Chapter 409: When Yu Kai Lang Calls, Nothing Good Happens

The two brothers tussled for a while, and Mei Wu poured tea, handing it to them before things settled down.

"Have some cold tea and rest."

When the ship finally got moving, the sea breeze blew, making everyone feel much more comfortable.

But Wu An still didn't dare to relax; the sun couldn't reach, yet the scorching sea wind could blacken a person and wrinkle the skin.

Hot and tired.

He drifted into a drowsy sleep, and upon waking heard his phone ring.

He squinted, took out his phone.

He didn't look at the screen.

He answered.

"Hello."

"A An, it's me."

"Yu Kai Lang…," Wu An sat up a little and said, "What's the matter?"

Yu Kai Lang knew he had gone to sea and could still get through to him at this time.

It couldn't be a coincidence.

It was likely that Yu Kai Lang had been calling him for a long time, and only now his phone got signal, so the call finally connected.

That must mean there's something.

Yu Kai Lang stammered, "Your phone finally has signal, so you should be coming back soon, right?"

Wu An replied, "Yes."

"It should be soon."

Yu Kai Lang said, "Then I'll go to the dock now and wait for you; we can talk when we meet."

Wu An frowned slightly, "Alright."

It's inconvenient over the phone; judging by his demeanor, he looks like he can't bring himself to speak.

It seems whatever Yu Kai Lang has to tell him is important, but it's also likely not good news.

Wu An put down the phone and began to ponder.

There's actually a lot going on over at Yu Kai Lang's side.

First, Chen Baosheng was beaten, the casino was raided, Gu Jianfa and Guang Liangjun were also implicated and are still detained; counting the time, the two goods will be released soon.

Second, the case of Ma Weiqun stealing the Crab Pot; he thinks there's unlikely any twist.

After all, the evidence is solid, so it's just a matter of a heavier or lighter sentence.

Third, the mess involving Lin Bin and Wen Feilv in the Village; that probably has nothing to do with him.

Wu An thought it over; could it be that the Seeing Justice and Courage honor is in trouble?

At first he didn't care much about those honors, but they do weigh on you when they pile up.

Gao Qiangqi was right; when he wants to grow and become powerful, these honors could prove very useful.

To that.

Gao Qiangqi and others envied him, saying that mentioning Wu An before the town leaders works better than him.

That's one benefit of honors.

Lao Fu Tou saw his agitation, asked about it, and Wu An didn't hide anything, sharing the call from Yu Kai Lang and his speculation.

Lao Fu Tou listened, then after a while said, "My thoughts differ from yours."

"The honors given to you shouldn't encounter any trouble; I don't think anyone would dare make a fuss over this."

"Chen Baosheng's case and the Village matters appear unrelated to you; Officer Yu's call is unlikely about those two issues."

"Then it must be about Ma Weiqun's case."

Wu An was surprised, "What could it be? It can't be that they're telling me not to pursue it."

Lao Fu Tou said nothing.

Wu An's face darkened, "No way, that guy Ma Weiqun doesn't have that much power."

Lao Fu Tou inhaled, took out a Cigarette, lit it, and said, "I'm not sure either."

"Logically, it's unlikely."

"But… Officer Yu did call you after all."

Wu An shook his head, feeling a bit flustered, but guessing endlessly only added worry, so he decided to find something else to distract himself.

He called the repair shop's Li Shu.

"Hello, A An."

"Li Shu, I never go to Sanbao Hall without business," Wu An said with a laugh, "To be blunt, I want to ask if we can install an air conditioner on this ship?"

"It can be installed…" Lao Li paused, then said, "But does your ship really need it?"

"It's just a one‑day round trip."

"If it's not a Trawler, we could get one right away…"

Wu An said, "It's actually quite necessary."

"Could you help me arrange it? This is a fishing boat after all, and the seller might not want to install it on board. You could watch or guide the installation."

"Sure, I'll handle it."

"Besides the air conditioner, there's also a refrigerator and a TV." Wu An paused, "I won't be polite; we'll settle each item and labor together, I'll pay everything at once."

"When do you need it?"

"I'll be back at the dock in a bit; the sooner the better."

"It's perfect, I have nothing else today; just let me know when the cargo is unloaded."

"Thank you, Uncle Li." Wu An paused, then said: "I go out to sea fishing every day, leaving early and returning late."

"In a couple of days I'll treat you to a drink."

"By rights I should have treated you earlier; it's my fault for not doing well, so please don't take offense."

"Saying that, it's just a small matter; why be so polite?"

"Uncle, you've helped me so many times; my dad has told me several times, and you wouldn't want me to be scolded by him for being clueless, would you?"

"You brat... fine, set a time and contact me."

He hung up the phone.

A Qing and Mei Wu stared at him intently, faces full of expectation, asking: "Brother, is there still a TV on the boat?"

Wu An nodded and said: "Out at sea we have no signal, we can only watch downloaded TV shows and movies."

A Qing gave a wicked grin: "That's great."

I went to the DVD shop last time and bought plenty of good stuff, but I daren't watch it at home; out at sea I wouldn't be afraid.

Get over there, don't dirty my boat.

A Qing, what good stuff do you have?

Hehe, A Wu Ge, when the time comes play it and let me give my critique.

Sure, sure, I'll give it a taste.

The two ran off to whisper, Wu An wearing a look of disdain: "What era is this?"

Still DVDs.

You don't even need to watch to know they're all old, cheesy films.

At some shop in town, the boss's computer holds who-knows-how-much; selling a USB drive comes with a bonus of many gigabytes.

Given this situation, he doesn't plan to tell A Qing.

A Qing is too young, easily loses control; getting involved would be trouble.

As they neared the dock, Wu An called A Jin to tell him the catch this trip was poor, so he could hire two fewer helpers.

A Jin is obedient.

So he summoned two helpers.

A familiar fisherman nearby greeted: "A Jin, come over to receive the goods; looks like that handsome guy from Xixi Village is coming back, huh."

A Jin nodded.

Before there were always many people, but today he only called two helpers; looks like that kid's catch isn't good.

Going out to sea to fish, it's always sometimes good, sometimes bad.

Hey, that makes sense; today my luck's fine, I netted several dozen catties of mantis shrimp." That guy grinned, saying: "If you need it, I'll add a few extra bucks for you."

A Jin glanced at the fellow worker standing nearby, smiling: "Don't get me in trouble, break the rules, my boss won't spare me."

The fisherman saw him refuse, grew a bit anxious, and shouted: "Nowadays mantis shrimp are getting scarcer; think it over."

A Jin laughed and shook his head.

At that moment.

Wu An's fishing boat slowly drew near.

The two helpers followed A Jin aboard, seeing a boatload of mantis shrimp, Item, and yellow croaker, everyone was dumbfounded.

You call this not good?

Those other fishermen going out to sea to fish must just be playing around.