Chapter 81 News from the Fisherman

The initial stages were fine, but as the case has progressed, many details have become harder to find. Therefore, Ma Haotian expressed his understanding that no one had brought back any useful information.

He immediately looked at Guan Zu: "Zu, you take Ale and Xuanzai to continue looking around the yacht club area. Hua Ge, Xiaolin, and I will continue to dig deeper into Deng Jiawen's information."

Guan Zu put down the documents in his hand: "Okay!"

He turned to look at He Jiale and Xuan: "Brother Le, Brother Xuan, shall we go now?"

The two men immediately stood up: "Yes, Officer Guan!"

An hour later, Kwan Cho, Ho Ka Lok, and Cheung Tsz Hin wandered around the yacht club again, but still found nothing.

The three of them got out of the car and walked along the road by the sea. Suddenly, Guan Zu saw a person fishing in the sea not far away.

Guan Zu walked a distance forward and stood not far from the fisherman, looking towards the yacht club. The terrain here was a bit high, and one could see the entire area around the yacht club at a glance.

Turning to He Jiale and the other man, he asked, "Have you seen that guy fishing before?"

Ho Ka-lok glanced at the man fishing at the sea, then turned to Kwan Cho and said, "Kwan sir, this man has been here for almost a day. He was here when we arrived this morning. I asked him, and he said he usually comes out during the day and goes back as soon as it gets dark. So on the day of the incident, at that time, he had already gone back and knew nothing."

Guan Zu nodded slightly, said nothing, and turned to walk back. He Jiale and the other man, not understanding why, just followed.

Guan Zu led the two men for another stroll around the area, looking east and west. Guan Zu would occasionally glance in the direction of the yacht club, leaving the two men completely bewildered.

Before they knew it, it was evening. Guan Zu, who had been strolling around all afternoon, clapped his hands and said, "Brother Le, Brother Xuan, it's getting late. Let me treat you to dinner. What would you like to eat?"

Zhang Zixuan spoke up, "Officer Guan, aren't we going back to the police station?"

Guan Zu led the two of them towards the parking lot, saying as they walked, "Let's not go back yet, we haven't found anything. Let's eat first, and then come back for a look around later! Tell me what you want to eat?"

He Jiale and Zhang Zixuan exchanged a glance. He Jiale quickened his pace and caught up with Guan Zu: "Guan sir, since we're coming all this way anyway, let's just find somewhere to eat!"

Guan Zu nodded: "Then let's go first, we'll eat whatever we find along the way!"

The group got into the car and left the area. They randomly found a tea restaurant nearby to eat. Guan Zu, who had just gotten out of the car and was about to enter the tea restaurant, looked around and noticed that there were several diving equipment shops around the tea restaurant. Suddenly remembering something, he turned to He Jiale and Zhang Zixuan and said, "You two go in first, I'll go take a look around."

After saying that, he walked into the nearest diving equipment store.

Stepping into the store, you'll find a wide variety of diving equipment on display, all neatly arranged. The owner is comfortably relaxing in a rocking chair, fanning himself with a palm leaf fan.

As soon as someone entered, the shop owner quickly stood up: "Hello, what would you like to buy?"

Guan Zu smiled and nodded to the boss: "Brother, I'll just come in and take a look!" He then wandered around the shop.

The shop owner didn't seem to mind, simply following behind Guan Zu and introducing him to various items. After chatting for a while, Guan Zu asked the shop owner, "Brother, I see several diving equipment shops outside. Are there many people diving here?"

The shopkeeper shook the palm-leaf fan in his hand: "There's a yacht club nearby, and many people go diving after going out to sea. There are also several places around here that are great for practicing diving, so many diving enthusiasts come here."

Guan Zu nodded thoughtfully: "Brother, you said there are a few places suitable for practicing diving. Where exactly are they? I'm thinking of practicing in some shallow places now."

The boss didn't hold back and readily told Guan Zu about several suitable places for practicing diving.

After Guan Zu had noted down all these places, he said goodbye to the boss.

After returning to the tea restaurant, Guan Zu had a meal with He Jiale and Zhang Zixuan, and then went to the spot where the fisherman had been that afternoon.

Guan Zu walked a distance ahead and looked into the distance. He found a place not far from the yacht club, which was one of the places that the diving equipment shopkeeper had mentioned that diving enthusiasts frequented.

There were no extra movements, just quiet waiting.

He Jiale and Zhang Zixuan stood quietly at the back without saying a word. Guan Zu had told them during dinner that the person they met during the day was a daytime fisherman, so they should wait and see if any night fishermen came by.

I was very lucky. Around 8 o'clock, a guy came with all the fishing gear. He looked like a regular angler.

Guan Zu stepped forward alone: ​​"Brother, excuse me!"

The fisherman, who was organizing his gear, looked up at Guan Zu upon hearing this, continuing his work without interruption: "No need to disturb you, what's the matter?"

Guan Zu squatted down next to the fishing box, looking at the old fisherman: "Brother, I can tell you're a pro by your gear. Do you come here to fish often?"

The angler took a small basin out of his fishing box, placed it on the ground, and waved his hand, saying, "It's just a hobby! What's with all the professional stuff? A few fishing buddies and I often come here for night fishing." As he spoke, he took out a bag of fish food and poured it into the small basin.

Guan Zu watched the fisherman's actions, unable to offer any help. He pointed to the diving spot the diving boss had mentioned and asked, "Brother, I'd like to ask, are there often people diving over there?"

The fisherman poured some water into the bowl of fish food and stirred it with his hand. As he stirred, he looked in the direction Guan Zu was pointing and said, "There? There are indeed people who often go diving there, but the timing doesn't match up. We usually come at night. There aren't many people diving at night, maybe one or two occasionally."

"What are you guys talking about? Old Zhang, you're right on time today!"

Just as Guan Zu was about to speak, two more fishermen arrived and greeted the man called "Old Zhang" from before!

When Old Zhang saw the newcomers, he looked at the basin in his hand and said, "Hurry up, my fish food is almost ready. If you're any later, and I've already prepared the bait, you two will be going home empty-handed today!"

The fisherman who had just spoken, wearing a baseball cap, looked to be the youngest of the three, probably in his forties. He put down his tackle box and said, "Tch, I wonder who's going to go home empty-handed the most!" He then pointed at Guan Zu and asked, "Who's this young man? A new angler?"

Guan Zu waved his hand: "No, brother, I don't fish. I just came to ask about something!"

Upon hearing that they wanted to know something, the two new fishermen immediately became interested. The one who hadn't spoken until now, wearing glasses and looking to be in his fifties, asked, "What do you want to know? Why did you come all the way here?"

Guan Zu pointed to the diving spot: "Brothers, I just wanted to ask if anyone who likes to dive goes out to sea at night?"

The two looked in the direction Guan Zu pointed, and the bespectacled fisherman adjusted his glasses: "There are some, but not many; you can only see them occasionally!"

Another angler wearing a baseball cap opened his tackle box, took out a small bowl, prepared bait, and looked up at his two fishing partners: "What are you two pretending to be so serious about? When you're fishing every day, don't you always look over there? Sometimes when women come diving, wearing those tight-fitting clothes, you two must have commented on them quite a bit, right?"

Old Zhang patted him on the shoulder: "What nonsense are you spouting in front of a young man?"

The fisherman wearing a baseball cap put down his basin: "How could I be talking nonsense?" He turned to the fisherman wearing glasses: "Do you remember that night when a woman came to dive? You two thought she was pretty, and you two old rascals even used binoculars to look at her. Even after she left, you two wouldn't let me have a look!"

Who knew that the woman would come back after a while? "You only let me see her now, dare you say there wasn't anything wrong? What were your comments about her figure back then? Humph!"

The two men immediately felt a little embarrassed, especially Old Zhang, who was the oldest of the three: "Why do you blurt everything out? A telescope, wasn't that the one you brought?"

The fisherman in the baseball cap wasn't going to tolerate him. While fiddling with his fish food, he said, "You know the binoculars are mine, right? You two are using my binoculars to watch women, and you won't let me use them. How dare you say that to me!"

The two of them got excited as soon as they heard that and started to undermine each other, criticizing one another and making quite a scene.

Guan Zu, standing nearby, rubbed his temples. He had just overheard something useful, but before he could even ask, the three fishermen started chattering on and on. Guan Zu thought to himself, "Three women make a drama, but judging from the situation, three old men are quite something too!"

Guan Zu, who was really eager to ask questions, coughed twice when he saw that the three of them showed no sign of stopping.

Hearing the cough, the three realized there was an outsider present. Old Zhang waved his hand apologetically and said to Guan Zu, "Young man, please excuse us! We're used to arguing."

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