"What are you looking at? Are they all barnacles?" Ye's father didn't know why, so he followed him towards the abdomen.

"Go and take a closer look."

The people around him didn't know what he meant, so they could only follow him to take a look.

At this time, as the tide receded, more and more people gathered around, and everyone was surprised.

It's rare to see such a big whale in my life. There is no shop like this after passing this village.

This is also rare news to the surrounding villagers.

Even if those who live by the sea are not fishermen, they are also seaside villagers, and they are extremely familiar and enthusiastic about the sea.

Most of the people gathered around the gray whale, pointing, talking, and marveling.

"This fish is bigger than a car, how much does it cost?"

"You have to see if anyone wants it. It's hard to weigh someone so big..."

"I have never seen such a big fish in my life. There are too many barnacle spats on it, right?"

They squeezed around the belly of the gray whale again, pushing through the crowd.

"Excuse me, excuse me, we caught this fish."

"Give me a moment and let the boss of our ship come in..."

Father Ye struggled to squeeze in and complained, "Why are there so many people all of a sudden?"

A boatman asked: "Did A Dong call? Is it the Public Security Bureau or the Ocean Bureau? When will they come?"

"Not yet, let me confirm something first and give me the gloves on your hands."

The boatman was a little confused, but he still took off his gloves and gave them to him.

Ye Yaodong put on his gloves and asked the two old guys beside him, "Did you find anything?"

"What?" Father Ye was confused.

Father Pei was a little undecided. He frowned and said hesitantly: "Its belly..."

"What's wrong with your stomach?" Father Ye still didn't understand.

Ye Yaodong sighed in his heart, his father really couldn't get enough of Pei's father.

"Don't you think its belly is a bit big?"

"Really... just looking at the barnacles on it, I thought it was normal for such a big fish belly, isn't it normal?"

Father Pei frowned, "Do you think it has a baby in its belly?"

"Well, a whale is a mammal. Its belly is a bit big, which is a bit unreasonable, but I'm not sure. I didn't have gloves on my hands just now. There are barnacles on its belly and I can't touch it. I'll touch it and see."

The abdomen would indeed be softer, but he couldn't figure out the reason after touching it for a long time.

"How's it going? Did you touch the cub?"

"Oh, my ability is limited. I have never given birth to a child, so my ability is a bit weak. You guys try it. I will go ashore and make a phone call. You should keep an eye on this place and don't let anyone rob you."

As Ye Yaodong spoke, he took off his gloves again and threw them to his father.

Father Ye took the gloves and said, "I haven't given birth to a child yet? How could it be robbed? There are so many of us."

"Um."

"Feel it to see if there is a baby in your belly?" Father Pei urged Father Ye, "It's been a long time, isn't it hard to live with a baby?"

"What can you touch? Who knows what it's like for a whale to carry its calf? If you can touch it, can't I deliver the baby?"

Father Ye thought casually and stretched out his hand to touch the belly of the gray whale.

"I didn't touch anything. Just these barnacles. What can I touch..."

Father Pei felt anxious when he saw him dawdling. He watched the boatman next to him follow Father Ye's example, stretching out his hand to reach around and pulling him over.

"Give me the gloves, I'll try them on, touch them and see..."

As the tide receded and got lower, more and more people were surrounding it. Some people had no idea what was happening, but seeing the crowd here, they came over to take a look.

The busier the place, the more people there are.

Ye Yaodong only went to make a phone call. It only took an hour to get back and forth, and he couldn't squeeze in anymore.

There are three floors inside and three outside, and they are full of people. Some people even brought their own benches from home and stood on them to watch. He was almost dumbfounded. He could understand the big show and even brought his own stools to watch the excitement.

There are still benches, standing in a row, making it difficult for people to squeeze in even if they want to.

He could only shout and squeeze in every possible way, but he only got scolded once and still couldn't squeeze in.

"I'm going to strangle it. I've obviously worked so hard to get it back, but I still can't get in..."

He shook off his cotton-padded jacket and was sweating from running back and forth. He couldn't squeeze in, so he had to stand outside and wait.

There was constant discussion around, and the invisible people pricked up their ears to listen to the excited talk of the visible people.

He also listened and waited for someone to come over.

Obviously he only called Director Chen of the Ocean Bureau, but the Coast Guard arrived first. He didn't know that the Coast Guard was so close that the people's discussion was carried there.

After waiting for two hours, I saw a group of uniformed people running down from the shore.

As they approached, they shouted at the crowd to move back.

Ye Yaodong also stood up quickly. No matter who was coming, the crowd had to make way for them anyway, so he could squeeze in.

After a while, the surrounding police cordon was pulled up, and he squeezed into the front row along with these uniformed people.

"Who discovered this first..."

"us……"

"We dragged it back from the sea..."

They all quickly raised their hands in response.

The people from the Coast Guard looked at the fishermen who raised their hands, asked who was the boss of the boat, and sent someone to answer. Everyone pointed to Ye Yaodong in the back.

Those people also turned to ask Ye Yaodong.

Only then could Ye Yaodong barely stand at the front.

He told the story of how he discovered the whale, the process, and the result.

"Comrade, based on my experience, I think this gray whale has a calf in its belly, and it was only ten hours after this gray whale died. Now call a doctor to come and dissect it, and maybe they can identify the calf inside."

Still alive."

"Are there any cubs?" The person who asked the question was surprised.

"Yes, its belly is bulging. I think it must have a baby. I need to take it out now, otherwise it won't survive for a long time."

"You dragged them all the way back. Even if the cubs are still alive?"

"You can't say for sure. This whale is so big, and the calf it gave birth to must be several meters tall. We have to cut open its belly to know whether it can survive."

"It's just a fish...wait a moment..."

The person who asked the question first went to communicate with the people in uniform around him.

Ye Yaodong also walked towards the people on his side and complained: "There are so many people, I can't even squeeze in. I sat on the beach and waited for a long time."

Father Ye asked curiously: "Why didn't you see the leader?"

Xiaowu asked: "The clothes they wear are also different. When I went to receive the award, I saw that the Ocean Bureau did not wear these clothes. Where did these people come from?"

"I don't know where they came from. These people said they were from the Coast Guard. Anyway, they were wearing uniforms. They just asked us what we asked. We will wait and see. I called to inform the Ocean Bureau, which should be arriving soon.

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Father Pei asked: "Doctors treat people, is it okay to cut open this fish?"

"Okay? Anyway, we just need to cut open the belly. The fish is dead and not human, so there shouldn't be any pressure."

He felt that he could do it if given a knife.

"Have you given an explanation?"

"Yes, just wait."

Those in uniforms whispered, but they didn't say what to do, and they didn't get answers to their questions, so they could only wait.

It wasn't until almost noon that another group of people came over and shouted at the crowd to move aside. Only then did Ye Yaodong and the others see a familiar figure.

"Director Chen is here."

As soon as Director Chen squeezed in, he shook hands with other people from the Coast Guard and said hello, then asked about the current situation before looking at Ye Yaodong and others.

"It's best if there is a baby in the belly. I am an old man who is willing to risk everything. I just brought a military doctor here because of my guarantee. I don't know if it will work."

Ye Yaodong squeezed beside him with a smile on his face, "There is a 70 to 80 percent chance, but I don't know if he will survive if he is cut open now."

"Then hurry up and let the military doctor take a look first. We will understand the situation while we look at it."

The comrade from the Coast Guard smiled and said: "So you came prepared and even brought a military doctor with you."
To be continued...