I was framed for taking the civil service exam, so I joined the National Security Bureau

Father told Zhang Xing on the phone that he had found the address of Xu Donglai's home and met Xu Donglai's family, but Xu Donglai's grandmother went abroad with a tour group the day before yesterday.

The travel destination is separated from the domestic by several time differences, so even if a long-distance call is made, it is not connected.

So father is staying at Xu Donglai's house temporarily, waiting for Xu Donglai's grandmother to call back.

Because the news broke that he failed the civil service examination and the political review was reported, the whole village was in an uproar, and people would come to the house from time to time to inquire about the situation.

Most people are indeed concerned, but some people pretend to be concerned on the surface, but in fact they come to see the joke in their hearts.

Zhang Xing didn't want to be the focus of these people's discussion, so he went to the beach alone in the afternoon to relax.

On the beach, Zhang Xing happened to meet Lao Qin next door.

From the looks of him, it seems that he just came back from the boat.

Although the harvest is not much, he looks happy.

"Xiaoxing!"

"Give me a hand."

Old Qin next door smiled and waved to Zhang Xing, wanting Zhang Xing to help load the fish into the car.

Zhang Xing walked over and smiled helplessly:

"Uncle Qin, I'm sorry, I strained my arm muscles the day before yesterday, and I can't use my strength, so I can't help you."

Old Qin next door showed a concerned look.

"Oh, how did you get hurt? You are so unlucky, you did so well in the civil service exam, but who would have thought that it was delayed by your grandfather's incident."

Zhang Xing snorted in his heart. From the tone of Old Qin next door, he could hear that he was actually happy in his heart.

"That's right, my path to the civil service exam is ruined. I can only follow you old generation to fish in the near sea in the future. Uncle Qin, please give me more guidance in the future."

Zhang Xing sighed.

Old Qin next door said with regret:

"Xiaoxing, you are a top student who graduated from a 985 key university. Even if you failed to pass the civil service exam, you can easily find a good job. Why do you have to stay in this small fishing village with us useless old guys to fish?"

Zhang Xing shook his head and said:

"Uncle Qin, what you said is wrong. What's wrong with fishing? If you fish well, it's not worse than working. Take my father and I going out to sea to fish a few days ago. We sold more than 20,000 yuan of seafood in one trip. Isn't it much faster than working to make money."

"Oh, Uncle Qin, you have a good harvest today. It can be sold for about 300 or 400 yuan."

Zhang Xing glanced at the fish in the basket of Old Qin next door and added with a smile.

There are not many fish in his basket, and they are all cheap ones. Excluding the cost of sailing and labor costs, he can only make more than 200 yuan in one trip.

Lao Qin is an experienced fisherman. He shouldn't catch so few fish in one trip. I don't know what he is doing.

Old Qin next door could naturally hear the irony in Zhang Xing's words, but he was not angry. He just shook his head and smiled:

"I can't catch up with your father. Your father has a big boat, good fishing gear, and good luck, so he naturally catches a lot. As for me, I just go out when I have time, make some money, and live a life of idleness."

Zhang Xing responded indifferently:

"Uncle Qin, fishing is actually the same as working. As long as you are willing to work hard and study hard, you will definitely catch good fish. But if you fish for three days and dry the net for two days, with a playful attitude, you will definitely not catch good fish."

"By the way, did Qin Lin go out to sea today?"

Old Qin next door felt resentful. It turned out that Zhang Xing had never said a few words to him. He thought Zhang Xing was a man who was not good at speaking, but the words just now made Old Qin next door realize that Zhang Xing just didn't like to pay attention to him before, but in fact, he was very good at talking.

"Oh, we're going out to sea. My Qin Lin is the kind of guy you said who fishes for three days and rests for two days. Oh, it's a headache for me, but there's nothing I can do. Who told him not to study? If he could be like you and get into a better university, he wouldn't be like this now."

Lao Qin next door sighed and said a few words, and he divided the fish in the basket into two parts and moved them to the car.

"Xiao Xing, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go to the market to sell these fish. Although they are all small money, they can't be compared with your family, but small money is still money."

"Oh, by the way, don't take it to heart that you can't be a civil servant, and don't give up on yourself because of it."

Lao Qin next door also gave a special reminder when he got on the car.

Watching the car go away, Zhang Xing blinked suspiciously.

Then Zhang Xing drove the boat out to sea by himself.

This trip was not for fishing,He just thought of the red dot he saw above Qin Lin's head last time, and wanted to go and find out again today.

Zhang Xing followed his father to the sea since he was a child, and he had learned the skills of driving a boat a long time ago. Although he was not as skilled as his father Zhang Ming, he had no problem driving in the coastal area.

About an hour later, Zhang Xing saw the small fish farm where Qin Lin was.

Qin Lin stood on the fish farm, looking a little careless.

Zhang Xing still saw a red dot above Qin Lin's head.

Feeling strange, Zhang Xing simply drove the boat to the area where Qin Lin was.

Seeing Zhang Xing approaching the boat in his direction, Qin Lin couldn't help but show a look of disgust in his eyes.

"Hey, you're still fishing here today, how's the harvest?"

The two boats were about a few dozen meters apart, and Zhang Xing smiled and shouted to Qin Lin.

Qin Lin, standing on the fish raft, frowned slightly and replied indifferently:

"It's OK."

Zhang Xing asked again:

"Are there many fish here? How about I put a few nets here?"

Hearing this, Qin Lin suddenly became anxious and his tone became serious.

"Don't cast nets here."

Zhang Xing asked meaningfully:

"Why not, this sea area is yours?"

Qin Lin snorted coldly:

"Zhang Xing, do you understand the rules of fishing in Dongsha Town? I came here first. Since I came here first, you who came later are not qualified to cast nets here, understand?"

Zhang Xing glanced at the fishing nets on the small fish raft and said playfully:

"Oh, I really didn't know that there are such rules for fishing in Dongsha Town, but I see that the fishing nets on your fish raft are all there, and you don't seem to have cast any nets. Could it be that you sleep on this fish raft every day when you go out to sea, pretending to show your father?"

Qin Lin smiled After a moment of hesitation, his face showed a little panic, and he said hurriedly and angrily:

"Why do you care whether I cast the net or not? Do I have to pull up the net I cast for you to identify? I tell you, Zhang Xing, I have heard that you didn't pass the civil service exam. I know you are in a bad mood these two days, but if you are in a bad mood, don't come to me for trouble, otherwise don't blame me for being angry."

Zhang Xing waved his hand casually and smiled:

"How can I do that? I just made a few jokes and teased you. I didn't think about fishing today. I just came out for a walk and then went back."

After saying that, Zhang Xing drove the boat around the sea area where Qin Lin was, and then turned around and returned.

After dark, around six or seven o'clock in the evening, Zhang Xing saw Qin Lin driving the small fish raft back to the fishing port. At this time, Zhang Xing did not go home, but had been hiding near the fishing port.

After Qin Lin went home, Zhang Xing drove the boat out to sea again and went to the sea area where Qin Lin was before.

Combined with the red dot on Qin Lin's head and Zhang Xing's probing of him in the afternoon, Zhang Xing was sure that Qin Lin must have something fishy going on.

Especially after Zhang Xing proposed to cast a net in that sea area, Qin Lin immediately became very nervous, which made Zhang Xing suspect that there might be some conspiracy hidden in the area where Qin Lin was.

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