Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

The next day

An Xiaohai handed two A4 sheets of paper to Mai Xiaoyu, then sat down at the table to eat breakfast. The breakfasts for the past two days had been exceptionally lavish, with Alahan's hand-grabbed rice being a true delicacy.

"What is this?" Mai Xiaoyu asked after looking at the A4 paper for a long time.

"These are the code names of the assassins who go to Deepsea City."

"So many!" Mai Xiaoyu was startled. There were more than 100 codes recorded on the two A4 sheets of paper.

"Yes, there might be more in a couple of days. Pass these on to Senior 027 and ask her to take a look and see if any of your acquaintances are among them."

"Okay, I'm going right now!" Mai Xiaoyu jumped up, ran a few steps towards her room, then stopped: "Where did you get this list?"

"I logged into Ghost Network with Medusa's account and saw that Zhan Weiting and his team had already issued bounties. These are all assassins who accepted the bounties."

"You logged into Ghost Web using Medusa's account?!"

"Yes, I also issued a challenge to An Zhehao. I wrote down Medusa's account and password on a piece of paper, at the very end. But I think this account and password will soon be useless."

An Xiaohai's answer surprised Mai Xiaoyu slightly, but she quickly recovered and ran into her room to contact 027 without saying anything more.

An Xiaohai knew very well why Mai Xiaoyu was stunned. Such a big move should have been discussed with 027 and the others first, but An Xiaohai did not choose to do so.

However, having to ask for instructions and report on everything is not a good feeling, which is why An Xiaohai has always been unwilling to formally join the security department.

"I'm sorry, please forgive me. Let me be willful one more time. It should be over soon..." An Xiaohai silently convinced himself.

"President Chen, before I came here, Director Ye personally instructed me to inform him promptly of any major changes. I feel I should report this matter to him," Alahan said after thinking for a moment.

"Of course, it would be even better if some members of the Security Service's Special Operations Team could also be transferred to participate in the operation."

However, it's essential to coordinate with the security department beforehand to prevent the flood from damaging the Dragon King Temple.

"Don't worry, that's for sure. The higher-ups will definitely make overall arrangements," Alahan nodded.

"If the special operations team can be transferred to participate in the operation, it would be best to select some members who look like they are from Southeast Asia, as this would be more effective."

"Okay, I will explain it to Director Ye."

"Thank you for your help."

"Of course."

"Mr. Chen, I also have something I'd like to remind you of," Ahmed said, having finished his breakfast and pushing his bowl aside.

"As far as I know, these international assassin organizations all have their own set of temporary identification methods, most of which are gestures, and some are patterns or symbols."

We don't have much information on this; we only know about two or three things. The situation at the security department is similar to ours.

I think that if we don't figure out their code words, our operation will likely be difficult to achieve the desired results.

"Yes," An Xiaohai nodded with a frown.

Wang Bulai's email also mentioned this point: two Japanese Caos assassins made a strange gesture to Xie Dan when they met him, which should be the code word Ahmed mentioned.

While these identification codes may seem random, they actually adhere to very strict standards. If one doesn't understand the specific meaning behind the gestures, using them rashly may not only fail to confuse the enemy but could also expose one's own side and lead to losses.

"Chen Xun, does the Security Department have a fast and covert route to and from Deepsea City?"

"How fast do you need it?"

"Ideally, I should be able to make the round trip within half a day, and at most, within a full day. I cannot disappear for an extended period of time now, lest I arouse the suspicion and vigilance of Zhan Weiting and his men."

"Yes!" Zhou Xun nodded immediately: "Director Xu specifically told me that there is a military airport 40 kilometers southwest of Nancheng City. In case of emergency, we can directly seek their help."

"Great! Contact them now, and we'll be right back. Zhan Weiting and his group seem to prefer being out at night, so we'd better be back before dinner."

"Okay, I'll contact them right away!"

"Where are you going?" Mai Xiaoyu had already finished sending the message and walked out of the room.

"I need to go to Deepsea City. They've captured nine people alive there. I'm going to see if I can get any information out of them. Perfect timing, could you help me with my makeup?"

"What kind do you want?"

"The kind I saw when I met Ding Ping last time is fine, but it would be best if I looked a bit older."

"I know what you want, sit down!"

After An Xiaohai sat down, Mai Xiaoyu immediately got busy, and half an hour later, a completely new An Xiaohai was presented to everyone.

"Chen Xun, go and invite Doctor Yu over."

"Okay!" Zhou Xun immediately invited Dr. Yu out of the room.

"Does it look like it?" An Xiaohai asked with a smile.

In fact, there's no need to ask anymore; Dr. Yu's reaction has already said it all.

"It's like it, very much like it!" After answering, Dr. Yu looked away with lingering fear.

"That's good. Chen Xun, go and call the Wild Man and the others. Alahan, you guys come with me too, let's see what these people are like!"

"Okay!" Alahan and Ahmed quickly made preparations.

"And what about me?" Mai Xiaoyu asked, tilting her head to look at An Xiaohai.

"You stay here. If Zhan Weiting and his men come knocking on our door, only you can handle them."

"Tch! Don't lie to me. You just want to do something bad but don't want me to know, hehe!"

……

How did you know I was going to do something bad?

"If you're not going to do bad things, what are you doing with those savages?"

"Let me tell you a secret."

"explain."

"Women who are too smart are more likely to remain unmarried!"

……

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Nancheng City is about 600 kilometers away from Shenhai City. In this era, it would take about eight to ten hours to drive there one way, but only a little over two hours by helicopter. Military helicopters would be even faster.

Two and a half hours later, An Xiaohai and his group landed in Shenhai City.

"Greetings, Commander!" The armed police officer who came to pick up An Xiaohai gave him a standard military salute.

An Xiaohai nodded slightly without explaining, but as soon as he finished nodding, he saw a familiar figure standing not far away with his hands on his hips, looking at him aggressively.

An Xiaohai smiled wryly. No wonder this place looked so familiar; it turned out to be Captain Zhou's territory! An Xiaohai quickly walked towards Zhou Meng.

"Hello, Captain Zhou!"

"Heh, not bad! It's only been a little over a month, and you've become a leader!" Zhou Meng said through gritted teeth.

"It's not that I can't explain it, Captain Zhou..."

"Hmph! I see you just don't want to explain!" Zhou Meng sneered. "Call me Uncle!"

"Yes, Uncle Zhou!"

"Dad..." Zhou Xun, who was following behind An Xiaohai, also called out softly.

"Call the branch captain!"

……

"Yes, Captain..."

Zhou Meng glared at An Xiaohai and Zhou Xun, then turned and left without a word. An Xiaohai could only lead everyone to follow closely behind him.

After leaving the airport and getting into the car, the convoy arrived at a very secluded warehouse hidden in a valley in less than 10 minutes.

"All the men your people sent are locked up in here. They're practically all crippled. Your men are pretty ruthless!" Zhou Meng said coldly.

"They're just a bunch of Japanese assassins, so be it if they're crippled," An Xiaohai said calmly, his voice without the slightest fluctuation.

Zhou Meng paused for a moment, but quickly nodded: "You guys go ask them yourselves. I won't get involved. It's such a hassle to put on makeup every time I meet these people!"

After Zhou Meng finished speaking, he went to the side to smoke.

"Let's go in, everyone knows what to do. Zhou Xun, you keep watch at the door," An Xiaohai said, and was about to lead the people into the warehouse when Zhou Meng stopped him.

"Why leave him outside? Are you worried he'll get scared? This area is full of my people, what's there to watch over? Let him come with you! Stop being so indecisive, what's going on?!"

"Alright..." An Xiaohai had no choice but to agree and led everyone into the warehouse.