Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"I think Hai-ge is a smart guy, a really smart one! I want to follow smart people; that's the only way I'll have a chance to get ahead. If I follow idiots, I'll get played and killed sooner or later!"

Damn it...

An Xiaohai was speechless. Kunji's words were tantamount to pointing at Gui Liu's nose and calling him an idiot.

"I didn't mean to say that Brother Gui is stupid, it's just that he's far inferior to Brother Hai..." Kun Ji realized that his words were inappropriate, but his explanation only made things worse.

"Oh dear, I'm bad with words! I don't know how to say it. I'm just a thief; I don't like fighting and killing. I prefer people who make a living with their brains!"

Kunji noticed that An Xiaohai's expression was becoming increasingly unfriendly, and he was starting to ramble incoherently.

Although Kunji's words were incoherent, An Xiaohai still roughly understood what he meant. To put it bluntly, Kunji was afraid of death and felt that following Gui Liu would lead to his demise sooner or later, while An Xiaohai was much safer and more reliable.

"Brother Hai, I don't know how to tell you to believe me, but I really admire you! I heard everything you said to Lai Donglin that night."

You said that what we see in others is a reflection of ourselves, or something like that. I don't fully understand it, but the more I think about it, the more profound the truth seems!

I really admire you!

Before my mother left, she told me that I was not very smart and that if I wanted to make something of myself in this life, I had to find a smart person to follow.

I've been searching for this, and I've finally found it! I think Hai-ge is the smartest person I've ever met, and I want to follow in his footsteps!

An Xiaohai fell silent.

An Xiaohai never wanted to be a boss. He was forced into this situation. Just now, he subconsciously wanted to refuse Zhang Kun, but Lai Donglin, who was sitting next to him, secretly tugged at his clothes.

Lai Donglin rarely expressed his opinions casually; this was the first time. He definitely had the right to speak about Kunji, as Kunji was his bunkmate.

Should he accept this person? An Xiaohai was struggling with this internal struggle.

One more person means one more problem.

Lai Donglin is an actuary accountant, which will definitely come in handy in the future. Most importantly, Lai Donglin is not the kind of restless person who will cause trouble everywhere.

This Kun Ji is different; he claims to be a thief, which is just him trying to make himself look good. Frankly, he's just a petty thief. What use is someone like that in the future?

"Kwan Kee can open safes, no matter how complicated!"

Seeing that An Xiaohai was still hesitating, Lai Donglin couldn't help but whisper something in An Xiaohai's ear.

An Xiaohai was startled.

Suddenly, An Xiaohai was able to grasp Lai Donglin's true thoughts. He had asked him to take over Kunji not entirely for his and Kunji's sake, but more so for his own.

An Xiaohai's rescue of Lai Donglin was not entirely without ulterior motives; the "General Manager Hu" that Lai Donglin mentioned was very likely Hu Haikong.

An Xiaohai never mentioned this matter to Lai Donglin, not because he didn't want to, but because he wanted to wait and let Lai Donglin bring it up himself.

In that case, everything will seem much more natural.

Lai Donglin was tricked into this job by that Boss Hu, and he suffered bullying for several years after he entered. He must be very sensitive, and An Xiaohai can relate to that.

Therefore, we cannot let Lai Donglin have any doubts. Once he suspects that our motives for helping him are not pure, the trust between us will inevitably be greatly reduced, which is not worth it.

Waiting and hoping!

Wait a little longer, there will be hope. In An Xiaohai's view, he had waited for decades, so a little more time wouldn't make a difference.

An Xiaohai glanced at Lai Donglin, who lowered his head guiltily.

"You brought this up rather suddenly, I need some time to think about it," An Xiaohai said to Kunji after a moment's thought.

"That's great! I'm glad you're willing to consider it! I'm really useful, you have to believe me! As long as you accept me, I'll never think about anything else again, I'll just follow you wholeheartedly!"

If Brother Hai discovers that I have no intention of serving anyone, he can just kill me. My Kunji will not have the slightest complaint!

After finishing his story, Kunji left very happily.

An Xiaohai let out a breath and looked up at Gui Liu, who was eating not far away. Gui Liu was also looking at him, but his expression didn't reveal much. He even nodded slightly to An Xiaohai.

An Xiaohai nodded in acknowledgment, temporarily putting the matter aside, and lowered his head to continue struggling with the food in front of him.

"Ah Lai, you really want me to take over Kunji because you want to get revenge on that Boss Hu guy?"

When An Xiaohai went to work in the afternoon, he quietly asked Lai Donglin, who was next to him.

"I just want to take back everything that belongs to me!" Lai Donglin remained silent for a long time before gritting his teeth and answering An Xiaohai with these words.

"I didn't want to get involved in your affairs, and I've never asked you about anything related to it, but now you're my underling, and you're harboring such a deep resentment."

I can't just ignore this, do you understand?

"I understand!" Lai Donglin nodded. "Even if Brother Hai hadn't asked, I would have told you anyway."

"Then tell me now, it's perfect timing," An Xiaohai said after glancing around at the surroundings.

It was almost time to finish work, and the prisoners had almost completed their tasks for the day. With a little time left, the guards were very relaxed, allowing the prisoners to chat quietly, which served as a reward for their work.

It's clearly not appropriate to discuss Lai Donglin's affairs in the prison cell; discussing them here is just right.

"Okay, I'll tell Hai-ge everything!"

Lai Donglin paused after speaking and took a deep breath. An Xiaohai knew he was organizing his thoughts and didn't rush him.

"The Mr. Hu I used to work for is none other than Hu Haikong, a name known to everyone in Shenzhen!" Lai Donglin finally began his story.

It really was him! Hu Haikong.

"I was originally a teacher at Beijing University. Mr. Hu happened to attend one of my lectures, and he invited me to dinner. We had a very pleasant conversation."

Mr. Hu said he admired me and hoped I would work for him, and offered me a reward that I would find hard to refuse.

My family doesn't have any special connections; my parents are honest and hardworking farmers. I was having a very difficult time at university at the time, so I accepted Mr. Hu's invitation without much hesitation.

I followed General Manager Hu to Shenzhen. He indeed trusted me a lot and basically handed over the company's financial power to me.

I worked for him for five years, watching the company grow bigger and bigger, and watching Mr. Hu's wealth and power grow bigger and bigger.

I am very proud because I played a part in this.

Until one day, Mr. Hu assigned me a multinational business deal, and that's when my misfortune began.

Lai Donglin paused here, rubbing his face repeatedly, as if trying to wipe away all the pain in his heart. An Xiaohai still didn't urge him, but just looked up at the prison guards around them.

Fortunately, no one noticed this.

"The other party is a financial company in country M. They want to cooperate with us on an investment project. This project is very risky, but the returns are very substantial."

Because the amount of money involved is so huge, I have been very cautious.

I calculated the project's risk model more than ten times to make sure there were no problems before telling Mr. Hu that the project should be feasible.

Although Lai Donglin did not explain exactly what the project was, An Xiaohai understood perfectly from what he heard.

If this method were implemented more than 20 years from now, it would just be a well-known and common money laundering technique, but in this era, it is little known.

It's truly unexpected that Hu Haikong had already begun using such methods at this point.

That's really impressive!