The entire ocean is my fishing ground.

Chapter 27 The Mad Dog Unleashed

At the docks, in front of small shops, and in the fields, people's conversations always revolve around that name.

"Zhang Meng will be out in five days, right?"

"Exactly. He suffered such a huge loss this time, he's completely humiliated. Do you think he'll let it go so easily?"

"I heard that his cousin Zhang Tiejun has already cut ties with him. He has nothing now, so what is he afraid of? Who knows how he will take revenge on Lin Chen?"

"Lin Chen is a tough guy. His boat was smashed, but he kept doing business and even expanded his fishermen's base from three to eight. Isn't that a slap in Zhang Meng's face?"

These gossips always managed to reach his ears.

Lin Chen didn't reply.

The countdown has begun.

With Zhou Dazhuang's help, the Pioneer was basically repaired.

Lin Chen did not drive it back to the dock in Huangni Village, but left it parked at the town's public dock.

There were many people and a lot of eyes around there, and the management was more standardized, so even if Zhang Meng wanted to take action, he wouldn't dare to be so blatant.

What really worried him was that seven-meter speedboat.

Speedboats are small and easier to spot.

Lin Chen found Zhou Dazhuang and gave him five hundred yuan.

"Brother Dazhuang, I need to do you a favor these past few days."

"This speedboat can't stay in one place anymore. Help me find a few secluded docks in the nearby villages, and change the location every two days. The fuel costs and your wages will all come from this."

Zhou Dazhuang took the money, nodded, and didn't ask any further questions.

"Don't worry, I'll make sure he can't find it."

Having solved the boat problem, the next step was the net.

In the past, for the convenience of going out to sea, fishing nets were piled up in rolls in a shed in the corner of the yard.

The target is too big; if it gets destroyed, the loss will be huge.

Lin Chen spent the entire afternoon dismantling all of his fishing nets.

He broke a large barbed wire net into three sections.

He also divided the crab traps and trawl nets into several portions.

He hid some of it in his own cellar, left some at the home of Wang Fuhai, whom he trusted, and the rest he wrapped in a waterproof cloth and sank in a corner of his own fishpond.

After doing all that, he began to organize the things he had prepared.

In the dead of night, he locked himself in his room and opened the encrypted computer folder.

Inside was everything he had prepared over the past two months.

In the first round of their confrontation, he gained the upper hand immediately by showing a video of him smashing a boat.

However, Zhang Meng was only detained for fifteen days, indicating that this was not a serious crime.

In the second round, he needs to produce witnesses to prove that Zhang Meng has been causing trouble and extorting money in the village for many years.

Only in this way can we ensure that he can never recover.

Just as he was engrossed in tidying up, Wang Fuhai came over.

"Chenzi, there's something I need to remind you of."

"You need to tell your cousin, Lin Guowang, to be careful lately."

Lin Chen's cousin, Lin Guowang, is known in the village for his straightforward temper.

Years ago, he had a public argument with Zhang Meng at the dock over the division of fishing grounds. He was louder than anyone else and refused to suffer any loss.

"Zhang Meng is a petty and vengeful person. When he was in power, he might not have cared if your uncle scolded him a few times. But now that he's holding back his anger, he'll definitely pick on the weak first and take it out on people who have had conflicts with him in the past."

Wang Fuhai continued.

"Most people in the village are afraid of him, but your uncle's temper makes him an easy target for him to make an example of."

After seeing Wang Fuhai off, Lin Chen took two bottles of wine and went directly to his cousin Lin Guowang's house.

Lin Guowang was sharpening his knife in the yard. When he saw Lin Chen arrive, he merely raised his eyelids.

What brings you here?

"Uncle, I've come to see you."

Lin Chen put down the wine and got straight to the point.

"Zhang Meng, come out soon. When you go out to sea recently, be careful with your fishing nets and small boats, and don't stop in the same old place."

Lin Guowang sharpened his knife rapidly, without even looking up.

"He wouldn't dare? If he dares to touch even a single internet cable of mine, I'll break his legs."

Despite his strong words, Lin Chen noticed that his uncle was sharpening the knife with more force than before.

After chatting for only a few minutes, Lin Chen said goodbye.

He walked to the gate of the courtyard, glanced back, and saw his uncle put down the knife in his hand, walk to the corner of the wall, check the rope of his small sampan, and re-tie the knot.

When I got home, it was already late at night.

Lin Chen didn't go to sleep immediately; he picked up his phone again.

He opened his contacts, and the number for the town police station's duty room was still pinned to the top.

He logged into the cloud drive again and confirmed that the videos, recordings, and documents had been triple-backed up in the cloud, so that even if his phone and computer were destroyed, the evidence would not be lost.

Moonlight streamed in through the window, making the list of victims on the table glow white in the darkness.

Now, we just have to wait for the dog to run into it on its own.

……

The next day, in the early morning.

[Intelligence 1 (Warning): Zhang Meng was released at 8:00 AM today, vowing that this matter is not over.]

After reading it, Lin Chen first called his father, Lin Jianguo.

"Dad, Zhang Meng is out."

"Tell my uncle to bring his precious fishing nets home in the next couple of days, instead of leaving them out to dry."

"Also, it would be best to bring the small boat into the yard at night."

Lin Jianguo only replied with one word.

"it is good."

He knew very well that he couldn't show weakness when dealing with someone like Zhang Meng; the more nervous he was, the more smug Zhang Meng would become.

Around 10 a.m., a dilapidated taxi stopped at the entrance of Huangni Village.

Zhang Meng got out of the car, head down, his steps unsteady.

After spending fifteen days in the detention center, he looked much more haggard, with a stubble beard, sunken eyes, and his arrogance had vanished.

Under the big banyan tree at the village entrance, several villagers who were chatting stopped talking as soon as they saw him.

No one dared to go up and greet them; they just pointed and whispered behind their backs.

"He's out? Look at that cowardly guy."

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let him hear."

"What's there to be afraid of? He's just a dog nobody wants now. He has to pay for the damaged boat, he's been locked up, and even his cousin doesn't care about him anymore. Let's see how arrogant he can be in the future."

These words reached his ears without missing a single one.

He could hear the suppressed laughter.

His fists were clenched tightly at his sides, but he didn't even look up as he strode towards his home.

He recalled the glory days when he first walked out along this road, and now, looking at himself, he had become the laughingstock of the entire village.

As soon as he entered the house, Zhang Cuihua came up to him, crying and shouting at the top of her lungs.

"You're finally back. You suffered so much in there."

Zhang Meng shoved her away without saying a word, walked straight to the table, picked up an unopened bottle of liquor, unscrewed the cap, and took a big gulp.

"Stop crying. I'm not dead yet."

Zhang Cuihua was taken aback by his shout, but then she started cursing again.

"How dare you yell at me? It's all that little bastard Lin Chen's fault. He made such a big fuss, and now the whole village is laughing at our family. We shouldn't have listened to your cousin and had someone break his legs. Then none of this would have happened."

"Shut up."

Zhang Meng put down the bottle and dialed Zhang Tiejun's number.

The phone rang for a long time before being answered, but the voice on the other end was unfamiliar.

"Hello, who is this?"

"I'm looking for Zhang Tiejun."

"Brother Jun is busy and doesn't have time to answer the phone. Just tell me if there's anything you need."

Tell him I'm out.

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, and then the tone became somewhat impatient.

"Oh, Brother Jun, I understand."

"He asked me to pass on a message to you: things are getting tense lately, so you should behave yourself in the village and not cause any more trouble. Let bygones be bygones."

After saying that, the other end of the phone hung up immediately.

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Zhang Meng finally understood that he was just a pawn to be used and then discarded.

He grabbed the bottle and took another big gulp.

"This matter is not over."

……

Lin Chen acted no differently than usual throughout the afternoon, going out to sea to deliver goods, everything as normal.

It wasn't until evening that Zhou Dazhuang arrived at Lin Chen's house on his beat-up motorcycle.

He simply stopped at the door and said something in a low voice.

"Chenzi, I just passed by the village entrance and saw Zhang Meng squatting in the grove with a stranger, smoking. That guy isn't from our village, and he looked a bit fierce."

coming.

Lin Chen handed Zhou Dazhuang a bottle of water.

"Thanks, Brother Dazhuang. Be careful lately, and don't get into any trouble with him."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

After Zhou Dazhuang finished speaking, he started his motorcycle and drove off.

Lin Chen watched Zhou Dazhuang leave. He didn't act impulsively; he neither went out to look for him nor called the police.

The villagers' ridicule only added fuel to the fire.

Now even his cousin Zhang Tiejun has abandoned him like a pawn, so he has no more scruples.

Just as Dazhuang had said, he hired an outsider.

He learned his lesson from his last blunder with the Pioneer. Disrupting his large ships is too risky and makes him a huge target. If he's pushed to the limit this time, he'll definitely resort to even more underhanded methods, targeting the things belonging to those around him.

Whom should we target?

Zhang Meng didn't dare to visit his father easily since his father lived with him.

Wang Fuhai and his group have banded together now. If Zhang Meng wants to make a move against them, it would be like offending seven or eight families at the same time. He doesn't have the guts to do that.

His ultimate target will be his cousin, Lin Guowang.

My uncle has a fiery temper and has a history of conflict with Zhang Meng. He's also used to working alone and isn't very wary, making him a good target.

Touching my uncle's things would disgust him, but it wouldn't be as blatant as attacking myself directly.

He was taking his anger out on his uncle.