The entire ocean is my fishing ground.

Chapter 136 A Huge Guy Lying on the Seabed?!

The aftershocks of the devastation still lingered over the provincial capital.

Lin Chen stood alone in the top-floor office of Longji Fresh's headquarters.

[Leviathan-class deep-sea exploration mothership - blueprints]

This ship was more than three times larger than the Poseidon he had captured, and its lines were full of power.

The huge open dock reserved on the hull is just big enough to accommodate the "Deep Diver I".

It is not just a ship, but also a mobile maritime base.

With it, Lin Chen could truly extend his influence to the open ocean, explore those untouched deep-sea forbidden zones, and confront the "Eye of the Deep Sea," this colossal entity that occupies the entire globe.

"Boss."

Zhou Dazhuang pushed open the door and came in, holding a document, his face showing some difficulty.

"These blueprints... I've had a few old friends look at them, and they all say this thing is way ahead of its time."

Zhou Dazhuang placed the documents on the table and pointed to a certain structure on the blueprints. "Especially this kind of special anti-corrosion steel. Let alone buying it, even the production line is strictly confidential in China. It's exclusively supplied to the military. And this keel laying process, without a dry dock of 100,000 tons or more, it's impossible to start construction."

He continued, "The largest shipyard in the provincial capital is only capable of handling 50,000-ton ships, and it's barely surviving. It'll be difficult for us to build this ship."

Lin Chen lit a cigarette, his expression calm.

What Zhou Dazhuang said is true.

Technology and materials can be solved through systems, but a solid structure like a shipyard can't just appear out of thin air.

Just then, a system notification sounded in my mind.

[Daily intelligence has been updated.]

[Intelligence 1: At a depth of 30 meters in the main channel of Clearwater Bay, the wreckage of a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship that sank ten years ago contains 24 standard containers filled with over 300 tons of special titanium steel plates that were not declared to customs.]

[Intelligence 2: The provincial capital's "Sihai Shipyard" will hold a creditors' meeting tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM. Its largest creditor, "Xingyang Shipping," has forged bad debt contracts and plans to forcibly acquire the shipyard's core 100,000-ton dry dock and all equipment at an extremely low price of 13 million.]

Lin Chen stopped holding the cigarette.

Special titanium steel plates and 100,000-ton-class dry docks.

He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, stood up, and said, "Dazhuang, get the car ready. We're going somewhere."

……

Half an hour later, an inconspicuous black SUV stopped outside the rusty gate of Sihai Shipyard.

The air was filled with the smell of rust, oil, and sea salt.

A massive gantry crane stood against the dim sky.

Inside the factory, a large crowd had gathered at the entrance of the largest workshop, and a commotion could be heard.

Lin Chen and Sun Heizi got out of the car and pushed through the crowd to go inside.

An elderly man with gray hair, wearing blue overalls, was being pushed and shoved by several men in suits. He stumbled and almost fell.

"Lu Guoqiang! Don't push your luck!"

The man at the head, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, waved a document, spitting as he spoke.

"Pay back your debts! Tomorrow you either hand over 50 million, or sign the shipyard transfer agreement! Don't think Xingyang Shipping is here to negotiate with you!"

This man is Gao Zhiyuan, a representative of Xingyang Shipping.

The bodyguards behind him kept dozens of agitated elderly workers outside.

"Gao Zhiyuan, you're talking nonsense!"

Lu Guoqiang, the factory manager of Sihai Shipyard, was trembling with rage. "I only owe the bank thirty million, when did I owe you fifty million? This is fraud!"

"Scam?"

Gao Zhiyuan laughed, slapping the document in his hand. "It's all in black and white! We've bought out your entire debt package. Now we're your creditors! Don't you understand compound interest? Old man, don't play dumb with me!"

Then, one of his bodyguards reached out and shoved Lu Guoqiang into the machine tool.

"Factory Manager!"

The workers shouted and were about to rush forward.

Sun Heizi was about to make a move.

Lin Chen stepped forward first and reached out to support Lu Guoqiang.

"Sir, are you alright?"

As soon as he spoke, the chaotic scene quieted down.

Gao Zhiyuan sized up the young man who had suddenly appeared, then glanced at Sun Heizi behind him. "Who are you? We're here to talk business. Unauthorized people, get lost."

Lin Chen ignored him and focused his gaze on the contract in Gao Zhiyuan's hand.

The asset valuation function is now available.

[Objective: Star Ocean Shipping forged debt contracts.]

[Vulnerability Analysis: The contract's main seal was added a second time, and the ink penetration and paper fiber bonding are abnormal; Article 17 on page 3, regarding compound interest calculation, violates the maximum interest rate cap under the Commercial Banking Law and is therefore invalid; the handwriting pressure at the signature area does not match the original loan contract, indicating a high-quality forgery.]

"To discuss business?"

Lin Chen laughed, "Trying to force a sale with a fake contract, is that what you call business?"

Gao Zhiyuan's expression changed. "What did you say?"

I said, this contract is fake.

Before Gao Zhiyuan could react, Lin Chen reached out and snatched the contract away.

"You're asking for it!"

Gao Zhiyuan was both shocked and furious, and waved for his bodyguards to come forward.

Sun Heizi took a step forward, and the two bodyguards didn't dare to move.

Lin Chen ignored them and, in front of everyone, grabbed the contract with both hands.

He tore the "fifty million" contract in half, then into four or eight pieces.

The scraps of paper drifted from between his fingers.

The entire room fell silent.

Everyone was stunned.

Gao Zhiyuan's face turned from red to purple, then from purple to white, and he pointed at Lin Chen, speechless.

"You...you..."

"roll."

Lin Chen only said one word.

Gao Zhiyuan looked into Lin Chen's eyes and knew he had met a tough opponent today.

"Great, excellent!"

"You just wait, kid! Tomorrow at the creditors' meeting, I'll make you cry your eyes out!"

After saying that, Gao Zhiyuan led his men out of the crowd and ran away.

Before leaving, Lin Chen's gaze lingered for a second on a lapel pin on Gao Zhiyuan's collar.

It was a uniquely shaped lapel pin; in the dim light, a spiral-shaped fish pattern could be seen.

The Eye of the Deep Sea.

It really was them.

After Gao Zhiyuan ran away, Lu Guoqiang and a group of old workers surrounded him, too excited to know what to say.

"Young man, thank you so much!"

Lu Guoqiang held Lin Chen's hand.

"Director Lu, my name is Lin Chen, the owner of Longji Fresh Food."

Lin Chen introduced himself, "I'm here today to discuss a collaboration with you."

"cooperate?"

"I'd like to lease your 100,000-ton dry dock to build a ship. And I can help you resolve your debt issues."

Lu Guoqiang looked hopeful, but quickly became dejected again.

"Boss Lin, thank you for your kindness. But... it's no use. Gao Zhiyuan is right, tomorrow is the deadline. If we can't raise that money, the shipyard will still fall."

He continued, "The bank's principal of thirty million, plus the interest over the years, and the cost of severing workers, would require at least fifty million to recover. Where am I supposed to get that much money in 24 hours...?"

Fifty million.

It's not a large sum for Lin Chen right now, but most of his working capital has been invested in the financial war against the takeover of Tianhai Group, and the rest is used to maintain the daily operation of Longji Fresh.

It is indeed difficult to raise 50 million yuan in cash on short notice.

But the money doesn't necessarily have to come from a bank account.

Lin Chen's gaze passed over the rusty barbed wire fence of the shipyard and landed on the dark sea in the distance.

"I'll take care of the money."

He looked at Lu Guoqiang, who had a puzzled expression, and said, "I will be there on time for the creditors' meeting at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

……

late at night.

Clearwater Bay waters.

A twelve-meter fishing boat, the "Pioneer," with all its engines shut off, drifted on the sea.

There was silence all around.

"Boss, is it down here?"

Sun Heizi asked.

Lin Chen nodded, walked to the side of the ship, and turned on the ship's deep-sea searchlight.

A beam of light shot into the dark seawater, pointing straight to the seabed.

Thirty meters underwater.

Soon, the beam of light illuminated the outline of a shipwreck.

It was a medium-sized cargo ship, broken in two, its hull covered with seaweed and barnacles, with schools of fish swimming among it.

"Found it."

Lin Chen was preparing to have Zhou Dazhuang operate the robotic arm to retrieve the items.

Just then, the beam of the searchlight swept across the side and rear of the sunken ship.

The beam of light illuminated a massive black outline in the mud and sand of the seabed.

The outline was several times larger than the cargo ship wreck next to it, metallic, smooth, and with very few barnacles.

This is not the size of a cargo ship.

It was a huge metal creation.