"Dad! What should we do? Should we go to the pharmacy to buy some bandages? "Xiao Zhi asked nervously, seeing that the whale was bleeding.
Huang said awkwardly, "What's the use of bandages? We can't even see the wound. Let's wait for the Fishery Administration's boat to come and find a solution. "
"Can we push it and turn it over? Expose the wound? "Xiao Zhi didn't want to give up, so he suggested again.
Huang shook his head. "Did you forget? We tried just now, but it didn't move at all. "
"There are three of us this time! Besides, we're not pushing it back into the sea. We're just pushing it over … "Xiao Zhi muttered, unconvinced. He couldn't get an answer from his dad, so he looked at Zhang Zian.
"I think we can try," Zhang Zian said without much confidence.
Although there were three of them, there were actually only two and a half. Xiao Zhi could only be counted as half.
"Dad! Come and help! " With Zhang Zian's support, Xiao Zhi excitedly ran to the side of the minke whale and waved at his dad.
Zhang Zian also walked to Xiao Zhi's side and chose a spot to stand.
Huang's waist was in pain. He didn't want to help, but it would be too embarrassing to refuse in this situation. He had to put down the storage box and stand next to them.
The three of them were in the same posture — with their arms on the minke whale's body and their waists bent. Their bodies were almost at a 45-degree angle to the ground.
"Are you ready?" Zhang Zian asked.
The other two nodded, gritting their teeth.
"One, two, three!"
With the "three," the three of them exhaled and shouted at the same time. Their muscles tightened, and their feet sank deep into the sand.
Xiao Zhi's face was red, and the veins on Huang's forehead were bulging.
With the combined strength of the three of them, the minke whale's body slowly tilted, but it was not enough for it to turn over.
Their strength was quickly depleted, especially since the whale's skin was too smooth. It was difficult for them to find a suitable point to apply force on.
"Ouch!"
Huang exclaimed. His palm had slipped, and the other two could not support the minke whale's body. It fell back to its original position.
Maybe it had pressed on the wound, because the minke whale let out a painful and sharp cry. Its body was violently shaking and struggling.
Zhang Zian was quick to react. With one in each hand, he quickly pulled Xiao Zhi and Huang back to avoid being swept by the waving pectoral fins. The power was no less than being hit by a hammer.
The three of them retreated to a safe distance.
The minke whale had only struggled a few times, but it had already used up almost all of its energy. The more it struggled, the higher its body temperature became. It was so tired that it stopped moving, and its condition was even worse than before.
"Sigh! Blame it on me! My hand slipped! "Old Huang sighed.
"Do you want to try again?" Xiao Zhi raised his head and asked.
Zhang Zian shook his head and said, "It's not your fault. You don't have to try anymore. We overestimated our strength. Even if you didn't slip, we wouldn't be able to push it."
He wasn't just comforting them. They were already at the end of their rope. Even if Old Huang didn't slip, they wouldn't have lasted more than a few seconds. If there were three Zhang Zians, they might be able to do it, but Huang and Xiao Zhi were not strong enough.
The three of them were drenched in sweat. They were frightened and tired, especially Old Huang, who could not stop sweating and almost collapsed.
It was almost noon. After struggling for so long, they were a little hungry. Once they were hungry, they would lose their strength. Xiao Zhi was still growing, so he got hungry faster.
"So we can only wait?" Xiao Zhi asked, swallowing his saliva.
"Let's wait. When the tugboat comes, we can drag it back to the sea and treat the wound." Old Huang kept wiping his sweat.
When the injured part of the minke whale was slightly above the ground, Zhang Zian observed it carefully. Although he couldn't see it clearly, he was at least sure that if it was dragged into the water by the tugboat, the wound would rub against the sand, and the pain would kill it. Even if they successfully dragged it into the water, it might swim away on its own after entering the water. There might not be a chance to treat the wound.
"Wait for me. I'll be right back." Zhang Zian jogged away.
"Could it be that he didn't want to wait and slipped away first?" Old Huang looked at his back and said suspiciously.
"I don't think so …" Xiao Zhi wasn't sure either.
They waited in place for a while, their eyes fixed on the direction Zhang Zian left in. Not long after, a car horn came from their side.
Zhang Zian carefully drove the Wuling Hong Guang until he reached a position where he could no longer drive forward. It was the edge of the beach and the land. If he drove any further, the tires might sink into the sand.
He stopped the car and took out a spare rope from the trunk. He hung one end on the tow hook and held the other end as he walked towards the minke whale.
One rope wasn't long enough, so he connected two together. It was barely enough. If it was a little further, it wouldn't be long enough.
"Come, help me push the rope under its body."
Zhang Zian passed the rope to Old Huang and stood on the other side of the minke whale. Old Huang tied the rope to a stick and pushed it under the minke whale's body.
They worked together and tied the minke whale with the rope, making a strong knot.
"I'll start the car. I'll pull, you guys push. It should be fine this time," Zhang Zian instructed.
Old Huang and Xiao Zhi understood his intention, and their confidence was boosted.
With the roar of the car's engine, the tires rolled up a lot of gravel and hit the chassis. The rope instantly became taut.
Zhang Zian felt the car shake violently, and he secretly cheered for the Wuling Hong Guang MPV. The true colors of the Wuling Hong Guang MPV could only be seen in the turbulent sea!
In fact, there was no need for Old Huang and Xiao Zhi's help. The engine's horsepower alone was enough to turn the minke whale's body slowly. The father and son added more force, and the minke whale turned 180 degrees with a bang.
Zhang Zian turned off the smoking engine, locked the car, untied the rope, and trotted to the minke whale's side.
"This injury isn't light! Did someone stab it? "Old Huang stared at the wound, and his compassion was evoked. He sighed." Who did this? "
Xiao Zhi grimaced in pain. He looked at the bloody wound on the minke whale, and even he felt pain.
There was a shocking wound on the side of its back. The wound was not big, but it seemed to be very deep. No one knew how long it had been there. The wound had not healed, and the edge was already filled with pus.
A small piece of wood was deeply inserted into the wound. The diameter of the wood was thicker than an adult man's thumb, and there was uneven stubble on the outside.
No wonder it was in so much pain that it almost went crazy. If a human had suffered such a serious injury, they would have died long ago.
After Zhang Zian checked the wound, he said, "It seems to be left by a spear gun. The harpoon is broken inside."
"What should we do?" Old Huang and Xiao Zhi asked at the same time.
"We have to take the harpoon out, or else the wound will never heal. It will soon become infected, and then it will die from sepsis," Zhang Zian said.
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