Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

February 1, 1997, 2 p.m.

Just as Liu Cong was about to take a nap after lunch, he suddenly received a call from the bureau, saying that there were serious errors in the report he had submitted last time, and that he should return to the bureau immediately to explain to the team leader.

Liu Cong was startled. The report was just a simple action report, and he was very skilled at writing such reports. How could there be a serious error?

Despite his doubts, Liu Cong rushed back to the Municipal Public Security Bureau. But as soon as he entered the bureau, he immediately sensed that something was amiss.

The team leader was waiting at the entrance of the office building. When he saw Liu Cong rushing over, the team leader did not mention the report at all, but just told him to go to the conference room immediately.

Liu Cong immediately headed towards the conference room, but as he walked, he realized that the situation was getting increasingly strange. There were many armed police officers standing guard in the corridor, and the way these officers were staring at him made him feel very uneasy.

As soon as Liu Cong entered the meeting room, his mobile phone was confiscated. The armed police officer who searched his phone told him to find a seat and strictly forbade him from whispering.

Liu Cong then realized that, apart from the civilian police officers, almost all of his colleagues from the Public Security Bureau had gathered in the large conference room. Judging from their expressions, no one understood what had happened.

At 2:00 PM sharp, Director Zhou Zhengguo and Deputy Director Tong Dapeng entered the conference room together.

As soon as Zhou Zhengguo entered the conference room, he took out his cell phone and pager and handed them to Tong Dapeng. Tong Dapeng also took out his cell phone and handed them to the armed police at the door.

Tong Dapeng found a seat and sat down, while Zhou Zhengguo went up to the podium.

"Comrades, I have gathered you all here today for the upcoming operation, but I cannot say what that operation is yet."

Please forgive me for bringing everyone here in this way, but I believe you can understand the reason.

Too many scoundrels have emerged from our bureau! Gu Chunxiao, Qian Bin, Lu Guoliang! I'm sure everyone is already aware of what they've done, so we have to be on guard!

From now on, everyone stay here and await orders. No one is allowed to leave or have any contact with the outside world. If you need to use the restroom, you will be accompanied by armed police officers.

Everyone should monitor each other. If you find someone trying to pass messages to the outside world, don't hesitate to control and isolate them first. We will conduct a detailed investigation after the operation is over.

Before the operation begins, weapons and radios will be distributed. Radios will only be issued to the team leaders. Each team leader must control and command their team members effectively. Does everyone understand?

The officers looked at each other, and finally could only nod to indicate that they understood.

"Director Zhou, could you please explain what kind of operation it is? I have an appointment with an informant this afternoon," Wang Tiejun asked, frowning.

"I'm sorry, I cannot disclose any information about the operation at this time."

This operation is extremely important. I am the only one in the entire municipal bureau who knows all the details. Even your Director Tong doesn't know the objective of the operation, so please don't ask.

If things still go wrong in the end, then it's my problem. At that point, I won't even need you to remind me; I won't have the face to continue sitting in the director's position.

From this moment on, everyone should put aside all cases at hand. If any case involves a death, report it now, and I will handle it accordingly.

Okay, everyone, please ask if you have any questions. If you need me to handle any urgent matters, please speak now.

Wang Tiejun frowned even more. He wanted to say something more, but Cao Yingying pulled him back.

"Old Zhou, have we reported this big operation to our superiors?" Tong Dapeng asked, exhaling a breath.

"Not yet!" Zhou Zhengguo took a deep breath and shook his head.

"Old Zhou, I think it would be best to inform the higher-ups."

"It's the weekend, and we're carrying out such a big operation without reporting it to our superiors. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble."

"You make a good point," Zhou Zhengguo nodded slightly and said, "How about this, you stay here and take charge of the work, I'll go to my office and make a phone call to the Party Secretary."

"Okay, you go ahead, I'll take care of things here."

"Okay, you can talk to Director Tong if you have any questions!" Zhou Zhengguo finished speaking and left in a hurry.

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Meanwhile, the town that An Xiaohai visited

Military vehicles were parked on the highway outside the town, and a large number of soldiers jumped out of the vehicles and began to line up on the spot. A small convoy of jeeps drove into the town and headed straight for the town government.

"Boss, what's going on? Could something have happened? Why are there so many police officers outside?!" Inside the farmhouse, a waiter peered through the crack in the gate and asked the owner.

"Idiot, these aren't police, they're the military!" the boss said, frowning.

"That's practically the same as being a policeman! Should we tell our superiors?"

"What nonsense! The army and the police are worlds apart!" The boss glared at the waiter. "Let's wait and see what they're up to. If something really happens, we'll be in big trouble. With so many soldiers, we won't even be able to run away!"

"Boss, look, they seem to be heading straight for us!" the waiter whispered nervously.

The boss was startled and quickly looked through the crack in the door. Sure enough, a military jeep broke away from the line and drove straight toward them.

"Don't panic, don't panic! They only have one car coming. Let's see what they want to do first."

The owner had barely finished speaking when the jeep pulled up to the entrance of the farmhouse and screeched to a halt. A man who looked like an officer, accompanied by a guard, walked to the gate and banged on it.

The owner told the waiter to leave quickly, and after calming himself down, he opened the courtyard gate.

The officer outside the door was a little chubby, with a smiling face, and looked very kind.

"Hello, is this where we eat?" the officer asked as he stepped into the courtyard.

"Yes, this is a farmhouse restaurant, the place where we eat. I'm the owner," the owner quickly replied.

"Not bad, this place is quite big!" The officer looked around. "Is there anything to eat now? We've been traveling and haven't had lunch yet. I'm starving, haha."

"We have a wide variety of food here. The chickens, ducks, and geese are all raised by ourselves, and the vegetables are all grown by ourselves. What would you like to order?" The owner secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Anything is fine, but it would be best if it were something ready-made that we wouldn't have to wait too long. Just two things, we're in a hurry."

"We happen to have a chicken left over from lunch. We can just heat it up and eat it; the taste won't be too different. Is that alright with you?"

"Great, that's the one!"

"Okay, please have a seat, I'll make the arrangements!" The boss arranged for the officers and guards to sit down, then jogged to the kitchen. A short while later, a waiter brought out a large bowl of stir-fried chicken and a large bowl of rice.

The officer served himself a bowl of rice, picked up a piece of stir-fried chicken, took a bite, and couldn't help but nod repeatedly: "Not bad, boss! The chef's skills are excellent. This chicken tastes different from what you get elsewhere; it has a unique flavor!"

"It's not just the chef's skill that's great, but also the quality of the ingredients. They're all freshly killed free-range chickens, so the taste is definitely incomparable to what you can find elsewhere, haha."

"That makes sense. Do you have a lot of chickens here? If so, our unit can purchase a batch," the officer said while quickly shoveling rice into his mouth.

"We have about 400 chickens left, but we can't give them all to you, otherwise we won't be able to do business."

"Understood, then we'll take half... By the way, boss, is it easy to buy pork in town? Our exercise will last for several days, and some armed police officers will be coming to observe. We can't let our guests down, so we need to buy a dozen or so pigs to be on the safe side."

"Of course it's easy to buy. There's a pig farm right behind our store, and I know the owner there very well. No matter how many you want, I'll have them deliver them directly to you."

"A pig farm? It must have all the necessary qualifications and permits, right? This is a military base; if any problems arise from the food, it will cause serious trouble."

"Of course all the paperwork is in order, you can rest assured. It's a legitimate pig farm, and there are no issues with its qualifications or permits."

"That's good. Could you call the pig farm owner over for me? I'll talk to him about the price. By the way, what's your chicken price? I'm buying a lot, so you'll have to give me a discount."

"Of course, of course!"

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Security Department Deep Sea City Branch, New Command Post

While sipping his tea, Ye Du looked around the new command post. It was much smaller than the old tea shop and looked a bit cramped.

"Director Ye, why did you come here in person?" Xu Congzhou rushed in from outside.

"I can't rest easy if I don't come!" Ye Du frowned and sighed. "An Xiaohai's plan this time is extremely dangerous and too difficult to control. I can't rest easy."

"Yes, the key is to control the satellite communication signal. The range to be controlled is too large, and it is quite difficult."

Don't worry, besides our own people, I've also temporarily transferred all the key technical personnel from the radio management center, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Okay, then, you arrange the signal control personnel and the special operations team, and I'll go pick them up."

"You're going to pick it up yourself?"

"Of course, otherwise how could we possibly beat the security department? To be honest, even if I went to pick them up myself, I wasn't confident I could succeed."

"No way?!"

"Sigh..." Ye sighed and leaned back on the sofa: "This is not just a matter of the relationship between the two parties, but also involves An Xiaohai's follow-up arrangements. I am not very confident."

But we still have to do what we're supposed to do. To be good to someone, we not only have to do things, but we also have to let them know it, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of time?

However, I still maintain that we worldly pragmatists are too easily defeated when we encounter those idealists…

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Shenhai City Public Security Bureau

Party Secretary Liu Yusheng walked into the meeting room with a furrowed brow.

"Secretary, why did you come in person?!" Zhou Zhengguo was startled.

"How could I not come?!" Liu Yusheng gritted his teeth and said, "I get so nervous whenever I hear you have a big operation going on! We just barely managed to calm down the previous few major incidents, and now you're doing it again!"

Furthermore, why weren't you consulted with me beforehand about such a large-scale operation? You only notified me when the operation was about to begin. Do you even respect me as the Party Secretary?

"Secretary, this is for the sake of secrecy!" Zhou Zhengguo explained with a wry smile.

"Fine, so you're trying to keep secrets from me, trying to protect me from them, huh?" Liu Yusheng gritted his teeth in anger, and then plopped down in Zhou Zhengguo's seat.

"Secretary, what's wrong...?"

"I'm not leaving today. I'm going to stick with you. I want to see how you're going to mess things up for me this time!"

"Secretary, this isn't appropriate! You can't get involved like this! What if something happens to you during the operation? How am I supposed to explain that?"

"Haha, now you know it's hard to explain? Joining in the fun! You call this joining in the fun?! Fine, I'm still going to join in this fun!"