Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Thank you, flame, for giving you light, but do not forget the one who holds the lamp, who stands steadfastly in the darkness.

— Tagore

Ah Huo is just as his name suggests; when he gets close to you, it's like a blazing flame approaching.

"Xiao Hai, hello, I'm Ah Huo. I've been hearing your name so many times, but I'm so glad to finally meet you in person today!"

Ah Huo looks to be in his thirties. He is handsome with a touch of vicissitudes, has a well-proportioned body, and clearly defined muscles. He gives off the feeling of a sharp sword being drawn from its sheath, but when he gets close to you, you can feel a surge of passion emanating from him.

Seeing Ah Huo's outstretched hand, An Xiaohai reached out and shook hands with him without hesitation, their hands clasped tightly together!

An Xiaohai's eyes stung, and he desperately suppressed his emotions.

The moment Ah Huo entered, he subtly gave An Xiaohai a hand gesture—the same gesture Zhou Zhengguo had just taught An Xiaohai yesterday to distinguish between his own people!

A police undercover agent whom An Xiaohai had never met before revealed his identity the moment they met. That takes a lot of trust!

"Alright, you two, stop flirting here. I know you're family, honestly! You're making me a little jealous!"

"Haha, Uncle Shui is right. Xiao Hai saved Third Brother's life, and Third Brother said that Xiao Hai and we are family. But now it's all good, we're all family!"

Ah Huo proactively released An Xiaohai's hand, and sat down next to Guo Xiangshui with a smile. His fiery aura suddenly subsided, as if a raging fire had met water.

"You know we're family, that's great! Xiao Hai is very capable; he can make a lot of people rich with just a few words!"

"Oh? Did I miss something? What exactly happened?" Ah Huo looked at Guo Xiangshui, then at An Xiaohai, and asked.

"This is our trade secret, we're not going to tell you that easily! To be honest, you should thank Xiao Hai for helping you get the shop downstairs this time."

"If Xiaohai hadn't helped us solve the problem, you wouldn't have been able to get the shop below."

"Haha, I see, thanks!" Ah Huo tossed a cigarette to An Xiaohai with such force that An Xiaohai almost missed it.

"You guys have struck gold! I was the one sharing a room with Xiao Hai when we were inside, but who knew he was much closer to Third Brother than to me! What kind of situation is this?!"

"Uncle Shui, look at what you're saying. You and Third Brother are the same. I just helped Third Brother a little by chance. It was Third Brother who was loyal and supported me."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Everyone knows what's going on!"

Xiao Hai, come over whenever you have time. Let's have some tea and chat together. Don't always stay cooped up in that village; it's not your stage!

Everyone who comes and goes here has some connections. And you're so smart, why don't you just play matchmaker, give everyone some advice, and we can all make money together? What a great thing!

The ideas you came up with this time are really brilliant. I've already told them all that once we make money, you'll definitely get a share!

"Thank you, Uncle Shui, but no need, really no need. It's nothing, I just asked for help, it was nothing at all. Guo Fang even saved my life before."

"Hey, let's keep things separate!"

Fangfang did save you once, but that's between the two of you and has nothing to do with us. If you want to repay her, go and repay Fangfang.

Xiao Hai, if Fangfang ever gets into trouble, please help her if you can!

As Guo Xiangshui spoke, he poured more tea for An Xiaohai. An Xiaohai felt that Guo Xiangshui was speaking from the bottom of his heart.

By this time, An Xiaohai finally began to grasp Guo Xiangshui's true thoughts. Regardless of Guo Xiangshui's motives, he genuinely believed in him.

Guo Xiangshui deliberately approached her, even trying to please her, partly to create a backup plan for Guo Fang, even though the hope seemed slim. Guo Xiangshui was still willing to make this investment.

For a drug lord to go to such lengths for his own daughter, one can only say that parents everywhere have a heart full of love and compassion. But this is not necessarily a good thing for other parents in the world.

"Fangfang saved Xiaohai? What happened?" Ah Huo asked, frowning.

"Here's what happened. Two months ago, I went to visit a friend in the First Prison. Not long after I left the prison, I was chased and attacked by several assassins in the street. At the critical moment, Guo Fang appeared and took me away."

"Is that so? Do you know who did it?"

"I think it must be someone from the Big Circle Gang."

"The Big Circle Gang? Impossible!" Ah Huo's brows furrowed even more.

"We've been killing these people from the Big Circle Gang for ages. They haven't dared to show their faces here for at least three months. How come they went to attack you near the First Prison two months ago?"

Xiao Hai, what did those people who attacked you look like? Did you see them clearly? Tell me in detail, and I'll see who dared to do that!

Ah Huo's words instantly resolved one of An Xiaohai's doubts. No wonder Wang Tiejun said the Big Circle Gang posed no threat; it turned out they were waiting here!

Ah Huo is Second Brother's man, which means he's on Third Brother's side. With Ah Huo, Third Brother's influence, and Wang Tiejun's secret help, the Big Circle Gang should indeed be powerless.

At this moment, An Xiaohai secretly paid close attention to Guo Xiangshui's reaction.

There was nothing unusual about him; Guo Xiangshui remained extremely calm throughout.

An Xiaohai described in detail to Ah Huo the appearance and physical characteristics of the people who had chased and attacked him that day. After listening, Ah Huo immediately fell into thought.

"I understand, those people are most likely Ah Sha's gang! Don't worry, leave it to me."

"Alright, Xiao Hai, Brother Huo has spoken, so you don't need to worry. We'll keep an eye on A Sha's gang for you. I'll let you know if they come over."

Guo Xiangshui took a sip of tea and continued, "With the two of you keeping an eye on them, I feel much more at ease. Although Fangfang was wearing a helmet that day, they probably already recognized her car. This battle is inevitable!"

Guo Xiangshui poured them more tea: "Alright, I've had a great day, let's not talk about these things anymore, let's drink our tea!"

Dinner time was approaching, and the clubhouse was getting lively again. A fat man rushed in, picked up a teacup and drank it, grimacing as he was burned.

"Fatty Ming, what's your hurry? Why are you up here today?" Guo Xiangshui glared at the fat man and said. This Fatty Ming was a henchman that Guo Xiangshui had been working for in Honggang for a long time.

"Boss, the Tong Sheng Lian (a local business association) wants our help with something, so I came up here!"

"They want our help? What for?"

"Here's what happened. More than two months ago, their people were queuing at the border when three guys disguised themselves as armed police officers and extorted a lot of money from them with a dog!"

Tong Shenglian thought the three guys were from the armed police. They felt that since they had already paid protection money, it was outrageous for the armed police to continue this behavior. So they joined forces and reported the armed police officers who were collecting protection money.

In the end, it turned out that those three guys weren't even members of the armed police!

Now things are really messed up; they've become enemies with the armed police at the checkpoint. The police are watching them every day, and they've suffered huge losses in the past two months! The leaders of Tongshenglian are getting angrier and angrier, so they want to dig out those three bastards and teach them a lesson!

"Dig it out? Where are we supposed to dig it out for them? Do they think we're gods?!"

"They knew it was going to be difficult, so they spent a lot of money to hire a foreign profiler to draw portraits of these three guys. Boss, look, these are the three guys!"

As Fatty Ming spoke, he pulled out three crumpled pieces of paper from his pocket and unfolded them.

An Xiaohai immediately covered his forehead when he saw the portrait on the paper.

Hey!