Chapter 513: Gathered together, just right to catch them all in one net

Wu An got up to take a shower, then returned to his room to prepare for a good sleep; just as he lay down on the bed, he heard his phone's text message tone sound once, picked it up and saw it was a message from Yu Kai Lang.

It said that Chen Lao Da had been released.

Chen Lao Da used connections and was quickly released; upon learning the situation, Gu Jianfa was very displeased, and that night he caused a scene at the police station and has been detained.

Poor Gu Jianfa.

I observed a half-second silence for him.

Can't be any more.

After reading the message, Wu An sat down, thought for a moment, and called Yu Kai Lang back.

"A An, you're back?"

"Yeah, I just got back not long ago."

"Hey, about this matter, don't worry, I'll take care of Gu Jianfa."

"It doesn't matter; you handle it as you see fit, no need to save face for me, deal with it however you should." Wu An paused, then said: "Is Chen Lao Da's offense just going to be let go like that?"

Yu Kai Lang coughed twice and said: "You also know, this matter could be big or small."

"Chen Lao Da's lawyer has arrived."

"After going through the procedures, I can't tell you the specifics; in short, the final result is just two words: misunderstanding."

Wu An suddenly understood.

It seems he thought too simply.

If I had known this would happen, I should have arranged for someone to break Gu Jianfa's hand and foot back then; then Chen Lao Da wouldn't have been able to get away so easily.

Yu Kai Lang continued: "By the way, after Chen Lao Da is released, guess who came to pick him up?"

Wu An asked: "Who?"

Yu Kai Lang said: "It was Ma Weiqun and Lin Bin; this uncle-nephew pair chatted with Chen Lao Da for a while, and in the end they left together."

Wu An let out an "oh".

The three of them actually ended up together, all of them being people he doesn't get along with; likely nothing good will come of it.

Yu Kai Lang said: "I'll help you inquire about it privately."

Wu An thanked him, saying: "Alright, hearing you say that, I really am a bit worried."

"As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend; all three of them are people I don't get along with, and they've gathered together—could they be plotting against me?"

Yu Kai Lang said: "That's not necessarily the case."

"Don't worry too much."

"Maybe it's because Ma Weiqun's boat was sold, and to go out to sea he can only use someone else's fishing boat, so he went to find Chen Lao Da."

Wu An chuckled: "What you're saying makes me worry even more—Ma Weiqun's fishing boat was sold precisely to compensate me; could he bear no grudge against me?"

Yu Kai Lang: "This..."

Wu An said: "I only hope your education works, so they can truly repent, turn over a new leaf, and become decent people."

Yu Kai Lang muttered: "Surely."

He hung up the phone.

Yu Kai Lang sighed and said: "Master, what if the line snaps when you're fishing for a big fish with a long line?"

Liu Long said: "What else can we do?"

"A work mistake—lightly, you get punished; severely, you lose this uniform."

Yu Kai Lang said: "I'm afraid it might implicate A An..."

Liu Long chuckled and said: "That kid..."

"Rest assured, it's impossible for anyone to be implicated to involve him."

"Besides, who knows—he might actually be able to help."

Yu Kai Lang glared: "Master, this is no joke—don't act recklessly."

Liu Long waved his hand.

"This disciple is fine in every way, except he's a bit too un-youthful—practically more stubborn than him."

"They don't even think about how many cases they've solved thanks to Wu An during this period."

Upon hearing this news, Wu An couldn't help but wonder what scheming Ma Weiqun and the three of them might be cooking up together.

He certainly has some worries, but he feels this might actually be a good thing.

He originally planned to deal with Ma Weiqun at sea, but Ma Weiqun sold his boat to compensate for the money.

Plans can't keep up with changes.

He originally thought there was no chance for revenge, but Ma Weiqun ended up joining forces with Chen Lao Da.

Chen Lao Da being released so easily from the police station is nothing more than "money can make the ghost push the mill."

If something happens at sea, we'll have to see whether this money can summon a "ghost" to help dispel disaster and resolve difficulties.

Just right.

Directly catch them all in one net.

Wu An called Fan Dali.

Fan Dali answered quickly; from his voice he still hadn't slept.

Wu An directly said: "Any movement from Ma Weiqun?"

Fan Dali said: "Ma Weiqun came back, stayed home for a day, and Lin Bin had those helpers arrange to drink at a restaurant."

"I don't know exactly what they talked about, but when they left they were walking arm in arm."

"They even said they wanted to make big money together."

I just got back and asked around; Ma Weiqun hasn't shown his face in town these past few days.

After Ma Weiqun was released, he had Fan Dali keep an eye on him.

So he had long known that Lin Bin and Ma Weiqun were in cahoots.

Lin Bin still has a bit of brains.

Knowing that his misdeeds were now common knowledge and fearing retaliation, he didn't even go home, and instead helped Ma Weiqun round up his former followers again.

Maybe what he told Yu Kai Lang—that the enemy's enemy is a friend—could actually be true; otherwise, among all the boat bosses of the ten‑li eight villages, why would he have specifically sought out Chen Lao Da?

Wu An said, "Okay, I got it."

Fan Dali changed the subject: "Right, you gave us so many orchid crabs; when you came back, even my dad was amazed and kept praising your generosity."

Wu An chuckled: "You two brothers have done so much work; if I didn't show some appreciation, I'd be a pretty poor boss."

"So your dad will just stay home and rest?"

Fan Dali sighed: "What Xiao Zhu and I mean is to let him stay home, tidy the vegetable garden, feed the chickens and ducks, but my dad isn't having it."

"He still wants to go out to sea."

Wu An said, "That's just how he is—he can't sit still."

"By the way, you don't need to keep an eye on Ma Weiqun anymore."

Fan Dali hesitated: "Alright then..."

Wu An said calmly: "Then let's leave it at that."

After chatting a bit, they hung up.

He didn't say much more to Fan Dali—first, because Fan Dali couldn't help with the later matters, and second, he didn't want Fan Dali to get the impression that he was good at scheming.

He also didn't intend to investigate what Ma Weiqun and his two associates were up to together—it wasn't important.

Now that he knew the three of them were working together, for Wu An the conditions for retaliation were ripe.

All he needed now was to find a suitable opportunity, then he could bring Hu Zi and pull off something.

No rush.

He still had time to think: should he just give them a lesson, or leave Ma Weiqun and his crew in the sea?

As he pondered, Wu An suddenly felt strange—was this him holding people's lives and deaths in his hands?

A single thought of his could let someone live or die.

He harshly criticized his own dangerous thought, but he had to admit it wasn't half bad.

So being a big shot, holding others' fates of life and death, actually feels like this?

Without realizing it, fatigue set in; after agreeing with Gu Anran to go to the county tomorrow morning to run some errands, he tossed his phone aside and fell asleep.

The next morning.

Wu An was awakened by Mai Hangyu's phone call.

Mai Hangyu asked, "Older brother An, I have a question: that day you brought the earth dragon to my house—did you also drop off Leader Xi on the way?"

Wu An was still groggy and a bit dazed, and he replied offhand, "Seems so—what's up?"

Mai Hangyu coughed twice and said, "It's not a big deal—I just heard Director Chen say that Leader Qi criticized Leader Xi at the meeting."

Wu An immediately sobered up: "Because I delivered the earth dragon?"