Hearing this, Ye Feng's face showed confusion. "What? You don't want our fish again? Did someone else offer a cheaper price?"
"That's not it. It's just that those people said they couldn't take our fish for some reason! Look, here are some text messages people sent!" Chen Xiaoyue said, flipping through the messages on her phone.
Ye Feng took the phone and opened them one by one.
The messages, whether long or short, basically conveyed the same meaning: they could no longer continue to purchase Ye Feng's fish for various reasons.
However, most of them did not specify the exact reasons.
But some people did reveal to him that they had been threatened.
Those people had used both persuasion and threats, warning them that if they continued to buy fish from Ye Feng, their lives and the lives of their families would be in danger.
Conversely, if they severed ties with the Sea God Company, they would receive a considerable sum of money.
After reading these messages, Ye Feng couldn't help but stroke his chin and mutter, "I was wondering why it was so quiet today. So someone was behind all this!"
These people must have been subjected to substantial threats, otherwise, they wouldn't have collectively abandoned Ye Feng's catch like this.
Therefore, Ye Feng didn't blame them.
He was just puzzled about who was behind this, possessing such great influence that dozens of people who had signed contracts with the Sea God Company were so terrified.
However, after careful consideration, Ye Feng immediately locked onto his target: it had to be the Qin family.
This was because Ye Feng had previously tricked the Qin family, causing them to lose over three hundred million.
Having suffered such a significant loss, it would be strange if the Qin family didn't retaliate.
Ye Feng had long known that the Qin family would seek revenge, but he wasn't afraid at all. He would deal with any challenge as it came, and he wasn't afraid of anyone!
What puzzled him, however, was how the Qin family managed to employ both threats and incentives, warning on one hand and offering money on the other. These were not ordinary tactics.
Although the Qin family was powerful, they were only a family worth over a billion, not exceptionally strong.
In terms of both finances and background, they didn't seem like the kind of people who could achieve this.
Just as Ye Feng was pondering, an employee suddenly came up and said, "Report, boss. There's a Mr. Gao Puxuan looking for you outside!"
Upon hearing that Gao Puxuan had arrived, Ye Feng immediately put aside the current matter.
After all, in Ye Feng's opinion, the Qin family was no longer a formidable opponent and didn't warrant much concern. He would have plenty of time to deal with them later.
The priority now was to handle the underwater cultural relics first.
Soon, Ye Feng arrived downstairs, where Gao Puxuan was pacing back and forth anxiously at the entrance.
"Brother Gao, you're here so quickly!" Ye Feng said with a smile.
Hearing this, Gao Puxuan quickly looked up at Ye Feng and said, "You said there were cultural relics worth tens of billions. How could I not be quick?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng burst into laughter. "Haha! That's true!"
"Where are the relics? Are they really worth tens of billions? You're not tricking me, are you!" Gao Puxuan said, still somewhat disbelieving.
Ye Feng said with a serious expression, "You can rest assured about that! They are as real as they can be!"
"Good, good, good! Hurry, hurry, take me to see them!" Gao Puxuan urged.
If those relics were indeed worth tens of billions as Ye Feng claimed, they would be incredibly important to him, Gao Puxuan.
As long as he reported them, it would be a significant achievement.
And with such an achievement right after taking office, he would definitely be a focus of attention and utilized by higher authorities.
It would be of unimaginable help to his career.
Under his anxious urging, Ye Feng led him to where the containers were located.
Ye Feng pointed to the containers and said, "It's these!"
Gao Puxuan looked over and saw dozens of large containers.
However, to his dismay, all these containers were sealed, and he couldn't see what was inside at all.
"Hey, hey, open them up!" Gao Puxuan said anxiously.
Seeing his impatient demeanor, Ye Feng couldn't help but smile.
After confirming that no one was around, Ye Feng took out the container keys and opened one of them.
As it opened, there was a clanging sound, and countless items fell out.
A strong, dazzling golden light shot out, causing both of them to instinctively cover their eyes.
After a while, their eyes finally adjusted.
However, when Gao Puxuan saw what was inside, he was stunned.
Before him was a container full of gold bars, completely filled, gleaming brightly and dazzlingly.
At this moment, Gao Puxuan was as still as a statue, his expression blank.
His mouth was wide open, almost large enough to fit an egg, and his eyes bulged as if they might pop out at any moment.
After a while, he slowly squatted down, his hand trembling as he reached out to touch the items that had fallen out of the container. "This, this is... gold bars?"
Ye Feng smiled and replied, "What do you think?"
Seeing this, Gao Puxuan became incredibly excited, touching the items on the ground and exclaiming, "My heavens, so many gold bars! Am I dreaming?"
At this moment, Ye Feng walked over to another container and said, "Of course not! Look over here!"
With that, Ye Feng opened the container again. With a rustling sound, more items fell out.
Gao Puxuan, hearing the noise, quickly looked over and saw a large box of silver, shining with a silvery glow, countless pieces of it.
At this point, Gao Puxuan was beyond words to describe his shock.
However, Ye Feng didn't even give him time to process it before walking to another container and opening it.
The next second, ingots of various kinds fell out, both gold and silver ingots.
The ingots were all stamped with the characters of different eras.
This sight froze Gao Puxuan in place, rendering him speechless.
Yet, this was not the end. Ye Feng continued to open one container after another, and everything inside tumbled out.
The fourth container was filled with all sorts of ancient gold and silver jewelry, as well as ivory products!
The fifth container was filled with gilded bronze Buddha statues!
The sixth container was filled with bronze ware!
The seventh...
In total, dozens of containers were filled to the brim with precious items, leaving Gao Puxuan so shocked that he sat down on the ground, as if his soul had been taken away.
Seeing this, Ye Feng smiled and asked, "Brother Gao! How is it? Did I lie to you!"
"You, you don't speak for a moment. Let me calm down!" Gao Puxuan said, his expression still dazed.
This made Ye Feng want to laugh, but he also understood Gao Puxuan's feelings at the moment.
After all, anyone who saw these items would react with the same disbelief.
Even he himself had been the same way when he first saw them.
After a long while, Gao Puxuan shakily stood up and examined the items around him.
After he had looked at everything, Ye Feng asked, "Brother Gao, do the combined values of these items reach tens of billions?"
Gao Puxuan took a deep breath, suppressed his shock, and said with a sigh, "Tens of billions? These items can no longer be measured by money!"
Indeed, these items could no longer be simply measured by money.
"Heh heh, Brother Gao is right. Then, it will be up to you, Brother Gao, to submit these to the state government!" Ye Feng said with a light smile.
Upon hearing this, Gao Puxuan looked at Ye Feng with disbelief. "You, you're really willing to hand these over?"