Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"General, it's quite clear that these people are basically using American equipment."

Throughout the battle, they fired at least six Javelin missiles, destroying five speedboats and an oil depot inside the sentry hill fortifications;

In addition to Gatling guns, they also used M25 sniper rifles and UZI submachine guns.

I'm sure this is the Navy SEALs; only they could possess and use such advanced weaponry.

The elderly man with gray hair took a deep breath and said.

"Couldn't it be someone else? Why do some survivors say that the people on the other ship looked Asian?"

"They could be Asian, or they could be South Americans who look like Asians. The SEALs aren't all blond and blue-eyed. It was still dark then, so you can't completely trust what these people say."

General, I know what you're thinking, but I'm sorry, I don't think it's possible.

They can't get their hands on such advanced weapons, and even if they did, they wouldn't be willing to use them like this. You should know that better than I do.

"Yes..." the general nodded. "If the Chinese got their hands on Javelin missiles, they would definitely dismantle them into parts immediately. They wouldn't want to use them, let alone use them to bomb speedboats."

What do you think the people of the US are doing?

What were their motives? A decapitation strike? Why would they go to such lengths to destroy this harbor? What benefit would it bring them?

"I don't know!" The old man with gray hair shook his head: "People from the US have always been reckless and unscrupulous. Who knows what they're doing? But anyway, it's nothing good."

Perhaps they had someone important hiding here, so they sent the SEALs to silence them. To cover up their true purpose, they launched an indiscriminate massacre.

They are capable of doing something like that.

"Yes, I really can't understand why the higher-ups would side with the US. We fought them for so many years, so many people died, and now we're turning around and cooperating with them..."

These politicians!

"General!" The white-haired old man was startled.

"I know, some things shouldn't be said carelessly!" The general waved his hand impatiently.

"This harbor is now destroyed, and we've lost one of our supply points in this area. It will be even more difficult to control this area, which may be one of their objectives."

The general frowned as he looked at the port, which at this moment resembled a ship graveyard, with hundreds of ships of all sizes either stranded or sunk here, making it virtually impossible to clear them out.

"You, come here," the general beckoned to his adjutant, who immediately jogged over. "Take your men and blow up those two seawalls. Hopefully, the tides will clear the harbor again."

"Yes, sir!" The adjutant jogged off to do it.

"General, what do we do now?"

"Let's blockade the Gulf of Thailand."

"Blockade the Gulf of Thailand?"

"Yes, they first shot down one of our speedboats to get our attention, and then they came here to carry out the massacre."

Ultimately, the goal is to create a false impression that these people are from China, thus inducing a direct conflict between us and China.

They have a pretty good idea: they want us to fight against China so they can reap the benefits.

However, they don't understand the Chinese people at all. This kind of tactic is despicable. The Chinese army would never do such a thing, and no one would believe it if they told them.

I don't want to be used as a pawn by them. Let's assume these bandits are heading towards T-country bay, blockade that area, and try to find the ship.

Coincidentally, the joint fleet of countries M and N is also patrolling over there. Let's go and say hello to them.

"Wouldn't this... be a bit inappropriate?" the elderly man with gray hair asked, frowning.

"We can't just do nothing, can we? Let's make a show of going back to Senbon and leave the rest to those politicians."

Whether they want to continue the investigation or try to frame someone, let them do it; we're not going to interfere.

"Alright..." The elderly man with gray hair thought for a while and nodded helplessly.

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Rhodes Islands

The Rhodes Islands are much larger than the Turtle Islands, and they have more than one natural harbor, but dozens of them of varying sizes.

Because of its proximity to Senpou, the Satoyama Islands are not isolated overseas like the Turtle Islands. They have a lot of ships coming and going, and their level of prosperity is incomparable to that of the Turtle Islands.

Uncle Xiao Hei pilots his small fishing boat, shuttling between the islands.

An Xiaohai saw that many of the islands had been built with exquisite villas. According to Uncle Xiao Hei, these islands had basically been bought out by wealthy people from all over the world and turned into private islands and resorts.

Uncle Black was very familiar with the Rhodes Islands. After traveling through them for most of the day, he finally stopped at a small harbor near the eastern edge.

There were small groups of Y country soldiers patrolling the small harbor. Uncle Xiao Hei greeted them with a smile, and the Y country soldiers did not make things difficult for them, and did not even board the ship for inspection.

An Xiaohai left Xu Tianyou, Yan Hong, and Xie Dan on the boat while he went ashore with Uncle Xiao Hei to investigate the situation.

After looking around, An Xiaohai felt very fortunate about his decision. There were quite a few people on this island, including many survivors from the Turtle Islands.

These survivors are scattered throughout the island, vividly recounting their nightmarish experiences from the early hours of that day.

After listening for a while, An Xiaohai roughly pieced together the situation on the island after they left that day.

The four major gangs suffered the most severe losses in the Turtle Islands. In addition to An Xiaohai and his gang killing a large number of their members, many of the gangsters perished in the fire while being forced to salvage supplies.

Many of the people who did various businesses on the island have left.

Those who can survive on the island are all experienced.

In previous years, the four major gangs often fought on the island. When the fighting started, everyone knew where to hide, so many people ran out of the fire immediately.

Those who sought refuge by the sea mostly survived, but those who hid in the mountains were unlucky; the mountains on the island were burned down, and these people naturally could not escape unscathed.

That afternoon, a Y-country fleet arrived nearby and took away a group of people, most of whom were Y-country citizens who had not committed any serious crimes. They were then sent to a city on nearby land.

The other survivors were left unattended by Country Y; they were neither arrested nor given any food. They were simply left to fend for themselves on the island.

These people all contacted their own forces to come to their rescue, and most of them were rescued, while many others were sent here.

As for who was responsible for this disaster, all sorts of rumors are flying around, with conflicting accounts and a lot of confusion.

Some say it was the work of the US Navy SEALs, others say it was a gang outside the four major powers that colluded with the Y country's military, and still others say it was done by Chinese people.

However, the most prevalent theory is that it was the US Navy SEALs who did it.

Some people even speculated about their motives, saying that the Americans discovered oil and gas fields in the Turtle Islands and wanted to take them for themselves, so they killed all the people on the islands in order to monopolize the oil and gas resources of the Turtle Islands.

Looking at the person who gave this conjecture, speaking with great enthusiasm, An Xiaohai couldn't help but think of Xu Congzhou.

Forget it, I'd better not overthink it.

Of all the various messages, two made An Xiaohai very happy:

One piece of news is that the man's rescue operation was successful; he successfully brought the unfortunate people back to Malaysia and is now using Malaysian media to strongly condemn the inhuman tragedy that occurred on the Turtle Islands.

Another piece of news is that China acted decisively to escort ships on international routes, allowing crew members from several countries to get through that terrifying early morning with peace of mind, and earning their high praise.

An Xiaohai and Uncle Xiaohei toured the island, bought some supplies, and then returned to the fishing boat.

Christmas is just around the corner, and even the recent tragedy at the Turtle Islands cannot dampen people's festive spirit.

The island is quite lively, but time is running out. Once Christmas is over, Grandpa Su will make his move against Thailand. An Xiaohai and his group must get to Thailand before January.

Xu Tianyou managed to book a private jet through Xu Zhijie's connections. They could reach Country T in just a few hours by boarding the plane at Xiangang Airport, and they could also bypass most of the border controls.

Private jets are very expensive, costing over 200,000 yuan a day, but An Xiaohai still had Uncle Xiao Hei take him island after island around the Rhodes Islands, seemingly unconcerned about the high cost of private jets.

"Hey, what are you waiting for? Can you give me a heads-up?"

That day, An Xiaohai and Uncle Xiaohei spent the whole day exploring an island. After returning, they lay on the deck in a daze, and Xu Tianyou finally couldn't help but feel a little impatient.

"I'm confirming a conjecture."

"What conjecture?"

"Regarding its speculations," An Xiaohai said, pointing to the Buddha-face necklace around his neck.

Could you elaborate?

"Tianyou, you must know very well that this locator is highly technologically advanced, and it can work for 7 to 10 years. What else can work continuously for 7 to 10 years?"

But is it normal for such high-tech equipment to be used by a drug trafficking group to track people's movements?

At the very least, this is a project with a very low return on investment.

Tianyou, you're smart enough to know what I'm talking about.

"So you think that if you stay here long enough, something is bound to happen, right?"

"Yes, something might happen by chance, or you might run into someone by chance."

If nothing happens, then I'm probably wrong; but if it actually happens as I predicted, then it's basically confirmed.

"Xiao Hai, I always feel that you're overthinking things."

"You've thought about this before, haven't you? You just don't want to think about it too deeply. Your goal is actually very simple: as long as you achieve your objective, nothing else matters, right?"

"Yes, if you think about it more deeply, it gets more and more terrifying! Even if we meet in prison, it might be a setup."

I don't want to know these things. Sometimes it's good not to understand anything.

"Yes, often the more clear-headed a person is, the more painful it is; it's better to be a little oblivious."

"But you just can't do it, can you?"

"Yes, I can't do it. I've already lived a muddled life once, and this time I want to live it differently."

"Damn, you talk like you've lived several lifetimes!"

"Perhaps that's true."

"Come on, are we really going to have to wait here for a few more days? Xu Zhijie's side is starting to feel the strain."

"Let's wait until tomorrow. If we still can't wait by tomorrow, then forget it."

"Okay, then let's wait one more day."