Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

The addition of a new member to a group means that certain balances will be broken; for a relatively closed prison cell, it means new struggles and new troubles.

An Xiaohai isn't afraid of trouble, but he hates it. With the arrival of the two new members, he's the one most likely to get into trouble.

The reason is simple: these two are clearly not the type to stay put, and they will inevitably get involved in the power struggle in cell number 27.

They probably wouldn't dare to provoke Gui Liu.

No one dares to provoke these drug dealers easily. Everyone knows that once you embark on this path, it's like putting your head on the line.

They're all a bunch of desperados!

They probably wouldn't dare to provoke Guo Xiangshui; Xu Yun's side has a lot of people, so dealing with them would be troublesome. Therefore, the only one left is An Xiaohai's side.

You should always pick the softest persimmons to squeeze.

The two newcomers are named Li Yong and Ma Xiaowei. Ma Xiaowei calls Li Yong "Brother Yong," while Li Yong calls Ma Xiaowei "Pockmarked." It seems Li Yong is the leader of the group, and both have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

After introducing the two people, the prison guard locked the door and left.

Li Yong and his companion scanned the crowd. The people in cell number 27 were clearly divided into four groups, and there were a few timid people huddled to the side, who were obviously the kind of people who were not well-liked.

As expected, Li Yong and his group lingered their gazes on An Xiaohai and his companions the longest.

"Brothers, my brother and I have fallen on hard times and ended up here. We'd like to pay our respects first, and please go easy on us!"

Li Yong clasped his hands in a fist salute to the crowd, then gave Ma Xiaowei a wink. The two of them took blankets and walked to the center of the cell, sat down on the ground, and covered their heads and faces with the blankets.

"Come on! We're ready."

The two of them are telling everyone to go up and beat them up.

This is a common practice in northern prisons: new inmates are not allowed to say anything; they are first given a beating before they are considered one of their own. As for covering their heads and faces with blankets, it's simply to show that they won't hold a grudge.

Since it is indeed a rule, it must be followed. After exchanging glances, the leaders of cell number 27 each sent a few men to punch and kick the two men.

Of course, in this situation, no one would actually kill; everyone is just going through the motions.

"Thank you all for your kind words, brothers. My brother and I will remember them!"

After completing the process, Li Yong took Ma Xiaowei back to his bed. The two began packing their things and did not interact with the others.

An Xiaohai didn't pay much attention to the two people; his mind was still focused on the questions he would ask his grandfather when they met.

A week passed quickly, and Li Yong and his companion seemed calm, as if they were gradually integrating into Xu Yun's group.

An Xiaohai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't want to deal with those two; they could do whatever they wanted, as long as they didn't bother him.

Pan Zhuangzhuang sent another letter, saying that An Xiaohai's grandfather would come to visit him at the beginning of next month, and Lin Xuan'er would also be coming.

An Xiaohai originally didn't want Lin Xuan'er to be there, but Lin Xuan'er insisted on coming.

"Come on, come on. We'll be family in the future anyway," An Xiaohai said without much hesitation.

On this day, during work hours, An Xiaohai had just stepped out of the restroom when he bumped into Yang Bo. Yang Bo seemed to be doing quite well here; he looked much more prosperous than before.

"An Xiaohai, you need to be careful these next few days. Li Yong and Ma Xiaowei might be up to something. I overheard them talking about it with Brother Yun yesterday. They even wanted Brother Yun to help them, but he refused."

An Xiaohai was slightly taken aback.

I thought I would never have any contact with Yang Bo in this lifetime, but I never expected that he would come to tip me off.

Wasn't this guy always avoiding me? I wonder what made him change his attitude towards me.

Thank you.

"No need. We've known each other for a while now, and this is all I can do to help you."

"Alright, enough with the chit-chat. I'll remember this kindness. See you in the future."

Goodbye, Jianghu.

After saying that, Yang Bo didn't even go to the toilet and turned back to the workshop. An Xiaohai knew very well that he was trying to clear his name and didn't want anyone to see that he had ever interacted with Yang Bo.

Since that was the case, An Xiaohai waited a little longer before returning to his workstation.

"This is so damn annoying, I really can't take any more punishment..."

Although he had expected things to turn out this way, An Xiaohai still couldn't help feeling very irritated!

With less than 10 days until he could meet his grandfather, An Xiaohai was preoccupied with his thoughts. But Li Yong and Ma Xiaowei had to choose this time to cause trouble, which was incredibly annoying.

"Since you insist on doing it this way, then don't blame me!"

An Xiaohai clenched his teeth. Dealing with Li Yong and Ma Xiaowei would be too easy. His fear was that if he dealt with the two of them, two more would come along.

This could easily become a vicious cycle that never ends!

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"What's the matter that you're in such a hurry to see me?"

Wang Tiejun arrived very quickly. Less than an hour after An Xiaohai made a phone call to Pan Zhuangzhuang, Wang Tiejun was already standing in front of An Xiaohai.

"Of course, I have something to report to you."

"What's going on?" Wang Tiejun took a deep breath and sat up straight. An Xiaohai's clues were always very accurate, and there had never been any mistakes so far.

"Two new people have arrived in our cell, one named Li Yong and the other named Ma Xiaowei."

"I know these two men. They were the main perpetrators of the train robbery and were both sentenced to life imprisonment. So, they were assigned to your unit?"

"Yes, and they came here wanting to cause me trouble."

"Is that all?"

"Of course not!" An Xiaohai shook his head: "I overheard them talking about an accomplice, I think his name was Jia Ming, and he must have fled to Guilin City in Haixi Province to hide."

"Are you sure they're talking about Jia Ming?" Wang Tiejun asked, becoming even more concerned.

The train robbery had an extremely negative impact, and several key perpetrators are still at large, including Jia Ming.

"Yes, that's him," An Xiaohai nodded. "It's said that this person is very fond of gambling and addicted to video games. I think if we pay more attention to these two types of places, we should be able to find traces of him."

In another timeline, Jia Ming was arrested in a game room, but it was already 2011, and Jia Ming was over 50 years old.

"Understood, thank you. We all take this very seriously. If the information you provided is useful, you'll be highly praised!"

"No need, I have something I'd like to ask Captain Wang."

"Tell me about it!" Wang Tiejun had also expected this; An Xiaohai didn't seem to have called him over just for this matter.

"I would like to ask Captain Wang to announce to the public that this clue was provided by Li Yong and Ma Xiaowei, and it would be best if they were given a grand commendation."

"Why? Give me a reason."

"Because these two people wanted to cause me trouble, and I didn't want to get into trouble, so I had no choice but to do this."

"I see!" Wang Tiejun closed his notebook, his gaze towards An Xiaohai turning dangerous. "Are you trying to use me?"