Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Don't be so nervous. Operation Spring Breeze is over. You need to get some rest."

"Is it over?" An Xiaohai looked at 073.

"Yes, it's over!" 073 smiled slightly. "What, did you think it was too easy?"

"Yes..." An Xiaohai nodded gently, his gaze turning to the depths of the sea: "I feel like it hasn't even officially started yet, how come it's already over..."

073 let out a breath and gently put her arm around An Xiaohai's shoulder: "Don't think about it anymore. It's over. He didn't come. He should be glad he didn't come!"

Xiao Hai, you're not simple. All of this today is anything but simple! The reason you think it's simple and easy is because you've grown too fast and haven't adapted to the current changes in power.

Previously, he hid in the darkness, extending countless tentacles to sense everything in the outside world. The entire city was enveloped by his power. He could easily perceive whatever you did, and he was fully aware of most of our actions, allowing him to deal with them with ease.

At that time, you couldn't muster much strength, and you didn't dare to fully trust us. You even had to be wary of the people around you. You could only rely on a few trustworthy friends and try to win big with a small investment, like a moth drawn to a flame.

We were also constantly hampered, unable to fully trust our brother units, and unable to fully unleash our potential.

Back then, every step we took was difficult, and you were constantly in fear and danger.

Things are different now. His powerful tentacles have been severed one by one by you, and the system he built up over the years is crumbling. He is slowly becoming deaf and blind.

But you are growing stronger and stronger, and more and more people are gathering around you, trusting you, supporting you, fighting alongside you, and sweeping away the darkness together!

Think carefully about how much power you actually mobilized this time!

The Security Department and the Safety Department mobilized almost one-tenth of the nation's elite forces to gather here, with the Southern Military Region, the Armed Police Force, and the Hong Kong Garrison also providing full support.

And the enemy? They were just a bunch of assassins, assassins who couldn't be brought to the light.

If this kind of battle is still so difficult, then we can all go home and go to sleep.

Xiao Hai, Operation Spring Breeze is over. An Zhehao's sharpest claws have been severed. It's difficult for him to stir up any more trouble now. He can only hide in the darkness and eke out a living.

"Take a good rest for a while. You've been tense for years; you can't keep being so tense, it'll ruin your health."

Whew~ An Xiaohai let out a long sigh of relief, his whole body relaxing considerably: "Has the danger at Xiaoguan Bay been eliminated?"

"Hehe, nothing can escape your notice!" 073 smiled broadly: "I believe the greatest danger has been eliminated. Although it hasn't been completely eradicated yet, I think it should be soon."

"Could you tell me what arrangements he made in Xiaoguan Bay? I've actually been quite curious about it."

"I think I can tell you something: his people tampered with the control sticks."

"Control rod? I really don't understand that," An Xiaohai said with a wry smile.

Simply put, control rods are used to control the reaction speed and intensity of a nuclear reactor. If the control rods malfunction, the entire nuclear reactor will go out of control.

The Chernobyl accident was actually caused by the controller's erroneous operation of the control stick; Ahn Cheol-ho simply wanted to replicate the accident.

Nuclear power technology is a cutting-edge technology worldwide, and destroying a nuclear power plant is much more difficult than destroying other facilities.

Neither An Zhehao nor the Abyss Organization had much concrete technical information about nuclear reactors, which also meant they didn't have many means to deal with the Xiaoguanwan Nuclear Power Plant.

In addition, the security measures at the Xiaoguanwan Nuclear Power Plant were already very strict, making their operation even more difficult.

Don't worry, although the crisis at Xiaoguan Bay can be said to have been resolved, we will not let our guard down.

This incident has served as a wake-up call for us, and we will redeploy security measures for the Xiaoguanwan Nuclear Power Plant and the entire petrochemical industrial zone.

Xiao Hai, take a rest. You've done enough and done an excellent job. Leave the rest to us.

"No, I can't rest yet!" An Xiaohai gritted his teeth and shook his head. "I can't rest easy until he's caught! I just can't understand why he didn't show up when he had such a good opportunity."

"Have you ever considered that this might be an accident?"

"An accident? Did something happen that I don't know about?"

"Yes, Xiang Wujie has been caught, and he has confessed."

"You confessed so quickly?"

"Yes, you wouldn't believe it, would you? The enemy is human too, and not all of them are of unwavering will."

"What did he confess to?"

"He recruited quite a few people; let me tell you a little about it."

Xiang Wujie was an orphan who developed a gambling addiction at a very young age. He joined the army to escape his gambling debts, but he was a very shrewd person and actually did quite well in the army.

However, the truth will eventually come out.

The debt collectors eventually went to the military. This incident almost resulted in his discharge from the army, but later, he suddenly paid off his gambling debts, showed great remorse, and, coupled with his good relationships with others, the matter was dropped.

"Did Ahn Cheol-ho pay it for you?"

"Not necessarily," 073 gently shook his head: "Based on all his confessions, it's undoubtedly the Abyss Organization that helped him, but whether it was An Zhehao is hard to say."

According to Xiang Wujie's confession, he had never met the person who helped him pay off his debts; he had only received a message from that person saying that he would ask for his help if he needed anything in the future.

Xiang Wujie didn't take it too seriously at the time, until later when he became a minor officer in the army, the person who had helped him pay off his debts came to him and asked him to do something.

Xiang Wujie was initially a little nervous, fearing that the person would make some excessive demands. However, the task the person asked him to do was not particularly difficult for him, nor was it very risky. Moreover, he would receive a considerable reward after completing the task, so he kept doing various things for the other party.

It wasn't until Xiang Wujie later became the captain of the armed police force that he finally met that person.

"Is that Ahn Cheol-ho?"

"Judging from Xiang Wujie's description, it doesn't seem like him, but I think it's very likely to be him. An Zhehao must have been disguised when he went to see Xiang Wujie, and what Xiang Wujie saw must have been an illusion."

From this incident, we can draw the following conclusion:

The Abyss Organization likely has a broad-based personnel screening mechanism in various regions, and people like Wu Jie and An Zhehao are people selected through this mechanism.

After the candidates are selected, there is a considerable observation period. Those who pass the observation period will be further contacted by the Abyss Organization, while those who fail will be abandoned.

The small tasks that Xiang Wujie occasionally received were a way to observe and test him, and at the same time, to further erode his consciousness and behavior, making him accustomed to working for the Abyss Organization, and also to the enjoyment that comes with excessive wealth.

In this way, it would be difficult for Xiang Wujie to escape the control of the Abyss Organization, and his work for the Abyss Organization would change from passive to active.

After passing this series of tests, he was assigned to Ahn Cheol-ho.

That should be the process.

"This means that An Zhehao was the best among these people, and he eventually grew into Nemesis of the Abyss God Court."

"Yes, that's roughly how it goes."

According to Xiang Wujie's testimony, An Zhehao had never really trusted him. No matter how proactive he was or how many tasks he completed, An Zhehao always treated him coldly, and Xiang Wujie himself didn't know what the problem was.

"The problem is that he has a gambling addiction!"

Having bad habits means having fatal flaws. A person who can't even control himself can't possibly gain An Zhehao's trust!" An Xiaohai said calmly.

"We also think that's the reason. What's interesting is that the people that Ahn Cheol-ho doesn't like, some people do like."

"Have the others from the Abyss organization contacted him?"

"Haha, you're quick on the uptake! That's exactly right. The reason we won so easily this time is largely due to that."

"You mean, the assassination attempt on Captain Zhou by Cao, one of An Zhehao's men, in Haixi Province wasn't authorized by An Zhehao, but rather was orchestrated privately by Xiang Wujie?"

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