Chapter 131 Shipbuilding

Tu Lanxun was still confused: "Where is Haixing Pier?"

The urban area of ​​Lucheng is not on the coast, but there are quite a few coastal cities in the eastern province. Among them, the more famous big pier Tu Lanxun has been heard of, but there is no one called Haixing.

Bu Linlin thought for a moment and said, "I haven't heard of it either."

It was Shen Ou who answered again. Shen Ou said, "Oh, that's a small pier in Sunshine City, a yacht pier, semi-private. This season it's almost exclusively for sea fishing."

"Sunshine City isn't far from here, but the yacht marina can accommodate large ships?" Tu Lanxun was a little surprised. "Since Dong Tianlong ran to the marina, he's probably trying to sneak across the border."

Chen Ou smiled. "Why not? There are so many sea fishing yachts, and there are no cameras on the sea. Besides, Sunshine City is a mountainous area near the sea, so there are a lot of undeveloped wild coastlines. The Starfish Wharf is right next to the wild coastline."

So it may not necessarily be a yacht, it could also be a speedboat or a small fishing boat.

"I've contacted the coast guard." Mu Xiaozhen put down his phone. Wen Chong walked out of the interrogation room. Inside, Lu Lianbing and Zhao Kuanqiao were pulling the silver probe out of Qianniu's head. "We need someone to keep an eye on him."

Wen Chong shrugged. "I asked Xiao Lu and Xiao Zhao to stay together. Let's go to Sunshine City together now, shall we?"

It was easy to think about, but there were still three ghosts present who had not been interrogated yet - Nanlu and the two evil spirits.

Bu Linlin waved her hand and said, "I'll stay here to interrogate him. Leave Professor Shen to me as well. I can't help you with hunting down living people anyway."

So the personnel were divided into two sides. Bu Linlin, Chen Ou, Lu Lianbing and Zhao Kuanqiao were left behind to continue the interrogation and guard Qianniu; while Tu Lanxun, Mu Xiaozhen, Wenchong, Li Ao and others embarked on the journey to hunt down Dong Tianlong.

On the way, Li Ao checked his phone every few minutes, becoming increasingly antsy as he tripped over the charging cable. Xiao Zhang asked curiously, "Captain Li, have the Sunshine Police reported any news?"

"They went to Haixing Wharf, and the Coast Guard is assisting in the search, but they didn't find any trace of Dong Tianlong in that area." Li Ao said, "Could he have missed going there?"

Xiao Zhang was quick to ask: "Or maybe he'd already escaped on a boat?"

Li Ao rolled his eyes at Xiao Zhang, but didn't deny what he said. Tu Lanxun corrected him, saying, "It's possible that he's running or hasn't run away yet, but the probability of him having already run away is not very high."

Qianniu was forced to confess Dong Tianlong's whereabouts an hour ago, and Dong Tianlong and Qianniu separated twenty-four hours ago.

Before they set off, the police in Bapan Town interviewed a witness, who was a small supermarket owner. He said that a man who looked like Dong Tianlong bought a lot of yellow paper used for tomb sweeping in their store. The paper was a stock that had been in stock for three or four years, so it left a deep impression on him.

Wenchong and others also found traces of paper ashes near the location where Wu Qingchu's body was thrown in Badapan Mountain.

It was very fresh, untouched by turbulence, insects, or animals. It had been left there about nine hours ago. This meant that when Wen Chong and Tu Lanxun's groups entered the Bapan area, Dong Tianlong happened to be leaving the mountains and missed the first one. The second time, Dong Tianlong completely left Bapan Town and fled to Sunshine City.

Considering the timing of Qianniu Huang and He Jiang's appearance, Qianniu did not personally transport Dong Tianlong to Sunshine City. Qianniu's family records show him taking a plane, while Dong Tianlong has not yet been found to have committed any crime. He may have driven there, but how he passed the checkpoints and toll booths is unclear.

The Dong family has a complex network of relationships in Dong Province. They might be able to build a large truck specifically to transport Dong Tianlong. Anyway, they have a way.

But there is only one thing, unless Dong Tianlong can teleport, it will take six hours to get from Bapan Town to Yangguang City by train and then high-speed rail. Even flying is not faster because there is no airport within hundreds of kilometers of Bapan Town.

"He is either still here or he just left," Tu Lanxun concluded.

So the group sped up, and when the sky outside was slightly bright, they finally arrived at Sunshine City with lights on.

Sunshine City is a coastal city, neither big nor small, but it has been a prosperous place since the last century with a very high per capita GDP, which is why it has developed a large-scale sea fishing pier and yacht industry.

Tu Lanxun and others were picked up by the Sunshine City police. Without much greeting, both sides went straight to the target location, Haixing Pier.

"We've completed a search of the area around Haixing Pier, the several yachts docked there, and the several yachts registered there," the leading Sunshine City police officer said. "Our personnel are now extending the search along the coastline."

The car stopped at the dock. The waves were an endless black. The police pointed to the moving lights on both sides. There was also a larger searchlight set up on the shore, but it was not turned on.

"Thank you for your hard work. Let's join us." Li Ao said.

The second group of people had just been sent out for five minutes and there was still no response. Logically, they should have waited patiently, but Tu Lanxun felt something was wrong.

Dong Tianlong was trying to escape, not play hide-and-seek. Since he couldn't escape from Haixing Pier, shouldn't he have found another way to survive? Why was he hiding in the cracks of the rocks like a crab?

Time is not on their side now. With every passing minute and second, Dong Tianlong may slip away through some unknown channel at any time. It is obviously not possible to cling to the Starfish Wharf.

Tu Lanxun took a deep breath, then suddenly turned around and said to Li Ao, "Captain Li, send someone over. Have someone fly over."

"who?"

"Wu Qingchu."

"Can Wu Qingchu know where Dong Tianlong is?"

"It's a little risky, but he might be useful later." Tu Lanxun said, "I think we can call it a day now. The search area has expanded too much, so I'll leave some people here to watch. The drones haven't found Dong Tianlong, so we can withdraw, leaving only a few to patrol the coastline."

She pointed to the drones flying in the night sky above the sea. They hummed quietly, like ospreys fading into the night, but they caught nothing.

"You think Dong Tianlong is not at Haixing Wharf? Then where could he be? All the seagoing wharves in Sunshine City are under martial law, and several land transportation routes in and out of the city are also guarded. There is no information record of the club, hotel and Internet cafe." Li Ao asked.

This is the dilemma. Dong Tianlong may be hiding anywhere, and it is only a matter of time to dig him out. But if he is quietly slipping away through some unexpected loophole, it will not be a problem, but a disaster.

Tu Lanxun shook his head. "He's not smart, but he's not stupid either. We're thinking the same thing as him. If Qianniu told the truth when he was possessed by the peeping needle, Dong Tianlong might still be in Sunshine City, or at least in the surrounding areas."

surrounding areas.

Li Ao was suddenly awakened and asked the Sunshine City police officer for a map. The police officer circled the map and explained, "There are two fishing villages close to Sunshine City, but they've also sent people to check. Tonight's wind and waves are quite strong, and tomorrow will be rainy. You see, there are so many dark clouds now, so the villagers are basically not going out to sea. They've checked all the fishing boats they've rented, and there's nothing missing."

It will rain tomorrow, the wind and waves will be strong, and the strong wind will blow on Tu Lanxun's face.

If she were Dong Tianlong, the moment she entered Sunshine City and realized she couldn't escape, she would definitely turn around and run. Or try her best to find a small boat and go to the sea.

Honestly, ship regulations in such a port city aren't necessarily very strict. There are quite a few unregistered boats, and fishermen with their own tools and materials can hand-build a small boat suitable for offshore use in less than two weeks.

Tu Lanxun pulled Li Ao aside and told him about this. Unexpectedly, Li Ao sighed, "I knew it a long time ago, otherwise how could the drone still be flying there?"

As he spoke, Li Ao turned around and asked people to go and have a look at the surrounding fishing villages, especially the places where fishermen often came and went.

"There is a rocky beach there, which is very dangerous and the scenery is average, but fishermen like to come here." Li Ao pulled Tu Lanxun to step on a rock, "Because they can often collect snails and shellfish, including those of lower protection categories. And few people come to this area, and there is a risk of leakage or even boat capsizing, so some more opportunistic fishermen will tie a boat here, usually hiding on the side of that stone wall." He gestured to Tu Lanxun to look at a dark gray corner.

Tu Lanxun was curious: "How do you know?"

"I grew up in Sunshine City," Li Ao laughed. "My aunt and uncle were fishermen, and I spent no less than ten summer vacations in the fishing village."

They stood below the sea cliff. The fishing village was quiet and silent. There were no lights or stars tonight, only the flashing indicator lights of drones in the distance.

No boats were visible on the sea, so they wound their way along the gravel road and onto the cliffs, weaving through the scattered houses of the fishing village. The brick and metal structures were not shabby, and a peaceful atmosphere wafted through the fishy wind.

Li Ao said, "Everyone here is asleep."

Tu Lanxun suddenly woke up: "Why isn't that person asleep?"

It is now 3:30 in the morning, but the door of one house is open, wide open, and there is no light inside.

"The wind is strong." Li Ao said, "It's blowing."

When the two walked over, they saw some tools and materials scattered inside the courtyard wall, including welding machines, light alloy plates and wooden hammers. The whole thing was covered by a large piece of plastic sheeting. However, one corner of the plastic sheeting was not firmly pressed down by the bricks and was blown open by the wind, making it flutter.

Materials for hand-built boats.

And judging from the shape of the remaining materials, the boat has already been built.

A fishing vessel that may not be registered.

Li Ao became suspicious and was confident in Tu Lanxun's strength. The two of them sneaked in one after the other. Sure enough, no one was asleep in the room. There was only an old quilt casually folded on the bed. The room was quite clean. There were many slippers and rubber boots inside and outside the room, but there were only two pairs of shoes that were not used for wading, one for winter and one for summer, both of which were men's sports shoes of the same size.

A bachelor's home.

But unfortunately, there were two buckets of instant noodles placed opposite each other on the small dining table. They had all been eaten, but a layer of greasy soup remained and had not dried up yet.

"They ate at the same time. There should be two people. It shouldn't have taken more than three or four hours." Li Ao's voice was a little muffled in the fishy and humid air.

It was the dead of night four hours ago. Which two people would go out in the middle of the night and never come back?

"If Dong Tianlong went out to sea, he might have taken this privately built boat," said Tu Lanxun.

At the same time, a voice came from Li Ao's intercom, "Captain Li, Captain Li, we have spotted a suspicious target on the sea."