There were no rescues during the day, which was good.
After eating a quick meal on the beach, Pu Piaole whistled all the way back to his home in the small village.
He was almost thirty years old, but he still lived with his parents. He didn't have a family of his own, and he didn't even have a female friend that he could chat with.
"Chengxian, don't be lazy at work every day. There is no future for you to be a security guard."
As soon as he got home, Pu Piaole lay on the sofa like a lazy dog.
His head tilted, his back bent, and his feet stretched out. Pu Piaole's posture was exactly the same as when he was a security guard on the sentry tower during the day.
"What's wrong? Isn't this good? What if I get a promotion and a raise one day?"
He turned on his phone and played Destiny's Child while his mother nagged him.
"What's so good about it?
Will I get promoted by watching the beach?
Will you be in charge of all the beaches on Joluo Island after the promotion? "
"Ah, you big piece of garbage, learn from other people's children and work hard."
Mom cursed, and the broom in her hand was about to sweep Pu Piaole's body.
"Hey, it's dirty. Really."
Standing up from the sofa, Pu Piaole avoided the broom in his slippers.
"If you don't like me, go out and work. Don't stay at home every day. You're already twenty-eight years old, and you're still not married. Do you really expect your parents to take care of you?"
"If I leave, there will be no one to help when the bathhouse opens."
"There's still more than half a year before it opens. You won't be needed when it opens."
"A Xi, I know, I know."
Scratching his head, Pu Piaole impatiently walked toward the door.
If he couldn't stay at home, he would go outside to relax and wait for his mother to go to bed.
"Look at your sloppy appearance every day. You should dress up a little more refreshingly. Now that you have fat on your belly, which girl will like you?"
"It's annoying to talk about this every day."
If he wanted to dress up neatly, have a six-pack, be handsome, have money and ideals, and be full of righteousness, he needed a lot of time and practice.
His girlfriend's existence was hindering the realization of this goal.
The small village was still very lively at night. After all, they relied on tourism as a source of income. They couldn't let go of this good opportunity to rip off their customers at night.
The smell of fried chicken, the clinking of beer glasses, the shouting of celebration, all sorts of excitement and sadness mingled together.
Pu Piaole also saw a girl from the same village that he had liked when he was young. She was holding a plate and walking back and forth between the stalls.
It was his childhood sweetheart.
But she had already married someone else.
"If you lose, you have to drink three cups of wine as punishment."
"Come on, it's terrible."
"Another five cups!"
After looking around the stalls of the villagers, Pu Piaole walked into the store with his hands in his pockets.
The excitement belonged to others, and it had nothing to do with him, a young man from a small village with no future.
"This guy is here again …"
An eleven or twelve-year-old kid was sitting at the front desk of the store. When he saw Pu Piaole walk over, he immediately tried to close the glass window.
Even the naughty kids at this age, who liked to make noise the most, didn't want to talk to Pu Piaole, who was full of frustration.
"Bang!"
Two large hands poked into the small window.
Before the glass window could be closed, Pu Piaole's palms went in and grabbed it fiercely.
"Ah!"
Fortunately, this was not the first time that Pu Piaole acted rashly. Otherwise, he would have reminded the naughty kid of those criminals who robbed shops and kidnapped children on TV.
"Give me a pack of cigarettes."
He squeezed out a slightly wretched smile on his ruffian face.
"One pack will do."
"No, you haven't paid for the cigarettes from before."
Seeing that he couldn't resist the strength of an adult, the kid used his arm to block the cigarette rack behind him.
"It's not a big deal. Anyway, after I get my salary, I will definitely pay for all the cigarettes I owe this month."
"My dad said that every time you pay, you don't have enough money."
"Really, you stinky kid … Ah, uncle, you're back."
Pu Piaole suddenly retracted his hand. He bowed his head to the left, as if he had seen the owner of the store.
"Huh?"
The kid looked down with a suspicious look.
It was this moment!
He seized the opportunity.
Pu Piaole's arm immediately reached in, and without saying anything, he grabbed a pack of cigarettes and came back.
He acted swiftly and decisively. By the time the kid reacted, this naughty adult had already run five or six meters away with the cigarettes.
"You're a gangster!"
"I'll return the money to your family. We'll talk about it when I get paid next month."
The young man didn't stop until he reached the entrance of the village.
Pu Piaole picked up a cigarette and happily took a puff. Then, he spat on the ground. He could see the boundless blue sea with his eyes level.
There was nothing bad about living like this.
The sea breeze blew in his face, and the fishy smell of the sea and the moonlight blew on his face.
It would be great if he could have a girlfriend with fair skin, long legs, and a rich family who didn't have to work hard.
"Hey!
What are you doing! "
Halfway through the second cigarette, he suddenly widened his eyes and looked at the beach in front of him. Then, he ran over with big strides.
The moonlight shone on the sea, and the waves were rolling. The waves shone with a silver light.
But what made Pu Piaole run over was not the sea. No matter how beautiful the scenery was, he would get tired of it, let alone a security guard like him who watched the sea every day.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't stay at home, he wouldn't have run to the beach.
"Kid!
Do you want to die? The tide is ebbing. "
A kid was lying on the beach in the middle of the night. Next to him was the seawater that was rapidly ebbing.
According to the tide table, this was the time when the tide was ebbing most violently. Although the tide on Deluo Island was not very strong, that was only true for a professional security guard like him who was good at swimming.
The kid on the beach was not far from the coast. A tide could sweep him away in an instant. After he was swept away by the waves, he didn't even have time to cry for help.
There were too many cases of children accidentally being taken away by the tide or offshore currents while playing on the coast. Unlike what was shown on TV, people who drowned, especially children, couldn't make a sound or flop up and down in the muddy water. To ordinary people, it looked like they were playing a normal diving game.
When they realized that something was wrong with the child, it was usually too late to save them.
"Shh, uncle, shh!"
"I know, it's safe."
When Pu Piaole ran over, he found the kid lying on the beach, looking ahead cautiously.
"Don't disturb Master Long."
"Be careful, or we'll be eaten in one bite!"
"Dragon?
What are you talking about … "
Following the kid's gaze, Pu Piaole's body couldn't help but tremble.
The moon in the sky and the moon in the sea divided the world into two parts, one bright and the other brighter.
A long rod was rolling horizontally in the waves. It had a huge head, hideous scales, and sharp teeth.
It just opened its mouth, and the fish in the sea seemed to be confused and entered its stomach.