Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

At 9:21, An Xiaohai's phone finally rang. It was Kunji's number, and it hung up after ringing three times.

Kun remembers his hand!

An Xiaohai gently patted Lin Xuan'er, and Lin Xuan'er leaped off the bed, as light as an elf.

The two changed into their swimsuits, put their everyday clothes on top, and left the hotel in a lovey-dovey manner, making the young man in the hotel lobby quite envious.

After buying a bunch of snacks at a nearby convenience store, the two hugged and cuddled as they returned to the hotel. After exiting the elevator, they immediately went down to the first floor via the fire escape stairs and exited the hotel through the staff passage.

It went very smoothly; I didn't encounter anyone along the way.

Once in the car, Pan Zhuangzhuang was almost ready. He opened his backpack, where three diving flashlights lay quietly.

An Xiaohai had discussed this with Pan Zhuangzhuang many times: no diving equipment could be brought along for this drug retrieval operation.

Carrying heavy diving equipment, they couldn't possibly leave the scene unnoticed; abandoning the equipment there would be even more risky.

In this operation, the three men had only one diving flashlight to rely on, and they couldn't use it more than once. If the armed police on the sea spotted the light, the three men would have no chance of escaping capture.

Retrieving drugs thrown into the sea by drug dealers in near-total darkness, without the need for diving equipment, is incredibly difficult. This is why An Xiaohai ultimately decided to risk having Lin Xuan'er join him.

Only with Lin Xuan'er present can the chances of success be guaranteed.

At 9:47, the three arrived at the mangrove forest. An Xiaohai's phone hadn't rung again, which meant that they hadn't set off yet.

At this time, there are very few tourists left in the mangrove forest. Only a few couples sit in relatively secluded places, seemingly unconcerned about the outside world, perhaps only having each other in their eyes.

The mangrove trails were very short in those days, and the three of them quickly reached the end of the trail.

After pretending to play around for a while and making sure no one was paying attention, the three exchanged glances, quickly climbed over the railing, and disappeared into the thick shadows cast by the red tree branches.

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"Captain, should we take action? If we don't, these smugglers will board the ship!" a police officer asked Wang Tiejun.

Wang Tiejun frowned.

The two suspicious men had not come out since entering a dock-like building at the pier, and seemed to have no connection with the activities taking place at the pier.

In a corner of the port, the cargo on the large aircraft had already been loaded, and the more Wang Tiejun looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong.

I've only ever heard of large aircraft flying from Honggang to this side, I've never heard of large aircraft transporting goods from this side to Honggang!

Reverse smuggling? Not a chance!

Hong Kong is a free port, and smuggling doesn't generate much profit, so it's not worth the huge cost and risk these people are taking.

"Were they delivering people instead of goods? Are these goods just being used to hold inventory?!"

Upon realizing this, Wang Tiejun was startled; only this explanation made sense.

This possibility is too high! Recalling those two very suspicious people who looked like soldiers, Wang Tiejun instantly understood everything.

"Good lad! You hit the nail on the head by accident!" Wang Tiejun breathed a big sigh of relief.

He's been driven crazy by Zhou Meng these past two days. If those two people who just appeared were really the two who ran away from Zhou Meng's side, then he can finally hold his head high!

"No, we can't act now," Wang Tiejun immediately adjusted his strategy:

"You, you sneak over there in a bit and go see what's on that big flying boat."

"Captain, isn't this too risky? What if they find out? That would be..."

"No, it's not a big problem! Look closely, don't they seem a bit careless about that big aircraft? They only sent one person to watch it, and that person seemed very casual about it. Isn't that suspicious?"

"Yeah! That's really suspicious! It's strange, why are all the other people huddled in that dock?"

"I suspect there's something wrong with the cargo on the large aircraft! It might just be ballast; the aircraft is going so fast, without ballast, it would drift away!"

"Okay, I'll go right now!"

"Wait a minute, let me explain!" Wang Tiejun turned around and said to the two other police officers beside him:

"You two, go and gather all our people nearby, including those on the boats. Leave two boats to intercept any who manage to escape."

Once everyone is gathered, move towards that dock and surround it. Make sure that when the people inside the dock rush out, not a single one can escape, understand?!

"Understood!" The two officers nodded vigorously.

"Okay, act quickly and let us know when everything is ready!"

Once you receive the message they've prepared, immediately go and check the cargo on the plane. Try not to be discovered by the guards. If you are discovered, don't panic. Subdue them and signal us!

"Let's get everyone at the scene under control first!"

"yes!"

After receiving the order, the officers quickly dispersed.

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"Captain, we are ready. There are three fishing boats and twelve cargo ships nearby, all with our people on board. The citizens are very cooperative, and our people are closely monitoring this area of ​​water."

Our speedboat had arrived nearby, but we dared not get too close, fearing it would alert them.

"What about the flat-bottomed boats? Has the flat-bottomed boat issue been resolved?"

"It's being worked out and should be resolved soon."

We mobilized more than 20 flat-bottomed boats from nearby villagers, and all the villagers who borrowed the boats were under our surveillance, so no one should be able to send the message out.

However, these flat-bottomed boats were all very old, some even had malfunctions, and they couldn't go very fast.

"It's alright. Let our scouts change into civilian clothes, take these flat-bottomed boats into the mangroves and hide them, ready to ambush and arrest people at any time."

I refuse to believe that with such a huge bag, I can't catch these two bastards!

"yes!"

The messenger took the order and left, and the armed police officers near the mangrove forest quickly sprang into action.

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"Captain Wang, look, they're coming out!"

Xia Jing, who was in charge of continuing the observation, handed the binoculars to Wang Tiejun. Wang Tiejun took the binoculars and looked inside. Suddenly, more than a dozen people came out of the dock.

The two suspicious men were surrounded by a dozen or so people as they hurried toward the large boat on the dock.

"Captain Wang, what do we do? Our men haven't arrived yet."

"No, we can't wait any longer. We can't let them get on the ship. Once they're on board, it will be very difficult for us to catch up with them."

Xia Qing, notify everyone to stop hiding and immediately seal off this area.

"You guys come with me! Xia Qing, you stay here and continue to observe!"

Before Xia Jing could answer, Wang Tiejun took out a pistol from his waist, quickly checked it, and then led his men out of their hiding place, crouching low as they rushed towards the dock.

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buzz~

At another dock, a dark-skinned, lean man started a high-powered engine, listened for about 10 seconds, and then turned it off.

"Damn, Old Ding's skills are getting more and more advanced! Something's not right about the engine sound!"

"Something's not right? Could there be a problem? There are 10 kilograms of cargo on board this time, don't fucking mess it up!" another guy with a scar on his face said, frowning.

"It's not that there's a problem; the engine is running normally, just making a little noise. He's probably slacking off. Damn it, I'm going to dock his pay!"

"Alright, alright, stop with the nonsense. Don't try to take advantage of Old Ding's group. Give them what they're owed, don't let small gains lead to big losses, understand?"

"I know, just kidding! Are those two ready? If they are, tell them to come over quickly. It's almost time, let's get going before things get complicated."

"That's true, I'll go get them."

After Scarface finished speaking, he jogged to a small house nearby that looked like a tool shed to call for help. A little while later, he brought two people to Pingfei's side.

If An Xiaohai were here, he would recognize that one of the two men was Zhang Dongxiang, the scoundrel who had appeared with Guo Xiangshui.

The two men, each carrying a travel bag, looked extremely nervous. After boarding the ship, the dark-skinned, lean man gave Scarface a wink, and then started the ordinary engine on the level flight.

Pingfei cut through the waves and slowly drove towards the mangrove forest. Scarface watched Pingfei until it was far away before turning and leaving.

In a corner of the dock, there was a pile of abandoned oil drums. Because no one was managing them, they were filled with dirty water under the sun and rain.

Shortly after Pingfei left, a string of bubbles suddenly appeared from one of the oil drums, and then Kunji poked his head out from under the water with a straw in his mouth.

After spitting out the straw, Kunji took out his phone, which was wrapped in several layers of plastic bags, and dialed An Xiaohai's number. After watching An Xiaohai answer the phone, Kunji immediately hung up.

After doing all this, Kunji cautiously observed the surrounding environment again. Once he was sure there was no danger, he quickly crawled out of the oil drum and disappeared into the thick night.

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"Check the watches!"

An Xiaohai checked his watch with Pan Zhuangzhuang and Lin Xuan'er.

10:03

These three diving watches with luminous lenses were bought by An Xiaohai on a whim when he was picking out a gift for Er Mao. He didn't expect them to come in handy so soon.

"Everyone must be careful. The armed police will definitely be lying in ambush in the mangroves. We must pay attention to the surrounding movements at all times."

Evacuate immediately if any danger is detected.

Remember this: even if we fail this time, we will still achieve our main objective, but the effect won't be as good. If we succeed, we can keep them in chaos for quite some time.

This is icing on the cake, but by no means necessary.

Therefore, ensuring we are not discovered is our top priority, understand?

Pan Zhuangzhuang and Lin Xuan'er nodded repeatedly.

"Xuan'er, don't be reckless. If you can get it, then get it; if you can't, then forget it."

We must be back here within ten minutes of them losing their things, and then we'll all leave together, understand?

An Xiaohai shortened the salvage time again, as the previously planned twenty minutes was too risky.

"Understood."

"Alright, let's get started!"

Lin Xuan'er nodded, rushed up, hugged An Xiaohai's neck, kissed him, and then smiled as she slid into the dark, icy waters of the mangrove forest.