Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Longling Square

Today, Wang Tiejun was unusually not wearing civilian clothes, but a smart police uniform. As soon as he entered Longling Square, he saw Zhou Zhengguo sitting under the shade of a tree in the distance.

In just half a month, Zhou Zhengguo looked much older. His hair, which was originally gray, was now almost completely white. Instead of wearing his usual police uniform, Zhou Zhengguo was dressed in casual clothes.

"Director!" Wang Tiejun called out and jogged forward.

The closer Wang Tiejun got to Zhou Zhengguo, the more he could feel the aura of decline emanating from him. Wang Tiejun felt a pang of pain in his heart, realizing that the impact of Tong Dapeng's affair on Zhou Zhengguo might be far greater than anyone had imagined.

"Director, why did you suddenly ask me to come here? Is there something you need?" Wang Tiejun asked in a low voice after observing the surroundings for a while.

"Nothing much, I just missed you and wanted to ask you to come over and chat with me, haha!" Zhou Zhengguo stood up, propping himself up on his thighs. "It's quite far from the Municipal Bureau, so I'll feel more comfortable meeting you here."

"Director, what brings you here again?!" Wang Tiejun frowned and scolded.

"Hehe, I was just stating my true thoughts. Tie Jun, come walk with me."

"Okay," Wang Tiejun said, glancing around again before walking side-by-side with Zhou Zhengguo into the garden path behind the square.

"Tiejun, how's work going for you and Yingying lately?"

"It went quite smoothly. The sea hawks have been eliminated, and now all that's jumping around in the market are small fish and shrimp, which are easy to deal with."

The same goes for Captain Cao's side. Organized criminal gangs have been almost completely wiped out, and the proportion of criminal cases has dropped by 80% or 90%. Captain Cao's men are now so idle that they're helping citizens find their cats and dogs.

"Hehe, great, that's a good thing! If Deepsea City can stay this peaceful, it'll be good to find the cats and dogs."

"Yeah, it just feels pretty awkward."

"Why is it so awkward?"

"It feels like these things have nothing to do with me!"

"Haha, how could it be nothing? This is the result of everyone's hard work, sigh..." Zhou Zhengguo sighed softly.

"I've already submitted my retirement application twice, but unfortunately, it wasn't approved by the higher-ups. They want me to work for another two years. You and Yingying shouldn't have any other thoughts about this."

"How could that be? You have no idea how panicked Yingying and I were when you weren't at the station! It felt like our pillar of support had been ripped out."

"This won't do. You'll all be shouldering important responsibilities sooner or later, so you need to get used to your current positions and jobs as soon as possible."

I just spoke with Director Wang of the Public Security Bureau this morning. Your appointments and Yingying's appointments have been approved, and the official appointments will be issued soon.

"You two are now deputy directors, so get used to your jobs as soon as possible. Once you're settled, I can officially go home and enjoy my retirement."

"Director, what's wrong with you today? You called me all this way just to tell me this?" Wang Tiejun took off his hat, scratched his head, and asked.

Zhou Zhengguo stopped and looked at Wang Tiejun with a smile: "Not bad, now you know how to speak properly, unlike before when you were so impatient and would get angry with me at the drop of a hat."

"Chief!"

"Hehehe, it's good to mature. Hurry up and mature, this world ultimately belongs to you young people."

"Director, stop talking about these things. There's something I've been wanting to ask you."

"What's wrong?"

"Regarding the kite incident, the sea kite crew has been wiped out, and his mission is complete. But I've tried to talk to him several times to get him back to work at the bureau, but he just won't agree. If I say too much, he just ignores me."

"That's really strange! She used to always yell at me that she didn't want to live outside and insisted on coming back, but now it's the other way around!"

"He... I'm afraid he won't be coming back..." Zhou Zhengguo said, looking into the distance.

"What's going on?! He couldn't be...?"

"No, he has a new mission, and it's no longer under our jurisdiction. Don't bother him too much in the future; just keep an eye on him from the shadows."

"This..." Wang Tiejun wanted to ask something more, but after looking at Zhou Zhengguo, he held back.

Zhou Zhengguo's smile grew even brighter: "Good, very good! You've definitely matured a bit more than before, you look like a deputy director now..."

Wang Tiejun accompanied Zhou Zhengguo as they walked and talked, strolling around the small garden in Longling Square for half an hour before the meeting ended.

Wang Tiejun offered to take Zhou Zhengguo home, but Zhou Zhengguo refused, saying he wanted to sit alone in the square for a while longer. Unable to persuade him otherwise, Wang Tiejun left first.

"How is it? Have you noticed anything unusual?" Wang Tiejun asked the police officer in the car with a frown as soon as he got back in.

"No, none of us have noticed anything unusual. Captain Wang, what's the next step?"

"Let's go back first. Leave two people to protect Director Zhou in secret. Tell them to keep a little distance. Director Zhou is a veteran police officer. It would be a huge embarrassment if he found out."

"yes!"

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In the club

Zhan Weiting put down the phone and looked at Kang Lianhai.

"What's wrong?" Kang Lianhai asked, sounding slightly nervous.

"It's done, very punctual! Zhou Zhengguo arrived at Longcheng Square at 1:40, and Wang Tiejun arrived at 1:50."

The two wandered around Longcheng Square for more than half an hour, then Wang Tiejun left, and Zhou Zhengguo sat alone in the square for another half hour before leaving.

"Have you found out which route Chen Maogan took?"

"No, Haidong Province is Nimesis's territory. We have a weak foothold there, so it would be difficult to find out the truth."

However, my people bought a call log from a telecom technician last night. Zhou Zhengguo only made about ten calls yesterday, most of which were from Cao Yingying.

There's a phone number for the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee Office, and another for the Provincial Party Committee, specifically the Haixi Provincial Party Committee.

"You mean to say that Chen Maogan is very likely following the path of the Haixi Provincial Party Committee?"

"That's possible! I guess he has a connection with some bigwig in the provincial party committee, otherwise he wouldn't be staying in Nancheng City, but should be staying in Shenhai City!"

I have a feeling that he's coming back this time just to act as a front man for that big shot again. He even said he's tired and scared of doing energy trading, haha!

"What you said makes sense, absolutely right!" Kang Lianhai nodded repeatedly. "Do you know what Zhou Zhengguo and Wang Tiejun talked about? Did they mention Jiaxiang's matter?"

"We don't know yet. It's too dangerous right now. Wang Tiejun seems to have become suspicious and has sent plainclothes officers to patrol the area. Let's talk about it later."

"Okay, safety first! Let's wait a bit, no rush, no rush..."

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Security Department Temporary Command Center in Deep Sea City

"Got it!" 073 closed the communication and a smile appeared on his face. He picked up the phone and dialed An Xiaohai's number, but hesitated when he was about to press the dial button.

After thinking it over carefully, 073 breathed a sigh of relief and dialed Mai Xiaoyu's number.

"Boss, is it confirmed?" Mai Xiaoyu answered the phone quickly.

"Where are you now?"

"I'm in my room, waiting for your call!"

"Oh, then go tell him that someone has indeed set up recording equipment in Longling Square. The other party is very professional and very cautious."

"We've got our eyes on them. All the clues point to a billiard hall owner. This guy operates over 20 billiard halls in Deepsea City, some big, some small, with several in each district. Someone like that would definitely be a perfect guide."

"Understood, I'll go tell him right away... Boss, something's not right!"

"What's wrong?"

"Did you and An Xiaohai have a fight?"

"How is that possible!"

"Anyway, I just feel like there's something off about both of you!"

"Nothing of the sort! Don't overthink it. Go get back to work. I'll send you all the locations of those billiard halls in a bit."

"Yes! You old fogey!"

"No respect for elders!"

"cut!"