Chapter 361: Too Tall, Unstable Center of Gravity

Section Chief Jiang was very polite,

"Thank you, Xiao Ye, this opportunity is too rare; without you, we would hardly obtain firsthand research data."

"Ah, I'm also doing this for the country, it's only right, it's only right." Ye Cheng said while glancing at the two beauties beside him.

I'm not just doing this for the country; I'm also doing it for myself.

The two were exchanging pleasantries when an annoyed voice suddenly came from behind,

"Chief, we should be boarding the boat now; he's just a fisherman who doesn't understand this, why are you talking to him so much?"

Ye Cheng looked up, wanting to see which idiot was looking for a beating.

Yo

He's still a handsome guy.

The speaker wore the same clothes as Yang Liu; at a glance you could tell he was also from the research institute.

He's about 1.8 meters tall, with a handsome face, but his gaze toward Ye Cheng was full of hostility.

"Du Chao, Ye Cheng is my classmate, watch your tone." Yang Liu frowned slightly.

Du Chao's mouth curled slightly,

"Fine, I'm just reminding you; after all, it's getting late."

Indeed, we've wasted some time here; the group followed Ye Cheng onto the Coast Guard's boat.

As he passed Ye Cheng, Du Chao glanced at him contemptuously and said quietly,

"You're a classmate, right? A beauty like Yang Liu isn't something you can dream of; you need to know your place."

Yo yo yo

And now there's a love rival.

Interesting.

"Who didn't zip up their pants and let you out?" Ye Cheng looked at him contemptuously.

Hearing Ye Cheng's vulgar words, Du Chao's face changed dramatically, a look of disgust.

"How can you be so rude?"

"Rude?" Ye Cheng smiled slightly, then suddenly pointed behind Du Chao and shouted,

"Hey, look, there's a beauty over there."

Upon hearing there was a beauty, Du Chao instinctively turned around.

There was nothing behind him.

Damn, I've been tricked.

He hadn't even turned around yet when he felt someone push him from behind.

"Whoa, ouch." Du Chao was already standing at the boat's edge; Ye Cheng's push made him lose balance and fall into the sea.

"Hey, hurry, someone fell into the sea!" Ye Cheng shouted from above, but didn't go down to rescue.

Several people who had already boarded hurried over to help pull Du Chao up together.

Yang Liu looked curiously at Ye Cheng,

"How did he fall into the water?"

Ye Cheng hadn't answered yet when Xiao Rou interjected from the side,

"No need to ask; it's definitely Ye Cheng who did it."

Ye Cheng spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders,

"It's not my fault; I just said there was a beauty, then he turned to look—maybe it's because he's too tall and his balance is off."

"Tch! Sis, don't believe his nonsense." Xiao Rou looked at Ye Cheng with utter disbelief.

Yang Liu gave Ye Cheng a glance, then said somewhat speechlessly,

"You're already an adult, yet still so childish."

Ye Cheng pressed his lips, thinking, 'Am I the childish one?'

Tch!

Du Chao was rescued, soaking wet; Section Chief Jiang glanced at him impatiently,

"Xiao Du, you should head back first; it's too cold out at sea, don't catch a chill."

Du Chao glared hatefully at Ye Cheng; going out to sea is now impossible, so he can only go back for now.

Watching Du Chao's retreating back, Ye Cheng happily whistled.

I'm a rascal; you're playing with me and you're still tender.

The group boarded the Coast Guard boat and headed back to the incident sea area; along the way, Yang Liu and Xiao Rou listened to Ye Cheng recount last night's story.

The thrilling ups and downs that Ye Cheng described left the two girls stunned.

"What? You drove the boat and crashed into it? Really?" Xiao Rou looked at Ye Cheng in disbelief.

She knew Ye Cheng didn't always follow the rules, but she never imagined he'd dare do something like that.

"How could it be fake? You don't know—at that moment they were about to flee; if they fled, it would've been over, so I..."

Ye Cheng was in the middle of bragging when a hand suddenly stroked his forehead; he turned his head to see Yang Liu looking at him with concern.

"Did you hit here?" Yang Liu asked softly.

That soft greeting completely deflated Ye Cheng's bragging momentum,

"Ah, it's actually not that serious; just a slight bump."

"Ye Cheng, you're really brave!" Compared to Yang Liu's concern, Xiao Rou looked at him with extraordinary admiration.

Damn, it seems ancient men marrying two wives wasn't without its benefits.

The journey there was quick; upon arrival, Section Chief Jiang led Yang Liu and the others to jump onto Ye Cheng's boat.

Xiao Hu gave Ye Cheng a half-smile, then glanced at the two beauties, and gave Ye Cheng a thumbs-up.

Ye Cheng slightly opened his mouth, silently cursing "Get lost" back.

Four cannonballs were hauled up, and they saw the real cannonballs laid before their eyes.

Director Jiang's eyes lit up; Yang Liu wasn't much better, squatting down to observe closely, the notebook in his hand rustling as he wrote, not knowing what he was recording.

Although Xiao Rou didn't know much professional knowledge, she also followed Yang Liu with interest, asking this and that; Yang Liu didn't mind her, giving her a little explanation, and even pointing things out for her to see when idle.

"Brother, bored?" Xiao Hu approached with a smug grin.

Ye Cheng gave him a white eye,

"Anyway, I'm not as bored as you."

"Tsk tsk, brother, didn't expect you to be so flirtatious, calling two over—you're not afraid they'll start fighting?"

"Bullshit! Was it me who wanted to call two over? You think I wanted that?"

Ye Cheng looked helpless.

Forget it, they have their own affairs; I'll just tend to my own.

"How's the sunken ship supposed to be handled here?" Ye Cheng pointed to the spot where Da Liu and the others sank the ship.

The sunken ship needs to be dealt with; otherwise, it's easy for later ships to collide with it.

"They said they'd call people over to tow the ship up," Xiao Hu said.

"Fine, then it's none of our business; after they deal with the cannonballs, we'll go home to sleep. Damn it, I've never pulled an all-nighter gaming, but I'm pulling an all-nighter on this."

Director Jiang had already been discussing with Deputy Bureau Chief Xiao how to handle these cannonballs.

According to Director Jiang, the best solution is to return them to their original position, because a cannonball is an important part of a coral ecosystem.

If you move it, although it can survive, the original ecology suffers greatly.

Hearing Director Jiang say that, Chief Xiao could only come find Ye Cheng, as only he knew where these cannonballs originally were.

"Okay, no problem, I can take you there." Ye Cheng readily agreed; he still roughly remembered the spot where they stole the cannonballs.

Since it's settled, Chief Xiao had two coast guard ships follow them, kept one coast guard ship, and still had to wait for the tugboat.

Two coast guard ships, plus Ye Cheng's rickety fishing boat, headed back.

It took just over ten minutes to reach the original cannonball location.

"Chief Xiao, Director Jiang, it's right here." Ye Cheng pointed to the spot under his feet.