Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

An Xiaohai glanced at Gui Liu and walked into the private room unhurriedly.

This private room is in a Japanese style. In front of the sliding door is a tatami mat with a long table on it. A slender person is sitting there making tea.

This person was around 60 years old, with thick hair that was almost entirely white, but with very good skin that was not only smooth but also had a rosy glow.

He sat there quietly, his movements practiced and elegant, but he exuded an unsettling sharpness that made him stand out from the tranquil atmosphere of the tea room.

"Sit," the man said without looking up, focusing intently on pouring boiling water into the teacup. As An Xiaohai sat down opposite him, Gui Liu had already left the private room and closed the door.

The man focused intently on brewing the tea, poured two cups, pushed one of them in front of An Xiaohai, gestured for him to drink, and then picked up the other cup and slowly savored it.

An Xiaohai didn't touch the tea, but quietly waited for the man to speak. The man finished the whole cup of tea, let out a satisfied sigh, and then looked up at An Xiaohai. His eyes held a sharp, razor-like aura.

"You seem a little impatient?" The man stared at An Xiaohai for a while, forced a smile, and asked.

"It's not just a little impatient, it's extremely impatient!" An Xiaohai said bluntly, "I hate it when people try to pull this on me. If you have something to say, just say it. If you want to do business, talk business. If you want revenge, just start killing!"

"You went to all this trouble to lure me here just to perform tea ceremony for me? You should have said so earlier! I wouldn't have come; I have absolutely no interest in tea ceremony."

"..."

The man was stunned. He hadn't expected An Xiaohai to have such an attitude, which was completely different from what he had imagined.

"What are you staring at? If you have something to say, say it. If not, I'm leaving. I don't have time to waste with your pretentious act!" An Xiaohai said, standing up and heading out.

"Wait! Hold on!" The man was getting impatient and stood up quickly.

Click~

An Xiaohai suddenly had a Glock G17 in his hand. As the man stood up, An Xiaohai had already disengaged the safety and chambered a bullet.

Seeing An Xiaohai's cold gaze, the man finally panicked.

Thinking about An Xiaohai's past actions and the vast network of relationships he had woven, this person felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

He knew very well that if he continued to act this way, An Xiaohai would not hesitate to shoot him to his death without any consequences!

"Sigh, as expected, the boss personally selected this person. He's not easy to handle..." The man sighed inwardly and slowly sat back down in his original seat.

"Brother Hai, I'm sorry, it's my fault. I shouldn't have tested you with this attitude and in this way."

I'm Bald Eagle from the Flying Bird Gang. I invited Brother Hai here because I have a big business deal to discuss. Brother Hai, please sit down and let's talk."

An Xiaohai gritted his teeth and slowly sat back down in his original position, but he did not put away the gun in his hand; he simply rested the muzzle on the tatami mat.

"What's Lu Guoliang's name?"

"Hummingbird".

"Li Maocai?"

"Seagulls".

"The one on the Rhodes Islands?"

"Dapeng, Dapeng's identity in Country Y is Ruan Peng, but his real name is Huang Peng."

"Guo Xiangshui".

"He didn't have a code name; he joined later and wasn't qualified."

"Ah Sang of Honggang".

"His rank is the same as Guo Xiangshui's."

Are there any other people with code names?

Yes, but not many.

"Who's your boss?"

"Wild geese".

"Then let Hongyan come and talk to me."

"I'm sorry, Brother Hai, it's not possible right now. Only if Brother Hai agrees to our conditions and decides to cooperate with us can Hongyan possibly meet with you."

"Aren't you afraid I'll sell you out?"

"We don't think Brother Hai would do that. He's already killed all our men. I think our feud can finally be settled."

"I spent money, effort, and even my life to help you complete the second purge, and instead of thanking me, you want to use this to erase the hatred between us? How dare you! Your abacus is practically flying into my face!"

After An Xiaohai finished speaking, his eyes turned extremely dangerous.

This time, the vultures were completely panicked. An Xiaohai's words showed that he knew far more than they thought!

"Brother Hai, this, this..."

"Stop with the 'this' and 'that'. I've already said, you can't talk to me. Don't waste my time. If you really want to talk, let Hongyan come and talk to me in person. I'm already very impatient."

"No, Brother Hai, I'm sorry! It's my fault. Please give me another chance to finish what I have to say!"

"Then tell me, let's not talk about cooperation yet. Let's clarify things between us first, starting from the beginning. If I think it's okay after I hear it, then we can talk about cooperation."

An Xiaohai changed his posture, but he still didn't put the gun away, and the muzzle was still off the tatami mat.

"Okay, okay!" The vulture quickly organized its thoughts in its mind:

"About six years ago, yes, six years ago, our people happened to see the telecommunications company's construction site and discovered that they were using a machine that could very easily dig a tunnel hundreds of meters long underground to lay pipelines. The machine made very little noise!"

We then had a bold idea: we could use this machine to establish a transportation corridor between Deepsea City and Red Port.

So we managed to get our hands on the machine through some channels, and after trying it a few times, we found that it worked perfectly.

If we can find a suitable location, we don't even need to actually dig an underground tunnel; we can just let the drill bit extend along the seabed.

After some searching, we finally set our sights on your house.

We asked some unrelated people to sound out your mother, but she flatly refused us, as did your neighbors.

We were thinking, why not just cause an accident and kill your mother or your neighbor?

But when we reported this plan to Hongyan, he rejected it, saying it was too dangerous and might attract the attention of the police.

We had no choice but to give up, but we were very unwilling to accept it and have been keeping an eye on you.

Soon, an opportunity presented itself. You got into a conflict with Zhou Tie, and Jian Long handed you a knife. During your fight, Jian Long pushed you, and you stabbed Zhou Tie to death.

What happened next was exactly what we expected: you went to jail, and we got your house.

There's something I need to make clear to you: in the First Prison, it wasn't us who wanted you dead. I think you've already figured that out.

After you went to prison, our attention shifted away from you; we focused entirely on our plan.

"Wait, what's your relationship with those people from the marine environmental observation center?"

"It's nothing. Their people came to us to talk. At the time, we were demolishing houses when they came over and said they wanted to buy the land to build a marine environmental observation center."

I was initially too lazy to deal with them, but Hongyan said we could talk to them; having them there as cover would only be more advantageous for us.

Anyway, the people working there are all foreigners. They come in late and leave early, and they don't speak the language, so it doesn't affect us at all.

"Okay, I got it. What happened next?"

"Later, your performance in the First Prison impressed us greatly, and we admired you very much!"

First, you won over Yang Yuanbing, who provided you with some protection; then you won over Fo Zitian. On the surface, you two are sworn enemies, but in reality, you're as close as brothers.

We estimate that you played a key role in Fo Zitian's successful prison break.

Later, we discovered more and more secrets about you, and you seemed to have an ambiguous relationship with Wang Tiejun, which made us even more interested in you.

"Since you already knew about my relationship with Wang Tiejun, why were you still interested in me?"

"Haha, this is perfectly normal, it's nothing at all!"

Police officers and us are all human beings; there's not much difference between us, except that we're on opposing sides.

In that situation, it's perfectly normal for you to try to get close to Wang Tiejun in order to protect yourself.

You were a college student, and you probably thought that after you got out of prison you could start a new life. You became Wang Tiejun's informant, and he would protect you. You provided him with information and made some contributions. He really did have a way to help you start over.

But you should understand now that this is also a path of no return.

These police officers aren't good people. To keep you helping them solve cases, they won't easily clear your name. They'll just keep you hanging on, making you provide them with information and risk your life for them..."

"Stop with the nonsense, I just want to know why you don't care about my relationship with the police."

"I already said it, you're just trying to protect yourself."

If I were you, I would have done the same. How loyal can you be to the police? This doesn't prevent us from cooperating with you. On the contrary, we'd love for you to have connections with Wang Tiejun. It's a huge advantage for you!

As Hongyan once said, the world is not black and white. A person can have many masks, and the more masks one has, the safer one is.

You are Yang Yuanbing's money-giving boy; this is your first mask: a bribe-giver.

You helped Fo Zitian escape from prison and became his sworn brother. This is your second mask: a friend of a drug lord.

You provide information to Wang Tiejun so that he can provide you with protection; this is your third mask: a police informant.

You pretend to be innocent in front of Liu Xuemei and get her care and protection. This is your fourth mask: a college student who was wrongfully imprisoned.

You saved Third Brother's life and became his good brother. This is your fifth mask: the brother of a mafia boss.

You helped Tian Qiaoguang successfully rise to power; this is your sixth mask: the prison guard's benefactor.

You took Lai Donglin and Kunji as your underlings. The seventh mask: a big brother, a big brother who came out of prison.

You caused a massive explosion that shocked Deepsea City and successfully killed your enemies. The eighth mask: a vicious and highly intelligent murderer!

Look at you, you have so many masks, and this is just the one you wore in the first prison. Why should we care about just one of them?

We'd love for you to join us wearing these masks; it will only make us stronger!

The third mask is especially useful. In Deep Sea City, Wang Tiejun is our most troublesome enemy, but you've completely outmaneuvered him. Isn't that a good thing for us?

"What you said seems to make some sense!" An Xiaohai smiled slightly, and at the same time, he flicked his finger to release the safety on the gun.