Chapter 128 Not a single bite was caught

Chapter 128 Not a single bite was caught

Chapter 128 Not a single bite was picked up
Li Changle hugged him and smiled proudly, "Second brother, even if I admit my mistake, Big Brother won't admit his mistake, right?"

Brother Li came forward with a bucket of water and said, "You dare to question my judgment? Look, are you right? I used to go fishing with my father and caught so many dragons that I wouldn't admit my mistake even with my eyes closed."

"Yeah!" Li Changan and Ge Changfa nodded repeatedly, "That's right, it's the Earth Dragon."

He thought that the big ones weighed three or four kilograms, and the smallest ones weighed more than two kilograms. There were four of them, so he could earn at least ten yuan tonight. He could continue working during the day. It should be no problem to earn two hundred yuan a month, right?
Thinking of this, I immediately became fascinated with the future life of ocean fishing.

"Oh my goodness, are you here to fish in the sea or to pick up money?" Ge Changfa looked at Li Changle with envy. Each of them got fifty yuan this morning, and there was a big harvest in the evening. What kind of luck does this guy have?
Li Changle smiled and patted his shoulder. "You did well tonight. Not counting other catches, you can earn seven or eight dollars just from those blue crabs."

"I won't talk to you anymore. Comparing yourself with others will only make you depressed." Ge Changfa thought about how he used to earn only five or six yuan a day by weaving bamboo products. This seemed a lot better compared to now.

Soon, the group arrived at the entrance of the village. It was past eleven o'clock, and the village was so quiet that not even a single person could be seen.

When they arrived at Changtang Bridge, they split up and acted separately.

Big Brother Li and Second Brother Li sent the catch home, while Wang Mazi and A Biao, carrying the fishy and smelly sacks, were driven by Chen Yongwei and staggered towards the village committee.

Li Changle and Ge Changfa went separately to call the village cadres and the other two villagers who were setting traps in the ground.

Secretary Wang lived in the second brand new three-story building at the entrance of the village. He walked into the courtyard, climbed up the steps and slammed the door, shouting at the top of his voice, "Secretary Wang, we caught the thief who stole the cage net..."

"Wake up, someone is shouting, someone in the village stole a trap and was caught on the spot."

Secretary Wang was woken up by his wife in a daze. He listened attentively for a moment, then got up and walked to the window to look down. He saw Li Changle standing in the yard and frowned, "Why is it this guy again?"

"Who?"

"The third child of Atang's family." Secretary Wang hurriedly put on his shirt and pants, went downstairs and opened the door.

Li Changle saw him coming out and greeted him with a bitter face, "Secretary Wang, didn't we say that day at Wang's Seafood Store that we should leave it to the day and not stir up trouble or retaliate in the future?"

"Yes, what's the matter?" Secretary Wang's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that his trap was stolen by Wang Mazi, the monkey?

Li Changle said angrily, "During the typhoon, more than 40 traps belonging to Ah Wei and I disappeared. We thought they were swept away by the typhoon, but today we know it was Wang Mazi and Ah Biao who did it."

"Why didn't I hear you say that last time?" Secretary Wang followed him outside.

"I don't know who stole the trap last time, so I can't just randomly climb and bite it, right?"

"Catch the thief and the stolen goods, catch the adulterer and catch both of them. Of course, we can't make random accusations without evidence." Secretary Wang turned his head and looked at Li Changle, "What happened tonight?"

Li Changle said angrily, "Wang Mazi and A Biao succeeded once, and tried to steal again tonight. Fortunately, they were caught by my second brother and A Fa. The stolen traps filled two sacks."

"My family has just made new ground dragons. There are catches in the nets as soon as they are put down. There are more than 20 fish in the nets. How much is the loss in one night?"

"I was counting on the money I earned from trapping people to build a new house, but I didn't expect him to attack me again and again. If you don't do anything, I'll hand him over to the police."

"The dozens of bites tonight, plus the forty or so bites last time, add up to at least one or two hundred dollars. It's enough to convict him of theft."

After listening to him, Secretary Wang knew that if the Wang family didn't pay the money, they would have to go to the police. He couldn't help but feel a headache, "A Le, he was wrong in this matter.

We are all from the same village, we will meet each other sooner or later, just let him compensate you with the trap, there is no need to make a big fuss."

Li Changle paused. "Last time at his house, Wang Laokou promised in front of you and so many villagers that he would not retaliate in the future. How long has it been since then?"

He paused for a moment and smiled coldly, "Secretary Wang, it's not that I want to make a big deal out of this, it's really that Wang Mazi has gone too far and attacked me again and again, and he still has some earthy qualities!"

Secretary Wang nodded repeatedly after seeing this, "You are right, they were the ones who caused the trouble first. When we get to the village committee, call Wang Laokou first. Let's see the attitude of the Wang family first.

If they are sincere in compensating you for your losses, please, for Uncle Wang's sake, don't make a big deal out of it. It will be bad for the reputation of our village."

How much benefit did the old man get from Wang Mazi's family? He was so considerate of him.

Li Changle was silent for a while, then raised his head and said, "Of course I am giving you face, but I don't know if the Wang family is willing to give you face!"

"If you don't give them face, just let them make trouble!" Secretary Wang said with a headache.

Soon they arrived at the village committee. Ge Changfa had already called the other two families over. As soon as he saw Secretary Wang, he walked up to him and started talking about what happened tonight. "While they were pulling the traps, they also said that if the wind hadn't been so strong last time, they would have taken all the traps from A-Le's house and sold them for money. There have been cases of traps being stolen in the village before, and it's probably them who did it."

The other two families also said angrily: "Secretary Wang, we left after setting up the traps. Fortunately, Ah Fa and Ah An came back to get their things, otherwise, all our traps would have been stolen."

Ge Changfa took out a cigarette and passed it around to the people present. "Ali, you just said that your trap was stolen before the New Year?"

Ali nodded, "Yes, I saved some money by eating frugally and bought some materials to make more than a dozen traps. But after I put them down twice, they were all stolen. The mother even cried a few times."

Wang Mazi saw that everyone was getting angrier and angrier, so he said hurriedly, "Uncle, they caught us and pushed us into the water, and almost drowned us."

Secretary Wang was so angry when he saw Wang Mazi and A Biao collapsed on the ground with sacks on their backs. If it weren't for these two guys, he would be having a lot of fun.

"It would be better if he drowned!" he said angrily, "Call him Secretary Wang. You are so shallow-minded. Your family runs such a big seafood store, and you still need these little tricks?"

What else can he say now that he has been caught red-handed? It's such a disgrace that the Wang family's ancestors have all lost face.

"I, I..." Wang Mazi stammered and couldn't speak.

Secretary Wang glanced at him and said to the middle-aged man standing next to him, "Ali, go to the Wang family and call Wang Laokou over."

"I asked my kid to shout, he should be here in two minutes." Ali replied.

"There are a lot of mosquitoes outside, let's go in and sit for a while."

Secretary Wang opened the door of the village committee office and turned on the lights, ignoring the two people lying outside.

Li Changle and a few others followed him in and sat on the long wooden chairs, leaning lazily against the backs of the chairs, talking while waiting for Wang Laokou to speak.

A burst of hurried footsteps were getting closer and closer. Wang Laokou ran to the entrance of the village committee panting. Seeing Wang Mazi and A Biao still carrying sacks on their backs, he hurried forward to help him untie the sacks.

Carrying the heavy sacks, I turned around and saw A Biao carrying another one. I was shocked. Oh no, how could he have so many?
When he was about to untie the rope that bound Wang Mazi's wrists, Li Changle stepped forward to stop him, "Don't panic, he is a criminal, we have to wait for the police to come before we can untie him."

After hearing this, Wang Laokou was so angry that he kicked Wang Mazi and said, "You beast, am I short for you to eat or spend? Do you think I am satisfied with a few broken traps?"

"Everyone, take a look at Boss Wang's education. It's different from that of ordinary people like us." Li Changle said sarcastically, "You don't like a few broken traps, but the money in the bank is quite useful. Just go there and steal it!"

Chen Yongwei thought what he said made a lot of sense. "Yes, it is right to steal from there. You don't have to sell it, you can use it directly."

Ge Changfa took it and said, "Don't underestimate the two torn sacks. There are dozens of brand new traps inside, which are worth one or two hundred yuan in total!"

Ali said, "I bought a few pounds of prawns a few days ago and wanted to dry them and send them to my sister in Shanghai. But I had to leave for a while and when I got home, they were gone."

At that time, he thought that it was either Li Changle who stole it or A Biao, but since he didn't catch anyone in the act, he didn't dare to say anything.

Another villager nodded and said, "If there are people like this in the village, we can't expect to live in peace. If there is any valuable sea bream head, we dare not put it outside to dry without someone guarding it. Otherwise, it will be stolen the next time."

Everyone nodded in agreement, thinking of how stingy Old Man Wang was when he was a big boss. He was not a clean hand, but he still behaved the same way now that he is rich, and he gets itchy hands when he sees good things.

"Afa, why are you saying so much to him?" Brother Li Er and Brother Li walked in. "Secretary Wang is here. Ask him to call the border police station and ask them to send someone to catch the thief!"

"Secretary Wang, they scooped up all the loot from the traps we just set. Do you want to call the police or do you want us to send the loot and the victims to the police station?"

Seeing that Secretary Wang ignored them with a sullen face, Wang Laokou stepped forward and said, "That's not what I meant. I was so angry that I couldn't even speak."

Then he apologized to Li Changle and the others, "Ah Le, Ah Fa, Ah Li, Ah Min, it was my Ah Wang who was wrong in this matter. Look at how much you have lost and how much compensation you should give me. I will definitely compensate you!"

Ali and Amin looked at Li Changle. On the way, Ge Changfa had discussed with them how to get compensation. Of course, they hoped to get as much compensation as possible.

Secretary Wang saw that Li Changle and the others ignored them, so he tried to smooth things over, "Ah Wang, they not only stole this time, but also stole 45 traps from Ah Le's house during the typhoon.

Plus, this is the second time. Last time at the seafood store, I said that once the matter is resolved, there should be no retaliation. Look at what you guys are doing."

"Uncle, how could we steal more than 40 traps from him? The wind and waves were so strong, we just cut the fishing rope and didn't catch a single fish." Wang Mazi shouted.

(End of this chapter)