Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

dong dong~

An Xiaohai had just hung up the phone when a soft knock sounded on the door, and then 073 pushed the door open and entered.

"You've arrived."

"Are you alright?"

The two spoke at the same time, and then laughed at the same time.

073 closed the door, walked to the bedside, and sat down: "Are you on the phone with Xu Tianyou?"

"Yes, I plan to take action in three days."

"Xiao Hai, after the last operation, I suddenly realized that I don't know you as much as I thought. You are more complicated than I imagined."

To be honest, I'm a little confused about what you're thinking right now. Can you tell me why? I don't have anything else planned for today, I just want to have a deeper conversation with you.

"Of course." An Xiaohai nodded gently and looked up at the ceiling. "I have indeed been changing, and I've realized it myself."

The more world I see, the more truths I discover, and the more I change.

At first, my thought was very simple: to survive, to survive in prison.

I struggled desperately, and I survived, successfully walking out of the First Prison.

At that time, I was actually quite confused. I had many choices in front of me. I could choose to continue to rebel, or I could choose to start over honestly, or I could choose to escape and live my life in another place.

I don't know where to go from here.

But then something happened, something you know. I suddenly realized that I had no choice. I could forget everything, but my enemies wouldn't.

Those people will not give up until they achieve their goal.

I had no choice but to abandon my illusions and prepare for the struggle.

During this process, I gradually discovered that my biggest enemy was not that high-ranking official in the province, but Haiyaozi. Later, I also discovered that besides Haiyaozi, there was another madman hiding in the shadows.

At the time, I hadn't yet connected this madman with the demon you described. Sometimes I even thought it might just be my imagination. The madman's existence was so vague, elusive, and seemingly nonexistent.

However, the sea harriers are tangible; their presence is clearly perceptible, and they have indeed hurt me, and they intend to continue to hurt me.

"So you chose to deal with them first."

"Yes, it was a difficult process. The more I tried to understand them, the more I realized how powerful they were. Moreover, they were deeply entangled with the criminal forces in Deepsea City, weaving a giant net that covered the entire sky."

I suddenly realized that to completely eliminate them, simply targeting them wouldn't be enough; in fact, it would be too dangerous. They would use the power of this network to entangle me completely.

To eliminate them, the entire network must be torn apart.

"So you started to make your moves, from piecemeal attacks to a barrage of attacks, one after another, round after round, giving your opponent no chance to breathe."

"Yes, in the world of martial arts, speed is the only way to break through. The best defense is offense. Make your opponent run around and use all their energy to protect themselves. In this way, they will have no strength to fight back."

However, I'm not as amazing as you say. My plan is far less complicated and longer-term than you imagine.

It's like fighting with someone. If you land a punch on your opponent, they will inevitably expose some openings, so you must seize that opportunity!

To outsiders, it seems like I had foreseen everything, but I know in my heart that I simply gambled everything on each time.

There's nothing to be proud of.

Call ~

An Xiaohai let out a breath, and 073 also let out a breath.

"During this process, Grandpa had an accident. Before he passed away, he told me his and Grandma's story, which included their two children, two children who were driven insane."

From that moment on, the shadow that had always been elusive finally revealed its true form.

To be honest, I was terrified; I was completely horrified.

Why?

"Because only this madman, only him, only he can truly and thoroughly take everything from me, can easily destroy the entire meaning of my existence, and he has already destroyed a part of it long ago."

I finally understand that the root cause of all the misfortunes that happened to me was him.

"sorry."

"Why are you saying sorry? This isn't your fault; you haven't done anything to wrong me."

"Perhaps I shouldn't have told you that story about the devil."

"No, quite the opposite. It's a good thing you told me that story about the devil, otherwise I might still be living in a fog, completely unable to see the way forward, and could only follow the madman's guidance."

I should be thanking you.

After learning that long-buried secret, I was actually depressed for a while, but it was a short period of time and no one noticed.

I quickly rallied and began preparing to deal with that madman.

so hard!

Dealing with him is much more difficult than dealing with the sea hawk.

I once told Pan Zhuangzhuang that the reason why a person seems so powerful is because we can't even get close to him; fear comes from the unknown.

Once the enemy's location is discovered and they are face to face, the enemy will not seem so powerful; they are just flesh and blood.

However, this madman is not only well-hidden, but he also has something even more terrifying about him: he is a real madman, and normal people have no way of knowing his true thoughts.

This is the most terrible.

Even if we stare into the eyes of a completely insane person, we have absolutely no way of knowing what they will do next!

How terrifying! What's more, this madman also possesses an extremely intelligent mind.

For a while, I kept putting myself in his world and trying to think in his way.

The more I think about it, the more terrified I become!

I even feel that if I keep thinking like this, I'll go crazy.

I felt like I couldn't take it anymore. I felt that I was no match for him on my own, so I told you about some of his motives that I had guessed.

I needed your support and strength, and thankfully, you gave me all the support I needed.

"Don't say that. Saying that will only make me feel more ashamed."

"You don't need to feel ashamed, really you don't need to. In fact, the demon's real opponent has always been the hunter. I'm just a little deer who accidentally wandered in."

Whether I, the little deer, exist or not, it won't make much difference to the ending. Regardless of my presence or absence, the demon will still be no match for the hunter; I firmly believe that.

Is that really the case?

"Of course, but if I join, it might speed up your process of destroying it."

"That's for sure; you've already sped things up considerably. Since the goal is to fight demons, why choose this time to leave for a while?"

"Because of an unexpected event, which disrupted my plans and the rhythm of my attack, I am temporarily unable to launch consecutive attacks. Therefore, I must distance myself from my opponent, seek self-preservation, and wait for an opportunity."

"So what was your original plan?"

"Use the foreigner Qiang to find that madman. I will find a way to take the foreigner Qiang to Thailand to make money, let him taste the sweetness, and let him pass this message to that madman to lure him out."

Unfortunately, this plan cannot proceed.

"Is the enemy of my enemy my friend?"

"Yes, I'm sure he has spies in Qiang's network of connections."

"Yes, our way of thinking used to be a bit too linear. We need to look at many problems from a broader perspective."

What we can now confirm is that his target is likely the Xiaoguanwan Nuclear Power Plant, but it is by no means his only target; it is more likely just one part of his plan.

We must broaden our perspective to understand his purpose and fully outline his entire plan.

What you can do, he can definitely do too.

Looking back at your typhoon operation, it seemed thrilling, but in reality, it was a step-by-step plan. As long as the first step succeeded, the whole plan was not a failure.

The first step is to rob the cars where those underworld figures hide cash. You are confident that you can succeed in this step, so the operation can begin. As long as you complete the first step, you will never lose money, and every step after that will be profitable.

Applying this analogy to him, the Xiaoguanwan Nuclear Power Plant could very well be just one step in his plan, perhaps the second, third, or even the final step, but it could never be the first.

Because it was too difficult, he wasn't confident of victory and couldn't guarantee his own interests.

Therefore, for us, eliminating the risks of the Xiaoguanwan Nuclear Power Plant is one aspect, but more importantly, we need to find where it all started.

Only by blocking his first step can we truly stop his progress. So, you asked us to investigate Zhou Jianhong, am I right?

"That's absolutely right, but please don't compare me to him."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

I accept your apology.

"Ha ha!"