“But…” Mai Hangyu sighed, “Once the plan is finalized and construction begins, we will have to purchase a large amount of building materials, and I’m afraid even 1 million might not be enough to cover it.”
Wu An nodded: "Understood."
There's nothing to say; this isn't something that needs to be discussed.
Money, you know.
It either exists or it doesn't.
If he can't produce it when the time comes, he'll be completely helpless.
Fortunately, the money doesn't need to be paid out all at once; you can earn it as you go. If you run out of money, you can stop working, and if you have money, you can continue.
After watching the road construction for a while, Wu An estimated that the tide had reached full height and was about to recede, so he took A Qing and left the construction site.
We went back to the market first, got the water pump, and then went to the beach to collect water from the puddles.
When we arrived at the spot where we had previously been, the tide had already begun to recede.
As the tide receded, puddles began to appear.
A fisherman came to fish.
There are large reefs not far away, and anglers often come here to rock fish.
Seeing Wu An and A Qing squatting by the puddle, he laughed and said, "Another group of young people have come to play in the puddle."
"It's all because someone fished out a lot of fish from this pond a while ago."
Wu An hadn't intended to speak, but upon hearing their conversation, he asked, "Have people been coming to this pond often lately?"
"It's not that much older."
"Some people were lucky enough to catch a lot, but most of them were just wasting money on gas."
"In that case, I advise you to use your time to come fishing with us."
"Even if we don't catch any fish, at least we won't lose money."
"I caught several red sea bream here a couple of days ago, and with other sea fish, I sold them for three or four thousand yuan."
All that was said was just to set the stage for this last sentence.
Wu An expressed his understanding.
If a fisherman catches a fish but doesn't show off, then he's wasted his time fishing.
Wu An laughed: "You guys don't charge for your fishing gear and bait?"
"The chairs are free, the cigarettes are free, and the drinks are free?"
Ah Qing was less polite, waving his hand and saying, "Go, go, go, what nonsense are you talking about? Don't block our path to wealth."
to be honest.
He really looks down on fishing now.
Unless you catch a valuable fish, the income will definitely not be as good as that of Pan Shui Keng.
If we're talking about fun, Aqing also thinks that catching fish and shrimp in the pond is much more interesting than fishing.
The two fishermen walked away muttering to themselves. Although they didn't hear what they said, it certainly wasn't anything nice.
Wu An didn't bother with it.
Aqing looked down on fishing, and the fishermen also looked down on them who frequented ponds, thinking that what they did required no skill and was purely for making money, with no fun whatsoever.
Today is a minor tide.
There weren't many puddles that were visible. Once the uppermost puddle was fully revealed and it was confirmed that it didn't connect to the sea, the two of them got to work.
With the water pumps roaring to life, Wu An didn't notice his phone ringing.
...
Shangwan Village.
At Old Master Chen's house.
Yu Kailang made two calls in a row, but neither went through. He frowned and put his phone down.
He shook his head at his colleague and said, "I couldn't get in touch with him; he's probably busy."
"But I still suggest that we do our own investigation first and figure things out."
“Wu An is not an ordinary citizen; he has already received two honors for acts of bravery.”
The two policemen opposite nodded with serious expressions. If you were to say that receiving an award for bravery could be attributed to good luck, then those two were truly something else.
Without solid clues or evidence, it's really not advisable to take any action lightly.
Looking at Boss Chen, who was standing not far away with a face full of anger, Yu Kailang suddenly remembered that Wu An had received two honors for bravery, both of which seemed to be related to the Chen family.
Why did you provoke Wu An in the first place?
If this continues, you'll really become tools for Wu An to farm honors.
Yu Kailang secretly complained that he had come to Shangwan Village to continue his investigation, but he didn't expect to run into a colleague who was also there to investigate.
Only after asking did I find out that it was Boss Chen who called the police.
There are two situations: one is that the windows in his house were smashed, and the other is that Chen Baosheng was beaten unconscious and hospitalized in town.
Knowing the history of the feud between the two sides and being very familiar with the situation, Yu Kailang subconsciously felt that it was probably Wu An who did it.
But then I thought about it again and realized that wasn't the case.
Smashing someone's window is not something Wu An would do. Moreover, Wu An asked him to investigate, which means he was pinning his hopes on him. How could he possibly be plotting revenge at the same time?
Therefore, he first ruled out Wu An as a suspect.
Old Chen came over, shouting that it must have been Wu An and Old Fu who did it. Yu Kailang got a headache from the noise and couldn't help but retort, "Putting aside the timing and feasibility of Wu An's crime, what about his motive?"
“I know you had some unpleasant arguments at the dock, but it’s not a deep-seated grudge and can’t be used as a motive.”
"If you believe it was Wu An and Old Fu, then produce the evidence."
Old Chen's eyes flickered, and he said with a frustrated expression, "Everyone in the village is saying that I had someone smash Old Fu's window."
That's why they hold a grudge.
"This is retaliation!"
Yu Kailang suddenly realized and said, "I understand. You mean you don't have any evidence, you just believe that Wu An and Old Fu are retaliating against you because the villagers say that you smashed Old Fu's window."
Don't you think this is a bit of a stretch?
What makes you think that?
Do they think everyone's a fool?
Old Chen's mouth was slightly open, still wanting to argue his point.
Before he could finish speaking, Yu Kailang continued, "Yesterday, I came to your house to investigate, and you said it was a rumor and even wanted to call the police to arrest the person who spread the rumor."
"Then your current behavior is even more outrageous, as it is based on rumors spread by others against people."
"We cannot initiate an investigation against someone based on a baseless statement you made."
Seeing his colleagues nod slightly in agreement, and seeing Chen Laoda looking speechless, Yu Kailang took a breath and continued, "I'm here to investigate why Old Fu's window was smashed."
"I'm not afraid to tell you, it was they who repeatedly asked me to continue the investigation."
"They pin their hopes on me, hoping I can uncover the truth. How could they possibly retaliate against you?"
When Chen Laoda heard this,
I'm completely numb.
Yesterday, everyone in the village was saying that he had someone smash Old Fu's window. The police came to his house to investigate, but they came back empty-handed.
He was quite pleased with himself, even though everyone thought so, but without evidence, there was nothing anyone could do about it.
Now, he is certain that Wu An did it, but there is no evidence. In fact, the police's analysis cleared Wu An of suspicion.
Offense and defense can easily shift.
This feeling seems familiar.
Wu An is clearly plagiarizing him!
What can he do?
We've already called the police, but we have no evidence!
Wu An not only plagiarized him, but also went even further and worse, smashing his windows and beating Chen Baosheng so badly.
The student surpasses the teacher, right?
He couldn't very well admit that he had someone smash Old Fu's windows just to get the police to open an investigation.
It truly is a case of "a mute eating bitter melon," meaning one has no way to express their suffering.
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