Chapter 420 Fatal Encounter
"Let me think, was it June or July?" Father Liang frowned and thought for a while, "July, no doubt about it, it's July!"
"Why did you go to Banjiu Island?" Liang Ziqiang asked again.
"Isn't it normal to go to Banjiu Island? What else can you do except to avoid the rain and wind? Banjiu Island has a straw awning specially built at the corner of the beach, just in case some fishermen encounter sudden wind and rain and need a small place to take shelter on the island."
What Liang's father said was of course correct. Guanqi Island was the most common place for fishermen to take shelter from the rain, but Banjiu Island would also see two or three fishermen who came to take shelter from the rain every month.
That fishery company is worthy of being under the Qingwei Group. Setting up a tent at the corner of the island is consistent with their image of being kind-hearted and enthusiastic about doing good deeds.
"In July, except for you, there were also my elder brother and Afeng, were the three of you going to Banjiu Island together to avoid the rain?" Liang Ziqiang asked again.
"That's for sure. Whenever I went out to sea back then, didn't I always take them with me? To temporarily shelter from the wind and rain, of course the three of us would hide together." Liang's father affirmed.
Liang Ziqiang's heart was beating even faster.
"In fact, the rain that day was not that heavy," Liang's father continued to recall the situation on that July day two years ago. "If it were a gondola like today, I guess we wouldn't have to take shelter from the wind and rain."
Father Liang began to talk about it one by one.
"The other two fishing boats that were casting nets in the same sea did not run away and continued to cast nets in the drizzle. The people on the two fishing boats were from other villages, but they were not far away and we all knew each other. They also laughed at me and said that I was lucky because there were few winds and waves at the beginning so there were more fish. Your broken boat is really delicate. It can't even withstand such a little wind and rain. How can you go out to sea to make money? You might as well throw it away and buy a new boat!"
"I even retorted to them, saying, are you guys lending me money or something? Even if a broken boat can't make money, it can still make a living! Ah Qiang, you know that even if there is a little wind and rain, our old boat must find a place to hide."
“The place where we fished that day was too far to go to Xiangluo Island to avoid the rain, so Banjiu Island was a little closer.
I am also afraid that the light wind and drizzle will continue to grow stronger. The sky over the sea is like a baby's face. Who can say for sure?"
"I headed towards Banjiu Island. I originally wanted to take shelter under the big straw tent there, but when I got there, it was strange that there was no rain at all on Banjiu Island, just windy. There was no need to take shelter from the rain, the main thing was to take shelter from the wind. To take shelter from the wind, there was no need to get off the boat. Just find a place around the island, stop the boat, and drop anchor. If the boat is stable, everyone will be safe."
"I was too lazy to go to the thatched hut, and on the other side of Turtleneck Island, I saw a small bay that was concave like a sickle. There was a very thick tree growing next to it. That was it. I dropped the anchor of the old boat, and then asked your eldest brother to go down with me and tie the rope to the tree."
"Now that the boat is safe, there's no need for the three of us to get off. We can just squat at the bow and wait for the wind to die down."
"We squatted for about seven or eight minutes, and then we heard coughing from somewhere very close to us on the island, so we stood up and took a look. When we stood up, I found three men who looked like fish pickers about ten meters away from us on the island."
"The three of them were dressed in ordinary clothes, just like... Oh, just like Liang Chun and Zhu Tianpeng on your boat right now. They looked like the kind of workers who specialize in sorting and organizing fish on the island."
"If I must say there's something special, it's that one of the men with the hooked nose is pretty good-looking. But that's okay, there are good-looking men among the crew!"
"But the hook-nosed man has a very special face, the kind that people can remember after just one look. Also, the hook-nosed man was holding a piece of rope, the same rope he usually used to carry the basket. I thought at the time that the rope of the basket must have broken when he was carrying the fish. Otherwise, why would he hold the rope in his hand? Anyway, it's not a strange thing. Isn't it normal for the rope of the basket to break?"
"The three men also saw the three of us standing on the boat and were stunned for a moment. Because fishermen don't often come here to take shelter from the wind. Even if there are, they stay in the straw tent they built specially. It is probably rare to see a boat parked at this location near the island, so they were stunned for a moment."
"The hook-nosed man took a look and immediately smiled. He gestured to us and pointed at the thatched hut. It was obvious that he was telling us that it would be better to go to the thatched hut."
"I smiled at them and waved my hand to say no. Ah Cheng and Ah Feng should be standing next to me and didn't react."
"The three fish pickers turned around and left. Ah Cheng, Ah Feng and I waited on the boat for a while. When the wind and waves died down, we untied the ropes, hoisted the anchor, and headed back. On the way, I think I taught Ah Feng and the others to cast two more nets together? I don't remember it very clearly, but we got back to the village before dark!"
My father recalled and explained it very carefully.
However, when Liang Ziqiang heard this and was listening attentively, waiting for the next words, his father stopped talking.
"That's it?" Liang Ziqiang felt that the ending came too unexpectedly.
"Didn't you notice what the three fish pickers were doing? Or was there something wrong on the island?" Liang Ziqiang was unwilling to give up. He felt that what he had said had almost nothing to do with the result he wanted, so he asked his father.
"Those three didn't do anything, and we didn't notice anything wrong. So you asked me to think about it carefully a few days ago, and I racked my brains, but there was really nothing wrong in those few months!"
If that were all, my father would be at a loss as to what to do.
"Dad, have you ever seen Hooked Nose anywhere else since then?" he asked again.
"No, just that one time, we briefly met and made a gesture. But I am sure that the man who looked so ordinary in clothes was the one on TV just now. There is no mistake about it, that face and nose, they can't be fake!"
"I believe it. The man you saw more than two years ago was not an ordinary employee, but Dai Qingfu!" Liang Ziqiang affirmed.
In fact, Dai Qingfu on TV just now was dressed rather casually, without a suit and tie. He probably dresses more casually on weekdays.
After listening to his father's memories, he thought he could clear the fog and get some clues.
But now, everything is still so inexplicable, so mysterious. The fog seems to be even thicker...
My father, my eldest brother and the other two only stayed on the island for a while, and they didn't find anything earth-shattering. In fact, they didn't even encounter the slightest clue or any groundless thing. In theory, such a simple encounter would not lead to a fatal disaster! Even if my father recognized Dai Qingfu on the spot, and then spread the word that he met the boss of Qingyu Group on Banjiu Island, it would be nothing! Banjiu Island is Qingyu's land. Isn't it normal to meet the boss of Qingyu there? Moreover, even if my father was in danger of death, there were no other fishing boats or fishermen on the island at that time. Wouldn't it be easier and less noticeable to jump over and kill my father, Ah Cheng and Ah Feng on the spot?
Why did they let him go so easily at that time, and then find ways to hire someone to kill him afterwards? Thinking about it, there are too many doubts, and too many things that cannot be explained by common sense.
Was his suspicion wrong? The attempt to murder his father and brothers had nothing to do with Dai Qingfu, but was it someone else?
But during those months, my father didn't encounter any other unusual things.
So far, the only person who could be related is Boss Dai, Dai Qingfu...
(End of this chapter)
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