The sea was calm, even eerily still.
Only a few cries of grief echoed from the fishing boat, where Xiao Feifei and her companions were weeping.
Xiao Feifei cried the most heart-wrenchingly, her makeup smeared as tears streamed down her face.
Captain Zhou was next, crying and repeatedly calling out Ye Feng's name, blaming himself for Ye Feng's fate.
After all, Ye Feng had been eaten by the great white shark while saving him, and he felt immense guilt.
Although Boss Xiao and the other crew members weren't as outwardly dramatic, their eyes were red, and they stood on the boat as if mourning Ye Feng.
Just then, Ye Feng surfaced from the water and called out, "Hey, where is everyone? Hurry and pull me up!"
Whether it was their loud cries or the roar of the fishing boat, they didn't hear Ye Feng's words, which left him speechless.
"Hey! I'm not dead yet! Stop spacing out and pull me up!" Ye Feng swam to the side of the fishing boat and shouted.
At this moment, Xiao Feifei seemed to hear something. "Huh? What's going on? I think I heard Ye Feng's voice!"
But Captain Zhou, still crying, replied, "How is that possible? Wuuu, how could he possibly survive in the mouth of that terrifying giant shark! You must be hallucinating! Wuuu!"
The others nodded in agreement.
"Hey! Damn it, are you deaf? I'm not dead yet! Hurry and pull me up!" This time, Ye Feng roared at the top of his lungs, enunciating each word.
Finally, everyone heard his voice. They all felt a jolt, and their eyes widened.
Boss Xiao exclaimed, "I, I think I heard Ye Feng's voice too!"
"I think I heard it too!" Captain Zhou chimed in.
"I heard it too! Me too!"
"We heard it too..."
Suddenly, everyone on the boat spoke up.
"Could it not be a hallucination?"
Boss Xiao said, turning his head towards the side of the fishing boat, and was instantly stunned.
There, Ye Feng was floating on the water, looking exhausted.
"What the heck, Ye Feng? Are you a ghost or a human?"
Boss Xiao couldn't believe it and rubbed his eyes.
Seeing this, Ye Feng said speechlessly, "Stop rubbing your eyes, it's me! Hurry and get me out of here!"
At this moment, hearing his words, the others looked over and were all frozen in place.
"Ye, Ye Feng?"
"How, how is that possible? Didn't the shark eat you?"
"Are you, are you a human or a ghost! We didn't harm you!"
Everyone looked at him with disbelief, which Ye Feng found very frustrating.
"Damn it, what do you mean? You thought I was dead? I'm not dead yet!" Ye Feng shouted.
Hearing Ye Feng's reply, the crowd exchanged glances, seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
Xiao Feifei even pinched herself a couple of times, as if to confirm she wasn't dreaming.
But the pain on her face told her it wasn't a dream.
"Ye Feng? Is, is it really you? You're not dead?" Xiao Feifei said excitedly.
Ye Feng nodded. "Of course, I'm lucky and good at swimming! How could I die so easily!"
At this, Captain Zhou rushed to the ship's railing and looked at Ye Feng, his eyes wider than saucers. "Brother Ye Feng, is it really you? Didn't the shark just eat you?"
Ye Feng glared at him, annoyed. "You're the one who was eaten by the shark, your whole family was eaten by the shark! I risked my life to save you, and you're cursing me?"
Hearing this, Boss Zhou quickly explained, "No, no, no, I didn't mean it like that!"
"Stop the nonsense and pull me up first!" Ye Feng urged.
Taking his words to heart, Captain Zhou reacted and then ordered someone to pull Ye Feng up.
As soon as he was on board, everyone bombarded Ye Feng with questions about how he survived.
Ye Feng casually brushed them off, saying he was a good swimmer and managed to evade the shark after several attempts, causing it to lose interest and stop chasing him.
The crowd was skeptical, but when Xiao Feifei mentioned Ye Feng's past world record and his ability to hold his breath underwater for over ten minutes while catching fish, they reluctantly believed him.
"My goodness! Brother Ye Feng, you are amazing! You saved my life today. From now on, if you need anything, just say the word, and if I hesitate, I'm not a man!" Captain Zhou exclaimed loudly.
Ye Feng gave him a look. "Alright, I'm fine! Everyone, let's continue bringing up the tuna and get back as soon as possible!"
Hearing this, the others resumed their work with the tuna.
Due to the appearance of the shark, "Little White," some of the tuna had escaped, but thankfully, not many, and it was enough for the mayor's banquet.
After finishing with the tuna, Ye Feng directed the fleet to continue sailing the sea. Along the way, they caught many precious seafood items, including the Chinese Spiny Lobster and the Coral Grouper that Mayor had specifically requested.
Ye Feng's earlier performance had won everyone over, and they now held him in high regard, following his every command. With the deterrence of the great white shark, "Little White," around them, their journey was smooth, yielding a bountiful harvest. Before long, Ye Feng had gathered enough catch for the banquet.
What was originally planned to take three days was accomplished in just one day under Ye Feng's command, much to everyone's delight.
Thus, they returned happily, their boats laden with their catch.
Upon reaching the dock, Boss Xiao immediately ordered the unloading of the goods. After an inventory, they found over forty tuna, each weighing fifty to sixty pounds, mostly longfin and yellowfin tuna.
However, there were also quite a few bigeye tuna, and most surprisingly, three bluefin tuna.
Bluefin tuna were the most valuable and prized among all tuna. Even if an ordinary fishing boat caught a hundred tuna, it would be difficult to encounter a single bluefin.
To think they had caught three at once made Boss Xiao ecstatic.
As people were about to part ways, Boss Xiao gave everyone present ten thousand yuan, Captain Zhou fifty thousand, and Ye Feng one hundred thousand.
Everyone was overjoyed. Ye Feng initially wanted to refuse, but Boss Xiao repeatedly emphasized that it was what Ye Feng deserved, so he reluctantly accepted.
After everything was settled, Ye Feng intended to send the great white shark back to the sea, calling it only when needed. However, after being tamed, the great white shark clung to him like a puppy and refused to leave. Helplessly, Ye Feng instructed it to stay near the coast of Sea Island Village.
Ye Feng returned home and immediately fell asleep. He was utterly exhausted, especially mentally, as subduing "Little White" had consumed a great deal of his mental energy.
The next morning, Ye Feng was abruptly woken by a phone call. He looked at the caller ID and saw it was Luo Yongjun, the owner of "Yearly Abundance."
"Hello? What is it?" Ye Feng asked.
Luo Yongjun said, "Master Ye Feng, Vice Mayor Gao Puxuan's red dragon seems to have recovered quite well. If you have time, could you come and take a look?"
Ye Feng initially wanted to refuse, but then he felt it would be better to check. After all, he had taken the money and should provide the follow-up service.
Additionally, he wanted to sell some items in the city, so he agreed.
After getting up and freshening up, Ye Feng rode his small electric tricycle towards the city...