He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

He Zhenzhen started shouting.

"Fine, if you won't show it to us ordinary folks, can't you at least show it to Director Su? You're not an ordinary person; as the deputy director, you're qualified to know this so-called secret."

"You're not going to leak secrets, are you? You're not going to become a criminal, are you?"

"You agree, right?"

As expected of He Zhenzhen, even Niu Bayi wanted to clap his hands.

My wife is so good at talking.

Su Weizheng nodded and then looked at Li Dezhi.

"Station Chief Li, this is Comrade He Zhenzhen, Comrade Bayi's fiancée. What she said makes sense. You can refuse to show her to them, but it shouldn't be a problem for me to see her, right?"

"I'll act as a mediator and liaison."

Li Dezhi gritted his teeth, then suddenly chuckled and slapped his thighs with both hands.

"Oh dear, Director Su, I could have shown you the documents for this fish purchase assignment, but I was in a hurry and didn't bring them with me. I can't exactly come here to collect fish with an official document in hand, can I?"

"What if the file gets lost? I just need to know one number."

"I'm the head of the purchasing station. I say I'll take as much as I want. Don't you believe me? I'll just take all the flounder, crabs, groupers, and other fish from this fishing boat and then I'll leave."

"I hope Director Su can support my work."

He was still nonchalant and had a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) air about him, and he bowed to Su Weizheng with a fist salute.

Su Weizheng was at a loss for words, finding himself in a difficult situation once again.

When Li Dezhi saw that Su Wei was not saying anything, he chuckled.

"Director Su, I'm just following the law. I believe you're a law-abiding citizen and won't stop me from buying fish because of personal relationships, right?"

Without waiting for Su Weizheng's reply, he pointed at Niu Bayi and said in a sarcastic tone.

"Comrade Bayi, calling Director Su won't help. Director Su is also on the side of fairness and justice. So, you can't stop me from buying fish. Obstructing me is breaking the law, and the consequences of breaking the law are very serious."

"You don't want to end up like the people at the Ruins of St. Paul's, going to jail or even being executed, do you?"

Then, he swung his hand violently.

"Weigh the fish, it'll be 81 cents a pound, I'll give it to you in full, Comrade Bayi."

His dozen or so men immediately sprang into action, carrying buckets of fish out of the freezer.

They even called in a lot of laborers from the dock, and brought over other buckets and large nets to scoop up the flounder from the live water tank, one scoop at a time, into the buckets.

When they start doing this, it really looks like robbery.

He Zhenzhen was so angry she was almost crying. She wanted to run over to stop him, but Niu Bayi held her back.

Niu Bayi slowly shook his head.

Su Puyue looked at Su Weizheng and said with a sob in her voice, "Dad, they've gone too far. We worked so hard to catch fish at sea, and they only bought them for 81 cents a pound. You have to give us justice!"

Su Weizheng said helplessly, "Their fish-buying is also required by the state, and there's really nothing we can do about it. Bayi, I hope you understand this."

Niu Bayi remained surprisingly calm, with a faint, almost imperceptible, sneer on his face.

She seems to have found a way to deal with Li Dezhi.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry at all.

He nodded and said, "Director Su, I understand. This is policy, and I certainly can't stop it. Don't worry, let them take it if they want; I won't stop them."

Su Weizheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Dezhi, on the other hand, was a complete scoundrel who had gotten his way and laughed heartily.

"Oh dear, Comrade Bayi, if only you had been this sensible earlier. Look, you've wasted a lot of my time. But I don't blame you; after all, everyone makes mistakes."

"It's good that you admit your mistakes and correct them! Just remember this: you can't fight city hall. You'll be much more shrewd in the future."

"I'll come back to collect whatever fish you catch next time, thank you."

As he spoke, he walked up to Niu Bayi.

He arrogantly straightened Niu Bayi's collar.

Then, he burst into laughter, turned around, and jumped off the fishing boat.

Chen Liuqi and his three brothers were so angry that they clenched their fists and wanted to rush up and beat them up.

Niu Bayi shook his head at them.

A group of people watched from the sidelines, and in less than an hour, Li Dezhi and his gang had collected all the fish, leaving not a single crab behind, and loaded them all into trucks that were specially used for transporting seafood.

Of course, I weighed myself beforehand.

Li Dezhi walked to the dock again, still holding a computer in his hand.

He raised his face and said to Niu Bayi triumphantly, "Comrade Bayi, congratulations on your fortune! I just calculated the weight of the flounder for you. It's a total of 6,964 catties. I'll give you a good number and make it a round 7,000 catties."

"Including the crabs and groupers, there are 300 jin. So, for you, that's a total of 7,300 jin. At 81 cents per jin, that's 5913 yuan. The money has been calculated for you. Come down and get it."

He waved a thick wad of banknotes in his hand and added another sentence.

"Our seafood company never shortchanges fish, so you can rest assured. Also, those fish buckets that I took from your fishing boat will be returned to you once I've delivered the fish back. You can pick them up then."

Niu Bayi grinned at Li Dezhi and gave him a fist salute.

"Thank you for your trouble, Station Chief Li. I won't accept the money; you can go now."

Immediately, everyone around was stunned.

Su Weizheng couldn't help but say, "Bayi, are you crazy? This is almost 6000 yuan, a lot of money. Why won't you accept it?"

Niu Bayi said, "I'm just contributing to the aquatic products company. Since you like my fish, I'll just give them to you for free. Station Chief Li, you must use these fish to contribute to the country's development!"

Li Dezhi gave him a deep look, completely baffled as to what this kid was up to.

However, he immediately chuckled and unceremoniously stuffed the money back into his pocket.

"Oh, Comrade Bayi truly deserves to be called a hero who caught the Ruins of St. Paul's gang. His ideological awareness is indeed high. Well, I thank you on behalf of the country and the people."

He bowed deeply to Niu Bayi, then turned and left.

He walked along, laughing loudly.

"Everyone, you should all learn from Comrade Bayi. Look at him, he didn't want a single penny and gave us over 7,000 catties of fish. He's such a good comrade, hahaha."

Then, he jumped into the truck and drove away.

As the truck drove away from the dock, Niu Bayi's cold smile deepened.

Wang Daquan, standing to the side, was completely baffled.

"Oh dear, Bayi, what's going on with you? Although selling it to him for 8 cents a pound is indeed a loss, you can still get 6000 yuan back. This... this loss is huge."

"When you go out to sea to fish, you don't even know how much diesel fuel you've used up."

Niu Bayi smiled, a smile that held a deeper meaning.

Su Weizheng was also shaking his head beside him.

"Bayi, you... why do you give me this feeling of 'what the hell'? You actually gave the fish away. What... ugh, what am I supposed to say about you?"

Su Puyue was both amused and exasperated: "Bayi, what are you thinking?"