Island Tycoon

Chapter 444 The 'Facts' of Death

One two pull... one two pull...

On the vast sea, a seine fishing boat that looks like it may be sunk by wind and waves at any time, several fishermen on board are pulling up the fishing nets cast earlier.

It wasn't until a large net of fish, shrimps and crabs were pulled onto the boat and sorted briefly that all the fishermen sat on the boat to rest.

Although the fishing boat has already harvested the first net, this net is only worth the cost of going to sea. In order to recover the cost and create profits as much as possible, they will have to pull two more nets to complete today's task.

At this time, a fisherman was doing nothing to observe the distant sea.

"Huh!" The fisherman cried out unexpectedly, as if he found something within the scope of the fishing boat.In order to be able to see more clearly, he rubbed his eyes, and there was indeed something floating on the sea not far away.

"Captain, take a look over there, does it look like there is someone floating on the sea?" The fisherman confirmed that he was right, and immediately pulled the captain over.

"Where is it?" The captain glanced at the vast sea, towards the direction the fisherman pointed, and soon saw the floating object in his mouth.So he ordered: "Drive the boat over and take a closer look."

Hearing the captain's order, other fishermen cooperated and drove the fishing boat over.Taking a closer look, good guy, he is really a person, but he doesn't know if he is dead or not.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and pick up the person!" The captain raised his hand and ordered a few fishermen to catch the person still floating in the sea, not knowing whether it was a person or a corpse.

He didn't do this out of good intentions. You must know that with the upsurge of fleeing from the port, a large number of stowaways were buried in the seabed, and a new industry was born, that is, corpse walking.

As long as the bodies of these stowaways are taken back, buried somewhere and issued a certificate in the village, they can go to the People's Commune with the certificate to receive 15 yuan labor fee.Therefore, fishing boats that usually go out to sea to fish occasionally do part-time jobs as 'lazy men'.

15 yuan does not seem like much, but its purchasing power is not small.You must know that in the mainland, it is still popular to call the family of the rich with ten thousand yuan.

Take the operation of their fishing boat as an example, each cast a net can probably harvest hundreds of catties of seafood, but the hundreds of catties of seafood are only worth two to three hundred yuan, and they get even less when divided on average. Consider risks such as no fish to catch.

Calculated, the monthly income of these migrant fishermen is at most 80 to 50 yuan, and the lesser helpers may only have 15 to [-] yuan a month. It is conceivable that this [-] yuan is not a small amount, and it may be worth it if you save it. a month's cost.

As for the person who was caught alive, that would be even better for them. The value created by a living person is always higher than that of a dead person. They will live the same life without the labor fee of 15 yuan, and it will be regarded as a good deed.

Several fishermen caught the man up with their hands and feet. One of the fishermen listened to the man's heart and said, "Captain, he is still alive!"

"Oh!" The captain took a surprise look at the person who was caught.

The sea area they were in was quite far from the sea. Even if he was just washed over by the wind and waves, there was a high chance of drowning to death. It seemed that this person really deserved his life.

"Help him squeeze out the water in his stomach first." After first aiding the man of unknown origin, he was placed in a cool cabin to rest, and the fishing boat returned to the state of operation, and did not restart until the fourth net was drawn. return flight.

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At this time, there was a heated discussion in the press circles on Hong Kong Island.Ye Jingcheng, a well-known businessman who is known as the "Prodigy Ye", was actually shot by a group of gangsters three days ago. Under forced circumstances, he chose to jump into the sea to protect himself.

But three days had passed, and Ye Jingcheng still had no news.Some media even began to report the "facts" of his death. Some said that he had been shot several times before jumping into the sea.

It is said that he was swallowed by large fish such as sharks because of the bloody smell on his body.It is said that his body appeared on the coast of the mainland, and the relevant departments are handing over the matter.

For a while there were many opinions, some felt sorry for Ye Jingcheng's youthful talent, some admired Ye Jingcheng's contribution to society, but more people discussed this matter from the perspective of spectators.

As for the Qingdeng Entertainment under Ye Jingcheng's name, it was even more chaotic at this time.Ye Jingcheng holds all the shares in the company. Now that something happened to him, someone might not be able to take over his business. It also means that the future of the company's employees has become uncertain.

The front desk has always been the place with the most ability to gossip in the company, whether it is asking for news or spreading news.

"Hey, do you know about Ye Sheng?"

"Now it's all over the sky, how can you not know?"

"Then have you considered what will happen to the company in the future?"

"I think it shouldn't be able to continue to open. Not everyone can take over this stall."

"Hush! Keep your voices down, and be careful not to get fired."

There were three people discussing at the front desk. Two women were the receptionists at the front desk, one with long hair and one with short hair, and the remaining man was a small employee in the personnel department. He usually came to strike up a conversation with the receptionist.

Seeing someone approaching, the discussion among the three immediately became quieter.Until the man left a distance, the short hair asked: "Then what are your plans?"

"I don't know, but if we continue to work, whether we will be paid or not is a problem." The long hair rested on his chin, and he said with a sad face.

"I heard that Princess Jin is still recruiting people. It's the film company that made "Best Partner". It should have great potential." The clerk advised the two of them.

Long hair makes people feel very shrewd. He rolled his eyes and said, "Then why don't we go to the interview secretly, and quit this job if it's okay, or find another one if it doesn't work."

"Isn't that good? Ye Sheng is just missing now, we will stay in the company, as long as Ye Sheng comes back, it will definitely be better to go to other companies." The short hair said hesitantly.

On the one hand, it was not easy for her to come into the company to work, on the other hand, she had to think about her own future.

"Ye Sheng will definitely be fine when he comes back, but... I said just in case, although Ye Jingcheng's whereabouts are unknown to the outside world, but think about how big a typhoon hit that night. No one knows where it will blow people with heavy wind and heavy rain." The clerk analyzed.

The implication is that unless Ye Jingcheng is lucky, there is a high chance that he has already been killed.

Just as the three of them were still planning to continue discussing the future, a loud sound of high heels stepping on the ground appeared in their ears, and the three of them immediately restrained the content of the conversation.

"Assistant Zheng." The three shouted in unison.

The person who came was Zheng Wenya, the manager of the finance department and the assistant to the general manager. Zheng Wenya glanced at the three of them, and said lightly: "You three don't have to come to work tomorrow. .”

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(End of this chapter)