Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Over the next three hours, An Xiaohai visited Darts and Ice Cream Cone in the same way.

The darts operation went very smoothly. When An Xiaohai arrived at his hideout with his men, the darts were already waiting downstairs with a group of his subordinates.

After asking around, An Xiaohai learned that Biao and Crazy Shao had secretly formed an alliance, planning to pull off a big heist and then flee far away. Their target was Xu Tianyou, a plan to both rob him and get revenge, killing two birds with one stone.

Those two guys are incredibly bold!

This plan is definitely unnecessary now. This madman is giving them weapons and money so they can go and fight their enemies. What more can be said? Besides, if they win, they'll get a large piece of territory. That's much better than fighting him to the death.

Regardless of Xu Tianyou's motives, the money and weapons are real; let's just do it first!

An Xiaohai assigned the task of killing Achi to Feibiao.

What impressed An Xiaohai was that neither Crazy Shao nor Flying Darts ever asked him why he killed Ah Chou and Ah Chi, nor did they seem to have any doubts about An Xiaohai's motives.

This anomaly only shows that the drug dealer circle is far too cruel. Today you kill me, tomorrow I kill you. There is no logic to it; there is only profit.

Everyone understood the unspoken agreement.

In the eyes of these people, Xu Tianyou's actions were not hard to understand. He was probably going to take down Hai Foye and go it alone. In this business, there was no room for leniency between father and son.

There's a bit of trouble with the ice cream cone. This guy's gotten too high on the powder and completely lost consciousness; we can't communicate with him at all.

Looking at the group of drug dealers lying on the ground like rag dolls, An Xiaohai finally understood why the Flying Bird Gang and the Sea Buddha Organization did not allow important members of their organizations to use drugs.

People who use drugs can't accomplish anything significant.

An Xiaohai simply led his men away, and before leaving, he even had the wild man thoughtfully give each of them an injection. Since they wanted to have fun, he said, "Let them have fun to the fullest!"

After doing all this, An Xiaohai returned with his entourage. They first went to a pre-booked hotel to wash off their makeup and change their clothes. Only after confirming that no one was paying attention did they return to the Xingfuyuan residential area.

Unable to sleep, An Xiaohai sat by the French windows again. Mai Xiaoyu also seemed sleepy; she boiled some milk and gave one cup each to An Xiaohai and Zhou Xun.

At this moment, Mai Xiaoyu has reverted to her mature and fiery queen-like image, completely different from the smoky-makeup female assassin she was before.

"He can't sleep, but you can't sleep either?"

Mai Xiaoyu started flirting with Zhou Xun, crossing her legs and smiling as she asked. She was wearing a very loose white shirt, with her shapely and slender legs exposed, making it look as if she wasn't wearing anything underneath, which was extremely alluring.

"I... have been injured for a long time and have been lying in bed... I've been sleeping too much..." Zhou Xun lowered her head in a bit of a panic. Her face was probably already red, but it was covered by makeup so you couldn't tell.

"Hey! Look at him, his neck is all red!" Mai Xiaoyu rubbed An Xiaohai with the back of her foot.

"Secretary Xiaoyu, stop teasing him. He's only shy because he considers you one of our own. If you were an enemy, he wouldn't act like this!"

"Tch~ Don't forget, Chen Maogan is a big boss, a reclusive tycoon. What hasn't he seen? He's too easy to give himself away like this."

Zhou Xun's neck turned even redder.

"Don't worry, he won't give himself away. I have faith in him."

"I really don't know where you get your confidence from!" Mai Xiaoyu scoffed, then swayed back to her room with the milk in her hand.

An Xiaohai glanced at Zhou Xun and couldn't help but laugh, and Zhou Xun laughed too.

"I'm sorry, I embarrassed you."

"It's nothing, I'm thick-skinned and it doesn't matter to me. You're the one who's losing face, it has nothing to do with me."

……

"You're so good at comforting people!"

"That's right, I often manage to make people cry with comfort, you're doing pretty well, and you're still grinning like an idiot."

"Ha ha……"

At this moment, Dr. Yu ran out again to examine An Xiaohai's wound. He had two big dark circles under his eyes, which showed that he hadn't rested well at all during this time.

"Dr. Dehai, we've checked the names you provided. Apart from the two police officers who have already been brought to justice, we haven't found any leads on the others. Have you remembered any new details during this time?"

"Yes, there is a detail... but I don't know if it will be useful..." Dr. Yu hesitated for a long time before speaking.

Tell me about it.

"It's about a friend of Li Hao's, the one surnamed Jiang..." Dr. Yu paused here.

"What's wrong with him?"

"I've only met this Mr. Jiang once. After I helped his mistress with her checkup, he invited Li Hao and me for a cup of coffee. While drinking his coffee, he took out a bottle of medicine and took two pills."

The medicine bottle was entirely in English, but I spotted a few words; it looked like medication for treating hepatitis D…

However, I'm not sure; I didn't pay much attention at the time...

Oh, right, I remember now, this person's name is most likely Jiang Yong!

Why do you say that?

"Because when he took the medicine out of his suit pocket, I saw the character '勇' (yong, meaning courage) embroidered on his lapel. Yes! It should be the character '勇'!"

"Jiang Yong... Jiang Yong... Xiang Yong, Song Xiang Yong! Could it be him?..." An Xiaohai thought through gritted teeth.

Can hepatitis D be cured?

"Theoretically it is possible, but in reality it is very difficult to completely eradicate."

Hepatitis D is a defective virus whose biological cycle requires the help of hepatitis B virus. Therefore, hepatitis D cannot exist alone; it usually exists in the form of co-infection or overlapping infection with hepatitis B.

It seems there are now medications available to treat this condition, but the treatment period is very long.

In that era, the only option was to suppress it.

Are these two types of hepatitis highly contagious?

"It's not too strong; it can generally only be transmitted through mother-to-child transmission, blood, and sexual contact, which is somewhat similar to HIV."

"I understand... You only met this President Jiang once, but how many times did you help his mistress with her checkups?"

"It happened three or four times, quite a lot."

"How long did it last? Did the woman eventually give birth?"

"It was less than two months, her fetus was only three months old at that time, and two months later, something happened..." Dr. Yu lowered his head as he said this.

"So, you checked her out three or four times in less than two months?"

"Yes."

"When did Mr. Jiang appear?"

"The third time, I remember this very clearly, it was the 28th day of the 12th lunar month, which was almost New Year's Eve. It seems that President Jiang specially came back from abroad to celebrate the Spring Festival."

Do you know which country he's from?

"I don't know about that."

"Very good, can you recall any other details?"

That's all for now.

"Okay, these details are very useful. You can go and rest now. If you remember any other details, whether important or not, be sure to tell me immediately."

"Okay, I'm going to rest now."

"Go."

Dr. Yu went back to his room. An Xiaohai frowned, thought for a while, then jumped up and ran to knock on Mai Xiaoyu's door.

"What's wrong?" Seeing An Xiaohai's furrowed brows, Mai Xiaoyu's expression turned serious.

"There is a very important situation that I think you should report to 073 immediately: On December 28th, 1973 (lunar calendar), An Zhehao brought Dr. Yu to meet with a General Jiang."

This Mr. Jiang's name likely contains the character "Yong," and he is a carrier of both hepatitis B and hepatitis D viruses. He may have flown back from abroad for the Chinese New Year.

"I understand what you mean," Mai Xiaoyu nodded gently, her brows furrowing. "However, it may be very difficult to investigate this person."

More than 20 years have passed, and the customs clearance and quarantine records from that time are likely no longer available.

"No, it's not necessary to check the customs clearance and quarantine records from that year," Dr. Yu said. "His two types of hepatitis are difficult to cure completely, and even if they are cured, it will take a long time."

This is what I think...

"I understand. This person has likely entered and exited the country more than once, and has likely used the identity of General Manager Jiang more than once. We should start investigating backwards from now on. Anyone who fits these characteristics is a suspect."

"clever!"

"Okay, I'll notify 073 right away!"

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Security Department Headquarters, Haixi Province

Ye Du had just finished listening to Xu Congzhou's report, and throughout the entire process, his brows had never relaxed.

"Here's what we'll do, Lao Han. I suggest we find a way to gather all the police officers on the list tomorrow to avoid any accidents," Ye Du said to a sharp-eyed man who looked to be in his fifties in the office.

Old Han, Han Shiqing, is the head of the security department in Haixi Province.

Han Shiqing also frowned: "But there are too many people on the list, it's a bit difficult..."

"Yes!" Ye Du nodded. "How about we have the Provincial Public Security Bureau issue a document saying that they're going to hold a skills competition and will be selecting officers in batches to participate in the assessment? What do you think of this idea?"

"That's a good idea, but I'm worried about the Public Security Bureau... Ugh, this whole thing is a mess..."

"I don't think it's a problem at all. We can just make this request and maybe we can find out if there are any shady dealings in the Public Security Bureau!"

If there really are ghosts, their movement is actually a good thing!

"That makes sense... Okay, let's do it that way. I'll go talk to them first thing tomorrow morning."

"Don't wait until tomorrow morning, go now."

"Alright, I'll go now. You guys wait here for my news."

"Okay, go ahead!"