Beachcombing: The beach is full of amazing seafood, but my wife won't let me get out of bed!

During a typhoon, the rain comes in bursts.

At the village entrance, the widow's small shop was crowded with idle men who couldn't go to sea.

Amidst the swirling smoke, several people huddled around the card table, but their minds were far from the game.

"Three of a kind with a single card." Uncle Chen tossed out a few cards, lowering his voice.

"Do you think the guy who fell into the sea last night was Li Daqiang?"

The person watching the cards next to him spat out a mouthful of sunflower seed shells.

"Is there any need to guess? Old Li let it slip at the dock this morning, saying that Daqiang took a knife out to settle scores with Asui."

"Ah Sui's cable has been cut in half again. Who else could it be?"

"Tsk tsk, Li Daqiang is ruthless. Cutting people's cable during a typhoon, he's trying to kill Ah Sui's whole family."

"He deserved to fall in and feed the fish. If this kind of scourge is left in the village, who knows whose boat will suffer in the future."

Widow Yu listened to their nonsense, her ears perked up, but she didn't hold back her words.

"Alright, alright, stop gossiping about other people's business. Have some decency."

"Oh, are you feeling sorry for Daqiang or for A-Sui?"

Uncle Chen looked at Widow Yu and joked, "You must be feeling sorry for Ah Sui. Ah Sui is beautiful and healthy, and she must have taken good care of you before, right?"

Widow Yu wasn't annoyed; she just glanced at Uncle Chen with disdain.

"Of course! Ah Sui is young and strong, and not stingy at all, unlike you guys who are so stingy when it comes to buying things."

"I'm just too old, otherwise I wouldn't mind being Ah Sui's mistress."

These words made everyone burst into laughter.

To be honest, Wu Sui was a scoundrel before, but he didn't actually do that many messy things.

After chatting and joking around for a while, the topic turned to Li Daqiang.

The rumors spread like wildfire throughout the village.

Chen Changgui irritably stubbed out his cigarette.

If these people keep gossiping, things will definitely escalate.

If the higher-ups really investigate and determine that the fight in the village resulted in a death, his term as village chief will be over.

Chen Changgui picked up the phone on the table and dialed the town police station directly.

"Hello, Director Wang, this is Chang Gui."

"Yes, yes, last night thieves from out of town broke into our village's dock and tried to steal Wu Lao Er's boat."

"The thief, feeling guilty, fell into the sea himself."

"The waves are too big, people are definitely gone. You guys come and check the scene right away, I'll submit the typhoon response report right away."

Chen Changgui insisted on the claim that Li Daqiang was a "criminal on the run" and refused to mention his name.

Around 10 a.m., police cars drove into the village in the rain.

Two police officers, along with the search and rescue team, followed Chen Changgui and Wu Sui to the dock.

The wind and waves were still very strong, and the waves crashed against the breakwater, creating white foam several meters high.

The police officer leading the team glanced at the churning sea and frowned deeply.

"How can we conduct a search and rescue operation in this weather? The waves could crush a person." The search and rescue team leader shook his head.

"In this situation, the chance of survival is zero."

The police turned and walked toward the breakwater to begin their investigation of the scene.

Wu Sui pointed to the marks on the ground.

"Comrade, you see, when I caught up with him here, he slipped and fell down."

"The rain and wind are so strong, we dare not go down. A ronin could be killed in the process."

"The half-cut cable is still on the ship; I'll take you to see it."

The police officer waved his hand and carefully examined the marks on the ground, but with such heavy rain, apart from the knife marks on the breakwater, there was nothing else to see.

With no other option, the group returned to the dock and examined the section of cable.

The cut was clean and straight, clearly indicating that it was made by a sharp instrument.

"The situation at the scene matches the report." The police officer in charge made a few notes in his notebook, "The suspect intended to damage the boat and fell into the water while trying to escape."

"Village Chief Chen, we will open a case and investigate this matter to see if there are any roaming theft gangs in the vicinity."

Chen Changgui nodded repeatedly, finally feeling a huge weight lifted from his heart.

Wu Sui stood to the side, her expression calm.

The official conclusion on this matter is now final.

When the police came to question him, Old Man Li seemed completely lost.

The police said they couldn't search for him, saying he was a boat thief from out of town, and not Li Daqiang.

But he knew in his heart that it was clearly his son who went out last night!

Daqiang is gone.

They couldn't even retrieve a body, yet they were branded as ship thieves?

The more Old Man Li thought about it, the more aggrieved and angry he became.

Why should Wu Lao Er make a fortune by buying a big ship, while his son has to die at sea?

Anger completely clouded Old Man Li's mind.

He stood up, rushed into the kitchen, grabbed a cleaver, and ran out with red eyes.

"Wu Lao Er, you murderer, get out here right now!"

Old Man Li was howling hoarsely outside the door.

"Give me back my son's life!" The courtyard gate was being smashed and was shaking violently.

Wu Jianguo frowned and put down the tobacco in his hand.

"Is this old bastard never going to stop? I'll go teach him a lesson!" Wu Gang stood up and clenched his fists.

Wu Sui grabbed his older brother's arm: "Brother, don't go. That old man is definitely armed. You'll get hurt if you go out."

Chen Xue turned pale with fright and gripped Wu Sui's arm tightly.

Wang Feng, the woman standing next to her, objected.

She was already angry that Li Daqiang had followed them in his boat and deserved to die, but now he dared to come to her house and cause trouble.

"He's gone too far! He's trying to extort money from me, even from me!"

Wang Feng picked up the dirty water from washing vegetables and strode towards the door.

Wu Sui tried to stop him but couldn't.

"Sister-in-law..."

Wang Feng pulled open the door bolt.

Old Man Li outside the door was holding a kitchen knife, ready to continue chopping at the door.

The door opened before he could even react.

"Splash!"

A basin of dirty water was splashed in my face.

Old Man Li was drenched, with rotten vegetable leaves smeared on his face and dirty water running down his neck.

"Cough cough cough..." Old Man Li choked and coughed, and didn't react for a long time.

Wang Feng put her hands on her hips and burst out in a loud voice.

"You old geezer, what are you yelling about?"

"The police said the person who fell into the water last night was a boat thief from out of town. And you come to my house demanding your son back?"

"What, you admit that the thief who cut my cable was Li Daqiang?"

Old Man Li wiped the mud off his face, trembling with anger.

"You're talking nonsense! My son isn't a thief. It was Wu Lao Er who pushed him down."

A crowd of villagers had gathered around to watch the spectacle, pointing and whispering about Old Man Li.

Wang Feng sneered, instantly maximizing her combat power.

"Listen up, everyone, does this old man have any sense?"

"My second son was chasing a ship thief. Cutting the mooring ropes during a typhoon is murder for money. The fact that he fell into the sea to feed the fish is divine intervention; he deserved to be punished by heaven!"

Wang Feng took a step closer and pointed at Old Man Li's nose.

"If it's not Li Daqiang, then what are you making a scene for? What business is it of ours where your son is!"

"Are you trying to extort money? Are you jealous because my son, Sui, is making money?"

"Let me tell you, you're not getting a single penny out of Old Wu's house."