"You can't go any further in, there's no room left. Just stop there," shouted the people on Liu Village's boat.
"Okay." Duan Chunsheng replied, and had Ye Cheng stop the boat together, about ten meters away from Liu Village's boat.
“It’s alright, Second Brother, from Liu Village across the street,” Duan Chunsheng said.
When Xiao Hu heard that he was from Liu Village, he sat down comfortably and began to rest.
Ye Cheng had planned to rest, but after glancing at the fishing boats across the river, he felt that something was amiss.
That's right, it's a person.
There were too many of them.
A typical trawler has only 2-3 people on board, but this trawler had a full 5.
Moreover, apart from two people dressed as fishermen, the other three did not look like fishermen at all.
However, being so far away, Ye Cheng couldn't see clearly.
"Brother, what's wrong? Didn't they say they're from Liu Village? What else do you want to see?" Xiao Hu asked, puzzled, seeing Ye Cheng's expression.
"It's from Liu Village, but it doesn't feel that simple," Ye Cheng said seriously.
After saying that, Ye Cheng walked straight to the back of the deck and said softly,
“It’s raining heavily now, I’ll swim over and take a look. You stay up here and keep things quiet with Uncle Duan, just say I’m asleep.”
Although Xiao Hu felt it was unnecessary, he nodded since Ye Cheng had said so. "Then be careful. When a storm comes, the sea will definitely be turbulent beneath the surface."
"Okay, I understand."
After saying that, Ye Cheng took off his coat and trousers, and then went into the water from behind the deck. With the rain so loud, no one noticed him.
Actually, if Yang Liu hadn't mentioned the island nation yesterday, he wouldn't have thought of going down to check it out.
Since he had brought it up, and considering that Duan Chunsheng had also mentioned seeing a ship acting suspiciously yesterday, he still had some doubts.
As Ye Cheng stepped into the water, he shivered; the stormy seawater was quite chilly, especially since it was late at night.
And just as Xiaohu said, the waves on the surface of the sea were not very big, but there were still undercurrents underneath, making it a bit difficult to swim, and you were constantly being pushed and drifted from side to side.
Fortunately, this is a bay with relatively clear roads, otherwise Ye Cheng felt he would have gotten lost.
All three boats had their lights on. To avoid being discovered, Ye Cheng dove down as far as he could. The water wasn't very deep, and he quickly reached the bottom.
I initially thought it was just an ordinary seabed, but I was surprised to find so much stuff underneath.
Ye Cheng casually scooped up a seashell; it was a scallop, and a very large one at that.
Visibility is poor now, but within the field of vision, there is a large area of scallops.
No, I have to come back here again; this treasure trove cannot be wasted.
But there were more important things to do, so Ye Cheng could only throw the scallop away and swim forward.
Above, a large patch of light refracted through the thick seawater, making it impossible to see which ship it was.
Ye Cheng could only swim a little further upstream before he could see more clearly that Liu Village's boat was just ten meters ahead.
He gently paddled, clinging to the hull, and swam to the bow. Then he slowly rose from the water, revealing his head.
This place is less likely to be discovered.
The rain was heavy, and the people on the boat didn't talk much, except for the few words they uttered, which were in the local dialect.
However, it seemed that only these two people spoke the local dialect, and Ye Cheng found one of them's voices somewhat familiar.
He leaned forward, trying to hear clearly who it was.
"Da Liu, who knows how long this rain will stop? Do you think they'll pay us today since it's raining?"
Da Liu?
It's Liu Cixin.
Ye Cheng suddenly realized why the voice sounded so familiar; it turned out to be someone he knew.
After going to Liu Village to go beachcombing a few times, I haven't been back. I wonder how Da Liu is doing now.
We're all just slackers, each just doing our own thing.
However, judging from what they were saying, they had indeed brought a group of customers, but it was unclear where they came from.
Just then, the two of them started speaking in their local dialect again.
"Da Liu, do you think we'll get criticized if we bring these Japanese devils with us?"
"What are you cursing about? They're here to investigate. If you're willing to make money, then go ahead and do it. It's 2,000 yuan a day. If you don't want to make money, there are plenty of other people who will." That was Da Liu's voice.
"Everyone says the Japanese are very wicked. I see them going around inspecting things, but I don't know what they're up to. I always feel like they're trying to steal something."
"Go ahead and catch them. They told me they just want to catch a few seashells. Anyway, we agreed that we'd split the money if they caught them. It's just a few seashells. Those Japanese don't have much stuff, so they come here to get some rare items. It's nothing."
Hearing this, Ye Cheng was basically certain that these people were indeed here to do something bad.
Damn it, how could Liu be so muddle-headed?
Just because someone pays you doesn't mean you'll do it. What do you mean by "a few seashells"? Many of these animals are nationally protected species.
grass!
Are you obsessed with money? Go make money off the Japanese.
Hearing this, Ye Cheng saw no need to listen any further and slowly swam back into the sea.
Xiao Hu had been waiting for him. As soon as Ye Cheng showed his face, he quickly pulled him up and wrapped him in a blanket.
"Hey bro, what did you hear?"
"It's Da Liu. The Japanese devils are looking for them. They want to come here to collect some seashells. Anyway, it's not a good thing."
Upon hearing that they were Japanese devils, Xiao Hu instantly flew into a rage, "Damn it! How did Da Liu become a traitor?"
"Brother, should we sink them?"
Ye Cheng looked at Xiao Hu in astonishment. Damn, you're even more fierce than me.
"Killing someone is illegal," Ye Cheng said calmly.
"The Japanese devils aren't human."
"Yes, the Japanese devils are not human, but we cannot break the law. Let me think about it some more."
"Then why don't we call the police and have them arrested?"
“You need evidence to call the police. Right now, they’re just saying they’re out to sea for fun. Why are you arresting them? Don’t rush. They probably haven’t gotten what they want yet. We still have time.”
After cleaning himself up, Ye Cheng put on his clothes and asked...
"Uncle Duan doesn't know I went down, does he?"
Xiao Hu shook his head. "He probably doesn't know. There's no sound from his side; he's probably catching up on sleep."
"Let's get some sleep and ignore them for now. Anyway, no one can get out of here."
The storm lasted all night, and by the time the rain stopped, it was already past five in the morning, and the sky was beginning to lighten.
Xiao Hu stretched and stood up. "Brother, I have to say, sleeping in the rain is so comfortable, it's not noisy at all."
"Yes, you're not noisy, but I am. This snoring is deafening." Ye Cheng sat up from the ground. Damn it, he felt like all his bones were about to break. It's so hard not to have a bed to sleep in.
After getting up, Ye Cheng looked at Da Liu and the others; there was also some movement coming from over there.
During the day, and since they're not far apart, they're naturally easy to see at a glance.
"Hey, Liu, is that you?" Ye Cheng exclaimed, feigning surprise.
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