Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Mr. Chen, it's not really appropriate for you to call so late at night. The matter you asked us to handle should be resolved soon, there's no need to rush."

Mai Xiaoyu's voice was so languid that An Xiaohai could even hear the splashing of water on the phone. He wondered what this beautiful woman was doing.

"I'm not calling you about the DNA test. I want to speak with 073, and if it's convenient for him, it would be best if we could meet."

As soon as An Xiaohai said that, Mai Xiaoyu immediately fell silent: "I'll give you an answer in 5 minutes."

Mai Xiaoyu remained silent for a while before hanging up the phone after saying those words.

An Xiaohai held the phone in his hand, quietly waiting for the call. If he needed to find reinforcements, besides Xu Tianyou and Ah Huo, the only person An Xiaohai could completely trust was 073. Although Wang Tiejun was also trustworthy, An Xiaohai did not trust the environment around him.

The wait felt like a moment, yet also like years.

The phone rang, and An Xiaohai quickly pressed the answer button. 073's familiar voice came from the other end: "Our little deer, have you run into some trouble you can't handle this time?"

073's voice was very friendly, which made An Xiaohai feel much more relaxed.

"Yes, I'm facing a very difficult problem right now, and I'd like to ask for your help."

"You...you asked me to help you?"

073 asked a question, and An Xiaohai knew that 073 wasn't expressing doubt, but rather surprise.

"I will ask you questions, and you will only answer with a yes or no; do not say anything else."

"it is good."

"Is the situation very serious? Has it gotten beyond your control?"

"Yes."

"Is it possible that this matter involves the devil?"

"Yes," An Xiaohai thought for a moment and chose to affirm.

Are you outside right now?

"no."

"So that means at home?"

"Yes."

"Okay, hang up now, go to the beach alone, find a safe, secluded place, and I'll call you back in 20 minutes."

An Xiaohai frowned at 073's words, but without hesitation, he immediately hung up the phone, put on his shoes and a coat, and headed towards the seaside cave where Pan Zhuangzhuang was.

Shortly after An Xiaohai arrived, 073 called again, exactly 20 minutes later.

Where are you now? Are you sure you're safe?

"I'm in a seaside cave. Almost no one knows about this place except us. It should be very safe. It's very open and there's no one around."

"good!

Xiao Hai, with your intelligence, you should understand that we can't just step in to help you. I believe you considered this before making this call.

"Yes, I've considered it."

"There's one more thing I need to tell you. As long as it doesn't affect my mission, and as long as it doesn't harm this country or its ordinary people, I can pretend I didn't see anything and know nothing."

However, if you tell me things clearly, then I can't pretend I didn't hear you, do you understand?

"Understood!" An Xiaohai took a deep breath and nodded.

073 is indeed as he said. He only gives a slight hint about many things and then doesn't touch them again. Moreover, he is not pedantic at all. For some secrets that he can't say but feels he must tell An Xiaohai, he will express them by telling stories.

I didn't leak any secrets; I was just telling a story. There's nothing wrong with that.

At the same time, 073 is also a very principled person. He has mentioned the devil many times, but in his expression, the devil is the devil, and he never adds any other qualifiers to it.

It was precisely because of 073's many characteristics that An Xiaohai finally decided to seek his help.

"Alright, then we can proceed to the next step."

If you want our help, tell me in detail about the trouble you're in, and the cause and effect of what happened. Then I'll decide whether or not to help you based on the situation.

"OK."

"Let's begin."

"good!"

An Xiaohai sorted out his thoughts and began to tell 073 everything about his plan to deal with Zhu Polong, as well as everything that had happened recently. The only thing he kept hidden was the part about Xu Tianyou.

073 listened quietly the whole time, only occasionally making a sound to show that he was still listening attentively, without saying a word.

An Xiaohai spoke for a full half hour, finally finishing the whole story.

073 remains silent, and this silence has lasted for a very long time.

"Xiao Hai, I never imagined that you, with those qualifications, would have come this far... Sigh! Our little deer has grown up!"

073 let out a rare sigh.

"I know why you called me. Thank you, Xiaohai, thank you for your trust! But I'm sorry, we can't interfere directly in this matter, as it would definitely affect our mission."

"I should be thanking you. You've already helped me a lot. I never actually expected you to lend a hand."

"So what do you want us to do? Tell me, and I'll consider it."

"First, I'd like to ask you to help me investigate something."

"What is it?"

"I would like to ask you to help me look into the situation of a certain neighborhood."

"What neighborhood?"

"Riding the Dragon and Gazing at the Sea".

"This name sounds like a pretty nice neighborhood. What should we investigate?"

"This is a high-end villa area, but it is quite small."

I would like you to help me investigate whether there are any connections between the owners of this community, or whether all the property management companies in this community actually belong to the same person or organization.

Also, it would be best to investigate whether the real estate company that developed this community has any connection with Hu Haikong.

"I understand what you mean. You suspect that Pig Dragon's biggest treasure trove is this neighborhood."

"Yes!" An Xiaohai nodded, pursing his lips.

An Xiaohai had heard a Western fable about a dragon that stole mountains of treasure.

In Western mythology, dragons are the most greedy creatures; they will never let treasures stray from them.

The dragon would spend all day lying on the treasures, greedily stroking them, while vigilantly watching the surrounding movements!

Ever since Kunji brought back information about Zhu Polong, An Xiaohai has been eyeing the Yulong Wanghai residential area.

In the dead of night, An Xiaohai asked himself countless times how he would protect this wealth, this mountain of treasure, if he were Zhu Polong.

After considering countless possibilities, An Xiaohai finally concluded that he would keep this wealth with him, as he would only feel truly at ease if he could see it at all times.

This wealth, the treasury of Pig Dragon, is certainly not far from him.

The entire Yulong Wanghai residential area is a perfect treasure trove. With such a vast amount of wealth under the control of Zhu Polong, what's so impossible about him creating such a residential area?

Only in this way can we truly ensure that nothing goes wrong. And the other owners in the Yulong Wanghai community are very likely all underlings of Zhu Polong.

Moreover, it's highly unusual for a thief like Kun Ji to injure himself so badly after simply sneaking into the neighborhood to take a few photos.

Even in the most upscale villa areas, the security guards wouldn't be this powerful.

Therefore, An Xiaohai judged that the Yulong Wanghai residential area was very likely the lair that Zhu Polong had built for himself, and his real treasure trove.

073's reaction was incredibly fast. Indeed, communicating with people at the same level is the most comfortable.

"Sure, I can help with that. Anything else?"

"Also, I'm severely short-handed. Could you think of a way to subtly suggest to Captain Zhou that he help me? Besides you guys, he's the only one I trust."

"This... is not easy to handle! You know, strictly speaking, we are not from the same system as him."

After speaking, 073 fell silent, clearly deep in thought. An Xiaohai didn't disturb him. After some time, 073 finally spoke again: "Xiaohai, I don't think Captain Zhou is the best candidate. He's a bit too rigid."

"Then who do you think is a better candidate?"

"I think you could try talking to those guys in the security department about this."

"You mean Yan Hong?"

"I didn't say who I was looking for."

The guys in the security department have a very different organizational structure from us. They are much more flexible, and the key is that they are local leaders with a lot of power. For many things, they have fewer layers of approval procedures.

As far as I know, their leader in Haidong Province is a guy who never plays by the rules and is incredibly audacious.

I think if you tell him about your plans, he'll definitely be very interested.

"Okay, I understand."

"Judging from your tone, it seems you don't want to go to them."

"To be honest, I don't quite trust them."

"Hahaha……"

073 on the other end of the phone burst into laughter: "Interesting, very interesting! To think that someone wouldn't trust you! If that guy finds out, he'll be furious! Ha!"

Okay, enough joking around.

I roughly understand what you mean. I'll try to communicate with Captain Zhou, but I can't guarantee it will work. Give me two days; I'll give you a definite answer in two days.

"Okay, thank you so much!"

"Is there anything else we can do?"

"That's all for now... But 073, won't what I'm doing affect your mission? I think Pig Dragon might be a minion of the devil."

"No, don't worry!" This time 073 answered quickly: "As long as we don't interfere, you can do whatever you want. Even if you cause a huge uproar, it won't affect us. He provoked you, and you're just retaliating. There's nothing wrong with that."

"That's good... Oh, right, there's one more thing. Have you taken over the remains of Guo Xiangshui and his family?"

"We didn't take over the case; we just sent people over to inspect it."

"Do we still need it now? I mean..."

"No, you don't need that. Do you want us to return their bodies quickly so they can handle the funeral arrangements, which would also make things easier for you?"

"Yes, I've considered that. If it's convenient, I'll return it as soon as possible. If it's not convenient, it doesn't matter; it won't have much of an impact."

The sea harriers are a bit too calm right now. I'd like to throw a stone in and see what happens.

"Okay, I understand. Is there anything else?"

"That's all, I've said everything."

"Alright, do you know why I asked you to come out and make the call?"

"I roughly know."

"It's good to know, but don't delve into it too much, do you understand what I mean?"

"clear."

"That's good! I'll make sure Xiaomai is always on call. You can contact her if you have any questions during this time."

"OK, thanks!"

"Then I'll hang up."

"goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, 073 paced back and forth in the tent for a long time before looking up at the bright moon hanging high in the sky.

"Oh, you devil! Your fawn has grown too fast. In such a short time, it has already grown hard antlers and sharpened them to a fine point!"

The fawn actually pointed its sharp antlers at you! Haha! Surprised?!

I'm even a little looking forward to it! I wonder what kind of expression you'll have when he delivers such a fatal blow! Haha!