Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"So, do you know this guy, Qiang the Foreigner?"

"I know, but that's all I know. What happened to him?"

"Ghost Qiang, whose real name is Luo Fuqiang, is a British man. On the surface, he is a triad boss, but deep down he is a separatist. We have been watching him for a long time."

The foreigner Qiang has many businesses in Shenzhen, controlling more than 200 clubs, massage centers and bathhouses. He also owns two trading companies that mainly deal in cars with Shenzhen-Hong Kong dual license plates.

After talking to you that day, I specifically checked his two trading companies and found that over the years, in addition to helping people get Shenzhen-Hong Kong dual license plates, he has also sold quite a few parallel import cars.

Among the parallel import vehicles he sold, there were more than a dozen Hummers and Grand Cherokees, and that was after proper customs clearance. If you include those that came in through other channels, the number would be even greater. Do you understand what I mean?

"You mean to say that the Chen brothers and Guo Xiangshui's cars were likely bought from the foreigner Qiang?"

Yes, that's very likely.

The foreigner is a smooth talker and has good relationships with the so-called big shots here.

In business and in dealing with people, it's always best to stick with what you know. Those involved in illegal activities are likely to be more cautious than ordinary people. I think if they're buying a car, they're very likely to choose a foreign brand like Qiang.

"Yes, that's quite possible. If we can get the sales list from the foreign company over the years, we might be able to determine the exact number of those Hummers and Grand Cherokees..." An Xiaohai said after thinking for a moment with a slight frown.

"That's not all! This guy, Qiang, seems easy to talk to and generous, but deep down he's a complete scoundrel. He's extremely greedy, has a lot of schemes, and always likes to hold back something in his actions."

I think if the Chen brothers and Guo Xiangshui really bought their cars from the foreigner Qiang, then Qiang must know perfectly well what they intend to do with them. Therefore, Qiang would definitely have a backup plan.

"You mean to say that the foreigner Qiang very likely installed GPS trackers on these vehicles?"

"Clever! People with malicious intentions are often like this. Even if they don't actually take action, they will make all the preparations in advance."

However, we can't touch that foreigner Qiang for now. I believe you understand why without me having to explain.

"So, whether your guess is true or not, I'll have to verify it myself, right?"

"Yes, I can only provide you with intelligence, but I cannot participate in it personally."

As far as I know, the foreigner Qiang has three or four habitual residences in Shenhai City. Among these residences, the one he appears at most frequently is the Shenhai Royal Water Club under his name.

He has a very large office at the Royal Water Club in the Deep Sea, with extremely tight security; our people have never been able to get close.

I think if those cars really did have GPS trackers installed, the monitoring terminal for those trackers should be in that office; I can rule out other places for now.

"I understand..." An Xiaohai nodded slightly. "Director Xu, what do the monitoring terminals look like? How many of these monitoring terminals do you think there will be in total?"

An Xiaohai genuinely didn't know this. If it were ten or twenty years from now, a GPS-based monitoring terminal would only require a mobile phone. But what exactly a GPS-based monitoring terminal would look like in this era, An Xiaohai really didn't know.

"I think... there probably won't be too many monitoring terminals, that would be too inconvenient. If all the monitoring points are concentrated on one monitoring terminal, it should be a dedicated machine that looks like a computer."

"Is it something like a Bloomberg machine?"

"Yes, it should be something like that. You even know about Bloomberg!"

"Not only do I know, I also have one..." An Xiaohai smiled slightly, "As you know, Lai Donglin is an actuary accountant, and he bought a Bloomberg machine."

"Oh, I see. I was wondering how you knew that. Yes, any one of your underlings is an actuary accountant. Talented people like that are extremely rare here!"

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"Director Xu is joking."

"I'm not kidding you, I'm serious!"

"You know so many big shots, there must be some favors you can do, right? Also, you've gathered so many followers in Baoshan District, when you're giving out benefits during holidays, you can always consider getting some tea from me. I'll give you a 20% discount!"

"..."

"Alright, it's settled then! We'll keep in touch if anything comes up."

Xu Congzhou hung up the phone, and An Xiaohai's expression was complicated.

This Director Xu is really something else!

An Xiaohai thought about Xu Congzhou's words again. At Xu Congzhou's level, he would never speak without reason; he must have a lot of confidence.

As for why they can't touch foreigners, the reason is probably the same as why 073 and the others can't easily touch demons.

Xu Congzhou must have told me about the situation with the foreigner after careful consideration.

An Xiaohai has no immediate plans to use the monitoring terminal that the foreigner used to locate the vehicles; it's too risky and could easily lead to unforeseen complications.

If it can be determined through other means, there's no need to take this risk.

Even if we have to check through this terminal in the end, we can only take action after Kunji returns. Let's just consider it a backup plan.

With that thought in mind, An Xiaohai pulled himself out of his thoughts and turned his attention back to the picture in front of him.

This is a hand-drawn map by An Xiaohai, a floor plan of the Yulong Wanghai villa area, which An Xiaohai reconstructed from memory.

The villa area consists of 17 buildings, 4 of which are right next to the mountain wall. These 4 villas belong to Hong Jiangbo, or Zhu Polong, and that woman named Jiang Ting.

The remaining 13 buildings, like 13 fortresses, completely surrounded the four villas.

All the roads in the villa area also radiate outwards from those four villas, making it easy to reach the villa area gate from any direction except the mountainside.

Standing in the villa area, it's not so obvious, but once you look at the floor plan, it becomes clear at a glance.

Along the wall surrounding the villa area stand six five-story towers that resemble lighthouses. Standing atop these towers, one can monitor the road leading up the mountain and also have a clear view of the villa area's interior.

This is very unusual!

Who doesn't value privacy? The wealthy value it even more. I buy a villa to live in, but everything in my house can be clearly seen from the tower block. Who wouldn't have a problem with that?

Moreover, there are quite a few surveillance cameras installed throughout the villa area; An Xiaohai alone saw no fewer than 10 of them.

This doesn't look like a villa area at all! It's practically a fortress complex that's easy to defend and difficult to attack! If Zhu Polong were to place his men in every building, it would be incredibly difficult to breach this fortress.

An Xiaohai's task was not only to breach the fortress, but also to find a way to empty the fortress's vault, which added to the difficulty.

However, even the strongest fortress has its weaknesses; otherwise, Kun Kee wouldn't have been able to take photos of Zhu Po Long and Jiang Ting.

An Xiaohai let out a long breath and rubbed his aching temples.

The enemy is too strong, the intelligence is too scarce, and the situation is very unclear. This is the most difficult situation An Xiaohai has ever faced.

I really miss Kunji. Without him, the chances of this operation succeeding are at least 50% lower!

The phone rang again; it was one of those calls that couldn't display the caller ID, probably from 073. An Xiaohai answered it immediately.

"Xiao Hai, I found some information that might be useful to you. Just listen and don't need to answer," 073 said bluntly. "I had someone thoroughly investigate the two companies that Hu Haikong renovated in 90 when he was in Yulong Wanghai."

They destroyed all other documents thoroughly, but we unexpectedly found an interesting piece of information at customs: during that period, they bought something very special from country D.