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00:00I helped my cousin run his fishing fleet. We had cleared $3 million in profit.
00:03But by the end of the season, he handed me a check for just $50,000.
00:06He said the fleet was his, and that he was the one who had put up the capital.
00:10As for me, I was just the guy who threw nets into the water.
00:14I glanced down at the check in my hand. I didn't argue. I didn't make a scene.
00:18I just took the money in silence, and then went straight to lease a few of the most run-down,
00:22nearly decommissioned boats in the entire harbor.
00:25Then came the next summer. His fleet was pulling in almost nothing.
00:27A few dead fish floated belly up in his live holds, barely moving with the water's slosh.
00:32The stench was brutal.
00:33Meanwhile, my boat was packed with massive prime deep-sea fish, all lively and thriving.
00:37The second he saw it, his face turned pale.
00:39I stood on my packed-out deck and took two slow steps back.
00:42Easy, Chris. Don't track whatever disgusting crap is stuck to your boots into my sanitized live holds.
00:48Word around the docks was that he spent that entire night on his knees in the mud, howling until sunrise.
00:53He could not figure out how my hole was bigger than his, or why my fish were in way better
00:57condition.
00:57The day he paid me off, I'd been down in the cabin logging the sonar readings from the run and
01:02tracking ammonia levels in the live holds.
01:03Then a brand new Rolls Royce pulled up by the dock.
01:07Hey, Leo. This year's numbers are in. I've already got your bonus check ready.
01:14I looked at the $50,000 in my hand and said nothing.
01:17But in my head, I was already doing the math.
01:19Three years. More than a thousand days and nights.
01:21I lived on those rocking boats.
01:23I ate there, slept there, and worked there.
01:25And I knew exactly what kind of season we just had.
01:27It was a monster year for premium deep-sea fish.
01:30Even after the insane diesel costs and the slip fees, the net profit was still close to $3 million.
01:34And he was giving me $50,000.
01:35Listen, Leo. The profit this year was unbelievable. Damn near $3 million.
01:40Take the $50,000. Go back into town and get yourself a decent ride.
01:44For the love of God, that junker you drive should have been scrubbed years ago.
01:48Let's be honest. Throwing out fishing nets isn't exactly a rare skill.
01:53You could tie a dog to a post on this dock, and it could do that job.
01:56You're still young. Take the money. Go to New York.
01:59And find yourself something respectable.
02:01Stop wasting your life out at sea.
02:03But hearing all that, I felt absolutely nothing.
02:06Three years earlier, when Chris took over the fleet,
02:08he nearly ran the whole operation into the ground
02:10because he didn't understand offshore currents or live hold water conditions.
02:13I was the one who turned things around.
02:15I brought in a deep-sea radar mapping system I had developed on my own,
02:18along with a multi-stage filtration system,
02:20which allowed us to locate fish schools with precision
02:22and keep the mortality rate of our catch to a minimum.
02:25I told him I'd provide the technology, and we'd split the profits 70-30.
02:28He said we were family, and that as the older cousin,
02:31he'd never let me get the short end of the stick.
02:33All right, Chris. I'll take the money.
02:35He probably didn't expect me to take it so easily.
02:37He paused for a moment, then said,
02:40Good man. Take the cash and go enjoy a proper vacation.
02:46Oh, and one more thing.
02:47The filter pump and hold number two's acting up.
02:50Get someone to fix it before you leave.
02:52I didn't even look at him again.
02:53I turned and walked straight into the cold, late-autumn wind off the North Atlantic,
02:57because I knew exactly what was coming.
03:00Without my precise hold calibrations and route adjustments,
03:03his so-called well-equipped boats wouldn't be able to find the fish at all,
03:06and his live holds wouldn't be able to keep deep-sea fish alive.
03:08He was going to lose everything.
03:10I didn't go back home to town.
03:11I didn't want to run into anyone I knew,
03:13asking how much I'd made this season, or how Chris had treated me.
03:17So I kept walking along the coastal road by the harbor,
03:19the air thick with the smell of salt and fish.
03:22Tucked under my arm was my navigation log.
03:24To anyone else, it looked like a stack of worthless notes,
03:27but to me, it was three years of my life.
03:30Then my phone lit up.
03:31It was Chris, already showing off all over social media.
03:34His car, his house, even screenshots of his bank balance.
03:38And of course, the relatives flooded the comments, hyping him up.
03:41I shut off the screen without a word and headed toward Pier 9,
03:44at the far edge of the harbor.
03:46A few abandoned fishing boats had been sitting there for years,
03:48rusted through, reeking of old engine oil.
03:51The hulls were so worn down that even the drifters in town kept their distance.
03:54I stood on the algae-covered pier,
03:56staring at what everyone else saw as scrap metal.
03:58Then I crouched down,
03:59ran my hand along the anti-rust coating below the waterline,
04:02and took a closer look.
04:03That's when an idea surfaced,
04:05one I couldn't ignore.
04:06Didn't he say anyone could do this job?
04:08Then I'd show him what real high-tech fishing actually looks like.
04:11I turned around and walked straight toward the Port Authority office building.
04:14Good morning, Director Barnes.
04:15How are you today?
04:16I said,
04:16Oh, it's Leo.
04:18White-bearded director pushed up his glasses.
04:20Good heavens!
04:21Shouldn't you be out at sea with Chris's fleet by now?
04:23What are you doing here?
04:25I'd like to ask if those old rusty fishing boats at Pier 9 are available for rent now.
04:30Good grief!
04:31Those piles of junk should have been scrapped long ago.
04:34Their engines are falling apart.
04:36What do you want to rent that stuff for?
04:38Not even the town drunks would take them for free.
04:40Director, how much is the annual rent?
04:43I'll be honest with you.
04:45If you're dead set on renting them, it's $1,000 a year, just a noginal fee.
04:50But I'll warn you first.
04:52If there's an accident or you lose everything, Port Authority will not clean up your mess.
04:57I quickly did the math in my head.
04:59$50,000 was enough to rent these boats for five years,
05:02with money left over for initial live well purification equipment and the latest sonar chip supplies.
05:07I'll rent these boats for five years.
05:08Director, let's sign the contract right now.
05:11Leo, don't be foolish.
05:13Chris just made a fortune.
05:14You don't have to mess around with this.
05:16Please bring the contract.
05:18After signing and stamping the contract, I ran to the pier, filled with excitement.
05:22These abandoned boats occupied a large berth.
05:24Their decks were caked with thick rust and oil, like a heavy coat of paint,
05:28giving off a suffocating, pungent smell.
05:30When the townspeople heard I'd rented these run-down old boats, they all came to watch and gossip.
05:34Has Leo lost his mind?
05:35A pile of scrap metal, and he actually plans to go fishing with this stuff?
05:38I think he's completely obsessed.
05:39Chris just gave him a $50,000 bonus, and instead of saving for marriage, he's blowing it all on junk.
05:44What an idiot.
05:46Even Chris drove over in his Rolls Royce, looking utterly smug.
05:49He rolled down the window and laughed hysterically.
05:51Hey, Leo.
05:53Buddy, if you don't know how to spend that $50,000, I'll take you to the clubs in Boston for
05:57a good time.
05:58Why hang to a pile of junk and make yourself look like a down-and-out bum?
06:02I ignored him.
06:03I put on oil-stained overalls, waded into waist-deep water in the cabin, and cleaned out rotting debris.
06:08A stench hit me, but I didn't back down because I knew exactly what I was doing.
06:12That night, after all the onlookers had left, I opened the black waterproof case I'd brought back from the tech
06:17company that day.
06:18Inside were detection modules and high-pressure oxygen supply components.
06:22Custom equipment I'd spent countless days and nights secretly programming and modifying.
06:26This system was designed specifically to retrofit the live well tanks of old fishing boats.
06:30I meticulously rewired everything, keeping errors within millimeters, then installed sensors evenly in every corner of the cargo hold.
06:37This retrofit allowed no mistakes.
06:39For a full week, I worked day and night without rest.
06:41By day, I was a scavenger repairman, mending sails and tying ropes at the pier.
06:45By night, I was the craftsman transforming the old boats behind the scenes.
06:49A miracle came quietly on an early morning of the second week.
06:52The old engines that once spewed black smoke and rumbled noisily now ran smoothly, emitting a deep, powerful hum.
06:58The murky, stagnant water in the hold was completely replaced by a powerful filtration system.
07:03The water gradually cleared, perfectly simulating the deep-sea ecological environment.
07:07I struck while the iron was hot, inputting precise ocean current and sea condition data.
07:11In less than half a month, my ragged small fleet was completely renewed.
07:14The radar was sensitive and accurate, the cabins were clean and tidy, and all systems were fully calibrated.
07:19Just as I was about to hire a few sailors and set sail, my phone rang.
07:22It was Chris.
07:23Hey, Leo. Still messing around with your pile of junk boats?
07:27Spit it out.
07:28I'll tell you something.
07:30I hired a few lazy guys in town for $40 a day to pull fishing nets.
07:34You keep tempering with your junk.
07:36I bet by Christmas I'll be generous and give you a few fat fish to try.
07:41Suit yourself, Chris.
07:42I hung up, my face as calm as the harbor water.
07:45Meanwhile, Chris was carousing in a bar, completely unaware of his fate.
07:48I walked into the cockpit and opened the final set of temperature control monitors.
07:52Watching the flashing data on the screen, I opened the logbook and carefully recorded the day's seawater temperature
07:56and planned fishing spots.
07:58By the time I finished the last data calibration, on was breaking.
08:00I walked home slowly through the early morning mist.
08:03The huge pressure hit hard now.
08:04After impulsively renting these old boats, I'd spent all my savings, stayed up late every night,
08:08and repeatedly calibrated the retrofit system.
08:11This fleet was like a bottomless pit, draining my effort and money.
08:13I couldn't fail.
08:14I had to make a profit and prove myself to everyone.
08:16When I pushed open the door, the smell of bacon and coffee washed over me.
08:19My parents and my fiancée Mia were sitting at the table, waiting quietly for me.
08:22Honey, where were you all night? I've reheated the bacon twice.
08:26Some last-minute work on the boat kept me late.
08:28I replied softly.
08:30Go wash up and eat. You look exhausted. Are you worn out?
08:34It's fine. Just stayed up late.
08:36The atmosphere at the table was faintly tense.
08:38My mother poured me a cup of hot coffee.
08:40Leo, tell me the truth. How much did Chris really pay you this year?
08:44Those words stabbed my heart like a sharp thorn.
08:46My father and Mia put down their cutlery at the same time.
08:48Their eyes fixed on me.
08:49I set down my coffee cup, took out my phone, and opened the transfer record.
08:53It's all here, Mom. $50,000 total.
08:57Good heavens, only $50,000?
08:59Everyone in town says Chris made at least $3 million this year.
09:02Mom, seeing isn't always believing.
09:04Fishing profits are thin.
09:06Boat maintenance is expensive, and he has to replace a lot of new equipment next year.
09:10The fleet is his. All the risk and cost are on him, so he doesn't take home much.
09:14I'm just an ordinary sailor. $50,000 is already great.
09:17I slowly spoke the lines I'd prepared.
09:18My father smoked his pipe silently, saying nothing.
09:21Mia hesitated to speak, and my mother looked utterly disbelieving.
09:24Every word felt like betraying three years of my patience and hard work.
09:27But I couldn't tell my family I'd already cut ties with Chris,
09:29let alone that I'd rented the worst old boats in the port.
09:32I didn't want them to worry with me.
09:33My mother was about to argue further when my father cut her off.
09:36Stop talking. Eat first.
09:39Our son knows what he's doing.
09:41That night, I lay in bed, and Mia held me tightly from behind.
09:44Leo, look at me. You've been strange these days. I'm sure you're hiding something from me.
09:50Don't overthink. What secret could I have? Probably the cold sea wind last night kept me awake.
09:56Really?
09:56Of course. Go to sleep. I'll take you shopping in town tomorrow.
10:00Mia fell quiet, but I stayed awake all night.
10:03Staring at the mottled old ceiling, my heart only cared about the old boats quietly transforming at the pier.
10:08They were my hope and my only way out.
10:10The next few days were the town's Christmas the quietest and liveliest time of the year.
10:14Every household counted the year's harvest and bought holiday supplies.
10:17I deliberately acted normal.
10:18By day, I shopped for Christmas gifts with my parents and Mia, pretending everything was fine.
10:23But deep down, I was ready.
10:24Three days after the full fleet retrofit was completed, a water quality test report from an authoritative lab,
10:29along with the radar and seawater ecological simulation data I'd collected, all came back.
10:34Excellent, Mr. Leo. Your live well water test results are perfect.
10:37Ammonia, nitrogen, and nitrate levels all meet standards.
10:40Dissolved oxygen is far above industry norms, and the in-tank ecosystem is fully ready for fishing operations.
10:46I was picking out a Christmas tree with Mia when I got the call.
10:48In my excitement, I almost knocked over a nearby shelf.
10:51I stepped to the corner and spoke in a low voice.
10:54Perfect.
10:55How precise is the underwater terrain detector?
10:58Unmatched.
10:59Seabed mapping and fish tracking are crystal clear, equal to professional ocean research vessels.
11:04Your boat reprobate is a miracle.
11:06Well done.
11:07Thank you all.
11:09I hung up, and the boulder on my heart crashed down.
11:12The core technology was flawless, and the endless wealth beneath these waters would soon be mine.
11:16All that was left was the final step, setting sail to catch large quantities of high-quality deep-sea seafood.
11:22During this time, Chris called twice more.
11:23In the first call, he lectured me condescendingly about how to spend the bonus.
11:27Listen, Leo.
11:28Don't waste it.
11:29Use the money to fix the house and save for your wedding with Mia.
11:32Luck like this doesn't come every year.
11:34His tone was fake and arrogant, like a privileged elder lecturing a younger person.
11:37I only replied calmly,
11:39I know, Chris.
11:40The second call came the day before Christmas Eve.
11:44Leo, tomorrow at noon, the golden anchor sent thing.
11:47I booked the whole place.
11:48I'm treating all Chinry and Adipa clients from Boston.
11:51We have to celebrate properly.
11:53I could almost picture his smug face.
11:55He wanted to use this feast to show off his harvest, fake generosity, and make me look inferior and grateful
12:00in front of everyone.
12:02No, Chris.
12:03Say hello to everyone for me.
12:04I have family matters to handle.
12:06Don't be a spoil posh.
12:07Come early to help host and dress nicely.
12:10He hung up right after saying that.
12:11I sneered at my phone.
12:13If he insisted on putting on this farce, I'd play along.
12:15I wanted to see how long his luck would last.
12:17At noon on Christmas Eve, I brought my parents and Mia to the appointment on time.
12:21The luxury private room at the golden anchor restaurant had five large round tables.
12:25Chris, his parents, and several big seafood distributors from Boston were talking and laughing loudly, showing off.
12:30He stood up immediately when he saw us walk in.
12:32Look, the Leo family is here.
12:34Come sit.
12:35Make yourselves at home.
12:38He raised his voice on purpose, his eyes sweeping contemptuously over my parents' plain old clothes.
12:43His wife, Chloe, sat quietly beside him.
12:45Let me introduce everyone.
12:46This is my cousin, Leo, who's been helping with fishing net chores on my boat, Chris announced loudly, showing off.
12:53Everyone's eyes locked onto us at once.
12:55My parents' faces darkened instantly.
12:57Mia squeezed my arm tightly, trembling slightly, but I smiled calmly.
13:01Nice to meet you, Chloe.
13:03I'm Leo.
13:04My calmness surprised Chris.
13:06He'd wanted to see me embarrassed, but he failed.
13:08The whole feast turned into Chris's one-man show.
13:10He rambled on about the booming deep-sea seafood market, bragging that big New York clients had pre-ordered all
13:15his catch, all while lifting himself up and putting me down.
13:18Leo is hardworking.
13:19He's been out at sea with me for three years, sun and wind, never complaining.
13:24I gave him a $50,000 bonus recently to share my luck.
13:28Am I loyal or what?
13:30Of course.
13:31You're so generous, Chris.
13:34Truly a big business man.
13:36You don't forget your own brother when you're eating well.
13:41Leo's not too bright, but he's hardworking.
13:44Lucky Chris looks after him.
13:46Someone at the table mentioned the rumor that I'd rented the unwanted junk boats at Pier 9.
13:49My parents and Mia looked shocked.
13:51Leo, is this true?
13:52Why didn't you ever tell us?
13:54My father asked hurriedly.
13:56Mia held my hand tightly, eyes full of anxiety.
13:59Have you lost your mind?
14:01That $50,000 was supposed to fix Grandpa's drefty old house.
14:06Chris burst out laughing, mocking fiercely.
14:08If your junk fleet goes bankrupt, come to me.
14:11I'll take you in out of kindness.
14:14I'll give you a few more fish next time.
14:16I gritted my teeth.
14:17Everyone ganged up, painting me as a pitiful beggar.
14:19The parents were angry and ashamed.
14:21Their faces flushed.
14:22Mia's eyes turned red immediately.
14:24I stood up slowly and raised my glass.
14:26Chris, thank you for your care.
14:28I tilted my head back and drank the whiskey in one gulp.
14:31Noisy room went silent instantly.
14:33Chris smiled triumphantly, thinking I'd finally bowed.
14:36But this toast wasn't for him.
14:37It was for the past he disrespected and trampled on.
14:40From this moment on, all favors were canceled.
14:42When the feast ended, we left silently.
14:44Not a word was spoken the whole way.
14:46My father was quiet, my mother full of worry,
14:49and Mia linked her arm through mine, staying by my side.
14:51I stopped at our front door.
14:53Dad, Mom, I'm sorry for putting you through this.
14:56Son, holding up a fleet alone is too hard.
14:58If it's too much, don't push yourself.
14:59Don't take other people's gossip to heart.
15:03Whatever you decide, we'll always support you.
15:07Please trust me one more time.
15:09I won't let you down.
15:11I'll win back a hundredfold the dignity and money I lost today.
15:14My parents looked at me, their worry softening.
15:17After they went inside, my phone vibrated.
15:19It was a real-time alert from the underwater cameras I'd installed in the cabins.
15:22I opened the monitor, clear water circulated steadily, oxygen pumps ran smoothly,
15:27artificial seaweed swayed gently, and countless high-quality fingerlings the size of coins swam
15:32lively, foraging for food.
15:34Watching the scene, a burning fighting spirit ignited in my heart.
15:37For the next few months, I kept pretending as usual.
15:39No one knew that under the calm sea, undercurrents were already surging.
15:43I waited quietly for the chance to slap everyone who looked down on me.
15:46Summer arrived as scheduled.
15:47The Weather Service issued a double warning for a superstorm and extreme ocean heat.
15:51Deep-sea fish fear high temperatures and can't stand sudden changes in water pressure.
15:54I knew the final showdown had finally come.
15:57I turned off the TV and calmly told my parents,
16:00Dad, Mom, I'm moving to live on the boats tomorrow.
16:05I won't come home often anymore.
16:07I got up quietly before dawn, put on waterproof boots, and left alone.
16:11Standing at the yard gate, I whispered to myself,
16:13Trust me one last time.
16:14I will succeed, and I'll never let my family be looked down on again.
16:17At Pier 9, I pulled up the first test fishing net, full to the brim.
16:20Even with the rare ocean heat wave, my deck was piled high with lively top-grade deep-sea seafood.
16:25I checked the filtration system and water dissolved oxygen data one by one.
16:29All indicators were perfect.
16:31I started the water circulation booster pump and strong water flowed non-stop,
16:35filling the entire cabin with life.
16:37From this moment on, my fate would no longer be defined by others.
16:40I didn't announce my successful catch.
16:42Before the final showdown, I had to be flawless.
16:44I stared at the radar monitor, planning my route by precisely calculated coordinates.
16:48Once I reached the designated waters to cast nets,
16:51my fishing efficiency would crush Chris's blind, rough operation.
16:55Chris had always bragged about his prime fishing spots,
16:57but never upgraded his preservation and breeding equipment.
17:00His old refrigeration units ran overloaded year-round,
17:03and ammonia nitrogen in the cabins was severely over the limit.
17:06In hot weather, a layer of stinky, murky foam always floated on his live wells,
17:10like spoiled porridge.
17:11For the past three years, countless nights,
17:13I'd secretly put purification chemicals and added oxygen equipment to his boats,
17:17saving him tens of thousands in supply costs and preventing mass fish deaths.
17:21But he never noticed, taking my work for granted,
17:23thinking the sea would keep giving as long as he filled the fuel tank.
17:26Now, cruel reality was about to hit him hard.
17:28Chris's call came as expected.
17:30He just docked.
17:30Hey, Leo, hiding inside with the A.C.?
17:33Why aren't you at the pier looking at your pile of junk?
17:35I'm at the pier.
17:37This damn weather is weird.
17:39The water's murky, and lots of dead fish are floating.
17:42Come help at my burke at six tonight.
17:44Clean up the dead fish fast so other boat owners don't laugh.
17:47This is terrible luck.
17:49His tone was full of unquestionable orders.
17:52My knuckles whitened around the phone, but I spoke calmly.
17:54Okay, Chris, I'll be there on time.
17:57In the evening, Mia came to the boat with iced tea.
17:59Seeing me ready to go, she was full of worry.
18:01The weather's weirdly hot and stuffy, not a breath of wind.
18:04Even the town dogs are panting.
18:06Are your breeding tanks really okay?
18:08If the fish suffocate, all your months of work will be wasted.
18:11Don't sleep too beat at night.
18:13Check the oxygen equipment often.
18:14Don't worry.
18:15The mini-ocean circulation system I built is rock solid.
18:19Even if a volcano erupts,
18:21the water temperature in the tank stays constant.
18:23Leo, look me in the eyes.
18:26You're definitely hiding something from me.
18:28Don't overthink.
18:29Tomorrow, I'll show you a real miracle.
18:32I didn't tell her a devastating breeding disaster
18:35was about to fully break out on Chris's fleet.
18:37It wasn't that I didn't trust Mia.
18:39It was just that this disaster was too cruel,
18:41and I didn't want her to carry the heavy psychological burden.
18:44It would take all consequences and choices alone.
18:46Late at night, my father drove to the pier in his old pickup truck,
18:48bringing a high-powered diesel generator.
18:51Father and son stood on the hot, oppressive deck, silent.
18:53After a long while, my father spoke.
18:56Son, I saw this kind of abnormal, extreme weather 10 years ago.
19:01The red tide storm back then destroyed half the port.
19:07This is $2,000 in cash your mom and I saved.
19:10Take it.
19:11If the water environment gets worse
19:14and you need black market oxygen purification chemicals urgently,
19:17you'll have money for emergencies.
19:19I can't take your money.
19:22I'm not going to take your money.
19:23Take it, son.
19:24The sea is ruthless.
19:26You're out there alone, working hard.
19:27We can't rest easy.
19:28I squeezed the check tightly,
19:30my knuckles white, and finally took it.
19:32I secretly swore that when the autumn harvest came,
19:35I'd pay them back double and give my parents a stable, wealthy life.
19:38That night, I lay on the cockpit bed, awake all night.
19:42At 2 a.m., I got up to check air humidity and pressure.
19:4595% humidity, extremely low pressure.
19:47I walked onto the rusty iron plank walkway
19:49to the barbed wire separating the two berths.
19:51On the other side of the fence sat Chris's million-dollar luxury fishing boat.
19:55A thick, sticky layer of harmful substances coated his live wells,
19:58glistening with a disgusting yellow-green oil under the dim light.
20:01The toxins had spread completely, irreversibly.
20:04I turned and left silently, not starting my boats, let alone helping him.
20:07Disaster was already destined.
20:09Nothing could reverse it.
20:10Meanwhile, at my pier, the retrofitted fleet lay quiet,
20:13oxygen equipment running smoothly.
20:14The water in the tanks was crystal clear, and fish survived peacefully.
20:18I squatted on the deck, my heart full of excitement.
20:20The next berth came the sounds of fish struggling desperately,
20:23splashing one after another, the wail of dying life.
20:25One by one, fish surfaced, foaming at the mouth, and flipped over dead.
20:29At dawn, the stench of rot covered the whole town.
20:31The port descended into chaos instantly.
20:33I stood on the bow, watching coldly.
20:35In less than 20 minutes, a harsh screech of brakes cut through the pier's quiet.
20:38Chris stumbled out of his Rolls Royce,
20:40looked at the dense, dead fish and murky, polluted water,
20:43and screamed in collapse.
20:44He heard the sound of my oxygen equipment running and staggered toward me.
20:47My God!
20:48Leo, these are your boats?
20:50Impossible!
20:51Absolutely impossible!
20:52Why are all your fish alive and well?
20:54You should ask yourself.
20:56Please, Leo, I know I was wrong.
20:58I'll pay you any amount.
21:00Fix my water quality.
21:01I'll give you $20,000 a month.
21:03I'll do anything you say.
21:04Just then, several refrigerated trucks marked Premium Ocean Seafood
21:08slowly drove into my berth.
21:10I turned and ignored the begging, collapsed Chris, walked down into the cabin,
21:14and picked up a three-pound top-grade deep-sea redfish.
21:17On the shore, Mr. Sterling, the purchasing director of a Michelin-starred restaurant
21:20who'd come all the way from New York, looked shocked.
21:25Incredible!
21:26Perfect condition, deep-sea redfish, Captain Leo.
21:29The quality of this seafood is flawless.
21:31I handed the catch to Sterling, turned back to the hysterical, miserable Chris,
21:35and spoke coldly, no malice, but every word sharp.
21:37Chris, step back two paces.
21:40Don't bring your sewage and mud onto my clean deck.
21:42Also, forget your request.
21:44All my catch is already under exclusive supply contracts.
21:48Save your money to pay the huge breach of contract fees.
21:51With that, I turned and directed the crew to load the first batch of seafood.
21:54Crate after crate of top-grade deep-sea catch was carried onto the refrigerated trucks in order.
21:59Sterling checked the weights, smiling broadly.
22:01Perfect, Captain.
22:03I'll buy this entire shipment at the highest market price.
22:07And I'll pre-book all your next season's fishing quota, too.
22:10He shook my hand voluntarily and transferred the money on the spot.
22:13The first payment of $1 million hit my account instantly.
22:16The flashing numbers on my phone screen were my first complete victory in my solo comeback.
22:20On the other side of the fence, Chris collapsed on the rotting planks,
22:23watching the wealth-filled trucks drive away slowly.
22:25His phone rang frantically.
22:26Partners called one after another, demanding orders,
22:29yelling at him for breach of contract and demanding triple the contract penalty.
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