Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Haizhou Branch of the Security Department

Ye Du is on the phone with Xu Congzhou.

"Zhou Zhengguo is protecting An Xiaohai; they're putting on an act," Ye Du said casually as he set out the tea tray.

"I know they're acting, but the question is, why are they acting out this? Who are they trying to fool?"

"Acting is, of course, for the purpose of deceiving people, and the people being deceived are definitely the enemies."

"Open your mind a bit. Don't keep focusing on those spies or the Sea Hawks. Think about it, besides these people, who else is An Xiaohai's enemy?"

"You mean... Oh! I get it now!" Xu Congzhou slapped his thigh: "They're lying to that guy in the provincial government!"

"That's right! Their acting style might be a bit difficult to fool those spies or sea hawks, but it's effective against this person in the province."

This man's old lover is now dead under mysterious circumstances. Zhou Zhengguo was afraid that he would mistakenly take revenge on the wrong person, so he staged this scene with An Xiaohai.

Think about it, if his informant at the police station reports this to him, what will he think? And what will he do?

"Oh, I see. He'll probably dismiss his suspicions about An Xiaohai and think that Zhou Zhengguo and An Xiaohai have a conflict, so he can be won over. Maybe he'll find an opportunity to contact Zhou Zhengguo, and then... damn it!"

"Yes, Zhou Zhengguo has put in a lot of effort. He knows what happened in between, and a few other police officers know as well, but others don't."

Zhou Zhengguo couldn't very well reveal the truth about these things to everyone, so he could only resort to this method.

By making a scene with An Xiaohai, he essentially brought the matter to the forefront and clarified some key points. Anyone who wasn't stupid would know that Chen Huizhu's matter had nothing to do with An Xiaohai.

This also serves as a warning, a warning to that person that Chen Huizhu's matter should not be investigated further.

"Those two! ...Tell me, when did they plan this out? If they planned it a long time ago, that's terrifying."

"No need to discuss it, what's the point of discussing it? This is tacit understanding! I reckon An Xiaohai knows what Zhou Zhengguo is planning with just a glance."

However, I think that An Xiaohai must have other purposes for acting so hard. Otherwise, a simple argument between the two of them would have been enough, and there was no need to escalate to the point of physical violence.

That's a bit too much.

You told me that An Xiaohai was very good at maintaining boundaries when he was with you, had high emotional intelligence, and knew how to conduct himself well. His act of violence must have had other motives.

"Then tell me, what else is his purpose?"

"How would I know? I'm not a mind reader."

"..."

"Alright, stop focusing on this. It's just a small matter. The real big things have already begun."

"What's going on?"

"The elite troops from the Security Department are converging on Shenhai City. I have just received orders from above that we must fully cooperate with them and even obey their commands for the foreseeable future."

"We're going to obey their orders?!"

"Yes, that's why I said something big has happened, but we intelligence operatives know absolutely nothing! Tell me, does that make sense?"

"DouDou, I feel like you're blaming me!"

"You're only just realizing it!?"

"...Wait, I have a call coming in, don't hang up yet!" Xu Congzhou said, picking up the landline receiver. Half a minute later, he slammed the phone down, his tone suddenly becoming extremely serious.

"DouDou, something big has happened here again."

"What is it?" Ye stopped fiddling with the tea tray and frowned.

I just received two messages:

The first piece of news is that a strange gas explosion occurred in a villa in the seaside villa area, killing four people: two women and two children.

The villa where the explosion occurred belonged to Hu Haikong.

The second piece of news is that someone has placed videotapes over a large area of ​​Shenhai City. The videotapes contain images of some of our officials engaging in lewd acts. These videotapes have been widely distributed and are probably out of control.

My God! This is terrible! Who knows what kind of turmoil will occur in Shenzhen tomorrow morning? Oh my god! ...

"DouDou, DouDou, what's wrong? Give me some feedback!"

"That's all! Bug, I won't talk about it on the phone anymore. I'm coming right away. You wait for me at the tea house."

"What? You're coming right now? Hey! DouDou! ...Damn it! You hung up on me!"

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Security Department Temporary Headquarters in Deep Sea City

"Comrade 027, has this conclusion been verified? I'm not questioning everyone's judgment, but this matter is just too serious, and I want to confirm it as much as possible," 061 said with a frown.

"Yes, if we draw such a conclusion based on mere speculation, isn't that too hasty?" 082 chimed in.

"Please don't question Comrade 027's judgment!" 018 suddenly spoke up from the corner: "I believe Comrade 027's judgment is accurate. I've been working at the Xiaoguanwan Nuclear Power Plant all these years."

018 stood up, supporting himself on his knees, and walked to 027's side: "In 86, after the Chernobyl incident, my superiors assigned me to the Xiaoguanwan Nuclear Power Plant to be in charge of safety work there."

I can tell you with certainty that over the years, certain foreign forces have never stopped harassing, spying on, infiltrating, and sabotaging the Xiaoguanwan Nuclear Power Plant.

Over the years, some strange things have happened that I can't understand at all.

After listening to Comrade 027's explanation, I gradually understood. Everything matched up, and I was basically certain that Comrade 027's judgment was correct!

"Senior 018, what strange thing happened to you?"

"I will tell you about these things in detail later, but not now."

Comrade 027 is right. Too much complicated information will only affect everyone's judgment. I think we should first ask Comrades 027 and 073 to tell everyone the detailed story of how they discovered this situation.

Let's first understand the cause and effect, then I'll add the information I have, analyze it point by point, and then we can work together to find the most feasible solution.

Time is of the essence, Comrade 027, please continue.

"Okay..." 027 was about to speak when 073's phone rang.

"It's He Xiaohu," 073 said, looking at 027.

"Okay!" 027 nodded in agreement.

073 answered the phone, and frowned after listening to the call.

"What happened?"

"Three things: First, An Xiaohai and Director Zhou Zhengguo had a fight, and An Xiaohai attacked Director Zhou;

The second incident involved an explosion at Hu Haikong's villa in the coastal villa district, which killed his wife, two children, and nanny instantly. Hu Haikong's whereabouts are unknown.

The third issue is that someone is distributing obscene videos of certain leading cadres in Shenhai City on a large scale.

027 raised an eyebrow and thought for a moment.

"Can you find a way to contact An Xiaohai immediately? I mean, not through Zhou Zhengguo."

"I have a way!" Mai Xiaoyu immediately raised her hand: "I met a policewoman from the Shenhai City Public Security Bureau during the last operation. An Xiaohai seems to trust her quite a bit, and she completed her mission very well. I have her contact information."

Given the current situation in Shenhai City, she should still be working. If she's at the Public Security Bureau, we should be able to contact An Xiaohai through her.

"Okay, call her right now."

"Yes!" Mai Xiaoyu immediately dialed Xia Qing's number.

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Shenzhen Public Security Bureau, Narcotics Enforcement Team Office

Xia Qing lay on the folding bed next to her desk, unable to fall asleep. She couldn't understand why An Xiaohai and Zhou Zhengguo had suddenly gotten into such a fight.

"That shouldn't be... Before this, the intimacy between them was very real..."

Xia Qing suddenly felt a strong sense of loss. She knew much more than others and now she also felt that something was wrong, but she just couldn't figure out why.

Just after An Xiaohai and Zhou Zhengguo finished their argument, the bureau received another report, seemingly about a bombing and a case involving the distribution of obscene videotapes.

The situation at the bureau became increasingly tense, and almost everyone they could send out had been dispatched. Wang Tiejun and the others, who were on their way back, didn't even have time to return and settle down before heading straight to the crime scene. But Zhou Zhengguo deliberately left her at the bureau.

Xia Qing's sense of loss grew stronger.

The phone rang, and Xia Qing quickly picked it up, thinking it was Wang Tiejun calling, but it turned out to be a call from a number that could not be displayed.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Don't speak carelessly, Xia Qing, it's me," the voice on the phone immediately made Xia Qing perk up. She recognized it as the voice of the mysterious Sister Yu!

"I ask you questions, and you only answer yes or no."

"Yes."

"Is An Xiaohai currently under formal detention?"

"Yes."

"Is Director Zhou in the bureau?"

"Yes."

"After he argued with An Xiaohai, did he never go to see him again?"

"..."

"Aren't you sure?"

"Yes."

"You are now at the police station."

"Yes."

"Okay, now try to find An Xiaohai. We have something very important to confirm with him. It's best not to alarm anyone. If you can't do that, think of an excuse."

Don't hang up the phone, and don't let anyone see you. Go find him right now, can you do that?

"yes!"