Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Li Liang arrived quickly, and not only him, but everyone else did. Xie Dan checked her watch; seven minutes had passed, she was three minutes early.

The group of young thugs who usually bullied middle school students were trembling with fear when they saw that even the usually arrogant older brothers were calling Xie Dan "Big Brother."

Li Liang thought that a few young people had offended Xie Dan, and as soon as he arrived, he wanted to rush up and teach them a lesson, but Xie Dan held him back.

"I'm sorry, Brother Xie, I'm so sorry. These guys are new here and don't know you. I apologize on their behalf, and they should apologize to you too. You guys..."

"Wait a minute," Xie Dan stopped Li Liang. "They didn't offend me. I just couldn't stand seeing them bullying a few middle school students."

Li Liang, you've known us for a long time. Tell me, how did we get this territory?

"It was fought out."

"Who did you beat up? Did you beat up people weaker than us?" Xie Dan's tone grew increasingly stern, and Li Liang lowered his head in shame.

Li Liang watched Xie Dan and Wang Bulai get to where they are today step by step. They had fought a lot, used knives a lot, and were often beaten black and blue, but they rarely bullied people weaker than themselves.

After several major operations in the past, everyone had a vague feeling about who they were targeting.

Especially on that day, several men carrying guns came to Baoshan District. Normally, no one would dare to mess with such people, but Xie Dan did not hesitate to take the lead in overturning the table and then led everyone to chase after those men and slash them.

At that moment, everyone felt incredibly proud.

"Brother Xie, I was wrong!" Li Liang knelt down in front of Xie Dan with a thud.

"Where did we go wrong?"

"The mistake was in allowing his underlings to bully the weak."

"Good, very good!" Xie Dan nodded slightly: "Remember, we used to be petty thugs, petty thugs that even dogs wouldn't want!"

We used to be bullied and beaten black and blue, but no one pitied us. When we were injured, we would go to a small clinic to get a few stitches, and then find a corner to wait until dawn. No one pitied us. When we had a craving for cigarettes, we had to pick up cigarette butts that others had thrown on the ground to smoke.

These days must not be forgotten.

Now we've become the big boss, we've conquered a territory, life is much better, and no one dares to bully us anymore. Now we have business, money to spend, and face, so we should act like real people!

If anyone bullies you or tries to take your territory, take a knife and fight back. If you can't win, come to us, and we'll stand up for you.

However, if someone takes advantage of having a knife or strength and spends their days bullying the weak, such behavior not only brings shame upon us but also brings unnecessary trouble and affects everyone's ability to earn money and live a good life.

Is robbing a few middle school students really that interesting? Do you think they're so short of money? Does it make you look good? Things have only just started to get a little better, and you've already become so arrogant?

I can't stand seeing this kind of thing happen, at least not in Baoshan District! I don't want to see it happen again! Li Liang, did you understand me?

"I understand, Brother Xie."

"Do you know you're wrong?"

"I know I was wrong, Brother Xie."

"Where did we go wrong?"

"The mistake was not teaching our underlings well, letting them run wild outside, ruining our reputation, causing trouble that we had to step in to resolve, and costing everyone money!"

He has no fame, no fortune, and is annoying to everyone. Instead of enjoying a perfectly good life, he wastes his time making a fool of himself. It's pure idiocy.

"Okay, very good, I believe you know you were wrong. You have to be punished for your mistakes, otherwise you won't learn your lesson. I'm going to punish you now, do you accept it?"

"I accept it, Brother Xie, please punish me, I will never say a word against it."

"Raise your head."

Li Liang raised his head, and Xie Dan raised her hand and slapped him twice across the face without holding back, causing blood to flow from the corner of Li Liang's mouth.

"Alright, the punishment's already been given. We're still brothers. Let's go eat."

Xie Dan pulled Li Liang up from the ground, brushed the dust off his pants, and walked away with her arm around his shoulder.

Xie Dan didn't even glance at the young people from beginning to end. The young people stood there in fear and unease, not daring to say a word.

The others glanced at the group and then followed Xie Dan away.

Peng Li pushed over a brand-new motorcycle, a gift from everyone to Xie Dan. Xie Dan was very happy, took the keys, and started the motorcycle. Just then, the two middle school students who had been bullied earlier suddenly ran over.

"Brother Xie Dan, I want to be your little brother, please accept me!" a middle school student whispered.

"I also want to be your underling, please accept us!" another middle school student quickly chimed in.

Xie Dan smiled slightly: "Sure, but I have quite a few underlings now. What are your skills?"

The two middle school students exchanged a glance: "We don't know how yet, but we can learn."

Xie Dan's smile deepened: "Alright, then study hard. Come find me after you finish university, and I'll personally take you in. Until then, if anyone bullies you, you can mention my name."

However, you can't bully others just because you have my protection. If I find out, I'll personally deal with you. You saw what happened today, understand?

"Understood, we will definitely study hard!" The two middle school students nodded vigorously.

"Alright, get lost. I'm going to eat. You guys hurry home and eat, you still have evening self-study afterwards."

"Goodbye, Brother Xie Dan!" The two middle school students ran off happily.

Xie Dan shook his head and smiled bitterly. Just then, he suddenly caught sight of Tang Xiaobo, who was pushing his bicycle with a bag of vegetables in the basket, heading home from get off work.

Tang Xiaobo didn't know when he arrived, and his expression was extremely complicated.

"Uncle Tang," Xie Dan nodded slightly to Tang Xiaobo and greeted him quietly.

Tang Xiaobo was slightly taken aback, his expression becoming increasingly complicated. He stared at Xie Dan for a while before finally nodding in response. Then, with his head down, he pushed his bicycle and slowly walked into the residential area.

Wang Bulai chuckled, punched Xie Dan, and tossed him a motorcycle helmet. The group started their motorcycles and roared away, drawing stares from passersby.

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Apojiao Village

An Xiaohai was at his wits' end. Pan Zhuangzhuang had made him recount the battle on the Turtle Islands three times already, and he still wasn't satisfied, so he was trying to get him to tell it a fourth time.

Pan Zhuangzhuang showed no interest whatsoever in the battle of the Rhodes Islands. An Xiaohai knew him too well; it wasn't that he wasn't interested, but rather that the battle was simply too heartbreaking. Pan Zhuangzhuang felt that hearing about it once was enough, and he didn't want to face it again.

An Xiaohai was exhausted after fulfilling Pan Zhuangzhuang's wish once again.

"Hai, I'm starting to regret it. I think I should have stuck with you. It felt so good!..."

An Xiaohai smiled helplessly: "Just shut up already. I was forced into this. After I finish these things, I'll lead everyone to find a place to live in seclusion."

"With your abilities, you still want to live in seclusion? I think you're dreaming," Pan Zhuangzhuang rolled his eyes at An Xiaohai. "But like I said, you're in charge of coming up with the crazy ideas, and I'll be in charge of doing the bad things for you. I'll help you, hmm."

"Ha, remember what you said!"

The two chatted for a while longer, and then their families gradually returned, finally allowing them to have a reunion dinner together.

Chen Xiru was also there. It was only then that An Xiaohai realized that Chen Xiru had been eating at his house all this time. In Chen Shuifen's words, it was just a matter of having an extra pair of chopsticks. Anyway, Chen Xiru was alone, so he simply didn't need to cook.

After dinner, An Xiaohai chatted with his grandparents for a while before they went out for a walk. They go out every day to chat with their old friends until late.

Chen Shuifen kept pulling Chen Xiru aside and whispering to her; it was unclear where they found so many things to talk about.

almost.

An Xiaohai gave Pan Zhuangzhuang a wink, then went into the room and made three phone calls on his phone.

The first call was to Tian Qiaoming. Tian Qiaoming was so happy to receive An Xiaohai's call that he could hardly speak. He originally wanted to drive over to meet An Xiaohai right away, but An Xiaohai persuaded him not to. The two agreed to meet at the company the next day.

The second call was to Yang Yuanbing. Yang Yuanbing was very happy, but there was also an undisguised sense of loneliness in his tone. An Xiaohai also asked him to meet at the company the next day.

The third call was to Mr. Fang, to discuss the commencement of construction on the seaside villas. Mr. Fang was flattered and thanked him profusely, arranging to meet with An Xiaohai the next day.

After hanging up the phone, An Xiaohai looked at the incandescent light bulb hanging from the ceiling.

The bait has been cast; now it's time to see what kind of fish we catch!