399: Sure enough, someone had their eye on him.

Bai Xue also gave Zhang Jun a thumbs-up and praised him:

"Brother Jun is awesome, a real top student!"

Yang Qi looked full of admiration, but then his expression turned into a cheeky grin:

"I get it. You must have studied drowning forensics back then just so you could watch videos better."

"Scram! The world of a top student is not something a slacker like you can peer into."

Zhang Jun laughed and cursed.

Yang Qi couldn't help but look at Director Zhang Long, who was currently taking photos of the ore.

"You can't even compare to my elder brother; he was recommended for admission to Peking University back then. A-Fei went to university in the UK."

Zhang Jun saw what he was thinking and spoke up first.

Yang Qi couldn't help but sigh inwardly. These second-generation elites received systematic elite education from a young age; no wonder they all became top-tier people when they grew up.

"Forget it, if I can't compare, I won't. I'll just obediently go take some photos!"

Yang Qi also stepped forward to take photos of the ore and gold bricks. After finishing, he sent them all to Tang Long.

"Alright, I'm done here. I need to return to the Maritime Safety Administration immediately to report to my superiors. I estimate the top department should issue instructions to our bureau by this morning. Things will be easier to handle after that."

"Uncle, Auntie, I'm heading back first! Goodbye!"

Director Zhang Long finished taking the photos and took his leave.

After seeing Director Zhang Long leave, Mom and Bai Xue went back to cleaning the Rest Cabin.

"Uncle, Auntie, seeing Yang Qi hand over so many gold bricks, don't you have any thoughts? Couldn't you just take a crate back? One more crate isn't much, and one less isn't either, right?"

Zhang Jun handed a cigarette to Yang Qi and his father, joking with a smile.

"Exactly! The country wouldn't miss this pittance of three melons and two dates. If you ask me, handing over five crates of gold bricks is no different from ten. Hahaha!"

Yang Limin laughed loudly, noncommittal.

"Uncle truly sees through it all! Great minds think alike! Hahaha!"

Zhang Jun laughed as well. Then the two of them went with Yang Qi to check on the fish in the Live Well.

"To avoid suspicion, it seems we can't touch these fish for now. How about we catch a few for ourselves to eat at lunch?"

Yang Qi said, looking at the fish that were still full of vitality.

"Yeah, that works."

His dad nodded.

After Bai Xue and the others finished cleaning the Rest Cabin and brought out the packed luggage...

Yang Qi and the others finally caught a few sea fish and went home with some Sea snail.

Meanwhile, Director Zhang Long leisurely arrived at the Maritime Safety Administration, registered the details of Yang Qi's report, and made a record of his own investigation results.

Only then did he call his superior, the Director of the Maritime Safety Administration, to report the situation.

The Director had just picked up the phone, and upon learning that Director Zhang Long was calling to report on work, he felt a bit unhappy about being disturbed so early in the morning.

The Director was still grumbling in his heart:

"This young comrade is really... couldn't he wait until I get to the office to report? Young people these days are so inconsiderate."

But then he thought he shouldn't dampen his subordinates' enthusiasm for work; otherwise, who would work for him with sincerity in the future?

The Director suppressed his irritation and didn't hang up on Director Zhang Long.

"Xiao Zhang, go ahead, I'm listening. Keep it short!"

"Alright, Director. It's like this, this morning..."

Director Zhang Long gave a brief report of the events.

"What was that? You're not joking, are you?"

After hearing Director Zhang Long's report, the Director was first shocked, then filled with wild joy.

"It's here! A great achievement is coming!"

The Director's first feeling was that a massive achievement was beckoning to him. This overwhelming fortune had unexpectedly come crashing down on him out of nowhere.

"Xiao Zhang, I'm leaving this to you. Lead a team yourself to seal all those items first, and then conduct a thorough investigation. I am one hundred percent certain there must be more than just these things."

"Tell the party involved that everything on the seabed belongs to the state. No individual is allowed to possess them privately; that's illegal!"

"As long as he hands over all the cultural relics, I can request credit for him before the higher-ups. Tell him exactly what I said. Make sure he doesn't make a mistake he'll regret!"

As the Director spoke, his voice trembled slightly. He thought to himself:

"Just those things are already a huge achievement, but if more treasures are added, wouldn't it be even better? The credit would be even greater!"

"Wait! No, Director, did I not make myself clear? The location of the shipwreck is not in our territorial waters, but near the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone."

Director Zhang Long's face darkened as he raised his voice.

This guy is damn well obsessed with credit, isn't he?

This morning at Yang Qi's house, he had said that some official might harm Yang Qi's interests for the sake of credit.

He didn't expect to hit the nail on the head. Damn it, he hadn't even left the city before one appeared. And it was his own direct supervisor.

Director Zhang Long immediately felt more disgusted than if he had swallowed a fly.

What kind of people are these, damn it!

At this moment, the Director's voice came over the phone again:

"Didn't you also say the shipwreck is near the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone? Isn't our territorial sea right nearby? And is that even important?"

"In such ambiguous areas, it ultimately depends on how we, the officials, define it! And aren't we the officials?"

Hearing this, Director Zhang Long's back broke into a cold sweat. He didn't expect the usually smiling Director to be so ruthless when it came to chasing credit!

He immediately pulled a long face and asked with a cold sneer:

"Then Director, according to you, should we also prosecute the party involved for the crime of stealing state cultural relics?"

The Director said quite nonchalantly:

"It's not impossible. However, as long as the party involved takes the initiative to hand over all the 'stolen goods,' I can decide not only to drop the charges but also to request credit for him from the superiors!"

"I'll say it again: everything must be done according to laws and regulations, and all illegal acts must be dealt with strictly."

"Of course, our Party and government have always adhered to the principle of learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones and curing the sickness to save the patient. As long as the party involved cooperates with our investigation, he should still get the credit he deserves!"

"Just proceed according to these principles! Don't worry, you'll get your share of the credit this time too. Go on! That's all!"

After a long-winded speech, the Director hung up.

"Go to hell, damn it! What a piece of work! Such a huge appetite—aren't you afraid of bursting?"

Director Zhang Long cursed at the phone. Then he sat in his chair, lit a cigarette, and began to think about what to do next.

Fortunately, the three of them had already thought of a countermeasure and put it into action. Otherwise, Yang Qi's things might really have been lost.

Finally, Director Zhang Long picked up another phone and called Zhang Jun, telling him everything that had just happened.