Chapter 280

After some thought, Lin Mo replied, “It’s indeed possible that it’s in that water cave. If there’s a low tide tomorrow, there’s a chance that the area around the water cave will be exposed.”

According to the tide chart, there is going to be a significant low tide here tomorrow.

“When that time comes, we’ll prepare several water pumps, and we can quickly pump out the water, and then we can go inside.”

This method is the simplest, but without a doubt the safest as well.

After some consideration, Zhang Li said, “But what if the low tide doesn’t expose it? To expose that stretch of reef, the tide would need to be very low, right?”

“Hmm, I’ve also thought about that issue,” Lin Mo said, when he encountered a problem, he would always prepare several solutions in advance. He continued, “And I’ve also purchased an underwater robot.”

“If the tide is low enough, then we can pump out the water and check it out.”

“If the tide isn’t low enough, then we’ll first send the underwater robot to have a look, determine the situation inside, and then decide our next move.”

“In any case, there’s only one central idea: even if we don’t care about any treasure, we can’t risk our lives for adventure!”

Although Lin Mo was curious about what was in the treasure after two days of hard work and was eager to gather the substantial funds that might be needed for the deep-sea network, he knew that a person has only one life, and when it’s gone, everything is truly gone.

This kind of matter must not be rushed.

Hum… hum hum…

Just at that moment, Lin Mo’s phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was a WeChat call from his wife.

After picking up, he saw his daughter on the screen.

Looking at the video image of Lin Mo, Lin Xiaoxiao excitedly shouted, “Daddy, what are you doing?”

Lin Mo, holding the phone and giving a spin around the surroundings, smiled and replied, “Daddy is having grilled fish with Uncle Zhang, and what about you? Have you been eating well?”

“Yes, I’ve been gaining weight lately! Gained quite a few pounds! I even have fat on my stomach now!” Lin Xiaoxiao said to the phone, “Daddy, when are you coming back?”

Lin Mo smiled and said, “Soon, ha, I’ll come back after I’m done with stuff. By the way, hand the phone to grandpa, daddy has something to talk to grandpa about.”

“Okay!” Lin Xiaoxiao took the phone and ran upstairs, knocking on the door and said, “Grandpa, daddy is looking for you.”

The door opened quickly, and Lin Changshui took the phone and asked, “What’s up, son? Is everything going smoothly over there?”

“Yeah, it’s going quite smoothly, but I might need you to make a trip.”

“Tell me, what do you need me to do.”

“Is my father-in-law at home? Call him over; this might require both of you to work together.”

“Okay, wait a moment, I’ll call him.”

Before long,

father-in-law Li Jinshan also appeared on the phone screen.

Only then did Lin Mo say, “Dads, I bought several water pumps today, along with two underwater robots. I’ll send you a location in a bit, could you help me transport them to Qianye Island? I’ll be waiting for you at the dock.”

“Don’t worry about the boat, the people who deliver will arrange for a ship to come over, you just go and pay them, and then follow them here.”

Hmm?

What does that mean?

Wasn’t it about working on a project on Qianye Island? Why do we now need water pumps?

Li Jinshan and Lin Changshui looked at each other, their faces filled with confusion and puzzlement.

“It’s quite complicated to explain; I’ll tell you once you get here,” Lin Mo knew what they wanted to ask and preemptively explained.

Li Jinshan said, “Alright, then send us the address; we’ll head there now.”

“Alright!”

Lin Mo hung up the call and then sent them the location of the store where he had rented the fishing boat.

The water pumps and underwater robots were rented from there, and Lin Mo had contacted the owner that day, who agreed to deliver the goods for some extra money.

After sorting out these affairs, Lin Mo said to Zhang Li, “According to the tide chart, this low tide will last only about six and a half hours at most, and it will take two to three hours just to expose that reef area; we are quite tight on time.”

“Both of us should get some sleep early; tomorrow might be a tough battle.”

Zhang Li nodded and said, “Then you sleep in a bit more tomorrow; I’ll go pick them up. You’ve been exhausted these past two days and need to rest up. Especially since tomorrow you have to enter the water cave.”

Scuba diving for two consecutive days indeed took a significant toll on one’s physical strength, and Lin Mo planned to enter the water cave the following day, so he didn’t bother being polite with Zhang Li.

“Okay, let’s do as you say; you should also sleep early.”

Lin Mo stretched and walked into the tent next to him, crawling into the sleeping bag to sleep.

There was no dormitory in the factory, so during these two days, they had been relying on the tents Lin Mo had purchased in advance to sleep.

And according to the tide chart, the time of the low tide was around 6 a.m., so there wasn’t really much time to sleep at all.

….

The next day, early morning.

When Lin Mo’s alarm went off, it was already 7:20 in the morning.

He rubbed his eyes and walked out from the tent with fatigue, only to find that his father and the others had already arrived, with four high-power water pumps and two underwater robots placed beside them.

Seeing him emerge, Li Jinshan asked in bemusement, “Son, is there really a treasure?”

Lin Changshui also looked shocked and incredulous.

Apparently, Zhang Li had already told the two elders about the happenings while picking them up.

“Yes, based on the clues I have right now, the existence of the treasure is highly probable,” Lin Mo said straightforwardly, without beating around the bush. “But as to whether we can actually find it, that’s down to our luck.”

Listening to Lin Mo’s words, the two elders still felt it somewhat surreal.

Everyone had gone to Qianye Island together, and normally they were all together while playing, and nothing unusual had been noticed—how had Lin Mo found out?