Chapter 17:

On June 14, 1982, the Falklands War ended. Under the Prime Minister's order signed by Margaret Thatcher, the British army traveled from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere and fought the Falklands War with Argentina. Argentina was defeated. The British Empire declared that the sovereignty of Falklands was owned by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
In September of the same year, Mrs. Thatcher visited China with Yu Wei who had won the Falklands War. The Chinese leader made it clear that there was no room for maneuver on the issue of Hong Kong’s sovereignty. So far, the Chinese and British sides have reached a deadlock on the issue of Hong Kong.
"Even if you really want to go to Xiangjiang, you shouldn't choose this time. Xiangjiang is very unstable now, and many young people are very repulsive of inland smugglers. You two children..." Zhang Bingkun disapproved.
"Uncle Zhang, Dad is gone. My sister and I have no relatives in Qinghe Town. Now my sister has encountered this kind of thing again. She is not in a good state of mind. We want to find my mother." Li Zheng lowered his head. Looks a bit lonely.
Of course he didn't want to find Zhao Qiuhua, but if he told Zhang Bingkun that the two minors wanted to live in Xiangjiang alone, Zhang Bingkun would never agree.
Zhang Bingkun opened his mouth and couldn't speak. Yeah, if the child has no father, he can't stop people from looking for his mother. Not to mention that he gave the child away from his mother. Although it was unintentional, it cannot conceal the fact that he caused the separation of the flesh and blood.
"Have you figured it out?"
"Think clearly." Li Zheng replied affirmatively.
Zhang Bingkun sighed, "Well, at ten thirty in the evening, my boat will arrive at the elbow on time, and the boat will stay for ten minutes. Come if you make up your mind."
The corner of Li Zheng's mouth curled up, and his smile completed a nice arc.
"Thank you Uncle Zhang."
When Li Zheng returned home, Zhou Sitian had already prepared lunch, and she seemed a little restless sitting at the table. Seeing Li Zheng coming back, Zhou Sitian greeted him immediately.
"Xiao Zheng, did you really go to Uncle Zhang?"
Li Zheng nodded, "Sister, there is a wider world outside. You can pack your things. I will leave a message for Uncle Zheng and Li Chaoyang."
Zhou Sitian's eyes were full of touch. In her heart, Li Zheng decided to leave his hometown for herself. I heard that Xiangjiang’s salary is very high. She will definitely be able to take care of her brother. Li Zheng is still young. Teacher Liu said last time that his grades have improved. Zhou Sitian made up her mind. Even if she arrives in Xiangjiang, she will not let her brother fail. Learn!
Li Zheng didn't like the parting scene, so no one told him when he left. After stuffing a signed fishing boat lease agreement in the seam of Zheng's house, and writing a note on Li Chaoyang's desk that "will contact me again", the two took advantage of the night and left.
When the two arrived, there were already several people waiting by the elbow. Most of them were fully armed, covering their bodies up and down tightly. Li Zheng and Zhou Sitian looked at each other and chose to stand beside an unmanned big stone. set.
As time passed, no one on the shore spoke. Someone took out the cigarette and inhaled silently, the smell of low-quality nicotine filled the air.
"The ship is coming!" someone suddenly shouted in a low voice excitedly.
On the sea not far away, someone repeated the flashlight in the air three times. Someone on the shore took out the flashlight and responded accordingly.
A small motor sailing boat stopped on the shore, and a few people got off the boat, and the leader was Zhang Bingkun.
People on the shore hurried up to meet him.
"Brother Kun, you finally came." Someone flatly handed a cigarette to Zhang Bingkun.
Zhang Bingkun glanced at him, then took the cigarette and threw it behind him. The boatman behind him smiled and said, "Thank you Brother Kun."
"Go up, the old rules, pay the money first and then board the boat. If you want to be fooled, it is best not to be discovered by us, otherwise the rations in the sea are lacking." Unlike the gentle Uncle Zhang in the usual days, today's Zhang Bingkun is between the lines. It's all evil.
Everyone should answer again and again.
After a warning, Zhang Bingkun went straight to Li Zheng's two brothers and sisters.
"Oh, you are still here." He looked helpless, "Well, follow me."
With that said, he took the two of them to the sailing boat.
The sailboat is not big, and it can only squeeze fifteen people in full. Excluding Zhang Bingkun and the boatman, there are only twelve places left for stowaways.
"Why there is only one place, didn't it mean that there are three? I can't leave my wife and children alone!" a big man suddenly shouted excitedly.
Zhang Bingkun, who had just stepped on the boat, frowned. He least liked such yelling guests.
Seeing this, the black shipman suddenly slapped the big man on the face, "You TM shut up, there is only one place, do you want to go!"
The big man was distraught, "Two years, I waited for two full years before I got three places!" His voice seemed to come from between his teeth, his eyes patrolled around, as if he wanted to find from the crowd. The person who took away his two places.
Zhang Bingkun stood sideways and blocked Li Zheng and Zhou Sitian behind him, "You get on board first."
Li Zheng nodded, said sorry to the big man in his heart, and quickly boarded the boat.
Due to the changes in the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments in recent years, it has become increasingly difficult to do business in the dark. Many black boats do not do anything, which makes it difficult to find a ticket for the black boat to Xiangjiang. Many people have to queue for several months to wait for a place. It is not uncommon for people like Dahan who want to get three places at a time, waiting for a year or two.
Everyone got on the boat one after another. The black and strong boatman glanced at the big man and said coldly, "Can't get on the boat?"
The big man showed a struggling look on his face.
"Alin, or we don't want to go, the house is fine too." The woman who covered her face with a mask pulled the big man's clothes and said, holding a child in her right hand, who looked like she was only five or six years old.
The big man known as Alin looked at the son in his wife's hands and did not speak.
Seeing this, the black and strong boatman walked back to the boat with a smile, "Brother Kun, you can sail."
Zhang Bingkun nodded and turned to the bow.
The roar of the engine sounded, and Alin raised his head abruptly. He yanked his wife's hand away while rushing to the boat.
"Yue'e, I will come back to pick you up! I will definitely come back to pick you up!" He said as he boarded the boat without looking back.
Yue'e let out a sorrowful cry, and the child's cry sounded in the dark night...
Zhou Sitian held Li Zheng's arm tightly, without a trace of expression on his face. Since the Zhou Deqing incident, Zhou Sitian has faded from the girl's innocence and matured instantly. There are some things you just have to fight for, and you don't even have a comfortable life, so why pay more sympathy to others.
Seeing the lights of Qinghe Town slowly disappearing before her eyes, she secretly said, I will come back, Dad, when I come back, I will prove your innocence and let those people know that you are not a murderer but a hero!
Li Zheng didn't know that his cheap sister was changing from one extreme to the other after all these discussions. He turned around on the railing of the ship, silently pondering what happened after he arrived at Xiangjiang.
Before October 23, 1980, the Hong Kong government implemented the "Arrived Base Policy". If illegal immigrants from the mainland can escape the pursuit of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments and arrive in the urban area of ​​Hong Kong, they can legally stay in Hong Kong. However, as the situation changed, after October 23, 1980, the Hong Kong government announced the cancellation of the arrival policy and adopted the policy of immediate arrest and immediate resolution. All illegal immigrants will be repatriated as soon as they are found.
In other words, even if Li Zheng and others arrived in Xiangjiang, they were all illegal immigrants. Before he was found to be repatriated, obtaining a valid Hong Kong residence permit was his first problem.
Zhang Bingkun came over, and he patted Li Zheng on the shoulder, "You are hungry, Zhang has a supper here. Come down with me."
The motor sailing boat is so big, the cabin naturally can only accommodate seven or eight people. However, ordinary passengers are not allowed to get off the cabin. Usually, two crew members can get off except Zhang Bingkun, so it is quite spacious.
"These are the two juniors in my family, and you can help watch them." Zhang Bingkun introduced the two boatmen.
The two boatmen nodded with a smile. When they were on the shore, it was dark and did not see clearly. Now, when they look closely, the two boatmen have dark skin and slightly curly hair. They should be Vietnamese.
"Just call them Ah Da Ah Er."
Li Zheng and Zhou Si's dessert heads called "Big Brother, Brother A", causing them to smile and curl their mouths.
After eating some supper on the boat, Zhang Bingkun took the two to a small compartment in the cabin and opened the door.
"Don't dislike it, Uncle Zhang has done it again, but it still smells like. Si Tian, ​​you live here, Xiao Zheng, you can sleep outside with me." Zhang Bingkun showed two points of embarrassment. He is a big man, not so. Be careful, and the cabin is not well ventilated, this will naturally not smell good.
Zhou Sitian smiled sweetly, "Uncle Zhang, you can really laugh, this is already very clean." Compared to the passengers who can only sleep on the deck in a cold day, they are already very happy.
Zhou Sitian slept in Zhang Bingkun's room, and Zhang Bingkun and Li Zheng slept outside. In the middle of the night, Li Zheng was awakened by urine. Looking around, he didn't see any convenient place. He sighed and walked to the deck with his coat resigned.
When he was ready to make it convenient, suddenly a cold voice rang behind him.
"It's you, right? You robbed me of my place."