Chapter 358: Collision

Three little devils were admiring today's spoils.

Sea shells, this stuff is treasure.

These countrymen don't understand anything; a few fishermen gave them some money and brought them here.

Take these treasures back, do a little processing, and they'll increase dozens of times.

The boat captain, hearing the little devils chatting in devil talk behind him, glanced worriedly at Da Liu,

"Da Liu, what are they saying?"

"Never mind them; anyway we've got the goods, and they've paid." Da Liu pulled a thick stack of bills from behind him, a full 50,000 yuan.

Who said only you, Ye Cheng, can make money? I, Da Liu, make money faster than you.

The boat captain greedily eyed the money in Da Liu's hand; according to the earlier agreement, he could get a share of ten thousand.

A few broken shells, and these people are willing to pay this price—how foolish.

Still, he was a bit worried; these sea shells are protected animals, and catching them could land him in jail.

Da Liu glanced at him lightly and comforted,

"Just go a bit further; their pickup boat will arrive, and then it'll have nothing to do with us. This time we've done a neat job—I'll give you another 5,000."

Upon hearing he could get fifteen thousand, the boat captain instantly lost his fear.

Money is the best courage.

In the black night, aside from the sea breeze and some fish jumping out to cause trouble, there was nothing else on the sea surface.

This trip has earned me fifteen thousand.

Just then, suddenly a motor sound came from the darkness on the left; the boat captain jumped in fright and shouted toward the back,

"Da Liu, it looks like there's a boat."

Da Liu sprang up, listened carefully, and nodded.

"There is a boat; don't panic, it might just be passing by—keep your normal net‑pulling speed, and no one will suspect us."

The boat captain nodded nervously, gripping the wheel tightly with both hands, occasionally glancing left, wondering who would emerge from there.

Logically, nobody should be fishing here; maybe they're lost, and the boat captain kept reassuring himself.

The motor sound grew louder, and the boat captain's heart began to rise.

He felt something was off; the motor sound seemed to be heading straight for their boat.

The three little devils also stood up nervously, looking toward the darkness on the left.

Put—put—put—put—

Accompanied by a harsh motor roar, a fishing boat burst out of the darkness like a ghost.

Splitting the waves, it charged at them like a tiger descending the mountain.

This is no ordinary passing fishing boat; it's clearly aimed at them.

"Damn it!" the little devils yelled in panic.

Da Liu also panicked; at this rate, they'd collide in less than a minute.

To make matters worse, the boat had no lights on, so they couldn't tell who it was.

"Turn the wheel, turn it fast, dodge them!" Da Liu shouted at the boat captain.

At the same time he picked up a lamp and waved it at the approaching boat, shouting loudly,

"Careful! Careful——"

The boat captain wrenched the wheel hard; the hull jerked right and slowly slid sideways.

The boat captain broke out in a cold sweat; fortunately he'd been watching closely and reacted in time, otherwise they would have collided.

At most they'd just graze past; damn it, who knows which drunkard is steering that boat so carelessly.

Up to now he hadn't considered that the boat might be doing this on purpose.

Just then, that boat suddenly turned as well, again aiming at his hull with a perpendicular angle.

"Shit! It's on purpose!" the boat captain exclaimed in shock.

Da Liu also realized; this damn thing was intentionally trying to ram them.

What's more, their boat was fast while ours was slow—there was no way to dodge.

"Damn, if I'd known earlier I'd have sped up."

But it's too late to regret now.

Now it's unavoidable; everyone can only pray to heaven, hoping to survive this impact.

Da Liu clung tightly to the rail; the three little devils were in utter chaos, unsure whether to protect the shells first or steady themselves.

The opposing boat drew nearer and nearer.

Da Liu glared murderously at the other side, wanting to see who it was, intent on killing them.

The boats are close!

Light fell on the other's face.

Ye Cheng!

Damn, it's Ye Cheng!

He wore a ferocious expression, staring right at them.

Ye Cheng, you've ruined my plans!

Before Da Liu could finish cursing, the two boats collided.

A huge force struck the fishing boat's midsection; Da Liu felt as if he'd been hit himself, and his body flew up.

The hand gripping the rail could not resist that force.

The boat beneath his feet let out a painful groan; the hull, struck, flipped upside down on the water.

Several plops, Da Liu was thrown into the seawater, the cold seawater surrounded his body.

He wanted to swim upward, but the sinking ship's pull was tugging him down hard.

He could only swim out a little first, thus escaping the sinking ship and breaking the surface.

On the sea surface, Ye Cheng's boat also fared poorly, the bow was holed, but it did not affect navigation.

And his own fishing boat had completely sunk, leaving only some broken planks.

With a few splashes, the boat captain and three Japanese devils also bobbed up from the seabed, desperately paddling to avoid sinking.

"Fuck your ancestors! Ye Cheng, are you crazy?" Da Liu shouted angrily on the water.

Finally a head poked out from the boat—it was Ye Cheng with a smiling face, but compared to before, Ye Cheng's face was covered in blood, looking even more terrifying.

Ramming the ship—that's a move that hurts both sides.

Da Liu's boat had sunk, but Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu also suffered minor injuries; Ye Cheng's forehead was struck, blood flooding his face, making him look especially frightening.

"Da Liu, you're finished, bringing little Japanese devils to steal our inkstone—you're doomed." Ye Cheng pointed at Da Liu and cursed.

"You bastard, we're just petty crooks, not traitors."

Upon hearing Ye Cheng's words, Da Liu was terrified out of his wits, never expecting Ye Cheng to actually know what he had done.

Had I known, I should have killed him last night.

"Ye Cheng, I beg you, spare me, I won't dare again." Da Liu began to plead for mercy on the sea surface, meanwhile grabbing at a nearby plank.

"It's too late, don't bother telling me—I've already called the police, they'll be here shortly."

"I'm giving you a way out: surrender honestly, otherwise you'll get a heavier sentence."

Upon hearing that Ye Cheng had already called the police, Da Liu was completely dumbfounded.

Now I have no boat, Ye Cheng has called the police again—I'm done for.

His eyes blazed with ferocity as he stared at Ye Cheng, wearing an expression that seemed to want to swallow Ye Cheng whole.

But now he is below and Ye Cheng above, the situation is unfavorable to him.

"Fine, I'll surrender, I'll surrender." Da Liu's face twitched as he began to feign pleading.

"Fine, swim over, we'll pull you up. First agree: if you can't swim over and drown, it's not our fault."