"Well, I don't know if your uncle is asleep or not. This fish thief was not caught. My heart is so restless at night." Xu Xiuyuan was quite worried about the man.
Although Xu Suizhu was also worried, thinking about the water bomb watch, he was not sure whether the thief could be caught, so self-protection would not be a problem.
In fact, it's a shame she gave Lin Guodong the water bomb watch, otherwise it would be hard to tell.
That night, Lin Guodong returned to the work shed to sleep after inspecting the fishery as usual.
I have been wary of fish thieves these past few days, and even when I fall asleep, I am not very at ease.
Therefore, when there was a slight noise outside, he woke up immediately.
Not sure if it was a fish thief, he didn't dare to knock on the washbasin right away, so he picked up a shovel and gently opened the door of the work shed.
Under the cover of night, a figure walked back and forth in the fishing ground, and finally stopped in front of the croaker fence, hunched over as if pulling something.
Is there anything else Lin Guodong doesn’t understand?
"There is a thief! The thief of bones is here to steal the fish! The thief of bones is here to steal the fish!"
Lin Guodong shouted loudly, turned around and went into the work shed to pick up a washbasin, banging it and chased after him.
The thief was startled and wanted to run away immediately, but when the other fishery owners heard the noise, they all came over with rakes in their hands and flashlights, watching Jiang and Lin Guodong attack from both sides.
In contrast, Lin Guodong was alone here. The thief was so brave that he grabbed a watermelon knife and slashed at Lin Guodong fiercely.
"Old man, get out of my way!"
Lin Guodong subconsciously used the washbasin to block it, narrowly blocking the knife.
Worried that the thief would escape, Lin Guodong avoided the knife attack and did not move away, but still stubbornly stopped him.
If the fish thief is not caught for a day, those who make a living by fishing will have trouble sleeping and must not let him escape.
The thief hated him so much that he started slashing wildly with his watermelon knife: "I'll let you stop me, I'll let you stop me! I'll see if I can kill you!"
"clang--"
Just when I used the washbasin to avoid one knife, the next knife came again.
At the critical moment of life and death, Lin Guodong remembered the watch his niece gave him, quickly rolled up his sleeves, held his breath, and pressed the knob towards the other party.
"call out--"
"Clang-"
As soon as the tiny water bomb was shot out, it sublimated into water mist in the air. The fish thief was stunned. The watermelon knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and then he fell to the ground.
"Guodong! Guodong, are you okay?"
Other fishery owners arrived one after another.
"It's okay. I looked at something worthless and knocked it out with a washbasin." Lin Guodong pretended to be calm and said, then wiped his sweat. Keeping his wife and niece's advice in mind, he didn't dare to show his watch.
It was really thrilling just now. If you were delayed for one second, your life might be in danger.
"What a guy! He actually brought a watermelon knife with him, so he came prepared!"
"Let's see who has a bad heart."
Several fishery owners took off the black cloth covering the fish thief's face and exclaimed:
"How could it be him!"
"Li Jin? Isn't this Li Laoba's son?"
"Li Laoba suffered a thousand blows! No wonder he is so dodgy and evasive these days and dares to admit that his son is doing some sneaky things."
Li Laoba is also a member of the fishing ground contractor, but he signed up late and had no room to choose. The fishing ground he was assigned was recognized as the worst.
Seeing that he was so unlucky, everyone gave in to him in some small matters. Unexpectedly, he gave in to a wolf with blank eyes.
I don’t believe that Li Laoba was not involved in stealing fish. Even if he was not involved directly, he certainly couldn’t escape indirectly.
If he hadn't revealed it at home - whose fishing ground was unattended at night, his son would have walked in by familiar means?
If stealing once is not enough, why not steal a second time?
If I am not caught today, will I have to do it a third time in a while?
"You can't let go of anything!"
"Yes! Send him to the police station!"
"Fortunately, there was no loss this time, but what about last time? The fish lost by Zhang Siming's family was worth hundreds of dollars! Li Laoba must come out and give an explanation!"
"Yes! Where are the eight people, Mr. Li? Come out and give us an explanation!"
Li Laoba shrank his neck and was pulled out of the work shed. He asked tremblingly: "My family really doesn't know what Ah Jin did! What do you want me to explain?"
"Hmph! It's a father's fault if you don't raise a child. Li Jin was caught stealing fish. You, a father, just said 'you don't know' and want to hide away? Li Laoba, Li Laoba, we have been in the same fishery for so many years, what kind of temperament do you have?
Wouldn’t I know? Even if you didn’t know about your son’s fish stealing before, you would definitely have discovered it afterwards. Otherwise, why would you be hiding when you heard us talking about fish thieves?”
Li Laoba hesitated and was speechless.
He did find out later that his son had stolen the fish. He probably went to the county to gamble and lost all the money to buy cigarettes. He was also very naughty and refused to smoke filtered cigarettes. And the fish in his own fishing ground were not ready for the market yet.
Then I decided to go to someone else's fishing ground.
But family scandals cannot be made public, so what can he do?
Besides, for the same contracting fee, the fishing ground he was assigned was the worst. Zhang Siming’s fishing ground was next to Lin Guodong’s and was among the best. His son stole yellow croakers and prawns from the Zhang family’s fishing ground and sold them for money.
, he was secretly happy, feeling that his son had avenged him and made up for his losses.
But he also advised his son not to steal again during this period. Many people in the fishery were talking about the fish being stolen, and declared that those caught would be severely punished.
But his son didn't listen to him. In the morning, he saw Lin Guodong sending his wife and niece to Fuju Island, and he also brought bedding and luggage. It seemed that he was going to stay on the island for a few days. He couldn't help but sneak in and steal again, and was caught.
He is also very embarrassed now.
Li Laoba refused to admit it and even slandered the fishery owners for beating his son to death.
"You are so vicious, you actually beat my son to death, you have to pay for it with a life! No one of you can even think about it easy!"
"Why pay for your life! Your son is not dead." Someone said to him, "Well, there is still breath in the nose, maybe he is pretending to be faint. Let's go! Send him to the police station! Don't worry about him for ten or eight years, don't even think about coming out!
"
"Let's go! I won't sleep tonight!"
"Guodong, you had a fight, go back and rest, we are here. Don't worry, we won't let him go lightly!"
The two fishery owners persuaded Lin Guodong to go back to sleep. One of them picked up Li Jin, who was unconscious on the ground, and dragged him to the police station in the town.
Li Jin also brought the fish-stealing net, bucket, and watermelon knife, which is irrefutable evidence.
Li Laoba was dumbfounded: "You can't do this. Ah Jin is young and not sensible yet."
"A twenty-year-old is still ignorant? Do you want to wait until he is thirty before he becomes sensible?" everyone mocked.
Only then did Li Laobao become really worried. These people were determined to take his son to the police station.
What a good thing!
No matter how incompetent a son is, he is still a son. When he is old, he will be relied upon to establish a family and support himself in his old age.
If he is really convicted of stealing fish, he will not be able to escape from prison for several years, and there will be no future for him after he is released.