The entire ocean is my fishing ground.

Chapter 85: He's Here with Fish Octopus!

Shen Man smiled, picked up her wine glass, but her eyes were icy.

"Mr. Tang, Marriott is the benchmark in the provincial capital. You should set an example first."

Tang Zhen slowly picked up the pen on the table.

Just then.

"Buzz—"

"Buzzing—"

In the venue, the phones of several bosses in the front row vibrated almost simultaneously.

The head of the Li family, an elderly man in his sixties, sitting next to Tang Zhen, subconsciously picked up his phone and glanced at it. Immediately, the expression on his face froze.

His hands began to tremble uncontrollably, and his face was filled with ecstasy.

Immediately afterwards, even more people picked up their phones.

The oppressive atmosphere in the venue was broken by gasps of shock.

Tang Zhen also received it; it was on his personal cell phone.

That was a short video push from Hengda Cold Chain's internal encrypted channel.

He clicked on it with a puzzled look.

There are no extra words, only a ten-second video.

In the scene, countless large yellow croakers are energetically wagging their tails in a deep blue liquid. They are all golden in color, and their scales shimmer with luster.

They weren't just one or two, or one or two boxes; they were densely packed, filling the entire hibernation pod.

The background of the video is the distinctive black reef outline of the Dragon Ridge Trench.

It's him.

That man.

Tang Zhen's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Ha ha……"

Tang Zhen suddenly chuckled softly, his voice hoarse.

Hahahahaha.

The laughter gradually grew unrestrained, eventually turning into maniacal laughter that resounded throughout the entire venue.

He suddenly stood up and swept the contract off the table, the movement so forceful that it even overturned the chair behind him.

Shen Man's smile vanished, and her eyes immediately turned cold.

"Mr. Tang, what do you mean by this?"

Tang Zhen ignored her. His eyes were red, and he pointed at Shen Man on the screen, laughing until tears streamed down his face.

"Exemplary role model. Fuck your exemplary role model."

"Taking advantage of someone's misfortune. I'm done playing this game."

The usually composed Marriott general manager pushed through the crowd, laughing wildly, and stumbled out of the venue.

"He's back. The man with the gold has returned."

"Hahaha. You're back."

Maniacal laughter echoed down the corridor, and Shen Man's face turned ashen.

She watched Tang Zhen's disappearing figure, then glanced at the bosses below the stage who had lost all interest in the meeting and were frantically dialing their phones.

……

Dozens of nautical miles away, the Poseidon.

Lin Chen turned off the system's precision targeting function and put his phone back in his pocket.

Zhou Dazhuang was standing nearby.

"Brother Chen, that's all."

"Alright."

Lin Chen said.

"Order the fleet to return at full speed."

Lin Chen gave the order.

"Target: Huangni Village, private dock."

"Go back now. It's not even dawn yet."

"We need to go back before dawn."

Lin Chen looked out at the dark sea in the distance.

He took out his phone and sent a text message to Tang Zhen.

"3 a.m., Huangni Village Wharf. Only three spots available, first come, first served."

……

Several cars were speeding along the provincial capital's ring road late at night.

A black Maybach recklessly weaved through traffic. Tang Zhen himself was driving, and his driver was forced into the passenger seat, his face pale with fright.

"Mr. Tang, slow down, slow down."

"Shut up."

Tang Zhen's eyes lit up as he pressed the accelerator pedal hard.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's like driving an F1 car.

"If we had been a second later, Marriott would have had to change its name to Shen."

Behind him, a Bentley and a Rolls-Royce were also chasing after him frantically.

The head of the Li family personally took the helm, roaring into his Bluetooth headset as he drove.

"Get all the company's working capital ready. Checkbook. Bring the largest denomination checkbook."

The Wang family member even had his bodyguards drive a Mercedes-Benz G-Class to clear the way.

These business tycoons, who usually have chauffeured servants wherever they go, are now driving themselves, carrying cash and checkbooks, speeding towards the small fishing village they once looked down upon.

They weren't afraid of the police on the road, but rather that if they were even a second late, they would miss out on this batch of life-saving golden yellow croakers.

……

Three o'clock in the morning, Huangni Village Wharf.

The sea breeze carried a salty, fishy smell, and a few dim lights illuminated this simple dock.

In addition to the smell of seawater, there was also a strange, burnt aroma in the air.

Lin Chen was sitting on a small stool with a simple charcoal grill in front of him. Several freshly pried oysters were sizzling on the grill, and the aroma of minced garlic filled the air.

Sun Heizi and Zhou Dazhuang stood to the side, each holding a bottle of beer, watching Lin Chen leisurely flip through the oysters with expressions of admiration.

A screeching sound of brakes shattered the silence.

Tang Zhen's Maybach was the first to arrive at the dock. He practically rolled off the car, his suit jacket was nowhere to be found, his tie was askew, and his hair was a mess from the wind.

When he saw the young man calmly grilling oysters on the shore, he was completely stunned.

Shortly after, the cars from the Li family and the Wang family arrived.

Several influential figures in the provincial capital stood panting and disheveled in front of Lin Chen, watching him slowly pick up a grilled oyster with tongs, blow on it, and hand it to Sun Heizi next to him.

"Mr. Lin..."

Tang Zhen's voice was trembling.

"Where's the fish?"

Lin Chen glanced at him and pointed to the Poseidon ship moored in the darkness behind him.

"Don't rush, first come, first served."

Just then, another roar of engines came from afar.

A convoy of black SUVs blocked the entrance to the dock.

The car door opened, and Shen Man, dressed in a white suit, walked in with a dozen bodyguards in black and high heels.

The elegance she had displayed in the hall was gone from her face; only coldness remained.

She looked at Lin Chen.

"You are Lin Chen."

Lin Chen didn't say anything, and picked up another oyster.

Shen Man directly stated her price.

"I don't care what methods you used, I want all the fish on this boat."

Thirty million.

She held up three fingers, her tone arrogant.

"Cash, I can give it to you right now."

Tang Zhen and the others turned deathly pale instantly.

Shen Man was satisfied with their reaction. She continued to pressure Lin Chen, her tone full of threats.

"However, young man, don't be too greedy. In the provincial capital, without my approval, Shen Man, you won't be able to sell a single fish."

Sun Heizi and Zhou Dazhuang stood up nervously, gripping their wine bottles tightly.

However, Lin Chen simply put the last grilled oyster into his mouth, chewed it slowly, and then picked up the beer next to him and took a sip.

He wiped his mouth, then looked up at Shen Man and smiled.

"Miss Shen, Miss Shen, could you please inquire about this in the provincial capital?"

"When have I, Lin Chen, ever sold my fish by the boatload?"