Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Click~

The shackles came off with a click, and Zhou Xun raised her eyebrows triumphantly at Number Seven; Number Seven looked annoyed and poked at the shackles with a thin wire for a while before finally managing to open them.

"How about that? I won, this mission is mine!" Zhou Xun said, shaking the shackles in her hands.

"Tch~" Kunji rolled his eyes at Zhou Xun: "You have the nerve to say that? It took more than three minutes. If it had been an emergency, you would have been dead by now!"

Moreover, this is just one type of lock. I've studied the locks here; there are at least eight types. You all need to learn how to open them, otherwise you'll be locked inside, your movements restricted, and you'll be helpless, facing certain death.

"So, I still have a chance?" Number Seven asked, somewhat surprised.

"Yes, it's best of nine. He won this round, but you still have a chance. Come with me to the next room, and I'll show you how to open the second type of lock."

Kunji led Zhou Xun and Number Seven to another room and taught them how to unlock the second type of lock.

"Your little brother is pretty good," Xu Congzhou, who had been watching for a while, nudged An Xiaohai on the shoulder and said.

"It's pretty impressive," An Xiaohai said absentmindedly.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about how to adjust the plan," An Xiaohai exhaled and walked to the window. "Master Xu, I'm a little worried. We have too few sources of intelligence, and I know too little about them."

This time is different from any other time. The other side is not just a gang; there may be regular troops involved.

"With the two armies facing each other, and lacking detailed and comprehensive intelligence—knowing almost nothing about the enemy's forces—frankly, I have no confidence in achieving victory."

hiss~

Xu Congzhou took a deep breath and walked to An Xiaohai's side:

"Xiao Hai, I don't think so!"

In terms of intelligence and understanding of our adversaries, we have the advantage. At least we know who they are and how powerful they are.

And what about them? I'm sure they probably don't even know who their opponent is!

This can be seen from their reaction after the Turtle Islands operation.

Moreover, we are still constantly collecting and analyzing intelligence about them, and new information is being sent over from headquarters every day.

The enemy is in the open, while we are in the shadows. We have the advantage of being able to outmaneuver the unsuspecting.

As for strategy, haha! For thousands of years, they've never been able to outmaneuver us!

Besides, you devised the whole plan, and just looking at it makes me break out in a cold sweat. Don't worry, I'm very confident they'll be lucky to escape with their lives!

What remains is fighting spirit, which I don't need to explain; I believe you understand.

"I know, but..."

"But you softened your heart, didn't you? Haha!"

In the past, we were either on our home turf, where everything was under control and no major accidents would happen, or we were risking our lives and those of our closest brothers, so we were fearless.

But this time is different. So many soldiers have come without hesitation, and your orders will directly determine their lives.

So you softened your heart and hesitated, right?

"Yes..." An Xiaohai was silent for a while, then nodded through gritted teeth: "I suddenly feel that what I'm doing seems a bit unworthy. The people who are training now are our best soldiers."

And what about me? For an uncertain goal, I'm about to lead them down a path of no return...

Is it really worth it?

"Worth it! Absolutely worth it!" Xu Congzhou's smile grew even brighter, and he spoke with absolute certainty:

"Xiao Hai, our country and our nation have suffered so much from drugs, so much so that it is etched into our hearts! Therefore, whether now or in the future, our attitude towards drugs is zero tolerance!"

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that we can take down the Flying Bird Gang's overseas base is already worth it. What's more, we might even find our long-lost comrades.

Even if we can only rescue one person, or at least confirm their whereabouts, it would be worth it if we all perished here.

We are doing more than just saving lives; our actions can strengthen the confidence of all our comrades.

Xiao Hai, didn't you say that each of us is always on a road of no return? The difference lies in the scenery we each see.

I think everyone is very grateful to you, at least I am very grateful to you, you took us to see many different landscapes!

Worth it!

Cheer up! Don't think about all that nonsense. Just focus on how to take them all down. Everyone supports you; it's their own choice, no one forced them.

Even if we take a step back and say that following you won't be a loss, I won't suffer any consequences.

Those two islands belonging to the Flying Bird Gang were your backup plan for this operation, right? That's why you left those two islands to us, giving us your backup plan.

And the most difficult and uncertain task: Rhodes Prison, you still left it to yourself, am I right?

You even provided the money and weapons for the entire operation, that's incredibly kind of you! We didn't say anything, but we'll remember this favor!

Don't overthink it, okay?

"Okay, thank you, Director Xu..." An Xiaohai smiled and let out a long breath again.

"You're welcome, Section Chief An. We're all brothers here, hehe!"

You might not know this, but our $100 million and the security department's $100 million have now become $600 million, totaling $12 billion!

12 billion US dollars! That's equivalent to the annual GDP of a prefecture-level city, enough to support an army!

With just a few of us and minimal resources, we achieved such great results. We've already made a killing! If everyone else knew about this, they'd probably have gone all out already; everything else is a bonus!

"Then you absolutely mustn't tell anyone about this. Life is more important than money!" An Xiaohai shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Wrong! In my opinion, money is more important than life! 12 billion US dollars! How many lives could that save?!"

Xiao Hai, remember this: if anyone is willing to spend 12 billion to buy my life, then you'd better go and exchange it for money. I won't blame you at all; I'll just applaud you from below, haha!

"Hahaha..." An Xiaohai was finally amused by Xu Congzhou.

After chatting for a while, An Xiaohai fell into deep thought again. Xu Congzhou didn't disturb him, but kept refilling his tea. They watched as the sky slowly darkened.

"Boss!" Kunji suddenly rushed in, grabbed a cup of tea and poured it into his mouth, only to burn his tongue.

"How's it going? Have you finished teaching?" An Xiaohai finally snapped out of his thoughts.

"The lesson is finished."

"How's the teaching going?"

"They're alright. These two guys are pretty smart; they learn quickly. But I think it's a bit risky for them to carry out this mission!"

"What do you mean?"

"What do you mean?... " Kwan Kee scratched his head: "I just feel that the two of them don't look like they're in this line of work at all. Anyone with eyes can tell at a glance."

An Xiaohai pursed his lips and remained silent. In fact, he had already realized this problem, but it was almost impossible for a person to change the temperament they had cultivated over many years in an instant.

"Brother, how about... I go?" Kunji asked tentatively, his eyes darting around.

"No, it's too dangerous, you can't go."

"Big brother, please let me go. I'm definitely better at this than them. I'm smart and I'll protect myself."

"No means no, you're not allowed to go!" An Xiaohai rudely refused Kunji's request.

"Kunji, do you know how dangerous it is to go there on a mission? If anything goes wrong, you'll lose your life."

"Besides, this isn't China. If something happens to you here, we won't be able to save you. This is no joke," Xu Congzhou said with a serious expression.

"I know that..." Kunji said, glancing at An Xiaohai.

"So you still want to go?"

"I really want to go!" Kunji bit his lip hard. "I don't know anything. All I know is how to pick locks and steal things. To put it nicely, I'm a thief. To put it bluntly, I'm just a petty thief."

I keep thinking, what if I meet my mother in the future and she asks me, "Kunji, what have you done in your life?" I don't know how to answer her...

Should I tell her I've been stealing my whole life? She'd definitely be disappointed...

"Is that all? Actually, Kunji, you've already helped your boss a lot. Your boss told me that you did a great job at Yulong Wanghai last time, and we should give you credit for it."

We're sorry, it was our oversight. We'll make it up to you when we get back.

"Master Xu, what's that? It's too simple, I'm embarrassed to even tell people! Compared to Big Brother, it's nothing!"

I've heard everything. Big Brother and Brother Tian have risked their lives together all this way, and what about me? I'm just sitting here eating and drinking like a king. I feel so awful."

"Who told you all this?!" An Xiaohai asked, frowning.

"He's been telling me all this the other day, and the savage told me too, saying how great it would have been if they had been there back then, how powerful they would have been!"

"That Xu Tianyou!" An Xiaohai gritted his teeth in hatred. How could he just brag about such things?!

"Big brother, don't be angry. We were being very careful when we talked about it. Please let me go. I will definitely protect myself!"

I'm so bored here every day. Master Xu's men are protecting Alai very well, there's no need for me at all, so please let me go."

"Shut up! I said you're not allowed to go, and that means you're not allowed to go. Forget about it!" An Xiaohai glared at Kunji again, then got up and left for the room where Zhou Xun and the others were.

Kunji had no choice but to reluctantly follow.

"So you're confirmed to be the one carrying out this mission?" An Xiaohai asked as he sat down.

"Yes!" Zhou Xun nodded proudly.

"Alright, I'll now assign you the follow-up tasks," An Xiaohai said, taking a deep breath. "I've already arranged for a plane to take you to Country Y. We'll be leaving in a bit."

After a flight of more than two hours, you will land at Senang Airport. Once there, you should immediately contact a man called Uncle Black.

This is his phone number; remember it.

As An Xiaohai spoke, he handed Uncle Xiao Hei's phone number to Zhou Xun. Zhou Xun quickly began to memorize it, and two minutes later, she nodded to indicate that she had remembered it.

"I've already told Uncle Xiao Hei to wait for you near Xian Port. You can arrange the details of the meeting yourselves."

"OK!"

"Uncle Xiao Hei will take you to the Rhodes Islands. He will spend one or two days showing you around. During this time, you should try to gather as much information as possible about the Rhodes Islands, pay attention to any potentially useful information, and tell me in time via satellite phone."

Two days later, you're going to cause some minor trouble there that will get them throwing you in Rhodes Prison.

"I have a problem."

"explain."

"What if I get into trouble and they arrest me, but don't put me in Rhodes Prison?"

"Don't hesitate, get away immediately, and I'll think of another way."

"Okay!" Zhou Xun took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

"If you successfully enter Rhodes Prison, you must find out what's going on inside as quickly as possible."

"What's the key point?"

"The key question is whether our own comrades are there, and what their condition is."

"Our own comrades?"

"Yes, I can tell you now: Rhodes Prison is very likely one of the strongholds of a very rampant drug trafficking organization in the country."

Many undercover agents who had infiltrated the public security and armed police forces have lost contact with the police. Over the past ten years, there have been more than a dozen such undercover agents.

We believe these undercover agents have either been exposed and killed, or they may be trapped somewhere, and Rhodes Prison is very suspicious.

"I understand..." Zhou Xun nodded solemnly.

"But how can I contact these undercover comrades? How can I get them to believe me? I know nothing about the situation in Rhodes Prison. What if I don't even have a chance to contact anyone else?"

Zhou Xun was getting a little anxious. He originally thought he was just going to gather intelligence, but he never expected that he was going to rescue people.

Gathering intelligence, if exposed, would only mean sacrifice, but saving people is a completely different story. If it fails, it would be equivalent to harming those undercover comrades, which is something he absolutely cannot accept.

"That's why this mission is so dangerous and difficult. If it weren't for the need to command the operation, I would have gone in to scout it myself."

I've thought about this for a long time, and there's only one way to quickly find these comrades.

"What method?"

"Sing."

"Sing?"

"Yes, singing."

I wrote a song about the code names of these undercover agents and the people associated with them. If they hear this song, they will definitely understand the meaning of the lyrics.

"I'll teach you to sing it now. After you enter Rhodes Prison, sing this song. If those undercover comrades hear it, they'll definitely try to contact you. As for how to get them to hear it, that depends on your skills."

"Okay, then teach me quickly!"

"Okay, I'll teach you to sing it now. The song is called 'Secret,' and I'll sing it for you. Listen carefully:"

The dandelions by the old woman's fence are a lifelong, cherished memory.

The sound of wind comes from the distant deep sea, and many years later, it still faces the sun, waiting for dawn...