Ye Yaodong checked the time. It was only ten o'clock in the morning. In other words, he had been squinting for nearly four hours.

It took such a long time that it still took an hour to reach the shore, which shows that the fishing boat was indeed driving very slowly just now, almost at a turtle speed, slower than when they were working.

"Then just wait. The market won't open until night anyway, so it doesn't make much sense to dock at this time."

Father Pei nodded, "Then wait. You can either go eat something and sleep for a while. I'll see if the waves are a little smaller in the afternoon and I'll call you again."

"OK."

If it's a whale fall, it won't move if it falls, so you don't have to worry about running away. You have to wait for the waves to calm down before you can go down.

"Then let's go eat first and talk after we finish."

"good."

After the decision was made, Ye Yaodong took another look at the movement of the fish while he was sleeping, and then returned to his boat.

"A Dong, what should I say? It would be such a waste to drop such a big fish directly into the sea."

"Yeah, should we go into the water and see if he's dead?"

"If he dies directly in the sea, can we drag him up?"

Everyone gathered around him and asked questions.

They were so excited that such a big fish died right before their eyes and fell into the sea.

"It's hard to say without seeing it with my own eyes. I have to go down into the water and have a look. I don't know how deep it is. Can I find out to the bottom? The waves are a bit big now. When the waves subside later, one of you can follow me down to have a look.

Look, we can only say anything else after we are sure."

"No problem, all of us young ones can go in."

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Go and cook, wait until the waves subside."

Everyone deserves to be well.

He also returned to the cabin and continued to lie down. It was not that fast to cook. He would close his eyes and rest for at least an hour. Taking advantage of the fact that the boat was stopped and there was no sound, he could still close his eyes for a while.

But as soon as his eyes closed, all he could think about was the whale falling.

If you really want to find out that this whale is dead, you still have to find a way to drag it back. Even if it is dead, you can do research and contribute by dragging it back. I don’t know why it died suddenly.

Could it be that there are too many barnacles on my body and I can't move forward with a heavy load?

There are three fishing boats here. It's not a big problem to tow dozens of tons back. I don't know how deep it is. If it's too deep, they won't be able to reach it, so they have to give up.

Let's wait until we get into the water to check the situation.

The more Ye Yaodong thought about it, the clearer his mind became, and the more he couldn't sleep. He didn't get up again until they called for dinner.

After eating, he looked at the sea again. There were still waves, so he went back to the cabin, and this time he slept better.

It was already 3pm when I was woken up again.

"A Dong, the waves have slowed down in the afternoon and they are calling you."

Ye Yaodong immediately got up and stretched, "Is there any sun outside?"

"Yes, the sun hasn't set yet, nor has it hidden behind the clouds."

"good."

Father Ye, Father Pei, and his two brothers all climbed over and waited on his boat.

"Are you awake?"

"Sober up."

He looked at the sea and then at the setting sun, "Which of you will come down with me?"

Everyone, look at me and I look at you.

"I...I..."

"Okay, then let Chen Shi go down with me and take a look."

Chen Shi nodded and began to take off his clothes.

Ye Yaodong just woke up and felt very cold, so he did not take off his clothes immediately, but warmed up first.

Once you have adapted to the cold wind and your body feels warm and flexible, you take off your clothes and put on your equipment.

Father Ye frowned and said earnestly, "Be careful. If you feel there are waves, just come up. You can come back in two days."

He nodded. He still had this sense of propriety, having been in the water countless times.

However, people are still not resistant to freezing in the middle of winter. Jumping into the water to save Lin Guangyuan in the early morning was all due to his lonesome courage and courage, and he didn't feel much at all. This would be a little different.

As soon as he got into the water, he felt bone-chillingly cold, and it felt like he was freezing to the bone.

After swimming tremblingly in the water for a while, relying on my own immunity, I felt that my body was gradually getting warmer and less stiff.

He gestured OK to Chen Shi, who was also flopping on the water. Chen Shi also said OK back to him, and the two of them slowly dived underwater together.

They had fished for sea urchins countless times together, and everyone on the ship understood the meaning of this gesture.

Ye Yaodong followed Chen Shi as he slowly dived underwater. It had only been a few months since the last dive. Their limbs were very coordinated, and the gray seabed felt familiar to them.

The location they came down to was where they pointed during the day, but it wasn't that accurate.

The seabed here is not that deep. Ye Yaodong estimated that it was only about 10 meters. His feet could reach the bottom and the light was still good.

However, the bottom of the sea was full of various reefs and dense seaweed, so they didn't see any gray whales around them.

Ye Yaodong made a gesture to Chen Shi, instructing him to follow him and not to scatter.

The two of them walked around the surrounding reefs together, and then they saw fish and shrimps of all sizes swimming around a spot on the edge. They all swam toward a patch of seagrass.

He took the lead and swam forward with his flippers, looking down from above. Before he got close, he saw the gray whale carcass blocked by a piece of seaweed, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Found it!

It’s really a whale fall!

A whale falls and everything comes alive!

The two were a little excited, but they still slowly landed forward, startling a small group of fish and shrimp.

Ye Yaodong was illiterate and a very ordinary fisherman in his last life. He had only heard of whale falling, but this was the first time he saw it.

At this time, the body of this gray whale was surrounded by other marine animals, various fish, and squid. There were also marine worms under the seabed that were slowly approaching.

It hasn't been long since the whale fell, and there are not many marine life around it, and there are no big fish, just some small fish and shrimps around.

The two of them circled around the gray whale, and then swam upstream together in tacit agreement through their eyes and gestures.

Now that you have found the place and confirmed it, you can go up first.

With two splashes, the two of them emerged from the water one after another. All the people in the three boats leaned on the edge of the boat and looked at them.

"Come up!"

The two slowly approached their fishing boat, and the people on the boat held hands and pulled them up.

"Did you find it?"

"Found it!"

Everyone looked happy.

"I just said that if you come up so quickly, you should have found it. If you haven't found it, you may still be looking for it underneath."

Father Pei was happy, "Then can we find a way to drag this whale back?"

Ye Yaodong took a breath and asked, "How are you going to delay it?"

"Bring some ropes down and tie up its head, tail and fins. Then we use a net hoist to collect the ropes at the same time. You don't have to hang it up, as long as it can be dragged in the sea.

Just move."

"Is this possible? What if it hits a reef? I guess if we hang up the tail, its head will still be on the bottom of the sea."

"Is it okay to close it a little higher? If you pull the fish's tail out of the water, your head won't even have to touch the ground."

"There are rocks underneath, let's try it first."

Ye Yaodong frowned and thought, feeling that he could only treat a dead horse as a living doctor.

If he encounters a big rock and gets stuck, he can only go back into the water to have a look and try changing direction.

"Then let's try it and see. Anyway, the ropes are ready-made on our boat, and the depth isn't very deep, only about 10 meters. We can't say anymore."

"Then try it."

"We have to take turns to go down. The gray whale is big and the binding rope is not that easy to get. We have to go down two by two to tie it up."

After speaking, Ye Yaodong introduced them to the seabed scene they saw and the location of the gray whale among the aquatic plants. If he explained it clearly, it would be easier for them to find it when they went down, save time and do more things.

After he finished speaking and letting them understand clearly, he replaced two boatmen on the boat and carried a bundle of ropes down.

Ye Yaodong and Chen Shi wrapped themselves in their big cotton-padded jackets and took a rest.

People on other boats watched them carrying strange things into the water, and they were all whispering and asking questions.
To be continued...