Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

The convoy turned onto a tree-lined path near Xiaolangsha, about 20 kilometers from Apo Cape, and soon stopped in front of a detached seaside villa.

This place was originally a secret base of the Security Department, where An Xiaohai and Ye Du first met.

Later, in order to trick Zhong Zhen into joining the scheme, An Xiaohai persuaded Ye Du to give up this land to the Third Detachment of the Armed Police for building welfare housing. He also took a small piece of land here, saying that he wanted to build a villa. Then he invited Boss Fang to come and be in charge of the construction and decoration of the villa.

President Fang did an excellent job of his job, revealing the news of An Xiaohai's return to Zhong Zhen, which led to the series of events that followed.

Now, more than half a year has passed, and on the Armed Police side, more than 30 welfare housing buildings have been erected and are in the final stage of being topped out. The efficiency of the Armed Police Engineering Corps is truly remarkable.

An Xiaohai's villa was already completed and decorated. Lai Donglin was secretly handling all of this. He would send An Xiaohai an email every two weeks, reporting in detail on the progress of various matters.

Although An Xiaohai rarely replies to emails, Lai Donglin's emails are never late. It is because of Lai Donglin's persistence that An Xiaodi is fully aware of all the progress he and Qiaoyu Company are making.

As for what happened to that Boss Fang, An Xiaohai didn't ask, and no one specifically mentioned it to him. This old acquaintance of Hu Haikong and Zhong Zhen's contact person had completely disappeared from An Xiaohai's world.

Zhou Meng set up a sentry post at the entrance to the villa. After the guard checked An Xiaohai's ID card, he immediately grabbed a set of keys and jogged ahead to lead the way.

Only after leading the convoy to the villa's gate and opening it to let the convoy in did the armed police officer respectfully hand over the keys to An Xiaohai, salute everyone, and then run away.

Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai exchanged a glance. An Xiaodi's relationship with the armed police made them both feel terrified.

"Secretary Xiaoyu, please make arrangements for everyone."

"Mr. Zhan, Mr. Kang, please don't be shy, have a seat, make yourselves at home," An Xiaohai said as he made tea for them, knowing what they were worried about.

"I bought this place a long time ago, planning to build a bed and breakfast here when I can no longer work, do some small business, and live my own little life facing the sea, with spring flowers blooming."

But later, the armed police found me and said they had their eye on this place and wanted to build a dormitory building here, so they asked me to give up the land to them.

You two should know that the soldiers here are not to be trifled with. I didn't like the price they offered, so I simply gave them most of the land and kept only this small piece to build this house.

But now I think it was worth it. These soldiers may be domineering, but if you get along with them, they are quite loyal. I didn't expect them to even arrange a guard post for me.

"Don't worry, it's very safe to stay here. No one dares to cause trouble, and even the police can't easily get in."

"I see. Now that you mention it, Mr. Chen, this is indeed a very nice place. I'm even a little envious. Mr. Chen is truly generous!" Zhan Weiting finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"But then again, sending a soldier to stand guard is just a piece of cake for them. Anyway, these soldiers will be standing guard somewhere else, so it's all the same."

An Xiaohai smiled slightly. Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai would definitely speak ill of this place whenever they had the chance. That's just how these people are.

"By the way, Mr. Chen, I heard that you also used your connections with the Armed Police to help Lee Cheng Hang of Da Ma Energy get a window of opportunity?" Kang Lianhai suddenly interjected.

"That's true, but I didn't contact the armed police directly. I contacted my senior colleague. He handled the matter; I was just an intermediary."

As the saying goes, officials protect each other!

They're all in cahoots; they've just helped one side, and the other side is already asking for something in return. They can't stand to suffer even the slightest loss!

There's no other way; when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. It's all for the sake of making a living.

An Xiaohai sighed softly and began to act out the scene, following the train of thought of the two.

"Oh, I see!" Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai exchanged another glance, and their expressions indeed relaxed considerably.

"Alright, we've been up all night, everyone should get some rest."

I used to be very busy and hardly had time to maintain this place. Plus, my taste is limited, so it's a bit simple and far inferior to your private club. I hope you won't mind.

"How could that be?!" Kang Lianhai shook his head repeatedly: "I just think President Chen has very high taste! This place isn't shabby, it's simple and elegant. It's clear that President Chen is a very cultured person."

"Alright, Mr. Kang, stop flattering me. We're all on the same side now, so let's skip the formalities. Everyone, let's rest first. Things can always be resolved; there's no rush. Let's get some rest first."

You two can choose your own rooms, or we can arrange them for you when the secretary returns. I'm feeling a bit restless and need to go get some rest. Sorry.

"Please go ahead, Mr. Chen. We'll finish this tea and then go rest. You don't need to worry about us; we won't stand on ceremony."

"Alright, see you later."

An Xiaohai ignored Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai and went into his room. Instead of resting, he sat by the French windows and stared blankly at the sea in the distance.

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Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai chose to stay in the same room. Although they were exhausted, neither of them felt sleepy.

Zhan Weiting was carefully checking the room for any listening devices. Kang Lianhai turned on the television with some irritation. The television was playing the news, and the content of the news shocked Kang Lianhai.

"Weiting, look!" Kang Lianhai pointed at the TV with his eyes wide open.

When Zhan Weiting turned his head, he also felt his hair stand on end.

"...The deceased was Pei Songzhi, the 46-year-old chairman of Dabo Entertainment Company in this city. He died from strangulation by being strangled from behind. The killer's methods were professional."

Police have preliminarily determined that Pei Songzhi's death is closely related to several murders that occurred last night. Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the police immediately. Contact number: ...

"How could this happen? How could this happen?!" Kang Lianhai was completely numb. No wonder he couldn't contact Pei Songzhi; it turned out Pei Songzhi was already gone!

Momotani Ryoko was with Pei Songzhi, and now that Pei Songzhi's body has been found lying in the street, Momotani Ryoko and the others might also be in grave danger!

But Momotani Ryoko and her team are top-tier assassins from Japan. Who could possibly kill Pei Songzhi right in front of them?

Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai exchanged a glance, both seeing extreme shock in each other's eyes.

Just then, Zhan Weiting's phone suddenly rang. When Zhan Weiting looked at the caller ID, he was so startled that he almost dropped his phone.

The caller ID showed Pei Songzhi's number!

Zhan Weiting swallowed hard, mustered his courage, and finally answered the phone.

"Zhan-san, it's me."

It was Ryoko Momotani's voice! Zhan Weiting's heart, which had been pounding in his throat, finally settled back into place: "Ms. Momotani, what's wrong? We've been trying to contact you all night!"

"We're in trouble, in really bad trouble! Where is Zhan Sang now? Has he come to Shenhai City?"

"We are already in Shenhai City, and we are temporarily staying at Mr. Chen's villa."

"Is Mr. Chen's villa...safe there?"

"It should be very safe. This place is close to the armed police dormitory, and there are guards at the intersection."

"That's great, Mr. Zhan! Could you please tell Mr. Chen that we can seek refuge with him temporarily? We're being chased and the situation is critical!"

"What?!" Zhan Weiting jumped up in fright.