The entire ocean is my fishing ground.

Chapter 82 The Red Tide Arrives, Reap the Benefits!

Shao Kun spoke loudly through the microphone at the Huangni Village pier:

"I hereby announce the official launch of Shaw Fisheries."

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of brand-new trawlers sounded their horns simultaneously on the sea surface behind him, which he had bought out.

woo-

The high-pitched sound of the flute resounded through the sky.

Below the podium, reporters frantically pressed their shutters, while his trusted confidants led the way in enthusiastic applause.

Shao Kun picked up a glass of golden champagne and surveyed the room with a smug look on his face.

He saw the Huangni Village fishermen whom he had forced ashore with the agreement, and the angry but speechless expressions on their faces gave him a surge of pleasure.

He wanted to trample that kid named Lin Chen, along with his ridiculous cooperative, into the mud in front of everyone.

Right there on this bustling summit, no one noticed that the water closest to the shore was undergoing a strange color change.

The seawater didn't become murky; rather, it looked as if it were being stained with a rusty color.

A grouper closest to the breakwater, which had just been chasing a small shrimp, suddenly froze and floated to the surface belly up.

Then came the second, the third...

A female reporter in the front row of the podium was the first to notice something was wrong. She stopped taking pictures, pointed at the sea, and exclaimed in surprise.

"What...what is that?"

Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing.

The applause stopped abruptly, and the cheers froze in their throats.

The dark red water was seen surging toward the dock at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Large schools of fish floated to the surface, belly up, densely covering the entire harbor.

A foul, rotten smell filled the air.

An old fisherman roared in despair and collapsed to the ground.

"Red tide...it's a red tide."

These two words made Shao Kun's mind go blank.

The color drained from his face instantly.

The wine glass in his hand trembled slightly, the champagne inside sloshing, reflecting his face, which was filled with shock and bewilderment.

"impossible."

He asked marine experts from the province to conduct an assessment, who said that the water quality in this area is excellent and there will be no ecological risks in the next ten years.

The reporters in the audience went crazy, abandoning their feigned smiles and pointing their cameras at Shao Kun's deathly pale face.

"Mr. Shao, what is your explanation for the red tide outbreak at the fishing grounds?"

"The fishing grounds that Shaw Fisheries bought at great expense have become dead seas. Does this mean your investment has been completely lost?"

"You previously claimed you would provide high-quality, affordable seafood to the entire province; now it seems more like a joke, doesn't it?"

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word; his throat felt tight.

Just then, his secretary scrambled onto the stage, his face drained of color and his voice trembling.

"Mr. Shao...it's all over..."

"It's not just the fish fry... our scallop farms in the neighboring bay... and the seaweed fields... they're all ruined..."

"Experts say... this red tide is extremely toxic... the 300 million we invested... in less than ten minutes..."

The secretary couldn't finish her sentence and began to wail in despair.

Three hundred million yuan vanished in less than ten minutes.

Shao Kun's body swayed violently, and he could no longer hold the champagne glass in his hand. It fell to the ground with a "crash" and shattered into pieces.

Golden liquor mixed with shards of glass splashed onto his expensive leather shoes.

He felt weak all over, his body went limp, and he collapsed onto the floor of the podium.

The media's flashbulbs went off wildly, clearly capturing his distraught appearance and spreading it across the entire internet.

……

at the same time.

Dozens of nautical miles away, in an unknown sea area that is not even marked with a name on the map.

The Poseidon and Pioneer floated silently on the deep blue sea.

Lin Chen stood on the bridge of the Poseidon, calmly looking at the system screen in front of him.

On the light screen, the area representing Shao Kun's fishing grounds had turned a deep red.

Around the coordinates where he was located, countless golden points of light were converging from all directions, forming a huge school of fish.

[Beep! A school of wild large yellow croakers has been detected migrating to escape an ecological disaster.]

[Size of fish: Huge]

Average size: Over 3 jin (1.5 catties)

[Estimated total value: 1.2 million... 1.5 million... The data is continuing to surge.]

As Zhou Dazhuang operated the deep-sea work arm, he looked at the image of a school of golden fish that almost filled the entire screen on the sonar detector, and he was so excited that he could hardly speak.

"Brother Chen, this...this..."

"Offline."

Lin Chen's voice remained completely calm.

"Yes."

As the order was given, the deep-sea trawls on both sides of the Poseidon slowly sank into the water, and the Pioneer also began its operations at the same time.

Lin Jianguo stood at the bow of the boat, gripping the railing tightly, watching the first net of fish hauled up on the deck.

That's no ordinary fish.

Each one was golden yellow, its scales shimmering in the sunlight.

They were hopping and jumping around on the deck, full of life.

He had spent his whole life dealing with the sea, but he had never seen such a sight.

This is hardly fishing.

This is practically pouring gold into the ship's hold.

He turned his head and looked at the young figure on the bridge of the Poseidon not far away, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

How did her own son manage to do that?

Unexpected prophet?

No, this goes beyond the realm of prophecy.

It's more like... he foresaw the changes in the sea beforehand, and then, at the crucial moment, stood in the right place.

Lin Jianguo's voice sounded somewhat hoarse as he spoke into the walkie-talkie.

"Xiao Chen...we...made it."

"dad."

Lin Chen's voice came through the walkie-talkie, still frighteningly calm.

"This is just the beginning."

He looked at the system map and saw that the school of fish was still pouring into this sea area.

"Dazhuang, pass the word down."

"All live seafood caught is immediately graded and processed, and all are sent to hibernation chambers."

"Block all external communications. Until we return, not a single word of what happened here today is to be circulated."

Lin Jianguo was stunned.

"Aren't we going back now? Xiao Chen, the seafood markets across the province must be in chaos right now. If we take so many fish back now, we can sell them for whatever price we want."

"Dad, the market is just chaotic right now, it's not thirsty enough yet."

Lin Chen thought of the restaurant owners in the provincial capital who were gripped by panic, and the wholesalers who were overwhelmed by the disruption of the supply chain.

"Wait until they sell out the last fish in the cold storage."

"When everyone is going crazy because they can't buy a decent piece of seafood."

"Once Shao Kun goes bankrupt, the market vacuum he leaves behind will need someone to fill it."

"We'll wait until then to go back."

Lin Jianguo held the walkie-talkie, remaining silent for a long time.

Lin Chen turned off the walkie-talkie, looked at the constantly updated value assessment on the system panel, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

Shao Kun, do you think buying out the fish farm is an attempt to cut off my escape route?

you are wrong.

That's just digging a hole for yourself.

And I will step on the mess you left behind and put on a good show for everyone.

Of course, the tickets will be very expensive.