Chapter 1121: Big Harvest

Ye Yaodong breathed a sigh of relief. Things that can be solved with money are not big things. As long as people can come out, he believes that no matter how much money, the fellow villagers are willing to spend it.

Even if it is not within the acceptable range, they will go to raise money by smashing pots and selling iron, and no one wants to squat in prison.

"Then how to redeem, how much money per person?"

"You are outsiders after all, plus those people in the gunfight, they are also from the same place as you, and those who are related are all counted. So the redemption will be more expensive than the locals who watched."

"Uh... how much money is that? Are the locals who watched the gunfight also redeemed together?"

"Yes, there is no reason for you people to be released, and other onlookers still have to be sentenced. If you people are not released, then they all have to be locked up for a month or two, one or two years."

Ye Yaodong thought, that's really the locals still have to owe his favor. Without him running over to ask for help, the locals who watched on the spot would have to squat in prison together.

"Then how to redeem?"

"The suggestion is heavy punishment for heavy, light punishment for light. Then your group of people is only because they were blocked by locals and fought when leaving, but they are also labeled as outsiders, so one person is fined 500 to come out, and locals who watched and didn't participate are fined 300. Now it is treated equally, all fined 300 per person."

300 per person, he thought it was acceptable.

The coastal areas have been rising in living standards due to the opening up in the past few years, stronger than the inland areas. Many diligent families have bought small appliances.

300 yuan is less than the price of a black and white TV. Ordinary families can also afford it. Calculating it, it is half a year's wage for a worker. It is not to the point of emptying the family foundation.

And the 12 people he lost, deducting his father, 11 people only need 3300. Since they were people he invited to work, of course he has to bear it. According to the money he earned in this period, it is acceptable.

However, thinking about it, it is still a bit painful. Buying a siheyuan only cost 2200 yuan. It is just that there are too many people caught. 300 per person is nothing, but 11 times 300 is a lot.

Thinking like this, the expression on his face was also brought out.

Zeng Weimin also saw it, a bit confused, "I am the master of protecting your father out. Let them pay the money themselves. You don't need to pay, right? Why are you so painful?"

"The leader probably doesn't know, there are 12 people inside who I invited to work. Because I have more boats, I need more people. Now they are caught, I also have this obligation to spend money to protect them out. My father doesn't need money, then I have to pay for 11 more heads."

He was surprised, "Good guy, there are 12 of your people inside, then there are more outside? How many boats do you have? Wasn't it only two last year?"

"Thinking about being able to earn money, I bought a few more small boats this year and brought them over, so there were more people."

"Then you shouldn't have earned less?"

"No matter how much or how little earned, 3300 is not small. How much can ordinary fishermen earn in a year? 3300 is worth several years."

Calculating according to the hundred-fold salary inflation, it is already compared to 330,000 in the 21st century.

"That's true. However, the fine for your group of people has already been pressed down to be the same as the locals, and it's not good to reduce too much. Since you have 11 heads, then pay a fine of 3000. I will protect two people, and let others redeem themselves."

Ye Yaodong bowed happily, "Thank you, leader. I will tell others when I go back."

300 less is also 300, and people have repeatedly helped and retreated. How can he be embarrassed to bargain again? Being a person also has to be sensible, a bit more sensible, and not make people embarrassed again and again.

Anyway, he only spends money to protect the people he invited out. Let others pay for themselves. Now that there are brothers and relatives among the remaining people, let them worry about it themselves and raise money themselves.

"Then when should the fine be paid? Will people be released immediately after paying? Pay to the city side or to the town side over there?"

"Go to the town Gongan Bureau to pay uniformly. Go on a working day. After paying, give the list of people who need to be released, and you can lead people back immediately."

"Okay, thank you. Then the fishing boat..."

"Your fishing boats can go to recognize and drive away. All the boats of the gunfight group must be detained and confiscated. This is also for the sake of saying, otherwise your fishing boats also have to pay a fee, and it won't be so easy to let drive away."

Ye Yaodong thanked again. If they were all detained, and let the fellow villagers spend money to redeem, no one would dare to have any words.

After asking clearly, he finally understood the final handling plan for these people. However, he was still very curious about the final result of the group brought by Chen Jianian.

When coming out, the remaining troops there also let him inquire by the way. After all, most of the people who came out together were either related or neighbors. After inquiring clearly, they would know how to explain when they go back.

Zeng Weimin also told him about the disposal of others. Those seriously involved in human life, or those holding guns, no matter locals or outsiders, were all executed.

Those who participated in it were sentenced from life imprisonment to twenty or thirty years. Those who stayed in the rental house afterwards and were caught were sentenced from a few years to more than ten years.

"The accomplices didn't participate in the gunfight, and they were caught even if they stayed in the rental house. How many years are they sentenced?"

"Yes, because they are not innocent either. They had a large-scale gunfight on the sea collectively. Both sides had 6 deaths and five or six injuries. Even if they didn't participate or watch on the shore after returning, they were involved in it."

Ye Yaodong's heart was raised. Fortunately, they slipped away in advance and didn't wait until the end. Otherwise, it was estimated that it would be a few years starting, not a matter of bleeding a little money.

"That means as long as that group of people is caught, they won't be able to come out. There is no way to pay money to redeem."

"Yes, that's how it is. There shouldn't be any of your relatives inside, right?"

"No, no, my relatives all follow my footsteps closely and didn't cause trouble."

"That's good."

"Then are the detained boats auctioned again? There should be thirty or forty, right?"

"There are that many. At that time, these boats also have to be handled, and they can't just be left on the pier like that."

Ye Yaodong was excited in his heart, and asked tentatively: "Then can we spend money to buy them back? Anyway, they are all confiscated from outsiders and locals together. Can we spend money to buy them back?"

Zeng Weimin thought for a moment, "It wasn't said before in the meeting that you can't let you buy them back. If you have ideas and want to buy them back, it's okay. I will ask how much it costs to let you buy them back?"

He was overjoyed, "Thank you. Then I will take money to the town to redeem people in the afternoon, and by the way, if I want to buy these detained boats, can it be together?"

"I will make a phone call to ask now."

"Okay, okay, sorry to trouble you again."

"Not trouble, this is just a phone call."

Ye Yaodong laughed in his heart. A Guang was still coveting these boats a few days ago. Now that they are all detained and confiscated, it is also their opportunity.

There are 15 people in the remaining troops on Chen Jianian's side, and there is not one boat boss inside, all are doing work, because the one who fought the most fiercely is the boat boss.

From fighting on the sea to the shore, those holding guns are all boat bosses, and those who gathered together are also headed by the captains of two boats. They were either caught on the spot or directly beaten to death. That is, the small fry felt that earning a little wage was not worth fighting for their lives, and they could run fast when they saw the opportunity.

He patiently stood on the side and listened to Zeng Weimin's polite phone call, until he heard the new 1800 and the old 1500 from his mouth, the expression on his face was expectant.

"Asked, when you go to redeem people tomorrow, go to the shore to see by the way. Someone will accompany you. Say which boat you want, and go to pay the money."

"Okay, not limited purchase, right?"

"What is limited purchase?"

"That is, not limiting the quantity of purchase, right?"

"How many boats do you want to buy? You are a bit powerful? Still asking if it is limited?"

"Usually it's not easy to buy boats. The ones in the factory have to be queued. My relatives are really a bit many..."

"Relatives are a bit many, that is also buying specialties. You still buy boats?"

"Haha, I can use it myself. I can buy it and rent it to relatives."

"You look at it yourself. It's not said that it's limited, but you can't buy them all. A small half of the fishing boats in the town are there. If they are all bought by you, then there will be too few fishing boats in the town."

"I understand, don't buy too many, and have to leave half for the locals."

Zeng Weimin nodded, "Hmm, there is one more thing to tell you. After this matter is handled properly, your subsequent salvaging of jellyfish needs to apply for salvaging qualifications from the Ocean Bureau."

"After the application is passed, an iron plate for permission to salvage will be issued. The iron plate needs to be nailed to a conspicuous place on the boat body, and our local area will also strengthen the ocean patrol during the peak fishing season, so as not to discover such vicious gunfight events again."

"If it is discovered during the patrol that there is a fishing boat salvaging without application, it will be detained without exception. Whether it is a local fishing boat or an outsider fishing boat, salvaging within the near-sea sea area of this city must apply in advance. If the application is not passed, you cannot salvage."

"If there is a discovery of salvaging without salvaging qualifications, there is a reward for reporting. It is estimated to start from next Monday. If you still want to stay locally to salvage, prepare recently and submit a written application report to the Ocean Bureau."

"It is also because this matter is too vicious, causing high attention from the top. We have also been discussing this in meetings for three days, to avoid similar events from happening again. It is said that many people die every year during the peak fishing season, but it is not as serious as this year."

"With iron plate numbers, it is also easy to point out directly if something happens."

Ye Yaodong muttered in his heart, isn't this ship management number? Applied to jellyfish first?

"Then it's better to directly establish a jellyfish salvaging association. Isn't this adding workload to the Ocean Bureau for nothing? Anyway, isn't there an Ocean Association? Get a jellyfish association, a social public welfare group."

Zeng Weimin listened to his casual suggestion, was stunned, and also started to ponder and think.

"Your suggestion is a bit special, a salvaging association..."

Ye Yaodong laughed, "I just said it casually. After redeeming people, the wind and rain outside stop, we will probably go back directly. Many people have been frightened after experiencing this incident, and there are also people who are fifty or sixty years old, a bit old."

"Hmm, it's about the same to stop. Then you look at it yourself. If you want to continue staying here, then submit an application report in advance."

"Is this report applied every year?"

"Yes, if you want to salvage jellyfish, you have to come over to submit an application in advance. You must fill in your name, age, nationality, political outlook, address, and the names and information of the people participating."

Ye Yaodong frowned. Isn't this embarrassing him? He didn't remember what he said just now, and he had to fill in all the personnel information...

"Can there be examples to refer to or get a form, and we follow it?"

"Hmm, these details have to be discussed by them. I have received your suggestion."

"Okay, I will go to redeem people in the afternoon. If I decide to leave, I will come over to say goodbye at that time. Thank you."

"You are welcome. It is still raining heavily outside. Do you want to wait a bit?"

"No, staying here will only delay your work. Anyway, it was such a big rain when I came. It has been raining for several days, and I don't know when it will stop. I will go back directly. It is estimated that everyone is in a hurry."

"Good."

Ye Yaodong bowed, took the bamboo hat and went out first.

Just as he walked out of the door, the big raindrops smashed on him. The blurred rain curtain couldn't see half a person on the road. Only when he walked to the street did he see a few hurried people wearing coir raincoats coming and going, probably also having some urgent matters like him, and had to come out.

In this kind of ghost weather, no one is willing to run out if they can be locked at home.

He specifically walked under other people's eaves, and walked back soaked on one side and dry on the other.

Just out for half a day, these people at home took advantage of his absence and started the gambling game again.

And there were half more people. Other people living in the hostel didn't know when they all ran to the door, one by one shirtless, only wearing four-corner pants and squeezing to the gambling table.

When he pushed open the dilapidated wooden courtyard door and entered, no one found it. It was really that the sound of the rain was too loud, and no one heard the movement of someone entering the door.

Ye Yaodong rushed to the table quickly and shouted, "Gambling raid~"

A group of men immediately panicked and threw down the cards in their hands, turning left and right like headless flies wanting to hide. Some even wanted to drill under the table, but some reacted quickly and immediately came back to their senses.

"Damn, people scaring people, scaring people to death... crazy..."

"Scared me to death, thought there was really a gambling raid..."

"It's Adong, damn, the soul is almost scared away."

"I was also panicked. Sure enough, I can't do bad things. I just gambled two hands, and I was afraid when I heard the gambling raid."

"Dongzi, how did it go? Did you make a wasted trip today, it's raining so hard outside."

"Asked, and there is a solution."

Ye Yaodong told them all the information he got one by one, and by the way, told them about the application report if they want to continue staying here, and having the qualification certificate after getting the fishing boat iron plate.

He felt that this policy was also quite good, making the chaotic sea order and messy fishing boats neat and tidy.

From the application, you can know how many fishing boats are salvaging, how many local boats, how many outsider boats, which is convenient for management, and at the same time, you can estimate the approximate production capacity.

It is also beneficial to him. He doesn't need to bring people next year. Those who are interested can come over in advance to find the Ocean Bureau to submit an application report, and then wait for approval. If they find it troublesome, don't come.

If they don't find it troublesome, plan it themselves. It's useless to find him.

However, most people this year are estimated to be scared, and they won't dare to come. He scanned the room. It is estimated that a part of the people here won't dare to come next year.

"Need 300 yuan!"

"300 yuan... then my boat lost two people, isn't it 600 yuan? Two days were all in vain..."

"I still have three people, isn't it 900 yuan? Damn, so black-hearted..."

Ye Yaodong said: "It is already considered conscientious. One person only needs the wages you earn in one day to redeem. With so many days, everyone has earned at least several thousand."

"Then have to spend money to redeem yourself, losing the wife and losing the soldier..."

"What kind of words are you talking about? Working on whose fishing boat, who invited them out, of course, who spends money to redeem. After all, they also suffered this disaster because they worked for you."

Everyone didn't dare to say anything after hearing this, didn't dare to have any opinions. Fortunately, each fishing boat only lost one or two people, at most two or three. The Feng Shou lost 4, and his side lost 12.

With more people, they earned more, so naturally, the money to spend to redeem was more.

"If there was no help to say something, one person 500, wouldn't Adong be fined to smash pots and sell iron? He lost the most people on the boat, more than ten."

"Don't say lost, so unlucky, just say caught, isn't it?"

Ye Yaodong added: "Everyone prepare the money. I plan to go to redeem people after lunch. They have been locked inside for so many days, and one by one they must be anxious, definitely very anxious to come out, no need to drag it on."

"Such a big rain... and wind and waves, our boat can't drive..."

"Why don't we give you the money, and you redeem people together?"

"Yes... I give you the money, you bring people out..."

Ye Yaodong's eyebrows frowned, and the nameless fire in his heart suddenly rose. He kicked the stool beside his feet, which startled everyone, and they all looked at him in surprise for losing his temper.

"You guys don't want to do anything, feel like it has nothing to do with you? I am running back and forth, everything is arranged for you, making me like an old mother."

"If something happens, you know to find me. If something happens, the first one to attack me, what do you treat me as? People you brought out, solve it yourself. I am running in the wind and rain, and still want to push me, am I your father?"

"Taking you to earn money, still didn't get any good. Your own people had an accident, let me help, making it seem like it's a matter of course. Did I earn your money? Did I take a cent from you?"

"Make it clear, I don't owe you."

"Go, go back to your own homes. I still have things to discuss here. I have already handled things for you. You just need to take money to redeem people. Don't think about getting something for nothing, sitting and waiting for others to do everything for you."

Some people looked embarrassed, some were unconvinced, some looked wooden, and more were looking at each other.

At this time, no one dared to speak, all like quails, extremely obedient, and didn't dare to talk nonsense. It was still raining heavily outside, and letting them run back in the rain, no one wanted to.

They were all small groups of three or five, unlike their group here, leaning on them for more security.

For the past two days, they stayed in the hostel, and they felt insecure no matter how they stayed. Today, everyone ran over early in the morning and felt that they found the backbone.

Little A Zheng and the others glared at the people who spoke just now, "If you can't speak, shut your mouth. No one treats you as a mute."

"Helping out and making mistakes? Still have to take everything, everything solved for you?"

"Treat yourself as an ancestor, open your mouth and order, and still want others to run and break their legs for you..."

A Guang also said: "If you feel troublesome, feel inconvenient on a rainy day, and feel painful to spend money, then just leave it, let them squat in prison for a few more days. Those who are anxious can go to redeem people first."

"Adong, we don't mean it like that. I was thinking we'd wait until noon to see if the rain lets up a bit. If it does, we'll follow along and take your boat. If the rain is too heavy, shall we take the bus?"

"We'll definitely pay, we won't let you cover the cost. We just thought since it's all one trip, you could take us along..."

Ye Yaodong wasn't buying any of that. "It's not 'just a trip' at all. I have enough people and enough trouble as it is; everyone should look after their own. I didn't make you go redeem your people yourselves, and I didn't make you see it with your own eyes—if I did, you might think I pocketed the money later."

"How could that be..."

"How could it not? Anything is possible. There are all kinds of shameless people out there. Right now, when they're begging for help, they talk all nice, but then they turn around and say I only let them release the people inside because they gave me 300 yuan."

Ye Yaodong was getting impatient as he spoke and waved his hand. "Go, go, go. Look after your own people. It's almost noon, we have to cook."

"Also, put away your cards. You gamble the moment you're idle. The neighbors on both sides are right next door; if they see you and report you, you'll end up in jail again. If you get arrested because of this, don't come looking to me."

"Alright, alright, alright. We'll go cook right away, we won't play anymore..."

The group of people busied themselves with their own tasks. Those who were left idling there stood for a while, watching others bustle about preparing lunch. The lively atmosphere was enviable, but they couldn't bring themselves to be thick-skinned enough to stay, so they all had to run back to figure out what to eat for lunch.

Only the closest brothers and friends remained at the very end.

"Dongzi, we'll go back and have lunch first. You wait for us a bit, we'll go together after we eat."

"Fine. There's one more thing. I was so angry when I saw those people earlier that I kept it to myself..."

Ye Yaodong told the remaining people about the boats that could be bought after being impounded, letting them consider it themselves after they went back.

Aguang excitedly smashed his fist into his other palm. "I said a few days ago that those outsiders and locals were fighting until their brains spilled out. They'd all have to be executed or rot in jail. Their boats definitely wouldn't be returned to their families; they'd definitely be impounded and confiscated. I asked Dongzi back then if we could buy them."

He smiled and said, "You can buy them now. Get the money for redeeming the people ready, and get the money for the fishing boats ready too. If you want to buy a few boats, prepare the money in advance. We'll take you over after lunch."

Aguang looked at his father. "We'll go back and discuss it, and come over after we eat."

Ye Yaodong also said to the others, "You all consider it yourselves, whether you want them or not."

The few of them looked at each other.

"We'll go back and discuss it. Anyway, we'll get the redemption money ready first."

"It would be great if this ghostly weather were sunny. I don't know if there are any buses today."

"Doesn't look like there are. Let's walk after we eat. Walking should only take two or three hours. It's right next door, it shouldn't be too far."

They'd been locked up inside for so many days. Now that they could pay to redeem them, how could they let their fathers stay locked up inside? Even on a rainy day, they had to get them out first.

Presumably, the people inside would rather come out and get rained on than lie inside.

Ye Yaodong had a simple lunch. After the familiar people arrived, he instructed the boatmen to look after the house well, then followed everyone out into the rain.

The rain kept falling, as if it were trying to make up for the rain that hadn't fallen in nearly a month. There was no sign of it letting up at all.

His money was locked in the cabin of his fishing boat, with another layer locked inside an iron box, which was relatively safe. He let everyone wait for him on the shore while he went to the boat to get the money.

One cloth bag contained the 3,000 yuan for redeeming the people, and the other contained the money for buying the boats. He counted out 10,000 yuan, then hesitated, and decided to just pack all the remaining money in. If he could buy them, he'd buy as many as possible; he didn't know if he'd ever get another chance like this.

After wrapping the money in a nylon bag for an extra layer, he put it into the two cloth bags and carried them close to his body. He put on his clothes, then put on another layer of straw rain cape, and only then did he put on his bamboo hat and head out. He followed everyone, braving the rain toward the town, walking slowly, one footprint at a time.

None of them brought boatmen; they all called a brother to accompany them, or called their fathers to go along together.

For those who didn't run to his house after the meal, he didn't go out of his way to wait for them. Whether they came or not was up to them; he'd already said he was leaving after the meal. He couldn't force those who didn't come to walk with him in the rain.

Everyone started walking at 12 o'clock. Because the rain was too heavy, visibility was blurred, and the road was hard to walk on—full of pits and bumps—everyone's pace was very slow. What should have taken two hours took until three o'clock before they finally saw the Gongan Bureau.

It had been exactly three years since he was reborn, and this was the first time Ye Yaodong had walked such a long distance. He really was a devoted son.

The people inside the Gongan Bureau had already been notified and knew they were coming to redeem people in the afternoon, so they had been waiting for a long time. Looking at the rain outside and the bedraggled state of the group, they didn't say much, just took a form and had them sign it in turns.

Then they took a list of names and had them check off the people they each wanted to redeem, then pay in turns according to the number of people.

After Ye Yaodong signed, he made a few quick strokes to check off all the boatmen from his boat. Then he felt the cloth bag hidden on his body, took out the one with the smaller amount, and handed the money to the person.

Incidentally, he also redeemed a few extra people. Those who rented his boat had also been impounded, so he redeemed them first; he could settle the accounts later.

The few who came with him followed suit.

A list filled with dense names had a small half checked off in no time.

After the two Gongan officers counting the money simultaneously confirmed the amount was correct, they told them to wait while they took the list to bring the people out.

Xiao Zui leaned close to Ye Yaodong and whispered, "Is that it?"

"Yeah, the cases have all been processed and concluded. We just need to pay the money and bring the people back; they'll handle the other procedures themselves."

Aguang asked, "On a rainy day like this, I don't know if these people are willing to accompany us to the pier to look at the boats."

"I've already arranged it. Even if they're unwilling and pull long faces, they have to go with us. The people caught inside also had boats impounded, and they have to go to the pier to claim them and make them return the crank handles."

"They have to make the trip with us anyway. It's better to get things done early to avoid complications. We'll make it quick later—pay the money, finish the paperwork, and then hurry up and drive the boats away."

Everyone nodded.

"Doesn't seem like I see Yang Guoan."

"If you don't see him, you don't see him. As long as we bring our people out, that's enough..."

They whispered to each other until, ten minutes later, they saw a large group of people coming out, looking haggard and excited, disheveled from head to toe.

Although everyone seemed to have been tortured beyond recognition, they had the excitement of seeing the light of day again. The older ones already had tears flashing in their eyes, their eyes brimming with tears.

Ye's father also looked listless and unshaven. After entering from the back door and seeing them, his eyes turned red, and he even quietly turned around to wipe away a tear.

"I thought I wouldn't be able to get out..."

"Wuwuwu... I really thought I'd have to squat inside for a lifetime..."

"Finally out. Sigh... I've been locked up for so long, I don't even know how many days have passed. Are you all okay?"

"We're fine."

"Officer, we still have fishing boats impounded. I'll have to trouble you to come along..." Ye Yaodong smiled and said politely to the person.

"Consider it my bad luck to have taken over this matter. Let's go."

The other people who had just been released couldn't help but get excited again. "Can the fishing boats be returned too?"

"It's all Dongzi's credit. Everyone being able to be released is because of the connections he found, and it's also him who has been running back and forth. These days, he's been the only one busy with everyone's affairs, which is why everyone could come out safely," Pei's father said to everyone with a smile.

Aguang also chimed in, "That's right. You have to know that the group of people present were all looking at at least ten years or more, and some were even facing execution. You all owe it to Dongzi's help; otherwise, you'd have to squat inside for a few years too."

Ye Yaohua also said, "That's right. These days he's been braving the wind and rain; otherwise, none of us would have been able to come out. Like some of us, we're just useless."

Ye Yaopeng also supported his father. "As long as you're fine, just consider it going in for a few days of rest."

"So only we are released? What about the others..."

"They're waiting for others to come and redeem them. We were in a hurry. We got the news in the morning and came immediately in the afternoon. Because the rain was too heavy, we could only rely on our two legs, so we only just arrived."

"We have to spend money to redeem them? How much money per person?"

"300 yuan."

Ye's father widened his eyes. "Good heavens, 300 yuan per person. There are over a dozen people here for Dongzi, wouldn't that be three or four thousand yuan? We didn't earn any money, and we have to pay out so much more?"

"Are you still going or not?" The Gongan officer at the door saw them still talking there and urged them impatiently.

"Going, going, going. We'll talk about anything else when we get back. Let's claim the boats first."

Everyone couldn't care about talking anymore and hurried to follow behind. Ye Yaopeng had already taken off his straw rain cape and put it on his father. Those who had just been released could only follow along in the rain.

Claiming a boat wasn't something you could just open your mouth and falsely claim. Everything had been pre-audited. Every crank handle had a name stuck on it in advance, and the cabin had a seal on it. The seal also had the name and reason for the seal. You could just match it up and take it away.

Ye Yaodong and the others also pulled the Gongan officer aside and said they wanted to buy boats, saying the leader had already given the go-ahead.

The Gongan officer could only patiently continue to accompany them to look at the fishing boats.

After the others found their own boats, they had long since excitedly scrambled onto them and had no time to worry about them. Only a few people followed behind them with confused expressions.

Ye Yaodong was afraid he wouldn't remember which boat was which, so after obtaining the Gongan officer's consent, he went ahead to remove the seals first, then hid them in his clothes to avoid getting them wet. He brought the seals back to the police station, then settled the accounts and collected the boat keys.

Others followed suit, tearing off the seals of the boats they had their eyes on and putting them in dry places on their bodies.

Ye Yaodong specifically picked newer boats, and he also specifically looked at the names and origins on the seals, choosing local boats.

He kept a watchful eye. If he chose the fishing boats left behind by Chen Jiannian's group, those people were all sentenced and couldn't return. If those families couldn't find Chen Jiannian, wouldn't they come looking for them in their village?

If they saw their fishing boats there, wouldn't they go crazy and cause a scene?

He had carefully looked at the checked list earlier, and Chen Jiannian's name wasn't on it. He knew he must have slipped away. Since he had already slipped away, he must have secretly gone back long ago, taking his wife and children to run away.

Those families wouldn't be able to find an outlet for their anger and would definitely come looking for their village. Who told them to come here too, and then retreat unscathed?

The 15 people he had left in his hands would definitely speak well of him and explain the cause and effect of the matter clearly, but people aren't always so easy to accept reality.

They had come out on a trip originally thinking of making big money, but in the end, the people were gone, the boats were gone, and they hadn't gained anything good. They would always have to find a way to make up for it elsewhere.

Anyway, he was in the right and wasn't afraid. He had never wronged anyone; only others had received his favors. It was just that if he could avoid adding unnecessary trouble to himself, he would try his best to save himself the hassle.

If he got involved with those people's boats, the families would absolutely not let it go. The people were already gone; if they saw the fishing boats, that would absolutely be their lifeline.

Just as he got on a boat and looked at the name and origin on it, he realized it was something he couldn't touch, so he turned around and left.

It was just that when he was getting off the boat, his second brother hurriedly got on, and then he saw his second brother actually tear off the seal without even looking.

He simply waited to the side, and when his second brother was grinning happily getting off the boat, he called him over, told him to return the seal, and simply explained the pros and cons to him.

"No matter how those people are sentenced, it can be said to have nothing to do with us. They didn't come out with us, and we don't know them at all. But if the families see their boats in our hands, they won't let it go. They have nothing left, they're afraid of nothing, and they'll find a way to drag you down with them."

Ye Yaohua panicked and immediately climbed onto the boat, threw the seal back on the ground, and then, seeing Ye Yaodong leave, immediately hurried to catch up.

"Dongzi, help me look for a safer boat. I don't know many characters."

"How many have you torn off?"

"Not a single one. The newer ones were all snatched up by everyone else. I don't have that much money either. After redeeming the people, I can only buy one. The remaining money has to be saved to give your second sister-in-law an account."

"Then take an old one."

"Alright, alright, alright. Then help me choose one."

It was a small favor, so Ye Yaodong chose a safe one for his second brother. Although it was old, it didn't matter. Anyway, older ones would be a few hundred yuan cheaper.

Because he had planned it long ago, while others were still hesitating and looking around, he went straight for the few boats he had his eyes on and quickly secured them.

Thinking about it, he already had 6, right?

He hesitated and looked again. By this time, everyone had reacted, and there shouldn't be any newer, better boats left. If there were, they were ones he couldn't touch, so he simply gave up.

The Gongan officer on the side was also constantly urging them to hurry up; he had no time to keep getting rained on with them.

After everyone had finished their own actions, they hurried back to follow behind and headed toward the Gongan Bureau again.

There really weren't many people among them who knew characters; not many loved to study, so they could only fish.

Ye Yaodong thought that these were all people close to him, so after arriving at the Gongan Bureau, he checked for them to avoid them really getting into trouble.

You wouldn't know until you looked, and you'd be shocked when you did. Even Aguang had torn off two from their town; he probably hadn't thought much about it.

Once everyone heard his analysis, they immediately hurried to give them up.

"Are you sure? I've been getting rained on with you at the pier for so long in such heavy rain, and now you tell me you don't want them?"

"Hehe, we'll go take another look. Let's process Dongzi's boats first..."

After the few of them finished speaking, they hurriedly ran out into the rain again to tear off the seals again. The Gongan officer almost jumped with anger, shouting from behind, "You tore off the seals, we won't be able to recognize them later..."

Ye Yaodong immediately apologized and appeased him, "Aren't there two seals? Everyone only tore off one, there's still one left to identify whose boat it is. I've got everything ready here, you calculate it for me, and I'll pay immediately."

"I'm defeated by you all. Consider it my bad luck to have run into you. I don't know what's wrong with the higher-ups, actually giving special instructions. On a rainy day like this, it's such a hassle; they should have just let you go back and come again when it's sunny..."

That Gongan officer muttered his dissatisfaction, but he also picked up the calculator and calculated.

"You really want 6?"

"Yes."

"Since when are fishermen so rich?"

"I'm buying these for others too. Some of our people didn't come and entrusted me to help."

The Gongan officer looked at him suspiciously before saying, "."

After speaking, he lowered his head and rummaged through the baskets at his feet with a clanging sound, and only then found the 6 corresponding crank handles and placed them on the table, waiting for him to finish counting the money.

After Ye Yaodong finished counting 1,800, he gave it to him first. "One by one, this one is 1,800."

He counted slowly to stall for time.

It was only after he finished his side that it was the others' turn.

Those who had just been released were very tempted after knowing they could buy the impounded and confiscated fishing boats, but they had the heart but not the wallet.

They had come out for a trip and hadn't earned any money, and had even suffered the disaster of imprisonment. Now they could only watch as others took advantage.