Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 258 - 188: Initial Victory in the First Battle_2

Chapter 258: Chapter 188: Initial Victory in the First Battle_2

"We’re not trying to give you a hard time, but you scratched up our fishing nets and ran off. Hurry up and pay up!"

"Big brother, you must be joking. We were sailing in the waterway, how could we have possibly scratched your nets?" As Han Yu explained, he kept moving backward.

Seeing that Han Yu and his companions were so scared, the tall water bandit grew bolder. He jumped onto Barge No. 4 with a few accomplices, speaking fiercely, "So many people saw that it was you who scratched the nets, and you still want to deny it."

"Who saw it? Big brother, he must have seen it wrong. How could there possibly be fishing nets in the waterway, and how could we possibly scratch your nets!"

"It wasn’t mistaken, it was you, making us chase you for a long time."

"It’s impossible."

"What’s impossible? Look here, here’s the net." The middle-aged water bandit who had given chase came over, holding up a torn net.

Other water bandits broke the waterway management regulations by setting fixed nets in the waterway, waiting for the passing ships to damage them before extorting them.

But these guys were something else; realizing the fleet was transporting sand, which couldn’t sell for much even if they robbed it, they actually brought a broken fishing net to extort, truly ruthless and vicious.

Han Yu, leading two veteran sailors, continued to retreat along the left side of the ship, explaining with a sorrowful expression, "Big brother, I swear to heaven, we really didn’t scratch your nets."

"If we say you scratched them, then you did. Stop the nonsense and pay up!"

"Big brother, we should talk reason when we are away from home."

"I am talking reason with you right now. If you don’t pay up, don’t blame me for being rude."

"But the net really wasn’t scratched by us."

"Still denying it? Say one more word and see what happens."

"Big brother..."

"Da Bao, San Zhu, grab your tools and show them some color."

"Wait a minute, big brother. A gentleman uses his tongue, not his fists. Let’s discuss this."

The tall water bandit didn’t want to waste any more words. He turned around and signaled his accomplices to untie the towing ropes, roaring, "No payment, none of the barges behind will be allowed to move!"

Han Yu confirmed that Ma Jintao and others had arrived and were lying behind a pile of sand. He anxiously said, "The towing cable is snapped so tight, it’s very dangerous to just untie it like this."

"Da Bao, grab the Peace Axe to chop it."

"Big brother, can’t you be reasonable? We really didn’t scratch any fishing nets. If you keep this up, I’ll call the police!"

"Dare to call the police and you’re asking for it."

"You little beast, trying to scare me? Go on, call the police if you want."

"Just pay up honestly, don’t say we’re not scared of you reporting us. Even if you wanted to, you wouldn’t find any place to do so."

"If you don’t want to suffer, just pay up quickly. The sooner you pay, the sooner you can leave."

A group of water bandits, one speaking after another, some brandishing shovels, fish spears, and Peace Axes threateningly, while others played good cop, trying to persuade with kind words.

Han Yu saw that these water bandits must be novices, or rather their main business was theft, not robbery; otherwise, they would have started a fight long ago. Feigning defiance, he said, "This is extortion!"

"I am extorting, and I’m extorting you. Hurry up and pay."

"How much?"

"Three thousand."

"Three thousand? There’s no way it’s that much. Even if the net was actually scratched by us, it was at most worth a dozen or so yuan, how could it be worth three thousand?"

"I said three thousand, and not a penny less. Our loss is not just the net, but also the fish inside it!"

"You’re bullying us; this is extortion!"

"Indeed, I am bullying you. Da Bao, chop the rope."

As the tall bandit gave the order, a short water bandit ran to the bow of Barge No. 4, raised the Peace Axe, and began chopping. There were several muffled thumps as the ropes were severed.

Captain Wang had been paying attention to the activity behind him. Seeing that the tow cable connecting Barge No. 3 to Barge No. 4 had been cut, he quickly cut off the power supply for illuminating the barges to prevent electrocution accidents after the electrical cables were chopped.

At the same time, he reduced the power, ready to reverse.

Starting with Barge No. 4, all the barges behind lost their towing power. The crew members, not daring to let the barges drift with the waves, steered if they had to steer, dropped anchor if they needed to, ensuring that the fleet that had lost its towing didn’t collide with other ships.

On a normal day, Han Yu would have felt heartache for the few tow cables chopped up by them.

But now was not the time for that; what was needed was to collect evidence. Moreover, they had made many preparations before coming, and a lot of ropes had been brought along.

"Do you know what you’re doing?"

"Cut the crap, don’t you have a walkie-talkie? If you don’t have money on you, call for someone on the tugboat to bring the money over."

"You are committing robbery!"

"I am robbing you. If you don’t pay up, I’ll not only rob but also beat you!"

"You dare!"

"What wouldn’t I dare to do!"

The tall water bandit, flushed with anger, raised the shovel to attack.

Liang Xiaoyu, quick on his feet, swung a wooden stick forward to block.

"Dare to fight back, brothers, get them!"

As the tall bandit’s voice fell, Han Yu lifted his coat, holding up a Micro Machine Gun: "Don’t move, we are police!"

Immediately after, there was a click sound, and a bright flash appeared, blinding the spectators.

Han Yu instinctively turned his head and to his surprise found that Reporter Wang had followed Ma Jintao and four members of the Cooperative Defense Team. He was holding a camera with a flash, snapping photos.

"Don’t move, put down the shovels and fish spears."

"Talking to you, did you hear me!"

Ma Jintao, holding a 56 Assault Rifle, began to scold.

Liang Xiaoyu took a gun from a member of the Cooperative Defense Team and, while aiming, warned in Bailong Port’s common dialect: "Did you hear me? Put your things down, all of you kneel down!"

At that moment, the sound of gasoline engines came from ahead. Zhu Baogen and Captain Fan could be seen driving two assault boats, with three crew members from Barge No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 holding wooden sticks.