Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Kunji was feasting in his cell, and the prison guards even provided him with a knife and fork.

"How about you have some too?" Kun Ji was very generous. Seeing that the prison guard was staring at him intently, he invited the guard to have a meal together.

The prison guard gave a cold laugh, turned and left, but he didn't go far; he simply went outside and lit a cigarette.

"Won't we get into trouble doing this?" another prison guard asked cautiously in Y language. "The higher-ups ordered us to transfer everyone to the dungeon, especially the newly arrested ones. They need to be put in solitary confinement. What if the higher-ups find out if we let them get away with this?"

"Tell me, how many times has the higher-ups come here in all these years? If you don't tell me, and I don't tell you, the higher-ups won't know," the prison guard said in a low voice, glancing at his colleague and exhaling a puff of smoke.

"That's true, but I'm still a little nervous; this gold bar is a bit too hot to handle!"

"Don't worry, once he spits out all the gold bars, we'll..." The prison guard made a slashing gesture, "and then throw him into the sea, and that'll be the end of it."

"That's true. They're Chinese anyway. If they die, they die. Killing them won't cause any trouble," the prison guard's companion thought for a moment and nodded vigorously, but his tightly furrowed brows still didn't relax.

"Don't worry about it. Even if the higher-ups find out, it's not a big deal. Aren't the better cells here filled with people like this? Everyone knows what's going on."

"We have the instructions from above, and we have our own countermeasures. We just need to be careful not to let him escape and prevent him from contacting anyone else."

"Alright, we'll take turns watching over him these next few days."

"Well, as long as he's willing to hand over the gold bars, we can try our best to meet his conditions. However, this kid is shrewd and will probably keep some in the end."

When the time comes, we must not be greedy. Once we've killed enough witnesses, we'll eliminate them and discard the rest.

"You have to be alive to spend the money, not just to earn it."

"I understand, don't worry, I'll try my best to meet his conditions, and maybe I can even get him to give up a little more."

"Yes, let's do it this way. I'll go out now and hide the gold bars. It's too unsafe to keep them on my person."

"Okay, you go ahead, I'll keep an eye on him."

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Late the next night, Villa Parthia

Xu Congzhou excitedly arrived outside An Xiaohai's room: "Xiaohai, are you asleep?"

"Not yet, please come in... Director Xu, what's wrong? Have they made any news?" An Xiaohai poured Xu Congzhou a glass of water.

"Yes, good news!" Xu Congzhou took a big gulp of water. "Their on-site reconnaissance over the past two days has been very fruitful. They have not only found more than 20 excellent sniping positions, but also confirmed the situation on those four islands."

"Oh? That's fantastic news!"

"Yes, your judgment is very accurate. Those four islands are exactly as you described! Islands A1 and A2 are indeed bait, but we also found signs of drug stockpiling on these two islands."

In the past two days, two groups of people went to islands A1 and A2. Both groups stayed for half an hour before leaving. Our people tried to follow them and found that these people had probably completed a drug deal on the island.

Interestingly, some time after the transaction, boats would travel from islands A1 and A2 to islands B1 and B2. Our people on B1 and B2 could clearly see that they were delivering the money there.

"Have all our people landed on the island? Hopefully, they haven't been detected by the enemy?"

"Don't worry, they won't. They're very experienced in this area. If they find out, you can go back to sleep."

"That's good."

"Not only that, they even used metal detectors to find places on islands B1 and B2 that showed strong reactions. They judged that these were the locations of the basements, where a certain amount of gold was likely stored."

Of course, the building's steel structure could also trigger the reaction, but whether it's steel or gold, there's no doubt there's an underground structure there.

"Well, we can assume that's where the basement is for now, but we should still be careful until we're completely sure."

"Don't worry, I've already warned them. They've even come up with a plan to attack islands B1 and B2 directly after the operation begins."

They believed that after islands B1 and B2 were attacked, islands A1 and A2 would definitely come to their aid. Once the reinforcements arrived at sea, our snipers could easily eliminate a portion of them.

Meanwhile, two other groups began attacking islands A1 and A2, thus mobilizing them and keeping them constantly on the move.

What do you think of this plan?

An Xiaohai didn't speak, but paced back and forth in the room. After a while, he finally spoke: "I think it's okay, but if I were to make the plan, I would attack islands A1 and A2 first."

"Why?" Xu Congzhou frowned and quickly asked.

"Director Xu, let's set aside whether it's bait or not and focus on the essence. Put yourself in the Flying Bird Gang's shoes. Would you consider Islands A1 and A2 more important, or Islands B1 and B2?"

"Of course, B1 and B2 islands are more important."

Why?

"Because the money is there. Although there are goods on islands A1 and A2, they are only in one batch."

B1、B2岛屿上藏的是钱，而且很可能是他们很长时间积累起来的钱，更何况他们的首脑也很可能在B1或B2上，当然是B1、B2两岛更重要。」

"That's right. There are goods on A1 and A2 islands, which are also their bait. But I'm sure their strength on A1 and A2 islands is definitely no match for their strength on B1 and B2 islands."

If you were in that situation, would you focus your defense on A1 and A2?

"No, I will put more defensive forces on islands B1 and B2. If islands A1 and A2 really can't be defended, so be it. But islands B1 and B2 must not be lost in any way, otherwise it will be a huge loss."

That solves it.

"Time is too short. The information we've gathered in the past two days is certainly incomplete. They must have a large force hidden on islands B1 and B2. If we rashly attack islands B1 and B2, we're likely to suffer losses."

"You make a good point... But if it's really like you said, even if we attack A1 and A2 islands first, it won't affect B1 and B2 islands. They probably won't come to support us. Like you just said, if all else fails, we can just lose A1 and A2."

"Yes, under normal circumstances, they probably wouldn't come to our aid. But what if we kill them, loot the goods, and run away immediately?"

"I understand!" Xu Congzhou slapped his thigh. "When the fighting starts, they might not react, but if we finish fighting and run away immediately without touching B1 and B2 islands, they will think we don't know about B1 and B2 islands!"

In that situation, they might send people from islands B1 and B2 to pursue them, or at least send someone to check the situation!

"Yes, by judging the number of people they send, we can roughly deduce their strength and weakness."

Therefore, if I were to formulate the plan, I would attack islands A1 and A2 first, and try to finish the battle as quickly as possible.

If islands B1 and B2 react, wait until their people leave before launching an attack on islands B1 and B2.

If they don't react, it's likely that their strength isn't as great as we imagine, and we can simply attack their villa with missiles or RPGs.

However, this is just the result I've come up with behind closed doors. I haven't actually seen the situation, so the specific implementation should follow their plan.

"Okay, I'll pass on your suggestion to them in a bit. By the way, how are things going with Number Four and Kunji?"

"They've already gone in. Uncle Xiao Hei called me. Number 4 went in around noon, and Kun Ji was brought in around 3 p.m.

"Oh, that's good... I hope they can complete their mission."

"Don't worry, they'll complete the mission. By the way, has the background check on Uncle Black been completed?"

"It has been investigated and he should have no problems. Back in the 1950s, he was the local militia company commander. At that time, we did not have a regular navy, and our coastal defense was very weak, but the environment we faced was extremely complex."

At that time, we could only rely on the local militia to defend our coastal areas. Uncle Xiao Hei led the local militia through many battles and made many contributions, making him a heroic veteran.

"No wonder... then there's no problem at all."

An Xiaohai let out a long breath, then pondered for a while before picking up the phone and dialing Li Wenliang's number: "How are your preparations going?"

"It's almost done. The people from Rhodes Islands are in place, but it will take some time for the team in Luoan to assemble." Surprisingly, it wasn't Li Wenliang who answered the phone, but Ruan Yitai.

How much longer will it take to assemble?

"Four days, at most four days."

"Alright, let's officially begin the Rhodes Islands operation tomorrow."

"Okay, when should we proceed?"

"Operation time..." An Xiaohai frowned and thought for a moment, "General Ruan, do you know what time the sun sets in the Rhodes Islands these days?"

"It should be around 19:30 PM tomorrow."

"Are you so sure?"

"It's pretty much confirmed that I'm from the Rhodes Islands. At this time of year, as long as there are no storms at sea, the sunset should be around 19:30 p.m.."

"Alright, let's set our operation time for 19 p.m. tomorrow night. However, I might not be able to control it that precisely. The final day will still be signaled by the explosion of the explosives."

"Sure, my people will arrive ahead of time."

"Okay, by the way, thank you for providing the missiles."

"You're welcome, it's my pleasure. I should also thank you for providing us with all the firearms and RPGs."

"Of course, then... wish us success tomorrow."

"Okay, wish us success tomorrow!"