445: Complete defeat in the verbal battle

Hearing the other party's shameless words, Yang Qi and the other three in the cockpit were instantly enraged.

"You shameless bastard, you're talking absolute nonsense! This isn't your country; this is China, and you are also Chinese. You're traitors who have forgotten your ancestors!"

A voice came from the other side again:

"I don't want to argue with you, but you have indeed crossed the boundary. If we find you crossing it again, our side will definitely seize your boat and detain your people in accordance with relevant laws."

"Stop talking nonsense. My boat didn't cross the boundary, and we will continue fishing. This is China's waters, and I'll fish wherever the hell I want."

Yang Qi retorted without showing any weakness.

At this moment, the location of the 'setting sail' was right at the edge of the boundary. Even though the other party's patrol boat was only a few hundred meters away, they didn't dare to chase any further.

"Don't be stubborn. Come over here then! We'll definitely detain you."

The other side shouted arrogantly.

"Damn it, trying to set me up? Come over here if you have the guts! See if I don't beat the crap out of you!"

Yang Qi retorted.

The other side fell silent for a moment. At a distance of a few hundred meters, given their patrol boat's speed, they were confident they could intercept this fishing boat within half an hour.

They were just afraid that if a Chinese patrol boat appeared within that half-hour and detained them instead, they would be finished.

The other side probably discussed it. Better safe than sorry. What if this fishing boat was conducting a sting operation, deliberately baiting them to cross the boundary?

So they retreated about a thousand meters while cursing and swearing. However, they didn't leave; they stayed there monitoring the 'setting sail'.

Both sides stayed on their respective sides of the boundary, neither crossing the line. They just exchanged insults from a distance.

However, Yang Qi and the others didn't have any auxiliary equipment, so they were at a disadvantage in terms of momentum.

You see, the other side had the help of a megaphone. By shouting at the top of their lungs, their combat power was significantly stronger than theirs.

"How damn frustrating. Forget it, let's go!"

In this shouting match, Yang Qi and the others were utterly defeated.

The final confrontation ended in failure for Yang Qi and his group.

As he drove the 'setting sail' away, he could clearly hear the mocking laughter coming from the other side's megaphone.

"Don't you damn well act smug. Just wait until I come back with the explorer and see how I use a trawl net!"

Yang Qi's face was livid as he drove the 'setting sail' westward.

Over an hour later, he stopped the 'setting sail' in a safe area, and the group began to cook.

Once dinner was ready, the four of them sat around the table enjoying a sumptuous meal while admiring the beautiful sunset and rosy clouds over the sea.

They enjoyed themselves until the sun set behind the mountains and the sky began to grow dark. Only then did the three women reluctantly put down their cameras and start cleaning up.

"Let's keep fishing. We'll head back tomorrow morning!"

Yang Qi had noticed before stopping the boat that this was also an excellent fishing spot. Although it couldn't compare to the place they were at during the day, its resources were much better than those in the East China Sea.

So the four of them cast their lines again. There were many species of fish here, besides various Groupers.

There were Ruby Fish, Red Snapper, red seabream, Sea Bream, Sea Bass, Skipjack Tuna, Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, Barracuda, and so on.

Yang Qi hooked his bait and casually threw it into the sea. The water depth here was over a hundred meters, so he couldn't achieve precision feeding.

He could only drop the bait and leave it to fate. Who could predict what kind of fish would bite during the descent?

Sure enough, less than a minute after the hook hit the water, a fish swallowed his bait. When he pulled it up, it turned out to be a Barracuda, which wasn't worth much.

Truly, life is unpredictable!

"Forget it, I can't throw the first catch back into the sea; it's bad luck! If nothing else, I'll keep it as food for Coal."

Yang Qi grumbled.

Coal: "Oh, thank you so much! You're such a 'good' person! You eat Grouper yourself and give me Barracuda! Even dogs wouldn't eat this stuff!"

Since they planned to head back tomorrow morning, basically any fish that could be kept alive was placed in the live fish hold.

For these cheap fish, being able to enter Yang Qi's live fish hold was considered a stroke of luck.

However, for species like Skipjack Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, and Barracuda that couldn't be kept alive, they had to be bled and preserved immediately.

The four of them continuously caught fish until 11:30 PM, when they finally reeled in their lines to rest.

When Yang Qi woke up the next morning, he immediately started the 'setting sail' to head back.

By the time Bai Xue and the others got up to make breakfast, it was already over an hour later.

Yang Qi and Bai Xue drove the 'setting sail' without stopping again, finally returning to the small pier of the Sea View Villa around 3:00 PM.

The homeowners, who had already received the news, were waiting expectantly at the pier. They orderly picked out fish and weighed them, quickly taking away their pre-ordered portions.

The remaining catch, except for what was kept for Luo Jiao and the others, was all sold to Chen Tianming.

Although there were no big fish this time, they had caught many valuable fish like East Star Grouper, Ruby Fish, Sesame Grouper, Pufferfish, Wrasse, and so on.

Even the cheap fish that weren't worth much were brought back alive. Their purchase price was also a level higher.

Plus, it was only the eighth day of the first lunar month, so seafood prices were still very high.

Therefore, even though the harvest from this trip wasn't too much, the total income reached 1.58 million yuan.

Luo Jiao took some ornamental fish and a portion of the catch. Just as she arrived home, she received a transfer of 200,000 yuan from Bai Xue.

In her surprise, she called Bai Xue to inquire:

"Sister Snow, why did you transfer so much money?"

"This is for the fish you caught yourself; it's worth about this much. Didn't your brother-in-law say that what you catch belongs to you?"

Bai Xue's clear voice came through the phone.

"No, doesn't the fishing boat have expenses for going out? Besides, didn't we say at most we'd take half, and the rest would go toward expenses?"

Luo Jiao said hurriedly. She hadn't expected it could sell for so much money.

"Don't worry! Expenses have already been deducted. Qianqian got the same amount. I won't say more, I'm going to take a shower. Remember to come over for dinner tomorrow."

Bai Xue said a few words and hung up.

"Beep, beep, beep..."

"This..."

Hearing that the other side had already hung up, Luo Jiao was left in a daze.

At that moment, she saw Chen Qianqian calling her again. It was definitely about the same thing.

"Hello, Qianqian..."

"Jiao Jiao, Sister Snow just..."

...In fact, the catch Luo Jiao and Chen Qianqian caught was definitely worth 200,000 yuan, but Bai Xue didn't calculate the expenses and just gave them a round number.

Anyway, the two of them didn't lack this bit of money, so Bai Xue gave them 200,000 yuan each, just as Yang Qi had said.

At this time, Yang Qi was by the large fish tank, putting in the East Star Grouper, Pufferfish, Sesame Grouper, Wrasse, large Crabs, and so on that they had brought back.

Seeing the various seafood replenished in the large fish tank, Yang Qi felt much more at ease. During the Lunar New Year period, they had indeed consumed a lot of stock.