Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Zhuang, do you remember what I told you? We can't fight them in enemy territory."

They've created this safe haven, causing most people to subconsciously focus their attention on how to breach it. In doing so, they've dragged most of the enemy into their trap and into their territory.

Everyone else went to fight the vault, but they hid in the shadows, watching it all with great interest.

"Does 'Hai' mean that this vault is a decoy?"

"I think it's highly likely. They didn't build this safe haven to protect anyone; they wanted to deceive people and divert the enemy's attention."

"Openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang pass?!"

"Yes, but it's not just that!" An Xiaohai took a deep breath and stood up. "Zhuang, when you learned about this safe deposit box, what was your first reaction? What was the first thing that came to mind?"

"My first thought was, of course, how do I open it? ... And how do I get the things inside out? Yes, such a big safe must contain a lot of things."

"Yes, that would be the first reaction of any normal person. I think how to open it is secondary. What they really want to mislead the enemy is the form in which wealth exists."

Such a large safe deposit box must hold a lot of things. People who covet this wealth will be thinking about how to move it away.

Those enemies who focus their attention on them will think that they will not be able to easily move this wealth away no matter what.

This is absolutely killing two birds with one stone!

"..."

Let's try to reconstruct the true situation!

First, in 82, a group of people built the Royal Dragon Overlooking the Sea villa area halfway up the mountain for some purpose. This group of people should be members of the Demon Organization.

The reason why the members of the Demon Organization built the Royal Dragon Seaview Villa District into a fortress was indeed to prevent attacks, and the people they were guarding against were probably people like 073 and his group.

Only this makes sense, and only these people would be so determined to resist to the very end. Of course, it would be difficult for others to escape from there, but they are very likely capable of doing so.

"How did they escape?"

"Helicopter," An Xiaohai pointed to the blueprint with his hand: "There is a square at the main entrance of the Yulong Wanghai community. I felt that this square was a bit strange from the beginning."

Look, this plaza is almost a quarter of the size of this villa area. It's such a large area, and it's already been cleared out. Why not use it to build villas? Is it just to look more impressive?

It's possible, but I think it's unlikely, unless there's a necessity for the square to exist.

I initially thought they were artificially creating an open space.

If the enemy wants to attack the community through the main gate, they must cross this square, which is open and easy to defend.

But if there's a very large fountain in this square, then that assumption no longer holds true.

"Perhaps this fountain wasn't originally there, and was only built after Pig Dragon took over?"

"Yes, this fountain is 90% the work of Zhu Polong."

However, although Zhu Polong wouldn't intend to resist to the end, he did have a need for security. A bare, large square was more suitable for security, so why would he spend money and effort to build this large fountain? This was no small expense!

There must be a reason why he had to do it this way. I think, firstly, he was trying to cover up the true purpose of the square, which was originally a helicopter landing pad.

Secondly, he could use the opportunity of building the fountain to do something else.

"..."

Six years ago, Hu Haikong's company underwent renovations there.

I estimate that around that time, the demon organization no longer needed that place, so they gave it to Pig Dragon, who then built it into his main treasury.

Pig Dragon must have thought that the square was too conspicuous and would easily arouse suspicion, and in addition, he was looking for a suitable place to build his treasury, so he built a large fountain there...

"Xiao Hai, wait a minute. If what you're saying is true, then Zhu Polong is a member of the devil's faction, so why wouldn't he need to escape by helicopter?"

"Pig Dragon is probably not one of the demons, at least not one of their members. His relationship with the demon organization is probably similar to our relationship with 073 and the others—just collaborators."

The evil organization wouldn't use helicopters to help Pig Dragon escape.

Once Pig Dragon is exposed, he will be of no value. Helping him escape is not as good as shooting him directly, which costs no more than one dollar.

Also, things were different in 90 compared to 82. In 90, our Shenhai City already had a heliport.

"Oh yeah, our Deepsea City's heliport was built around 90... So you mean, Pig Dragon's money wasn't in that safe, but under the fountain?"

Pan Zhuangzhuang's eyes were wide open, almost out of focus.

An Xiaohai smiled slightly and didn't continue.

"Hai, I think this is a bit too far-fetched... How could you suddenly come up with such an idea?..." After a long while, Pan Zhuangzhuang came to his senses and exclaimed.

"Actually, it's not a big deal..." An Xiaohai took a deep breath: "If you put yourself in the enemy's shoes and consider things carefully, you will naturally discover many suspicious things."

I once saw someone playing a post-apocalyptic survival game.

A criminal is thrown into a completely unfamiliar world filled with zombies and various dangers, and he must survive in this world.

When a criminal comes into this world, the first thing they need to do is, of course, survive.

So the criminal began to collect survival supplies everywhere. He slowly collected enough resources to survive in this world.

As the criminal amassed more and more supplies, he couldn't possibly carry them around, so he had to find a way to hide them.

So he put these supplies in boxes and buried them in various corners of the world. This made them safe, but it was very troublesome to use them.

As resources accumulated to a certain extent, the drawbacks of this approach became increasingly apparent.

At this point, if the criminals wanted to expand further, they would have to build a base.

However, in this perilous world, once he establishes a base, he will inevitably become a target of everyone. Other criminals who survive in this world will definitely try to attack his base and plunder his resources.

Once the base is raided, all the criminal's savings will be lost. However, without a base to support his development, it will be difficult for the criminal to make further progress.

What should we do?

"Yeah, what should we do?" Pan Zhuangzhuang blurted out subconsciously.

"Simple, the base still needs to be built, but don't put everything in the base. The most important things should be kept in boxes and buried near the base."

In this way, once the base is attacked, the criminals can use the base's advantages to weaken the enemy first.

If the base can no longer be defended in the end, then it's best to give up decisively.

Anyway, the most important things aren't in the base. The base only stores resources that are convenient for daily survival. If they're lost, they're lost. As long as the treasure chest buried outside the base is still there, the criminals can make a comeback at any time.

This is the safest approach.

However, the supplies in the base cannot be too few, otherwise the side that captures the base will notice and search the surrounding area. Once the important supplies buried outside are also discovered by them, then it will be all over, and we will be back to square one!

That's the logic, it's very simple.

Therefore, what we need to do is not to focus on conquering the Pig Dragon's base. It is enough for us to find the treasure chest he buried near the base.

The most important thing must be in the treasure chest!

This must be the significance of the Royal Dragon Seaview Villa District. This villa district, along with that safe, is the base that the Pig Dragon uses to draw enemy fire.

And the treasure chest of the pig dragon should be buried near the vault!

A year and a half! In 90, Hu Haikong spent a full year and a half renovating the Yulong Wanghai villa area!

This is Shenhai City. In this much time, several Shenhai International Trade Buildings could have been built. Why does it take so long to renovate a community with only a dozen or so villas?

Even including the time spent carving through the mountainside and installing the safe, it definitely wouldn't take that long.

That's enough time for them to build another base, a real base hidden underground, the place where the Pig Dragon buried its treasure chests!

"Zhuang, where do you think such a secret base would be built?"

"I understand, the square at the entrance of the residential area!"

"Hmm, that's quite possible. The area is very open. If Zhu Polong and Hu Haikong divide the project into several phases and have different teams carry them out, it will be easy to hide this secret."

One construction team thought they were building an underground parking lot, while another team thought they were building a plaza and a fountain.

In this way, all the secrets can be sealed away...

An Xiaohai took a deep breath and turned his gaze back to the sea outside the cave.

The weather is great today. Blue sky, white clouds, the sea, and seagulls flying overhead make it look like an oil painting.

"Hai, although you've explained it very clearly, I still find it unbelievable and hard to believe... Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore. I'll leave these troublesome things to you."

As usual, you tell me what to do, and I'll do it.

"Fine, go ahead and be lazy!" An Xiaohai smiled slightly. "What are we having for lunch?"

What would you like to eat?

"I haven't had oyster omelets in ages, how about I make one?"

"Okay, I'll wash my face first, then go buy some oysters. He Xiaohu really likes my cooking, hehe!"

"That's right, your cooking skills are very good. I don't think you'll starve. If all else fails, you can even become a chef."

"You know what, I actually used to want to be a chef, but you've completely led me astray, haha!"

"Get lost! If you actually went to work as a cook for someone, the boss would cry from the food you ate."

"No way, I'll definitely eat my way to a fatso! By the way, Hai, what's the name of that... post-apocalyptic survival game you were talking about? It sounds like it'll be really fun."

"This... I forgot!"

"You're just trying to fool me!"

After washing his face, Pan Zhuangzhuang glared at An Xiaohai and went out to buy oysters.

As Pan Zhuang walked away, An Xiaohai's smile gradually disappeared, and his eyes became exceptionally sharp.