Upon hearing this, the translator instinctively stood up and turned to look at the sea.
The ship was brightly lit, and to prevent him from not being able to see, Fu Wan thoughtfully shone a flashlight on him.
There is a huge reef at the boundary between China's territorial waters and the high seas, and fishermen generally use this reef as a boundary.
In the past, when they traded, Matsui Hidene would stand close to the boundary line and communicate with Xu Laobie.
However, this time, thinking there was a sperm whale, Matsui Hidene's ship was very close to Xu Laobie's ship. In addition, during the chaos just now, Matsui Hidene's men originally planned to sail away.
As a result, the ship was stopped by the soldiers brought by Wang Desheng as soon as it started. In order for the two ships to be close together, the comrade deliberately steered the ship closer to the smuggling ships and the camp ships. Now, half of Matsui Hidene's ship is outside the boundary line and half is inside the boundary line.
However, this also falls within the scope of Chinese waters.
Upon realizing this fact, the translator's face instantly turned ashen. Matsui Hideki, who had been smugly standing to the side, was completely bewildered. After the translator explained in a low voice, Matsui Hideki's smugness vanished, and his face also instantly darkened.
The way they looked at Xu Laobie was so intense, they wished they could devour him alive.
Although Matsui Hidekane claimed he would contact the embassy and lawyers, he was actually just trying to scare Fu Wan and her group.
It's not that you can't contact the embassy or a lawyer, but it's actually very troublesome.
Furthermore, this will require a lot of manpower and resources, and who knows when those guys at the embassy will get me out of here.
After thinking it over, it's all Xu Laobie's fault for what happened today. Matsui Eigen isn't stupid. Looking at the hateful and fearful look in Xu Laobie's eyes when he looked at Fu Wan and the others, how could he not know that this person must have dealt with Fu Wan before?
No, I can't let the people of China know what I've done. If I get arrested and reveal anything, those people on the high seas won't let me and my family off the hook.
With that thought in mind, Matsui Hidene started plotting another bad idea.
Fu Wan didn't take any of this to heart; with people handcuffed, they couldn't cause any trouble anyway.
Both ships were under control. Zhao Gang turned around and called someone, summoning Zhang Fugui, who was trembling with fear in the cabin.
What just happened could be described as a battle. Zhang Fugui's heart pounded as he listened to the gunshots.
Although he believed the police would win, Zhang Fugui was still terrified and his face turned pale.
However, this fear vanished instantly upon seeing Xu Laobie and Wang Mazi squatting on the deck.
Tsk tsk, no wonder I'm lucky. If Xu Laobie hadn't thrown me into the sea, I'd be squatting on the deck with them right now, being watched by the police. Who knows, I might even end up in jail with them eating peanuts.
Oh dear, in that case, he should thank Xu Laobie and Wang Mazi for throwing him into the sea. Who would have thought that Zhang Fugui would be so lucky to come back alive?
"Zhang...Zhang Fugui! You're still alive!"
Seeing Wang Mazi's horrified expression, Zhang Fugui instantly felt triumphant.
"Yeah, I'm still alive. Hmph, if you want to kill me, you'll have to wait until your next life!"
After saying that, he turned to Fu Wan triumphantly, "Wan, I told you they weren't good people. Come on, your uncle will take you to raid—no, to find their smuggled goods!"
Fu Wan couldn't help but laugh at Zhang Fugui's smug look, while Xu Laobie stared intently at Zhang Fugui, his heart churning with turmoil.
Zhang Fugui was rescued, and it turns out he was related to this woman.
This woman has such a good relationship with the police...
So he guessed correctly; these police officers must have been brought by this woman.
Thinking of this, Xu Laobie instantly realized that he wished he could tear the relative who introduced Zhang Fugui to work on the ship into eight pieces.
Damn it, I've been set up!
I'm afraid that when Zhang Fugui was rescued, they had already planned how to deal with him. He was so stupid to think that Fu Wan was just a meddlesome fisherman who would just release the sperm whale on the boat and leave. In fact, she was using him as bait to catch the big fish, Matsui Eine!
After figuring this out, Xu Laobie felt utterly hopeless.
I'm really getting old; I only just realized this now.
While Xu Laobie was reflecting on his actions, Fu Wan and her group went directly to the fish hold.
It's called a fish hold, but there isn't a single real fish inside; there are just dozens of small yellow croakers.
After entering the cargo hold, Fu Wan and Bai Qianzhou went straight to the box that Zhang Fugui had mentioned. Upon opening the box, they found that it was not very big, but contained three Buddha heads.
It's still a colorful Buddha head.
The Buddha's head, hair, and eyes were painted with an unknown pigment, making it look even more lifelike.
Furthermore, the neck of the Buddha head was completely cut, indicating that it was done by an experienced hand.
Wang Desheng and Zhao Gang were so shocked by the Buddha head in the box that they were speechless for a long time.
It took Wang Desheng a long time to find his voice.
"Xiao Xu, have you seen any reports in the newspapers recently about Buddha heads being stolen somewhere?"
Xu An shook his head, "I haven't heard about it. I'll call and ask when I get back."
In this day and age, without the internet and with limited sources of information, the theft of a Buddha head might not be known in other provinces, but it would certainly cause a huge uproar locally.
Such beautiful cultural relics, once smuggled out of the country, will likely remain adrift overseas indefinitely.
Apart from the box containing the Buddha head, the other boxes were filled with smuggled cigarettes and watches, as well as several well-packaged television sets and radios.
Fu Wan roughly calculated that the smuggling amount involved on this smuggling ship was at least five or six thousand.
Wang Desheng turned his head and ordered his men to carefully carry the things onto the boat in the camp. Just then, a policeman ran over from outside.
"Captain Xu, we've also found something on the ship next door."
Upon hearing this, Xu An quickly walked outside, and Fu Wan and the others followed suit.
Xu Laobie's smuggling ship was loaded with so much cargo, while Matsui Hidekane's ship was five or six meters longer than Xu Laobie's, and its cargo hold was even more overflowing with goods.
However, when Fu Wan and the others followed the policeman to the two boxes, not only Fu Wan, but also Xu An and Wang Desheng fell silent.
Inside the large wooden box, one could see nothing but the skins of various marine animals.
Blue-gray sperm whale skin, dark blue blue whale skin, gray-white great white shark skin, and even sea lizard and small killer whale skin.
"You beasts! I'm going to kill them!"
Fu Wan felt a surge of anger. She had only seen great white sharks and blue whales a few times from afar, but sperm whales and killer whales were her friends in the sea after her rebirth.
Fu Wan didn't dare to think whether there were any little ones she knew among them.
Bai Qianzhou grabbed Fu Wan, fearing that she might act impulsively and cause a mess that even Sun Shao Ping couldn't protect, right under Wang Desheng's noses.
"Ah Wan, stay calm. Don't worry, they won't get away with this."
Chinese law will surely make them pay a heavy price!
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