Brooks became a joke in the King Island black gold abalone fishing industry.
Many fishermen were around the time of the conflict. The tide had just begun, and people had just come ashore and had not had time to leave.
Therefore, the quarrel was heard by everyone.
Brooks was mad. He pointed at the sea woman with trembling fingers and shouted, "You did this! You did this! You bitch, you did this! "
The sea girl maintained her calm expression as she said, "You were the one who asked me to do this. This cup of bitter wine was brewed by you, so it's better that you drink it."
Brooks stared at her fiercely and cursed her. The sea woman did not refute and let him curse her.
A fisherman next to him could not stand it anymore and said, "Come on, man, don't embarrass yourself here. You've gone too far with Christie. You should have expected something like this to happen today."
Brooks roared, "What did I do to her? When this bitch first met me, she was harvesting water plants for people at the beach and could only earn $100 a day! I saved her. How could she do this to me! "
Someone else sneered. "Did you save her? You found out that she could be used and turned her into your slave. "
"Yes, Brooks, really, do you think of Christie as a wife? She was a worker in your hands! "
"You said you were kind to her. Don't you feel guilty saying this?"
Brooks pushed away the people who had gathered to watch the scene and turned to the sea woman. "Christie, I admit you did a great job. You tricked me. You're good..."
"I learned it from you, and it was with your help that I did it," the sea maiden replied.
Brooks sneered and said, "You don't have to say that. Well, let's part on good terms. You give me back the five million, and we don't owe each other anything. Let's go our separate ways."
The sea woman looked at him contemptuously and said, "Dream on. I've worked for you for 15 years. I even lost the ability to have children because I was tired from diving for a long time. This money is compensation for me."
Cruz, who had been watching the scene, nodded and said, "You're right. This money should be her compensation. Brooks, you've really gone too far. I've heard about those things. Christie was pregnant, but you still forced her into the water. "
"I was there at the time. I was the one who called the police. A diving miscarriage. It's really tragic," a bald harvester sighed.
These words seemed to evoke some bad memories of the sea woman. She became agitated and pointed at Brooks. "You have to thank what you have done in the past. They gave me the opportunity to gain freedom, and I was not willing to tolerate it for a moment."
"Otherwise, listen, bastard, I wanted to take the harvesting permit with me, but I left it for you. I only took the five million. If I had enough time, I would have taken the harvesting permit with me."
Brooks was shocked and angry at the same time. He jumped up and scolded the sea woman again.
Sophie did not want her to be involved in any more of this sordid affair and pulled her away.
Brooks did not dare to do anything to them, so he could only yell at them.
It was a good thing for the other fishermen to stay and watch.
The sea woman's diving ability was too strong, and she was a strong enemy in their fishing work.
Now that the sea woman had left Brooks, she could not go into the water without a harvesting permit, and Brooks could not go into the water because he could not dive. They had one less strong enemy.
After leaving the dock, they found a resort hotel by the sea and stayed temporarily. The sea woman still stayed with them.
Sophie handed her a glass of warm milk and asked, "What are your plans for the future? Are you going back to Japan? "
The sea woman shook her head and said sadly, "I can't go back. My ex-husband looked down on my family, and there have been many conflicts over the years. As his wife, I am no longer popular in the family."
Lu Guan said, "You should have taken his harvesting permit with you. If you had his harvesting permit, with your ability, you could easily become a seafood tycoon in Australia."
The sea woman smiled and said, "I had this opportunity, but it would take time. I didn't want to stay with him at all, so I chose to use a lawyer to divide the property and got his five million."
"This miser gave you five million, so it doesn't seem that he has no feelings for you," Sophie said with a smile.
"Because he thought Christie would get back together with him, so the five million would be the same no matter who had it. It would still go to his account in the future."
The sea woman nodded. That was what Brooks thought.
Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes, and he suffered a double loss.
The great low tide lasted for three days, and for three days every year, the Bass Strait would see a spectacular scene of the great low tide.
These three days were the best time to find black gold abalone, and it happened to be the last time of the fishing season, so the fishermen were risking their lives.
Li Du searched in the mud for a day, and the other two days he went to the shallow waters after the low tide to look for black gold abalone. He had a great harvest and made a lot of money.
During these two days, the sea woman replaced Sophie in diving to help them keep watch. She showed amazing diving ability. Li Du and the others often went to breathe five or six times, and she only needed to breathe once.
At the end of the great low tide, everyone had a different harvest, except Brooks.
Brooks had no collaborators and could only watch his peers make a lot of money these days. He did not dare to dive, and he was too heavy to slide in the mud on a rubber raft to look for black gold abalone.
So there was nothing else he could do except get drunk in the bar every day or jump and curse in the street.
Later, he could not even do these things because when he was drunk, he smashed the doors and windows of a tavern and was arrested by the police for breaching the peace.
At the end of April, the regular black gold abalone harvesting season was over.
At this time, Li Du and the others became the most envious people of the fishermen, because they had a year-round black gold abalone harvest permit jointly approved by the Bureau of Fishing and Hunting and the Department of the Ocean.
Yes, they could continue to harvest black gold abalone, which made the fishermen envious.
However, they were just envious. After working for half a year, they needed to rest. Even with a year-round permit, they could not really work all year round.
At the beginning of May, the temperature dropped, and the water temperature dropped, so it was not suitable to go into the water.
After half a year of diving, the black gold abalone fishermen were extremely tired. They had made enough money and needed to enjoy life for the rest of the year.
According to the rules, on May 1, the black gold abalone fishermen gathered on King Island to hold a closing party to put an end to their work for the year and plan how to rest for the holiday. Therefore, this party was also called a closing party.
At this time, black gold abalone fishermen from all over Australia would come to King Island to participate in this party, and Li Du and the others were invited to the scene.
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