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

Chen Fugui had dark circles under his eyes, and half of his face was swollen.

He stood limping at the gate of the courtyard, howling at the top of his lungs.

Chen Changgui stood beside him with his hands behind his back, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

Wu Suigang had just finished washing up and was walking over when he saw this scene, so he stopped in his tracks.

Chen Changgui is now a hundred times unwilling to come.

Wu Sui has now become quite influential, and the villagers are all counting on him to lead them to wealth.

He, as the village chief, was hoping that Wu Sui wouldn't try to take his position.

But Chen Fugui ran to his house early in the morning crying and begging for his parents. He was a cousin from the same clan, and he had been beaten so badly. If he didn't step in, who knows what the villagers would say about him, the village chief.

"Uncle Changgui, what's going on so early in the morning?" Wu Sui stepped forward, asking knowingly.

When Chen Fugui saw Wu Sui, his eyes turned red, and he pointed at Wu Sui's nose and started cursing.

"Wu Lao Er, stop pretending! Hand over Chen Yang and those little brats, Wang Dazhu!"

"If you don't give me an explanation today, I'm not done with you!"

Wu Sui picked at his ear, looking curious.

"Uncle Fugui, what happened to your face? Did you fall into the latrine in the middle of the night?"

"You're the one who fell into the latrine!" Chen Fugui was so angry that he jumped up and down, which aggravated his wounds, causing him to gasp in pain.

"Those bastards under your command put a sack over my head last night and beat me to a pulp. Don't tell me you didn't know."

Wu Sui turned to look at Chen Changgui.

"Uncle Changgui, is this what you came for too?"

Chen Changgui coughed twice, speaking in an official tone.

"Ah Sui, Fu Gui was indeed beaten up last night."

"He insists it was your brother-in-law and his group who did it."

"We all live in the same village, and we see each other all the time. If this matter gets blown up, it won't be good for anyone."

"If those young men really acted impulsively, have them come out and apologize, pay some medical expenses, and that'll be the end of it."

Chen Changgui's words were clearly an attempt to smooth things over and quickly quell the situation.

Wu Sui, however, completely ignored the suggestion.

"Uncle Changgui, you can't say things like that carelessly."

His expression turned serious, and his voice rose eight octaves.

"Everything needs evidence, Uncle Fugui. You said Xiaoyang and the others beat you up, did you see it?"

Chen Fugui choked for a moment, then shouted with his neck stiff.

"They put a sack over my head, and it was so dark, how was I supposed to see anything?"

"If you didn't see it, then what makes you think they did it?"

"Watch out, or I'll sue you for defamation!"

Wu Sui spread his hands, looking completely innocent.

"Who else could it be but them!" Chen Fugui exclaimed anxiously. "The Maritime Safety Administration inspected your boat yesterday, you must think I reported it, and that's why you came to retaliate against me tonight!"

Wu Sui was delighted.

"The Maritime Safety Administration did investigate yesterday, but we are completely innocent. The fine is for illegally setting up fish traps, and we accept the penalty."

"What does this have to do with you? Did you really report it?"

Chen Fugui was startled and quickly waved his hand.

"Bullshit! How could I do something like that, giving birth to a son who'll be as shameless as a swallow?"

"I already said I didn't report it, look at the beating I received..."

"That settles it then." Wu Sui shrugged. "If you didn't report us, why would we hit you?"

"Besides, Xiaoyang, Dazhu, and the others drank too much yesterday and went straight to sleep. They haven't woken up yet, so how could they possibly go and hit you?"

Chen Fugui was so angry that he trembled all over.

"You're talking nonsense! They were the ones who did it! I even heard them talking!"

"You heard me speak? Did you record it?"

Wu Sui crossed his arms, striking a pose like a thug.

"No recording, no face seen, no evidence—you're just coming to my house to cause trouble based on nothing but words?"

"Uncle Changgui, when did our village's rules become such that you can convict someone based on mere words?"

"Do you think I, Wu Sui, am easy to bully, Uncle Fugui? You want to pin all sorts of accusations on me?"

Chen Changgui was rendered speechless by Wu Sui's retort.

He didn't want to get involved in this mess in the first place, but now that Wu Sui is clearly denying everything, what can he do?

Are we really going to call the police?

By this time, the area had been surrounded by villagers who had come to watch the spectacle.

The commotion was so loud that all the neighbors came out to watch the show, bowls in hand.

Wu Gang and Wang Feng also came out of the courtyard.

Chen Yang, Wang Dazhu, and Chen Yongqiang hid behind the door, peeking out cautiously, their hearts pounding with anxiety.

"What happened?"

"Why is Fugui's face so swollen?"

"I heard he was beaten after being put in a sack."

The villagers were talking about it.

Wu Sui just hosted a grand feast with eighteen tables yesterday, serving everyone fine cigarettes and wine. Now, the villagers find Wu Sui pleasing to the eye no matter what.

Then look at Chen Fugui. He usually likes to take advantage of others in the village, and he's also a gossip. He has very poor interpersonal relationships.

Immediately, someone in the crowd chimed in.

"Fugui, why aren't you sleeping at home in the middle of the night? Where have you been causing trouble?"

"That's right, Ah Sui and the others were so tired from their day at sea, they must have gone to bed early last night, who has time to bother with you?"

"You've offended a lot of people, who knows which enemy might be looking for revenge."

Hearing the accusations from those around him, Chen Fugui felt so wronged that tears welled up in his eyes.

Even though I was the one who got beaten up, why didn't anyone in the whole village speak up for me?

"You...you're taking sides!" Chen Fugui roared angrily.

"Who took sides?"

Wang Feng stepped forward and stood there, exuding an imposing aura.

"Chen Fugui, stop making baseless accusations."

She pointed at Chen Fugui's nose, her voice even louder than his.

"My second son and his friends were exhausted from their day at sea yesterday, and they went straight to sleep when they got back."

"The children are still sleeping inside."

"But you, at your age, don't do anything productive at sea, and you can't even settle down back in the village."

Wang Feng looked Chen Fugui up and down, her eyes full of disdain.

"I heard you went back to the village this morning and only strolled home from the east end of the village at noon."

Everyone knows who lives at the east end of the village.

"What have you been dawdling over there for most of the day?"

"I don't know what shady things he did, that's why he got a sack put on his head last night, ugh! He deserved it..."

After these words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent for a moment, then burst into laughter.

It wasn't a big secret in the village that Widow Li lived at the east end of the village.

Although Wang Feng didn't say it explicitly, even a fool could understand the implication of her words.

When Chen Fugui heard the words "east end of the village," his head buzzed, and cold sweat instantly broke out.

It's all my fault for having such a foul mouth, saying all sorts of things.

Now look what's happened. If Wang Feng, that big mouth, were to expose this, his wife would definitely chop him up with a knife.

Chen Fugui turned to look at Chen Yang and the others hiding behind the door, and instantly understood everything.

It was definitely those little brats who did it!

They told Wang Feng about Widow Li's situation.

But does he dare to admit it?

If he insists now that Chen Yang and his group were the ones who did the beating, Chen Yang and his group will definitely expose Widow Li's affair in public.

Where will he put his face then?