Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"How's An Xiaohai doing these past two days? Has he caused any more trouble?" Yang Yuanbing, who had been holding back for two days, finally couldn't resist and came to the solitary confinement cell. He absentmindedly flipped through the duty log while asking the guard on duty.

"No, the prisoner is very quiet, hardly speaks, and I haven't heard him make any noise. Yesterday, Section Chief Tian came to see him and talked to him for half an hour."

"Understood," Yang Yuanbing nodded, closing the duty log. "Give me the key to An Xiaohai's solitary confinement cell. I'll go talk to him and find out why he did what he did."

"Okay, here's the key!" the on-duty guard immediately handed over the key.

"Alright, you stay here, I can go by myself."

"But……"

"It's okay, this is a restricted area, nothing will happen. I'll go by myself, and I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong," Yang Yuanbing said without giving the guard on duty a chance to object, and left the duty room with the key.

"This An Xiaohai is really strange. He was put in solitary confinement, and two senior section chiefs came to have a heart-to-heart talk with him, but they wouldn't let anyone come along. I really don't understand!"

The prison guard on duty shook his head. He didn't intend to pay attention to this matter. As long as these officials didn't come to cause trouble for no reason, he didn't care about anything else!

Yang Yuanbing held the keys, his brows furrowed; he was truly at his wit's end.

The municipal party committee, the procuratorate, and even the municipal public security bureau are all eerily quiet!

Han Jianyong is ignoring him completely, and Liu Ming is talking nonsense. The only hope is An Xiaohai. If the big shot behind An Xiaohai is willing to lend a hand, there might still be a glimmer of hope.

When the iron door to the solitary confinement cell opened, Yang Yuanbing was somewhat taken aback.

An Xiaohai did not become despondent as he had imagined. He was lying on the ground doing push-ups, quietly counting to himself.

If Yang Yuanbing heard correctly, it should be over 800.

Is he really risking his life like that?

"Section Chief Yang, please wait a moment, I still need 26 more!" An Xiaohai didn't look up when he sensed Yang Yuanbing coming in; he just gritted his teeth and continued doing push-ups.

"It's okay, you can continue, I'm not in a hurry," Yang Yuanbing said, glancing at the solitary confinement cell. The cell was very small, only three or four square meters, with nothing else besides the bed and the toilet.

It felt empty, just like his current mood.

"Section Chief Yang, what brings you here to see me today?" An Xiaohai asked as he wiped the sweat from his brow with his clothes after finishing his last 26 push-ups.

Yang Yuanbing was in a daze again.

Today, An Xiaohai's demeanor and tone gave him a completely different feeling, but Yang Yuanbing couldn't quite put his finger on what was different from usual.

In short, this time, An Xiaohai on the other side seemed not to be a prisoner, but a college student who had just finished exercising on the playground.

This feeling is inexplicable.

"What exactly happened to you? Why did you do that? Don't you know that assaulting a police officer is a serious crime, especially in prison? If Mo Qinglian insists on pursuing this matter, you'll be in big trouble!"

"I know, but there's nothing I can do. What's done is done, and there's no going back. If he doesn't forgive us, there's nothing I can do but accept it. After all, I made a mistake."

Wrongdoings should be punished; impulsiveness is the devil!

An Xiaohai said with a smile, his expression even carrying a hint of shyness, leaving Yang Yuanbing completely bewildered.

"Why does Section Chief Yang look so worried?"

"What do you think? There have been so many incidents lately, especially that explosion. Ugh! It's still not over, and the investigation hasn't made any real progress. It's so frustrating!"

"Oh, so that's what it was about. I thought it was all over. Things have been pretty quiet lately, haven't they?"

"Quiet? Ha! Too much quiet is never a good thing! In my experience, the quieter it is up there, the more violent the storm will be."

Never mind, I shouldn't have told you all this in the first place.

How was it? Being locked up wasn't pleasant, was it? Don't be so impulsive again. Hey, Xiao Mo, I can put in a good word for you and get him to drop the matter.

As long as he doesn't pursue the matter, I have a way to help you erase this incident.

But people have pride too. You gave him a black eye in front of all the prisoners, so you have to give him an explanation.

Write a formal apology letter and admit your mistake. It'll be better for everyone. Let's stop making a scene; this period is far too sensitive, you understand what I mean?

"I understand, thank you Section Chief Yang, I'll write it right away," An Xiaohai said with a bright smile. "However, after two quiet days here, I can't do anything but overthink things."

I also have some thoughts on the explosion; I wonder if Section Chief Yang would like to hear them.

An Xiaohai knew Yang Yuanbing all too well. The fact that he had come all this way was definitely because of this matter. He probably thought Yang Yuanbing had some powerful backer. He was here to learn from Yang Yuanbing.

Yang Yuanbing was truly desperate this time.

"Oh, tell me! I really want to hear other people's opinions!" Yang Yuanbing immediately became serious upon hearing this, no longer bothering to act.

"That's right, Section Chief Yang. What's done is done, and none of us can change that."

However, everything has two sides. We shouldn't always focus on the side that's unfavorable to us, but rather look more at the side that's beneficial to us.

"What do you mean by that? Could you explain it more clearly?"

To put it more clearly: we cannot let fear cloud our judgment. Everything has a root cause. We must break through all the fog and find the root cause of the problem in order to resolve the crisis.

An incident occurred at our No. 1 prison, and the investigation is still ongoing. Why isn't it over? Are there any facts that haven't been clarified?

"No, that's not it. In my opinion, they haven't found anything. There must be other reasons why the case is still not closed."

"What could be the reason? Has Section Chief Yang considered that?"

"That's the reason I've been thinking about, and it's making me really anxious!"

"Section Chief Yang, this is called being overly concerned and making a mistake. Try putting yourself in their shoes. If you were the leader, and something like this happened in one of your subordinate units, what would you want most?"

"Of course I want this matter to be over quickly, to give everyone a satisfactory explanation as soon as possible, and to prevent any further trouble!"

An Xiaohai's words shook Yang Yuanbing to his core, and a surge of joy welled up within him.

"Isn't that settled? So, just give your boss whatever they want. Seize the opportunity; you might even turn a bad thing into a good one."

As the saying goes, "Take a gamble, and you might just turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!"

An Xiaohai's words suddenly enlightened Yang Yuanbing: giving gifts! He was all too familiar with this!

But upon closer reflection, Yang Yuanbing immediately became discouraged. He really couldn't give his boss what he wanted most right now!

"Section Chief Yang, don't be discouraged. Over the past two years, I've been so grateful for your care. My brother and I have indirectly caused you so much trouble, and you haven't said a word of blame."

I was so touched!

So, I've prepared a small gift for you. If Section Chief Yang were to pass this gift on to the leadership, it might turn a bad situation into a good one, and perhaps resolve this trouble.

"Really? What is it? Where is it?" Yang Yuanbing almost jumped up. He never expected that his helpless actions would have such a result.

An Xiaohai's shoulder, which was being gripped by Yang Yuanbing, was in pain, but he seemed completely oblivious, maintaining a smile on his face.

"It's under my pillow in my cell. I was planning to give it to you in the next couple of days, but you see, I'm locked up here, so I don't have the chance."

"Okay! I'll go get it myself, you wait here!" Yang Yuanbing pointed at An Xiaohai as he turned to open the door.

"Section Chief Yang, don't be in such a hurry to leave. I still have something I need your help with."

"Speak, what is it!" Yang Yuanbing was very excited, and his tone was particularly decisive.

"I would like to ask you to pass on a message to Captain Wang Tiejun of the Narcotics Enforcement Team. He came over earlier and said that I reported someone called 'Snake Brother' and someone called 'Peng Lei'."

Okay, I'll take the blame!

But Captain Wang is really unfair. I've done such a great service; he should at least give me some reward, like a reduced sentence or something. Otherwise, who would believe me?"

Are you sure you want to tell him this?

"Sure."

"Alright, yes sir, I'll go right away!"

Yang Yuanbing quickly closed the door and left, his footsteps sounding extremely urgent!

An Xiaohai, still smiling, remained motionless in the solitary confinement cell, like a stone statue.