1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 275 The Huge Reward Belongs to You
"I was selling seafood in the city a few days ago. I heard that a reward was being offered for the arrest of these people. These people are worth a lot of money. Whoever provides clues can get a full 1,000 yuan reward! Just think about it, if we divide it among the four of us, each of us will get 250 yuan, right?!"

Liang Ziqiang revealed it to them.

"Fuck! So valuable? How can you get so much money when you go out to sea? Unless you encounter a super big school of fish like last winter flood, where else can you find more than 200 yuan?!"

Li Liang hadn't earned several hundred yuan a day for a long time, and he immediately felt that it was indeed far more than what he earned from ordinary trips to sea.

Of course, Liang Ziqiang didn't know that this was not the highest reward that year. In fact, in 1983, several gangsters were offered a reward of yuan, but they were shot dead after fleeing for several months, carrying tens of thousands of stolen money.

"So much money as a prize?!" Zhu Tianpeng was also shocked.

"It's a lot, but the number doesn't sound nice. After dividing it, why do we all become idiots?" Deng Zhaocai grumbled.

"Damn it, you think it doesn't sound good? I'll give you that 250 bucks, is that okay?" Li Liang suggested.

"Fuck, idiot so be it, I'm happy with it!" Deng Zhaocai changed his words on the spot.

Once we were on board, both boats were moving very fast. Not only was it fast, it seemed as if the boats were lighter than usual.

It is difficult for people who have not experienced it to understand the feeling of escaping death from a gun.

With three guns pointed at their heads at the same time, they really had no idea how long they could survive.

Now not only have they escaped alive, but they can also share the generous bounty. Who wouldn't be extremely happy?

One thousand yuan is undoubtedly a huge sum of money in this era!

"Do you think that it was because we went to the Mazu Temple this morning that we were able to escape the gunfire and survive?"

On the return boat, Zhu Tianpeng was still in shock. He felt grateful and felt that he was blessed by Mazu's protection today. He couldn't help but ask Liang Ziqiang.

"I think so too!"

Perhaps, I was lucky enough. On this day, I caught a lot of honest and clean crabs.

Originally, if they weren't careful, the Aijie Crab would have been enough to kill the four of them. But in the end, at the critical moment, it was the Aijie Crab that saved their lives.

What is this? Everything will turn into its opposite when it reaches its extreme? Negatives equal positives?
Regardless of whether it was pure luck or due to his careful inspection at that moment, Liang Ziqiang felt that he should be grateful to Mazu.

Perhaps it was a wave of righteous and clean crabs sent to them by Mazu?
Immediately on the boat, Liang Ziqiang silently expressed his gratitude again.

At this time, Li Liang also thought of the same thing as them:

"Brother Qiang, shall we go and worship Mazu later in the evening?"

"Let's go to the police station first, report the case, and settle this matter, then go to the Mazu Temple together in the evening!" Liang Ziqiang agreed immediately.

On the way back to the shore, they picked out the mixed king crabs and honest and clean crabs and packed them into different basins.

First, we stopped the boat at the shore in the village.

Because after I report the case, I don’t know how late it will take to cooperate with the police, and my family might worry again.

Zhu Tianpeng stayed on the boat, while Liang Ziqiang, Li Liang and Deng Zhaocai ran back to their respective homes to say hello. But they agreed not to tell their families what really happened.

Liang Ziqiang ran back to Juzipo and briefly explained the situation to his parents and Chen Xiangbei. He said that there were two arrogant bastards who dared to steal other people's fish in broad daylight, and they had to cooperate with the police to deal with them after they were caught.

After saying that, he drank a few sips of water and ran to the beach again.

Chen Xiangbei was anxious and pulled him back:

"Why is there another fish thief? Are you okay?"

"There have always been people stealing fish from other villages. It's a good thing that they were caught. Don't worry, what can these two little thieves do to me and Li Liang?!" He comforted her repeatedly.

Seeing that he didn't look like he was up to no good, his wife felt a little relieved. She turned around and took out a few steamed buns and stuffed them into his hands. "You were in such a hurry this morning that you didn't even bring any steamed buns. Take a few now and eat them slowly on the way!"

Liang Ziqiang was actually not hungry at all. He was full, so full that it was hard to describe...

But his wife was also worried about him, so she took the clean cloth bag containing the flower rolls. Just as she was about to run out, she suddenly remembered something:
"By the way, do you have any kettles at home? I lost mine."

"Why is the kettle gone? How did you lose it?" Chen Xiangbei became concerned again. "I didn't pay attention and it fell into the sea..." Liang Ziqiang had to make up the simplest story.

"Here, hold it! This is the kettle I use to drink water. It's full for you. Don't drop it again!" The daughter-in-law had already filled her own kettle with water and brought it to him.

Liang Ziqiang took a look and realized that this kettle was the one Chen Xiangbei used to carry with her when she was a daughter at her parents' home. She used to carry it with her when she went to work in the orchard. Later, when she married him, she brought it with her and she is still using it today.

Picking up the kettle, he immediately rushed to the beach.

On the way, they met Zhong Kang and a few villagers. Each of them was holding a long and thick stick in his hand and they were returning from the mountains.

I remember when they went to search the mountain in the morning, they were all wielding big sticks, looking very heroic and confident.

At this moment, he was leaning on the ground with a wooden stick, his expression and posture showing a bit of fatigue, and he used the stick in a way that was used by the Beggars' Gang.

"Aqiang, why are you back from sea so early today?" Zhong Kang saw him and asked.

"Yes, that's right. How's your search in the mountain going? Have you found any trace of the smugglers?" Liang Ziqiang was also very concerned about their search for the smugglers.

As a result, Zhong Kang's face was full of frustration when he mentioned this:
"Don't even mention it. We searched for half a day and didn't see a single person. We also met up with people from other villages, but they also didn't find a single person. This bastard is quite good at hiding, and I don't know where he hid. We are not destined to get these two hundred yuan!"

"What a pity! Look how tired you are. Go back and take a rest!" Liang Ziqiang also felt sorry for them.

"It's not bad. Each person can get three dollars for searching the mountain!" One of them said contentedly.

Liang Ziqiang returned to the beach, and Li Liang and Deng Zhaocai had also returned.

The four men started the boat again and this time headed straight for the police station.

The two boats were parked on the coast near the police station. Zhu Tianpeng was responsible for staying on the boat to watch over things, while the other three got off the boat and ran to the police station.

They were familiar with going to the police station. Last year, Yang Xi and Yang Qing were brought here, and they were also sent to the town police station.

As soon as they pushed the door open, several police officers on duty looked up at them.

It took about two seconds before two police officers recognized them and spoke first:

"Is it you? Someone stole our fish again today? Where is the thief? Why hasn't he been brought here?"

"No fish was lost. I came here today to bring you big news. We ran into a wanted fugitive!" Liang Ziqiang told the other party straight to the point.

"Wanted criminal, did you encounter him? Where did you encounter him? Did you participate in the mountain search?"

To Liang Ziqiang's surprise, the policeman was not particularly excited. Instead, he was calm and even had a hint of suspicion in his eyes as he asked.

Another older police officer had a serious expression on his face and knocked on the table to remind him:
"There are consequences for lying about clues and trying to defraud the 200 yuan reward! Today, three groups of villagers came here and lied that they found clues to the smugglers' escape. But when we inquired, we found that they were all false news. Those villagers are still staying in the room behind the police station. They have to stay for dinner!"

Liang Ziqiang really didn't expect this to happen.

There were even villagers who went to the police station to defraud money in order to claim the 200 yuan reward. Isn't this just walking into a trap?

There was more than one, there were several waves...

I don’t know which village these villagers are from, but they are so obsessed with money that they have become possessed.

No, what does this have to do with me? What smuggler? Didn’t I explain it clearly just now?

Liang Ziqiang quickly reorganized his words and expressed them more clearly:

"The wanted fugitives I'm talking about don't mean the smugglers who fled to the mountains in our town! Weren't there robbers in the city a few days ago who robbed the accountant and stole a lot of money, and the whole city is looking for them?!"

"What did you say? Say it again!"

At this moment, several police officers present stood up suddenly and stared at them with wide eyes.

For a moment, it seemed as if they were the robbers who killed people without hesitation...

(The detection data of brown-bellied porpoise in some areas of the South China Sea has been posted in the comment section below.)
(End of this chapter)