Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

For the next two days, Xu Tianyou remained unusually quiet, spending most of his time lying motionless in bed with his eyes open, and no one knew what he was thinking.

On the third day, Xu Tianyou was taken to another room for examination, and Yang Yuanbing, who hadn't appeared for a while, suddenly ran over.

"Are you very familiar with Tian Qiaoguang?" Yang Yuanbing asked abruptly as soon as he entered the room.

"I know him, but he may not know me. We're not close," An Xiaohai quickly replied.

Tian Qiaoguang is a prison guard at the First Prison of Shenhai City, mainly in charge of managing the reading room. An Xiaohai naturally knows him, but whether Tian Qiaoguang knows him or not, An Xiaohai really doesn't know.

An Xiaohai's answer was straightforward and very clear.

Yang Yuanbing must have made a special trip for this matter for a reason.

Some things must be left ambiguous, but others must be explained as clearly as possible. If everything is left vague, it will leave those who want to help you at a loss.

Although Yang Yuanbing is greedy, he has been trustworthy so far. An Xiaohai is also carefully maintaining his relationship with him; it would be a bad thing if he scared Yang Yuanbing into not helping him anymore.

"I see, then he really did it for your cooking skills..." Yang Yuanbing said, stroking his chin.

An Xiaohai immediately realized that his improvements to the circuit board had worked, and the effects were very quick!

"Tian Qiaoguang submitted a report requesting that you be assigned to help our partner company resolve some technical issues for a period of time. However, his report was rejected by his superiors. Logically speaking, I shouldn't have told you about this."

"I understand, thank you, Section Chief Yang!"

"Alright, I have something to do, I'll be going now. By the way, that Xu Tianyou, stay away from him, he'll be here soon... Never mind, I'm leaving now. You focus on your rehabilitation and don't have too much mental burden!"

Yang Yuanbing left after speaking, and An Xiaohai frowned deeply.

Another month has passed, and his family must have gone to buy cigarettes again. Yang Yuanbing was clearly returning the favor by telling him some news.

Judging from Yang Yuanbing's hesitant expression, he probably knows something about Xu Tianyou. His half-finished sentence is likely an implication that An Xiaohai should tell Xu Tianyou so that he can also benefit from it.

Yang Yuanbing's actions once again shattered An Xiaohai's worldview. He dared to take advantage of Xu Tianyou's benefits; this was simply outrageous!

But upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem like a big deal.

People like Yang Yuanbing are born to exploit criminals; they don't care about your background unless it affects his promotion and wealth!

As for the underworld, Yang Yuanbing and his gang didn't even care about them. No matter how much he extorted money from them, they would just smile and stuff money into his pocket.

What people in the underworld truly hate and fear are people like Wang Tiejun.

Xu Tianyou was quickly pushed back, still looking listless. An Xiaohai said nothing; he needed to weigh the pros and cons carefully before making a decision.

Xu Tianyou is backed by the Haifuye Group, whose sphere of influence is in Haixi Province. They are in a competitive relationship with the Haiyao Group.

If An Xiaohai helps Xu Tianyou, he will also stand on the opposite side of Haiyaozi. In that case, not only will he be in danger, but more importantly, it will become more difficult to fulfill his promise to Wang Tiejun.

Did Xu Tianyou benefit from that? Obviously, he did.

Putting everything else aside, if Xu Tianyou were protecting him, An Xiaohai would have had a much better time in prison for at least the next three years. Xu Tianyou's side of power could at least shield him from most of the threats from the prisoners.

However, this is contingent on Xu Tianyou being able to protect himself, or Xu Tianyou being able to get out. If Xu Tianyou is inside, the effect will be much less.

Of course, it would be best if Xu Tianyou could get out. As long as he can still be active and energetic outside, anyone in the prison who wants to harm An Xiaohai will have to think twice.

It's not that An Xiaohai believes Xu Tianyou is a loyal person.

Xu Tianyou, Yang Yuanbing, Wu Guanhai, and others—none of them were loyal. In the underworld, those who are loyal rarely rise to prominence; in fact, they often die very quickly.

All these people are talking about is self-interest.

He'd even betray his own father if the benefits were enough. Wang Tiejun was truly loyal, but to describe him as merely loyal is too narrow; he had a grander sense of righteousness.

However, people like Xu Tianyou must also cultivate an image of loyalty and righteousness, otherwise they will lose a very important tool for controlling their underlings.

Helping Xu Tianyou and making him appreciate the favor, but also preventing him from easily revealing it, while also finding a way to protect himself—it's incredibly difficult to achieve all of this.

In the afternoon, Pan Zhuangzhuang brought An Xiaohai's grandmother to visit him in prison.

An Xiaohai couldn't help but smile bitterly. Every time his family and friends came to visit him in prison, he was in the infirmary. How ironic!

Grandma was no longer able to express her thoughts clearly; she just kept crying through the iron bars on her window, and no amount of comforting from An Xiaohai could help her.

During the prison visit, Pan Zhuangzhuang naturally didn't say much, but he told An Xiaohai that they had given him clothes and money, as well as a letter from Chen Shuifen.

An Xiaohai immediately understood that all the information must be in that letter.

An Xiaohai and Pan Zhuangzhuang had a very secretive method of communication using codes. An Xiaohai designed this method to help Pan Zhuangzhuang cheat on exams. This way, even if they were caught, the teacher would have no way to find any evidence against them.

Only Pan Zhuangzhuang, Lin Xuan'er, and An Xiaohai knew how to use this set of coded communication methods, and the key to it lay in An Xiaohai's amazing memory.

Unexpectedly, this communication method worked here.

The items were not handed directly to An Xiaohai; they were first sent to the security checkpoint, and An Xiaohai could only retrieve them after the security check was completed.

After saying goodbye to his grandmother and Pan Zhuangzhuang, prison guards soon came to escort An Xiaohai to the security checkpoint to collect the items that had been delivered to him. An Xiaohai had a slight doubt in his heart.

Logically speaking, prisons rarely operate this efficiently. Are they rushing to change shifts? That's unlikely. An Xiaohai knows the shift change times very well in the prison; it's still far from that point.

An Xiaohai secretly glanced at the prison guards who had come to escort him.

An Xiaohai didn't have much of an impression of this person. He was about 40 years old and had two dark circles under his eyes, but his dark skin made the dark circles less noticeable.

An Xiaohai walked very slowly. The prison guards didn't say anything along the way, but they seemed a little impatient.

"The security checkpoint is just ahead. Go and get your things yourself. Hurry up and come back quickly, don't try anything funny!" At a corner, the prison guard suddenly stopped, taking out a cigarette and lighting it as he spoke.

Alarm bells rang in An Xiaohai's mind; this was far from normal!

From where An Xiaohai is standing now to the security checkpoint, there is a corridor. An Xiaohai only needs to walk into the corridor to get out of the prison guards' sight. Then, after walking through this nearly 20-meter corridor and turning left, he can reach the security checkpoint.

Although this section of the road is closed off, making it impossible for An Xiaohai to escape, it is absolutely forbidden for prisoners to leave the prison area, especially in non-fixed areas, to go out of sight. This is an ironclad rule of the prison!

It's impossible for an older prison guard to make such a basic mistake.

What is he up to? Is he truly so negligent, or does he have ulterior motives?!