While Ye Cheng hesitated for a moment, Da Liu and the others pulled up another large seashell.
Ye Cheng swam back quickly, while Xiao Hu had been waiting impatiently for a long time.
"Brother, how's it going? They seem really happy."
Ye Cheng climbed onto the boat and sat down.
"Yes, they pulled some things up from the seabed, like seashells."
"What's so mysterious about seashells?"
“It should be giant clam shell,” Ye Cheng said.
Tridacna, known as the king of sea clams, is the world's largest bivalve mollusc.
Tridacna shells are not particularly beautiful in appearance; they are thick and rough in texture, with many large bumps and grooves on their surface. However, once the shells are opened, their vibrant colors, such as peacock blue, pink, and emerald green, are very attractive.
Therefore, giant clam shells are often used to make Buddhist beads and carvings, symbolizing purity and peace, and are highly revered in Buddhism.
In ancient times, it was also regarded as a treasure. For example, the top bead of a sixth-rank official in the Qing Dynasty was made of giant clam shell.
Giant clams can live up to a hundred years and grow extremely slowly. Each giant clam represents a piece of coral ecosystem. Harvesting them not only takes away the giant clam but also damages the entire coral ecosystem.
After so many years of fishing, giant clams have become extremely rare and are even a first-class protected animal in our country. I never expected that the Japanese would find a few here and try to steal them.
"Tridacna clam! Oh my god!" Little Tiger exclaimed in surprise. "What do we do now?"
"Call the police! There are too many of them." Ye Cheng took out his phone.
After thinking about it for a long time, I realized that calling the police was the only option. There are only two of us on my side, and we have no chance of winning a fight.
Now I'll just have to follow them and then call the police to come and arrest them.
If I call the police, all I have is Liu Jin's number, and I don't know who he can contact.
...
Around 1 a.m., Liu Jin had just finished a case and was about to go to sleep when a phone call came in.
Liu Jin cursed loudly.
"Damn it, what kind of bullshit is it now?"
Then he answered the phone.
"Who is it in the middle of the night?" Liu Jin said, clearly annoyed.
"Director Liu, this is Ye Cheng from Baiyun Village." A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.
Ye Cheng?
Why is this kid calling me in the middle of the night?
I was going to give him a piece of my mind first, but this kid had a good relationship with the township, and Deputy Township Head Li had mentioned him in several meetings.
It's better to keep a low profile.
"Ye Cheng, is something wrong so late?"
"Commander Liu, I'm at sea. I've spotted some Japanese devils trying to steal our giant clam shells. You need to find someone to catch them right away."
"What?" Liu Jin was taken aback, almost dropping his phone.
Stealing giant clams is already a serious crime.
And then the Japanese devils came to steal it—that's an even bigger incident!
Liu was a little nervous. He usually dealt with things like neighborhood brawls and petty theft.
He's never even been involved in a murder case, yet he's telling himself there are foreigners involved, specifically Japanese.
no!
This is a serious matter, and I must report it immediately.
"Ye Cheng, are you sure?"
“I’m sure, Chief Liu. I saw it clearly. It was a fishing boat that had been left behind. Chief Liu was on it, and then there were three Japanese soldiers. They pulled up several giant clams.”
Hearing Ye Cheng's certainty, Liu Jin didn't have time to wonder why Ye Cheng was there either. He quickly said...
"Then you stay with them, we'll keep in touch, and I'll report to the Municipal Bureau."
His police station, although located by the sea, had no maritime patrol force whatsoever, so he could only contact the municipal bureau, which had a coast guard.
The matter was quickly reported, and the news that Japanese soldiers had come to steal national treasures immediately alarmed Zhou Zuhai, the director of the municipal bureau.
At 2 a.m., the municipal bureau was brightly lit.
Seven or eight police cars had already assembled, and thirty heavily armed special police officers stood in front of Zhou Zuhai.
Zhou Zuhai was very satisfied with the team's morale. He nodded slightly and said loudly,
"Now I'll explain tonight's mission. Twenty minutes ago, we received a tip that some Japanese devils came to our area to steal giant clams, and they've already succeeded. Now we must get to the sea as quickly as possible and stop them, understand?"
"Understood!" the special police officers below shouted in unison.
Going on a mission is one thing, but capturing Japanese soldiers is another; who wouldn't be excited?
This is something that brings honor to one's ancestors and something one can brag about for a lifetime.
"Set off!"
At Zhou Zuhai's command, the alarm blared, instantly shattering the silence of the night, and headed towards the sea.
The coast guard dispatched a total of three speedboats, which quickly sailed to the location Ye Cheng had indicated.
Liu Jin was also on the ship; he was responsible for contacting Ye Cheng. As soon as the ship set sail, he called Ye Cheng and asked him to follow.
The call connected, but before he could even speak, a loud "bang" came from the other end of the line, followed by a thud, and then silence, only the dial tone.
"Hello, hello, Ye Cheng? Ye Cheng?" Liu Jin called out several times, but there was no response.
His heart tightened; could something have happened?
I quickly called back, but I couldn't connect no matter what I tried.
......
Ten minutes ago.
After Ye Cheng finished making the call, he quietly stayed on the boat and watched Da Liu and his crew's boat.
Liu Jin had already contacted him, and Director Zhou of the Municipal Bureau was dispatching the Coast Guard, which would be setting sail soon; all he had to do was wait.
Just then, Xiaohu suddenly pointed to the opposite side.
"Brother, look, they've moved."
Ye Cheng stood up and looked, and sure enough, for some reason, Da Liu's fishing boat started moving.
"Follow me," Ye Cheng called out, and quietly started the boat to follow.
Da Liu and the others weren't driving very fast, so they probably hadn't spotted them.
However, they were not heading towards the dock, but rather directly towards the open sea.
"Brother, where are they going?" Xiao Hu asked, puzzled.
"I don't know, let's talk about it after another period of time."
Ye Cheng is worried about one thing now: he's afraid that Da Liu and the others will run away.
After following them for 5 minutes, Ye Cheng realized something was wrong; they showed no intention of returning to the dock.
They're definitely going to escape. If there's another ship to pick them up and they hand over the stuff, it'll be troublesome.
He turned and looked at Xiao Hu, grinning.
"Little Tiger, dare to play for high stakes?"
Xiao Hu said nonchalantly.
"Go ahead and play, I'll do as you say."
Seeing Xiao Hu's support, Ye Cheng suddenly felt a surge of pride and burst into laughter.
"Alright, let's go all out and ram their ship!"
Xiao Hu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then immediately gave a thumbs up.
"Brother, you're really going all out. But don't worry, if I knock it over, I'll just jump over it and take down at least three little devils."
"Alright, let's show our heroic spirit and true heroism today!"
After saying that, Ye Cheng accelerated the boat to the left and sailed into the night.
Even if you're going to crash, you have to find a good angle.
From this angle, that's called a rear-end collision.
He wanted to crash it.
...
Meanwhile, on the ship with Da Liu and his crew...
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