Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 34 034 Fishing
Unlike the lower city, there is a road from the factory area to the port area.

The stairs were carved along the white stone wall, and after going back and forth several times, they reached the port area at the bottom of the wall; in addition, there was a wide ramp paved with flat stone slabs that extended all the way down.

Stairs are for people to walk on, and ramps are for vehicles to pass.

None of these cities exist.

There are no decent cars, no decent roads, and no decent people.

Before going down the stairs, Feng Xiuhu noticed that the factory area was brightly lit in the distance.

Shunzi told him that those were the owl people working, and the factories over there were operating day and night, while the residents who originally lived in the factory area had actually gone to bed long ago.

Feng Xiuhu also remembered this. Apart from the factory, he rarely saw owl people outside the bottom city.

Is the owl man also a sinner?

The three of them walked down the stairs, Ermazi led the way, and arrived at the agreed place with Miao Gensheng.

This is a dark alley filled with debris, not far from the ferry.

Ermazi didn't see anyone around and was about to shout a few times under his breath when Miao Gensheng suddenly appeared from the shadows and covered Ermazi's mouth.

"Stay hidden, don't go out."

Miao Gensheng whispered instructions, then took Feng Xiuhu and the other two to hide behind a pile of fish cages.

Miao Gensheng pointed to the distance and said to Feng Xiuhu, "That bright light over there is the fish market gang's boathouse. There are owl-men patrolling the ferry."

He explained: "Owl people have good eyesight and can see more clearly than ordinary people at night, so don't think you are safe by hiding in the dark. You need to find a place to hide."

Feng Xiuhu stuck out half of his face and looked in the direction Miao Gensheng pointed.

There were fishing boats of all sizes docked at the ferry, swaying with the waves. Only a large masted ship occupied the largest railing, which was particularly conspicuous.

The ship had no sails, but lights were still on on the deck and in the large cabin at the stern.

Feng Xiuhu's eyes rolled. "How many owlmen do they have on night watch?"

Miao Gensheng had been squatting here for half the night and had already made a clear observation: "There are only two of them, one guarding the ferry, and the other patrolling, taking turns."

Feng Xiuhu remembered that there were a few owl people in the Rat Tail Gang, and now they all followed him for a living.

So he had an idea in his mind, and called Ermazi over and whispered a few words to him. Ermazi turned around and ran back the way he came.

Feng Xiuhu then asked Shunzi, "If I take over the Fish Market Gang, will the port area also belong to us?"

Shunzi poured cold water on him: "We can't return. We are a church choir. If we dare to occupy the port area, the temple master will tear our bones apart."

"You're not allowed to occupy it..."

Feng Xiuhu nodded thoughtfully: "Then no one should take it."

……

It was almost winter and we were near the sea, so the sea breeze blew straight into my collar.

Feng Xiuhu wrapped himself in his coat and secretly thanked himself for changing into new clothes in time.

Miao Gensheng and Shunzi next to them were in a worse condition, shivering with cold - Shunzi hadn't made his clothes yet, and Miao Gensheng didn't have many thick clothes at all.

Having been used to hard times, neither of them complained, but just gritted their teeth and endured it.

There were more and more brothers following his lead, and Feng Xiuhu was not the kind of person who would eat meat and not even share the soup, so he thought to himself that he had to prepare a warm piece of clothing for each of his brothers.

Just as I was thinking about it, Ermazi came back panting.

Behind him were three owl people, and Feng Xiuhu only learned their names after they were introduced.

They are Ye Baozhen, Hua Manfu and Lin Qiushu.

Er Mazi said, "The other brothers were waiting in the back. I was afraid that if there were too many people, we would be exposed, so I didn't let them come over."

Feng Xiuhu nodded and told them to proceed according to the plan. Together with Miao Gensheng, the four owl men split up and went out in two directions.

On the ferry.

The patrol owl of the Fish Market Gang had just walked to the farthest point and was about to turn around and walk back when two figures suddenly jumped down from the roof next to him. One of them covered his mouth and the other stabbed him several times in the chest with a knife.

The owl man who was on duty by the water vaguely heard a strange sound of water behind him. When he was about to turn around to check, he saw his colleagues who were patrolling in the distance coming back.

His colleague raised his hand to signal him to change shifts.

The owl man on duty stood up and was about to walk over when two arms with dark purple skin broke through the water, grabbed one ankle on each side, and pulled it into the water with a whoosh.

The owl man on duty wanted to struggle and shout, but his mouth was covered, his hands were restrained, and his throat felt cold, and he could no longer make any sound.

The four owl men gathered together, two of them changed into the dead man's clothes and continued to guard the ferry, while the remaining two took the water bags tied together and dived into the water.

The things in the water bag were also what Feng Xiuhu asked him to take.

It's filled with oil.

It is rare for people who grew up in Fancheng not to know how to swim, and the two owl people selected are both excellent swimmers.

The two men dived and made very little noise, and soon they had spilled oil all over the walls of the boat.

Finally, one of them took out the matches given to him by Feng Xiuhu from the rat skin bag, lit them, and then shot them towards the wall of the ship.

The match spun and hit the wall of the ship, first splashing a few sparks, and then with a bang, a large ball of flame rose up and spread.

This boat house was an old boat retired by the Water Control Bureau. It was already old and made entirely of wood. It only took a few breaths for the fire to grow from small to large.

But the members of the Fish Market Gang, who were soundly asleep, didn't react until the fire spread to the deck.

It's not their fault. Firstly, the Fish Market Gang is used to being rampant and never thought that anyone would come to the port area to cause trouble, not to mention that there are owl men on duty at night. Secondly, Diao Haisheng really didn't expect Feng Xiuhu to be so vindictive and would not wait until the next day to take revenge.

When the first person shouted "fire", the situation was already beyond redemption.

Footsteps and noises were heard everywhere, and the whole houseboat seemed to be turned on and became lively.

The flames spread quickly everywhere like a giant python.

The flames shot up into the sky, lighting up half the sky, and made the sea surface as red as lava. The rolling waves seemed to be dancing with flames.

Tongues of flame leaped in the wind, licking the night sky. Against the backdrop of the fire, the houseboat seemed like a lonely boat in a doomsday picture.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the houseboat could not be saved with such a severe fire.

Pfft!

Someone on the deck jumped into the water, led by the first one, and then the members of the Fish Market Gang jumped down one after another.

Feng Xiuhu also came out at this time, and his brothers came out one after another from the shadows behind him, each holding a stick in his hand.

The group of people came to the shore without saying a word, and whenever anyone emerged from the water, they would beat them with sticks until their heads were bleeding and pushed them back into the water.

No matter how good the fish market gang is at swimming, they can't withstand such a series of ordeals.

Feng Xiuhu kept staring at the boat house until he saw Diao Haisheng jumping into the water. His eyes lit up and he quickly ran towards the shore.

On the way, he picked up a hook used by fishermen to catch fish. When Diao Haisheng surfaced on the shore, he swung it down with quick eyes and hands, and the curved end of the hook pierced into Diao Haisheng's shoulder blade on the back.

"Fishing!"

Feng Xiuhu shouted in surprise.

Diao Haisheng screamed in pain. When he looked up and saw that it was Feng Xiuhu, he was so frightened that his soul was scared to death and he struggled subconsciously.

But the more he struggled, the deeper the hook pierced his back. Feng Xiuhu hooked him and dragged him to the shore, shouting to Shunzi behind him: "Come and give me a hand!"

(End of this chapter)