Chapter 137: A hateful person must have a pitiable side

Several people who came to buy a boat looked at each other.

"Wu An?"

"Isn't he the one who used this boat to go out to sea twice, made a good profit and earned several ten thousand?"

"Then his revenge like this makes sense."

"Yeah, if it were me, I might well do the same."

They began to discuss.

Putting white sugar in the fuel tank to clog the engine—this move is really ruthless.

Unless it's a deep hatred, one basically wouldn't do something like this.

Why?

Because white sugar does not dissolve in oil, it cannot dissolve properly, causing blockages in the fuel pump, fuel lines, and other components; the entire fuel system needs to be cleaned, inspected, and parts replaced, which takes time and money.

For example, now the engine won't start.

Most importantly, something happened to this boat, which is very inauspicious.

Besides, it's being watched; who would dare buy it now?

What do we do if we buy it and it gets tampered with?

After exchanging a few words, they all got off the boat.

Guang Liangjun no longer had the heart to sell boats; the engine was destroyed, so he needed to report it to the police right away.

He took out his phone.

He called a relative to explain the situation.

"It's Wu An; that kid did it. I refused to sell him a fishing boat, so he holds a grudge and took revenge on me—this motive couldn't be stronger."

"I'm coming to the police station now."

"Wait for me."

Guang Liangjun hurried to the police station.

The ones receiving him were still Lao Liu and Yu Kai Lang.

The two had blank expressions, their hearts already dead; although Guang Liangjun spoke in human words, to them it sounded like countless ducks quacking.

Yu Kai Lang couldn't take it anymore, repeatedly emphasizing: "Wu An has an alibi."

"This is the record."

"We've also investigated; do you think we colluded with him to give false testimony?"

Guang Liangjun, now furious and dazed, shouted: "Exactly, I now suspect you two are in cahoots."

"I want someone else to handle the case."

"Come quickly, someone."

The case still needs to be tried.

After all, an engine costs tens of thousands, so the amount involved is not small.

Guang Liangjun shouted: "My losses aren't just one engine; now the boat has been tampered with, its value has plummeted, the loss is 100,000—write down one hundred thousand."

Yu Kai Lang rolled his eyes and said, "Just say whatever amount you want."

But.

Around the dock it's even harder to investigate than in the village; the area is too large, and there's no surveillance near where the fishing boats are moored. I heard they'll soon install surveillance, and eventually every intersection in the town will have it.

Yu Kai Lang truly hopes that day comes soon, so their inspections will be much easier.

This time, having learned from the previous experience, the leaders didn't ask Wu An to come again for cooperation; instead, they had Yu Kai Lang make contact first.

Yu Kai Lang made the phone call.

Wu An had just seen Gu Anran off when he saw Yu Kai Lang's incoming call; after a moment's thought, he answered.

"Wu An, I won't beat around the bush: someone poured white sugar into Guang Liangjun's fishing boat engine, he went to the police, and he says it's your revenge."

"You're listening to his bullshit." Wu An chuckled and said, "I do have an alibi."

Yu Kai Lang felt a headache and said, "I know."

"If you have any leads, contact me."

Wu An acknowledged.

A Qing asked, "Brother, what's up?"

Wu An smiled and said, "There's something amusing: someone poured white sugar into Guang Liangjun's fishing boat engine."

A Qing clapped his hands and said happily, "He deserves it."

"He must have offended someone."

"Heaven really has eyes; not selling the boat to us is his just deserts."

Mei Yueqin heard the two talking, learned of the incident, and was also quite pleased, saying, "A loss may be a gain in disguise; fortunately the boat hasn't been transferred, otherwise we'd be the ones losing out."

"This person, one shouldn't do evil; Heaven and Goddess Mazu are watching."

Wu An glanced at the sky.

"Sister-in-law, what you're saying makes me a little nervous."

Duan Dajie and the well-meaning villagers also gradually dispersed after Gu Anran left; everyone asked who Gu Anran was, and Mei Yueqin only said he was Wu An's friend.

She didn't dare say more, fearing she'd say too much and get it wrong.

At mealtime, A Qing left, and Mei Yueqin couldn't keep him from going.

Noon.

Wu Yingwei returned home for the first time in ages, and his elder brother also came back.

Mei Yueqin quickly stir-fried two more dishes; the family sat down to eat, Wu An briefly explained the situation, Wu Yingwei didn't say much, but his furrowed brows visibly relaxed.

Wu Ping also said: "I just knew A An was fine."

Mei Yueqin called out: "How come you came back?"

"I'm still worried, Dad came back too."

"The food the Village Committee made today isn't fragrant."

"Dad, you're still picky?"

"Eat your food."

Wu An didn't speak, happily eating his rice, and he was quite enjoying the atmosphere.

……

After eating, A Qing came over; the two grabbed their gear and went to the seaside.

Lao Mai had something to do, couldn't fish, so he had to go gather at the shore.

Just as they reached the seaside, they encountered Lin Hu again, just like in the morning; Lin Hu glanced at him and quickened his pace considerably.

Originally, Wu An hadn't thought much about it.

But after walking two steps, he suddenly halted.

Maybe…… Guang Liangjun's fishing boat engine had been filled with white sugar; it wasn't that someone wanted to mess with Guang Liangjun, but rather they wanted to mess with him.

If it weren't for Guang Liangjun suddenly changing his mind last night, this fishing boat would already be his.

Combined with the fact that they encountered Lin Hu in a hurry at the dock last night, and today they ran into Lin Hu twice, both times he looked guilty as if he had done something wrong.

Lin Hu was taking revenge on him!

Lin Hu was taking revenge on him!

Holy crap!

So, does that mean Guang Liangjun took the disaster for him?

Thinking of this, Wu An instead agreed with his sister-in-law's words: 'A loss may be a blessing in disguise,' and he even felt some sympathy for Guang Liangjun.

This guy is hateful, but his misery is truly miserable.

A Qing asked from the side: 'Brother, what are you thinking?'

You're still laughing.

Don't laugh; your laughter makes me feel creepy.

Wu An said: 'A Qing, you're right; Lin Hu did something bad, seeing us made him feel guilty.'

A Qing stared: 'He feels guilty toward us?'

'What did he do to us?'

Wu An said meaningfully: 'He destroyed my boat.'

A Qing listened, completely baffled.

'Brother's boat?'

'Wasn't the boat taken back by Guang Liangjun?'

After a moment, A Qing realized: 'Brother, is it…… that Lin Hu did it?'

Wu An nodded: 'Eight or nine, not far from ten.'

A Qing exclaimed excitedly: 'I said you were laughing like that because you were happy; what are we waiting for? Let's hurry and tell Officer Yu!'

Wu An shook his head: 'No rush.'

'Just saying that won't help; without evidence, I'll be released just like me.'

'We need to find evidence.'

A Qing scratched his head: 'I guess we won't find it; we've done all that and still have no evidence.'

Wu An said: 'Let's first try to look for it.'

He called Gao Qiangqi and Lao Fang, saying he wanted to check last night's surveillance, especially the shop surveillance near where the fishing boat was docked.

Gao Qiangqi and Lao Fang readily agreed.

For them, this isn't difficult; it's just making a few phone calls.

Wu An agreed to go check in the afternoon.

A Qing asked: 'Brother, are you trying to help Officer Yu solve the case?'

Wu An smiled and said: 'Solving cases is the police's job.'

'I have other plans.'

'This fishing boat…… I am determined to get it.'