Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Excuse me, please keep your distance!" An Xiaohai said expressionlessly, extending his right arm in a gesture of refusal.

"Hey little brother, don't take it so seriously!" The guy surnamed Wen said with a grin, "Didn't you hear me? Our boss and your Captain Zhou are old comrades-in-arms."

We were all trained by the boss, so we're practically his protégés. You're from the same school, and judging by your age, according to the rules of the underworld, you should call us senior brothers!

"I'm an armed police officer, I don't know anything about underworld rules!"

An Xiaohai replied expressionlessly, but at the same time, a sense of vigilance rose in his heart; the provocation was too obvious.

This is a high-end villa area, so the requirements for security guards must be quite high. Moreover, their behavior just now clearly showed that they were well-trained. In addition, they were well aware of Zhou Meng's and their own identities, so they shouldn't have provoked him like that.

There's only one possibility for this situation: Old Li instructed them to do it.

Zhou Meng was right. His old comrade-in-arms had invited him so enthusiastically because he had a serious competitive mentality. He had even arranged for someone to provoke him, his bodyguard.

Old Li left the armed police force because he made a mistake, and now he's here to prove that he was right. He's doing better than Zhou Meng after leaving the armed police force.

People are sometimes strange like this; when they make a mistake, instead of looking for the reasons within themselves, they rack their brains trying to prove that others are wrong.

This time, Captain Zhou really went to great lengths to find out the situation here.

The guy surnamed Wen, along with several security guards, kept nagging and saying increasingly outrageous things, basically saying he wanted to have a go at An Xiaohai.

An Xiaohai pretended to suppress his anger and politely refused them.

In reality, An Xiaohai was itching to learn. He had been studying with He Xiaohu for so long, and he would practice his skills whenever he had time. According to He Xiaohu, his current skill level was such that he could easily take down one or two ordinary people in an instant.

An Xiaohai asked He Xiaohu what an ordinary person is, and He Xiaohu replied: Anyone who has not undergone special training can be classified as an ordinary person.

Then these guys in front of us are just ordinary people.

"I really want to try my hand on them..."

Old Li's office

Zhou Meng suppressed his anger and chatted with Lao Li with a smile. Lao Li's words were nothing more than showing off his achievements over the years.

For example, how much his boss values ​​him, how high his salary is, where he bought a house and a car, etc.

"Old Zhou, you're a branch captain now. How much is your monthly allowance? Can you tell me? Hehe."

"Oh, I really don't know. My wife takes my salary and manages the household accounts. I don't usually spend much money."

"That's true. You're the detachment leader, and the troops take care of all the living arrangements, so you really don't need to spend any money."

I'm different. I have to pay for everything myself. I only make 3000 yuan a month, which is never enough, haha!

Zhou Meng smiled slightly. His monthly allowance was only a little over 1000 yuan, but he didn't envy Lao Li.

"Old Li, I really envy you. Your working environment is so much better than mine. Where I am, I'm just facing a dusty, grimy checkpoint all day long, unlike here, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful!"

Zhou Meng stood up, walked to the window, looked out, and tried to look longingly at the view.

"That's true, the scenery here is absolutely beautiful, you could say there's a picturesque view every ten steps. Why don't I show you around?"

Old Li got excited too. He had been pretending for so long and Zhou Meng hadn't been moved at all. It turned out that what Zhou Meng envied was actually this. He had to show off!

"Won't this be inconvenient? Everyone living here is rich. Aren't you afraid they'll complain if you take me around showing off? Forget it, I don't want to trouble you!"

"How could that be?!" Old Li waved his hand dismissively. "To tell you the truth, although everyone living here is rich, the richest one is our big boss. We are all the big boss's people, and the other owners can't do anything to us."

I'll show you around, no problem at all!

With such a high-ranking leader like you here to provide guidance, I have to take good care of you!

Besides, the residents here don't live here year-round; they're all very busy people who rarely show up. Even if I take you around a couple of times, we might not run into anyone.

"I see. No one lives here permanently, so why keep so many security guards? Isn't that a waste?"

"How could that be? Our big boss lives here all year round, but he lives in one of the villas at the very back of the villa area, so it's not convenient for me to take you there for a visit."

Our boss doesn't like being disturbed, but you can go anywhere else you want.

"Alright then, Lao Li, you can show me around. I've never seen such a high-end villa area before. Following Lao Li will definitely broaden my horizons!"

"Haha, Lao Zhou, you're joking! Come on, I'll show you around!"

"Okay, let's go."

Old Li then led Zhou Meng downstairs.

At this moment, several security guards were still surrounding An Xiaohai and provoking him. As these people kept getting closer to him, An Xiaohai became more and more vigilant and was ready to take action.

"Let's take down two of them first. Anyway, I'm Ronaldinho now, so maybe I can create some opportunities and go for a few more..."

"What are you doing? Get out of here! Go do what you're supposed to do!" Just then, Old Li walked over with a stern face and chased the group away.

"Old Zhou, I'm sorry, but young people are all very competitive."

"Hehe, it's okay," Zhou Meng chuckled, giving An Xiaohai a deep look. "You wait here for me. Old Li will take me for a walk around the neighborhood."

"No, I have to go with you!" An Xiaohai said with a straight face.

"I'm catching up with old friends, what are you doing here?" Zhou Meng said with a stern face.

"Team leader, I'm your bodyguard. I can't let you stray too far from me! It's one thing if you stay in the office building, but if you want to wander around the neighborhood, I have to follow you. It's my duty!"

"Why can't you be more flexible, young comrade...?"

"Hey Lao Zhou, if your bodyguard wants to come along, just let him. It's no big deal!" Lao Li interjected with a laugh. "It's alright, bring this young comrade along too. It'll be fine. Let him see what it's like. Please, come with me!"

Old Li was quite willing to let An Xiaohai come along; since he was going to show off, having another audience was naturally better.

"Alright, let's go, but stay a little further away!"

Zhou Meng glared at An Xiaohai, then walked ahead alongside Lao Li. An Xiaohai followed behind them at a leisurely pace, and the three of them slowly made their way deeper into the villa area.

Along the way, Lao Li kept introducing Zhou Meng to the various luxuries in the villa area and the leisurely lifestyle of the rich, while Zhou Meng responded with only a few words.

An Xiaohai kept scanning everything he saw, memorizing every detail.

It's clear that Old Li has serious character flaws. His attitude and approach towards Zhou Meng were completely wrong. With an old comrade like Zhou Meng, and Zhou Meng still clinging to old feelings, what's the point? Wouldn't it be better to just be good friends?

Although the Royal Dragon Seaview Villa District doesn't have many buildings, it covers a large area. It took the three of them more than 40 minutes to finally see most of the villa district.

Looking at the distant beach and sea, An Xiaohai couldn't help but sigh. The scenery was indeed better from a higher place. No wonder people tried their best to climb to higher places.

An Xiaohai also saw the four villas built at the very back, but Lao Li did not lead them there.

That must be where the pig dragon lives.

"Li Yanghong, what are you doing?"

The three of them turned past a villa and bumped into a woman with a bodyguard-like man. The woman frowned and asked a question, her voice cold yet with a hint of coquettishness.

"I'm sorry, Miss Jiang. My old comrade-in-arms came to visit me today, and I couldn't contain my pride, so I took him around for a while. Please forgive me, Miss Jiang!"

Ms. Jiang, this is Zhou Meng, the commander of the Third Detachment of the Armed Police, whom I mentioned to you before. He is my old comrade-in-arms.

"Old Zhou, this is Miss Jiang Ting, our boss's secretary!"

Li Yanghong's attitude immediately became humble, and she bowed slightly as she introduced herself to the two.