Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Uncle Xiao Hei's question made An Xiaohai grit his teeth, while Xu Tianyou shrugged, spread his hands, and decisively chose to continue playing dead.

"Xiao Hai, Uncle Xiao Hei isn't particularly capable; he's just lived a long time and seen a lot. You're not going to do business, nor are you going to visit your childhood friend. Besides, you're not an ordinary person."

Uncle Xiao Hei finished smoking a pipe, tapped it on the ground, and expelled the ash.

"If you don't tell me your true purpose, I can't help you. As I just said, the situation along the coast of Country Y is too complicated."

"I don't care if I lose my life helping you, but if I harm the national interest and become a traitor, then I will be guilty beyond redemption. I'm sorry."

"Saving people, killing people," An Xiaohai nodded through gritted teeth. "I'm not going to do business; I'm going to save people, and then kill people."

"Who did you save? And who did you kill?" Uncle Xiao Hei asked, staring into An Xiaohai's eyes, a hint of sharpness appearing in his gaze.

"They save good people and kill bad people."

Uncle Xiao Hei, that's all I can say. Knowing too much isn't good for you. In short, we are Chinese, and we would never do anything that harms the interests of China.

"very good!"

Uncle Xiao Hei nodded slowly, stood up by supporting himself on his knees, and then began to pace slowly around the room, as if he were thinking about something.

An Xiaohai gave Xu Tianyou a wink, and Xu Tianyou pursed his lips and gently shook his head.

"Xiao Hai, is the person you want to save one person or a group of people?" After a long while, Uncle Xiao Hei suddenly spoke again.

"I don't know," An Xiaohai shook his head. "I don't even know if they're still alive."

"Okay..." Uncle Xiao Hei nodded and then fell silent again.

"Xiao Tian, ​​answer Uncle Xiao Hei's question," Uncle Xiao Hei said after a while, turning to Xu Tianyou again.

"Uncle Xiao Hei, you speak."

"You were the one who brought Haifoye's men here more than two years ago, weren't you?"

"Yes."

"What's your relationship with Master Hai Fo? Do you know that they're not actually good people?"

"Of course I know they're not good people. I'm practically an enemy of Hai Fo."

"How can you prove it?"

"I, An Xiaotian, swear to Mazu that if I have the chance, I will make Hai Foye suffer a terrible death."

"Good, very good! Sigh..." Uncle Xiao Hei sighed softly, then sat down and smoked some more cigarettes.

"Xiao Hai, Xiao Tian, ​​it's no use. Even if I point out all the islands on the map for you, it won't make any difference."

You won't get through. Before you even get close, you'll probably be shot dead.

If you want to spy on these islands, there is only one way: I will personally send you there. Only I know how to avoid their eyes and ears.

Even if I take you there, you won't be able to get onto the island; you can only see it from afar.

"Uncle Xiao Hei, we're already very grateful if you can point out the locations of these islands. As for how to get closer, we'll figure that out ourselves."

"Wait, Xiao Hai, wait a minute, I haven't finished speaking yet!" Uncle Xiao Hei interrupted An Xiao Hai: "What I mean is, I can go with you, but I can't go for nothing. I have a request. If you agree to my request, I will go with you."

"Uncle Xiao Hei, it's very dangerous. What we're doing is more dangerous than you think. I think you should point out the location of the island to us; that would be better..."

"Sigh..." Uncle Xiao Hei sighed again: "Your Uncle Xiao Hei has been at sea all his life, and his children have all gone to live in big cities. It's rare for them to come back."

I have no regrets in my life.

I don't care about the danger; I've lived to this age, and that's already worth it.

Xiao Hai, judging from your appearance, you must have grown up by the sea, right?

If that's true, you should know very well that the sea is not like land. There are no roads or landmarks on the sea, and it is extremely difficult to find an unfamiliar island in a vast, unfamiliar ocean.

If you say you're going to rescue someone, then don't waste time. Be as fast as you can. Otherwise, you might finally find the island, but the person will already be gone. Wouldn't that be a waste of time?

You said you were going to go and kill someone, but you know absolutely nothing about the situation there. How are you going to kill someone?

So, unless I guide you, you can't do it, at least not in the short term. What do you think? Have you thought it through?

An Xiaohai took a deep breath: "Uncle Xiao Hei, I said we're going to go kill someone, aren't you afraid? Aren't you afraid I'm a bad guy?"

"Heh, someone who's spent their whole life dealing with the sea, would they be afraid? When it comes to murder, no one in that sea is innocent! Since that's the case, there's no point in talking about good guys or bad guys."

"Alright, Uncle Black, tell me your requirements, and I'll see if I can meet them."

You can definitely do it!

My request is simple: there are people I want to kill in that sea. If the people you want to kill are the same group of people I want to kill, then I want to join your operation.

"What if it's not the same group of people?"

"That's just how fate is. Forget it, I'll never think about it again in my life."

"I see..." An Xiaohai looked at Xu Tianyou, who was still shrugging with his hands shrugged, making An Xiaohai want to kick him again.

"I have no objection!" An Xiaohai thought for a moment and then shook his head decisively: "But Uncle Xiao Hei, I hope you won't deliberately mislead us and lead us to your enemies."

"Don't worry, I wouldn't do such a thing. You're both smart people. Wouldn't you see if I misled you? If you feel something's wrong, we can just part ways."

"No problem," An Xiaohai thought for a moment and then agreed.

"Okay, you guys go have some fun in the village first. I need to get ready," Uncle Xiao Hei said, knocking off his cigarette ash and standing up again.

"Uncle Xiao Hei, you don't need to prepare anything. We have enough supplies on our ship."

"It's not a problem with supplies, it's a problem with the boat. If you want to achieve your goal, you have to use my fishing boat, otherwise it's impossible. Your boats are either too big or too small, only my fishing boat is just right."

"I understand. Uncle Xiao Hei, you get ready. We'll go get the tow rope."

"Okay, go ahead."

Uncle Xiao Hei turned and went into the inner room, while Xu Tianyou pushed An Xiaohai away from Uncle Xiao Hei's house.

"Tianyou, can Uncle Xiaohei be trusted?"

"You finally couldn't help but ask, 'If he's unreliable, why would I bring you here?'"

"Do you even know what Uncle Xiao Hei is going to do?"

"I vaguely know a little bit!" Xu Tianyou grinned slyly: "Uncle Xiao Hei, he's actually a womanizer. I heard he had a first love in the village, and the two of them were very close."

But one time when Uncle Xiao Hei went out to sea, he encountered a storm, and his boat ran aground, delaying his return to the village for several months.

When he returned, he discovered that his first love had already married someone else, probably because she thought he was dead, and then her family pressured her further.

This was a bolt from the blue, utterly devastating!

"You mean Uncle Black is going to find his first love?"

"How could that be?! What's the rush..."

"Then hurry up and tell me."

"I'm just building up my feelings!"

"..."

"Uncle Xiao Hei isn't looking for his first love; she's long gone. He's looking for her daughter."

His first love's daughter was kidnapped by pirates while at sea, and Uncle Xiao Hei had been trying to find out about her.

"How long ago was this?"

"It's been at least ten or twenty years, hasn't it?"

"It would be a miracle if we could even find it..."

"Who knows? Even if we find him, his first love's daughter is over forty; she probably wouldn't even recognize her."

"You knew that too?"

"Of course, don't you know who I am!"

"Where did you get all this random, unfounded information from?"

"Of course I found out from the rumors. Do you think everyone is like you, so aloof and arrogant, always keeping their heads down and pretending to be profound? You should learn from me!"

Let me tell you, whenever you arrive at a new place, take a stroll around there first.

Whenever you see a group of middle-aged women chatting idly with nothing to do, go up to them and strike up a conversation.

Be a little sweet-talking and chat with them casually. Don't ask any questions to avoid arousing their suspicion. Once you're a little more familiar with them, they'll automatically start gossiping without you even having to say a word.

At that point, as long as you act very surprised and interested, and praise them from time to time, they will be eager to dig up every little detail from their ancestors and tell you about it.

Do you understand now?

"Oh, I see. You're really talented. You're the kind of person who's going to do great things. I'm impressed."

"I'm impressed, haha! I'm quite impressed with myself."

"..."

Early the next morning, Xu Tianyou and An Xiaohai bid farewell to Xiaoyumei's family and boarded Uncle Xiaohei's fishing boat to embark on a deep-sea fishing vessel.

After towing Uncle Xiao Hei's fishing boat behind the ocean-going fishing vessel with a tow rope, the ocean-going fishing vessel set sail and, guided by Uncle Xiao Hei, slowly headed towards the coastline of Country Y in the southwest.