Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Three minutes later, An Xiaohai was filled with remorse.

Guo Fang shouldn't have gotten on Ah Huo's motorcycle. This isn't riding a motorcycle; it's practically flying close to the ground! Compared to Ah Huo, Guo Fang is just playing house!

However, after enduring the initial ten minutes or so, as An Xiaohai gradually became familiar with this lightning speed, the tension slowly disappeared, replaced by a strange excitement.

Ah Huo is different from Guo Fang; his body is like a solid wall in front of you, making you feel very safe.

Along the way, An Xiaohai heard the sound of police sirens several times, but they were quickly left far behind in the speed of the police.

Whether it's a large-scale aircraft or a level-flying aircraft, the special high-powered engines they use are all imported and very expensive.

A large aircraft needs at least four such engines to take off, and some even have as many as six or eight. The cost of one large aircraft can be as high as two or three hundred thousand.

The ships are easy to solve, the key is the engines. Even if the four Chen brothers had 100 ships that could be transformed into large flying ships, they couldn't possibly equip them with too many engines.

Meanwhile, to prevent seawater corrosion, the engines and propellers cannot be immersed in seawater for extended periods, and large aircraft cannot take off every day. Therefore, the engines are usually removed from the ship and stored separately.

This serves both as a protection for the engine and as a way to prevent the engine from being confiscated along with the aircraft if it is discovered. The engine can simply be reinstalled when the aircraft needs it.

Based on An Xiaohai's experience in the fishing village, these engines would most likely undergo maintenance before use to ensure they wouldn't fail at critical moments.

If those two people set off in the next couple of days, then those large aircraft engines should be undergoing maintenance right now.

Because it is an imported high-end engine, there are not many companies or people in the entire Shenhai City who can do this job. People who use large aircraft are unlikely to openly send their engines to the company for maintenance, so they can only find someone.

An Xiaohai's maternal grandfather happened to be in this line of work and was very familiar with it. Although he couldn't do the job himself, he had been in this industry his whole life, so he would most likely know who could do it.

More than 40 minutes later, Ah Huo's motorcycle stopped at the shipyard in Xiadong Town, downstairs from An Xiao's grandfather's dormitory building. An Xiao got off the motorcycle and leaned against the wall for nearly 10 minutes before knocking on her grandfather's door with Ah Huo.

"Xiao Hai! What brings you here? I was just about to go to work, hehe," Grandpa said with a hearty laugh, pulling An Xiao Hai into the house. He nodded to Ah Huo as a greeting.

An Xiaohai's maternal grandparents are both native locals and not very good at dealing with strangers. Ah Huo doesn't mind at all; on the contrary, he feels more relaxed and comfortable this way.

"Grandpa, are you working the night shift again? I've already told you, the family's debts are all paid off, you don't need to work so hard anymore. I told you to quit your job and move to the village with Grandma, why won't you go?"

"I've been busy my whole life, I'm used to it. If I have nothing to do, I feel uneasy, haha. Don't worry about me, I know what I'm doing. It's not far from home, if we miss you, we can come over to visit anytime, it's great, haha."

An Xiaohai had long known that his grandfather would say that, and it was true. People who are used to being busy might encounter all sorts of problems when they suddenly have free time, so An Xiaohai didn't insist.

I went inside and looked around. My grandmother wasn't there; she'd probably gone out to buy groceries. This was a good opportunity to find out more.

"Grandpa, do you know where I can get a speedboat engine repaired?"

"Our factory can fix it. What's wrong? Does your friend need engine repair? Just contact me. If it's not a big problem, I'll bring two colleagues over to take a look. It can be done tomorrow. I'm not on duty tomorrow."

"Grandpa, I'm not asking about ordinary engines, but those imported, high-horsepower engines that can be installed on large aircraft."

"Ah..." Grandpa was startled, looking at An Xiaohai suspiciously, then at Ah Huo: "Xiaohai, this... you can't do that, you can't break the law!"

"Grandpa, what are you thinking? Of course I wouldn't do anything illegal, I'm just asking around for a friend."

"Friends? What friends?"

"Grandpa, this is my boss," Ah Huo said with a smile, handing his grandfather a cigarette. "My boss is from Hong Kong. You know, labor costs are too high there, so he wants to find a craftsman here to help with the repairs."

We're just helping to gather information. You just need to tell us who to contact, and I'll pass the information on to my boss so he can get in touch with them himself.

"Grandpa, don't worry. Ah Huo is a very good friend of mine. We're just helping his boss get some information."

"Oh, that's good, that scared me..." Grandpa was still a little skeptical, but since An Xiaohai and Ah Huo had already said so much, Grandpa couldn't say anything more.

"This kind of engine is indeed very difficult to repair and maintain; you need to be able to read foreign blueprints."

If you go through the proper channels, you can only find the original manufacturer or a major manufacturer. If you want to find a repairman, as far as I know, there are only three people in our Shenhai City who can take on this job.

The first one is Old Li from the Second Factory. Besides working at the factory, he also runs a small repair shop in Xiaxi. His apprentices help out there when they're not working.

However, this guy charges a lot and is a bit dishonest; he might ask for more money when the repair is halfway done.

The second one is Lao Feng from Springfield Port. He has excellent skills and charges reasonable fees, but he is quite busy with work and has limited time. I would be reluctant to ask him to go to Honggang.

There's another one, Xiao Hai, whom you should also know.

"Xiao Ding, Ding Quansheng, when you were little, he used to hold you and play with you at the factory. He was very skilled. If he hadn't had a conflict with his boss, he wouldn't have run away to work for himself."

"I do vaguely remember Uncle Ding, but he doesn't seem to be here anymore."

"Yes, he's not here anymore. I don't know why, but he closed his shop in town and opened a small repair shop in Tung Chung. It's been more than ten years now."

I've visited him a few times and tried to persuade him to come back, since there are many familiar faces here. He just smiles and shows no intention of returning.

An Xiaohai and Ah Huo quickly exchanged a glance: "Grandpa, is there anyone else?"

"There probably aren't any more. I only know those three; they're all old. I guess some of the younger ones might be able to fix things, but I can't really talk to them for more than a few minutes."

"I understand, Grandpa, that's enough. Anyway, we've already found out. As for who to ask to fix it, let the boss figure it out himself, haha."

"Oh, that's good!" Grandpa nodded, and at the same time breathed a slight sigh of relief. Judging from An Xiaohai's tone, it should indeed not be a deep matter.

"Grandpa, we've got all the information. Ah Huo and I will be leaving now; we have some things to do."

"Have dinner before you leave, your grandma just went to buy groceries."

"No, Grandpa, let's do it in a couple of days. It'll be the weekend in a couple of days, and I'll come pick you up so we can have a nice family meal together."

"Okay, you don't need to pick us up. We can go by ourselves. It's not far anyway."

"I'll come pick you up. We'll be going now."

"Okay, sure..."

An Xiaohai had already reached the corner of the stairs when his grandfather suddenly called him back: "Xiaohai, you need to work diligently. If you need money, Grandpa has some here. Your mother gave us some money last time, but we don't need it..."

"Grandpa, don't worry, I won't run away with the water."

"Well... okay, be careful on the road."

"I'll be careful, see you this weekend!"

After saying goodbye to his grandfather, An Xiaohai and Ah Huo went downstairs, and Ah Huo started his motorcycle.

"What do you mean? Where are we going?"

Tung Chung.

"Are you so sure?"

"Of course, you told me about more than a dozen places where Dai Fei is hiding. It's very convenient to get to these places from Tung Chung."

"That makes sense, let's get on the bus!"

"No, I'll go myself. You go to my house and pick up Kunji. If you can't find him at home, go to Shatoujiao Village and look around. You might run into him there."

If you really can't find it, that's fine. Just come and meet me. You know Kun Kee, right?

"I know him, but is he reliable?"

"If it's for dealing with Fourth Brother or Sea Hawk, it should be reliable."

"Understood, I'm going. Be careful."

"Wait, do you have a telescope?"

"Of course I have one, here you go!" Ah Huo pulled out a very exquisite little monocular telescope from his body and threw it to An Xiaohai. It was obviously very valuable.

"By the way, if I'm not available to answer the phone later, and Kunji doesn't trust you and refuses to go with you, you can give him a secret signal."

"What code?"

"Say to him: May Elune be with you."

"Huh? What the heck? What do you mean, 'love what'?"

May Elune be with you.

"May Elune be with you... What will he say in response?"

"For the tribe."

"What kind of nonsense is this..."