Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Brother Tian, ​​I'm so glad you called me, but could you please not call so soon? I'm a patient, I'm badly injured, I almost died, I need to rest!"

"It's getting late, the roosters here have crowed three times already."

"Why do the chickens over there all start crowing at 5:00 AM?"

"Otherwise what? Some of them are particularly diligent and start barking as early as 4:30."

"..."

"How about this? I'm feeling a bit weak lately, so I need to eat some chickens to replenish my strength. Could you please slaughter all the chickens that start crowing before 8:00 AM in your area and send them to me to help me recover?"

Hey, why are you yawning? Don't tell me you're still awake!

"That's impossible. I was asleep. I just got up to pee. It's very dark and the mountains are high and the forests are dense here. I'm a little scared! I called you to give you some courage."

……

"Xu Tianyou!"

Hey! I'm here. I've prepared everything you asked me to do, don't worry! I'm done peeing, I'm going to sleep now, bye!

Xu Tianyou hung up the phone.

"What a despicable woman!" An Xiaohai gritted his teeth in hatred.

An Xiaohai was in excruciating pain all over his body and finally managed to drift off to sleep around 3 a.m. However, he was woken up by a phone call from Xu Tianyou before 5 a.m.

Xu Tianyou sounded very nonchalant on the phone, but An Xiaohai knew he was probably frantic. As soon as he turned on his phone, more than 100 missed call notifications popped up, almost all of them from him.

Xu Tianyou certainly had a way of knowing that he was out of danger, but he would only feel completely at ease if he heard his own voice.

"Is this your friend?" the nurse on night watch asked curiously.

"No, this is my godson."

……

The nurse pouted and remained silent. After spending more than two days together, she realized that An Xiaohai appeared gentle, but as soon as you got close, you would find that his heart was as cold as a block of ice, keeping people at arm's length.

"What a strange person..." The nurse secretly glanced at An Xiaohai again. This was the first time she had met someone who was so badly injured but hadn't uttered a single cry of pain from beginning to end.

On the third day of his hospitalization, An Xiaohai's ward was practically a conference room, with people arriving in waves.

The first group to arrive were Ah Huo, Er Mao, Dao Dou, and Lao Ba. They came to discuss opening an internet cafe. Guo Fang also came, but she didn't say much from beginning to end, and her eyes only went back and forth between An Xiao Hai and Ah Huo.

Peng Li's business acumen surprised An Xiaohai; he even made a detailed daily profit and loss statement.

Xie Dan also impressed people. He could accurately tell the hourly customer flow of two internet cafes that were already in operation, which showed that although he spent a lot of time in internet cafes, he was still in charge.

An Xiaohai invited everyone to join him in running an internet cafe business, and naturally no one objected. Everyone was very moved, especially Lao Ba, whose eyes even turned red.

The only slightly annoying thing was that Xu Congzhou somehow got wind of the situation and not only showed up uninvited, but after some unreasonable fuss, he also managed to take over the entire internet cafe business in Longling District.

An Xiaohai couldn't help but worry for the internet-addicted teenagers in Longling District. Knowing Xu Congzhou's style, wouldn't he probably bundle it with the sale of tea or something...?

An Xiaohai decisively delegated all the qualification approval work to Xu Congzhou; he couldn't just think about taking advantage without doing any work. Xu Congzhou readily agreed, and as a partner, he had no complaints on this point.

The second group of people who arrived were Yang Yuanbing, General Manager Fang, Zhou Meng, and Zhou Meng's wife.

Zhou Meng and An Xiaohai acted out a scene, vividly portraying the anger, resentment, confusion, anxiety, and pity of an upright man who, with no other choice, succumbed to his wife's tyranny.

In the end, Zhou Meng's wife directly bypassed her superiors and made the decision, handing over the power to contract the project entirely to An Xiaohai, and ordering Zhou Meng not to interfere. Zhou Meng's grief and worry at that time were just right.

This is perhaps what they call playing oneself...

When Mr. Fang learned that An Xiaohai was genuinely interested in awarding him the contract to build the factory and villa, he almost knelt down before An Xiaohai.

This is a godsend!

Hu Haikong owes Boss Fang a large sum of money that hasn't been settled yet, and it's highly unlikely that he'll ever get it back. Boss Fang has been feeling suicidal lately, but now he's finally seeing a glimmer of hope.

Mr. Fang held An Xiaohai's hand, thanking him profusely for nearly half an hour, before finally leaving, turning back every few steps.

An Xiaohai breathed a huge sigh of relief. He had been genuinely a little scared, afraid that President Fang would kiss his hand.

After dealing with these two groups, An Xiaohai was exhausted and just wanted to take a nap when Zhou Meng launched a surprise attack.

"Tell me honestly, what are you planning?!" Zhou Meng asked, frowning.

Yang Yuanbing and General Manager Fang arrived rather suddenly. An Xiaohai didn't have time to explain in detail to Zhou Meng over the phone. 90% of what happened just now was improvised.

"Captain Zhou, didn't I discuss this issue with you a long time ago? Even the location for building the dormitory was personally chosen by you based on whether it was suitable for building a drug transshipment station."

I need to spread this news, otherwise why would the sea harrier come looking for me?

"That's all? I think you're hiding something from me!"

"How is that possible?!"

"Hmph, that's highly likely. Don't I know you well enough?!"

"I really have nothing to hide from you. Why don't you give me a hint?"

"If I knew I could give you a hint, would I have come here to ask you?" Zhou Meng's temper was starting to flare up again.

However, An Xiaohai was almost completely immune to Zhou Meng's tricks. Captain Zhou was just faking it; his temper tantrum was just a way of telling the others: he's about to become unreasonable, so you'd better watch out.

Seeing An Xiaohai's drowsy state, Zhou Meng frowned deeply. He wanted to be unreasonable, but he couldn't bear to do it. He knew better than anyone how badly An Xiaohai was injured.

"Fine, kid! You'll keep it from me! I'm warning you, don't mess around. I'll be keeping a close eye on you. If you dare to do anything reckless, you'll regret it!"

Zhou Meng stormed off, and An Xiaohai finally managed to lie down and breathe a sigh of relief.

I closed my eyes and went through the whole process again; there shouldn't be any flaws.

If An Xiaohai wanted to build factories and villas, he didn't need to ask anyone for help. The Armed Police Force had engineering corps, so what kind of factory couldn't they build?

Seeking out Yang Yuanbing was a gamble that he would introduce General Manager Fang. As for why they went to such lengths instead of using the Armed Police's engineering corps to build the factory and villas, let those people figure out the reasons themselves; it's easy to understand.

Previously, there had been a prison bombing, but that did not affect Mr. Fang's cooperation with the First Prison; later, Wang Tao fell from power, but that still did not affect Mr. Fang's cooperation with the First Prison.

This is rather intriguing. Is it simply because the contract between the two parties was not fully executed? That's impossible. For institutions like the First Prison, contracts are inherently a matter of mystery.

The relationship between President Fang and the First Prison is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface.

An Xiaohai wanted to spread the news that he was building factories and villas by the sea, and his primary target was the First Prison, because a big fish was hiding there.

This big fish is likely the biggest leader of the entire Flying Bird Gang. He is in charge of the selection and even training of Flying Bird Gang members, which means that he has a large number of Flying Bird Gang members on his hands.

In such a tightly organized group, who could possibly have access to the personnel list? The most likely candidate is undoubtedly the head of the organization.

Lu Guoliang is a sea hawk in Shenhai City. The people he confessed to were all members operating within Shenhai City. He did not have any control over people in other areas, not a single one.

Lu Guoliang might know people from other areas, or he might not, but it's impossible that he knows none of them. Now that things have come to this, why is he still stubbornly refusing to say anything?

There are two possibilities. One is that he's worried about retaliation against his wife and children. Having destroyed the organization in Deep Sea City, Lu Guoliang didn't show much resistance, so why did he remain silent about organizations in other areas?

There's only one reason: communication within the Flying Bird Gang isn't close. A Sea Hawk in charge of a region has full authority over all Flying Bird Gang members within that region. But if he touches on the interests of other Sea Hawks, the consequences will be very serious.

This is the only explanation. From this perspective, the Flying Bird Gang is actually more like a gang alliance, with each Sea Hawk and his subordinates being essentially an independent criminal organization.

The leader of the Flying Bird Gang is somewhat like an alliance leader. He probably doesn't manage the specific affairs of the gang members; he's only responsible for coordinating the activities of each Sea Hawk.

The second possibility is that Lu Guoliang believes he might still have a glimmer of hope, and where that glimmer of hope lies? It's very likely still in the First Prison.

Lu Guoliang has now been captured, and he will likely spend some time in the First Prison. This will allow him to make contact with the big fish, who may be his only chance of survival.

It was from this that An Xiaohai made the judgment: the big fish hidden in the First Prison was the leader of the Flying Bird Gang, the one who controlled all the Sea Hawks.

The reason An Xiaohai hadn't mentioned this to anyone was because he hadn't figured out how to deal with this big fish. Handing him over to the police would be too easy on him, and there might be some uncertainties involved.

So let's see.

An Xiaohai had once suspected Yang Yuanbing, but in the end he basically ruled him out because Yang Yuanbing's age didn't quite match up.

Of course, Yang Yuanbing could also be a henchman of that big fish, but his voluntary departure from the First Prison greatly reduced the suspicion against him.

However, regardless of whether Yang Yuanbing is a henchman of that big fish, he is the best person to deliver this message.

Yang Yuanbing already had a lot of interaction with An Xiaohai, and they were now collaborators, so it was perfectly reasonable for An Xiaohai to ask him for help in building a relationship.

Most importantly, it was Yang Yuanbing who took the initiative to suggest that Fang be the person in charge, and An Xiaohai did not give Yang Yuanbing any hints throughout the entire process.

Given Yang Yuanbing's personality and style, he would likely boast to President Fang that An Xiaohai chose him precisely because of his strong recommendation.

Even if Yang Yuanbing had no intention of profiting from it, he would still say that.

Everything was so natural, so logical, without any flaws.

"I hope you'll come looking for me this time. Hurry up, I'm losing my patience!" An Xiaohai thought with his eyes closed.

Time flies by unnoticed, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye.

Xu Tianyou's phone would ring precisely at 5 a.m. every day. An Xiaohai knew that he did this in order to avoid having other people present as much as possible. On the second day, An Xiaohai also refused the nurse's request to come and keep watch over him.

"Let's begin in three days."

"So soon? No, you can't hold on. You should stay in the hospital for a few more days."

"Time is running out. I can't stay in the hospital any longer. We need to make preparations in Country T in advance."

"Kunji and Alai have already started preparations over there, what are you in such a hurry to do? No, the sea is so rough, you can't handle it."

"I have to persevere even if I can't hold on. If I don't set off now, I might miss this opportunity."

"Is money more important or life? You already have so much money, why do you need to work so hard... No! You're not a money-grubbing person at all. If you loved money that much, you wouldn't be giving away tens or hundreds of billions without batting an eye!"

"No, you're definitely hiding something from me! Tell me the truth, what is it? Besides the Sea Hawk, who else do you have as enemies?"

An Xiaohai remained silent for a while: "Don't ask, Tianyou, don't ask. I can't tell you now. I'll tell you when the time is right, okay?"

This time, Xu Tianyou remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Fine, if you want to go crazy, I'll go crazy with you!"

"Then we'll meet in three days..."

Xu Tianyou had already hung up the phone, and An Xiaohai could only smile bitterly.