Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1105 Half the People Are Missing
Father Ye didn't say much and quickly ran back to the rental house.

The boatmen who had returned earlier had already packed up their things. Everyone had a frown on their faces and were standing in the open space at the door, talking among themselves and listening to the noises in the distance.

"Fortunately, we came back early at noon, otherwise we would have ended up like them, with our brains beaten out..."

"Who said it wasn't true? When we first arrived in the morning, everyone was able to take it easy and control themselves, but in the afternoon, everyone became furious."

"Of course, no one is a pushover. In someone else's place, it's okay to tolerate it once or twice, but how can you tolerate it all the time?"

"It's so hot in this weather, and I'm already very angry. Who can endure it after a few provocations? I almost couldn't endure it this morning. If I didn't have a gun in my hand, I would have fought with them long ago."

"That's right. They robbed us several times in the morning. But we were just a small wooden boat and we didn't dare to fight them. We were afraid that they would hit us and we would capsize into the sea. We could only let them do it."

"I don't know what's going on outside, I just hear gunshots..."

"The locals were all scared away. They are all paper tigers. They just shouted so loudly that blood debt must be paid with blood. When I heard the gunshot, I wished my parents had not given me two more legs..."

"That's right. When there are no more gunshots, things will probably calm down..."

As soon as Ye Yaodong and his father ran back, everyone gathered around them and asked them a lot of questions, and they didn't know which one to answer.

"I don't know when we'll stop. I originally wanted to go directly to the boat and wait for you, but now I think I'd better come here first. Have you packed your things? Is everyone here?"

He thought that these people had no backbone and might be beaten to death by the locals taking advantage of the chaos. If he waited on the boat, he would be anxious, so it would be better for them to come back together.

"Everything has been packed up and piled into baskets. When the traffic outside stops, we can carry all the baskets onto the boat."

"There are still two people who haven't come back yet. It's too chaotic. I don't know where they went."

Father Ye said, "Dongzi, go pack your things first. I'll go see if your elder and second brothers are back."

At this time, A Guang also ran over anxiously and asked, "Do we need to leave right away?"

"We have to wait until the noise outside stops and the chaos on the dock is over, then we can get on board and pack up your things quickly."

"My father had someone clean up the mess as soon as he saw that something was wrong, and asked me to come over and ask. Fortunately, I came back early. Now that things have gotten out of hand, there's no way to calm down. Regardless of whether we're in the same group with them or not, we're labeled as outsiders, and we can't get rid of it. The resentment of the locals will also implicate us."

"Well, let's leave this town first and go to the sea."

While they were talking, the villagers came over to ask questions and what to do. When they knew that everyone had packed up and prepared to leave, they also hurried back to pack up.

The landlords of the rental houses didn't know what to do with them. Although they blamed these outsiders for causing trouble, they knew after getting to know them for a few days that they were two different groups and were polite to each other in daily life. Moreover, they would be back in the afternoon, so the gunfight on the dock had nothing to do with them.

While waiting, Ye Yaodong also paid the two landlords who cooked for him the wages for the past few days. The rent had been paid in advance, so there was no need to ask for it back.

"The police have arrested someone... The police have arrested someone..."

"Many police officers ran over with their guns..."

"It's so late, I guess they've finished fighting..."

"They have to call for help and get approval to go to the ammunition depot to get guns. If they don't send more people over, they'll just be asking for death. Everyone is so angry..."

"I guess we should wait until the fighting is almost over before going over, otherwise bullets have no eyes..."

"Freeze said……"

"Then once these police officers get there, they will probably be able to control the situation in a short while. Let's get ready. Those who have shoulder poles can use them, and those who don't can carry baskets."

The other villagers packed up their things, and the two missing people in front ran back while they were talking. The other villagers also gathered around him, waiting for the situation outside to calm down before leaving.

Their conflict has intensified. It doesn't mean that they are not guilty just because they didn't do it. The title of an outsider is an original sin for the victim's family.

You can't see the situation at the dock from here, but you can see the public security bureau nearby.

After waiting for a long time, a few gunshots were heard over there, and then it was quiet again. Then people started running towards the road, shouting as they ran.

"They've all been arrested... all arrested, you can go out on the streets without worry..."

This sentence has been repeated over and over again.

They all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this while standing in the alley. Then after a while, they saw a huge group of people surrounded by a group of people in big hats, and in the middle there was a large group of people tied up with ropes, and there were many people being carried behind them.

The crowd was cursing as they walked, but no one threw rotten eggs or vegetable leaves. After all, there were both locals and outsiders among them, and the locals were the majority. Anyone present was arrested, whether they were spectators or participants.

That’s why the person who ran fast at the beginning didn’t become one of them.

Some hid in the back corners, and those who wanted to see what was going on were caught without any reason.

Fortunately, no one on their side was involved in the incident. Knowing that the situation was bad, they ran away quickly for fear of being implicated.

In addition, they did not have any hot weapons. All the hot weapons were on Ye Yaodong's ship or in his hands. It was impossible for them to run out to check the situation with guns in their hands.

"Shoot them all... People from other places are so evil, they come to our place with guns and kill people..."

"...What a tragic death! What are we, an orphan and a widow, going to do in the future..."

"The murderers must pay with their lives. We can't let them get away..."

"Someone just ran onto the boat and drove away with it. A lot of people ran away. Remember to drive the boat to catch them..."

"We have to search for them where they live. Don't let them escape. Don't let any of them go..."

The crowd was noisy and more and more people were gathering around.

During a gunfight, it was not appropriate for ordinary people to show up to watch the fun, but now that the people had been captured, everyone came out again. Every street and alley was packed with people, and both sides of the road were also filled with onlookers.

Everyone followed all the way to the entrance of the Public Security Bureau, and they were still standing there talking about the matter.

"Shall we leave now?"

"It seems that they have all been taken to the Public Security Bureau."

"Let's go. While everyone is here, quickly carry your belongings and head straight to the dock. If you don't leave now, you won't be able to leave later. Once they have settled the captured people, they will have to free up their hands to subdue us as well and arrest us first."

"We didn't do anything, why are you arresting us?"

Ye Yaodong trotted back and said, "We are from other places. There was a gunfight between outsiders and locals just now, so we have to be arrested first. As for when to release us, whether to release us or not, and how many years to lock us up, of course, it's up to them to decide. So run away if you can."

"It seems that a few people from other places haven't come back yet. Some took advantage of the free time in the afternoon to run out, and haven't come back for the whole afternoon...

"If they haven't come back yet, there's nothing I can do about it. I can't leave everyone here to accompany me just for one or two disobedient children."

Father Ye also agreed and said, "Then let's move all the things onto the boat first, and get everyone on board. As long as nothing goes wrong on our side, we can't control too much about other people."

"Knowing that a fight had broken out and gunfire was being fired everywhere, they would have rushed back, right? They haven't come back yet, they must have been arrested..."

"What if we are really taken away by the police?"

"If you're taken away, you'll just have to stay in there and see what the local police are going to do. Stop talking, grab your stuff and leave now."

Ye Yaodong had been carrying his safe in his hand, and he was still holding it in his hand when he ran to the entrance of the alley to check the situation. Although the large sum of money had been sent back yesterday and there was not much money in it, there were still several hundred yuan. He didn't earn much money today, and he didn't know what the situation would be tomorrow, so he couldn't throw it away.

A large group of them picked up their shoulder poles or carried their baskets and trotted out in a hurry, taking the shortcut; otherwise, if they took the main road, they would be surrounded by a crowd of people.

The other villagers had just moved all their things to them in advance, and now they were jogging together. They just exchanged a few words while running, and it turned out that there were indeed five or six people from the village who had not returned.

But now I have no time to care about anything else and no time to look for it everywhere. I have to get on the boat first. At most, I can come back after a few days to check the situation.

A few people are not as important as a large group of people.

"You said that the locals and the people over there fought to the death and were caught all night. Will it be easy for us tomorrow?"

"Oh, fuck! I was just thinking about the fight and the deaths. Everyone was arrested and going to jail. I didn't have any extra brains to think about this..."

"Haha, then this is a good thing for us, right? Both sides are fighting to the death, and we are just picking up the advantage from behind. What is this called?"

"I know... I know... I've heard that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it."

"Yes, that's right. This is what he said. He is uneducated and can't even speak. As long as we can get back to the ship, the entire trench will be ours. No one will compete with us for it tomorrow..."

"Yes, they have all been caught. Tomorrow there will be no one to rob us! We just need to find another place to land..."

"Ah, so they beat us to death, and that's a bargain for us?"

"Fortunately, we came back early in the afternoon..."

"Don't talk too much. Run faster and don't give others a chance to react. Now is the time to run, not to talk."

Ye Yaodong looked at the group of people who were suddenly as energized as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Their original worried mood was replaced by excitement. They could even talk and laugh while running. They were not nervous at all. He quickly reminded them.

"Yes, yes, hurry up and get on board. If you don't get on board, everything else will be in vain."

A large group of people ran towards the dock with all their might. After the sensational farce, it was beginning to get dark.

After dark, it is easier to hide people.

But when they all ran to the dock, there were actually quite a few local people there. When they saw them, they all shouted to stop them.

"Stop them, don't let them run away..."

"Don't let this bunch of outsiders get away. Call the police immediately. There's still a bunch of people here... They're trying to run away..."

"How shameless! Stop them now."

Ye Yaodong and the others had just looked at the brightly lit dock, and they had already secretly thought that something was wrong, but they could only bite the bullet and run over quickly.

All their boats are at the dock. For most of these fishermen, half their life's wealth is tied up in that one boat. If they are late, all their boats will be confiscated.

They couldn't run to other parts of the town. There was nowhere else to stay. No matter how far they ran, their ship was still there.

Moreover, the way they ran just now had attracted the attention of many locals, and now some people were following behind them and shouting, echoing the head and the tail.

"They dared to run away after killing someone... Don't let those fish that slipped through the net get away..."

"Why are there still so many people on the dock?"

"Maybe there was a fight going on up ahead, so the local fishermen couldn't sell their goods. Then after everyone was caught, everyone dared to come ashore to sell their goods. Look... they are weighing the goods over there..."

"Damn it, just rush over, ignore them, and run first..."

"Take off all your hats, take off your hats and run over..."

There is no need to remind anyone of this. When running hard, the hat will naturally be blown back by the wind, and the shiny bald head will naturally be exposed.

I don’t know if the group of local vendors had watched the whole farce from their hiding place on the boat, but when they saw them they rushed over with hatred on their faces.

But suddenly they saw a large number of bald heads, and everyone's eyes widened and they were stunned for a moment.

"Where did this bald guy come from?"

"A monk?"

"A few. Those outsiders wore hats all day long. I was wondering why it was so strange. It turns out they all have bald heads. They must not be good people."

"Ah, they must have been released from prison..."

Taking advantage of the moment when the locals were stunned, half of the bald men who were blindingly bright immediately ran away. The people at the back, who were carrying things with heavy luggage, were a step late and were stopped by the people who reacted and beaten with sticks.

"They ran away, quickly chase them and kill them!!"

"Don't let any of them escape. Go to the shore and surround them...they are from outside and have killed so many of us...don't let them go..."

"So they were all released from prison. No wonder they dared to shoot people to death. Catch them quickly and send them to prison..."

"Don't let them get away. They are from outside the city and are all in the same group. They were all released from prison. They made money from us last year and are trying to take our lives this year..."

"Beat them to death with sticks and carrying poles..."

These local fishermen are very strong. Although they don’t have guns, they have some sticks and carrying poles.

They were forced to put down the loads on their shoulders and fight with the others with carrying poles. Some clever ones took the opportunity to run to the boat.

The baskets that Ye Yaodong and his father were carrying contained not only their luggage but also guns. However, he was a little hesitant at this moment. He was wondering whether he should take out the gun and fire two shots to intimidate the enemy and then take the opportunity to run away. However, he was afraid that it would have the opposite effect and would irritate these people, after all, they had just been through a gunfight.

Just as they were confronting each other, gunshots were heard all around them, and it was unclear who fired the shots.

After the crowd was silent for a second, they burst into even louder roars.

"They are going to kill again. Shoot them to death. Don't let them get their guns. Take their guns away..."

"If you dare, kill us. No one can escape..."

"Those who come here intentionally with guns are nothing. Don't let them get away. See how many bullets they have. Stop them and shoot their guns..."

"Kill them, don't let them run away..."

As everyone became more excited, more locals gathered around, the scene became more and more chaotic, the crowd was so dense that it was impossible to distance them even if one wanted to shoot.

A second chaos broke out at the dock in an instant.

Some of those who took the opportunity to run onto the boats were unable to leave immediately, because they had hired people on every boat, and it was not a big deal if four or five people were missing from a large group, as they could come back and inquire further.

But what if there are a few people missing from every ship, and the one missing is the captain, then what should we do?
Ye Yaodong couldn't leave anymore, as he had 30 people with him, most of whom were carrying things. When they were stopped by the locals, chaos broke out and not even half of them could escape.

He had already run to the side of the boat, but when he saw that his father was not among the crowd of faces on the boat, he looked back anxiously.

In the dim night, he didn't know where his father was surrounded by the crowd. There were dozens of people fighting there.

"Damn it... I'm having a bad year. I clearly came out to worship Mazu..."

"Adong, come up quickly..."

"Go and tie up the boats. I'll go find my father."

He gritted his teeth, threw the password box onto the boat, and ran over again, but he did not rush into the already chaotic crowd. He just shouted from the outside, calling not only his father, but also his elder brother and second brother.

All these people rushed over and rushed towards the crowd in the middle where people were fighting madly. He was shouting and turning around outside, but he was not affected. It was already dark. The locals who rushed over with carrying poles all started to beat the crowd. No one could tell friend from foe.

"The police are here, everyone run..."

At the sound of a shout in the local dialect, the locals immediately stopped what they were doing and pushed the crowd to run outside. The darkness was the best protection.

Except for some people who were beaten and lying on the ground and unable to run, everyone else just scattered.

This group of people hurriedly ran to the dock, not even bothering to pick up any scattered luggage.

Ye Yaodong became even more anxious on the periphery. Except for a few small light bulbs at a few purchasing points, the rest of the dock was dark. The light was so poor that he couldn't even see where his father was.

Looking at a group of men in peaked hats rushing towards him from a distance, he could only quickly run to the boat to avoid getting himself involved.

Before he ran away, he also shouted, "Run quickly, don't take the things, if you can't run fast enough, just jump into the sea..."

Those guys with big blocked hats ran very fast. Many of them who had just participated in the melee had been hit by sticks. Those who were beaten badly were still lying on the ground. No one could care about others and could only take care of themselves first.

However, those who were injured could not run fast and were captured after only a few steps. Some of them even ran to the side of the boat, but the boat could not leave before they were captured by the men in the peaked hats who rushed on board.

The people had a natural fear of the officials. Even if they had weapons in their hands, they did not dare to resist. When they saw the men in peaked caps getting on board, they all looked as pale as death and squatted down in surrender.

Ye Yaodong was lucky as he had been wandering around the periphery and did not rush into the crowd. When he saw that the situation was not good, he quickly got on the boat and then pushed the boat open.

Some people who didn't have time to get on the boat were jumping up and down on the shore. He quickly told them to jump into the water and swim out and wait for a while, and he would pick them up.

There were some boats nearby. As soon as the captain got on the boat, they would sail away first. Those who couldn't make it in time all jumped into the water. Some of the boats whose captains were not on the boat were very confused, but when they saw the captain in the big hat coming, some of them ran away quickly. Some who didn't have time to run were naturally caught.

The waves on the shore were rough, and they on the sea were not calm at all.

After they sailed out for a short distance, they stopped on the sea. They captured so many people at once, and they also had to deal with the captain. They had no time to go out to sea to chase them.

All the fishing boats that escaped in time gathered together, and then everyone moved closer to the shore to rescue those who fell into the water.

After making sure that there was no one drowning in the sea and rescuing everyone, we headed out together.

Since Ye Yaodong had a lot of manpower, naturally there were many people on board. Originally, the small boat was placed behind the big ship to facilitate entry and exit. The people who had just boarded the ship in time also tied boat No. 002 to the back.

At this time, there were a bunch of large and small fishing boats following behind his Dongsheng, and there were also a bunch of fishing boats following on the sea next to it. However, their number had shrunk by half compared to when he first arrived in the town.

When they first arrived, everyone was full of high spirits, thinking about how much money they could make on this trip, but now they were being chased like dogs that had lost their homes, and their faces were pale.

The sailors on the deck were all silent. They no longer had the optimism they had before that the trench would belong to them after the others were captured.

Ye Yaodong's heart sank. His father was not on the boat, and the others didn't know it yet. As soon as they rescued the people, they sailed away from the shore.

He also contacted the Harvest at the same time, and it was Pei's father who was driving the boat.

A Guang ran out and was on the boat, but his father was not on the Harvest. His heart sank again. Without saying more, he went straight to the end.

Suddenly, he stopped abruptly, patted the operating table, pushed open the cockpit door and went out.

When the other fishing boats on the sea saw his boat stop, they also stopped one after another and headed towards him.

After he went up on the deck, he looked at the boatmen on the deck and asked in a deep voice: "Have you counted the number of people? How many of us are not on board?"

"We are short of 12 people. Five of them are from other boats. They only had time to climb aboard in the dark and had no time to identify them. They are all from our village."

"Your father might be on another ship. In the chaos, whoever can climb aboard will be the boss."

"It's a good time to stop and check the headcount to see how many people have been arrested."

"Yes, it's possible that we boarded the wrong boat. There must be some of our people on other boats. Let's wait for the boat to stop and check the number of people."

Ye Yaodong's complexion also looked better, and he held on to hope that his father had climbed onto someone else's boat.

While they were talking, some fishing boats came to dock one after another, and all the people stood on the deck.

"What should I do? There are two people on my boat who haven't come aboard..."

"There's one person here who hasn't come up yet, but there are two more..."

"I have three more and two less. Is my son on your ship..."

"Is my father on your ship?"

A lot of fishing boats were shouting there, asking either their father, their elder brother, their younger brother, or their nephew.

"What a sin! Let's get everything in order first. Everyone on any boat should go back to their own boat first. Those on boats that didn't escape should stay where they are."

"Yes, let's go back to our respective ships first and check the number of people missing. Then we can make a decision."

"What the hell is this? I should have known not to run away..."

"Yeah, if I had known not to run away, maybe this wouldn't have happened. What should I do if my son hasn't escaped yet..."

Seeing that everyone was resentful, Ye Yaodong became very angry too, and shouted at them with all his rage.

"If you don't run, then we'll all be killed. You don't think that it's none of our business because they're killing and fighting each other, do you? We're all outsiders, and we're all labeled the same. Don't expect that if they get into trouble, we'll benefit, and the locals will tolerate us staying there."

"Don't mention that so and so of you didn't get out. My father didn't get out either. I'm still looking for him. What happened has already happened and there's no point in regretting it. Besides, if we regret it, we'll all be wiped out. Let's first sort out the number of people and then think of a solution."

"What else can we do?" someone asked angrily.

"Everyone comes out with you to make money, not to die..."

"Yeah, if we had known it was so dangerous, we wouldn't have come..."

"How are we going to explain ourselves when we get back? Half of the people can't go back, we haven't made any money, and we don't know what will happen to the people..."

"I don't know if those who didn't catch up will be able to return alive..."

Ye Yaodong was so angry at their words. He was already in a bad mood because his father didn't find him, and now they were all talking behind the scenes.

Those who make money are smiling, but when something goes wrong they complain.

"Why the hell did you come out here to get yourself killed? It was already highly dangerous. I told you all beforehand. You all came here voluntarily. I didn't force you to come. I also repeatedly told you that it was dangerous."

"Did I want to be in this state? I also want to be happy, earn a lot of money safely, and return home in glory. Nothing has happened yet, but everyone is so resentful. Who said that people can't be saved?"

Ah Guang also helped out, "Yes, Dongzi had specifically warned us before we came out that this trip would not be smooth, that someone might die, and that it was very dangerous. It was just that everyone was jealous of the profits. High returns also mean high risks, otherwise how could we make so much money?"

Father Pei also said: "The person has just been arrested, nothing has happened yet, don't get excited, let's sort out the situation first..."

(The villagers’ reactions are very realistic, and will be reversed later)
(End of this chapter)