The sea is rising higher and higher, and there is not much time left for Zhang Zi'an to do so.

They were looking forward to the arrival of the boat, just like the poor and middle peasants were looking forward to the Red Army, and even felt that maybe the leader of the fishery administration was not there, and the ship would not come.

Hearing Xiao Zhi's shout, Zhang Zi'an and Lao Huang looked over at the same time, and sure enough, they saw a small tugboat heading towards the shore, and they could vaguely see the Chinese words "fishery administration" on the hull.

Lao Huang jumped up happily, crossed his hands and shouted, "Hey, we're here!

In fact, there is no need for him to shout, minke whales are much more conspicuous than him, and the fishery tugboat has already discovered them.

Zhang Zi'an sped up the speed in his hand and completed the stitching of the minke whale's wound.

His technique is very rough, the skin near the wound is uneven, and it must leave an ugly scar in the future, and I hope it will not find a daughter-in-law because of this in the future......

Fortunately, the bleeding had stopped, and at most there was still a trace of blood seeping out, and the half-adult minke whale was vigorous, and the platelets would soon coagulate the wound.

The long-standing pain is gone, and the minke whale happily beats its pectoral and caudal fins, opens its mouth to suck in the seawater, and expells the water from the baleen as if it can't wait to return to the ocean.

But it was difficult to do so on its own, for its head was facing the continent, and its body was so heavy that it was not buoyant enough to turn, even with the help of the power of the rising tide.

As the tugboat got closer, the figures on board became clearer and clearer, and they could be seen as several fishery law enforcement officers wearing uniforms and orange life jackets.

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

The law enforcement officers turned off the engine, lowered the anchor, fixed the tugboat in the sea water about twenty or thirty meters away from the minke whale, and several law enforcement officers came to the shore in an inflatable dinghy, jumped into the water and dragged the dinghy to the shore.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I've kept you waiting!" the leader of the other party took the initiative to apologize, and his attitude was more sincere, "We also wanted to come over earlier, but the ship went somewhere else, and now it has just been transferred back." ”

"Hello, we called to report it. Zhang Zi'an pointed to the three of them.

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

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

Zhang Zi'an pointed at Lao Huang and Xiao Zhi, "The two of them discovered it first." ”

Lao Huang told the truth about what happened, saying that he and his son were flying kites on the beach, and they happened to encounter this minke whale stranded on the shore, and his son ran to find someone to help, and happened to meet Zhang Zi'an, and then the three of them poured water on the whale to cool down.

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

Old Huang shrugged.

Zhang Zi'an answered: "I have read some popular science materials and know a little bit. ”

"No wonder......" The other party looked at the minke whale, noticing the wound on its back and the crooked stitches on the wound, "This is ......"

"When we found it, it had already been stabbed by a harpoon. Lao Huang hurriedly clarified his responsibilities, and by the way, he also told Zhang Zi'an about pulling out a harpoon and sewing the wound on it just now.

"Awesome!" the other party gave a thumbs up in awe, "It's the first time I've seen a whale operate without anesthetic!

"I struggled, but it was okay, not too violent. Zhang Zi'an replied.

The other party sighed, "Actually, something similar happened before...... Forget it, let's get it back into the sea first, and we'll talk about it later. ”

This was not the time to speak, the water was rising higher and higher, and even the adults were a little unsteady on their feet.

"Lifebuoys, and ropes. The man shouted to the other fishery officers, "Do you have any life jackets left?" ”

Poof!

Several red and white lifebuoys and life jackets were thrown from the dinghy, as well as a thick hemp rope.

"That's what I think, let's tie a lifebuoy and a life jacket to the whale to increase buoyancy, and then use a tug to tow it into the sea, what do you think?"

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

"Okay, let's get started. ”

Together with other fishery officials, they tied lifebuoys and life jackets to the sides of the minke whale's body, and expertly tied a Y-shaped sailor's knot on its body with thick hemp rope.

When Zhang Zi'an turned over the minke whale with Wuling Shenguang just now, he also tied it with a rope and tied it in a knot, but it was too simple compared to other people's sailor knots, and people's sailor knots were tied firmly and firmly, and when they wanted to untie it, they could easily untie it with just one pull, which is a skill that only long-term sailors have in old seafarers.

Due to the buoyancy generated by the lifebuoy and life jacket, and most importantly, the rising sea water caused most of the minke whale's body to submerge into the water, its weight seems to be much lighter, and in the process of people tying ropes to it, it began to shake its head and tail and shake its body, which is something it could never do before, and it also proves from the side that its wound is not very painful.

"Alright, there's nothing to do here, let's go ashore first. The other party greeted.

Zhang Zi'an: They can finally leave the sea, and now almost half of their bodies are soaked in the sea, and they will stagger as soon as the waves hit.

They walked deep and shallow, and walked to the shore.

When Zhang Zi'an walked over the head of the whale, he seemed to feel something rubbing his thigh, and when he looked down, the minke whale was looking at him with warm and peaceful eyes, and the eyes seemed to convey something very warm.

He patted it on the top of its head one last time, then waved his hand and walked to the shore.

The fishery officer pushed the inflatable dinghy back into the sea and rowed the other end of the twine to the tugboat, which was tied to a special towing tool.

They used walkie-talkies to start the tugboat when the tide was at its highest.

Zhang Zi'an and Lao Huang's pants were full of water, and it was very uncomfortable to cling to their bodies, and it was quite cold. They hastily twisted the water on their pants, and they were somewhat comfortable. But this is only a stopgap measure, you have to change your pants as soon as you get home, otherwise your pants will be full of white salt when they dry.

The tide has reached its highest, and most of the minke whale's body is submerged in the water, and when the biggest waves hit, only its dorsal fin can be seen.

Burst!

A thin stream of water vapor erupted, reflecting brilliant iridescent colors in the sunlight, like the signal of an old-fashioned steam train before it departed, which shows the happy mood of the minke whale.

The leader gave the order, the tugboat started slowly, slowly starting from low to high, and the thick hemp rope that was originally loosely submerged in the water broke through the water, stretched into a straight line, and dragged the minke whale into the sea.

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

As if it was not used to being forcibly dragged by a boat, it instinctively swam in the direction of the shore with its tail fin, trying to break free, but its strength was completely no match for the tugboat, and it was still dragged inch by inch into the deeper water.

Instead, it quieted down and let the tugboat drag it until the fishermen on the tugboat thought it was safe to do so, then they turned off the engine and sent out a dinghy to untie the rope that bound it.

Both the lifebuoy and the life jacket are worn on the rope, and when the rope is untied, they naturally follow the rope out of the minke whale's body.

The fishery officer in the inflatable dinghy was worried that after it was freed, he suddenly went crazy and overturned the dinghy, and hurriedly rowed away.

The minke whale seemed to be unable to find the north, a little confused, and after floating in place for a while, it flicked its tail and began to swim freely in the sea.

Sometimes it glides on the surface of the sea, sometimes a fierce son plunges into the sea, and only after half a sound does it emerge from a far away place, and a shallow column of air erupts with a poof, and the tail fin throws out a wave two or three meters high, plunges into the water again, swims farther and farther, and becomes a small black dot under the gaze of everyone, and finally disappears.

Lao Huang temporarily forgot about his wife who urged him to go back to dinner, and his son kept standing on the reef on tiptoe and stretching their necks to look around, until the minke whale disappeared and did not come back to his senses, with a stunned expression on his face, "It's just gone?"

Zhang Zi'an smiled, "Of course, do you still expect it to stay forever?"

Lao Huang clumsily explained, "No, I mean...... Shouldn't it turn around three times at a time, wag its tail at us, and finally reluctantly leave?"

Even the fishery officer next to him laughed dumbly, "Do you treat whales like dogs?"

"No, that's not what I meant......" Lao Huang blushed, but he couldn't express his feelings accurately.

Zhang Zi'an can understand more or less, it's like you meet a suffering stranger on the road, and after you have done a lot to help him, he leaves without saying a word - maybe you don't expect to be rewarded with money, but the other party should always express gratitude, at least say thank you before leaving.

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

Zhang Zi'an patted Lao Huang's shoulder and comforted: "Lao Huang, although it was helped by humans, but before, it was also hurt by humans, although it was not us who hurt it, but it may not make any difference to it." It is both grateful for humanity and deeply fearful and wary. There are so many of us gathered here, and it doesn't know what we're going to do, so it's the best policy to leave as soon as possible after getting out of trouble. ”

Lao Huang sighed, and was about to say something more, when the phone rang again, and unsurprisingly, it was his wife urging him to go back with the child.

Zhang Zi'an smiled again: "Besides, it is a half-adult minke whale, maybe there is its mother and siblings waiting for it to go back in the distant sea." ”

Lao Huang nodded, feeling that what Zhang Zi'an said was very reasonable, and he was completely relieved - it may still have family members waiting for it to go back, no wonder it left in such a hurry.

He and his son just happened to spot the stranded whale, and he was not very enthusiastic about reaching out to it at first, feeling troublesome, dirty, delayed, and scolding by his wife, and possibly dangerous.

However, seeing this behemoth whale regain its health and plunge into the arms of the ocean again with the help of himself and others, a great sense of accomplishment arose in his heart - as big as the whale is, he has a great sense of accomplishment in his heart.

Such an experience is difficult for ordinary people to experience in a lifetime, no matter how high their salary, how powerful they are, and how successful they are in their lives and careers.

Lao Huang is just an ordinary person, an ordinary salaryman who has been unknown all his life, even if he had ideals and ambitions when he was young, he has long lost his edges and corners under the tempering of the years, and every day he opens his eyes to think about the mortgage and car loan that have not been paid off, think about the education and enrollment of his children, and think about the four parents who need to be supported by his husband and wife...... However, he is so ordinary, he has done something extraordinary today, and it is even worth bragging about for a lifetime.

After standing for a while, the wet pants were a little cold from the sea breeze, and the minke whale never returned. After all, Lao Huang is a middle-aged man, and his physique is not as good as it was back then.

"That'...... I left first with my son, and my wife at home was urging ......" He took his son's hand and said goodbye embarrassedly.

"Thank you so much for everything, and I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you on behalf of all the staff of the fishery administration!" the leading fishery administration staff walked over and shook hands with Lao Huang.

Lao Huang's old face turned red, "Ahem! Whoever encounters this kind of thing will help! Okay, I'll go first." ”

"Walk slowly and be careful on the road. Zhang Zi'an smiled and waved goodbye.

"Uncle...... No, brother, goodbye!" Xiao Zhi also waved goodbye.

Zhang Zi'an heard Lao Huang ask his son strangely: "I just wanted to ask, why do you want to call him brother?

"He asked me to scream!" replied.

“......”

"Dad, I'm going to write today's events in my diary, okay?" asked Xiao Zhi, his eyes full of excitement.

"Okay. Lao Huang agreed to touch Xiao Zhi's head dotingly, but he avoided him.

"Dad, your hands are so dirty!Wash your hands quickly when you get home!Otherwise, you will be scolded by your mother again!" Xiao Zhi frowned and said.

Lao Huang smiled and wiped his hand on his clothes.

"Dad!"

"What else?"

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

"Okay, buy it from the Internet when you go back, it's cheap online. ”

"No! I want to see it now!"

"Okay, then on the way back, we'll take a detour to Xinhua Bookstore. ”

"Really, but my mom has urged her several times......

"Hehe, she's been waiting for so long, just let her wait a little longer......"

"Dad!"

"What's wrong again?"

"I also want a whale kite!"

"Whale kites?

"It seems that there is no ......"

"It's okay, look at Daddy, I'll make you a whale kite!"

"Dad, do you know how to make kites?"

"Stinky boy, look down on your father...... I think your dad and I won the first place in the school's handicraft competition!"

"Cut! How long ago was that!"

"How long ago...... It's like yesterday. ”