HLM -Chapter 1265 The Boats Drifted Away

After counting, Wang Bo realized that quite a few people in their group were about to get married. If they added some from the town, they could probably form ten couples!

So, what was supposed to be a feast for tasting rice sausages turned into a lively discussion on how to organize weddings.

Atulu looked particularly envious and said, “I really wish I were single too.”

His wife’s expression changed instantly, her gaze sharp as a knife.

Wang Bo noticed that, in an instant, the big Maori man’s forehead was covered in sweat.

Quick on the uptake, he hurriedly looked at his wife affectionately and said, “Then I could propose to you again, give you a grand wedding, unlike back then when we didn’t even have a proper wedding banquet.”

Atulu’s wife nodded in satisfaction and said, “You know, I don’t care about that. Being able to marry you is happiness enough for me.”

Simple words, but full of heartfelt emotion.

Cici held Bowen’s hand and quietly smiled, “If in the future we can be as sweet and happy as Atulu and his wife, I’ll be content.”

Bowen looked shocked. “Darling, we need peace, no violence, and definitely no domestic violence!”

Cici rolled her eyes. “So timid before marriage, how could I ever give you domestic violence?”

“Don’t believe women’s words. Before marriage, my dear also said that, but after marriage, it’s a completely different story. And you’re worse off than me, Bowen—Cici has a whip!” Atulu whispered.

Bowen felt utterly hopeless. Cici indeed had impressive skills with a horsewhip.

After dinner, Wang Bo wanted to sleep, but the sand table suddenly popped up, and his alertness immediately kicked in, quickly flying toward the lake.

Seeing this, Wang Bo knew trouble was coming and enlarged the sand table to look.

At the edge of the land northwest of the lake, two small boats were docked, with five or six people smoking onshore.

All of them had intricately designed binoculars hanging around their necks, looking like infrared night vision scopes. Guns were on the boats!

These two rifles were different from ordinary ones—the barrels were thicker, the size massive, like rocket launchers.

Wang Bo was shocked. “What the hell is going on? Bandits?”

Even without the sand table’s alert, seeing the weapons alone made it clear they had bad intentions. Besides, the alert was pulsing violently.

He knew he had to deal with these people, but they were still on land. This area wasn’t under his jurisdiction, so he couldn’t act directly.

However, taking them down wouldn’t be difficult. Wang Bo thought for a moment and called the police station. “Is anyone on duty today?”

Sweet Boy’s voice responded, “It’s me, chief. What’s up?”

Wang Bo said, “Call a few guys. I’ll come lead the team. It seems some people appeared in town who shouldn’t be here. A resident just called saying they saw two strange vehicles heading northwest toward Haweya Lake. I think we better check it out.”

After the call, he drove toward the town while using the sand table to pull the two stranded boats into the lake.

Seeing the boats move on their own, the people smoking onshore panicked. Someone shouted, “Sh*t? What’s going on? Why are the boats moving by themselves?”

A bald man nearby lowered his voice. “****Gavian, keep your voice down. Do you want to attract someone?”

Two of them threw their cigarettes and jumped into the water, flailing to pull the boats back.

Wang Bo didn’t want to reveal himself too much, so he dug a large hole at a point in the lake where the two would pass.

For him, it was simple; he could dig it with his fingers.

The water quickly turned murky, but the night was deep, so no one noticed. From the shore, it looked like the two men disappeared after taking a few steps into the water.

“F*ck!” Even the bald man shouted. “Damn it! What happened? Go down and check! Where are Lombard and Tony?”

The remaining three onshore were scared. First, the boats drifted on their own; now their companions vanished.

The first young man to speak asked fearfully, “Could there be ghosts?”

The bald man kicked him and cursed, “You coward! What ghosts? If there are ghosts, let them show up!”

Before he could finish, the lake suddenly splashed, and a head emerged.

The four onshore turned and ran in fear. The man in the water wiped the lake off his face and shouted angrily, “Sh*t, why are you running? So unlucky, there’s a hole at the bottom of this lake!”

“I fell into the hole too,” complained the other young man who had fallen in.

Seeing that these were the two friends who had disappeared earlier, the four who had been about to run relaxed.

But their delay allowed the two boats to drift farther.

They had no choice but to strip and swim after the boats—exactly what Wang Bo wanted: to delay them a little, giving him time to lead people over.

Sunset Town now had sufficient police presence. One call from Sweet Boy and Uncle Bing and Sam, each with a policeman, came to report.

After regrouping, Wang Bo led the way in a car. The six of them split into three police cars, heading northwest toward the lake.

Wang Bo couldn’t reveal that he knew the intruders’ location too well. “According to the report, they’re moving along the northwest shore. Let’s search carefully.”

The three cars split up and quickly found the two vehicles. To locate the boats drifting in the lake, the cars turned on their headlights, illuminating the water. With the light as a guide, finding the boats wasn’t difficult.

The police cars quietly approached. Only then did the young man left onshore realize and ran to his car, trying to escape.

Clearly suspicious, the two police cars boxed him in. Uncle Bing cautiously got out. “Hey, what are you doing? Please get out and cooperate with our investigation.”

The young man calmly said, “Good evening, everyone. I’m a fishing enthusiast. You know, we like night fishing. I heard Haweya Lake has plenty of fish, so I came to check it out.”

“Then why were you running from the police?” Uncle Bing asked.

The young man smiled wryly. “I wasn’t sure if night fishing was allowed here, so I wanted to avoid trouble.”

Wang Bo shone his Wolf Eye flashlight on the lake. The water rippled, showing the boats’ positions, but the five who had jumped in to retrieve them were unseen.

He knew they’d dived underwater after spotting the police. Taking care of them was easy. He signaled Sweet Boy and the others, and together they shone the lights on the lake, curious how long the intruders could hold their breath underwater.