1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 451 Swallowed into the Whale's Mouth

"Let go, let go!"

Liang Ziqiang, Lu Feng and Li Liang couldn't help but yell loudly, and the whole boat was filled with shouts because of this unexpected scene.

Fangfang and Xiaoyue were watching with great interest before, but at this moment they covered their mouths and screamed, their faces turning pale with fright.

However, no one had time to prevent this sudden change. You Lijun swayed in the air for a few times and tried to grab the iron railing on the outside of the boat with his hands, but he failed and fell straight into the water.

"What should I do? What should I do?!"

Seeing his friend being dragged into the water by the big bluefin tuna, Lu Feng was so anxious that his hands and feet were in a mess. After shouting a few times, he and Lu Zheng both leaned over the iron railing. Seeing that, Liang Ziqiang was really worried that they would be confused and jump into the water to save him.

He quickly stepped forward and grabbed the two men:
"Don't be anxious yet, calm down, you two are not going to solve the problem by yelling and jumping around!"

"What else can we do? Aqiang, do you have any idea? You should think of a solution quickly. If we can save the person, no matter how much money we pay, it won't be a problem!" Lu Feng asked Liang Ziqiang in a desperate mood.

"This is too difficult! Don't get so close to the railing, let me look down first!"

Liang Ziqiang pulled them apart. At this time, Li Liang, Lin Baixian and other crew members also put down their work, ran forward and looked down through the railing.

Fortunately, the second round of trawling operations had ended by then and the boat was now stationary.

After looking for a few seconds, I saw a head popping out of the water on the side of the boat. It was slapping the water with its hands and I could hear it calling for help.

"You Lijun can swim and is quite good at it?" Liang Ziqiang asked when he saw this.

"He can't swim as well as you, but he is the best among us!" Lu Feng replied quickly.

It seems that this is a blessing in disguise. There are no strong currents and waves on the sea surface here for the time being, and You Lijun is a good swimmer, so he did not drown immediately after falling into the sea, nor was he swept away. He still has a chance to wait for rescue.

"Get a basket! Go get a basket! Tie a knot on the basket and hang a thick, long rope on it!"

Liang Ziqiang thought quickly and made a decision.

It was absolutely impossible to jump into the water to save people in such a deep sea, and he couldn't find a more perfect rescue tool at the moment. The only thing he could think of was to hang a large basket with a rope.

"There's also a big basin. Get out a big plastic basin and throw it into the water. See if he can hold on to the basin!"

Liang Ziqiang then gave instructions to others.

After all, he had saved someone once. But at that time, Lao Qiu was in shallow water, and Duobao jumped into the water to help, so the situation was much more optimistic than it is now.

In the current situation, Liang Ziqiang can only do his best and leave the rest to fate, trying to see if he can make any difference.

"Quick, grab the basin, grab the basin!" Everyone on the boat shouted, even Liang's father came to the railing and shouted to the sea. Not only that, the two ships, Zhongqiang and Boqiang, which were parked, also looked over here and cried out in surprise.

However, even in the calmest waters of the deep sea, there is always an invisible force surging in the water. You Lijun tried to swim to the basin and then paddle to the basket, but unexpectedly, a force kept separating him from the basin. Not only did the two fail to get close, but they were pushed further and further away by the sea water.

Fangfang and Xiaoyue on the boat were already crying. They knew that from this situation, hope was slipping away from them and was very slim.

It was nearly six o'clock in the afternoon. The Ziqiang was stationary after finishing its work. Even if it raised anchor and started to catch up, it would be too late.

I watched You Lijun getting farther and farther away from the ship, but this was not the most heartbreaking thing.

"Look, it's a Bryde's whale! That Bryde's whale is getting closer and closer to Ajun!" Lu Zheng shouted in horror, raising his arm and pointing directly at the sea surface.

It was true, the Bryde's whale was moving silently like an underwater mountain, and was already very close to You Lijun!
Although Liang Ziqiang had said before that Bryde's whales only eat small fish and shrimps, who knows what will happen when facing such a behemoth?
The last bit of distance disappeared. As everyone on the boat watched helplessly, the Bryde's whale had already arrived next to You Lijun.

As the whale's mouth opened, the next moment, water flowed down like a floodgate opening. That was the bloody mouth of a "glutton"!

There was even a swirling whirlpool in the sea water, and the fish, shrimp and sea water were "swallowed" into the big mouth in the blink of an eye.

And You Lijun was caught among those fish and shrimps and sank into the big mouth of the Bryde's whale...

silence.

All three ships suddenly fell into a perfect silence. The screams that were heard just now seemed to be filtered out.

Only arms were left floating in the air, like a silent film without sound.

Fangfang and Xiaoyue had covered their eyes with their hands, not daring or willing to watch what was about to happen. Liang Ziqiang was still staring at the sea nervously, as if there was no other place for him to look.

Liang's father, Li Liang, and Lu Feng all had their chests heaving violently.

Another burst of white water spurted out from the sea. Apparently, every time the Bryde's whale took a big gulp, it would spit out all the seawater.

In the white splash, Liang Ziqiang saw a black shadow being thrown upwards along with the splash.

"It's out! It's vomited out again! I told you, its throat is very small and it can't swallow it!" Liang Ziqiang came back to his senses and shouted loudly.

All baleen whales cannot swallow even a slightly larger fish through their throats, let alone such a large living person?
It was just a swallow and a spit, and in the blink of an eye, You Lijun walked through the huge mouth and was then spit out in disgust.

The Bryde's whale might think that this thing is making his throat a little uncomfortable...

"It really came out!" Lu Zheng's face brightened, but then he said gloomily, "It was swallowed into the whale's mouth. Is it still alive?"

However, the next second, the black shadow fell on the sea and spread out its arms desperately, as if it had cramps.

He had completely lost the charm of what Lu Feng called his "decent swimming skills", but at least it proved one thing: he was not dead and was still alive.

Yes, the time between swallowing and spitting is actually quite short. The biggest danger is suffocation when being sucked into the whale's mouth. Whether you can get out with a breath of air depends entirely on luck.

Yu Lijun's luck was not that bad. He did not suffocate and came out alive.

But after staying in the whale's mouth for a while, I don't know if I went crazy or not...

"Hurry, swim over here! Swim over here!"

The voices of the people on the boat were lost and then they regained them, and they started yelling towards the sea again.

In fact, these are all nonsense. There is no need for them to shout. As long as You Lijun is not really crazy, he will of course want to swim towards the big ship.

The problem was that it looked like his physical strength no longer allowed him to do so. Not only did his slapping movements become messy, but he also looked much weaker.

The Bryde's whale swam leisurely as if nothing had happened. The waves and currents it stirred up made it more difficult for You Lijun to swim and also pushed You Lijun further and further away.

It is estimated that before Liang Ziqiang and his men could take any measures, You Lijun would be swept away and swallowed by the waves...

"There's still no way! He can't swim over at all. Is it still too late to sail over now?" Lu Feng seemed to have become the person on the verge of drowning, and asked Liang Ziqiang in despair.

"I'll try, it's the only way!"

Liang Ziqiang wanted to turn around and go to the wheelhouse to start the ship, collect the anchor chain, and start the boat. However, when he was about to turn around, he saw You Lijun sinking into the water...

I don't know if it was pulled down by the current of the waves, or if it sank because of the impact of the waves or physical exhaustion.

Liang Ziqiang knew that it was completely meaningless for him to start the ship now. During the whole process, You Lijun had been swept away to who knows where...

But he still said nothing, lowered his head and walked towards the cab. Since he had to operate the boat, he must drive it himself at this critical moment, which was better than his father driving the boat.

Even if you know it's hopeless, you still have to try.

Just as he walked silently to the side of the cab, another scream sounded behind him, the sound waves hit the back of his head, and the volume was no less than the most thrilling moment before.

But this time, the exclamations were clearly mixed with an incredible sense of surprise.

"He's coming up again! He's coming up again!"

"It doesn't seem to be floating up, but sitting on something big?"

"Look carefully, look carefully, its head has popped out of the water! It's black with white, just like a giant panda!"

One shout after another.

When he heard the last sentence, Liang Ziqiang turned around abruptly. Instead of entering the cab, he turned around, ran a few steps, and rushed back to the iron railings...

(End of this chapter)