Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Zhou Meng, speak!" On the other end of the phone, Zhou Meng seemed very angry, and it was unclear what Captain Zhou was doing.

"Team Leader Zhou, is it convenient for you to speak?"

"Little Rabbit...wait a minute!" Zhou Meng must have moved to a different location, because his voice came through the phone again after a while: "You little brat, is there any news?!"

"No news from that brat, but An Xiaohai did manage to find out a little something."

"You... alright, An Xiaohai! What information did you find out?"

"They should travel by water to Honggang tonight."

"Specific time and location!"

"have no idea."

"You didn't know you were calling me? You little brat, are you...?"

As expected, Zhou Meng on the other end of the phone flew into a rage. An Xiaohai quickly moved the phone away and waited until Captain Zhou finished venting before putting the phone back to his ear.

"Captain Zhou, don't worry! Although I don't know when or where they boarded the ship, I know their route!"

"Why didn't you say so earlier! Why are you pausing for breath? Tell me, which line?"

"Mangrove Line".

Are you sure?

"It should be pretty certain!"

"Damn it..."

Zhou Meng swore, but it was clearly not directed at An Xiaohai: "What you said is pointless. If they choose the mangrove route, they'll most likely fly at level speed, making it very difficult for us to catch up! Damn it!"

"Captain Zhou, it's not necessarily true. I think we can give it a try; maybe we'll catch up."

"Of course I'll try! Am I just going to stand by and watch them run away? If they piss me off, I'll blast their wrecked ship to smithereens! ... Wait, what did you just say? Maybe we'll catch up? That's what you just said, right?"

Tell me, have you done something naughty again?!

"What do you mean by 'misbehaving'? Captain Zhou, whose side are you on?!"

"Alright, alright, I'm not going to waste my breath arguing with you. Just tell me everything you know. It's urgent, you understand?"

"Of course I understand, but Captain Zhou, may I make a small request?"

"explain."

"If we catch those two tonight, whoever did it, we'll call it even, how about that?"

"You've got a dream come true! You actually dare to negotiate with me!"

Let me tell you, you didn't mess with me, you broke the law! I can personally forgive and forget about it, but how you're dealt with for what you did in the future is up to the judge!

"I understand," An Xiaohai nodded repeatedly.

Zhou Meng's words were essentially an agreement. As for whether he would listen to the judge, if he didn't even go to court, what was the point of listening to him?

"Captain Zhou, I don't really care. I don't care how you deal with me. The main concern is my underling, Kunji."

He's probably following those guys right now, looking for an opportunity to sabotage their engine. This is extremely dangerous. If they catch him tonight, could that be considered making amends?

Zhou Meng remained silent for a long time on the other end of the phone.

"An Xiaohai, you shouldn't have asked Kunji to do this! Those two are professionally trained; it's too dangerous! Isn't Kunji following them right now? Tell him not to do anything, and tell me the time and place immediately!"

"I know it's dangerous, but I can't contact Kun Kee right now, so I can only wait for them to make their move first."

"So what do you want us to do?"

"It's very simple. Keep a close watch on the mangrove area without alerting them. Once they appear in horizontal flight, immediately sound the sirens and surround them."

"Why does it have to be in a mangrove area? Why not in other sea areas?"

"First, I'm not sure which direction they'll come from;"

Secondly, there are very few ships in other sea areas. Once they sense danger, they will turn around and run away. In that case, even if they don't start their high-powered engines, it will be very difficult for you to catch them.

The area near the mangroves is already quite busy with shipping, so having more boats won't easily arouse their suspicion. Furthermore, the people helping them escape are very familiar with the area and have a lot of confidence, which further lowers their guard.

Finally, I suspect they are heavily armed, so trapping them in the mangroves would make your operation easier.

Captain Zhou didn't want to start a battle with them on an open sea either. If a reporter from Hong Kong were to film it, who knows what kind of disgusting things they would do to you.

Zhou Meng on the other end of the phone remained silent for a long time.

"Okay, I got it. But you listen to me, if you dare to mess with me, hmph! I'm going to get ready now, you just wait!"

"Captain Zhou, you need to hurry. I estimate they will move between 10:00 and 12:00. At that time, all the ships are in a hurry to return to port, which is also the time for your shift change."

But you must keep this a secret. If you alert them and they escape, don't blame me.

"Do I need you to remind me of this?!" Zhou Meng's temper was once again successfully provoked by An Xiaohai, but he quickly calmed down.

"Wait a minute! How did you know our shift change time? Who told you?!"

"What's so strange about that? Lots of people know about it, it's not a secret..." An Xiaohai was startled; too much talk leads to trouble!

"Hmph, you little brat! Our shift change times are different every day now! I'm not going to argue with you about this anymore, you just wait!"

I'll trust you this once. I'll arrange to control the mangrove area immediately, but if we don't catch them tonight, you can just wash your ass clean and wait to die!

Zhou Meng slammed down the phone, leaving An Xiaohai with nothing but a bitter smile.

Don't let the fact that Captain Zhou seems carefree and easygoing fool you; he's actually incredibly observant! He probably sensed something was amiss, but he chose not to investigate further.

Zhou Meng's belief in An Xiaohai and his disclosure of the armed police shift change time were largely due to this.

Since that incident at the border, the armed police's duty roster has been drastically adjusted, and it's impossible for ordinary people to get a copy, but An Xiaohai can recite it off the top of his head.

Just because ordinary people can't get the work schedule doesn't mean that everyone can't get it. For example, there's 073, and Wang Tiejun.

Zhou Meng imagined that An Xiaohai was one of 073's people, so An Xiaohai must have gotten the schedule from 073. Since 073 already knew about this, then what An Xiaohai said must be true.

In fact, An Xiaohai got the information from Ah Huo, and Ah Huo was asking Wang Tiejun, of course.

An Xiaohai himself did not expect that what truly persuaded Zhou Meng was merely a casual remark he made.

An Xiaohai mentally reviewed the action plan again, and after confirming that there were no problems, he glanced at Lin Xuan'er, who was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, resting.

Lin Xuan'er appeared very calm, her breathing was very even, and she showed no signs of tension or excitement, only her eyelashes were trembling slightly.

Lin Xuan'er's composure surprised An Xiaohai, and he suddenly had a completely different feeling towards this girl who loved him so deeply.

Indeed, you can't underestimate anyone!

I glanced at my watch; it was 8:30, still a bit early.

It only takes 20 minutes to get to the mangroves from here, and at most half an hour to park the car and get ready. It will only be around 9:30 at that time, and there may still be quite a while before we reach the mangroves by plane.

We can't go too early; we need to have enough physical strength and energy to handle the upcoming activities. Let's wait half an hour before setting off.

An Xiaohai looked at Lin Xuan'er again. Lin Xuan'er had opened her eyes at some point and was grinning at An Xiaohai.

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In the conference room, Zhou Meng stared at the map with a grim face, while the armed police officers around him looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Zhou Meng had just issued a military order to close the barracks of the Third Detachment, prohibiting everyone from leaving the barracks and from making any contact with the outside world; all the ships of the Third Detachment of the Armed Police were ready to go, but Zhou Meng had not yet issued the order to deploy.

"Report!" came the voice outside the conference room door.

"Come in!"

As soon as Zhou Meng finished speaking, two armed police officers pushed open the door and entered. They carried weapons on their backs and stood as straight as pine trees.

"Reporting to the squad leader, Li Yi and Qi Guoliang are here to report for duty!"

Wow~

A small commotion immediately broke out in the conference room. Li Yi and Qi Guoliang were the two best snipers in the third detachment.

What terrible thing has happened?!

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On the other side, Wang Tiejun, along with his anti-drug officers, had quietly taken control of the small dock in front of them. As time went by, Wang Tiejun, who was holding binoculars, frowned more and more.

"Captain Wang, something seems off. These guys don't seem to be transporting drugs; they look like they're preparing to smuggle them!" an officer whispered.

Wang Tiejun glanced at him but didn't say anything.

The information the kite gave him wasn't very specific; it only said that there was an extremely important shipment to be sent out from this dock that night, and he was asked to intercept it at all costs.

"Could this all be a smokescreen? Could it be a drug trafficking operation disguised as smuggling?... Or something's not right, could something have gone wrong?... "

Wang Tiejun couldn't help but worry: "Kite's intelligence is rarely wrong. Could it be that there's something I haven't discovered?...

Just then, through the binoculars, a tricycle slowly drove towards the dock.

These tricycles are generally used by local villagers to transport goods. Neither drug dealers nor smugglers would use them because they are too slow.

Just as Wang Tiejun was about to look away, he suddenly saw two people crawling out of the tricycle.

"wrong!"

These two people immediately put Wang Tiejun on his guard.

"There's definitely something wrong with these two! The way they walk side by side isn't like ordinary people; it's like soldiers in a military camp!"

What exactly is going on?