Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Closing his eyes to think is a habit of An Xiaohai's. In the darkness, the large net of light and shadow he constructs with his imagination is exceptionally bright and dazzling!

An Xiaohai had already roughly figured out who had handed him the knife during that fight.

Jian Long and his group are the prime suspects.

Jianlong is from Xiayong, and Xiayong Village is also near Apojiao Village.

The coastline consists of rocky beaches, cliffs, and bays.

Seaside villages are usually built near bays, where the environment is beautiful and the climate is pleasant, and the bays can effectively protect against the wind and waves.

The concave part in the middle of a bay is generally called a swell or a churning, while the convex parts on both sides are called horns.

Ah Po Kok and Sha Tau Kok are two pointed corners of the same bay, while Ha Chung is the concave part in the middle of the bay. Ha Chung Village is also the largest of the three fishing villages.

Jian Long is in his thirties and is a native of Xiayong Village. He is very famous in Xiayong Village, and everyone in the village calls him Brother Long.

Jianlong has a wide circle of friends and has many friends in Apojiao Village and Shatoujiao Village. He often leads a group of people to wander around the three villages.

The day An Xiaohai had his accident, he was actually playing mahjong with Jian Long and his group. Later, when An Xiaohai arrived at the fish market and clashed with Zhou Tie's gang, Jian Long and his group were present.

By the time An Xiaohai had a knife shoved into his hand and Zhou Tie was knocked down, Jian Long and his group were no longer in An Xiaohai's sight. It's possible that they were the ones who handed him the knife.

Of course, An Xiaohai wouldn't doubt Jian Long and the others just because they disappeared from his sight at that moment. Thinking about it carefully, it would be somewhat illogical for them to appear at the scene.

When An Xiaohai heard that Lin Xuan'er was being bullied, he rushed to the scene as fast as he could. Jian Long and the others appeared right after that, which was very unusual!

Why are they so eager to come all this way? They've come all this way, is it just to watch the excitement?

Secondly, An Xiaohai knew that Jian Long was no ordinary person.

In another life, after An Xiaohai was released from prison, he overheard the villagers of Apojiao Village saying that Jian Long died in 2002. He had committed a crime and resisted arrest, and was beaten to death by the police in the street.

An Xiaohai didn't know the specific reason, nor was he interested in finding out, but being beaten to death by the police in the street for resisting arrest was probably not a good thing.

The other one is Jia Lao Er from Apojiao Village.

This Jia Lao Er is over 50 years old and is a notorious scoundrel in Apojiao Village. He once harassed An Xiaohai's mother for a long time.

Jia Lao Er was present at the scene of the crime, but he was not in An Xiao Hai's sight when An Xiao Hai got the knife.

Jia Lao Er definitely had a reason to harm An Xiao Hai, because An Xiao Hai's mother rejected him because she said her son was too old and she didn't agree to her remarrying.

This was just an excuse, of course. An Xiaohai didn't mind his mother finding another partner, but Jia Lao Er was out of the question. He was a gambling addict and how could he bring happiness to his mother?

Getting involved with someone like Jia Lao Er will only drag the whole family into the abyss.

"What's their motive? What is their motive?" An Xiaohai frowned.

Although Jia Lao Er's reason for handing over the knife was more convincing, An Xiaohai was still more suspicious of Jian Long's gang. But if Jian Long's gang wanted to harm him, they must have had a motive, right?

What was the motive? Was it simply because they wanted to stir up trouble?

This is possible, but unlikely.

An Xiaohai crossed his hands, his left index finger trembling slightly. He habitually made this gesture whenever he was thinking rapidly.

The deeper you think about it, the more doubts you discover, and the dark clouds hanging over you seem to grow ever thicker...

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Another day passed, and Yang Yuanbing arrived. He came to have An Xiaohai sign the document.

The investigation into the attack on An Xiaohai has yielded results. The person who attacked him in the corridor was named Liu Dacheng, who was imprisoned four years ago for assault. It was an individual crime of passion, and he had no gang background.

Liu Dacheng confessed that he attacked An Xiaohai because An Xiaohai discovered his hidden weapon.

That's utter nonsense!

However, An Xiaohai readily signed the investigation report. As a prisoner, he couldn't cause trouble for the government or his superiors; this was one of the basic rules.

Below this report is another investigation report about Xu Tianyou's attack on An Xiaohai.

Although An Xiaohai judged that Xu Tianyou must have been well-educated, he was still slightly shocked when he saw Xu Tianyou's signature on the report. Judging from the signature alone, Xu Tianyou's handwriting was more beautiful than his!

Yang Yuanbing was in a good mood and kept humming a little tune.

An Xiaohai's lips curled up slightly; he already had a guess as to why Yang Yuanbing was in a good mood.

Since Yang Yuanbing had given him a hint, An Xiaohai was determined to do it for him. Taking advantage of Xu Tianyou's visit to change his medicine, An Xiaohai had already told him about Wan Shuxing's methods, and Xu Tianyou's side should have already made their move.

Judging from Yang Yuanbing's demeanor, Xu Tianyou must be very generous with his money.

An Xiaohai signed the report and handed it back to Yang Yuanbing. Yang Yuanbing glanced at it and closed the folder.

"An Xiaohai, your family's financial situation isn't good, so you need to be careful with your money. Just give a token amount."

An Xiaohai smiled slightly. It seemed that Yang Yuanbing had really made a fortune this time. This was a way of returning the favor, similar to a referral fee. Yang Yuanbing was quite meticulous in this regard, which was rather interesting.

"Thank you, Section Chief Yang. One thing at a time. Rules are rules, and rules are meant to be followed. My family's financial situation is not good, but that's our own problem, and our own problems shouldn't affect other people's affairs."

I especially can't let my friends who are willing to help me down. After all, there are risks in everything we do, and I can't let my friends suffer losses.

Section Chief Yang, what do you think?

Although Yang Yuanbing said that, An Xiaohai would definitely not let his mother send a single penny less. He might say one thing, but if you actually did it, she would still be unhappy.

In psychology, this is called loss aversion; it's not worth it for a few hundred dollars.

Yang Yuanbing was clearly a little surprised. He smiled and looked at An Xiaohai for a while before giving him a thumbs up.

"Xu Tianyou said that you two always slip and fall when you take a shower, and each time you fall very badly. He said he wanted me to think of a solution. I think it might be because there are so many people, and you two are too thin and weak, so it's easy to slip when you're all jostling around."

Okay, the weather's not cold now, you can get water to shower in your cells from now on. If anyone asks, just say I gave your permission. As for what to do after that, we'll talk about it later.

"That's great, thank you, Section Chief Yang!"

"Alright, I'm leaving. You get some rest. By the way, Xiao Tian told me he might transfer you to his office to help out. Do you have any objections?"

"No problem, helping out in the reading room is better than soldering an iron," An Xiaohai replied with a smile.

"Alright, I'm off!" Yang Yuanbing waved the folder in his hand, opened the door, and left.

An Xiaohai breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't expected Tian Qiaoguang to be so efficient. In less than two days, he seemed to have almost completed the process.

If that's the case, then the remaining issues are much easier to handle. First, how exactly can Xu Tianyou successfully escape? Second, how do we get information on those two corrupt police officers?

Outside the door, Yang Yuanbing stroked his chin, his eyebrows flying wildly.

"This An Xiaohai is becoming increasingly complex. Who exactly is guiding him behind the scenes?... "

Yang Yuanbing was certain that An Xiaohai must have a mastermind behind him, otherwise a 19-year-old college student could not have been so meticulous.

Yang Yuanbing also had some guesses about this person. At the very least, he should be able to easily contact An Xiaohai, otherwise he wouldn't always be able to give him timely guidance. This suggests that this person is likely in prison.

"But who exactly is this person?... Tian Qiaoguang? Doesn't seem like it..."

Yang Yuanbing had been secretly keeping a close eye on An Xiaohai, but he still couldn't find out who had instructed An Xiaohai, or how An Xiaohai communicated with the outside world.

This is really weird!

However, the greater the power behind An Xiaohai, the more advantageous it is for Yang Yuanbing.

A strange excitement rose in Yang Yuanbing's heart. He especially liked this feeling: being able to get along with everyone, gaining both fame and fortune, and without attracting attention!

This feeling of being in control of everything from the shadows is wonderful!

"It would be even better if we could find out who the big shot behind An Xiaohai is!"