Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

073's camp, in the tent

073 was sitting at the table, head down, writing something in his notebook. Mai Xiaoyu was also sitting at the table. It was already the end of November, but she was still wearing a miniskirt, with her shapely and long legs draped over the table.

"Boss, haven't we already dug up most of the companies related to Hong Jiangbo? Why not tell An Xiaohai this information?"

073 looked up at Mai Xiaoyu but didn't answer immediately. He lowered his head and continued taking notes until he finished. Then he closed the notebook, looked up at Mai Xiaoyu, and said, "I didn't tell him because there was no need."

If he succeeds this time, Hong Jiangbo will definitely not survive, and Jiang Ting might even be eliminated.

"I understand. Once these two people are eliminated, An Zhehao will send his people to take over these companies. After all, these companies can both create wealth and act as eyes and ears."

"Then, we might be able to find him by following these people."

"Yes, this is also a great opportunity for us."

An Zhehao has always been very careful, and he has never made any obvious mistakes over the years. However, if he wants to take over so many companies at once, it is impossible for him to do everything perfectly.

There will always be loopholes!

"But this doesn't seem to contradict whether or not to tell An Xiaohai this information. If An Xiaohai knew this information, his plan would proceed more smoothly."

"No, his plan cannot proceed too smoothly, at least not with our encouragement."

We mustn't let An Zhehao realize that An Xiaohai has a tremendous force supporting him, especially our power.

"Is the support behind An Xiaohai not strong enough?"

"You've already taken care of Xu Congzhou! Add Zhou Meng to the mix, and you're already incredibly powerful, okay?! If you include Zhou Zhengguo and the others, it's like mobilizing the entire power of Shenhai City."

"No, it's different!" 073 gently shook his head: "An Xiaohai is very good at making the most of the available resources around him. He has always done it this way."

But right now, the mole within the Shenhai City Public Security Bureau hasn't been exposed yet, so An Xiaohai is hesitant to rely on their help.

An Xiaohai does trust Zhou Meng, but Zhou Meng is too principled, making it difficult for An Xiaohai to utilize his power; at least, mobilizing him would be very difficult.

As for Xu Congzhou, An Xiaohai wasn't familiar with him, so how could he completely trust him? Therefore, there would be significant limitations.

That way, he won't appear too powerful.

We are different; An Xiaohai trusts us completely.

If we promise to fully support him, he will take our support to the extreme, and Ahn Cheol-ho will definitely notice.

So this is the only way.

"You know An Xiaohai trusts us a lot! Is this how you repay his trust?" Mai Xiaoyu said, pursing her lips.

"Yes, I feel guilty too, but this is the only way."

"Why don't you just bring him over? Make him one of us, and all the obstacles will be gone!"

"No, he won't become one of us anytime soon."

"Just because you believe An Zhehao is his biological father, you think An Xiaohai is unreliable?"

"No," 073 shook his head.

"Because he's been to prison, he'll fail the background check?"

"No, not really..." 073 took a deep breath: "I think it's too cruel."

"It would be too cruel of us to bring him in, make him one of our own, and then send him to fight against Ahn Cheol-ho."

"Isn't this cruel? An Xiaohai has already turned his attention to Hong Jiangbo, that 'pig-woman Long.' Isn't this tantamount to father and son killing each other?"

"It's different!" 073 shook his head again: "This situation is his own choice. If he becomes one of ours, then he'll be following orders, which is a completely different matter."

"Boss, you can be incredibly old-fashioned sometimes! Much more so than Zhou Meng!"

Do you think I'm old-fashioned?

"Of course!" Mai Xiaoyu nodded seriously. "Let's not talk about this."

"That Jiang Ting, she shouldn't be eliminated, right? Her relationship with the third-in-command of the Abyss is ambiguous; I think she'll be protected."

"It's hard to say," 073 said after frowning and thinking for a while. "Jiang Ting has always been with An Zhehao, and An Zhehao must also be very clear about the relationship between Jiang Ting and the third person in the Abyss."

To put it bluntly, Jiang Ting was placed by the Abyss Organization to monitor An Zhehao. Given An Zhehao's personality, how could he possibly tolerate having someone like that by his side? He probably wanted to find an opportunity to get rid of Jiang Ting a long time ago.

Moreover, Jiang Ting has been under close surveillance since An Xiaohai accidentally dug her out. But it's been several days now, and Jiang Ting has hardly left Yulong Wanghai. Is that normal?

I think Jiang Ting and An Zhehao are already having conflicts.

Xiaoyu, do you still remember Old Meng, and his little brother Atai?

"Of course I remember. You mean Jiang Ting was behind these two things?"

"Yes," 073 nodded slightly: "It must have been Jiang Ting who did it. She was imitating An Zhehao's way of doing things, but her methods are far inferior to An Zhehao's!"

When An Xiaohai encountered Atai, he immediately sensed something was wrong. He then devised a plan to control him and, with Xu Tianyou's help, managed to get him sent abroad.

Atai became a useless piece. If it had ended there, it would have been fine. But, perhaps to silence him and cut off all clues, Jiang Ting had Caos kill Atai. In this way, the useless piece became a terrible one.

If Jiang Tingqian really did do this, then her death is truly imminent.

An Zhehao is a man with an extremely strong sense of territory. No matter who it is, if they dare to put their feet in his territory, he will not hesitate to kill them.

If Jiang Ting only keeps an eye on him, An Zhehao will tolerate it, but if Jiang Ting dares to interfere with his plans, she's doomed.

Jiang Ting is playing with fire. I estimate that the third person in the Abyss has already stepped in to protect her once, otherwise she wouldn't still be alive and kicking.

If An Xiaohai succeeds again this time, no matter who it is, they will not be able to protect Jiang Ting. Even if she is the biological daughter or mother of the third-ranking figure in the Abyss, she will not escape death.

A spy, whose identity was exposed, suffered such a huge loss at the hands of an ordinary person; no one could protect him.

I actually hope Jiang Ting is saved. If the Abyss Organization insists on protecting Jiang Ting under these circumstances, then their demise is not far off, and An Zhehao will definitely flip the table.

"I understand... Boss, what do you think the chances of An Xiaohai succeeding this time?"

"It's hard to say..." 073 smiled slightly. "This kid always surprises me. He's the only person I can't read from his eyes so far."

Many times, when I look into his eyes, I don't feel like I'm making eye contact with a 20-year-old.

His eyes always involuntarily remind me of the word 'abyss.'

"So you have this ability too! Boss, take a look into my eyes and figure out what I'm thinking!" Mai Xiaoyu finally put away her long legs, propped herself up on the table, and brought her face close to 073, smiling as she spoke.

"You! I saw four words in your eyes!"

"Which four words?"

"Like moths to a flame!"

"Am I a moth or a flame?"

"Of course, it's a moth."

"But I feel like fire, and I'm waiting for a moth to fly into it!"

"Ha, then you might not be able to wait that long. Not all moths are that stupid, especially those that have been burned."

"Alright, I have something to do, I'll go now. You should go home and get some rest too!"

073 carefully packed up his pen and notebook and fled in panic.

"Fool!..." Mai Xiaoyu muttered softly, then sat back down, put her legs up on the table again, and laughed as she looked in the direction 073 had left.

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Tap...tap...tap...

An Xiaohai frowned, staring at the huge map on the wall, his pen tapping lightly on the table.

The map is covered with dense markings, and from a distance it really looks like a large net. However, the core of this net is not in the very center, but in Xiaolangsha, which is located to the east.

The phone rang, and An Xiaohai picked it up and immediately smiled.

"Hey, is our young master Xu missing me again?"

"That's for sure!" Xu Tianyou's voice was still so lazy: "Has our Brother Hai encountered some trouble again? He's been holed up in his lair for several days in a row without moving."

"How did you know I've been home these past few days? Have you been spying on me?"

"Is it that hard to know? Yeren and Hongpao report to me every day. They tell me that they can hear the sound of waves as soon as they call you. Where could you be if you're not home?"

"Oh, so these are the two spies."

"Yes, two spies. You'd better teach them a lesson next time you see them! But I heard from them that that place is tough. Do you want me to give you some advice?"

Do you have any good ideas?

"no."

"Then give me a hammer!"

"I'll play the hammer, you'll play the scissors? Haha!"

"childish!"

"How could anyone be as childish as you?"

Stop arguing. If it really comes down to it, I'll bring a few more mistresses with me. We'll just stand there and make them hand over the money. If they dare not, I'll blow up the whole building!

"...

That's the behavior of a wild boar. I'm a civilized person; I would never do that.

"Fine, I'm a wild boar, and you're a civilized person!"

"I'm a civilized person, is there anything I can do for you? Seeing you struggling like this makes me feel bad; my hands are shaking when I'm dividing the money!"

"Come on, don't you have anything else to do right now?"

"That's all. I've taken care of everything and am just waiting for your summons. So, when are we going to make our move? Is there anything else I need to do?"

"The time to take action should be in the next few days. I do have some things I need you to help me prepare."

"Tell me, what are you preparing? How many wives are you bringing? Any number is fine, you can choose whatever you like!"