Chapter 189

Lu Ao knew about squalane, a substance extracted from sharks' internal organs.

It was said that squalane was ideal for cosmetics. It was most similar to the oils produced by the human body, gentle on the skin and unlikely to cause allergies or other reactions.

Squalane existed in large quantities in the unsaponifiable portion of shark liver oil. Ever since it had been discovered, sharks had gained another reason to be hunted.

In recent years, cosmetics companies had demanded increasing amounts of squalane. Some companies even used natural squalane as a selling point to win over consumers.

That selling point had brought immense disaster upon sharks. Countless sharks that could have lived healthy lives were hunted for this reason, and shark populations were declining sharply.

Lu Ao watched and smelled the faint scent of blood in the air, finding it somewhat ironic. Many women who cared about beauty would never imagine that such effective cosmetics came from bloody slaughter.

Someone asked over the channel, "Are we still calling the police?"

As soon as that question was asked, everyone fell silent.

Their fleet was so large that anyone who wanted to investigate could easily uncover their backgrounds.

The other side were clearly desperate criminals. To be honest, many people in the fleet did not want to offend them. It simply was not worth it.

People naturally sought advantage and avoided harm.

So many sharks were killed every year, and countries kept arguing and passing the buck internationally. There was not much anyone could actually do.

Even if they called the police, the police might not be able to do anything about these people. But if they reported them and the poachers found out, they might invite retaliation. Everyone had families and did not want this trouble.

After a stretch of silence,