Chapter 674: The Well Crane Has Arrived

Wu An is very confident about this.

On the contrary, he worries the Luck Value might not be enough, so he still has to work hard to make money and raise the Luck Value cap.

He can't stay idle.

If you ask him whether he's tired, no one would say he doesn't feel tired at all.

For him, every time going out to sea is a pleasure.

After all, the conditions on the boat aren't harsh; there's food and drink, and he works and jokes around with his brothers.

If he really stayed at home every day, he'd lose his drive.

The fishing boat just set out, and there aren't many tasks to handle; during the days it stayed in port, Lao Fu Tou and his crew have already prepared every aspect of the boat.

The Fan family brothers can't stay idle and want to try Free-flow Fishing.

Today's Luck Value isn't high, only about three hundred, so sailing at this point will probably only net one or two nets, leaving plenty of Luck Value to waste.

He isn't stingy and fills the Luck Value of the Fan brothers' fishing gear to the max.

A Qing joins in: "No Bait, how can we fish?"

Wu An fetches some pork and says, "Consider this my investment."

"When the time comes, whoever lands the first fish will have it as our night snack."

"How about it?"

A Qing shouts, "That works."

The two Fan brothers also nod repeatedly, the three of them spread out, and they compete to see who catches a fish first.

The three cast their rods and drop bait.

Fu Yongning comes over, saying, "This is the finest plum‑strip pork."

Using such good meat for fishing, he thinks it's a bit wasteful.

A Qing shouts, "Brother Yongning, no matter how good the meat is, it's still just pork."

"Later I'll reel in a big fish that can be exchanged for a whole pig, believe it or not?"

Fu Yongning rolls his eyes.

I believe you, you ghost.

It's only been about half an hour, still in near‑shore waters, where could there be any big fish?

The Fan brothers also shout, "Caught a big fish!"

"A Tuna."

"I want Sea Bass; a twenty‑something‑jin one will do."

Fu Yongning twitches the corner of his mouth, each claim less reliable, just as he's about to complain, he sees A Qing's rod suddenly jerk.

A fish is hooked!

Immediately, the Fan brothers' rods also bend into huge bows.

Fu Yongning glares, "That fast?"

A Qing shouts, "Brother Yongning, what do you mean? Who's fast?"

Fan Dali also shouts, "When speaking to a man, don't say fast; civility among you, me, and him."

Fan Xiao Zhu, not so poor, says, "Whoa, the strength is huge, it's a big fish."

Fu Yongning was about to leave, but hearing them shout, he naturally can't move.

"Is it real or fake?"

"I'm kidding you."

"Can you do it? Or let me try?"

"Brother Yongning, I still don't have a wife; you ask if I can do it? That's definitely more than you can!"

Fu Yongning: "…"

Listening to the shouting from the stern, Wu An lies on a deck chair, feeling the sea breeze and sipping tea, takes a moment to glance at the boat's Luck Value, sees it dropping rapidly, indicating they've indeed encountered decent sea bounty.

Pretty good.

Tonight there might be a very good seafood feast to eat.

About ten minutes later, Fan Dali's cheers are heard.

The fish finally comes up.

Soon after, A Qing runs over, carrying a Tuna, "Bro, look."

"It's a big‑eyed one!"

"Let's have sashimi for our night snack."

Wu An smiles and nods, "Alright, give it to Lao Fu Tou and let him handle it."

"What about Fan Dali and the others?"

A Qing says, "They're also Tuna, but the two of them pulled up smaller ones."

"Mine is the biggest."

Wu An gives a thumbs‑up.

The Luck is good; they even ran into a school of Tuna. Tuna roam all over the sea, and their traces can be found in many waters.

After A Qing hands the Tuna to Lao Fu Tou, he quickly runs back.

The boat's speed slows.

After all, encountering a school of Tuna, it's fine to fish first and then speed up.

Until the fishing gear's Luck Value is exhausted, A Qing has caught three in total!

The record is quite good.

"Almost done."

"Brother Xiao Zhu, prepare the night snack."

"Alright."

Fan Dali straightened up and said, "A An, I have a weird feeling; there's a fishing boat behind us that seems to have been following since it left the dock."

Wu An let out an "Oh" and asked A Qing whether he had noticed; A Qing shook his head.

Fan Xiao Zhu said, "I noticed it too, but because it was far away, I didn't pay special attention."

"We've been out for over two hours now, and it seems to have been following the whole time."

"Could it be trying to ride on our luck?"

Wu An thought for a moment; previously, the sea cucumber had initiated radio communication, and the two sides were fairly amicable.

He decided to follow suit.

He went to the cockpit, opened the radio's public channel, and called out to the other side.

At a distance comparable to that between two ships, it should be receivable, barring any mishap.

"This is Peaceful, this is Peaceful…" After the ship behind received Wu An's signal, it immediately reported it to Well Crane.

"Boss Jing, should we reply?"

Shipworker Elder Feng asked.

Well Crane, sipping red wine with his legs crossed, said, "Reply, why not respond?"

"We're just following him; we're not planning anything."

"Don't bother me with such trivial matters in the future."

He finished, waved impatiently at Elder Feng.

Elder Feng went back and honestly talked with Wu An; he naturally knew Wu An, after all they'd interacted several times.

From Chen Lao Da to Ma Weiqun, and now Well Crane, he didn't understand why all these people kept picking a fight with Wu An.

Was the lesson not painful enough?

But he's just a shipworker; there's no need for him to speak up.

To put it bluntly, even if the fishing boat owner is unlucky, it's none of the shipworkers' business.

All they need is to get their wages and collect the money.

Holding that thought, after Well Crane offered high wages, these shipworkers still set out without hesitation, following the boat out to sea.

And they were literally trailing behind Wu An's fishing boat.

Well Crane said he had no ulterior motives, but even a fool knows he's not acting out of kindness; otherwise, why follow Wu An?

…

Wu An received Elder Feng's message, froze for a moment, and realized the ship behind was Chen Lao Da's fishing boat.

And the boat's owner was Well Crane!

He learned from his wife that Well Crane set sail under the pretext of a test voyage, so… Chen Lao Da had already intended to sell the fishing boat to Well Crane.

He and Xiao Cang were both eliminated.

Obviously.

Well Crane offered a very high price.

Why?

Well Crane doesn't properly run his own shop; why go buy Chen Lao Da's fishing boat?

Is he publicly managing business for Japan, and secretly helping Japan with illegal dealings?

Wu An suppressed his doubts; what mattered now was to ponder what Well Crane's plan was in having the fishing boat follow him.

Ma Weiqun was working for Well Crane; now that Ma Weiqun has been captured, Well Crane is furious and wants to take revenge at sea?

At that moment, Wu An's mind opened up.