Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Hai, no, we can't do it. The two of us can't hold onto so many spots; it's too easy to miss them!"

Pan Zhuangzhuang stared at a blueprint for a long time before finally shaking his head.

The engines that had been maintained were taken away around four or five in the morning the next day. Ah Huo followed the people who took away the large aircraft engines, while An Xiaohai and Kun Ji followed the people who took away the level aircraft engines.

Now, the starting points on both sides have been determined. The starting point for level flight is very close to that mangrove forest.

Starting from there, the plane would fly through the mangroves to Honggang. At full speed, it might not even take ten minutes. The map showed the possible route of the plane, with dense lines that made one's scalp tingle.

"Zhuang, are you sure the HDD has been playing music again?"

"Confirmed!" Pan Zhuangzhuang nodded. "The alarm rang for a full five and a half hours last night. I was observing them from a distance the whole time. When I came to see you, no one had come to take the items out yet."

"I understand..." An Xiaohai nodded, "In other words, the time when someone comes to pick up the goods is not far from when they will take action..."

Now that it has been confirmed that the marine environmental observation station is an important drug trafficking node for the Sea Hawks, how could An Xiaohai completely ignore it?

The task of keeping an eye on that area was always carried out by Pan Zhuangzhuang, a fact that even Kunji was unaware of.

An Xiaohai originally wanted Kunji to keep an eye on that place, but after thinking it over carefully, he gave up. Firstly, Kunji had other tasks, and secondly, Pan Zhuangzhuang was the only person An Xiaohai could trust without reservation.

More than two months have passed, and Pan Zhuangzhuang has lost a lot of weight and gotten even darker.

After following the vehicles for more than a month, Pan Zhuangzhuang began to try to follow the vehicles entering and leaving the marine environmental observation station. Because he was not in a hurry, Pan Zhuangzhuang used the most time-consuming and laborious, but also the safest and most rudimentary method.

First, identify the vehicles, then determine a short section of the route each time. Wait at the village entrance and see which direction the vehicles drive in. Next time, wait at the end of that road and see which way they drive in.

The Sea Harriers used more than one vehicle to transport drugs, but Pan Zhuangzhuang managed to identify three locations where the Sea Harriers received drugs in just over two months using this rudimentary method.

In this respect, An Xiaohai greatly admires Pan Zhuangzhuang; he himself certainly doesn't have that kind of patience and perseverance.

Strangely, two of the three locations where drugs were received were docks. After the drugs were delivered there, they would be loaded onto flatbed aircraft and transported to Hong Kong.

At first, An Xiaohai didn't understand.

The drugs were originally obtained from Hong Kong, so why send some of them to the pier and then back to Hong Kong by plane? Moreover, speedboats from Hong Kong would occasionally transport drugs over.

Isn't this unnecessary? But An Xiaohai quickly figured it out.

The marine environmental observation station is a very important transportation route for the sea harriers. If this route is destroyed, they will suffer a severe blow and their strength will be greatly diminished. Therefore, the safety of this route must be protected at all costs.

Using flat-aircraft to transport drugs to or from Hong Kong is a smokescreen, designed to ensure that no one suspects they have a more secretive, secure, and larger-volume transport route.

Through this incident, An Xiaohai also gained a general understanding of the organizational structure of the Sea Hawks.

The sea hawks operate on two lines, one overt and one covert. The overt line conceals the covert line, which acts like the tentacles of an octopus, abandoning itself at the first sign of danger and cutting off all leads, leaving the police with nothing to investigate.

The hidden plot is the true lifeline of the Sea Hawk.

Those speedboats flying around on the sea are like disposable tentacles; their greater purpose is to mislead the police.

The core members of the Sea Hawks also have two identities, one overt and one covert.

Like Guo Xiangshui, who was ostensibly the village chief of Haiwei Village, he was actually a leader of the Haiyao organization.

An Xiaohai did not believe that Guo Xiangshui was Hai Yaozi. He believed that Hai Yaozi was someone who was hiding much deeper and that it was unlikely that he would be arrested and imprisoned.

There's also Gui Liu. An Xiaohai has now basically confirmed that Gui Liu is also one of Haiyaozi's people. However, he is very special because his two identities, one overt and one covert, overlap.

He has two identities: drug dealers. On the surface, he is a member of a small drug trafficking organization in Red Harbor that has already been destroyed. In reality, he is also a minor leader of the Sea Hawks.

It was precisely this identity that misled Wang Tiejun.

Gui Liu and Guo Xiangshui should know each other's identities, and their positions within the Sea Hawk organization should be roughly the same.

"Hai, what are you thinking about? Why aren't you saying anything?"

"Oh, it's nothing!" An Xiaohai shook his head, his attention returning to the drawing.

"Hai, look, according to your analysis, if they find that the entire mangrove forest is surrounded by armed police, they will definitely run around inside the mangrove forest looking for a weak point to break through."

If they realize they can't escape, they'll throw the drugs off the ship into the sea.

So, where will they throw them?

There are more than 20 possible points here, here, and here, and they are likely still moving during this process.

The area is too large; the two of us alone definitely can't hold so many points.

Also, we're under a lot of time. We've done night fishing before, you know how difficult it is. We're just too pressed for time.

Even if the armed police gave us enough time, our oxygen tanks wouldn't last that long unless we bought professional diving equipment.

"No, that's absolutely not allowed. We might not even be able to use the oxygen tanks," An Xiaohai waved his hand, rejecting the suggestion.

Not many people buy professional diving equipment, and at such a sensitive time, it's too easy to leave traces, which is very dangerous.

In Apojiao Village, many families have diving equipment. This equipment is used for fishing in the nearshore waters and is very rudimentary. The oxygen cylinders are not only bulky, but also have insufficient oxygen density.

It's incredibly difficult to retrieve drugs using such equipment, especially under those circumstances.

"The armed police are not to be trifled with. They will likely take control of the coastline around the mangroves as soon as possible, and showing up there with diving equipment would be too conspicuous."

So this time, we'll likely have to do it all by ourselves.

An Xiaohai's words plunged Pan Zhuangzhuang into a long silence: "Hai, let's call Xuan'er. Only with her will our chances of success be greater."

"Yes, if Xuan'er were here, our chances of success would be much greater..." An Xiaohai let out a long sigh.

Lin Xuan'er is an exceptionally good swimmer; otherwise, she wouldn't have earned the nickname "Mermaid." While others need to carry oxygen tanks when going to sea to harvest sea urchins and scallops, Lin Xuan'er doesn't need one at all.

Lin Xuan'er can swim underwater at a very fast speed for nearly two minutes. If it's just about holding her breath, An Xiaohai believes she can do it for at least twice or even three times as long.

An Xiaohai had never witnessed Lin Xuan'er's limits in this area!

"Forget it, it's too dangerous. This is a man's matter, and I don't want to involve women," An Xiaohai said after a long while, shaking his head.

"Hai, stop lying to yourself. You yourself told me that we're both involved, and neither of us can escape."

Don't you understand Xuan'er's personality? She shares your life; if anything happens to you, she won't survive. Don't just think about your own comfort; have you even considered what Xuan'er is thinking?

What would she think if she knew you wouldn't let her help under these circumstances? It's been so many years, do I really need to tell her?

"Okay, I'll think about it some more..." An Xiaohai bit his lip and thought for a while before finally nodding slightly.

"Alright, I'll go keep an eye on them then. They should be making their move soon," Pan Zhuangzhuang said, and hurried away.

An Xiaohai let out a long breath and looked up at the ceiling.

"It's been over two months, and I feel like I'm ready again..."

It was a bit rushed, but now I'm capable of both offense and defense, and I seem to be stronger than I was in the First Prison...

I never expected that such a huge explosion would be so easily downplayed and ignored...

Grandma, it's been so long, how are you doing over there? Have you found your old comrades? ...Why did you never tell me about your wartime experiences? If only you had, maybe it would be useful now...

But it doesn't matter anymore...

I'm about to make another move, so get ready!

Grandma, you'll protect me, right? I know you've always been watching over me, I can feel it…