The two returned to the dock and asked a passerby, only to find out that the police station was right next to the dock.
"Damn, the police station is so close, why did we go all the way to the guesthouse to get yelled at? We're so stupid."
Ah-chan patted his head in frustration.
"We were really stupid."
Feng Ye was also quite speechless.
I never expected the police station to be so close, and we even passed by it.
They just didn't recognize him.
Since the police station at that time only had a sign hanging at the entrance, it was easy to overlook it if you weren't careful.
“It’s not too late to find out now. Let’s go to the police station.”
Within two minutes, they arrived at the police station.
Only one room on the first floor of the entire police station had a light on, presumably the duty room.
The other rooms were pitch black, and the gate to the courtyard was closed.
Looking at the gate of the police station, Ah-Can felt a little scared.
"Brother Ye, are we really going to go inside to make a phone call? Won't we get kicked out?"
What decent person would come to the police station for no reason?
"You've been to the local police station quite a few times, so why are you so scared when you go to a different one?"
Feng Ye remained remarkably calm.
This can't really be blamed on Ah-chan; it's just the way things are.
People's ideas today are vastly different from those of decades later.
Especially in rural areas, people subconsciously don't want to bother the government, especially violent agencies like the police station.
In the hearts of ordinary people, serving the people is just a slogan, something that sounds nice but no one takes it seriously.
Let alone something as trivial as making a phone call, even if one's rights are violated, such as being assaulted or having money stolen, people generally won't go to the police station.
They can either retaliate in private or accept their bad luck.
After that, whenever something happened, no matter how small, everyone's first reaction was to call the police.
But now, everyone's thinking is to avoid it if possible, and to stay as far away as possible.
“That’s different. I have serious business at the town’s police station…”
"You mean making a phone call isn't a serious matter?"
"That's not what I meant. I just feel that making a phone call is a trivial matter."
Ah-Can scratched his head, "Besides, don't Lao Fang and a few of his acquaintances work at the town's police station? There's no need to worry about them not being able to get out, but now..."
"Don't worry, as long as you control your temper, you won't be unable to get out."
Feng Ye interrupted A-Can's hesitation, took the lead and walked towards the police station's door, pushing it open.
Unexpectedly, the door was only slightly ajar and not locked, and it was pushed open directly.
He turned around and gestured for Ah-Can to follow, then stepped into the police station.
Ah-Can took a deep breath and followed behind with some trepidation.
The entire police station courtyard was pitch black, with no streetlights, except for a sliver of light shining through the window of the duty room.
Feng Ye stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Who is it?
An impatient voice rang out from inside the duty room.
Ah-chan's heart skipped a beat, and he had an urge to turn around and run away.
Just now at the guesthouse, the tone of the first words spoken by the waiter after waking up was exactly the same as that of the police officer here.
Feng Ye, however, remained calm and said, "Hello, police officer, we are fishermen who came here to fish, and we have something we would like to ask for your help with."
"Wait a mininute."
A moment later, footsteps could be heard inside, and a figure was reflected in the window.
Then, the door was opened.
A young police officer, around thirty years old and looking somewhat tired, appeared at the door.
He yawned and looked at the two of them with some impatience: "What's wrong? Got beaten up? You two don't look like it. Did your money get stolen?"
"No, no..."
Feng Ye quickly waved his hand.
"What's wrong? Why are you disturbing my sleep in the middle of the night? Couldn't you have come earlier?"
"I'm so sorry, officer, we had no choice but to bother you. When you're out and about, the police are the only ones you can truly trust..."
The young policeman waved his hand: "Stop with the nonsense, just get to the point."
"That's right, we are fishermen from Fujian Province, and we came here to catch small yellow croakers."
"I just arrived here this evening and was busy selling fish. I forgot to call home to let them know I arrived safely."
"By the time I remembered, it was already so late. I had no other choice but to bother the police officers."
"If I don't call home, my family will be worried sick and won't be able to sleep all night."
“We’ve been on the road for two days and two nights and have been out of contact for two days. We agreed to call back as soon as we arrived today.”
“But we just arrived here and don’t know anyone. The post office is closed, and we don’t know who has a private phone number. We can only ask the police for help.”
The young policeman frowned slightly after hearing this, but finally nodded: "Alright, come in."
"Thank you so much, officer. You're so kind to serve the people in the middle of the night. You truly are the guardians of the people..."
Feng Ye kept praising the police, showering them with compliments as if they were free, and followed them inside with a beaming smile.
Ah-Can followed closely behind and entered the duty room.
The duty room is divided into two rooms, an outer room and an inner room. The outer room is simply furnished with only a table and a few chairs, and some rules and regulations and slogans are hung on the wall.
The room was also lit up, and the door was open, revealing a bunk bed, clearly intended for the staff on night duty to rest.
"You're all standing at the door, how could I not let you in to make a phone call? Wouldn't that go against the principle of serving the people?"
The young police officer also looked utterly helpless.
Flattery sounds nice, but it keeps him from sleeping. He's already worked a long day and is very tired.
"How did you come up with the idea of calling the police station? Public institutions aren't limited to police stations; guesthouses have them too, and they're always open."
"Officer, please don't mention it. It's also a government-run institution, but the guesthouse has much higher standards, and the people there are of very low quality."
“We begged and pleaded to be allowed to make a phone call, but because we woke them up, they yelled at us and kicked us out.”
Ah-chan said indignantly.
He was furious when he talked about it.
After venting for a while, he changed the subject and said, "The police officers are the best. They are well-mannered, cultured, and willing to serve the people. Even though it's so late, they are still willing to do us a favor."
Feng Ye also said with a smile, "That's right, the police officers are the people's good servants and the people's strong support..."
The young policeman waved his hand, signaling them to stop talking, then pointed to the telephone on the table: "You guys make the call, hurry up and finish, I need to rest."
"Okay, we'll just make two phone calls. It won't take too long and won't disturb the police officers' rest time."
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