The sea water is rising higher and higher, and there is not much time left for Zhang Zi'an and the others.

They were eager to see the ship coming, which was almost the same as the poor and lower-middle peasants who were looking forward to the Red Army. They even felt that the fishery administration leaders might not be there, and the ship would not be here.

Hearing Xiaozhi's shouts, Zhang Zi'an and Lao Huang looked over at the same time, and sure enough, they saw a small tugboat sailing towards the shore. They could vaguely see the Chinese words "Fishing Administration" marked on the hull.

Old Huang was so old that he jumped up happily, crossed his hands and shouted, "Hey! We are here! We are here!"

In fact, he didn't need to shout, the minky whales were much more conspicuous than him, and the fishing tugboat had discovered them long ago.

Zhang Zian speeded up the speed in his hand and completed the suture of the minky whale's wound.

His technique is very rough, and the skin near the wound is bumpy and undulating, and it will leave ugly scars in the future. I hope it won’t be able to find a wife because of this in the future...

Fortunately, the blood has stopped, and at most there are still a trace of blood that is seeping out. This semi-adult minky whale is full of vitality and the platelets will quickly solidify the wound.

The long-standing pain disappeared, and the minky whale happily slapped its pectoral fins and tail fins, opened its mouth to suck in the sea water, and then discharged the sea water from the whale, as if it couldn't wait to return to the ocean.

But it is difficult to do with its own strength, because its head is facing the direction of the continent, and the body after it is exposed to the water is too heavy, and the buoyancy is insufficient, making it almost impossible to turn, even with the power of a high tide.

The tugboat is getting closer and closer, and the figures on the boat are becoming clearer. You can see that there are several fishing law enforcement officers wearing uniforms and orange life jackets.

The tugboat should not be too close to the shore, otherwise even the tugboat will be stranded.

Law enforcement officers turned off the engine, lowered the anchor, and fixed the tug in the sea water about twenty or thirty meters away from the minky whale. Several law enforcement officers boarded an inflatable boat and came to the shore, jumped into the water and dragged the boat to the shore.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I've been waiting for you for a long time!" The leader of the other party took the initiative to apologize, with a more sincere attitude, "We also want to come here earlier, but the boat went to another place and has just been transferred back."

"Hello, we called to report." Zhang Zian pointed at the three of them and signaled.

"It's okay, it's good to come." Old Huang said with a smile, and picked up his phone and took a few photos.

"How long has this minky whale been stranded here?" asked the other party.

Zhang Zian pointed to Lao Huang and Xiao Zhi, "They discovered it first."

Lao Huang told the truth about the incident, saying that he and his son were flying kites by the beach. When he met the minky whale stranded on the shore, his son ran to find someone to help and happened to meet Zhang Zi'an. Then the three of them poured water on the whale to cool down.

"You guys handled it well, but we came too late." The other party exclaimed, "Do you have relevant experience?"

Old Huang shrugged.

Zhang Zian continued: "I have read some popular science materials and know a little more."

"No wonder..." The other party looked at the minky whale and noticed the wound on its back and the twisted sutures on the wound. "This is..."

"When we found it, it was already injured. It was stabbed by a harpoon." Lao Huang quickly clarified the responsibility and also told the story of Zhang Zi'an pulling out the harpoon and slit the wound for it just now.

"Awesome!" The other party raised his thumbs up in awe, "The first time I saw a whale performing surgery without anesthetics! Didn't it struggle?"

"I struggled, but it was fine, not too severe." Zhang Zian replied.

The other party sighed, "Actually, there have been similar things before... Forget it, let's get it back into the sea first and talk about it later."

This is not the time to speak, the sea water is rising higher and higher, and even a few of them are a little unstable.

"Lifebuoy and ropes." The man shouted to other fishing officials, "Is there any extra life jacket? Throw it over together."

Plop! Plop!

Several red and white lifebuoys and life jackets were thrown from the boat, and there was also a thick hemp rope.

"That's what I think. Let's tie the lifebuoy and life jacket to the whale, increase buoyancy, and then use a tugboat to drag it into the sea. What do you think?" the other party discussed.

Zhang Zi'an nodded in agreement, "I think it's feasible."

"Okay, let's start."

They worked with other fishing officials, tied lifebuoys and life jackets to both sides of the mink whale's body, and skillfully tied a y-shaped sailor knot on its body with thick hemp rope.

When Zhang Zian turned over the minky whale with the Wuling Divine Light, he also tied it with a rope to tie it, but it was too simple compared to other sailor knots. Other sailor knots were tied firmly and firmly, and when they wanted to untie it, they could easily untie it with just one pull. This is a skill that only old sailors who have long sailors have.

Due to the buoyancy generated by the lifebuoy and life jacket, the most important thing is that the rise of the sea water caused most of the minky whale's body to sink into the water. Its weight seems to be much lighter. When people tied the ropes to it, they began to shake their heads and tails and shake their bodies. This is something it could never do before, and it also proves from the side that its wounds no longer hurt much.

"Okay, there's nothing we have to do here, let's get ashore first." The other party greeted.

Zhang Zian and the others were finally able to leave the sea. Now almost half of their bodies were soaked in the sea, and the waves would fall.

They walked towards the shore with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

When Zhang Zian walked past the whale head, he seemed to feel something rubbing his thigh. When he looked down, he saw that the minky whale was looking at him with gentle and peaceful eyes, and his eyes seemed to convey something very warm.

He patted it on the top of his head for the last time, then waved his hand and walked towards the shore.

The fishing officials pushed the inflatable boat back into the sea and took the other end of the thick hemp rope to the tugboat. The people on the tugboat tied the thick hemp rope to a special towing tool.

They used walkie-talkies to contact each other and negotiated to start the tug when the tide hits its highest level.

Zhang Zi'an and Lao Huang's pants were sucked in water, and it was uncomfortable to press tightly against their bodies. It was quite cold. They twisted the water on their pants, which was somewhat more comfortable. But this was just a temporary solution. They had to change their pants immediately after they got home, otherwise they would be covered with white salt after the pants were dry.

The tide has risen to the highest point, and most of the minky whale's body is immersed in the water. When the largest wave comes, you can even see its dorsal fin.

puff!

A thin stream of water vapor spewed out, reflecting a brilliant rainbow under the sunlight, as if the old-fashioned steam train was signaling the joyful mood of the minke whales.

With the command of the leader, the tugboat slowly started, slowly driving at full speed from low to high. The thick hemp rope that was originally submerged in the water broke out and stretched into a straight line, dragging the minky whale into the sea.

The minke whale's body finally moved, dragged by the powerful power of modern mechanical engines, and slowly moved into the sea.

It seemed as if it was not used to being forcibly dragged by a ship, instinctively swung its tail fin to swim towards the shore, trying to break free, but its power was completely unable to compete with the tugboat, and was still dragged into the deeper sea water inch by inch.

At this time, it became quiet and allowed the tug to tow. It was not until the fishing officials on the tug thought it had reached the safe waters, so they turned off the engine and sent a small boat to untie the rope that tied it.

Lifebuoys and life jackets are worn on ropes. When the rope is untied, they naturally follow the rope to leave the minke whale's body.

The fishing stewards in the inflatable boat were worried that it would suddenly turn wild and overturn the steak after it gained freedom, so they quickly set aside.

The minky whale seemed to be unable to find North, and was a little confused. After floating in the spot for a while, it flicked its tail and began to swim freely in the sea.

It sometimes glided on the sea surface, and sometimes another pierced into the sea. After a while, it emerged from a faraway place, and spewed out a shallow column of air, and the tail fin was swept out two or three meters high, and pierced into the water again, swimming further and further, turning into a small black dot under everyone's gaze, and finally disappeared.

Lao Huang forgot his wife at home who was urging him to go back to eat. He and his son stood on the reef and tiptoed their necks until the minky whale disappeared, and they came to their senses with a lost expression on his face, "Is it leaving like this?"

Zhang Zian smiled, "Of course, do you still expect it to stay forever?"

Lao Huang explained clumsyly: "No, I mean... shouldn't it turn around in one step, shake its tail at us, and finally leave reluctantly?"

Even the fishing officials next to him laughed in silence, "Do you treat whales as dogs? You still wag your tail?"

"No, I don't mean that..." Old Huang blushed, but could not express his mood accurately.

Zhang Zian can understand it somewhat. It is like you meet a stranger who is suffering on the road. After you have tried a lot of trouble to help him, he left without saying a word. Maybe you don’t expect to get a reward for money, but the other party should always express his gratitude, at least say thank you and leave.

However, it was a whale, which was not a human being and did not need to be bound by the laws of human society.

Zhang Zian patted Lao Huang on the shoulder and comforted him: "Lao Huang, although it has been helped by humans, it has also been hurt by humans before. Although it was not us who hurt it, it may not be different for it. It is both grateful to humans and has deep fear and vigilance. There are so many people around here, and it does not know what we are going to do, so it is best to leave quickly after getting out of trouble."

Old Huang sighed and was about to say something else, but his phone rang again. If nothing unexpected happened, his wife was urging him to take the child back.

Zhang Zian smiled again and said, "Besides, it is a semi-adult minky whale. Perhaps its mother and brothers and sisters are waiting for it to go back in the distant sea."

Lao Huang nodded, thinking that Zhang Zi'an's words made sense, so he completely relieved that it might still be his family waiting for it to go back, no wonder it left so quickly.

He and his son just happened to find the stranded whale, and at first he was not very enthusiastic about reaching out to it, thinking that it was troublesome, dirty, wasted time, and could be dangerous to be scolded by his wife.

However, seeing this giant whale recovering its health with the help of himself and others and throwing it into the arms of the ocean again, a huge sense of accomplishment arises in his heart as big as the whale is, the greater the sense of accomplishment he feels.

Such an experience is difficult for ordinary people to understand in their entire lives. No matter how high their salary is, how powerful their power is, how successful their life and career are.

Lao Huang is just an ordinary person, an ordinary salaryman who has been unknown for a lifetime. Even though he had ideals and ambitions when he was young, he has long lost his edges under the tempering of time. Every day, he opens his eyes and thinks about the unpaid mortgage and car loan, the education and admission issues of his children, and the four parents whom his husband and wife need to support... However, he is so ordinary, he has done something extraordinary today, and is even worth bragging about for the rest of his life.

After standing for a while, his wet pants were a little cold by the sea breeze, and the minky whale never came back. After all, Lao Huang is a middle-aged man and his physique is not as good as before.

"Then... I'll leave first with my son. My wife at home is like a death-seeking..." He took his son's hand and said embarrassedly.

"Thank you for everything you have done. On behalf of all the staff of the Fisheries Administration, I would like to express my sincere thanks to you!" The leading fisheries administration staff walked over and shook hands with Lao Huang.

Lao Huang's old face turned red, "Cough! If there is nowhere, anyone will help you when you encounter such a thing! Okay, I'll leave first."

"Walk slowly, be careful on the road." Zhang Zian smiled and waved goodbye.

"Uncle... No, brother, goodbye!" Xiaozhi also waved goodbye.

Zhang Zian Yaoyao heard Lao Huang ask his son strangely: "I just wanted to ask, why do you call him brother? Shouldn't you call him uncle?"

"He asked me to call me!" Xiaozhi replied.

“…”

"Dad! I want to write today's story into my diary, okay?" Xiaozhi asked with his head raised, his eyes full of excitement.

"Okay." Old Huang agreed to touch Xiaozhi's head in a doting way, but he avoided it.

"Dad! Your hands are so dirty! Wash your hands quickly after you get home! Otherwise, you will be scolded by your mother again!" Xiaozhi said with a frown.

Old Huang smiled and wiped his hands on his clothes.

"dad!"

"What else?"

“I want to buy a set of books about the ocean.”

"Okay, buy it online when you go back, it's cheaper."
To be continued...