Chapter 501: He Yuzhu Goes Out to Sea to Fish

At this moment, Shen Guizhi pushed the door open while carrying a meal.

"Mom, where is Yulu?" He Yuzhu hurriedly stood up and reached out to take the bowls and plates.

"She's at Zhao Yingzi's place! Yingzi is free right now, and since she's already looking after Bang Geng, she often helps me watch Yulu," Shen Guizhi said while setting down the bowls and chopsticks.

"Mom, why are you cooking today? Why didn't Dad do it?" He Yuzhu poked his head toward the inner room.

"When your dad was cooking at noon, he mistook the baking soda for salt! It's a good thing I tasted it, otherwise, I would have ended up with a perforated stomach. I dare not let him into the kitchen ever again!" Shen Guizhi said, laughing.

"Mom, I think Dad is trying to be like Ximen Qing, wanting to 'send you away'!" He Yuzhu lowered his voice and teased.

"You little brat, have some respect!" Shen Guizhi scolded with a smile and lightly patted his back.

Early the next morning, He Yuzhu drove the factory truck out.

He planned to go fishing in the sea; it was only a few dozen kilometers away, and with such a vast resource nearby, how could he let the people in the factory go hungry?

Upon reaching the seaside, he found a secluded spot with no one around and released the modified Fishing Boat from his space.

After sailing out for about an hour, the surrounding seawater had turned from the murky yellow of the shore to a clear, deep blue.

He Yuzhu took out a fishing net, gestured a few times, and felt that fishing was truly too much trouble.

His mind shifted, and he simply leaned against the gunwale, focusing his intent to activate his space. In an instant, the fish within a ten-meter radius seemed startled, churning up the water before suddenly going quiet; He Yuzhu could feel all kinds of fish and shrimp being collected into his space.

"That's awesome!" He Yuzhu was so excited he almost jumped up, unable to stop himself from shouting on the boat, "Am I stupid? Why didn't I think of this trick when I went to the Japan Sea last time!"

He flashed into his space and saw that Big Yellow Fish, Small Yellow Fish, hairtail, and cuttlefish had piled up into a small mountain, at least several thousand catties, all lying quietly in a dormant state.

For the next half hour, he sailed forward, collecting fish as he went; the efficiency was countless times higher than using a net.

After going ashore, He Yuzhu entered his space to take stock; there were tens of thousands of catties of fish piled up inside.

He repacked the rice he had previously obtained from the US Military base into the truck and divided the collected fish into large wooden barrels before driving back to the small woods near the factory area.

According to their agreement, He Daqing was already waiting in that small woods.

Seeing the truck pull to a stop, he quickly ran to the back of the truck bed to look, and he was startled by what he saw.

The truck was packed full: at the very back were neatly stacked sacks, and on the outside were barrel after barrel of live sea fish.

He Daqing drove into the logistics warehouse, and Li Huaide, hearing the news, trotted over and asked, "Siqiang, what did you manage to get?"

He Daqing straightened his back and said, "An old comrade-in-arms, who is now a Division Commander in the Guangzhou Military Region, spared some things for me."

Li Huaide took a grain probe from the temporary office to take some rice, examined it carefully in his palm, and praised, "Siqiang, this rice is really good! These... weren't cheap, right?"

"Not expensive; my old comrade is returning a favor. When you record it in the accounts, just list it as cornmeal," He Daqing waved his hand, speaking dismissively.

Li Huaide's mouth hung half-open, unable to close for a long while; he couldn't help but mutter to himself: I want a friend like that too.

The workers gathered one after another to help unload the truck, each with a smile on their face.

Someone picked up a Big Yellow Fish weighing over ten catties and asked happily, "Director He, how should this fish be eaten?"

"Braised in brown sauce! I'll cook it myself, as long as you don't curse me behind my back!" He Daqing laughed.

"Director He is amazing!"

"Director He really has a way!"

Listening to the praise all around, the wrinkles on He Daqing's face smoothed out. Remembering the scolding he had received a few days ago, his eyes grew hot, and he quietly wiped the corner of his eye.

In a civilian house on the outskirts of Guangzhou, An Daiyuan, dressed in ordinary blue coarse cloth, was ushering a thin, small-statured man into the room.

The visitor had a sharp, monkey-like face and a pair of triangular eyes, but his gait was very agile.

An Daiyuan brewed a cup of Pu'er tea and handed it over: "Special Commissioner Duan, thank you for the hard journey. Since we parted in Nanjing, it has been a while."

"Brother An, we received the telegram you sent," Duan Yunpeng took the tea and said, "After verifying through multiple sources, we have confirmed the identity of the person you mentioned. His name is He Yuzhu; he participated in the Korean War and once shot down over thirty US Military aircraft. At present, he also holds two national-level secrets in his hands... As for that Bureau Chief Liu, his background is even more complicated; he is..."

"Really?" An Daiyuan's eyes lit up, "If we could eliminate these two, wouldn't we be..."

Duan Yunpeng nodded.

"Special Commissioner, be very careful of He Yuzhu; this person seems to be able to predict the future, he is definitely no ordinary character..."

Duan Yunpeng laughed upon hearing this: "How could there be such a god-like person in this world? It's just that he thinks more than others. This time I brought twelve men, all of them capable hands. It's no exaggeration to say that even if I don't move, my Apprentices could take care of him."

An Daiyuan's heart sank; he feared this kind of arrogance in the other party, but his face remained full of smiles: "Special Commissioner, I have already planted people at the City Government, right across from that Bureau Chief Liu's office... As soon as there is any movement on his side, we will know."

Duan Yunpeng nodded approvingly, took out a pack of Camel cigarettes, and tossed one to An Daiyuan.

The two lit their cigarettes and smoked in silence for a few moments before he slowly spoke: "Good, then I will wait for your news."

An Daiyuan nodded solemnly.

Three days later, He Yuzhu was busy at the factory construction site when He Daqing ran over quickly and shouted, "Zhuzi, Bureau Chief Liu is looking for you!"

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately ran toward the factory gate.

He Daqing called out after him: "Zhuzi, find time to get more fish; the workers have all developed a taste for it!"

"Got it!" He Yuzhu replied without looking back.

The Big Yellow Fish He Daqing cooked was indeed fragrant; the workers had become addicted to it over the past few days.

At the factory gate, Secretary Liu sat in a Jeep and waved at him: "Zhuzi, let's go, let's go to Huangpu Wharf to check the warehouse."

He Yuzhu walked straight to the car, and Secretary Liu understood, smiling at Xiao Wang beside him: "You go sit in the car behind."

A flash of reluctance crossed Xiao Wang's face, but Secretary Liu patted his shoulder: "Xiao He's skills are no less than yours."

Only then did Xiao Wang get out of the car, and He Yuzhu took the opportunity to sit beside Secretary Liu.

The two Jeeps drove out of the factory area one after the other; in the distance, two large trucks also followed silently.

Secretary Liu pointed to a middle-aged man wearing glasses in the passenger seat and introduced him: "This is Deputy Bureau Chief Yang of the Harbor Bureau; this is our factory's Chief Engineer, He Yuzhu."

He Yuzhu hurriedly reached out: "Bureau Chief Yang, hello."

Deputy Bureau Chief Yang shook his hand and smiled with slight surprise: "Comrade Xiao He is truly young."

He Yuzhu smiled and didn't respond.

Secretary Liu said from the side: "Don't look at how young he is; he holds two national-level patented technologies."

Deputy Bureau Chief Yang exclaimed in admiration: "A hero emerges from the youth! Comrade Xiao He, what requirements do you have for the warehouse? Just say the word."

He Yuzhu did not stand on ceremony: "Mainly two points: first, it must be large enough; second, the location should be as remote and inconspicuous as possible. I won't hide it from you, some equipment needs to come over from Hong Kong... it would be best if it could be done without attracting attention."

Deputy Bureau Chief Yang laughed after hearing this: "There are indeed quite a few abandoned warehouse docks over there, but the ones that best meet your requirements should be the few old warehouses of the Yu Ren Shipyard Storage Company. They were originally a British-funded enterprise that made ship parts, so the warehouses were built especially sturdy."

"That's perfect!" He Yuzhu's eyes lit up.