Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!

"So, you went to the old Maritime Bureau compound late at night just to prevent others from dismantling equipment?"

Chen Feng sat behind the table, his pen making some dots on the paper.

Wu Sui sat in the chair, looking very relaxed.

"Officer Chen, I bought that yard with all my savings."

"The transfer of ownership will be tomorrow. They originally said that the cold storage equipment would be left to me."

"I'm just worried that the maritime authorities... might dismantle the equipment. This kind of thing has happened before."

Wu Sui's tone was sincere, and there was not a single fault with it.

Chen Feng didn't reply, but pushed the crumpled cigarette box paper to the middle of the table.

Lai Er and Cheng Kaixuan insisted that you threw the note into their house to lure them to the boat.

Wu Sui leaned over and glanced at it, then chuckled.

"Officer Chen, you flatter me too much."

"I'm just a good-for-nothing who graduated from high school. I made money by beachcombing and that's how I bought this house."

"If I really knew there were gold bars inside, why would I go through the trouble of writing notes to tell them to go and pick up some bargains instead of digging them up myself in the middle of the night? What would I gain from that?"

Chen Feng leaned back in his chair, staring at Wu Sui.

There's nothing wrong with that logic.

Who in their right mind would hand over their path to wealth to someone else?

Moreover, in the interrogation room next door, Lao Liu had already finished giving his statement.

Old Liu confirmed that he heard the noise and went to catch the thief. Cheng Kaixuan was preparing to climb over the wall to escape at the time, and he was the one who pulled him down.

As for the Wu brothers, they came in later through the main gate and even helped catch Lai Er, who was trying to escape.

No matter how you look at it, Wu Sui just happened to run into this situation.

As for the note, it had no fingerprints and the handwriting was deliberately distorted, so it couldn't be used as evidence at all.

It is an undeniable fact that Lai Er and Cheng Kaixuan appeared on a smuggling ship carrying contraband in the middle of the night, carrying tools for their crimes.

"Alright, here's the transcript. Take a look and sign it if you think it's okay." Chen Feng handed over the transcript.

Wu Sui took the pen and readily signed his name.

It was already past midnight when I came out of the police station.

Wu Gang squatted on the steps in front of the police station, with several cigarette butts lying at his feet.

Hearing footsteps, he quickly stood up.

"Second brother, are you alright?" Wu Gang's voice was low and tinged with nervousness.

"What could be wrong? Just tell the truth." Wu Sui patted his older brother on the shoulder. "Let's go home."

The two brothers walked along the empty road into the village.

After walking quite a distance, Wu Gang finally couldn't hold back any longer. He took out a cigarette, lit it, and his hand was still trembling slightly.

"Second brother, this is troublesome." Wu Gang took a deep drag on his cigarette.

"The items on that boat are now considered evidence in the case and have been seized by the police."

"We can't use that boat, and we have to wait for the case to be solved. Isn't this a thankless task?"

Wu Gang felt increasingly cheated the more he thought about it.

That scrap metal boat could have been used for fishing with just a little repair, but now it's been seized.

Wu Sui walked beside him, his hands in his pockets, his steps steady.

"Brother, do you think we've lost out?"

"How can we not lose money?" Wu Gang asked anxiously. "The villagers are not going to rent boats to us. Even if we set up longline fishing, it would be useless."

Wu Sui stopped, turned to look at Wu Gang, and smiled.

"Brother, don't worry, the boat issue is easy to resolve."

Wu Gang was stunned: "How do we resolve this? Those are items involved in the case."

"Precisely because these are items involved in a case, the Maritime Safety Administration is having an even bigger headache than we are."

Wu Sui continued walking forward, her tone relaxed.

"That boat had been parked in their yard for over half a year, and no problem was ever found."

"We've just taken over and such a huge scandal has already broken out; the Maritime Safety Administration can't escape responsibility."

"Once the case is solved, the ship will either be towed away and scrapped, or it will be sold to us cheaply as scrap metal."

Wu Gang was stunned.

"Besides, on this trip today, we not only cleared the mines under the ship, but also took care of Lai Er and Cheng Kaixuan. This deal is a huge success."

"That son of a bitch Lai Er, he followed us around when we were going to the beach in the village."

"I haven't touched him because I'm afraid of getting our hands dirty."

"I originally planned to find an opportunity to go out to sea once the fishing season opened..."

Wu Sui didn't continue speaking, but simply made a downward pressing gesture.

Wu Gang gasped, a cold sweat breaking out on his back.

His younger brother is really ruthless these days.

"As a result, that bastard Cheng Kaixuan had to jump out and disgust people, bringing his unreasonable old mother to our house to make a scene."

"Since they're courting death, let's just send them on their way."

Wu Sui scoffed, "With what happened today, just the charges of trespassing and suspected theft of stolen goods are enough to put them in jail for years."

"Not to mention the contraband on board. They're bound to get involved in this mess."

Wu Gang swallowed hard, remaining silent for a long time.

This isn't just a thankless task; it's killing two birds with one stone.

Not only did they steal the gold bars from the hidden compartment, but they also left the deadly contraband to their enemy, completely eliminating the threat with the help of the police.

"As for the boat, it's nothing at all." Wu Sui patted his pocket.

"We have money now, so why are we worried about not being able to rent a boat?"

Wu Gang then realized, "That's right, if you have money, you don't have to worry about not being able to rent a boat."

With those ten small yellow croakers in hand, I could easily sell two and buy another boat. What's there to be afraid of?

"You're quick-witted." Wu Gang finally breathed a sigh of relief, his heart settling back into his stomach.

"Shall we go find Lin Tao tomorrow? And ask him to help us find another boat?"

"Okay, I'll go first thing tomorrow morning. I can go to the Maritime Safety Administration to complete the formalities."

The two brothers quickened their pace and hurried back to the village under the cover of night.

When we returned to the old house, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

The gate to the courtyard was unlocked and ajar.

Wu Sui pushed open the door and stepped into the courtyard, only to see that the light in the main room was still on.

Chen Xue sat at the octagonal table in the main room, her hands supporting her cheeks, her head nodding as she dozed off.

Hearing the commotion in the courtyard, Chen Xue woke up with a start and stood up.

"Ah Sui, where have you been so late at night? Why are you only just getting back?"

Chen Xue hurriedly came out to greet him, looked Wu Sui up and down, and seeing that he was perfectly fine, her eyes immediately reddened.

"Why are you up?" Wu Sui felt a warmth in her heart and went over to put her arm around her shoulder.

"I woke up in the middle of the night and you weren't there, how could I fall back asleep?"

Chen Xue lowered her voice, afraid of waking the child in the inner room, "Where have you been?"

"It's nothing. I'm going to the pier with my brother tonight to check the tide. There's been no wind these past few days, so we're planning to go out to sea and try longline fishing." Wu Sui made up an excuse to get by.

When Chen Xue heard that they had gone to the dock, she didn't think much of it and told Wu Sui to get some sleep so he wouldn't get too tired.

Looking at the sleeping Ya Ya, Wu Sui smiled and picked up Chen Xue in his arms, causing Chen Xue to gasp in surprise.

"Since we're already awake, let's not go back to sleep. Let's do something meaningful..."