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

The police car stopped outside the gate of the compound.

The car door opened, and several police officers quickly jumped out.

Wu Gang got out of the passenger seat and pointed to the gate of the courtyard.

"This is it, officer, the thief is inside."

The police officer leading the team was named Chen Feng, a veteran criminal investigator with extensive experience.

"Open the door!"

Wu Gang walked over, took out the key, and opened the door.

The beam of the flashlight illuminated the yard brightly.

Old Liu was still holding Cheng Kaixuan down when he saw the police arrive and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Officers, you've finally arrived!"

"This kid went to the boat to steal things, and I caught him red-handed. Another one got away."

Chen Feng stepped forward and ordered his men to handcuff Cheng Kaixuan.

Cheng Kaixuan was bruised and swollen, his clothes were covered in mud, and he looked even worse than a beggar.

"I didn't steal anything, I didn't take anything!" Cheng Kaixuan shouted, protesting his innocence.

"If you didn't steal anything, what were you doing in the yard in the middle of the night?"

Before Cheng Kaixuan could think of what to say, Wu Sui dragged the limp Lai Er through the main entrance.

"Officer Chen, there's another one. He just climbed over the wall and I caught him."

Lai Er's legs went weak, and he knelt down on the ground.

Chen Feng glanced at Lai Er, then at Cheng Kaixuan, and turned to ask Wu Sui.

"What happened?"

Wu Sui spread his hands, looking completely innocent.

"I don't know either."

"I just bought this house, and the transfer of ownership is tomorrow. I'm a little worried, so I came to take a look."

"Just then, we heard Old Liu shout 'Stop thief!' and saw someone jumping over the wall, so we caught the person."

Lai Er was so angry he almost vomited blood, but he was speechless with anger.

After all, they did indeed use tools to scale the wall and get in.

Chen Feng stared at Wu Sui for a while.

He remembered Wu Sui; he used to be an idle person. How could he afford this courtyard?

After asking Lao Liu and receiving an affirmative answer, he could only suppress his doubts for the time being, even though he still had some.

"What are you two doing on this boat in the middle of the night?"

Lai Er got anxious and took out the cigarette pack paper from his pocket.

"Officer, look at this! It says there are gold bars at the bottom of the ship. Wu Lao Er is definitely trying to set us up!"

Chen Feng took the note and glanced at it in the light of his flashlight.

The handwriting was crooked and messy, but it did indeed say "Smuggled gold bars found at the bottom of a derelict ship in the old Maritime Bureau compound".

His brows furrowed even more as he turned to look at the ship docked at the pier.

This ship has been detained here for more than half a year.

The coast guard searched the area many times, but found nothing except a few boxes of smuggled cigarettes.

Now, rumors of gold bars are suddenly emerging?

"Take them up to identify the scene." Chen Feng waved his hand and led the way onto the boat.

Two police officers followed behind, escorting Cheng Kaixuan and Lai Er.

Wu Sui and Wu Gang followed.

Once on the deck, the beams of flashlights swept around.

The deck was in a mess, with Lai Er's crowbar and Cheng Kaixuan's screwdriver lying there, and even bloodstains that hadn't dried on the ground.

"Aren't you two together?" Chen Feng asked.

Cheng Kaixuan kept his head down and remained silent.

Chen Feng continued walking forward with his flashlight until he reached the entrance to the lower deck.

The iron gate was half-open, clearly indicating that someone had moved it.

"Let's go down and take a look."

Chen Feng descended the iron ladder to the bottom cabin.

The flashlight beam swayed in the narrow space, eventually settling on a piece of explosion-proof steel plate in the corner.

Chen Feng stopped in his tracks.

There were obvious pry marks on the edge of the steel plate.

"What is this?" Chen Feng walked closer and touched the edge of the steel plate with his hand.

The black mud stuck to my fingers and smelled of fresh engine oil.

Chen Feng immediately became alert.

"Pry this board open."

Two police officers stepped forward, found tools, and pried open the gap with force.

The explosion-proof steel plate was lifted, revealing the hidden compartment inside.

The light from the flashlight shone in.

There were no gold bars in the hidden compartment.

The only thing was a square tightly wrapped in a black plastic bag.

Chen Feng put on gloves, carefully took out a package, opened it, revealing white powder and an account book inside.

He dipped his finger in the powder, smelled it, and his expression changed instantly.

"It's contraband!"

The air in the lower deck seemed to freeze instantly.

Cheng Kaixuan and Lai Er were completely dumbfounded.

What about the gold bars?

Where are the gold bars you were promised?

What is this white thing?

Although Lai Er was a hoodlum, he knew that getting involved with that stuff could be fatal.

"No...it wasn't me! Officer, it really wasn't me!"

Lai Er was so frightened that his crotch felt hot and he peed himself.

"I'm here to find gold bars; I've never even seen this kind of plate before..."

Cheng Kaixuan also broke down, his legs went weak and he knelt down.

"I'm innocent! I didn't even come down to the hold; I was on deck the whole time."

Chen Feng ignored their shouts.

He picked up the yellowed ledger and randomly flipped to a page.

The record was densely packed with transaction times, quantities, and some strange codes.

Chen Feng closed the ledger and took a deep breath.

This case is much bigger than he imagined.

This forgotten smuggling ship was found to contain such a large quantity of contraband, along with transaction ledgers.

Did these two stumble upon this by chance, or do they know something?

This needs to be carefully examined.

Chen Feng turned his head and looked at Wu Sui, who was standing at the entrance to the lower deck.

Wu Sui's face showed just the right amount of shock and lingering fear.

"Officer Chen, how... how could there be something like this on this ship?" Wu Sui swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

Chen Feng stared at Wu Sui's face, trying to find a flaw.

Notes, treasure hunts, fights, calling the police!

It all happened so coincidentally.

It was so coincidental, as if someone had written a script in advance, guiding them step by step to discover this hidden compartment.

"Wu Sui, right?" Chen Feng, holding the account book, walked step by step to Wu Sui.

"Officer Chen, what are your orders?" Wu Sui quickly straightened his back.

Chen Feng held up the account book in his hand and waved it in front of Wu Sui.

"You really knew absolutely nothing about this?"

Wu Sui waved his hands repeatedly, his face full of innocence.

"Officer, you've wronged me."

"I've only owned this yard for a few days. This boat belongs to the Maritime Safety Administration; I haven't even touched it."

"If they hadn't come to steal things tonight, how would I have known there was such a deadly thing in here?"

Chen Feng stared at Wu Sui for a full ten seconds.

Wu Sui looked back at him calmly, without even blinking.

Chen Feng withdrew his gaze and turned to give orders to the police officers behind him.

"Take these two people back to the station for rigorous interrogation, contact the bureau for backup, and cordon off the scene."

"yes!"

The police officers escorted Cheng Kaixuan and Lai Er, who were crying and wailing, out of the building.

Chen Feng walked up to Wu Sui and stopped.

"Wu Sui, this ship is now a major item involved in the case, and we need to temporarily seize it. We hope you can cooperate."

"I'll cooperate, absolutely!" Wu Sui patted his chest and assured him.

Chen Feng nodded: "You guys come along too, to give your statements."

Old Liu glanced at Wu Sui, and seeing him nod, he followed him to the police station.