Old Fu looked on, somewhat unsure.
He was an old fisherman, and having seen a lot, he thought a lot. After hesitating for a moment, he went and called Wu An.
Wu An got up, and A Qing was also woken up by the noise.
The old man on the fishing boat was still waving a flag when not being watched closely. Aqing cursed twice and said, "What's the meaning of this?"
"You want us to stop the ship?"
"What are you trying to do? You're not trying to steal our catch, are you?"
Old Fu didn't say anything.
Aqing's concerns are not without merit.
Anything can happen at sea. Things have gotten better in recent years, but in the past, many people were thrown into the sea to fish.
In the sea, big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp.
The same applies at sea.
Wu An stood at the very top of the boat and looked at the other fishing boat with binoculars.
Aside from the old man carrying the flag, there were only two other people who were short, one fat and one thin, and they didn't look like they were vicious.
Once you take number 1 home, the shed is clearly visible, so there's no way to hide anyone.
They are still moving slowly on their side.
The fishing boat opposite them made a move and moved closer to them.
Seeing this, Aqing quickly woke up Wu Ping and Mei Wu, and Wu An explained what he had seen.
“If there are only three of them, then we don’t need to back down,” Mei Wu said, wiggling the harpoon.
Wu Ping took a deep breath, feeling a little nervous. He had been teaching and educating people since he started working, and he had rarely even argued with anyone, let alone fought with anyone.
He would be stern with his students when he was teaching.
Ah Qing grinned, holding up a harpoon: "Damn, I've been annoyed with them for a long time."
"They must have gotten nothing from following us, so they're trying to rob us outright."
"Fight them."
Wu An looked at Old Fu.
Old Fu hesitated for a moment and said, "Our ship is too heavy to move fast."
Wu An gritted his teeth: "Then let's stop the boat first."
"Let's see what they're up to."
The two ships approached each other.
When Old Fan saw the fishing boat across the way stop, he quickly lowered his flag and said somewhat dejectedly, "Dali, are you sure you want to meddle in this?"
"We can still leave now."
"It's fine if they can't find out, but once they do, those guys will definitely know that we were the ones who tipped them off. What if they retaliate then?"
Fan Dali snorted twice: "Dad, why make such a fuss? If you're afraid of this and that, then let's just not go out to sea."
"Now that we've seen it, we should give people a heads-up."
"If we wait until later and people find the trap is missing, we'll be the first ones they suspect."
"At that point, we won't be able to explain ourselves no matter what."
Old Fan sighed, thinking to himself, "What a mess this is! If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have followed Wu An to the death."
The traps have been set, but we don't know how the harvest will be. If the harvest is poor, it will be a huge loss.
My son will definitely complain to me to death.
He looked at his second son.
Fan Xiaozhu took a sip of water and said, "Brother is right."
"..." Old Man Fan tossed the flag aside. What was he expecting?
As the boat drew closer, Fan Dali saw that the other side was carrying harpoons and spearguns, realizing that he and his two sons had been misunderstood, and naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to keep coming closer.
They found a megaphone, banged on it hard, and the megaphone still worked. They shouted, "Hello!"
"Don't be nervous, everyone. My father and I are not here to cause trouble."
"I wanted to remind you that the fish traps you set have been stolen."
Aqing sneered: "I understand, you're crying 'stop thief' like a thief, aren't you?"
"Brother, am I right?"
Wu An coughed. The idiom is correct, but whether that's the actual situation is another matter.
Old Man Fan's face darkened; he knew he would be misunderstood.
Of course, it's understandable that people might misunderstand, since their behavior of constantly following other fishing boats is indeed inappropriate.
The father and his two sons still have some integrity, but others really don't.
They came here and started retrieving fish traps without any restraint; anyone who didn't know better would think it was those guys who set them up.
The Fan family father and son had followed them all the way and had personally witnessed Wu An and his group descend into the trap, so they naturally knew that those people were there to steal.
They didn't dare get too close.
What if the other party sees that it's just the three of them, father and sons, and tries to kill them to silence them?
Although the possibility is slim, it's better to be safe than sorry.
Fan Dali shouted, "If you don't believe me, you can come aboard and see if you have any of your fish traps."
Aqing insisted on going over to take a look.
Wu An did not object.
The two boats pulled up together, and the planks were set up. Ah Qing was the first to run over. After circling around, he found no fish traps, and there were hardly any fish to catch.
Wu An's expression turned strange after learning what had happened. The father and his two sons had followed them all day, only to find themselves with nothing to show for it.
As it turns out.
Following him at sea to try your luck is likely to result in a loss.
It is certain that those who follow him are law-abiding citizens.
If it's theft, then that's a different story.
Wu An greeted the other person, exchanged names, and then learned that they were from the next town.
Old Fan didn't hide anything and took the initiative to tell us that he knew about Wu An at the dock, and coincidentally, Wu An had passed by the sea area where he often worked several times.
Last night, I joined them to try my luck.
Wu An said nothing about this.
Aqing kept shouting that the Fan family father and son were crying wolf, and that they must have hidden the cage.
Otherwise, how could such a large ship be so clean?
Upon hearing this, both the Fan father and son looked somewhat resentful.
Why?
It's all because of following you guys and running around aimlessly at sea.
But they couldn't say these things; they were like a mute eating bitter melon, unable to express their suffering.
Aqing's suspicions were not without merit. The Fan family father and son seemed open and honest, but there was still suspicion. Since nothing was found on the ship, it was possible that the Fan family father and son retrieved the fish traps and then threw them into other sea areas.
However, Wu An felt that the Fan family father and son were not lying. After discussing it with Old Fu, he decided that the most urgent task now was to determine how much of the fish trap was missing.
Several hours have passed since they left. If thieves manage to retrieve and steal everything, the loss will be enormous.
Fan Dali said, "It took them about an hour and a half from the time they arrived to the time they left."
"They found us nearby and left quickly."
Ah Qing said sarcastically, "So, we should thank you?"
Fan Dali snorted: "Then there's no need."
“It was indeed wrong of us to follow you.”
Fan Xiaozhu raised his hand and said, "If all else fails, we can go with you to the police station."
Hearing him say that, Aqing stopped yelling.
Mei Wu and Wu Ping nodded. The Fan family father and son did seem to be good people. If they were willing to be witnesses, the chances of finding the thief would be greater.
Old Man Fan got impatient and pulled at Fan Xiaozhu, saying, "Why are you interrupting?"
"He never utters a sound."
"He sets off firecrackers as soon as he speaks."
Fan Dali pulled back the old man who was about to kick Fan Xiaozhu and said, "What the second brother said is right. They still suspect us. If they call the police, the first one they'll come to is us."
"The fact that we're willing to accompany you proves our innocence."
Old Fan muttered, "I knew I shouldn't have come and talked to them..."
Fan Dali looked at Wu An and said, "You can first confirm the extent of the damage."
“I need to make this clear to you first. We can go with you, but we can’t be witnesses.”
"We were too far away to see clearly."
"I didn't take any photos."
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