When I got home, it was 9 p.m.

During the tavern transaction, Ji Xiu wanted to learn more about the Black Hole Killer Organization through contact with the Shang family, but the white-haired old man was not willing to communicate with him too much at all, so he got up and left after leaving the lottery ticket.

Sitting in the study at this time, Ji Xiu looked at the lottery ticket in his hand and fell into deep thought.

There are three boat icons on the ticket, each with a prize of $100,000, which adds up to a prize of $300,000.

He had thought that the Black Hole Killer would disguise the way they were paid out of caution, but it was really unexpected.

It takes into account both the stealth nature of the Black Hole Killer organization and how the paid killers should explain the source of the funds.

To be sure, lotteries are just one of the ways the Black Hole Killer organization pays out.

If each payment is in the form of a lottery ticket, it also raises suspicions.

The way to claim the prize is very simple, the back of the ticket is printed with the prize redemption process, you do not need to collect it offline, you can redeem it on the Internet.

Scratch off the ink at the bottom of the ticket, which is a string of 24-digit numbers.

According to the prize redemption process, Ji Xiu logs in to the prize redemption website, fills in his personal information, and bank card account, and fills in the 24-digit prize redemption code on the prize redemption column.

Press "OK", a selectable redemption mode pops up on the screen, and the winner can choose to release the prize after tax deduction, or combine the lottery tax with the annual tax and self-declaration deduction.

Ji Xiu chooses to deduct taxes and fees.

After a few seconds, a text message pops up at the top of the screen:

[The bonus was successfully redeemed, 20,000 yuan of taxes and fees were deducted, and 280,000 yuan was received in the bank card 8272 account.] 】

As soon as he got the bonus, Ji Xiu deposited all the funds into the account of the clerical hospital for Li Mumu's next treatment expenses, and if there was any surplus, he could transfer it back to the bank card from the account at that time.

2:20 a.m.

Ji Xiu, who was asleep, was woken up by the ringtone of his mobile phone, got up and washed up, changed into a set of work clothes and hurried out.

It was still dark outside, and the cold wind blew and made him shiver.

Riding on the electric car parked in the corridor of the apartment, Ji Xiu went straight to Pier 3.

To ensure the freshness of the seafood, fishing boats dock at the pier in the early hours of the morning, unload the catch and send it to wholesale markets or transit stations, where they are delivered by buyers to restaurants, fresh supermarkets and even wet markets for retail.

Unloading is the first step in the seafood market, so the time is extremely tight.

Facing the cold wind and spending 20 minutes on the road, Ji Xiu parked the electric car in the parking shed by the dock.

The air here is filled with the salty smell of seawater, and the "whoosh" of the waves crashing against the shore can be clearly heard, and the bright lights illuminate the entire pier.

At this time, many unloaders had gathered on the side of the wharf.

Fishing boats laden with seafood slowly sailed into the docks, and fishermen, dressed in seawater and fishy clothes, disembarked and began to talk to the wholesale merchants, and then directed the unloaders to unload the goods.

Coming to the registration location, Ji Xiu greeted the dark-skinned middle-aged man in the crowd and said:

"Presbyopia, when will the unloading start?"

"Don't worry, the fishing boat is still mooring, count the number of people first."

When the middle-aged man known as Lao Hua saw Ji Xiu, he immediately put a tick on the list in his hand.

Before coming, Ji Xiu looked through Li Tan's mobile phone address book and chat history.

There are many colleagues in the work group whose avatars are photos of themselves, so even if he doesn't have Li Tan's memory, he can know who the other party is through the photos and notes, and then understand the general relationship between this person and Li Tan through the chat history.

The swarthy man he called Lao Hua, whose full name was Hua Liwei, was Li Tan's neighbor and the squad leader of their unloading squad, responsible for organizing people to unload the goods.

Waiting for time, Ji Xiu found that the sacrificial ceremony before going to sea was going on not far away.

This is a very old local tradition, dating back 500 years.

Through the sacrificial ceremony, the gods are blessed with a prayer to avoid the attacks of sea beasts and aliens, and to return safely after being fully loaded with fish.

The ceremony is very solemn, and a large number of livestock are slaughtered for sacrificial activities.

There are also a variety of strange musical instruments, and the gods are wearing ancient ritual costumes and dancing strangely and chanting rituals, and the neighborhood is very lively.

Before coming, Ji Xiu consulted the relevant information, and the sea festival is a ritual that fishermen must perform before going out to sea, and the clergy of the Yujing Church are on site to supervise it.

According to online statistics, fishermen spend 20% of their profits every year on the regular sea festival ceremonies.

This is also one of the institutional drawbacks of the theocratic system, which devotes a lot of resources to religious activities.

After Lao Hua counted the number of people, he began to assign the unloading work, and Ji Xiu was arranged in the final loading link.

The boss of the boat, who had already negotiated the price, instructed the fishermen on the boat to transport the packed fish to the shore through a crane, and Ji Xiu, who was a porter, and others passed the boxes of fish in turn and sent them to the truck.

Ji Xiu stood on the truck, responsible for the loading and sorting of the last ring.

Each box is filled with crushed ice to keep it fresh, and although both hands are wearing rubber gloves, the chill of the ice cubes still invades the body through the gloves.

The intense exertion soon made his body heat up, and sweat ran down his forehead.

Compared with Han Yun's body, Li Tan's physical fitness is excellent, and he still has the strength to continue working after loading three carts of fish in a row.

The sky is getting brighter, and the morning glow renders the sky in a gradient of color.

Many fishing boats docked on the shore began to whistle and go out to sea, and the sea festival ceremony not far away ended with the sunrise.

Ji Xiu finally finished the unloading work, and sat on the edge of the dock with his co-workers with a tired look, looking at the sea level and waiting for the distribution of daily wages.

This line of work is physically demanding, and it is difficult for ordinary people to persevere, but the advantage is that the salary is higher, and you can have an income of 800 yuan in three hours.

Wiping the water droplets from his hair with a tissue, Ji Xiu looked up at the dock trestle, and the boat boss in the distance took out a dozen banknotes from his pocket with a serious expression, counted them carefully, and took out one of them and handed it to the old flower standing in front of him, the old flower suddenly smiled, said something, and then turned around and walked towards them.

After receiving the wages distributed by Lao Hua, Ji Xiu wanted to go home, but was stopped by Lao Hua and left:

"Jar, let's go have a drink."

Ji Xiu wanted to refuse, he was not interested in drinking, but he thought that he would live as Li Tan in the future, and he could obtain a lot of information from communicating with Lao Hua, so he nodded immediately:

"Okay."

Follow Lao Hua to the parking lot outside the dock, Lao Hua's car is a small truck shaped like Wuling Hongguang, you can smell a rust smell when you get on the co-pilot, turn your head to look, the car is full of various mechanical parts, many devices have rusted.

Stepping on the clutch, the body shook a few times and then started, and while driving the vehicle away from the dock with one hand, Lao Hua looked at him and asked:

"How do you feel that you are not in a state today, and I don't see you communicating with people, is there something wrong with Mu Mu?"

"Mu Mu is fine, I recently won the lottery and has paid the medical bills I owe."

Hearing this, Lao Hua was stunned for a moment, turned her head to look out the window, and then whispered to him:

"I took a leave of absence a few days ago, and this is another order?"

As she spoke, Lao Hua reached out and made a motion to wipe her neck.

Ji Xiu: ???