pjbooks Chapter 57 The village was in an uproar
Chapter 57 The village was in an uproar
No one knows who started it, but all the fishermen at the dock, who had been oppressed for so long, suddenly knelt down.
They looked at Lin Chen with no envy or jealousy in their eyes, only awe and fervor, as if they regarded him as a god.
"Boss Lin!!"
"Boss Lin, you're like a living Buddha to us!"
Wang Fuhai's face flushed with excitement. He didn't kneel; instead, he stood at the front of the crowd, waved his arm, and shouted:
"From now on, our Huangni Village will work for Boss Lin!"
"Yes!! Let's work with Boss Lin!!"
The cheers grew louder and louder.
Lin Chen looked at those excited faces.
He raised his hand and gently pressed down.
The noisy dock suddenly became quiet again.
"Starting today."
"I hereby announce the establishment of the Dragon Ridge Ocean Trading Group!"
"For fishermen who joined the alliance before, and those who want to join now, the purchase price will always be higher than the market price, and the group will also provide you with Poseidon-level security escort!"
Safety guaranteed!
These four words are more effective than any amount of money; they struck a chord with these fishermen who risk their lives against the wind and waves every day.
This means they no longer have to fear being bullied by thugs or getting into trouble at sea.
The cheers didn't stop for a long time.
Standing at the bow of the boat, Lin Jianguo looked at his son surrounded by a crowd, and then at those once arrogant bosses who now wore fawning smiles. His eyes welled up with tears, and all the grievances and bitterness of his life surged up.
From this day forward, the Lin family will no longer be the fishermen whose muddy fields could be trampled on by anyone.
And Lin Chen just endured it.
He looked at the golden sea.
A few people in the crowd were particularly embarrassed.
Zhao Defa rubbed his hands together, forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, and leaned closer:
"Um... Chen, you see, we're from the same village. It was wrong of me before..."
Before he could finish speaking, a dark figure blocked his way.
Sun Heizi, a tall and burly man, stood in front of him, looked down at him, and said in a deep, gruff voice:
"Who do you think you are? You think you can call President Lin by his name?"
Zhao Defa's face turned red from being choked. He wanted to say something, but when he met Sun Heizi's emotionless eyes, he swallowed back every word he was about to say.
Lin Chen didn't even glance at them from beginning to end.
This complete disregard was even more painful than being scolded, making Zhao Defa and his gang of opportunists regret their actions to the point of despair, their faces turning red with embarrassment.
They finally realized that they and Lin Chen were no longer from the same world.
The matter was almost over. Chu Tiankuo walked forward with a smile and slapped Lin Chen on the shoulder:
"Brother Lin, leave the rest to Tang Mingyuan. You can rest now. Tonight, Yunhai Pavilion will host a celebration banquet for you!"
Lin Chen nodded, then turned his gaze to Officer Wang, who was maintaining order beside him.
"Officer Wang, may I speak to you in private?"
The two found a secluded corner.
Lin Chen handed over a USB drive:
"This contains all the evidence of Zhao Deding hiring someone to commit murder, including transfer records and voice recordings. But this alone is not enough."
Officer Wang was stunned.
"I don't just want him to go to jail," Lin Chen said calmly but coldly, "I want him to never even have the thought of turning his life around."
As he spoke, he pulled a piece of paper from his pocket, on which were written a few random place names and bank codes.
"These are the account addresses he has hidden overseas, which the system found. We'll drain him dry, leaving him with nothing."
Officer Wang looked at the note, then at Lin Chen, and felt a chill run down his spine.
This young man is too meticulous, and he's really ruthless; he's much more formidable than I expected.
He nodded emphatically:
"I see."
After seeing Officer Wang off, the system notification that hadn't rung in a long time finally sounded in Lin Chen's mind.
【Ding! 】
[Congratulations, host, on completing the epic mission: The Cornerstone of a Business Empire, Reaching the Pinnacle of Fame in this Region!]
[Reward Settlement: Unlock a permanent 20% discount in the Tier 2 Shop!]
[Special Reward: Activate the Deep-Sea Relics Detector (Trial Version), usable for 72 hours!]
Lin Chen's eyes lit up immediately.
He looked towards the Dragon's Back Trench, where the century-old armed shipwreck he had marked was his real target this time.
Ambergris is just an appetizer.
……
When Lin Chen returned to Huangni Village, he found that everything in front of the old house had changed.
The once deserted dirt road is now filled with luxury cars. Mercedes-Benz and BMWs are nothing special, and there are even a few Bentleys and Rolls-Royces with consecutive license plates.
A group of men in suits stood by the car, anxiously looking into the Lin family compound.
These people were all big bosses from the provincial capital or even other provinces who had heard the news and came to discuss cooperation.
But the Lin family's gate was tightly shut.
Lin Chen didn't even look at it and went straight into the courtyard through the side gate.
"Boss Lin, seeing you these days is harder than seeing a high-ranking official!"
In the courtyard, Su Jianming was having tea with Uncle Li when he saw Lin Chen come in and made a joke with a smile.
"Mr. Su, please stop joking with me."
Lin Chen smiled and poured them more tea. "I don't know those people outside. You are my friends."
These words warmed the hearts of both Su Jianming and Uncle Li.
Uncle Li looked at Lin Chen, his lips moved, and finally he sighed with emotion, his eyes welling up with tears.
it's dark.
After seeing the guests off, only the father and son remained in the courtyard.
Lin Chen took out two bowls and filled them with white wine.
Lin Jianguo said nothing, silently took out the largest and most complete piece of ambergris from the house, and carefully placed it on the stone table in the courtyard.
He picked up the wine bowl, facing the ambergris and the dark sky, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
"dad……"
He choked back tears and spilled the wine from his bowl onto the ground.
"We... went home."
Thirty years have passed.
The shadow that had loomed over the Lin family for generations, that dreadful place called Dragon Ridge Trench, has finally vanished completely tonight.
Lin Chen didn't say anything, picked up the bowl, and drank it all in one gulp.
The spicy liquor felt like burning fire after swallowing it.
He then truly felt alive again.
……
Late at night, in the main control room of the Poseidon.
Inside the metal room, only the large screen glowed blue.
Lin Chen sat there alone, not sleepy at all.
Instead of thinking about the daytime victory, he pulled up all the data copied from the vulture ship and used the system's powerful analytical capabilities to dig deep into it.
Zhao Deding's Night Owl Project is just a minor player.
As the data was peeled back layer by layer, a larger and more hidden network slowly emerged on the screen.
Countless data points came from all over the world, all ultimately pointing to a large organization operating on the high seas.
In the center of the screen, a badge consisting of a trident and an eye slowly took shape.
Eye of the Deep Sea
This multinational seafood giant controls more than 30% of the global trade in rare marine resources, and its reach has even extended to the arms and biotechnology sectors.
Zhao Deding was merely one of its small agents in the southeastern coastal region.
Looking at the messy network of relationships on the screen, Lin Chen became even more excited.
The real deep sea is only now showing its teeth to him.