Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Xu Tianyou pulled his sunglasses down a little, glanced at the approaching yellow teeth, then pushed them back in place and continued to enjoy his sunbathing.

"Brother Dahai! This time it's 17! Hehe!" Big Yellow Tooth grinned and said.

"Seventeen? That many? You didn't just lure some honest people here to scam me out of my money, did you?!"

"No way! How could that be?!" Big Yellow Teeth waved his hands repeatedly, "I, Ah Huang, have been running this route for over 20 years, and I'm known as an honest and trustworthy person!"

"You're still being honest!" Xu Tianyou rolled his eyes. "Wait a minute, I need to confirm this!"

I recently converted to Buddhism. It doesn't matter if I perform rituals for the wrong people, as long as they're people who deserve to die. But if you bring back only unfortunate souls, it will bring me bad luck!

"No way! No way! Your little brother saw it and he knows. Those people are definitely not good men and women! I'll stake my life on it!" Big Yellow Teeth said, bowing and scraping.

Just then, a speedboat returned to the makeshift dock. Hongpao jumped off the speedboat and ran quickly to Xu Tianyou's side:

"Boss, I've checked. The people on the ship are definitely not ordinary people. Although they are well hidden, I can still sense a trace of murderous intent."

"Okay," Xu Tianyou nodded. "Did you deliver the items?"

"It's been sent up, hidden in the supplies. I told the sailors on the ship to jump ship in 20 minutes," Hongpao said, glancing at his watch. "Four minutes left."

"Okay, we can watch the fireworks again in 4 minutes!"

Xu Tianyou grinned and extended his right hand; Pan Zhuangzhuang rolled his eyes, took out binoculars from his bag and placed them in Xu Tianyou's hand. Xu Tianyou held the binoculars up and looked at the fishing boats anchored not far away on the sea, quietly waiting for the sailors to escape.

Not even four minutes had passed; just over a minute later, Xu Tianyou saw three or four sailors jump into the sea from the ship's side and swim desperately toward the small island where Xu Tianyou was.

Xu Tianyou excitedly patted the armrest of the beach chair, and Hongpao immediately pressed the detonator in his hand.

A dazzling white light suddenly burst forth on the sea surface, followed by a burst of red flames that flew into the air and then fell back down, scattering across the sea surface near the fishing boat.

Only then did the loud, muffled explosion reach everyone's ears.

The fishing boat was blown open in the middle, and after the broken hull rocked violently for a while, it finally broke in two and began to sink rapidly.

Xu Tianyou licked his lips and stared for a long time until there was no more movement on the sea before throwing the binoculars behind him.

The throw was a bit sudden, and Pan Zhuangzhuang almost missed catching it.

"Red Cannon, take the speedboat over and pick up Ah Huang's men. While you're at it, check if anyone on board is unlucky enough to have survived the explosion and is still struggling in the sea. Help them get out of there as soon as possible!"

Hongpao nodded, and led a few brothers in three speedboats, speeding towards the sea where the explosion had occurred.

"Oh dear, I'm going to lose money again!" Xu Tianyou took out a large wad of US dollars from the bag on the low stool, moistened it with saliva, and prepared to start counting the money.

"Three thousand US dollars per person, 17 people, how much is it again?" Xu Tianyou asked, looking down and staring at Ah Huang through the gap in his sunglasses.

"Fifty-one thousand US dollars, plus my fishing boat, ten thousand US dollars, that's a total of sixty-one thousand US dollars, hehe!" Ah Huang said quickly, his eyes shining brightly.

"Holy crap, so many! You didn't miscalculate, did you? I'm illiterate, don't try to fool me!" Xu Tianyou exclaimed in shock.

"How could that be?! I've calculated it all the way, there's no way I'm wrong! How could I dare to lie to Brother Dahai?! I'm counting on Brother Dahai to help me get rich! Hehe!"

"Okay, I believe you!"

Xu Tianyou angrily threw the ten thousand US dollars in his hand to Ah Huang, then took out another fifty thousand from his bag and threw it to him. Finally, he took out a stack of money and started counting it. After counting two or three bills, he lost patience and simply threw the whole stack of money to Ah Huang again.

"Thank you, Brother Dahai! Thank you, Brother Dahai! Brother Dahai is so generous!" Ah Huang grinned from ear to ear, saying thank you as he stuffed money into his crotch, making the crotch bulge.

"Alright, stop flattering me! You dare ask for ten thousand US dollars for a beat-up fishing boat?! I still have to prepare a boat for your return trip. I'm losing money hand over fist!"

"Brother Dahai is a true righteous man, we brothers know that. Don't worry, I'll take my men back right now and bring you another boatload of people!"

"Alright, Ah Huang, don't be too greedy. You can't do this job anymore!" Xu Tianyou lay back on the beach chair: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, the people you brought over are not ordinary people."

They boarded your ship and then mysteriously disappeared. Once their men realize what's happening, they'll come after you. You and your brothers might not even know how you died!

"You've already made over a hundred thousand US dollars on these two trips, haven't you? That's enough. Find somewhere to live a carefree life for a few years, and come back under different names when things calm down."

"Thank you, Brother Dahai, we understand!" Big Yellow Teeth grinned even wider. "So from the very beginning, we were posing as people from Country Y to take the orders!"

"Damn, that's impressive, pretty cunning!" Xu Tianyou gave Ah Huang a thumbs up: "But you still underestimate these people!"

Believe me, they must have already figured out your secrets, otherwise they wouldn't have joined your group.

Don't be too greedy; know when to stop.

"Well... okay, we'll listen to Brother Dahai! Thank you, Brother Dahai!" Ah Huang stopped smiling and nodded seriously.

Half an hour later, Hongpao and his men returned in a speedboat, bringing back Ah Huang's brothers and shooting down the three assassins who had miraculously survived the explosion.

Ah Huang and his brothers boarded another small fishing boat and headed south. Even after the fishing boat had sailed far away, Ah Huang was still standing at the stern waving to Xu Tianyou.

"Tianyou, are we making a mistake by doing this?" Pan Zhuangzhuang asked, frowning as he tossed the parasol aside.

"Don't worry, it can't be wrong!" Xu Tianyou said lazily, "Visas in China aren't that easy to get. These assassins also need to bring weapons. I can't think of any other way besides smuggling them in."

Xiao Hai just had us make a fake return to China, and now so many people are trying to smuggle themselves into China. What are they if not assassins?

That Xiao Hai guy isn't going to let me play! Damn it! I'll play by myself! Ha!

By the way, I'm called Brother Dahai now, so please correct yourself! Don't get it wrong in front of strangers, that would be troublesome! So unprofessional! Why don't you learn from Xiaohai in this respect?

Xu Dahai, what a great name! It sounds so powerful! Hehe!

"..."

"Alright, stop looking so down. Including these 17, how many have we taken down in total?"

There are 43 in total.

"Oh, hurry up and write this down in your notebook. We'll have a competition with Xiao Hai later to see who can take down more!"

"..."

Pan Zhuangzhuang had no choice but to take out his notebook and start writing. Xu Tianyou watched with interest as Zhuangzhuang finished writing before collapsing back onto the beach chair and letting out a soft sigh.

"Zhuangzhuang, I'm so worried about him!"

Those we took down were, at most, individual travelers. His people certainly wouldn't use ordinary smuggling routes; they must have their own special methods…

There are already so many individual travelers, so if we add his people, those who came from other directions, and those who came by land, the number is definitely much greater than the number we killed!

I'm really worried he won't be able to handle it...

"Don't worry, I think Xiaohai will be fine. He'll definitely be safe. Victory will be ours!"

"Tch! I really don't know where you get such confidence from..."

Xu Tianyou sighed again, put his hands under his head, and stared blankly at the distant sea.

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Xingfuyuan Community

An Xiaohai answered the phone.

"Mr. Chen, what's your decision? We need to make a decision as soon as possible so we can plan a detailed action plan."

"Sure, I've discussed it with my brothers, and we can lend a hand."

However, we believe the price you offered is inappropriate, as it involves using a considerable amount of weaponry and carries too much risk. It should at least be no lower than the bounty offered.

"Mr. Chen, please name your price."

"Twenty million."

"Okay, but I can only pay half upfront before the operation, and the other half after it's done." Zhan Weiting agreed without much hesitation.

"make a deal."

After hanging up the phone, An Xiaohai promptly rolled his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Mai Xiaoyu immediately came over and asked.

"I feel the money is too little!"

"..."