Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Not long after, I took your grandmother back to Apojiao Village to see you. When we arrived, we found that the jackal had disappeared."

I asked Shuifen where he went. Shuifen hesitated for a long time, but finally told us that the beast had also been admitted to university and had gone to study.

Off to school?!

I simply cannot believe this is true. If that beast wanted to go to university, he wouldn't have waited until now; he would have been capable of going to university long ago.

This beast must have some unspeakable secret behind his actions.

Shuifen had spent so much time with this beast, it would be a lie to say she had no feelings for him, especially since the two beasts were so similar!

We stayed with Shuifen for half a month, and after confirming that she was alright, we had to return to the city.

Shuifen, she looks quite delicate, but in reality, since you came into her life, she has become very strong, much stronger than I imagined.

After I returned to the city, the more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt. Finally, I decided to go to the university that bastard was attending to see if he was really studying there, and also to ask him what he was really up to!

So, I set off without telling your grandma or anyone else. I quickly arrived at the university that beast went to, and guess what I saw?

Haha! There is a beast in college, but the one in college isn't the younger brother, that jackal, but the older brother, that coward!

The two brothers quietly switched their identities back.

The older brother, that coward, finished one university and started another; while the younger brother, that jackal, has vanished without a trace!

What are they trying to do?

I dare not think about it, I really dare not think about it! ...

Countless times, I wanted to tell the whole truth; countless times, I lingered outside the police station! But I never mustered the courage to confess everything.

I'm scared! I'm so scared of losing things, scared of losing our peaceful but happy days, scared of losing your grandmother, scared of losing Shuifen, scared of losing you, and scared of losing my two sons forever.

But I'm even more afraid of going back to those hellish days...

They are, after all, my sons. Yu Jiao and I endured all kinds of hardships to save them!

I am a coward, a completely useless coward! I am the one who harmed Yu Jiao, harmed Shui Fen, harmed Shui Fen's child, and harmed you.

It's all my fault, everything is my fault!

Xiao Hai, that's the whole truth. I've told you everything I know. That's all I know, and that's all I can know...

You are doing well, and you've grown up...

Shuifen is so kind, Xiaohai. If you have the chance, please help her find that child. He's Shuifen's own flesh and blood, and also your brother...

Xiao Hai, you're amazing. You've endured such a huge blow, yet you've survived and even become better. You haven't turned into beasts, jackals, or cowards like them...

Xiao Hai, Grandpa is so tired...

I'm so tired!

Grandpa is a coward. There are many things that I should have done, but I didn't. Now, I've placed those burdens on your shoulders. Grandpa is a coward...

Xiao Hai, be careful, be very careful!

That jackal has long since gone mad! His blood is cold, devoid of any emotion!

I could sense that he hadn't gone far; he was still lingering in the nearby shadows, hiding deep within them, slyly watching the world, watching us, watching you!

Especially during the time you were back from prison, I felt he was even closer, so close that I could almost smell his scent...

The jackal, he's back...

An Zhenhua's voice was intermittent, becoming softer and softer; An Xiaohai's fists clenched tighter and tighter, his teeth almost grinding to powder!

Rumble!

The thunder outside the window grew more intense, and the lightning seemed to be right overhead, splitting the sky as if trying its best to dispel the heavy pressure in the world.

However, the downpour still did not begin.

"Xiao Hai, I saw your grandma. Yu Jiao is waiting for me there. She looks younger than before..."

Xiao Hai, do you know that Yu Jiao used to sing very well? She used to sing a lot, but she stopped singing later...

My favorite song to hear her sing is "Farewell," it's such a beautiful song, and Yu Jiao makes it even more beautiful...

Outside the long pavilion, along the ancient road, fragrant grasses stretch to the horizon... The evening breeze caresses the willows, the sound of a flute fades, the setting sun shines beyond the mountains...

An Zhenhua hummed softly, his voice growing softer and softer until it finally fell completely silent.

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Rumble!

One thunderclap after another, finally forming a continuous clatter, and finally waking An Xiaohai from what seemed like a nightmare.

An Xiaohai slowly stood up, walked step by step to the bedside, and reached out to touch his grandfather's carotid artery.

There is no pulse.

Grandpa has passed away. He went to find Grandma. They may have even met, because there was a lingering smile on Grandpa's lips.

An Xiaohai stood by the hospital bed, staring intently at his grandfather for a long time, as if trying to etch his image into his mind forever.

An Xiaohai took two steps back, knelt down, and kowtowed three times to his grandfather.

Boom, boom, boom...

The sound of kowtowing was so loud that the white-haired female doctor standing at the ward door felt her heart clench.

After kowtowing, An Xiaohai walked to the clothes rack and found a small notebook in his grandfather's coat pocket.

Grandpa has carried this little notebook with him for many years. With the slightest movement, fragments of the broken plastic cover fall off.

Opening the notebook, the records inside are messy and fragmented, mostly everyday trivia and accounts.

An Xiaohai slowly flipped through the entire notebook and finally found about 10 names on the last page, all of which were women's names.

This must be the name of all the pregnant women who gave birth near the county hospital that Grandpa was talking about on February 18, 1974.

An Xiaohai wrote down all these names, then tore off the page and lit it with a lighter.

The orange flames flickered, and the flames also flickered in An Xiaohai's pupils.

The paper turned to ashes. An Xiaohai put the notebook back in his grandfather's coat pocket, and walked out like a zombie.

The corridor was empty and deserted.

An Xiaohai walked forward seemingly aimlessly until he reached the small square in front of the hospital, where he finally stopped.

Lightning was still flashing across the sky, and thunder was still rumbling.

An Xiaohai took out his phone, dialed a series of numbers, and finally put the phone to his ear.

"Xiao Hai, what happened?" came 073's voice from the other end of the phone, his voice filled with concern and anxiety.

"073, please tell me the name of the demon."

"This..." 073 was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that An Xiaohai would call his emergency contact line just to ask such a question.

"Abyss, the abyss, the organization of demons is called 'Abyss'."

The Abyss is an international spy organization that primarily engages in commercial espionage.

The Abyss Organization's usual tactic and objective is to first completely destroy the economic system of a region or even a country, and ultimately seize long-term, huge commercial profits from it.

However, I have observed that in the past decade, the Abyss Organization has shown signs of transforming into a terrorist organization, and this transformation is very likely caused by that demon.

073 didn't hesitate for long before speaking out.

"I asked for the demon's name, but thank you anyway for telling me the name of their organization."

"The names of the demons... All the names of the members of the Abyss Organization are fake; their only way of identification within the organization is by codenames."

For example, the Jiang Ting you've met before, she's used many names: Jiang Ting, Luo Yanran, Angela, etc., but the only constant is her code name: Medusa.

The demon I mentioned to you was codenamed Nemesis, who was also a goddess in mythology, the embodiment of revenge and retribution.

As for who Nemesis actually was, we still cannot be completely certain; it is only a guess.

"Could you tell me your guess?"

"Okay, are you sure you really need to know my guess? I should remind you that this is just a guess, and we don't have any substantial evidence."

"I'm sure, please let me know."

"An Zhehao, we suspect that this Nemesis in the Abyss is An Zhehao."

"I understand, thank you!"

"You're welcome. Is there anything else you want to ask?"

"No, thank you!"

An Xiaohai hung up the phone and looked up at the sky filled with lightning.

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In the camp

073 frowned, thought for a moment, then turned to Mai Xiaoyu beside him: "Xiaoyu, immediately activate the emergency communication channel to contact headquarters."

"What's wrong, boss? What happened?" Mai Xiaoyu was startled.

"I just want to find out what exactly happened to An Xiaohai!" 073 said softly, clenching his fist.