Chapter 621: Accidentally Got a Big One

Zhang Haifeng smiled and nodded, saying, "Alright, a young man speaks his mind; no pretenses."

"What do you want?"

"I heard you went out to sea this time for a few days of work, and you came back just to deliver Bionic Fish?"

"If you have any needs, just state them."

Wu An shook his head, "Elder Zhang, I have no particular needs."

"That's what should be done."

"The weather's been fine lately; we can do a quick repair and head out again without delay."

Zhang Haifeng's smile widened as he patted Wu An's shoulder.

Nearby.

Someone brandished a camera, snapping photos with a "click click click" sound.

Someone came over to ask whether to disband the crew.

Zhang Haifeng nodded, "Disband the crew; restore the dock to normal operation as soon as possible."

"Kid, see you next time."

After speaking, he extended his hand proactively.

After shaking Wu An's hand, Zhang Haifeng hurried away with his men.

Yu Kai Lang and Liu Long walked at the rear; the former winked at Wu An and said, "A An, well done."

"Rest assured, the town, the county, even the market's commendations won't be lacking."

Liu Long quietly gave a thumbs‑up.

Honestly.

They were a bit envious of Wu An—an ordinary civilian who keeps earning merits and receiving commendations; it's probably because he's not bound by the system, otherwise he'd have skyrocketed.

During this period, the master and disciple duo haven't been short of basking in the glory.

Wu An nodded at the two as a response; he had been holding back, saying little, because regarding Ma Weiqun's crime, there was no longer any need for him to add extra embellishment.

He turned his head toward the sea, thinking that by now law enforcement should be close to apprehending Ma Weiqun.

"Achoo."

Wu An let out a sudden sneeze.

At first his nose cleared, but it quickly clogged again; it was obvious his cold was getting worse.

Gao Qiangqi and A Jin came over first.

"You alright?"

"I'm fine." Wu An smiled, blew his nose forcefully, and said, "We salvaged a Bionic Spy Fish at sea."

"And we caught the real culprit."

"Qiang Ge, guess who it was."

Gao Qiangqi's eyes flickered; looking at the jubilant crowd, he thought seriously, "Ma Weiqun?"

Wu An was shocked, "Brother, you have insiders?"

Gao Qiangqi smiled, "There definitely are."

"But that's just a guess."

"Seeing your gloating expressions, I can tell that person is definitely someone you recognize."

"Ma Weiqun's grandson was already acting strangely before."

Wu An gave a thumbs‑up.

No wonder he's a capable person.

It's all because we caught him at his overpowered streak.

A Jin retorted, "Is that really the guy?"

"He actually still has that ability."

"He's a low‑life doing espionage; can his profession even match?"

Wu An shrugged.

Gao Qiangqi asked, "Take a look at the catch."

A Jin went to check and exclaimed, "Didn't you say it wasn't that great?"

"With this much catch, I only called two helpers over."

"No, I need to call for two more."

Except for knife smelt, which was scarce, the phoenix smelt, Yellow Crucian Carp, White Pomfret and the like were abundant; White Pomfret weighed over twenty jin per basket, totaling about two hundred baskets.

Let alone the phoenix smelt and Yellow Crucian Carp, which were even more plentiful.

After reviewing Wu An's list, Gao Qiangqi nodded, "Very good; this batch of catch can be sold to the regular market."

"Actually, high‑end goods are useless to me."

"Though valuable, the market is narrow."

"These catches, however, can help me open the market better."

Wu An was startled, "You don't want knife smelt?"

Gao Qiangqi laughed, "How could that be!"

"The new platform needs expansion, but the old channels also require maintenance."

At that moment.

Others who were watching the spectacle gathered around.

"Hey handsome, what's going on?"

The dock has been under lockdown since last night, and it's actually waiting for you?

How are you so awesome?

That elder in a white shirt just now, I saw him on TV before; he seemed to be some bureau chief.

What exactly do you do?

The ones asking the questions are all relatively close to Gao Qiangqi, and after meeting Wu An they can still hold a conversation.

The ones who were making sarcastic idle talk earlier all stood back at a distance, watching.

Some of them were scared off and ran away.

There were also some who wanted to approach but didn't dare to do so easily; it's not that they lacked courage, but they wanted to explain something to Wu An. The words they just said were spoken impulsively.

A Jin said he'd jot them all down in a little notebook; if A Jin actually records them, Wu An, being petty, might later cause them trouble.

So now they all speak praise from afar, lauding Wu An as formidable, praising him beyond belief.

I listened to their fierce compliments and felt a bit bewildered—had these people taken the wrong medicine?

Gao Qiangqi laughed heartily and, in a low voice, mentioned the idle chatter of those people just now.

Wu An seemed to understand, didn't mind, and gave them an out.

The big guys, seeing Wu An like that, all breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu An can even banter with such a Senior Leader; bowing and admitting his cowardice to such a figure isn't disgraceful.

Wu An smiled and explained, "Don't make wild guesses."

"What I do, of course, is the same as yours—we're all ordinary fishermen who go out to sea."

"It's just that today's incident was an accident."

"We salvaged something foreign that was dropped into the sea; it seemed quite high‑tech, and after reporting it, the authorities took it very seriously."

"Honestly, today's whole scene gave me a real fright."

When everyone heard that, they looked at each other, their expressions all vivid.

One fisherman realized, "It was a sonar, right?"

Wu An nodded, "More or less."

That person said, "Your luck's pretty good. Not to hide it, I've salvaged before; after turning it in, I got a reward of several ten‑thousands of yuan."

"I've also seen others salvage it."

"Is it really that good?"

"Now it's estimated to fetch a reward of fifty to sixty thousand."

"Damn, that's more than we earn from our hard‑fought fishing."

"You must have such good luck to salvage it; I believe you occasionally get something, but in the past two years I haven't heard much about it."

"Or maybe Wu An's luck is better; he went out to sea only a few times before salvaging this good thing."

Wu An didn't waste words with everyone, saying, "Alright, let's all disperse."

"We've delayed too long; everyone surely has a lot to attend to."

"Let's all hurry and get back to work."

After saying that, he and Gao Qiangqi got off the boat together.

He didn't go to the market with them; instead, he had A Qing take him to a milk‑tea shop.

Gu Anran was in the shop; when he saw him get out of the car, he walked out from behind the counter with a face full of surprise.

Wu An told A Qing to go back and watch the fish haul being weighed; A Qing nodded, floored the accelerator, and left.

Gu Anran saw Wu An's complexion was off, his smile vanished, and after listening to Wu An speak, asked, "What's wrong with you? Why is your throat hoarse? Are you feeling unwell?"

Wu An nodded, "I caught a cold."

Gu Anran quickly helped him sit down, placed a hand on his forehead, and said with a hint of urgency, "That's not just a cold; you have a fever."

"How did that happen?"

"Did you take any medicine?"

While speaking, he got up and poured him a cup of hot water, "Drink it quickly."

Wu An saw the hot water and smiled, "I'll drink it. I heard hot water can cure all illnesses; bring another cup."

Gu Anran rolled his eyes, "What era is this, still making jokes?"

He helped Wu An out, opened the car door for him to sit inside, returned to the shop to give two employees a brief instruction, and then drove with Wu An to the hospital.