Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Stop!"

An Xiaohai slowly raised the walkie-talkie and gave the order. At this moment, the needle had already pierced Xu Zhijie's carotid artery. Under the influence of blood pressure, blood flowed back into the syringe, staining the part near the needle blood red.

"Stop! Make them stop! I'll talk, I'll tell you everything! Ah!" Ding Ping screamed, large tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Don't yell! I hate it when people yell at me!"

As soon as An Xiaohai finished speaking, Ding Ping immediately shut her mouth, but her trembling only intensified.

"Help her sit down."

An Xiaohai waved his finger lightly, and Mai Xiaoyu, displeased, stepped forward, dragged Ding Ping up from the ground, and threw her onto a chair. Ding Ping was already in so much pain that she was soaked in sweat. Only then did she realize that she had wet her pants and frantically covered herself with her hands.

An Xiaohai suddenly stood up and walked towards Ding Ping step by step. Ding Ping was as if she had been frozen in place, her whole body tensed up instantly, and she dared not move.

An Xiaohai approached Ding Ping, took out a snow-white handkerchief from his pocket, and handed it to her: "Wipe your face."

A complex mix of emotions flashed across Ding Ping's eyes. She reached for the handkerchief and hurriedly wiped her face. An Xiaohai returned to his seat and watched Ding Ping do everything with great interest.

Ding Ping hastily wiped her face, and was about to speak when An Xiaohai stopped her, gesturing for her to fix her hair again. Reluctantly, Ding Ping tidied her hair once more.

"Alright, that's more like it! Now you can talk, let's answer the first question first."

An Xiaohai's words almost made Ding Ping collapse off her chair.

So alike! This young man in front of her looks so much like him. An Zhehao had said something similar to her before!

"I don't know where he is. He's always the one who contacts me. I can't find him at all, and I can't contact him on my own initiative. He usually calls me once a week, at an irregular time, and he uses a different phone number each time."

If there's anything special, he'll call me privately.

Ding Ping spoke very quickly, her eyes fixed on the television screen. Xu Zhijie was probably in too much pain; the veins in his neck were bulging, which was clearly visible on the television screen.

I don't believe it.

"I'm telling the truth!"

"I believe what you said is true, but you didn't tell the whole story!" An Xiaohai stared at Ding Ping as she leaned back in her chair. "I'm a very fragile person, and I can't stand being lied to."

Once someone has lied to me, it's very difficult for me to trust them again.

Concealment is also a form of deception, but it's not considered particularly egregious. Therefore, I usually give those who conceal things from me a chance.

Ms. Ding, you've used up your chance.

"No! I haven't finished yet!" Ding Ping immediately became anxious. She was certain that An Xiaohai was not lying to her. The An Xiaohai in front of her was too similar to An Zhehao in her memory.

"My driver is his man. I write down everything I do every day and the problems I encounter and give it to the driver. As for how he contacts him, I don't know."

"The driver, it's him!..." An Xiaohai secretly lamented his loss. He had long suspected that Ding Ping's driver might be problematic, but he acted too late; the driver had already completely disappeared.

What role does Xu Chonghua play?

"He's just like me, a pitiful person, a pawn!"

He was a fugitive who had killed someone. He helped him change his identity and become the Xu Chonghua he is today. Xu Chonghua has a good business sense, and I think that's where his value lies.

He Youzhi, Wu Zidong, Lü Jianbin, Zhao Guoqiang and others are all fugitives, and their situations are similar to Xu Chonghua's.

After he gathered us together, he never showed up again. For the past few years, he's been issuing orders by phone.

I don't know how the people I just mentioned got in touch with Ahn Cheol-ho; we rarely inquire about each other's affairs.

He Youzhi, Wu Zidong, Lü Jianbin, and Zhao Guoqiang are Achi and his group. The Security Bureau's intelligence was also correct; Aqiang's real name is Zhao Guoqiang.

"Who is this 'Sea Buddha' being talked about outside?"

"There is no such person. Our organization was originally called the Buddha Hand Organization. It was only after Xu Tianyou came that people gradually started calling us the Sea Buddha."

Xu Tianyou killed many people on the southern coast, and that's how the nickname "Sea Buddha" slowly began to circulate.

"Okay, that concludes the first question. Now, please answer my second question."

"The current Xu Zhenzhen is not the original Xu Zhenzhen. The original Xu Zhenzhen died of illness when she was three years old. The current Xu Zhenzhen is Xu Chonghua's daughter."

We publicly stated that she went abroad to study, but I think she was being controlled by him.

Were you present when Xu Zhenzhen died?

"Yes, Xu Zhenzhen had sepsis. This child was very stubborn. She refused to talk to me and wouldn't call me 'Mom.' Even when she got infected and had a fever, she didn't say anything. She just hid in the closet by herself. By the time I found her and took her to the hospital, she was already dying."

I've done my best!

"Didn't you raise Xu Zhenzhen from a young age?"

"No, I only took care of her for three months."

I never mistreated her! At that time, I was already pregnant with Zhijie. Looking at the thin, tiny Zhenzhen was like looking at my own child. How could I possibly hurt her? It's just a pity I couldn't keep her."

At this point, Ding Ping lowered her head.

An Xiaohai sighed inwardly: "The peach tree is young and tender, its leaves are lush and green." The name "Zhenzhen" also comes from the Book of Songs. Perhaps it was a name given by Lan Caiwei herself.

Perhaps Lan Caiwei once truly entered An Zhehao's heart, or perhaps Xu Zhenzhen's appearance is too similar to the former Lan Caiwei, so An Zhehao may have personally raised her for a period of time, but in the end, he cruelly abandoned her.

Of course, An Zhehao likely had some ulterior motive for keeping Xu Zhenzhen by his side, but the unfortunate Xu Zhenzhen contracted sepsis, which is why she was abandoned.

"The third question!"

"I don't know what you mean by 'Caos'."

"They were assassins controlled by Ahn Cheol-ho."

"I'm sorry, I've never been in contact with any assassins. My job is to play my current role well, to be Xu Chonghua's wife, to be Zhijie's mother, and to complete the tasks he gave me on the phone."

Besides that, I know nothing. Everything I said is true. Please, please let Zhijie go. He's yours...

"Shut up!"

An Xiaohai's loud shout startled Ding Ping, making her tremble violently.

An Xiaohai took a few deep breaths, seemingly suppressing his emotions: "Do you know who I am?"

"I know, you must be An Xiaohai."

How did you know me?

He told me that on the phone.

I remember it clearly. During that phone call, his tone was a little strange, so I cautiously asked him a question. To my surprise, he readily told me.

He said you reminded him of him, and that it gave him hope for the first time. He also reassured me.

Why does he put your mind at ease?

"Because when no one meets his demands, he will take action against Zhijie."

"Heh, is someone like that worth your utmost protection?"

"What else can I do but protect him?! I've given him everything, borne him a child, and my life and my child's life are in his hands. Tell me, what else can I do?!"

"That's true. With just you and Xu Zhijie, you really can't resist. I'll ask you one more time, you really don't know how to contact the Caos assassin?"

"I don't know, I really don't know."

"Do you know about the Honggang Galaxy Technology Forum?"

"I know that."

"You know?"

"Yes, I know. He told me about this forum."

A year ago, he even asked me to make a special trip to Honggang to register a user account on this forum. After that, I did some business with some foreigners through this forum.

"That's all?"

"Yes, that's all. After those deals were completed, I rarely logged into this forum."

"Your username and password."

Ding Ping immediately gave her username and password, which An Xiaohai simply wrote down without verifying them immediately.

"I think you should know very well what the consequences will be if you lie to me."

"Yes, I understand perfectly well."

"That's good!"

After An Xiaohai finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the door.

"Wait! Please let Zhijie go, please let him go!"

"Don't worry, since you answered my question, I won't do anything to him. Now, I'll go and verify what you told me. If what you said is true, I'll take good care of you."

"I'll let you go once I find Ahn Cheol-ho. If you're lying, hehe!"

An Xiaohai squinted at Ding Ping one last time before finally leaving the house.

The moment the metal door closed, Ding Ping, who was in the warehouse, could no longer hold back her tears and burst into sobs.

Inside the car, An Xiaohai frowned, remaining silent. Mai Xiaoyu couldn't help but gently nudge him: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, this woman is lying."

"What?! I can't tell!? What lie did she tell?!"

"She's been lying from the very beginning!"