Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

An hour later, Xu Zhenzhen and An Zhehao sat in a private room at the Fulimen Restaurant. An Zhehao was dressed as an elderly man with gray hair, while Xu Zhenzhen looked like a slightly plump wealthy woman in her thirties.

At this moment, Xu Zhenzhen was using chopsticks to gnaw on a huge abalone, completely without any concern for her image.

Ahn Cheol-ho, on the other hand, only dabbled in each dish.

"I think you're acting a bit strange today!" Xu Zhenzhen said, her mouth full of abalone, her words muffled.

"Really?" Ahn Cheol-ho picked up a towel and wiped his mouth.

"Yes, not only is it there, but it's very obvious!" Xu Zhenzhen nodded seriously, and then scooped up a large bowl of shark fin soup herself.

"Tell me, how is it obvious?"

"First of all, you promised me you'd come eat here!" Xu Zhenzhen smiled playfully.

"You are a very selfish person who never cares about other people's feelings. I don't even remember how many times I've pleaded with you. This is the first time you've fulfilled my request, and it's in a place that makes you feel so uncomfortable."

Secondly, you are a very restrained person. In the past, you would only try three dishes at most when eating, but today you tried all the dishes.

Finally, I had a vague feeling that you seemed a little distracted today.

Huff… An Cheol-ho let out a soft breath: “So, it turns out I’m quite predictable…”

"No, maybe it's because you're not as guarded around me."

"Yes, it's really tiring to always be on guard against the world."

"Have you encountered some kind of problem? Can you tell me?"

"It's nothing serious, just a minor accident. By the way, any news about your mother?"

"No," Xu Zhenzhen raised her eyebrows, shook her head, and scooped out a large piece of lobster meat with her spoon to eat. "I call her at a fixed time every day. Most of the time, her phone is switched off. Occasionally, I can get through, but no one answers."

"You don't seem worried about her."

"What's the point of me worrying about her?" Xu Zhenzhen shrugged. "Since worrying is useless, why bother?"

Besides, didn't you tell me that we are all the will of gods who descended from a distant universe, only occupying this body to experience human suffering?

Here, she and I are mother and daughter, and you and I are uncle and nephew; we are family. But in the distant universe, we may have no relation whatsoever.

"These are not my words, but they certainly sound like the words of a deity."

"Didn't you say that? I remember you said it. Isn't this what you wanted to see?" Xu Zhenzhen smiled slightly and said, "Why don't you transfer me to your side? With me by your side helping you, you'll definitely have a much easier time."

"No, I don't want to be a limitation for you. You've already helped me a lot. The people you've mentored over the years have all been very useful. You're outstanding."

"Thank you! How are you going to reward me?"

"Tell me, what do you want?"

"I want a Lamborghini."

"No, that's too high-profile."

"I knew it!..." Xu Zhenzhen cut off a piece of lobster meat and stuffed it into her mouth, biting it fiercely.

An Zhehao smiled slightly, took out a checkbook from his pocket, wrote a check, tore it off, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Xu Zhenzhen: "Here are three Lamborghinis. You can decide what to buy, but you can't..."

"I can't buy those things I can show off in front of others, right?! If I can't show off even if I have money, what's the point of having so much money?!"

"If you don't want it, you can give it back to me."

"I'm not paying you back!" Xu Zhenzhen quickly put the check away and blew An Zhehao a kiss: "Thank you, Uncle."

"You're welcome, please eat up. I'll take you home after you finish."

"Are you leaving so soon? You're always like this! Can't you spend a couple of days with me? I want you to come to Ocean Park with me."

"Ocean Park... that sounds nice, but I think it's better to go to Disneyland instead. The one in Los Angeles is pretty good. You've always wanted to go, so let's go."

"Okay, will you come with me?"

"No, you go have fun with your girlfriends, I'll cover all the expenses."

"Uncle, please tell me, what happened? Are you in any danger?"

"No, there's no danger. How could I possibly be in danger? Don't overthink it, just eat."

"Hmph!" Xu Zhenzhen wrinkled her nose and didn't ask any more questions. She also ate her food much faster.

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Security Department Temporary Command Center in Deep Sea City

"065, how many assassins are we currently targeting?" 027 asked, his brow furrowed slightly.

"Report 027, we now have a total of 262 people under our control. Of these, 83 have been confirmed as killers, and about 130 have been ruled out," 065 replied immediately.

"So, in the entire day yesterday, we only confirmed 6 people?" 027 frowned deeply.

"Yes, we have many international routes now, and a large number of people enter the country every day, with even more entering illegally, which makes it very difficult for us to track and identify them."

"I know it's difficult. We're like searching for a needle in a haystack right now, but we have to give it our all! 200 assassins, and we can't even confirm less than half of them right now. It's too dangerous!"

There are less than 5 days left until the 21st, and they could launch their attack at any time during those 5 days.

I think those who have already been identified are not such a big threat; the real threat comes from those we cannot perceive.

Let's put in a little more effort and make sure to identify all suspicious individuals within one to two days.

"Yes!" 065 nodded solemnly.

"027, you don't need to be so nervous. I don't think the situation is as serious as you think," 018, who had been sitting to the side, stood up.

"First, there are 200 assassins on the Ghost Network who have accepted the mission, but not all of these 200 people will necessarily come to carry out the mission. Some of them will be unable to arrive for various reasons. That's one part."

Secondly, most of them are crossing the border illegally, which greatly increases their chances of encountering accidents. Perhaps some of them have already been stopped by our border guards.

Finally, has anyone noticed how unusually quiet Southeast Asia is? It's eerily quiet. So far, we haven't even tracked down a single assassin from Southeast Asia. This is highly unusual, and it's what worries me most.

"This... Senior!" 073, who had been standing silently behind 027, stepped forward: "I think there are only two possibilities if there's no movement from Southeast Asia:"

Either they've bypassed us entirely and gotten in through other routes; or perhaps they really did want to come, but were stopped by someone.

"You mean... Xu Tianyou?"

"Yes," 073 nodded, "With An Xiaohai making such a big move, Xu Tianyou can't just sit idly by."

"Does he have the ability? He's surrounded by a bunch of rabble."

"I think he has the ability," 073 said with a wry smile. "During this period, Xu Tianyou led a group of elderly, weak, women and children, traveling all over Southeast Asia, which took up a lot of An Zhehao's energy."

Without him, how could our Chen Maogan live such a carefree life now?

I think if someone did manage to stop those assassins in Southeast Asia, then the most likely person is Xu Tianyou.

"Alright, let's not discuss this anymore," 027 said, waving her hand.

"Regardless of whether Xu Tianyou stopped the assassins from Southeast Asia, we must have a contingency plan and we must not let our guard down. Let's just assume that they came in through other channels without our knowledge!"

Now, let's adjust our strategy based on the current situation!

"yes!"

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Xingfuyuan Community

An Xiaohai, who had just finished a meeting with Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai, rubbed his aching temples.

"Headache again? Ha!" Mai Xiaoyu leaned over and asked gleefully.

"It's a bit of a headache," An Xiaohai said with a wry smile. "Don't you think Zhan Weiting and his team's plan is incredibly stupid? To me, it's full of loopholes. Could it be that they have some new conspiracy? What do you think?"

"I don't really care!" Mai Xiaoyu shrugged. "President Chen, Chen Maogan, please don't overcomplicate things. Not every criminal is An Zhehao!"

On the contrary, I think these two have already put in a tremendous amount of effort to come up with such a plan, and I don't believe they have any new schemes up their sleeves.

"Really? How have they survived until now?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Heaven knows how they managed to get by!" Mai Xiaoyu said, then slipped into her room.

"Am I overthinking it?" An Xiaohai looked up at the ceiling.

A small, dark shadow was moving around in the huge ceiling light in the middle of the ceiling; it must have been a small insect that had wandered into the lampshade.

It came drawn by the light, but was trapped inside the giant lampshade, unable to find its way out. It could only flutter and struggle in the intense light, leaving behind a small, flickering shadow.

"Forget it, whatever their schemes are, let's strike first! As long as we're fast enough and catch them off guard, their schemes will surely fail before they even begin!"

073 is absolutely right. No matter what your schemes are, as long as I pull you into my territory first, you can only dance within my rules!

Thinking of this, a genuine smile finally appeared on An Xiaohai's lips.