Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Xie Dan and the person they met returned safely to the beach where they had first met.

"Go back now. We'll be raiding the gas station tonight. Be careful."

If a riot breaks out, do not stay in the port area; leave immediately. Do not run towards the mountains; ideally, bypass the port area and seek shelter at the beach.

"Wait, please wait a moment!"

Xie Dan was about to leave after finishing speaking when the person she was meeting called her back.

"I have a request, please! Please grant it!" the person making the meeting said anxiously and urgently.

Xie Dan stood still, waiting for An Xiaohai's instructions.

"Let him state his request first."

"Tell me what you think," Xie Dan said as he moved closer to the person he was meeting, worried that An Xiaohai might not hear him clearly.

"Are you only planning to raid gas stations tonight?"

"Yes, blow up their gas station, cut off their energy supply, and cut off their development space," Xie Dan said expressionlessly. This was the reason that An Xiaohai had given him beforehand.

"It's no use! It's no use doing this!" The man shook his head and sighed. "If we just blow up their gas station, they can just build a new one in no time."

"We know that, but it will at least have some impact on them and slow down their development."

"It's useless, it won't delay things at all!"

"How so?"

"They have more than just this one gas station. They also built three 3000-gallon oil storage tanks in the fortress on the outpost mountain, which have stored enough oil all year round."

Even if you blow up their gas stations by the sea, they can rely on the oil storage tanks inside the fortress to last for a long time. Once the oil stored in the fortress is used up, a new gas station will be built.

"Okay, let's not talk about that for now. What exactly do you want?"

"I beg you to help me save people."

"Save people? Save what people?"

"They are all pitiful people, kidnapped from various countries by those bandits. They are trapped here, unable to live or die!"

Please help me, please help me get them out!

"We didn't send many people this time, and we weren't very well prepared, so we might not be able to help you."

"No, you can help me!"

"Tell me, how do you plan to save them? How can we help you?"

"The port entrances and exits are too heavily guarded, making it almost impossible for me to escape with everyone through the port."

However, there is a small path on the east side of the sentry post. If I lead everyone through this path, we can reach the beach behind the post.

I've already prepared the boat. As long as everyone can get on board, I can take them away from here.

However, there are four or five sentries guarding each entrance and exit of this path. I can't deal with so many sentries by myself. You just need to take care of these sentries for me. You don't need to do anything else.

If you're going to blow up the gas station tonight, this is a perfect opportunity. An explosion at the gas station will throw the port into chaos, making it very easy to succeed.

Please, please help us!

"Is Sentinel Hill the highest peak with a fortified position?"

"Yes, that's the mountain."

"Wait a minute."

After Xie Dan finished speaking, she closed her eyes, as if she was thinking, but in reality she was waiting for An Xiaohai's instructions.

At this moment, An Xiaohai was already using a high-powered telescope to search for the path that the meeting person had mentioned. After a search, he indeed found traces of the path on the east side of the sentry post.

Unfortunately, the checkpoints on the path were not visible due to the obstruction of the port ships and buildings.

"King Kong, can you see the entrance to that path from your location?"

"I can't see it. I can only see the top of a watchtower."

"What kind of watchtower? Is it a wooden watchtower or a concrete watchtower?"

"Judging by appearance, it's a wooden watchtower."

"Alright, the concubine cried and asked him how to gather the people he wanted to save."

Xie Dan repeated An Xiaohai's question.

"Most of the people I want to save are poor women who have to undergo a physical examination every month to ensure that they do not transmit infectious diseases to their guests."

"This is my responsibility; I can use that as a pretext to gather them together."

The man's voice was urgent; Xie Dan's inquiry about these matters meant he was already interested.

An Xiaohai was quickly analyzing the pros and cons. It sounded like a simple task, but it would add complexity and many unpredictable factors to the entire operation.

Especially since there are guards at both ends of the path, the port end is easy to deal with, but the other end is a bit more troublesome.

Ask him if any of these people are fellow Chinese.

"Yes! Half of them are Chinese!"

"Okay, we agree. What are your plans after these people are rescued?"

"Thank you! Thank you so much! Thank you!" The man's voice choked with emotion. "I will take them back to Malaysia first. I have some property there. I will settle them down first, and then ask for their opinions."

If they want to stay in Malaysia, I will arrange for them to work in my family's company; if they want to go home, I will help them.

"Okay, what time do you think would be most suitable for us to meet?"

"Around 4 a.m., usually around this time, everyone is tired from playing and they're basically done working. I'll gather them together at this time and then take them away."

How long does the concentration process take?

"20 minutes is enough."

Xie Dan fell silent again. The person in charge watched him cautiously, awaiting his final decision.

An Xiaohai, aboard the fishing boat, took a deep breath.

The gathering time is 4:00 AM, which means that by the time everyone has gathered, it will already be 4:20 AM. At this time, it will be getting light, and the level of danger will increase significantly.

"Heaven is unkind, chaos reigns without end, the moon rises and falls, causing unrest among the people, their hearts heavy with worry. Who will uphold the nation's order? Without governing for themselves, the people are ultimately burdened!"

While An Xiaohai was still pondering, Xu Tianyou, who was standing next to him, suddenly started reciting poetry.

"Shut the hell up!" An Xiaohai was almost laughing out loud with anger. This guy didn't even finish high school, and he's already trying to act all high-minded!

"Xiao Hai..."

"Stop talking, I know!"

"I'm not thinking about whether or not to save them, I'm thinking about how to escape after I save them!" An Xiaohai glared fiercely at Xu Tianyou.

"Sorry! I was wrong, I'll shut up!" Xu Tianyou stuck out his tongue and continued to press his bullets; he would be done with this task soon.

"Tianyou, if we're to save these people, you might lose all your wives and concubines."

"It doesn't matter. Brothers are like limbs, wives are like clothes. If they're gone, they're gone. Out with the old, in with the new!"

Damn! This guy is a total hypocrite.

"Promise him, tell him that 20 minutes is not enough to be safe, and let him take his time. I'll give him 30 minutes. We will take action on time at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow and blow up the oil storage tank."

Tell him to take his men and find a place to hide, and to keep an eye on the sky. If he sees a red signal flare, he should immediately leave with his men.

Ignore that side path; let him go through the meeting point. We can only hold off the enemy for 20 minutes; the rest is up to him.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much! God will bless you!" The person who met him knelt down and began to sob softly.

Xie Dan gritted her teeth and left with Uncle Xiao Hei. An hour later, the two returned to the fishing boat. Uncle Xiao Hei's face was a little pale, probably because he was exhausted.

An Xiaohai pulled Xie Dan aside and asked her many detailed questions.

Yan Hong also returned, and An Xiaohai asked him some more details before letting everyone return to their cabins to sleep and prepare for the night's operation. He himself climbed to the highest point of the fishing boat and kept observing the situation in the harbor with binoculars.

At 5 p.m., the sun in the sky began to slowly turn orange-red. An Xiaohai saw a relatively large ship sail out of the harbor, circle around, and stop near the rendezvous point.

This boat was probably used by the meeting person to transport people. It's a bit of a pity that from An Xiaohai's angle, he couldn't see the person driving the boat.

As the sun sets and the port is once again ablaze with lights, everyone wakes up.

After everything was tidied up, everyone sat down behind An Xiaohai.

An Xiaohai kept writing and drawing on the table, as if everything outside was irrelevant to him. No one disturbed him; they just waited quietly for his instructions.

After an unknown amount of time, An Xiaohai finally put down his pencil, turned around, and saw everyone staring at him, which startled him slightly.

"I'm hungry, is there anything to eat?"

"Oh, yes, yes!" Uncle Xiao Hei exclaimed as if waking from a dream, and immediately went to the kitchen to heat up the food and brought it up.

While everyone was eating, An Xiaohai assigned tasks to everyone. He was still in his usual style, not talking about the whole plan, but only about the tasks assigned to each person.

No one asked why. Everyone knew that doing so would not only maximize secrecy but also minimize the distraction of everyone's attention. All the complex calculations and operations were handled by An Xiaohai alone.

Having worked together before, they naturally have absolute trust in An Xiaohai.

To everyone's surprise, Uncle Xiao Hei didn't ask any questions and simply remembered his task without saying a word.

After finishing their meal, everyone forced themselves to lie down and rest again. An Xiaohai also lay down on the deck of the fishing boat, staring blankly at the stars in the sky.

Xu Tianyou lay down next to An Xiaohai. He originally wanted to pull An Xiaohai's arm over to use as a pillow, but An Xiaohai was still injured, so he gave up.

"Tianyou, you can even recite the Book of Songs."

"My mother forced me to memorize it. I was beaten a lot when I was a child for memorizing it."

"Your mother still hits you?"

"Of course! But she didn't hit hard."

My mother says the Book of Songs is beautiful; it describes many ordinary people like us. She says that over thousands of years, the Book of Songs probably contains the most poems about ordinary people.

"Yes, the Book of Songs is indeed beautiful. 'The reeds are green, the dew is white as frost; the one I long for is on the other side of the water...'"

"Haha, I prefer 'No Clothes': 'How can we say we have no clothes? We'll share our garments with you; let's prepare our armor and weapons, and march together!' Xiao Hai, it's almost time, I'm off."

"Alright, you better watch out. If you dare mess around, I'll beat you to death!"

"hey-hey!"

Xu Tianyou chuckled and scrambled to his feet. Meanwhile, Xie Dan and the others were already making final preparations in the cabin.

"Mother...The Book of Songs...Gathering ferns, gathering ferns, the ferns have ceased to grow; the sun returns, the sun returns, the year is not yet over...Gathering ferns!"

An Xiaohai slowly closed his eyes.