Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Three days later, the land was in sight.

Looking at the familiar horizon in the distance, An Xiaohai suddenly felt like running away. He really didn't know how he would face Chen Xiru when he got back.

I wonder if Captain Qian and the others have returned, and whether they have told Chen Xiru about Lin Jianguo's sacrifice.

Back then, when An Xiaohai looked into Lin Jianguo's eyes, he could be understanding and nonchalant. But now, the thought of facing Chen Xiru's expectant gaze or her heart-wrenching sorrow makes An Xiaohai want to escape.

There was no way to avoid it, so An Xiaohai had no choice but to steer his small fishing boat toward Apojiao Village.

The closer they got to land, the more armed police patrol boats they encountered. In just about a month, the equipment of the Shenhai City Armed Police had undergone a qualitative leap.

The patrol boats are now equipped with state-of-the-art high-powered engines, so they will no longer have to watch helplessly as bandits in their big, flat-flying planes easily escape.

The patrolling armed police were all young, and An Xiaohai had never seen them before. They must have been new recruits who had just arrived. They stopped An Xiaohai's fishing boat, asked him some simple questions, and did not make things difficult for him. In the end, they just waved him away.

An Xiaohai is still a fisherman at heart, which is obvious at a glance. Although he and Xie Dan have injuries on their faces and bodies, it is not hard to understand.

Fishermen encountering storms at sea are likely to suffer such injuries.

An Xiaohai also sensed that one of the armed police officers was paying special attention to him, but he didn't respond to him at all. After completing the routine inspection, he silently sailed away.

As the village of Apojiao drew closer, An Xiaohai's heart pounded harder and harder. At this moment, he finally began to understand why Xiang Yu, the King of Western Chu, would rather die than return to Jiangdong.

An Xiaohai finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xu Congzhou's car parked by the dock.

If Director Xu wanted to see him, it meant there was official business to discuss. Finally, he had an excuse not to go home right away, and An Xiaohai's mood instantly brightened up a lot.

Xu Congzhou came in person. As soon as he saw An Xiaohai, he smiled and pulled him into the car. An Xiaohai didn't let Xie Dan come with him and told him to take a taxi home by himself.

Only after the car started and drove away from Fisherman's Wharf did Xu Congzhou let out a long breath and ask several questions in one breath:

"You're finally back! What happened? Why did it take you so long to come back? Why didn't you let our people come with you? Where are the others? Why are there only the two of you?"

"Well..." An Xiaohai smiled slightly, "We encountered some trouble during our breakout, which delayed us a bit, and everyone was injured, so we rested on the island for a while."

"By the way, you guys carried out that ambush, right?"

"Of course! You think you can do that? If we don't fight a decisive battle, we'll come back empty-handed and lose all face!"

"That was a beautiful job! Nobody can believe how you did it!"

"I was just lucky."

"Luck certainly played a part. I heard that your situation was extremely dangerous at the time. If someone hadn't rammed their warship with a fishing boat, you might have been killed by them with a single shot."

"Is that the guy driving the fishing boat, the young man from the darker side?"

"Yes," An Xiaohai nodded through gritted teeth, "Director Xu, who told you these details?"

"Of course I heard it from Director Ye. Don't worry, the message was relayed by an old comrade, and he would never spread rumors."

"Has Captain Qian and the others returned?"

"They're back. They returned a few days ago. As soon as they got back, they contacted Director Ye, and Director Ye personally went to talk to them."

Director Ye told me to wait for you here, so I've been waiting here. Thankfully, you've finally arrived.

An Xiaohai raised an eyebrow slightly; he hadn't expected Xu Congzhou to have been waiting for him all along.

"Are the brothers in the special operations team all doing well?"

"Everything is fine, except that Yan Hong was accidentally shot and is still in the hospital."

"Captain Yan was shot? Is he alright?"

"It's not a big problem, there's no danger to his life, but he injured his femur. This kid won't be as agile as before when he runs and walks."

An Xiaohai didn't speak. This time, coming back felt like a lifetime had passed. Some people were gone and would never be seen again, and some people had completely changed, including himself.

The injury on An Xiaohai's face is destined to leave him with a deep scar, and he is no longer the An Xiaohai he used to be.

"How is things at home?"

"Everything is normal, except there's a minor issue at your girlfriend's home."

"What happened to them?" An Xiaohai's heart jumped.

"Don't worry, nothing serious happened. It's just that a couple of days ago, Captain Zhou Meng took Captain Qian and the others to her house, but your girlfriend's mother didn't give them a good look, which made things quite awkward. I heard that she even hit Captain Zhou, and he kept apologizing. A captain, crying in front of everyone."

Hearing this, An Xiaohai breathed a sigh of relief; in the end, it was Captain Zhou who took the blame.

Xu Congzhou already knew about what An Xiaohai and the others had experienced at Rhodes Prison. Seeing An Xiaohai's gloomy expression, Xu Congzhou didn't continue talking, but simply patted his shoulder gently to comfort him.

The car quickly arrived at its destination, not far from Apojiao Village, the place where Ye Du had met last time.

The place has changed; a construction site has sprung up not far away, but no one is working there.

This land was originally obtained by An Xiaohai from the Security Bureau and given to Zhou Meng. The plan was to build dormitories and a clubhouse here to lure sea hawks into a trap.

It now appears that this place has largely accomplished its mission.

The courtyard was still there. Xu Congzhou invited An Xiaohai into the house and made him some tea.

"You haven't answered my question yet. Why are there only the two of you? Where are the others?"

"They're dead. Xiaotian and Kunji were too badly injured and died at sea. It was too hot, so I threw them into the sea," An Xiaohai said calmly, taking a sip of tea.

Xu Congzhou raised an eyebrow, but he quickly realized what he meant: "Oh, I see. That's a pity."

I was wondering why Lai Donglin only let me transfer 50 million US dollars back; he handled the rest of the money himself. So that's what happened.

Xiao Hai, isn't fifty million US dollars a bit too little?

"Forget it, I was just worrying unnecessarily. You're incredibly good at making money; we and the security department all benefited from your success, getting rich overnight. If there are any more good opportunities like this in the future, don't forget about us!"

"That's for sure."

"Sigh..." Xu Congzhou sighed deeply, "I don't know what's wrong with me. I have so much to say to you, but after seeing you, I can't remember what I wanted to say to you."

These days have felt like a dream!

"We used to rack our brains over five thousand dollars, now I feel fifty million US dollars is a bit too little, what kind of nonsense is this?!"

An Xiaohai smiled slightly.

For some reason, after this trip to Country T, he suddenly felt a sense of loss and everything about Deepsea City and Apojiao Village seemed unfamiliar to him.

After chatting with Xu Congzhou for a while and roughly arranging a time for their next meeting, An Xiaohai said goodbye and left. Xu Congzhou arranged for An Xiaohai to drive a very inconspicuous Xiali, which An Xiaohai did not refuse.

When he got home, Chen Shuifen wasn't there; she was still at work. His grandparents were overjoyed, but when they saw An Xiaohai covered in injuries, they were heartbroken. His grandmother even shed tears, and it took An Xiaohai a long time to comfort her.

When Chen Shuifen learned that An Xiaohai had returned home, she and Chen Xiru immediately took leave and came back. When Chen Shuifen saw An Xiaohai's appearance, she naturally cried again.

Chen Xiru appeared very calm. An Xiaohai was a little afraid to meet her gaze. He held the red string bracelet in his hand, intending to return it to Chen Xiru, but he didn't dare to take it out.

But An Xiaohai also sensed that Chen Xiru seemed hesitant to speak, but in the end she didn't say anything.

An Xiaohai didn't press the matter further, perhaps because this was not the right occasion to discuss it. He decided to find another time to talk to Chen Xiru privately.

The rest was a series of questions. An Xiaohai didn't want to lie to his relatives, so he told them in detail about the scenery he saw along the way and the various customs of T country.

Everyone, including Chen Xiru, listened with great interest.

An Xiaohai felt a pang of pain in his heart. In just ten days or so, these relatives would be forced to wander the world. He didn't know if they could adapt to the life of hiding and running away overseas.

After dealing with everyone, it was past midnight, and everyone gradually went to sleep. An Xiaohai lay in bed for a while before quietly slipping out of the house and heading towards that familiar rocky beach.

An Xiaohai had just reached the edge of the rocky beach when he spotted that familiar figure in the distance.

Under the moonlight, on the beach, 073 stood tall and straight. Only then did An Xiaohai's tense heart finally relax completely.