Chapter 451: Selling Misery

After Hu Zi came over, he circled the fishing boat twice.

Wu An told A Qing to take out the ice, spread a plastic sheet on the deck, and cut it to a suitable size.

"Hu Zi, ice."

Wu An shouted, tossed the ice he was holding toward Hu Zi, and Hu Zi leapt up and swallowed the ice in one bite.

The ice wasn't large.

Hu Zi's mouth wasn't small.

After eating it, he smacked his lips, as if savoring it.

A Qing said, "Brother, this little ice doesn't seem enough to fill Hu Zi's teeth gaps."

Wu An replied, "Hmm, I didn't plan to stuff Hu Zi full."

"We'll just consider it a snack for him."

Mei Wu raised a piece of ice and threw it to Hu Zi, but Hu Zi didn't even pay it any mind.

A Qing laughed heartily.

He also threw one over.

Hu Zi tilted his head and refused.

He stopped giggling.

Wu An giggled.

Mei Wu giggled.

The two tried twice more, but Hu Zi still wouldn't eat the ice they tossed.

He only ate the ice Wu An threw.

Wu An watched Hu Zi eat joyfully and said, "Hu Zi, don't eat alone."

"Otherwise, when we get back later, you'll probably get dealt with."

"Go call all your clan members."

"I've prepared a ton of ice this time; it's definitely enough for you all."

Last time the Orca Pod led them to a fish school and made a good amount of money.

In comparison, the ice they made was nothing at all.

But Wu An couldn't think of a proper way to thank Hu Zi's family; besides feeding them ice and such, he didn't seem able to help the Orcas with anything.

Hu Zi called twice and went back to find the clan.

Not long after.

The Orca Pod came over.

Wu An alone couldn't feed them; Mei Wu and A Qing's eyes turned red with envy.

Wu An called A Qing and the others to help.

A Qing tried throwing one, and a killer whale ate it.

Except Hu Zi.

The other killer whales didn't recognize anyone.

Lao Fu Tou watched them feed the killer whales and eventually couldn't help but join.

They fed for almost half an hour; the killer whales gradually dispersed, leaving only Hu Zi.

Wu An still wanted to feed.

Hu Zi quickly shook his head.

"Full enough?"

"Alright, Hu Zi, I still need to trouble you for a favor."

"Yesterday you didn't catch a sea turtle; that turtle eventually escaped."

"Can you help me catch it again?"

"I'm heading south today."

Hu Zi called twice.

What can it do?

Its hands are short, its mouth is short.

Hu Zi left quickly.

A Qing said, "Brother, aren't the killer whales taking us to find a fish school?"

Wu An shook his head; his Luck Value wasn't high today, only 209 points, and said, "Hu Zi has more important matters to attend to."

"Lao Fu, set sail."

After sailing for over half an hour, the journey remained dull, occasionally encountering some working fishing boats.

But they just passed by, with no real interaction.

There was no catch on board, nothing to clean up, and after the sun rose, the temperature rose quickly.

"A Qing, stop wasting effort, come to the cabin quickly; I'll turn on the air conditioning."

Wu An called out.

Heading south, he had no particular destination, and gave the fishing boat an extra ten Luck Value.

He constantly monitored the Luck Value drop; a rapid decline indicated they had entered a resource-rich sea area.

Of course, this wasn't 100% accurate.

If they happened to encounter Orca-like marine protected animals, the Luck Value would also drop quickly.

After nearly two hours, they had basically exceeded the operational range of such small fishing vessels.

The fishing boats we occasionally encounter are basically about twenty‑meter Trawling vessels or large fishing boats.

A Qing didn't want to rest at first, but after lying in the boat's canopy he soon started snoring like thunder.

Wu An and Mei Wu were chatting, and both had to raise their voice volume.

The two didn't talk about anything else; they only talked about Chen Shui causing this matter.

During the days he didn't go out to sea, Mei Wu wasn't idle; he loudly spread the fact that he couldn't get by in the factory and was being targeted.

Some felt sorry for him, some made sarcastic idle remarks, and others gave him advice to go ask Chen Shui for help.

After all, it's a Village; when people from his own Village are targeted by the factory's leaders, Chen Shui as Manager can certainly speak up.

Mei Wu is quite persuasive.

He specially set a table at home and invited Chen Shui over for drinks.

He originally thought it would take a lot of talking, but Chen Shui didn't waste any words and agreed at once.

He really is shameless.

Anyone with any sense of dignity wouldn't agree that quickly.

After all, if others don't know, how could he himself not know why Mei Wu is being targeted by the leaders?

After Chen Shui agreed, Mei Wu quickly arranged a table of wine and dishes.

Mei Wu, who is quite respected in the Village, invited several people who can speak up in the Village to keep him company.

In front of everyone, Mei Wu poured out his grievances.

Everyone also spoke up for him, urging Chen Shui to definitely help.

What could Chen Shui do?

Since he's already here drinking, he must outwardly agree.

He says "okay, okay, okay" with his mouth, but inwardly sneers and finds Mei Wu ridiculous.

Ask him for help?

That's like inviting a deity and getting a ghost.

After eating and drinking, Mei Wu immediately spread the news, saying Chen Shui helped.

And after Chen Shui left his house, he went straight to Chen Lao Da.

What did he go to do?

Seeking credit.

Chen Shui drank a lot of wine, felt a bit tipsy, so he didn't notice a tail following him the whole time.

Wu An was unsurprised and said, "It looks like Chen Lao Da is targeting you."

Mei Wu nodded.

Wu An patted his shoulder and said, "I guess you were implicated by me."

Mei Wu hummed, "Don't say that, about being implicated or not."

"If it weren't for you, I couldn't have earned so much money, nor could I give money to my big brother to open a shop."

"My big brother's family wouldn't have to leave home to work elsewhere for money; they'd have to thank you for life."

Wu An smiled and said, "Alright, we won't keep thanking each other; it looks pretentious."

Mei Wu rested his hands on his head and said, "Now the Village people are all talking about my case; it turned out that Chen Lao Da and Chen Shui were behind it. The two of them will definitely be scolded by the Village people, both openly and covertly, to the bone."

After speaking, he couldn't help but laugh.

Wu An said, "Look at your little ambition."

"Is it enough that only the Village people scold them?"

"We can't let them off easily."

Mei Wu: "Alright, I understand."

Wu An said, "When the time comes, go to the factory to discuss resignation; I'll go with you."

Mei Wu nodded. To be honest, he felt a bit uncertain going alone, but with Wu An following, he wasn't nervous at all.

Wu An opened the system.

He suddenly sat up.

Luck Value had already dropped to 5 points; he stared at it for a while, and Luck Value dropped a bit more.

He got up and went to Lao Fu Tou, saying, "Lao Fu, what do you think of this side?"

Lao Fu Tou shook his head, "Nothing special happened."

"There's an island ahead to the right."

"Use the telescope to look."

Wu An picked up the telescope and looked; indeed he saw the outline of an island.

He said, "Then head toward that island, and choose a suitable spot to work."

Lao Fu Tou nodded.