1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 441: Caught the man who destroyed the cage
They searched for a long time in four different directions from the atoll. However, in the deep blue ink-like sea, apart from the three ships of Ziqiang and Boqiang, no other ships were seen nearby.

In this case, searching further away would probably be futile. Obviously, after the grouper was bombed, it had already fled very far away and there was no way to find any trace of it.

Liang Ziqiang had no choice but to return to the wintering grounds and continue trawling as planned. In any case, although there were no fish or shrimps gathering on the surface, it was only early April, and there were actually slightly more fish and shrimps in this area than in ordinary sea areas.

In ordinary sea areas, a trawling net can weigh over a thousand pounds. Even here at this time of year, each net can still weigh about 1,300 to 1,400 pounds.

After these five days, Liang Ziqiang officially decided not to come to the wintering fishing grounds until the next round of winter fishing.

The fleet returned to the shore together and sold the fish at the county fishing port. This time they planned to rest for three days and start fishing in the ordinary deep sea areas after three days.

After returning to the village and mooring the boat, Liang Ziqiang asked each crew member to take some reserved deep-sea fish and shrimp and go home.

He and his father also picked some fish and shrimp and went back to Juzipo.

As soon as they arrived home, Liang's mother came out of the house and said to Liang Ziqiang:

"You're finally back. Put your things down and go to Ah Xian and Ah Liang!"

Liang Ziqiang was puzzled: "Why are you looking for them so urgently? What's the matter?"

At this time, Chen Xiangbei also came over from the house and told him:
"It's been four or five days. On the morning of the day you first went out to sea, your two friends came to you and said they had something urgent to discuss with you. Later, they came again to ask if you had returned."

"Didn't you say what it was?" Liang Ziqiang asked his wife.

"Seeing that you weren't at home, they went back without saying anything in detail. You should go find them and ask them yourself!"

After hearing what his wife said, Liang Ziqiang quickly put down his things and ran to the village. But when he arrived at Ah Xian's and Liang Zi's houses and asked, they were not there either.

Jiang Xiuting from Axian's family was playing with her daughter, saying that Axian and her brother had gone out to sea and would be back later.

When we arrived at Li Liang's house, Yuan Xiaomei also said that Li Liang would be back late because he had gone out to sea.

Liang Ziqiang had no choice but to go home, sit for a while after dinner, and then go again in the evening.

I went to Lin Baixian's house first in the evening, and sure enough, Ah Xian was already at home.

"Fuck Aqiang, why are you only back today after going out to sea?!" Lin Baixian cursed as soon as he saw him come in.

"I go to the deep sea and it takes me five days to come back, doesn't it? What's wrong? I heard that you and Liangzi are looking for me?"

"Hurry up and move a stool to sit down. This matter cannot be explained in just a few words!" Lin Baixian told him to sit down, and then he started to talk to him about it.

"Five days ago, didn't I also go out to sea early in the morning? At that time, I saw your three boats sailing far away on the sea. However, I went in a different direction than you did. I went to the direction near Guanqi Island, planning to cast a few nets in the shallow sea there to catch some fish."

"When we were almost at Guanqi Island and were about to slow down the boat to cast the net, guess what I saw?" "I saw a ship in the distance. It was not small, probably at least 20 meters long, almost as long as your big steel ship. But it's definitely not as solid as yours. It doesn't look like a steel ship, but more like a metal ship."

"It was such a big boat, but it was in trouble. The water was about to reach the deck, and it was still sinking a little bit. There seemed to be only two people on the boat, and they were shouting at me desperately. No need to ask, they were calling for help!"

"I stopped fishing and quickly sped up the boat with my brother. In fact, the iron boat was only two miles away from Guanqi Island. But judging by their situation, they couldn't make it that far and would drown in the sea before they could reach Guanqi Island!"

"We can't just stand by and watch them die, right? Even though we don't know each other, we all make a living by fishing, so we'll definitely help if we can! I'll drive the boat closer to the big iron boat that's about to sink."

"The boat was in such a state that there was nothing we could do about it. We could only let it sink. I pulled the two men onto my wooden boat. They thanked me profusely. I don't know how many times they thanked me when we got on the boat."

"In this situation, I couldn't help but ask more questions. I asked them what happened, how could such a big iron boat sink? The two of them said that they didn't pay attention when they were sailing, and they hit the reef in the deep sea and broke the boat. When they saw that it was not good, they turned around and returned to the shallow sea. The boat continued to sink after taking in water. The two did not dare to hope to return to the shore safely, so they planned to find an island that could be easily discovered by fishermen, which was naturally Guanqi Island. So they drove all the way to Guanqi Island, but they didn't even make it to Guanqi Island and almost sank completely into the sea!"

"I didn't think much about it at the time. I just said, 'You guys are so careless and hit so hard that you can make such a big hole in the iron boat!'"

"Anyway, they both survived. I can't just return to shore with an empty boat just because of these two strangers, right? I told you two to stay on the boat first, and I'll cast a few nets. When you have at least some fish, I'll send you back to shore and you can go back to whichever village you want to go to."

"My brother and I were casting the nets. At first, they sat in the boat and didn't talk. Then, they couldn't hold it in anymore and started whispering to each other."

"They probably thought my brother and I were really serious about fishing and didn't listen to them carefully, so we would occasionally make loud noises. But when I pricked up my ears, I found that was not the case. Guess how they sank the boat?"

When it came to the important part, Lin Baixian actually stopped, kept it a secret, and asked Liang Ziqiang.

"How can I guess? Just tell me!" Liang Ziqiang replied to him.

However, deep down in his heart, he seemed to have vaguely guessed something.

After returning from the deep sea, the ship suddenly had problems and sank, and it was related to me. Isn't this...

Lin Baixian shook his head and said:
"I heard the words 'cages'! And 'explode'! I quickly slowed down my movements and listened carefully. I finally understood what he was saying. He seemed to be saying that he should have practiced beforehand. He only blew up three cages, and didn't have time to blow up the others that were farther away. As a result, the explosives were thrown under his boat, blowing up the iron sheet under his boat!"

"This is not right! I thought, who else would put a cage in the deep sea except you? If the two of them blew up the cage, it must be your cage! Damn, if I had known this, I would not have saved him!"

"I wanted to push those two bastards back into the sea! But when I looked at them, even though they weren't very tall, they were definitely stronger than my skinny body!"

"We thought we couldn't win, and it might be me and my brother who would be thrown into the sea to feed the fish. We had no choice but to pretend we didn't hear anything. After driving for a while, we saw another fishing boat passing by. I took a look and it was easy to deal with, it was Li Liang."

"I wouldn't want to ask Li Liang for help in ordinary matters, but this is not ordinary! I told the two guys to find another boat to take them back to the shore quickly, and then slowly drove the boat close to Li Liang. I loudly told Li Liang that I would be back very late today and there were two people on the boat and asked them to help take them back. I winked at Li Liang while saying this."

"When the two men got on Li Liang's boat, I followed them. Before the two men sat down in the cabin, I quietly told Li Liang that the two men had blown up Aqiang's fishing cage and killed him. I have to say that Li Liang was really fierce in a fight. Without saying a word, he took out a thick wooden stick, and before the two guys could come to their senses, he aimed at the back of their heads with one stick each, and knocked them over on the boat immediately..."

(End of this chapter)