Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Welcome back victorious!"

From a distance, 073 reached out his hand to An Xiaohai, who quickly stepped forward and shook hands firmly with 073.

After releasing An Xiaohai's hand, 073 snapped to attention and gave An Xiaohai a crisp military salute: "On behalf of the Security Department, I salute the hero!"

An Xiaohai was startled and quickly bowed deeply to 073.

An Xiaohai looked up, 073 smiled, and An Xiaohai smiled too.

073 That's just how they are. Although they may seem old-fashioned, they are also exceptionally sincere and warm. Standing with them, you can feel an unwavering strength.

"Come on, sit down and let's talk." 073 made room for him, and An Xiaohai sat down on the rock with him. "Are you hungry? I brought you some dumplings."

073 took a lunchbox out of his backpack and opened it: "It's a little cold. Xiaoyu made it. She's a very good cook. Try it."

An Xiaohai took a dumpling and put it in his mouth. It tasted really good. He never expected that Mai Xiaoyu could make dumplings.

"Is your injury alright?"

"It's nothing serious, just a disfigurement. I'm not as handsome as before."

"Haha, I don't think so. Scars are a man's badge of honor; they only make you more attractive. Besides, don't you already have Lin Xuan'er? She's a good girl."

"Yes, I don't think she'll dislike me."

"Did you see her after you came back?"

"Not yet, what's wrong? What happened?" An Xiaohai frowned.

"It's nothing... There is something, but it's good news. I won't say any more, let her tell you herself." 073 said, wrinkling his nose, which was uncommon for him.

An Xiaohai pursed his lips and nodded. He really didn't expect that 073 had learned to keep things mysterious now. But as long as Xuan'er was alright, there was no problem.

"I have obtained the intelligence that you asked Captain Qian to bring back. The comrades in the technical department have reconstructed all the names. We have locked onto all of these people, and none of them can escape."

Here are the detailed information about these people; I've printed them out. Take a look.

After 073 finished speaking, he took out a stack of documents from his backpack and handed them to An Xiaohai, who immediately began to look through them.

"It's not easy!"

I really don't know how Comrade Lin Jianguo got his hands on this list, and how he managed to preserve it.

The Flying Bird Gang is really something else. A large portion of the people on this list have successfully infiltrated our organization, and many of them have even taken on certain positions.

"If it weren't for this list, who knows what kind of mess these people would have made of Haidong Province."

"Have you found any clues about An Zhehao through them?" An Xiaohai asked while flipping through the documents.

073 was slightly taken aback. It was the first time he had heard the name "An Zhehao" come out of An Xiaohai's mouth. Unlike what he had imagined, An Xiaohai's tone was unusually calm, without a trace of emotion.

"Not yet, but I think it will work. We've only had this list for a few days. If we spend more time and effort, we're sure to find some clues."

"Yes, but I think there's probably one person missing from this list."

"You mean, the real boss of the Flying Bird Gang?"

"Yes!" An Xiaohai closed the file and nodded slightly. "These people don't look like their real bosses, but they're definitely core members."

"Do you think Zhong Zhen from the First Prison could be their real boss?"

I don't think so.

"Hmm, we also think he doesn't seem like it, but he's already the most suspicious one out of everyone... So do you think it's possible that Ahn Cheol-ho is the real boss?"

"No, he wouldn't do that," An Xiaohai shook his head. "If I were him, I wouldn't do that either."

If I want to have another identity, then that identity must be discreet enough, easy for me to hide, and the identity itself must not bring me any additional risks.

Drug trafficking is really too conspicuous.

Moreover, the time and effort required to manage such a large drug trafficking network in Haidong Province is unimaginable, and An Zhehao simply doesn't have the time to be the boss.

I'm even pretty sure that the real boss of the Flying Bird Gang probably doesn't know who Ahn Cheol-ho really is either; he's just a tool for Ahn Cheol-ho to secretly amass wealth.

Their relationship should be one of cooperation, mutual benefit, and each getting what they need.

"Hmm, what you said makes a lot of sense. Let's think about it some more; there's no rush."

"Yes, we can't rush it."

"Why don't you ask me about the progress at the Xiaoguanwan Nuclear Power Plant?"

"I don't want to ask, and I don't want to get involved in this."

Firstly, it involves too many confidential matters, and it's inconvenient for me to participate; secondly, I believe you will handle it very well, and my participation or not will not have a significant impact on the outcome.

That's not my area of ​​expertise. What I should be doing right now is dealing the biggest blow to Ahn Cheol-ho and those messy foreign organizations in my area of ​​expertise.

"So that's what you think. I agree with you." 073 nodded. "Could you tell me about your detailed plan?"

"sure!"

An Xiaohai explained his next plan in detail to 073. After listening, 073 thought for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh: "Your plan is very risky!"

"There's no way to avoid taking risks; if we use ordinary methods, there's no way we can fool him."

"That's true!"

If things go according to your plan, you can break with the authorities in a logical way, and then make An Xiaohai disappear in a very reasonable way, while still keeping An Xiaohai's identity and making An Zhehao believe that An Xiaohai has been successfully driven crazy by him.

When the time comes, if you want Chen Maogan to appear, you can be Maogan; and when An Xiaohai is supposed to appear, you can become An Xiaohai. If you want An Xiaohai to disappear, you can disappear without a trace!

This is indeed a very good plan, and it also allows us to take care of the leader of the Flying Bird Gang while we're at it.

"Yes, but I think the only uncertainty in this plan is him. He might not agree to cooperate with me, given his status."

"Don't jump to conclusions yet. Let us talk to him. I think he'll agree."

"Yeah?"

"Of course, you're just an ordinary person, yet you've done so much for the country, for Haidong Province, for Shenhai City, and for us. He's a Party member and a leader; he shouldn't refuse, and I don't think he would."

"I think... we should respect his opinion as much as possible. If he really doesn't want to, then forget it. I can think of other ways. After all, this is too dangerous, and accidents could easily happen."

"Alright, you don't need to worry about this anymore, leave it to me."

I'm more interested in something else: why are you so comfortable entrusting all your relatives to Xu Tianyou?

"Because... he's just like me!" An Xiaohai said after a moment of silence, turning his head to look into 073's eyes.

073 was slightly taken aback, then quickly realized: "I see! I really didn't expect that..."

"Hehe, I didn't expect it either. Fate is so wonderful!" An Xiaohai also breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry, Tianyou's talent is no less than mine. I feel very at ease entrusting my family to him."

Like me, he had long sensed something was amiss, so he carefully wove a network overseas. He also seemed to have a small island where he had established his base.

This guy is very tight-lipped; he wouldn't tell me the location of the island when I asked him. So I think he's capable.

An Zhehao must be in China most of the time. I don't believe he can extend his reach that far. Given his strong possessiveness and desire for control, I think he probably won't let the others from the Abyss deal with Tianyou.

Moreover, with me lurking in the shadows, I can stab him in the back every now and then, distracting him and making Tianyou and the others even safer.

Tianyou has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. If he can stir up some trouble overseas after he's settled, he'll definitely give An Zhehao a major headache.

"Hmm, now that you mention it, I suddenly feel like our chances of winning have increased a lot!"

"Ha, that's for sure!"

With so many of us and so many resources at our disposal, if we still can't defeat a madman, a lone wolf, then we might as well give up and go to sleep.

"You're right!" 073 nodded with a smile. "There's something I need to discuss with you. What do you think about sending Pan Zhuangzhuang to protect your family and Tianyou?"

"That would be great! That would put my mind at ease, and with him around, my family would feel much more at ease too! Pan Zhuangzhuang's identity is also very suitable; even if An Zhehao finds out about this, he probably won't think anything of it."

"Alright, it's settled then."

"Okay!" An Xiaohai took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

"What's wrong? Are you nervous about facing him head-on?" 073 turned around and asked An Xiaohai with interest.

"I'm not nervous, on the contrary... I'm a little bit excited."

"Excitement and nervousness are actually not that different."

"Haha, if you insist on saying that, then it means you're nervous."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. Have you joined the Security Department yet?"

"No."

"Why would the head of the security department go to our leader and say that you're already one of their people? And you've even signed the appointment letter."

"Really? I did sign an appointment letter, but Director Xu said it was just a temporary appointment letter, to make it easier for me to command the Security Department's special operations team, and it would expire after the mission was over."

"That's what he told you?"

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have signed it."

"Oh, so you've fallen for their trick."

That was indeed a temporary appointment letter, and it did expire after the mission was completed. However, it was only a temporary appointment that expired; it clearly stated that if the mission was successful, you would be officially appointed.

"...

This is clearly contract fraud! I will not admit it.

"Haha, I knew it. But you're getting more and more sought after now. Did you know that Captain Qian also submitted a report to transfer you to his team?"

Their reasoning was that they were planning to establish a naval special forces unit, and you would be a perfect fit to be its captain.

"...

Then I'd better disappear quickly!

"Hmm, that makes sense. I'll help you."

"It's a deal!"