Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Shenhai Municipal Party Committee Building

Yang Yuanbing walked towards the main gate with a smile. During this period, he had helped his superiors with several things, and the superiors were quite satisfied. This time, he not only represented the First Prison of Shenhai City to attend a meeting at the Bureau of Justice, but also received an opportunity to study at the Party School after the meeting.

Everyone knows that once you go to the Party School for study, it means that you might be mentioned in a future post.

"Section Chief Yang looks beaming! What good thing has happened this time?!"

A charming voice came from behind him. Yang Yuanbing turned around and saw that it was Sun Jianchun, the secretary of Vice Mayor Liu.

"Secretary Sun, it's been a long time! You've gotten younger and more beautiful!" Yang Yuanbin chuckled, but secretly couldn't help swallowing.

Secretary Sun is incredibly alluring, but her schemes are beyond his reach; those in the know understand.

"Hehe, you have a sweet tongue!" Secretary Sun glared at Yang Yuanbing, making Yang Yuanbing's anus tighten: "I heard you got the spot for the Party School training this time."

"Secretary Sun, you flatter me. I was able to attend the training thanks to Mayor Liu's promotion. I've been thinking of finding an opportunity to pay him a visit so I can receive his guidance in person. I just don't know when Mayor Liu would be available?"

Liu Ming is the vice mayor of Shenhai City, in charge of political and legal affairs. Sun Jianchun is his secretary.

As a minor section chief at the First Prison of Shenhai City, it would have been inappropriate for Yang Yuanbing to visit the deputy mayor so abruptly, given the significant difference in their levels of authority.

However, since Sun Jianchun had taken the initiative to stop him and steered the conversation in this direction, Yang Yuanbing understood exactly what he meant.

"Mayor Liu is available now. He just mentioned you, saying you're doing a great job. If you'd like to pay him a visit, now's a good opportunity."

"That's great! I'll go up right now!" Yang Yuanbing's eyes lit up.

"Go on, I have other things to do, so I won't stay any longer!" After saying that, Secretary Sun swayed away, leaving Yang Yuanbing feeling parched.

"Never mind, business is more important..." Yang Yuanbing quickly looked away and turned to walk towards the elevator in the lobby.

The Shenhai Municipal Party Committee building is not very tall, only eight stories high. The city leaders all work on the top floor, and Yang Yuanbing quickly found Mayor Liu's office.

After tidying his clothes, Yang Yuanbing gently knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Liu Ming's voice came from inside the office. Yang Yuanbing immediately put on a smile and carefully pushed the door open to enter.

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An Xiaohai lay on the bed and carefully recalled the entire process of his meeting with Wang Tiejun, making sure that he had not overlooked anything.

An Xiaohai didn't learn about the robbery at the Deep Sea Precision Instrument Factory from inquiries; he learned it from watching the news in another life.

According to the normal timeline, the robbers not only succeeded in their robbery, but also killed several accounting staff. The incident caused a great stir and was even featured on the national news program, "Xinwen Lianbo."

An Xiaohai remembers many similar cases.

Unfortunately, there are very few news reports about drug-related cases.

Even if these kinds of cases are solved, they are rarely broadcast on the news. If they are, there are no details; they only mention how much drug was seized and how many drug dealers were arrested.

All other information will be blurred.

If a narcotics officer appears in the news or newspapers, it can only mean one thing: that officer has died in the line of duty, and likely has no family left. Otherwise, their identity must never be revealed.

That's how cruel it is!

Turning to Wang Tiejun was, in a sense, a path of no return.

But to save his life, An Xiaohai had no choice but to contact Wang Tiejun; it was the only way they could think of. Therefore, An Xiaohai also had to find a way to prepare an escape route for himself.

If he can't find a reliable way to escape unscathed, An Xiaohai's life in this one is unlikely to be any more comfortable than his previous one.

We can only take it one step at a time.

On the other side, Yang Yuanbing was coming out of Liu Ming's office, bowing and waving goodbye as he gently closed the office door.

The moment the door closed, Yang Yuanbing couldn't help but let out a deep breath, and at the same time took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Liu Ming talked to him a lot, but to Yang Yuanbing's surprise, the conversation eventually circled back to An Xiaohai!

Liu Ming said that he paid more attention to An Xiaohai because of his special status, but Yang Yuanbing did not believe this explanation at all.

Come on! There are plenty of prisoners with special status, but Mayor Liu hasn't shown any concern for them. This is definitely not normal!

Despite his doubts, Yang Yuanbing did not hesitate and quickly gave Liu Ming a detailed report on An Xiaohai's situation.

After listening, Liu Ming asked many more questions, and finally even hinted to Yang Yuanbing to lock Xu Tianyou up in cell 232 as well.

This is interesting.

Yang Yuanbing arranged for An Xiaohai to return to his original cell after a leader from the Shenhai City Prison Administration Bureau secretly made a request. So when Liu Ming mentioned An Xiaohai, Yang Yuanbing thought Liu Ming was An Xiaohai's backer.

After listening for a while, Yang Yuanbing realized that Liu Ming was also subtly targeting An Xiaohai!

Xu Tianyou is no pushover; he's a somewhat neurotic and ruthless drug dealer! And he's just been sentenced to life imprisonment, so his emotions are extremely unstable! What good could possibly come from putting him in An Xiaohai's room?

This is clearly an attempt to harm An Xiaohai.

"Just who exactly did An Xiaohai offend?... "

Yang Yuanbing was sweating profusely. Although Liu Ming was in charge of political and legal affairs, he was definitely not on the same side as the leaders of the prison administration bureau. Moreover, there might be someone behind Liu Ming, otherwise he would not have needed to personally come forward.

However, thinking about An Xiaohai's calm and composed demeanor, Yang Yuanbing felt much more at ease.

The fact that so many important figures are targeting An Xiaohai shows that the power behind An Xiaohai is not to be underestimated!

Things became increasingly complicated, and Yang Yuanbing even started to have second thoughts.

"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time!"

Yang Yuanbing actually had a fairly good impression of An Xiaohai.

Although An Xiaohai is young, he is incredibly composed. Most importantly, he knows how to conduct himself well, and judging from his confident demeanor, it's really hard to say who will emerge victorious in the end.

Perhaps An Xiaohai won't necessarily fall into the hands of these big shots in the end. The final outcome will depend on the result of the contest between the big shots behind both sides.

Since that's the case, it's also not good to offend An Xiaohai, but we can't get too close either, lest we get caught in the crossfire.

"Yes, that's the plan! ... As long as An Xiaohai is sensible enough, I will try my best to meet the demands of both sides. That way, no matter which side wins, I can still get some benefits!"

Yes, that's exactly it! At least I was able to attend this meeting and have the opportunity to learn, mostly thanks to An Xiaohai!

Moreover, An Xiaohai's mother sent another 600 yuan to Wan Shuxing this month. Although it's not a lot, it shows great sincerity, considering that his family is probably struggling to even afford food right now..."

Yang Yuanbing left the municipal party committee compound while thinking about it.

Yang Yuanbing felt he was a good person, considerate of others, and he was even moved by his own actions!

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Pan Zhuangzhuang's home

An Xiaohai's mother, grandparents and other family members were all present.

To pay the compensation, An Xiaohai's mother sold the family's house and land, and his grandparents and maternal grandparents did the same.

Now that the whole family had nowhere to live, Pan Zhuangzhuang took them all in.

An Xiaohai's maternal grandfather worked for a large shipping company and had a small dormitory room, so he didn't come over. An Xiaohai's maternal grandmother also moved there.

"Auntie, take this," Pan Zhuangzhuang said, handing a few banknotes to An Xiaohai's mother, Chen Shuifen.

"What are you doing, child? I'm already very grateful that you let us stay here, how can I take your money?" Chen Shuifen quickly declined.

"Take this, Auntie. My parents passed away early. If it weren't for you taking care of me like your own son, I might be dead by now."

I'm working in the city now, and this house will deteriorate quickly if no one lives there. You can think of it as helping me look after the house.

Xiao Hai is my good brother, a brother for life! He's in trouble now, so I definitely have to help him.

"Keep the money. I don't need that much anyway. You guys need the money right now, so take it." Pan Zhuangzhuang said earnestly.

Pan Zhuangzhuang wasn't making this up. His father passed away a long time ago, and his mother has been working in another city. When he was eight years old, Pan Zhuangzhuang was home alone when he developed a high fever and became delirious.

If Chen Shuifen hadn't discovered him in time and carried him through the heavy rain for over thirty miles to the hospital, he might have really died.

For so many years, Pan Zhuangzhuang has been eating at An Xiaohai's house, and Chen Shuifen has never charged him for his meals.

Chen Shuifen knew Pan Zhuangzhuang well; the boy was a bit stubborn. So she gritted her teeth, took the money, and put it away. They really needed the money right now.

"Auntie, can I go see Xiaohai next month? You've all gone to see him, but I haven't yet."

"Okay, then you can go visit Xiaohai with his grandma next month. Grandma is getting old and her mind is a little confused, so you need to take good care of her. If Xiaohai has anything to say, please pass it on for me."

"Okay, I'll definitely take good care of Grandma and bring back Xiaohai's message. I'm going to work in the city now!"

Pan Zhuangzhuang was overjoyed and ran off in a flash after finishing his sentence. He had finally completed the task assigned by An Xiaohai!