As the Rising Sun slowly approached, Feng Ye and the others gradually realized that the person who had asked them for help was a man around forty years old.
The man on the boat almost wept with joy when he saw them coming, and waved even more enthusiastically.
As the boat drew closer, Feng Ye saw that in addition to the four people who were calling for help in various directions, there were two other people sitting slumped over.
"Help! Please help us!"
The man could speak some Mandarin, but it was very broken.
"Did you have a conflict with that ship that just left, and were you robbed?"
Feng Ye asked the question knowing the answer already.
The deck of the opposite ship was empty except for some trash.
Not to mention the seafood caught, there wasn't even a trace of the tools needed for the various operations.
Clearly, they were robbed.
Moreover, everyone was injured, with bruises and swollen faces.
Especially those two who were slumped over, they must have been more seriously injured.
There were only six people on their boat, and they were beaten so badly. How many people must have been on the other boat?
"Yeah. Those bastards are from Xiansha Island. They've always had conflicts with us on the island. Whenever they run into each other at sea, they're bound to fight."
"To avoid being alone, the boats on our island usually go out to sea together."
"But something came up today, which made me a little late and I didn't get to go with the other boats."
"We thought the ocean was so vast that we wouldn't be so unlucky, but we still encountered it, and this is how it turned out..."
As the man spoke, he pointed to the group of people and the empty deck.
"Not only were the people beaten, but the things on the ship were also stolen, and even the diesel engine was taken away. We can't go back."
"Young men, could you please help us tow our boat back?"
Feng Ye didn't rush to agree, but said instead, "I can help you out, we were just about to go back to sell fish, but..."
"What is it? Is there anything inconvenient about it?"
"If it's not on my way..."
Before Feng Ye could finish speaking, the man hurriedly interrupted, "You're probably going to Changgu Island to sell fish, right?"
"That's right."
"It's on the way, very on the way. Aren't there many islands near Changgu Island? Our Zizhu Island is one of them."
“Alright, we can tow your ship back while we’re at it.”
The man breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and quickly thanked him.
The other passengers on the boat, speaking broken Mandarin or their local dialects, repeatedly expressed their gratitude.
"Thank you very much. My name is Tian Weiguo. If you ever need any help in the future, please feel free to come to the island and find me."
"Alright, alright, I certainly won't hold back if we really encounter difficulties."
Feng Ye went to find a rope and connected the two boats together.
Those guys on Xiansha Island really looted everything; they didn't even leave them the ropes.
As Tian Weiguo tied the rope to the bow of the boat, he thanked them again.
"Thank you. It's good that we met you. Otherwise, we don't know how long we would have been adrift at sea before we could find a local boat."
Hearing this, Feng Ye asked curiously, "Why must it be a local boat? Won't the out-of-towners fishing here help?"
"Judging from what you're saying, this must be your first time fishing here, and you came alone, not with any other boats, right?"
"Yes, I just arrived yesterday. Is there any special significance to that?"
Tian Weiguo hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "If you came here with a boat that has fished before, they will definitely tell you that no matter what you see in the sea, don't meddle in other people's business."
Why is that?
Feng Ye pressed for an answer.
"Sigh, when you think about it, this whole thing was caused by us locals ourselves..."
Tian Weiguo sighed and began to recount a past event.
It turns out that a few years ago, a conflict arose between a local boat and a boat from another region during operations, and the local boat seized the boat from the other region.
After the out-of-town boat was towed ashore by other boats, the boat owner went to the police station to report the case.
However, the local boatman had connections at the police station and managed to cover it up.
The boat owner was naturally unwilling to give up, so he gathered several boats from the same village that had come to fish together, seized an opportunity, and took it back.
The local boat crew got angry again, gathered a group of people, and went back to retaliate.
As a result, the matter escalated, arousing the shared indignation of more ships from other regions.
It eventually escalated into a conflict between locals and outsiders, with dozens or even hundreds of boats from both sides clashing at sea, resulting in deaths.
As a result, no one fared well; those who laid a hand on the suspect were arrested, and the police station was also reorganized.
From then on, no matter what kind of friction occurred at sea, ships from other places would pretend not to see it.
Everyone's here to make money, and nobody wants to get involved.
As for why they weren't even willing to help tow the boat, there's probably some resentment towards the locals involved.
"I see. Were any people on your island involved back then?"
"Five people were involved, and they are all still in jail."
Tian Weiguo said somewhat awkwardly, "I've already told you, you're not going to back out now, are you?"
Feng Ye shook his head, reassuring him: "Don't worry, I have no prejudice against you locals, I will definitely drag you back."
"That's good, thank you very much."
Tian Weiguo's face was full of gratitude.
Ah-chan suddenly interjected, asking with some concern, "We helped you, won't that cause us trouble?"
"Don't worry, it definitely won't happen."
Tian Weiguo shook his head repeatedly, "Since something happened a few years ago, no local dares to cause trouble for outsiders."
"If the people of Xiansha Island really dare to act recklessly, they will become the target of public criticism and be targeted by other locals."
"They can't even leave the island, let alone go out to fish. They'll starve to death on Xiansha Island."
"Nobody wants to go through what happened a few years ago again..."
Feng Ye didn't feel there was anything to worry about, nor was he afraid of any trouble.
There are other fishing grounds in the sea besides this one. If necessary, we can leave the big yellow croaker fishing ground and go to other fishing grounds to catch small yellow croaker.
Moreover, the Rising Sun carries a divine artifact that grants equality to all beings.
Who dares to cause trouble? Are they tired of living?
However, this thing itself is also a problem, so it cannot be easily shown.
The Rising Sun cut through the waves and headed southwest.
Because they were towing a boat behind them, their speed was significantly reduced.
Even though Feng Jialing tried his best to go as fast as possible, he still couldn't match the speed of a single boat sailing.
The two boats sailed on the sea, avoiding any fishing boats they encountered along the way.
No one got close, no one wanted to get involved in any trouble or disputes.
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