Sheng Ke, who was on vacation, was driving his own private car. The weather was good, so the windows and sunroof were open. The cool breeze also carried Sheng Ke's voice out of the car.
Zhang Zian did not intend to eavesdrop on the phone call. It was probably about business. He was close to Sheng Ke, and his voice was loud, so he overheard it.
Sheng Ke's men reported a new case to him.
Logically speaking, Binhai City was a medium-sized city, and it received countless reports every day. If every report was reported to Sheng Ke, he would not have enough time even if he had 48 hours a day. Therefore, the cases that were reported to him must be special, such as major criminal cases, difficult cases that his men had no clue about, or cases that he had specially requested.
For the police, the most infuriating thing was the kind of case where they had clearly locked on to the suspect, but the suspect escaped first. It would make them all feel aggrieved, and they would also feel sorry for the victim.
Sheng Ke's men found that this new case had some similarities with a previous case pattern. Coupled with some other doubts, his men judged that this might be a case involving a fugitive suspect, so they called him.
Sheng Ke glanced at Zhang Zian through the rearview mirror and said in a deep voice, "Don't act rashly. Wait for me to go back and make arrangements. No matter what, we can't let him run away again."
As soon as he said this, the faces of his wife and child immediately turned gloomy.
"Do you have to go? You are out all day, and the child almost can't recognize you! " His wife had long been used to her husband's temporary overtime. If it was any other day, she would not have any complaints, because it was useless. However, today was the day that the family went out to play.
The child was about to cry and secretly wiped the corners of his eyes.
Sheng Ke knew that he owed his wife and child too much, but …
"Sorry, another day. I will definitely make it up to you. Today's matter is more important, so I must be there." He tried to explain.
"Compensation! Compensation! How many times have you said that? When did you make it up to us? Every time it is important, but only the two of us are not important, right? " She complained. Although her words were a bit unreasonable, it was not her fault. She had been holding back her anger for too long.
Sheng Ke was anxious and really was not in the mood to quarrel with his wife. Besides, he was indeed in the wrong, so there was nothing to quarrel with.
"I'll send you back first. If I finish early, maybe I'll have time tomorrow …"
"If you want to go, then go by yourself. We're not going back!"
His wife's temper flared up, and she pulled their child out of the car in a fit of pique.
Sheng Ke was in a dilemma. He couldn't help but sigh, but he definitely had to leave. The difficulty was how to appease his wife.
Zhang Zian came over and tried to smooth things over. "Captain Sheng, why don't you let your sister-in-law and niece come to my shop to look at the fish, pet the cat, and play with the dog? You can go back to your own business."
"Right, right, right! You can go to the pet shop and the aquarium. It's much more fun than the amusement park. You can see that there are so many people in the pet shop, "Sheng Ke said.
His wife was quite virtuous. This time, she was really angry. She knew her husband's character very well. Even if she made a fuss, it would be useless. Besides, it was embarrassing to quarrel on the street. Maybe some busybody would take a picture and affect her husband's career.
With Zhang Zian as the peacemaker, she reluctantly gave in. Otherwise, what else could she do?
Seeing his wife and child enter the aquarium angrily, Sheng Ke was finally relieved. He said to Zhang Zian, "Thanks, brother. I have something to do. I have to go."
He didn't have time to say anything else. He immediately drove away.
After Sheng Ke left, Zhang Zian heard the rustling of leaves above his head. He looked up and saw Old Time Tea quietly climbing up the tree.
Zhang Zian could hear Sheng Ke talking on the phone, but he couldn't hear what the other side was saying. Old Time Tea could.
"Grandpa Tea?"
He noticed that Old Time Tea was squinting and looking in a certain direction.
"The person on the phone said that the Phantom Beauty Salon was first blackmailed, and last night, it was smashed by a group of unidentified people. Fortunately, the boss was not there last night, or else … The boss called the police, claiming that he was envied by his peers," Old Time Tea said.
This pattern …
He and Old Time Tea looked at each other and thought of the same person at the same time.
"It seems that Qing Ren is back," Old Time Tea sneered. "He probably thought that the incident was over, so he came back to Binhai City to commit crimes. Last time, he escaped. Now that he is back, Binhai City will be his last stop before he goes to prison. "
Sheng Ke probably thought of this as well, so he left in a hurry to personally arrange the arrest of Qing Ren.
"I have nothing to do, so I want to stretch my muscles and give Detective Sheng a hand," Old Time Tea said decisively.
The police had already been dispatched, so Zhang Zian couldn't show himself. With his skills, he might alert the enemy. He knew that Old Time Tea had made up its mind, so he said, "Grandpa Tea, be careful."
"It's okay. It's just a thief. I'll be back soon." Old Time Tea smiled. Under the cover of the trees, it jumped between the rows of trees on the sidewalk and disappeared in the blink of an eye. The pedestrians under the trees heard the rustling of leaves above their heads, but they didn't see anything when they looked up.
Zhang Zian knew how good Old Time Tea was, but he didn't know how strong it was. After all, Old Time Tea always kept a low profile, so Zhang Zian wasn't worried.
Besides, the police were fighting in the open this time, and Old Time Tea was just hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to attack Qing Ren. There shouldn't be any danger. No matter how strong Qing Ren was, he was just a weaker version of Peter Lee. Compared to Peter Lee, he was just a small fry.
"Hey! Do you know how to drive? Do you have eyes? "
At this moment, there was a sudden braking sound on the street, followed by a series of curses.
Zhang Zian turned around and saw a municipal engineering vehicle braking on the road. A woman riding an electric bicycle was cursing beside the vehicle.
It turned out that as the construction vehicle drove forward, sewage kept flowing out of the back of the vehicle. It seemed that the sewage had splashed onto the woman's clothes, so she stopped the construction vehicle and insisted that the construction vehicle pay for the damages.
This had nothing to do with Zhang Zian. Logically speaking, if the clothes were more expensive or he liked, he would be very angry if they were splashed with dirty water. However, he noticed that the person who jumped out of the driver's seat of the construction vehicle looked a bit familiar.
The man apologized to the woman in a low voice.
Zhang Zian stared at the man's side profile and thought for a while. Finally, he remembered where he had seen him before. It was when he and the Huang father and son were rescuing the stranded minke whale at the beach. They had called the Fishery Administration personnel, and later, he had seen him next to the dead gray whale that had almost exploded.
What was his name again?
Zhang Zian looked through the contacts on his phone and found his name – Ke Shaohui.
Ke Shaohui was being pestered by the woman, who insisted that he pay up. He really had no choice but to haggle over the price. He took out a hundred dollars to pay her and asked her to do the dry cleaning. Only then did she resentfully give up.
He sighed. The salary of the Fishery Administration was low, and he lost 100 yuan for no reason. What could he do with that 100 yuan? It was better to buy beer than to throw it away. He could only blame his poor driving skills and carelessness. Driving a boat on the sea was more relaxing, and he could do whatever he wanted.
"Master Ke, are you okay?"
As he was about to get into the car, he heard someone call him from behind. His last name was not common, so no one would call him wrong.
He turned around and recognized Zhang Zian. After all, they had met twice, but he couldn't remember his name.
"I am Zhang Zian, the one who runs the pet shop." Zhang Zian smiled and pointed at the pet shop sign.
"Oh! Right! I remember! "Ke Shaohui suddenly slapped his forehead." Look at my memory … Sigh! I'm sorry. I made a fool of myself … "
He knew that Zhang Zian must have seen what had happened. His face was a little hot.
Zhang Zian looked at the water dripping out of the gap in the back of the cart. The color of the water was green, and it had a strong smell of the sea. No wonder the woman was so persistent. The smell was not easy to wash off once it got on the clothes.
"Master Ke, the water keeps flowing out …" he said.
Ke Shaohui sighed. "I can't help it. This car is temporarily borrowed. There is no suitable car, so I have to make do with it."
Zhang Zian sniffed. "Master Ke, what kind of water is this? It smells a little like seawater … "
"It's seawater." Ke Shaohui nodded.
He had dealt with Zhang Zian twice. In those two incidents, he felt that Zhang Zian was very knowledgeable and knew more than ordinary people, especially some strange and unpopular knowledge.
"Come, look."
He waved to Zhang Zian and took the lead to step on the rear tire of the construction vehicle, climbing to the edge of the back of the truck.
Zhang Zian originally came to talk with curiosity, so he followed Ke Shaohui and stepped on the tire to look into the back of the truck.
"It's really smelly …"
The top of the truck had a fishy smell. To his surprise, the inside of the truck was full of green algae.
The algae was wet. It was obviously just fished out of the sea. The thin and dense algae leaves were especially good at storing water. No wonder water was dripping all the way.
The question was, why did they use the municipal construction vehicle to pull the algae? Did this thing have economic value?
Also, where did the algae come from? Were there so many algae near Binhai City?
Zhang Zian had a lot of questions in his mind, but he didn't know if it was convenient to ask.
Ke Shaohui began to talk about it himself.
It turned out that the previous typhoon was generated in the distant South China Sea, and then it went all the way north. Not only did it carry a lot of water vapor, but it also carried a lot of algae from the southern sea.
After the typhoon landed in Binhai City, its energy slowly dissipated and it entered the sage mode. The algae that was carried by the typhoon stayed in the outer sea of Binhai City.
In the days after the typhoon, it had been calm. The wind and ocean currents were not strong, and large amounts of algae stayed in the outer sea, gathering and not scattering. The specific location was in the southern sea of Binhai City.
The algae were like dense vines intertwining with each other, occupying a large area of the sea. From afar, it looked like an endless dark green carpet.
What was a headache was that once ordinary fishing boats or fishery administration boats sailed into the algae area, the propellers were quickly entangled, and then the boat was trapped inside and could not move.
The fishing moratorium was about to end, and the fishermen had to go out to fish. Otherwise, what would they eat?
The algae blocked the fishing port, and the fishing boats could not go in or out. This made the fishery administration very anxious, and they had to come up with this plan. They fished up the algae and transported them away in batches — it was a temporary measure. The fishery administration and the fishermen were not stupid enough to think that they could fight against nature with their meager manpower. It was impossible to remove all the algae in this way, but at least they could open up a passage for the fishing boats to enter and leave the port.
The only thing that could really completely remove the algae was the strong monsoon, but who knew when the monsoon would blow? With the global warming, the solar terms were becoming more and more unreliable.
The arrival of the typhoon made people feel helpless, but the lack of wind was not a good thing either.
The fishery department of Binhai City was unlucky. They had just finished the typhoon relief work, and before they had time to catch their breath and rest, they had to throw themselves into the battle against the seaweed without stopping. Everyone was exhausted.
Ke Shaohui was the same. He was a little tired just now, and when he was a little distracted, the dirty water flowing in the back of the truck splashed onto passers-by. He could only blame himself. He took the opportunity to complain to Zhang Zian to sober himself up a little.
They had to transport the algae to a designated place far away from the city, dry it, and then burn it.
Zhang Zian understood the whole story, and he sympathized with the personnel of the fishery administration, but he could not help. He was neither the Wind God nor the Dragon King. What could he do with the algae?
Large amounts of algae gathered together, and under suitable conditions, they would explosively reproduce. The scale was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. When Columbus was searching for the New World, his fleet was trapped by algae for a month.
Of course, the algae in the sea outside of Binhai City was far less terrifying, but it still caused great difficulties in the daily life and production of the people.
Another thing that caught Zhang Zian's attention was that Ke Shaohui had just mentioned that the algae had gathered in the sea south of Binhai City. No wonder he had not seen the algae when he played Sihwa's song.
The place that Welder Zhao and Electrician Wu had just gone seemed to be the beach south of Binhai City.
Ke Shaohui's words came to an end, and Zhang Zian had no other questions. He did not want to continue wasting their time, so he was about to jump off the tire when he suddenly felt something move in the algae.
Algae was not an isolated creature. When large amounts of algae gathered together, large marine predators and fishing boats would stay away from them. The algae itself became a hotbed for many small marine creatures to hide in. Marine creatures that did not exist in the local area could often be found in the algae that floated in from other places.
When the fishery administration personnel salvaged the algae, they inevitably fished up some of the small creatures attached to the algae.
Zhang Zian looked carefully, took out a tissue, and picked up a very small, translucent bug.
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