Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Boss, what are you thinking about?" Lai Donglin asked cautiously in a low voice.

An Xiaohai came over today, greeted him, and then didn't say a word, sitting there with his brows furrowed the whole time.

"Oh, it's nothing..." An Xiaohai snapped out of his daze. "Where's Kunji? Where did he go?"

"He's with Lok-jai. Kwan-kei and Lok-jai get along very well. Lok-jai's grandma also likes Kwan-kei very much and even said she wanted to take him in as her godson."

"Oh, is that so? That's great... Yes, it's really nice and relaxing to be with Lok-jai."

"Yes," Lai Donglin nodded in agreement, "I'm enjoying playing with Lezai more and more now. His emotions are written all over his face, and he doesn't get angry with people easily. If everyone were like him, that would be wonderful."

"Yeah... Lai, stop pushing yourself like this. You need to get some rest. I think you're not feeling well."

Kunji's suspicion has not been completely eliminated, which has implicated Lai Donglin, making An Xiaohai hesitant to fully trust him. Even though he knows that what An Xiaohai is doing now is basically a waste of time, he cannot explain it to him.

Lai Donglin looked quite frightening, with bloodshot eyes, large dark circles under his eyes, and an unshaven beard. He used to care a lot about his image.

"Boss, I can't rest, at least not now."

"Why? Because I feel that I can work more efficiently when I'm well-rested."

"Boss, I know that too, but this is a critical time."

"How so?"

"Because it's almost the end of the year!"

An Xiaohai raised an eyebrow. Yes, it's almost the end of the year!

Although An Xiaohai didn't know much about finance, he had some idea of ​​what the end of the year meant for a company.

The end of the year does not refer to the Lunar New Year, but to December in the Gregorian calendar. During this period, many companies are busy clearing up their accounts and settling accounts. Once December is over, it will be the beginning of a new year and a new accounting period.

"So boss, I can't rest, I have to work even harder!"

This period is when Hu Haikong and his group are most vulnerable. I wish I could find all their affiliated companies immediately and dig out their cash pool!

If we can stab them in the back at the end of the year during the financial settlement, we'll make them bleed profusely!

Lai Donglin said through gritted teeth, which contorted his entire face.

"Yes, if we can interrupt their funding chain at this time, the damage to them will undoubtedly be doubled..." Thinking of this, An Xiaohai felt his pressure increase even more.

"Ah Lai, you've worked for Hu Haikong for so many years, do you think he has any particular habits in this regard?"

"Boss, I don't quite understand what you mean."

"I don't know how to put it accurately. What I mean is, does he have any special habits when handling company finances?"

For example, does he insist on settling the accounts by a certain date? Or, when do they usually pay salaries, and do all subsidiaries follow the same standard?

"These..." Lai Donglin frowned and thought for a while, then his eyes lit up: "Yes, it seems there really are some!"

Hu Haikong has always had a strict rule: the company's accounts for a month must be basically settled by the middle of the following month.

All the companies under his name pay salaries on the 15th, and the money for salaries is always prepared by the end of the previous month. However, bonuses and performance bonuses are paid out at the end of each month, which is the 29th, 30th, and 31st...

Boss, there's another thing, I hadn't even noticed it until you mentioned it. Many of the companies under Hu Haikong's name usually receive a considerable sum of money around the 26th or 27th of each month.

Yes, that's it!

In the past, no matter how tight the company's cash flow was, there would always be some income on this day, and most of it would be in cash.

I remember asking the finance department where the money came from, and they told me it was probably bridge financing arranged by Hu Haikong's private finance company.

"So that's how it is... Good, very good!" An Xiaohai also let out a soft breath.

If the calculations are correct, and Hu Haikong and Zhu Polong are indeed secretly exchanging large sums of money, then these past few days have become a valuable reference.

The income of Hu Haikong's companies before the 29th of each month did indeed come from Zhu Polong, so the transfer of funds between them must have occurred before the 29th of each month.

An Xiaohai checked his watch. Today was November 19th. Zhu Polong probably hadn't started this month's money transfer yet, but there wasn't much time left.

"Boss, I'll do my best. Why don't you go and rest? You can't help by sitting here, so you might as well go and rest."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

No sooner had An Xiaohai left than Kunji sneaked in, looking rather furtive.

"Kunji, what are you doing? Why are you hiding from the boss?" Lai Donglin glanced at Kunji, his tone slightly reproachful.

"I'm afraid of putting my older brother in a difficult position! But I'm so anxious. I know he'll tell me as soon as he has any news, but I just can't control myself. I want to ask him whenever I see him..."

That's incredibly stupid!

"I was afraid I'd do something stupid, so I just avoided it..." Kunji said, head down.

"Sigh..." Lai Donglin sighed softly, "Kunji, let's calm down. The boss understands you."

DNA testing can be done at some major hospitals now, but the boss still asked his friend in the police force for help, because he wanted to know the exact results as soon as possible. It should be soon, don't worry.

"I understand!" Kunji nodded heavily. "My life now belongs to you, Big Brother. Yes, it belongs to you, Big Brother!"

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An Xiaohai returned to his room, lay on the bed, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

Dealing with Zhu Polong and Hu Haikong this time was like peeling an onion. You finally managed to peel off one layer, only to find there was another layer underneath. You always felt that you were very close to the truth, but in the end, you found that there were even more secrets hidden behind this layer of truth.

It felt like being stuck in quagmire; the more you struggled, the deeper you sank.

To dismantle the financial chains of Zhu Polong and Hu Haikong would be tantamount to severing the entire financial chains of the Shenzhen underworld—how easy is that!?

These locations are so scattered that there are several cash transfer routes alone, and correspondingly, there are several places where they hide the cash. Moreover, Zhu Polong must have an even more deeply hidden main vault.

An Xiaohai's forces are simply too weak! Together with Xu Tianyou, they can only manage to take down one of Zhu Polong's routes, which would be quite good. Although it would give them a headache for a while, it wouldn't be enough to cripple them.

Even if they manage to bring Ah Huo along and take down both of his lines, it won't have much of an effect on their overall strategy, unless they can take down Pig Dragon's main treasury!

An Xiaohai had thought about it many times. He knew that piecemeal solutions wouldn't work. He had to find a way to solve all the problems at once. If he couldn't solve them all at once, once he aroused the other party's vigilance, it would be almost impossible to strike again. At the very least, the price he would have to pay would be many times that of the first time.

However, if we want to account for all this money at once, we definitely don't have enough manpower. If we also need to account for the escape vehicles that the underworld bosses have already prepared, then we'll have even less manpower.

This is equivalent to trying to fight against the entire underworld of Deepsea City single-handedly, which is indeed a bit beyond his capabilities.

We must find reinforcements!

"But who can be my reinforcements?... "

An Xiaohai was frowning and deep in thought when the phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Xiao Hai, is that you? It's me, Auntie!" It was Zhou Meng's wife.

"What's wrong, Auntie? Is something the matter so late?"

"Xiao Hai, you're amazing! Mr. Gu came to my house today and said he wants to buy back those stamps. He's asking for 200 yuan a stamp! Xiao Hai, why don't we just sell them?"

I know you said you would wait until it reaches 400 yuan before paying, but I'm really worried!

It's already increased fivefold! That's terrifying!

Zhou Meng's wife patted her chest and said in a low voice, indicating that she had made the call without Zhou Meng's knowledge.

"Auntie, don't panic, you must hang in there. Don't keep thinking about how you've already made five times your initial investment; you should think about how you still have five times more to earn!"

"I know that too, but I'm so anxious! I haven't been able to eat or sleep these past few days, and I'm constantly thinking about what the stamps are worth now!"

Tell me, what's wrong with me?

"That's normal, after all, it's not a small amount of money. It's alright, the end of the year is almost here, it should be over soon. Auntie, just hang in there a little longer, if you just hang in a few more days, 5 will become 10, it's worth it!"

"Okay, I'll listen to you! If you're free these next few days, come over to my house, have a meal with your aunt, and chat."

Your Uncle Zhou is such a blockhead, he's never said a word! He didn't even offer a word of comfort, and he's always complaining about me, saying I'm petty! Just wait until I sell these stamps, then I'll see how I deal with him!

"Okay, I'll definitely come whenever I have time."

"That's wonderful! Every time Mr. Gu comes over, he asks about you repeatedly. He admires you immensely now, constantly praising you as a young hero, so promising and talented..."

Zhou Meng's wife chattered on and on with An Xiaohai for a long time. An Xiaohai patiently comforted her, knowing that she was under immense pressure, a situation that was certainly unprecedented.

The phone call lasted for more than 40 minutes. After hanging up, An Xiaohai breathed a sigh of relief. During the call, Zhou Meng's image kept swirling in An Xiaohai's mind.

"Captain Zhou, can we ask him for help?..." An Xiaohai hesitated for a long time before finally letting out a sigh.

That won't work. Zhou Meng is too upright; he's unlikely to help with something like this. Going to him rashly might backfire.

An Xiaohai thought for a long time before finally picking up the phone, gritting his teeth, and dialing Mai Xiaoyu's number.