Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"On February 18, 1974, the weather was very strange. Dark clouds rolled in the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, but the heavy rain never came down, and there was a heavy sense of oppression in the air."

On that very day, Shuifen went into labor. After finishing lunch, she started having labor and was in excruciating pain.

But that day, for some reason, I, your grandma, and your maternal grandparents all seemed to have eaten something bad. The whole family was vomiting and had diarrhea, but Shuifen was the only one who was fine. The jackal went out early in the morning, and he was also unharmed.

We didn't have time to think about anything else at the time; we were all just anxious to get Shuifen to the hospital. That beast quickly borrowed a tricycle from outside and took Shuifen to the county hospital.

The more I thought about it at home, the more uneasy I felt, but there was nothing I could do. The situation of my family members was quite frightening, and I was the only one in slightly better condition. I had to take care of them first.

I thought to myself, Shuifen is carrying Zheran's own flesh and blood, so no matter how inhuman that jackal is, he should take good care of her.

After all, the two brothers have always had a very good relationship.

By evening, everyone had finally recovered and I saw that they seemed to be alright, so I rushed to the county hospital.

Without a car, I ran all the way there. By the time I arrived at the county hospital, it was almost midnight. The rain that had been brewing all day finally came down the moment I stepped into the hospital gate.

I got soaked. After finding out where the obstetrics and gynecology department was, I found a secluded corner and planned to take off my clothes and wring them out a bit before crossing the road.

Just then, I suddenly saw the jackal running wildly from outside the hospital, carrying something wrapped in his coat.

My heart skipped a beat.

This is very unusual. At this time, regardless of whether Shuifen has given birth successfully, he shouldn't be running in from outside. So I quietly followed behind him.

The beast quickly arrived at the nursery. A nurse opened the door for him, but did not turn on the light. The two of them were in the nursery, busy with something.

I didn't dare to breathe. I tiptoed to the window, peeked inside, and almost scared the soul out of me.

The beast brought back a baby in his arms, a baby covered in blood, with the umbilical cord still attached.

The nurse was tending to the baby's umbilical cord, while that beast was helping by shining a flashlight.

I was terrified. I didn't know what this beast was doing. I only remember that his eyes were gleaming with a bright light, like a jackal in the dark, ready to devour its prey!

After the two of them finished dealing with the baby's umbilical cord and hastily wiped the baby clean, they put the baby in the crib, and then the two of them started having sex in the nursery.

The crib was right by the window, and I mustered up my courage once again to peek through the window.

I saw the baby's little face; his eyes were not yet open, his skin was wrinkled, and he looked so weak.

I couldn't stay outside the window any longer, so I walked dejectedly to the delivery room area and asked a nurse about Shuifen's bed.

Shuifen was still unconscious and looked very weak. I sat down beside her blankly until the sky began to lighten, when that beast, that jackal, finally appeared.

He saw me sitting in the ward, smiled, then called me out and whispered something in my ear.

He said: Dad, I know you saw it, but I advise you to keep quiet, otherwise Zheran's child will die, and not only that, everyone will die.

As for the child who will be brought over later, you can love him as much as you like; he is indeed a member of our An family!

Don't tell Shuifen, I'm afraid she'll be heartbroken and won't be able to handle it.

After he finished speaking, he smiled at me again. His smile was so bright, but I felt like I was looking at a demon, a demon smiling at me!

That smile sent chills down my spine!

Rumble~

A series of muffled thunderclaps came from outside the window, and lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the earth brightly, but the heavy rain still did not come.

The sun had long since set, and the ward was completely dark. Only when lightning flashed could one see An Xiaohai's clenched teeth, cold face, and eyes burning with rage.

"Coward! I am a coward! A complete and utter coward! Hehehe..."

An Zhenhua's desperate laughter echoed in the ward.

"When it was dawn, your grandma and maternal grandparents, despite their illnesses, came to help each other."

The nurse from last night brought the baby that beast had brought back, placed him by Shuifen's bedside, and told Shuifen with a smile that this was her child.

Shuifen's tears immediately fell. She carefully held the child in her arms and kissed him again and again. Your grandma, grandpa, and grandma also cried tears of joy.

I stood to the side, using all my strength to force a smile.

Countless times, the words were on the tip of my tongue, but in the end, I swallowed them back.

I can't tell you!

Once I tell the truth, everything, everything before my eyes, will be shattered! Whether that beast, that jackal, will receive the punishment he deserves is uncertain, but all my loved ones will inevitably fall into the abyss in an instant, and this family will surely be torn apart!

I struggled all day, but in the end, I decided to tell the truth. I couldn't run away anymore, and I couldn't hide it for that jackal any longer. It would be too unfair to Shuifen.

But just then, the baby opened its eyes, your eyes opened, you looked at me, and actually smiled.

At that moment, my heart felt completely empty, and all the courage I had mustered throughout the day vanished without a trace.

It's so similar! Your appearance, your eyes, are exactly the same as when my child with Yujiao was born more than 20 years ago!

I couldn't help but step forward and touch your face, but you reached out your little hand and grabbed my finger.

Your hands are so small and translucent that I dare not move them, for fear that if I do, these delicate little hands will break.

I hesitated, wavered, and retreated... Finally, I chose to swallow this secret for the time being.

That beast, that jackal, seemed to have foreseen this outcome long ago. He smiled at me again, a smile so radiant, so terrifying!

A week later, Shuifen was discharged from the hospital and went home to recuperate.

That beast seemed to have changed his ways all of a sudden. He became exceptionally gentle and considerate, and stopped running around all the time. He stayed home every day to take care of Shuifen and you.

Gradually, Shuifen also changed her attitude towards him, and the two of them looked more and more like a couple.

A loving couple.

You're growing up so fast; you can already walk in the blink of an eye.

That beast was as happy as a child, running around the village like crazy all day long. Every night, he would carry you on his shoulders and take you to see the sea.

You look a lot like him, you've looked a lot like him since you were little, no one has ever doubted your identity. That jackal and that coward, they just look almost exactly alike!

The whole family is overjoyed, doting on you every day and spoiling you rotten. Only I am constantly on edge, walking on eggshells.

I know that jackal too well! He traded you for Zheran and Shuifen's child. This is not the end; it's just the beginning, the beginning of an evil plan!

I don't know what he's trying to do, but I can sometimes read his eyes.

His love for you is distorted. When he looks at you, it's not like he's looking at his own child, but more like he's looking at a work of art, a work of art that he created.

His eyes held joy, appreciation, excitement, and anticipation, but not love.

I didn't want to sit idly by and wait for my doom, so I started investigating in secret. I wanted to find out what had really happened, where Zheran and Shuifen's child had been taken, and who your biological mother was and where she was.

But when I checked, I was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat.

There's no way to investigate; he's erased all the clues.

The doctor who delivered your baby was in a traffic accident not long after; the nurse who was having an affair with him, one night not long after Shuifen was discharged from the hospital, accidentally fell down the stairs while on duty and broke her neck.

Haha, it was all an accident, so many accidents!

I dared not investigate any further. I was afraid that the jackal would sense my presence and that he would do something even more outrageous. I had no choice but to give up.

However, I did not gain nothing.

After several clandestine investigations, I obtained a list containing the names of all the new mothers in several nearby county hospitals on February 18, 1974.

I think your biological mother is very likely on this list.

Over the years, I have been trying to investigate these people, but my power is too limited, and I am afraid of being detected by that jackal. After so many years of investigation, I have found nothing.

The list is in my pocket.

An Zhenhua pointed to the coat hanging on the clothes rack not far away. Underneath the coat was the bag he had taken out of the house. Inside the bag were some daily necessities and his grandmother's ashes.

An Xiaohai did not look in the direction An Zhenhua indicated. He remained in the same posture as before, sitting there with his whole body tense, his face cold and his eyes flashing.

An Zhenhua sighed softly and closed his eyes:

"Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, you are almost 5 years old. Life seems to be getting better and better. During this time, your grandmother and I were also exonerated."

At that time, news came that Deepsea City would be established as a city, and your grandmother and I received a notice that we were to be transferred to work in the city.

Your grandmother and I hesitated for a long time, but in the end we chose to accept this arrangement. After all, if we can settle down in a big city, it will be easier for you to leave that small fishing village in the future.

But we had barely left when that jackal started causing trouble again!