The next morning around nine o'clock, the three people from the Cultural Relics Bureau arrived as scheduled.
Secretary Xiao and Village Chief Luo accompanied him as they walked towards Feng Ye's house, talking as they went.
Especially Secretary Xiao, whose old face was full of smiles, looking at the three people from the Cultural Relics Bureau as if they were looking at the God of Wealth.
In addition, there were three more people behind them.
However, when Feng Ye saw the only young man among the three wearing a police uniform, he couldn't help but feel annoyed.
It was none other than Fang Yi, the talkative young police officer who had received him twice at the police station some time ago.
The other two were members of the joint defense team in the station, whom I had met once before.
As for the larger group of people behind them, they were villagers who had come to watch the spectacle.
Of course, some of these people were arranged by Secretary Xiao last night.
However, Feng Ye does not yet know which ones specifically.
"Comrade Feng Ye, it really is you. Yesterday, people from the Cultural Relics Bureau came to the police station for assistance, and as soon as they mentioned your name, I guessed it was you..."
Blah blah blah...
As soon as Fang Yi saw Feng Ye, he quickly walked past the people in front of him, chattering excitedly as he went.
"Officer Fang, we meet again."
Although Feng Ye found his talkative nature annoying, he still greeted him with a smile.
"Actually, I've already come once, but unfortunately you weren't home then. You said you went out to sea to fish..."
Before Fang Yi could finish speaking, Jiang Dequan interrupted him: "You two know each other?"
On the way here, he had already experienced Fang Yi's talkative nature and knew that if he were to keep talking, he probably wouldn't be able to stop for the whole morning.
"Yes, I know him. We ran into each other at the police station before because of something."
Feng Ye gave a simple answer.
As for Fang Yi's visit to Baishi Island, he had heard about it from his family.
Fang Yi wasn't the only one who came; there were also the family members and superiors of the police officer whose body they had retrieved from the sea, as well as the director and instructor of the local police station.
I came to thank the three of them and brought some gifts.
But as Fang Yi said, the three of them went out to sea that day and didn't return until very late, so they missed it.
"Haha, yes, Director Jiang, Comrade Feng Ye has visited our police station twice. The first time..."
Feng Ye grabbed Fang Yi and covered his mouth: "It's nothing, we just pulled a policeman's body out of the sea and handed it over to the police station. It just so happened that Officer Fang was the one who received me."
This is nothing new; it had already spread throughout the village when they came to express their gratitude last time.
He didn't want Fang Yi to reveal that it was him who went to the police station to report the case.
Although Lao Liu and his son were arrested, they still have other family members.
If Lao Liu and his son were arrested because the news of his report got out, then his family will never have peace. They'll probably have Lao Liu's relatives coming to cause trouble every day.
Although they weren't afraid of the remaining group of elderly, weak, women, and children, they were still enough to cause them distress.
"Don't tell anyone that I reported you to the police. You don't want me to complain to your director and instructor, do you?"
Feng Ye whispered something in Fang Yi's ear before letting him go.
Although this action was somewhat abrupt, it successfully silenced Fang Yi, preventing him from speaking further.
Not only did they continue to keep the matter a secret, but they also spared their ears from further harassment.
The others didn't think much of it, assuming the two were just familiar with each other.
"So that's how it is. Now that we know each other, it'll be easier to communicate."
Jiang Dequan smiled and nodded, then said politely, "Comrade Feng Ye, we'd appreciate it if you could take us to the sea today to check the depth and approximate number of artifacts so we can make arrangements for the subsequent salvage."
"Are Public Security Officer Fang and those two the ones you hired to go diving?"
"Yes, we couldn't find any professional divers for the time being, so we had to seek help from the police. The police station arranged for three of them to come and help."
"Someone come help carry the water, then we can set off."
As Feng Ye spoke, he turned and walked towards the kitchen.
Without anyone giving any instructions, the two auxiliary police officers followed him into the kitchen, each carrying a bucket of water.
With the hot weather and a large number of people, we definitely need to prepare more fresh water.
In addition, we might need to cook noodles or rice noodles for lunch, so we can't go hungry.
A large group of people walked towards the dock, with villagers who had come to watch the spectacle following behind.
Perhaps sensing that some people would follow him out to sea to watch the spectacle, Jiang Dequan continued to educate the villagers about the Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics along the way, warning them that they could go to watch the excitement, but were not allowed to go into the water to salvage cultural relics from the seabed...
Since there was no trawling fishing today, Feng Ye didn't call A-Can, letting him rest for the day, and he took charge of sailing out by himself.
That sea area is quite far away; it takes more than two hours to drive there from Dongtou Village.
The Rising Sun was sailing at an economical speed, followed by five fishing boats, each about ten meters long, with at least six or seven people on board.
Feng Ye was stunned and looked at Secretary Xiao with a puzzled expression.
Secretary Xiao shook his head slightly, then quietly pointed to one of the ships, indicating that the other four had nothing to do with him.
Looking at the five fishing boats following behind, both Jiang Dequan and Yuan Lao frowned.
There were far too many people there to watch the spectacle.
But there was nothing they could do to stop them; they could only let those people follow them.
How much longer until we arrive?
After sailing for nearly two hours, Yuan looked at the vast sea and asked with some curiosity.
Feng Ye stared at the sea ahead, looking for landmarks: "We're almost there. We should be there in about half an hour."
Modern ships lack navigation and positioning systems; they rely solely on compasses to determine direction and islands in the sea as reference points to determine their location.
I've been to this area so many times, I'm very familiar with it, there's no way I'd get lost.
Just as everyone was waiting anxiously, he suddenly pointed to a small island ahead: "See that island? Go through that island and drive for about ten minutes, and you'll arrive."
Following Feng Ye's guidance, everyone looked ahead.
Not far ahead, a solitary island stands quietly on the sea, surrounded by azure waters, like a gem set on a blue ribbon.
Jiang Dequan and Yuan Lao exchanged a glance, both seeing the expectation in each other's eyes.
Feng Ye skillfully steered the boat, skimming over the sea near the small island, and then continued along the route he remembered.
About ten minutes later, Feng Ye turned off the diesel engine and brought the Rising Sun to a stop.
"It's probably around here. You can send someone down to check first. If you don't find it, I'll drive forward a bit more."
Without precise location information, he could only determine the approximate location based on his memory and experience.
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