to continue the investigation.

All the injured were sent to the hospital for treatment, while the deceased were taken to the funeral home first.

In cases not caused by an accident, a forensic examination by the county public security bureau is required to determine the true cause of death.

After giving his statement at the commune, Yang Bai found a dormitory to sleep in for the night.

The next day, a soldier with dark circles under his eyes came and woke Yang Bai up.

Yang Bai told Xingxing, "It's eight o'clock."

Yang Bai slowly opened his eyes. He hadn't gone to sleep until 2 a.m. yesterday because he had been traveling and giving his statement.

He got up and yawned, noticing the dark circles under the eyes of the militiamen in front of him.

"Comrade, you worked hard last night."

He sat on the bed, nodding and complaining.

"That's right, we've been waiting all day. That captain really deserves to die. Even if he wanted to kill someone, he had to take everyone on the ship with him."

"The family members are very emotional, just like when you were misunderstood last time."

He was referring to Liu Caixia's slander against Yang Bai, which led to the deaths of eleven people.

Yang Bai smiled. "You were here last time too."

The militiamen took off their belts and hats and lay down on the bed.

"Yes, I've been doing this for three years. Comrade Yang, someone will pick you up and take you to the fishing port when you get to the tractor parking spot. Go on your way."

Yang Bai took a deep breath and got up. He had been to the commune many times and knew the way well. He found the tractor, got on, and headed to the port.

By this time, the tuna had been ordered almost completely.

Ren Haiping was also present at the scene.

Yang Bai saw him and immediately shook his hand.

"Director Ren, the tuna mission has been successfully completed."

Ren Haiping nodded in satisfaction.

"By the way, you worked so hard last night, rescuing so many people and taking statements, and now you've made a special trip over here. How are the accommodations at the commune?"

Yang Bai, recalling the bed that was as hard as the floor, laughed and said, "It's fine, everything's fine."

Ren Haiping pursed his lips, suppressing a smile. How could he not know about the environment of the commune?

He probably slept so much his back almost collapsed, because he had slept in many places during his time as a militiaman.

"That's good. Comrade Yang Bai, there's something I need to tell you. The girl you saved is quite interesting."