Chapter 239: Strike first to gain the upper hand
Chapter 239: Strike first to gain the upper hand
Li Changle saw a big killer whale in front of him, floating listlessly on the water with two buoys floating on the water.
Several killer whales swam back and forth around their boat, wailing in pain.
Upon seeing this, Li Changle understood that one of their companions was trapped, so he slowed down the boat, turned off the engine and dropped anchor.
"Ale," Brother Li shouted to Li Changle, "Maybe their companion got entangled in the fishing net."
"I'll go down and take a look." Li Changle left the driver's seat and went to get the diving equipment.
Chen Yongwei looked at the killer whales. Although he was no longer afraid, he was still a little worried. "Brother, why don't I go down? I'm stronger than you."
Li Changle glared at him and said, "You are not as good at swimming as I am, so you just stay on the boat and guard."
The trapped creature is a killer whale, and even a pet dog can go crazy and attack its owner.
They haven't even fed it a single fish. Who knows if this big creature will go crazy and attack the humans who rescue it?
If something goes wrong, what will Grandma Chen do? Their family will be extinct.
"I..." Chen Yongwei looked at him anxiously.
"Well, why do that? Your brother is lucky and will be fine."
Li Changle opened the box and just as she started to take off her clothes, she was stopped by Li Erge.
"Ah Le, you've never been deep diving before, something might happen. Give me your diving gear, I'll go down and take a look."
"Brother, I can do it!" Li Changle felt that he was the one who caused this incident and he couldn't drag them down.
"You've never been in deep water, so you don't know how bad it is!" Brother Li said fiercely, "Be obedient! If you don't, I'll beat you up."
Brother Li also said anxiously: "Ah Le, listen to Ah An, he is a better swimmer than you, and he often goes into the water when we are on a big ship."
Li Changle looked at his two brothers, and felt warm in his heart. He pushed the paper box over and warned them, "Second brother, be careful."
Brother Li smiled at him and said, "Don't worry. I didn't wear anything before, but I still went into the water to cut the fishing nets that were caught on the reefs. Now I have this thing, diving 30 or 40 meters is no problem."
"An, be careful." Brother Li is not afraid of anything else, but he is afraid that the entangled killer whale will get angry and do harm to him.
"Don't worry, they seem to understand human nature, otherwise they wouldn't come to us to rescue their companions."
After saying this, Brother Li took off his clothes, put on a mask and a breathing tube, took off his shoes, put on his fins, put the bloodletting knife on his back, and jumped into the water.
The other killer whales followed him into the water, surrounding the trapped killer whale and making whimpering sounds, as if trying to comfort the big killer whale.
Brother Li looked at the scene in front of him and suddenly felt that sea beasts were more human than some people.
He swam carefully to the vicinity of the killer whale and saw that its tail fin was entangled in the fishing net. He quickly took out a knife and cut the fishing net and fishing rope wrapped around the killer whale's tail fin one by one.
Li Changle and the other two were on the boat. They saw that the trapped big killer whale started to move. The two small killer whales surrounding it let out joyful calls, and then the other three killer whales also started to call out joyfully.
"Brother, the killer whale is saved, why hasn't the second brother come up yet?"
"People are not as fast as fish, but this should be soon." Li Changle stared at the surface of the water where Li Erge was diving. When they saw him surface, the three of them finally felt relieved.
"Second brother, let me pull you!" Li Changle and Chen Yongwei hurriedly reached out to him.
"Brother, are you tired?"
Brother Li shook his head and took off his breathing tube and mask. "I don't feel tired at all wearing this."
Several killer whales swam around their fishing boat together, occasionally looking up and giving them a long, happy cry.
"Goodbye, Brother Tiger. Be careful next time. We have been in that sea area for some time. If you need help, just go find us today."
A few tigers seemed to understand what they said. They raised their big heads, looked at them like huskies, cried at them, then swam around them again before swimming away.
"Second brother, what's going on with that big tiger?"
"My tail fin got tangled in a fishing net. I dragged the net along for a while, and then it got tangled on a reef. I was stuck there and couldn't swim anymore."
Brother Li laughed and said, "Luckily, those tigers came after us. If it was someone else, they would be scared to death."
Brother Li kicked Li Changle and said, "This monkey is so brave. If it were us, we would have been scared away long ago. How dare we run after them?"
"Maybe they are the ones who sent us the fish, so we should thank them!" Li Changle smiled awkwardly and changed the subject, "There is not a single boat in this area, let's wait until the tide goes out and come over here to take a look."
Brother Li looked around and nodded, "When the new traps and longlines are ready, send them over here."
"Return." Brother Li gestured to Li Changle, and the two fishing boats sailed out like arrows.
Chen Yongwei walked up to Li Changle and said excitedly, "Brother, go back and tell grandma and the others that we rescued a sea beast. Do you think they will believe it?"
Li Changle laughed and said, "I don't know whether I believe it or not, but if I scold you, you will definitely not be able to escape."
"Even if I get scolded, I still have to tell Ah Chan." Chen Yongwei thought about it and said, "Brother, are we still going to go diving?" Li Changle looked at the time, "It's already past three o'clock, and there is still a group of ground traps that have been confiscated, and the longline fishing needs to be collected. We can only do it next time."
After sailing for a few minutes, the sound of a diesel engine suddenly came from the ocean on the left side, coming closer and closer.
Li Changle turned his head and saw a small wooden boat sailing quickly. About two hundred meters behind the boat, on the ocean, there was an iron boat more than ten meters long pulling a wooden boat, chasing it quickly.
"A Le, we've encountered hijackers." Brother Li turned around and shouted at him.
"Fuck! They dare to steal from people who are working in a group." Li Changle shouted, "Second brother, take the helm. Ah Wei, take care of the weapons!"
Before he could finish his words, he saw that the wooden boat had deviated from its course and was heading towards them. The large ship chasing it from behind slowed down, and the people on it seemed to be saying something.
"Okay!" Chen Yongwei hurriedly shouted to Brother Li who was sleeping on the deck, "Brother, get up quickly, the hijacking iron boat is coming."
"Fuck, what kind of luck am I today?" Brother Li turned over and got up. Seeing the fishing boat coming towards them, he shouted and ran towards Li Changle.
"Second brother, take the helm." Li Changle shouted, and Second Brother Li hurried forward to take over the rudder.
Li Changle picked up the hunting rifle placed next to the driver's seat, took out the bullets and loaded it. Chen Yongwei picked up the machete on the boat and looked at the iron boat with a fierce look in his eyes.
Brother Li and Brother Li II slowed down the boat. The fishing boat calling for help was getting closer and closer to them. They saw the people on the boat saying something anxiously.
"Brother, they are turning around too." Chen Yongwei shouted.
Li Changle looked up and saw that the iron boat hesitated for a moment after seeing the two fishing boats, but did not flee, but turned around and sped towards them.
There were six or seven strong men standing on the boat with iron bars in their hands, pointing at them and shouting insults at them.
"Brother, the bastard is scolding us."
Chen Yongwei finally understood why he said yesterday that it depends on the situation. In a situation like this, if they don't shoot, they will be like the boats towed behind the big ship.
"Why bother with him? We can't hear you clearly, so it's useless to scold us."
"Fuck that, I'll catch him and beat the shit out of him."
Seeing this, Brother Li and Brother Li No. 2 stepped on the gas and the fishing boat that was asking for help also followed with all its might. The iron boat was much faster than them, and the distance between the two boats was getting closer and closer.
Li Changle raised his gun and pointed it at the driver's seat. "Ah Wei, are you afraid?"
"What's there to be afraid of? They're coming anyway."
The iron boat was getting closer and closer, four hundred meters, three hundred meters, two hundred meters...
Li Changle and his companions could already clearly see the people on the iron boat who were arrogantly shouting at them, but the noise was too loud and they couldn't hear what they were saying.
Suddenly, a puff of black smoke came out of the wooden boat following behind, and the boat shook a few times before it stalled and stopped.
Chen Yongwei shouted at him anxiously: "Hey, why did you turn off the engine and not drive away?"
"The oil is gone!" The captain gestured to him, sweating anxiously. Seeing the iron boat getting closer and closer from behind, his legs went weak and he slumped in the driving seat.
"It's over, it's over, it's bound to be bad. It's all Li Ah Si's fault. He told him to drop the fishing net and run away, but he wouldn't listen. He's a jerk who only cares about money and not his life. He's causing bad luck for me and my brothers."
"You unlucky thing!" Chen Yongwei looked at the iron boat rushing towards the wooden boat and shouted anxiously, "Brother, kill that bastard."
Before he finished speaking, Li Changle had already pulled the trigger. There was a "bang" sound of a gunshot, and a shrill wail was heard from the driving seat of the iron boat.
"Ah~guns, they have guns..."
The bow of the iron boat turned suddenly, and the hull suddenly tilted outward. The people on the deck who were shouting arrogantly were caught off guard, and three of them were thrown into the water. The remaining three were stunned for a moment, and then ran towards the driving seat in panic.
"Bang~"
Li Changle aimed at one of the men's thighs and pulled the trigger again. After being shot, the man rushed out and tripped one person, while the other one shrank there, not daring to move.
"Great! Well done!" Chen Yongwei cheered. "Hey, what's wrong with you? Hurry up and get up! My brother has already steered the boat off course."
The captain, who was waiting with his eyes closed for a collision, heard the gunshots, stood up and saw the situation of the iron ship behind him. He burst into tears of joy.
"Thank you, brother, thank you for saving my life! Well done, beat those bastards to death!"
"Brother, turn around and get on board to save people." After saying this, Li Changle took out a bullet, loaded it, and aimed it at the iron boat.
"Okay!" Second Brother Li made a gesture to First Brother Li, and the two brothers turned the boat around and headed towards the iron boat.
Chen Yongwei looked at the man who had been shot in the driver's seat, climbed up hunched over, and waved his sharp hatchet at him in protest.
At this time, the person in the driving seat had already reluctantly taken control of the boat and was ready to drive away.
Li Changle aimed at the driving seat and fired another shot. Sparks flew and the people on the boat trembled in fear.
"If you want to live, stop right here. Otherwise, I'm going to shoot you in the shoulder." Li Changle pointed his gun at the captain and said.
Although the shot just now was just a coincidence, he was lucky and hit the shoulder when he wanted to!
The boss of the iron boat looked at him with cold eyes and had to stop the boat.
(End of this chapter)