Chapter 718: Progress on the anonymous letter

The village attached great importance to this Mazu birthday. Even the militia was arranged into five squads, with ten people per squad. Theoretically, dealing with petty theft was more than enough, not to mention other squads were also patrolling. If anything happened, they could appear with a shout. However, there is no such thing as a thousand-day defense against thieves.

The five militia squads patrolled the village back and forth all night. Until the opera ended, they all considered themselves to have fulfilled their duties, directly scolding and driving away any suspicious characters they found lingering. But there is always an oversight in a hundred plans.

After the opera ended and everyone went home, the village suddenly became chaotic; three households were burglarized.

The locks at home were pried open, and everything from money to scissors was stolen. It could be said they were cleaned out; everything that could be moved was stolen.

The three households made a scene late at night, wailing and cursing at their own doors, attracting a large number of villagers who had just finished watching the opera.

However, after everyone took a look and understood the situation, they couldn't care about watching others' excitement and rushed home to check their own situations.

A-Qing and the others walked at the very back as usual. Only when the crowd had dispersed did they walk back slowly, slower than most people.

When they walked to the beach intersection closer to the village, they instantly heard about people being stolen from in the village.

The people walking slowly around were instantly shocked and all panicked, rushing home.

Lin Xiuqing and her family were also surprised, but instantly calmed down. Adong was at home, no fear!

However, she still sent Ye Chenghu to run home first to check.

Ye Yaodong had been accompanying Ye Xiaoxi at home, and after she got tired of playing, he even lulled her to sleep.

Just when he thought he was a very qualified dad, Ye Chenghu ran to the courtyard gate in a panic, patting the door panel until it rattled, and shouted.

"Dad, open the door, Dad, open the door quickly~"

This kid was very anxious. Before Ye Yaodong could react, he ran to the back door to call, almost waking Ye Xiaoxi up, which made him open the window and scold in a low voice.

"Shut up, I heard you, I'll open the door right away, you wait at the back door."

Ye Chenghu didn't know what "low voice" meant and continued to shout, "Dad, there's a thief in the village, Mom told me to run back and ask you, did we get robbed?"

"Huh? A thief in the village? Shut up, I'll open the door right away."

Lin Xiuqing and Ye Chenghu were only a few steps apart.

Ye Yaodong opened the back door and immediately went to open the front door. Knowing there was a thief in the village, he left the house to A-Qing and went out to see what was happening in the village.

He hadn't left the house all night, just stayed home playing with the children. He really didn't know what had happened in the village, only hearing intense dog barking from the courtyard a few times, then he opened the door to scold.

Being robbed in the village was within his expectations.

Although a militia squad was organized, there were always loopholes in patrols. If they didn't see the crime on the spot, they couldn't arrest people for no reason, only drive them away. If people hid in the dark, they could always find an opportunity.

He took a turn around the village, learned the situation, and came back.

"One family is a bit miserable; even scissors and kitchen knives were stolen. Heard even the sacks were gone. Don't know if they just took what they found and used the sacks to carry the goods away."

"Huh? Even scissors, kitchen knives, and sacks are gone?"

"Yeah, they were cleaned out quite thoroughly. That family is sitting at the door cursing right now, and even cursing the militia squad that patrolled today."

"Everything was fine during the day, nothing happened..."

"That's definitely different in broad daylight. The dark of night is the time for murder! Those doing bad things definitely come out more at night."

Lin Xiuqing was truly glad that Adong stayed home to watch the house at night and didn't go to the Mazu Temple to watch the opera, otherwise, who knew if their house would have been cleaned out too.

If someone had their eyes on their house, they could have been prepared, poisoned all the dogs in their yard, and then climbed over the wall.

"It's a good thing you didn't go watch the opera at night and stayed home to watch the house."

"Mm, I won't go in the future. At most, when I send you guys over, I'll stay for a while, join in the fun, then take my daughter back. Anyway, I don't like watching operas, and watching her at home is just right."

"You don't like watching operas? Aren't you the one who likes joining in the fun the most?"

"I like joining in the fun, but I really don't like watching operas. The singing, it feels like there's nothing to see. The liveliest part is just before the opera starts. I'll join in the fun and then go home to watch the kids, which is just right."

"That works."

Since he didn't like watching, she wouldn't take turns with him. Ye Xiaoxi was best left for him to watch.

Although the child had been sitting on her lap obediently, holding her the whole time was tiring, and when she twisted, not having to hold the child to watch the opera at night was too comfortable.

After the couple discussed it, Ye Yaodong didn't go watch the opera anymore.

However, the next night, because of the lesson from the day before, some families had people staying home, but there were also individuals who didn't believe in evil, and as a result, more families were stolen from.

This scared the villagers, who cursed the militia squad for being useless. On the third night, no one dared to leave their homes empty.

This increased the safety factor, and the village was much brighter. Every household had lights on. Perhaps because of this, the thieves weighed their options when scouting, and there was no theft on the third night.

Moreover, they caught two thieves who attempted to steal. The militia squad instantly felt proud, beat the two half to death, and then tied them up and dragged them to the village committee, planning to send them directly to the Border Defense Station when it was light.

Who cares which village they were from?

They caused the villagers heavy losses in the past two days. Regardless of whether they did it or not, they wouldn't admit it anyway. Just pin it on them, send them to prison, and let them sit until the prison floor wears out.

Ye Yaodong knew they were sending people to the Border Defense Station the next day, so he volunteered to go along.

His anonymous letter had been dropped three days ago. This was the fourth day. If the Border Defense Station had seen the letter, they should have taken action by now, right?

He didn't know if they had caught anyone. If they had, there should be some news, right?

He just didn't know if their efficiency was that high. When did they check the mail? They should have sent people to investigate first, right?

It just so happened that the village was sending thieves to the Border Defense Station, so he followed along to listen and see if there was any inside information.

He had been thinking about this every day for the past two days, going back and forth to the Mazu Temple, just wanting to hear if there was any news.

Today, he just happened to use this opportunity to take a look. Following them inside might let him know a bit more.

The village committee didn't care about one more person, not to mention he was a celebrity in the village now. If he was willing to go, who would say he couldn't?

Lin Xiuqing was also very curious. The Luzhoudao matter had been hanging in her heart, but no news had come, so she hadn't asked.

Because she knew asking was useless. The couple stayed together all day; if he knew, she would definitely know.

Following along today to listen to the news was also good; that was a big deal.

Since they had salvaged the boat and made an anonymous report, they had to see the result before they could rest easy.

Ye Yaodong didn't go for long.

Following the village committee to send people to the Border Defense Station and hearing the news he wanted to know, his mood was agitated for a long time before it calmed down.

Since he was already here, he went to the Haiyun pier again. Seeing the boat still docked steadily at the pier, he happily rode his bike home.

He had just heard the latest hot news and had to tell A-Qing. She must be worried too, waiting for the result of the anonymous letter.

Ye Yaodong didn't expect the Border Defense Station to be so efficient. It was a coincidence today that he heard the first-hand news directly, and it hadn't spread outside yet.

Lin Xiuqing had been waiting at home. Seeing him return in high spirits, she was also happy; it must be good news.

"Adong..."

"Let's go, let's talk in the room."

Ye Chengyang was squatting in the corner, poking his turtle with a twig, his eyes moving back and forth between his parents, muttering to himself.

"Going into the room to talk again, then I won't be able to go in for a long time..."

The couple locked the bedroom door. Before Lin Xiuqing could ask, Adong said directly: "The Border Defense Station sent a large squad to Luzhoudao today. Heard they're going to search thoroughly!"

"Huh?"

"When I went, the person on duty at the Border Defense Station said they received an anonymous letter when they opened the mailbox the day before yesterday morning. The station immediately held a meeting to discuss it, and in the afternoon, they requisitioned a fishing boat and disguised themselves to explore nearby."

"As a result, they really discovered that island. Even though the fishing boat was far away and hadn't even approached, four or five boats simultaneously sped toward the fishing boat."

"The scouts were also startled, not expecting them to be so alert as soon as they appeared. They directly ordered the boat to turn around and leave, but they couldn't outrun them and were caught on the spot. Heard both sides even used thermal weapons."

"The fact that those people on Luzhoudao had homemade guns also exceeded the scouts' expectations. At that moment, they were even more certain that this was their lair."

"And the requisitioned fishing boat had no fish cargo, and the fishing nets had no signs of fishing, which also aroused the suspicion of the Luzhoudao people. They directly concluded that the boat was stolen by the fishing boat captain who was requisitioned. They came over today because they weren't reassured and wanted to take a look. After all, it had been many days, and they might have thought they had given up searching, which is why they had the guts to come over."

"Both sides directly brought in their own brain-filling."

Lin Xiuqing was stunned, and quickly asked: "It's already spread so clearly?"

Wrote today, made up for the two chapters from last night during the day, wrote 6000 at night, updated as usual. I am truly amazing! Praising myself!

Good night everyone, it's so late!