As the saying goes, those who are good at fighting have no great achievements.
With a veteran like Gu Kun taking action, the originally dangerous operation seemed to be ordinary.
However, at sea, small accidents always happen.
At that time, Gu Kun was tossing a trawl underwater. With his perspective ears turned on, he suddenly heard the movement of a large ship in the distance to the north.
"The sound sounds so far away and so obvious. This ship is not less than 500 tons, and its speed is much faster than a merchant ship! It is an Indonesian fishery administration ship!"
This is Indonesian waters. Theoretically, the fishing boats of the Indonesian people cannot fish here. Relatively speaking, the Malays are more friendly to the Indonesian people and have given each other the most favorable access treatment.
Gu Kun's heart was excited, and he quickly increased his speed, then quickly surfaced like a barracuda and slipped back to the fishing boat.
Then he made a fierce operation, using full power to tear off the sonar fixed cable, twisting the trawl net and recovering the prey.
After doing all this, he quickly chose the correct course and took a circuitous route, the wind was blowing hard.
Half an hour later, Gu Kun's small boat was 15 nautical miles west of the Indonesian fishery administration ship, passed by it in the opposite direction, and successfully escaped, sailing farther and farther away.
With Gu Kun's current equipment, if he carried it hard, he would be seeking death, and he couldn't run away, so he could only quickly circle around the opponent when he was out of sight.
I rely on Gou to eat chicken.
A small fishing boat of 20 tons is like a crop circle of Voldemort on the sea. Unless the enemy comes within 10 nautical miles, sea search radar and human lookouts cannot detect such a small target. Therefore, even if his boat is small in power and slow
It's like the prostate moving. As long as it can be circumvented and kept in place, there's nothing to worry about.
Want to catch me? You can try.
Brother is a being harder to catch than Captain Jack Sparrow.
"Why did there seem to be a dot flashing at the edge of the radar just now?"
"You may have made a mistake. There is probably a great white shark scurrying past."
At the same time, in the observation cabin of the Indian patrol ship, a few Indonesians said a few words and didn't take it seriously.
Once you catch the first one, you will become more proficient in subsequent repetitive tasks.
Gu Kun worked on the nearby ocean for two whole days, traveling all over the waters of Badas Islands and Temeilan Islands.
I ran through all the coordinates I remembered from my previous life.
Coupled with his gifted underwater positioning ability, even if the search error is a few nautical miles, he can slowly narrow the scope and finally lock the target.
In the end, a total of 4 sonars were obtained.
I also caught several hundred kilograms of relatively valuable seafood.
During this period, it is indispensable to follow the patrol boats that go back and forth between Natuna and Singkawang, play hide and seek with Voldemort and walk the dog, which is very exciting.
With the main task completed, Gu Kun also calmed down and took stock of his catch.
This time when we go to sea, we can’t be lazy when it comes to catching seafood.
It's not that he expects how much money he can sell for the seafood, but that he can make some money, which can help him become rich immediately. It can also be regarded as a kind of wealth laundering.
Otherwise, he drove an empty fishing boat to Kuching to ship goods, which would easily make people suspicious.
"Eight lobsters and one yellowfin tuna, well, it's estimated to be fifty or sixty pounds."
"Eh? These are golden-eyed sea bream. If sold to the Japanese, they would be five times more expensive than ordinary sea bream. Unfortunately, no one in the local area knows the goods."
"Southern mussel, 20 pounds, large flower snail, 60 pounds"
Gu Kun read it out to himself as usual, and at the same time took a small notebook to keep accounts, and quickly counted them all.
Tuna is distributed globally, but bluefin is still common in cold water waters at high latitudes. It would be good to catch yellowfin in Southeast Asia.
As for lobsters and shellfish, they were all caught by Gu Kun while diving. The local lobsters are mainly Shanlong.
The crab had also been seen originally, but Gu Kun didn't want to take the risk of being pinched and caught it with his bare hands, so he couldn't do it.
Anyone who has traveled to the sea knows that there are special shrimp nets and shell nets for catching shrimps, crabs and shellfish.
As for Gu Kun's boat, it only has a shallow-water trawl net used to catch fish, and cannot scrape the seabed. Therefore, shrimps, crabs and shells have to be touched by baskets manually, which is very laborious and the yield is not high.
"Snapper is worth 5 ringgit per pound, grouper mussel is worth 8 yuan, and yellowfin lobster is worth 30 yuan, which is about 6,000 ringgit here. It's still not enough to hide my true income."
This harvest was actually pretty good. Before his rebirth, he didn't have an underwater fluoroscopy device, and he only earned two to three thousand ringgit for half a month at sea, which was half of what he earns here. The main reason was that he rarely caught expensive fish at that time.
The cost of diesel for half a month is more than 1,000, plus ship repairs and depreciation, so 70% to 80% of the original income is spent on costs.
Nowadays, the cost has not increased significantly, but the harvest has soared several times in an instant, which means that the net profit has directly increased tenfold. If these seafood are sold for more than 6,000 ringgit, the net profit can be 5,000 ringgit.
Thinking about it, just a week ago, I was betting my future with Liu Min for a loan of two thousand ringgit, but now I have turned around overnight.
However, five thousand ringgit is enough to improve his life, but it is far from enough to cover up his "huge wealth of unknown origin".
The sonobuoy lost by the anti-submarine aircraft cost US$18,000 each, which is equivalent to about 50,000 ringgit. The large item lost by the destroyer cost 500,000 ringgit each.
The prices of special recycling channels in Southeast Asia are generally 30% off on new goods, and the condition of old goods is another factor.
This time when I go back, if Gu Kun's wealth suddenly increases by fifty or sixty thousand, how can I get rid of it with only five thousand ringgit in seafood profits?
"We have to catch at least 10,000 to 20,000 yuan in seafood, and we have to keep a high profile when we go back to sell fish." Gu Kun quickly estimated the target value based on his many years of experience.
Then he returned to the chart, checked it, and decided to take a detour to the north on his way back, and finally returned to Kuching. Kuching is the capital of Sarawak, and Gu Kun knew that there were channels for equipment shipments there.
Because the closer you are to the sea, the easier it is to catch fish, and those who paddle small wooden boats can compete with him for business. If you go back farther from the coast, you will catch more fish.
After making up our mind, we started to return home.
Along the way, every 10 or so nautical miles, Gu Kun would use the underwater perspective rig to specifically detect the fish. As a result, he found several schools of fish on the first day of his return trip, and each net weighed thousands of kilograms.
Unfortunately, the types of fish are not very valuable, they are all sardines, horsetails, and mackerels, so we can only fill up the empty fish holds first.
His boat can theoretically carry 15 tons when fully loaded, but that is for dead fish.
If you want to ensure live fish, you have to leave at least three times the weight of the fish to put in sea water, so 4 tons of live fish are filled.
Gu Kun didn’t want the fish to die and the price to be wasted, so after having a 4-ton guarantee, he started to temper his fishing style the next day.
If you see something worthless, you won’t cast the net. You will only release the net if you locate the valuable fish.
As a result, we harvested very little during most of the day. It was not until the evening that we had a little luck and encountered a small group of grunt fish.
Sumei fish is a relatively valuable fish species in the Java Sea. The price exported to China is close to 100 ringgit per pound. Only five-star hotels such as the "White Swan Hotel" will eat sumei.
In Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, the purchase price of sumei can also be more than 50 ringgit.
Gu Kun was not greedy either. After catching the Su Mei, he immediately made a separate cage for the Su Mei and tried his best to ensure that every Su Mei could return to the port alive.
As for the freed trash fish, they are thrown directly on the deck and returned to the port to be sold as dead fish.
For the next two days, he kept clearing hundreds of kilograms of miscellaneous fish and collecting hundreds of kilograms of good fish every day, and finally arrived in Kuching.
Today is already February 7th, and New Year’s Eve is just two days away.
In Malaysia, Chinese account for about 30%, and in Kuching it reaches half, so the Spring Festival atmosphere in this city is very strong. In addition, the wind and waves have become stronger again in the past two days, so almost no one goes to sea.
Gu Kun braved the level 7 wind and rain to return home, and saw no other fishing boats along the way. He was still three or four nautical miles away from the port when he encountered a patrol boat from the port.
"Mazu, there are still people out fishing in this kind of weather? Or before the Chinese New Year? It's so poor and crazy."
The captain of the patrol boat saw Gu Kun's swaying fishing boat through the telescope. He couldn't help but marvel, and then waved back, "Brothers, your work is done, come over here!"
Two minutes later, the two ships approached, and the patrol captain shouted through the loudspeaker: "Stop the ship for inspection! Where did it come from? I have never seen your ship!"
Gu Kun took his time, slowed down, and prepared his documents to cooperate.
He had experience in his previous life and knew that according to local law, large and medium-sized fishing boats over 20 meters tall had to register for entry and exit by themselves and pay handling fees. The cost of breaking the law for those large boats was very high, so they were more law-abiding.
For a small boat like Gu Kun, the relevant departments are too lazy to report it, so front-line employees have room to operate.
The king of hell has his own taste, and the devil has his own taste.
Two patrolmen jumped on the boat and took a few glances. At a glance, they saw a two-meter-high pile of dead fish at the stern of the boat. They couldn't help but secretly marveled at Gu Kun's bountiful harvest.
Those sonar are actually in the compartment under the pile of dead fish, but Gu Kun is sure that the other party will not turn it over.
"The harvest is not bad. We are really rich and rich in danger." The patrol captain said enviously.
Gu Kun handed over a basket of shrimps and several large groupers for everyone to share.
"Good luck depends on the weather, and everyone is happy. I'm from Lanfang." Gu Kun is very good at talking.
The patrol leader suddenly smiled brightly and ordered the team to close up: "You dare to go out to sea in this weather, but you still have to sail a boat alone. I have been patrolling Kuching Port for more than ten years, and you are the best sailor I have ever seen."
Steady."
"Thank you for your hard work." Gu Kun smiled and saw off the guests.
There was a newcomer among the patrolmen who was eager to make a contribution and asked in a low voice unwillingly: "Boss, does this count as an investigation? What if he leaves?"
The captain's face sank: "Let it go! Looking at the shabby appearance of this boat, it is impossible to sail to Vietnam and the Philippines. Where do you want it to go? Why are you waiting for someone who is willing to pay tribute to a few groupers?"
Other veteran team members quickly praised: "The boss is still wise, he doesn't miss anything and allows the brothers to relax. Xiao Cai, don't be too busy!"