Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

After the hustle and bustle of the Spring Festival, everything returned to calm once again.

The winter break was very short, and Lin Xuan'er didn't get to see An Xiaohai a second time until school started.

Although Guo Xiangshui mediated and An Xiaohai and Zhao De's group did not have any more violent conflicts, the hostility between the two sides remained very strong.

After observing for a period of time, An Xiaohai roughly figured out the situation in cell number 27. These 27 people alone were divided into 4 factions!

Gui Liu, Guo Xiangshui, and Zhao Defen are the leaders of three different factions.

Gui Liu is a drug dealer, Zhao De is a gang leader, and Guo Xiangshui's background is unknown. No one mentions him, and no clues can be gleaned from his own words.

These three groups were all well-organized, while the other group was more loosely organized, mostly just sticking together for mutual support. Yang Bo, who came with An Xiaohai, was in that group.

It was obvious that this group was deliberately keeping their distance from An Xiaohai. After all, An Xiaohai had offended Brother De as soon as he arrived, and no one wanted to get involved with his troubles.

Although things seem peaceful on the surface, everyone knows that this matter is far from over.

An Xiaohai didn't insist. He saw through the people in the prison. They were neither willing to share the good times nor the bad. They only got together to bolster their own power so they wouldn't be bullied, and incidentally, they could bully others.

But if you really run into a tough opponent, it's completely useless.

Even if you join one side, life won't necessarily be much better. There will still be a hierarchy within the small group, and they'll still bully you as before.

Thus, An Xiaohai and Peng Yuangui have become the fifth force in cell number 27.

There were two other people in cell number 27 who seemed quite special: Deng Wei and Lai Donglin. These two people had almost no status in cell number 27.

Anyone can bully them, and everyone enjoys bullying them.

The reason is simple: Deng Wei is a rapist, and rapists generally don't have a good time in prison, which is true in most parts of the world.

Lai Donglin was originally an accountant. He was probably arrested for embezzlement or other crimes, but he always claimed that he was innocent. He wrote appeals almost every month, and even though they all disappeared without a trace, he was still happy to do so.

To be honest, seeing these two people suffer so much humiliation made An Xiaohai feel terrible. In these two people, An Xiaohai saw a reflection of his past self.

But An Xiaohai never intended to stand up for the two of them.

There are many things that outsiders can't help you with. If you want to survive in this first prison full of villains and live a better life, you have to fight for it yourself.

Guo Xiangshui always seemed like a nice guy, and he would occasionally try to curry favor with An Xiaohai, intentionally or unintentionally. Each time, An Xiaohai would respond carefully and politely, neither offending him nor getting too close.

There's no such thing as a free lunch; you can't have everything.

Joining Guo Xiangshui's group would provide more security, but at the same time, An Xiaohai would become Guo Xiangshui's henchman, forced to obey him and serve his purposes.

An Xiaohai didn't want to become anyone's puppet unless absolutely necessary. A little danger was fine, things were good as they were now.

That day, after An Xiaohai and Peng Yuangui finished getting their meals, they walked towards the dining area of ​​their cell. When they got close, they found that all the seats were already occupied, except for the empty seats next to Gui Liu and Zhao De.

An Xiaohai frowned deeply.

Clearly, this was no coincidence; it was very likely arranged by Gui Liu on purpose. An Xiaohai couldn't possibly eat with Zhao De, so he had no choice but to eat with Gui Liu.

"What are you standing there for? Sit down and eat!"

Mo Qinglian's urging voice came from behind. An Xiaohai took a deep breath, gave Peng Yuangui a wink, and the two of them went straight to sit down next to Gui Liu.

"Come with me, I'll help you deal with this lunatic."

After An Xiaohai and Peng Yuangui sat down, they just ate in silence until they were almost finished eating, at which point Gui Liu finally spoke up.

"Thank you, Brother Gui. I don't have any deep-seated grudge against Xu Tianyou. Thank you!"

"You burned down their house, and you still don't have any deep-seated hatred?" Gui Liu said, glancing sideways at An Xiaohai.

An Xiaohai quickly finished the last few bites of rice, wiped his mouth, and then looked back, giving Gui Liu a slight smile.

"Everyone says he's crazy, and it's normal for him to go crazy from time to time. Actually, I have no idea what I did to offend him. We were fine before, but suddenly he got all worked up and said he was going to kill me."

However, I'm not sure if Xu Tianyou was the one who burned down my house. I will definitely find out the truth, and if it really is him, I won't let him get away with it.

"Interesting...not bad! Bro, if you're into lunatics, you can come find me."

"Thanks, Brother Gui. I've finished eating and need to go to work now, otherwise I'll have to work overtime today."

"Okay, go ahead," Gui Liu nodded and continued eating, though he appeared to be eating large mouthfuls, he was actually eating very slowly.

An Xiaohai cleaned up the tableware and left with Peng Yuangui. They walked at a leisurely pace, and An Xiaohai did not stop or look back until they left the dining hall.

Watching An Xiaohai and Peng Yuangui disappear outside the door, Gui Liu rubbed the stubble on his chin with his palm, his expression very strange. It looked like he was laughing, but also like he was angry.

After leaving the canteen, An Xiaohai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's been over two months since I moved to cell number 27, and today was my first time meeting Gui Liu! The two of them exchanged only a few words, but An Xiaohai gleaned a lot of information from it.

First of all, Gui Liu and his men outside must have been keeping an eye on An Xiaohai, otherwise they wouldn't have known that An Xiaohai's house had been burned down.

Secondly, Gui Liu probably really wanted to recruit An Xiaohai as his underling; saying he would help him get Xu Tianyou was just a pretext.

An Xiaohai didn't believe that Gui Liu could do anything to Xu Tianyou. If Gui Liu really had that much ability, Xu Tianyou wouldn't still be alive and kicking.

Finally, An Xiaohai sensed that Gui Liu was actually happy when he rejected him. This was an intuition, without evidence, and not necessarily accurate.

"They're really good at enduring things! These people shouldn't be underestimated..." An Xiaohai thought to himself.

Gui Liu is definitely Xu Tianyou's mortal enemy. He is also a drug dealer, so he is very likely the Hai Yaozi that Wang Tiejun is looking for. An Xiaohai had already made this judgment.

An Xiaohai genuinely intended to keep Wang Tiejun's promise, so since arriving at cell number 27, he had focused most of his attention on Gui Liu.

It was inevitable that An Xiaohai would try to get close to Gui Liu. After much consideration, he finally decided to do nothing and just wait quietly.

Hai Yaozi is Wang Tiejun's lifelong enemy.

In another timeline, Wang Tiejun was unable to eradicate them completely even before his sacrifice, demonstrating their extraordinary nature. Investigating such an organization would be utterly futile; the slightest misstep would lead to catastrophic consequences.

If Gui Liu really is Hai Yaozi's man, An Xiaohai can't be too careful.

How can you approach them without arousing their suspicion? The answer is not to approach them proactively, but to attract them to approach you.

Only in this way can we minimize the other party's suspicion.

This is at least half the reason why An Xiaohai refused to join Guo Xiangshui and his group.

Once An Xiaohai becomes Guo Xiangshui's man, according to the rules of the underworld, he cannot easily switch sides unless the boss does something to betray his brothers, which would be very detrimental to getting close to Gui Liu in the future.

Why refuse Oni-no-Liu's offer of recruitment? It's also to dispel the other party's suspicions.

That's just how people are; they often don't cherish what they get too easily.

In the dead of night, An Xiaohai pondered countless times how he could appear normal. He concluded that he needed to subtly distance himself from all the other prisoners; only then would he appear truly normal!

Imagine a college freshman who goes to jail for manslaughter. What kind of behavior should he have exhibited?

Giving up on oneself is the most likely outcome.

In another time and space, An Xiaohai was exactly like that, completely giving up on himself.

Secondly, they still hold onto a sliver of hope, fantasizing that they can live a normal life after they get out.

If you hold such thoughts in your mind, then you must keep a certain distance from prisoners in prison in your actions, otherwise you may be implicated by these people after you get out.

Therefore, when faced with Gui Liu's recruitment, An Xiaohai must not appear too eager; he must show resistance.

This is An Xiaohai's entire logic in dealing with Gui Liu.

However, the drawbacks of doing this are also very obvious. It is very difficult to predict how Gui Liu will react after being rejected!

It's very likely that from now on, An Xiaohai will be excluded from his sight, so we must find a way to continue to arouse Gui Liu's interest and prevent him from giving up easily.

"This is so hard! It's already this difficult at the very beginning, I really don't know how I'm going to get through this..." An Xiaohai thought with a wry smile.