My Ares Son-in-Law

Is the Black Phoenix Organization?
Those are real underground beasts!

It is a terrifying presence in the underground world of the ancient city!
They are like venomous snakes lurking in the darkness, ready to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy at any moment.

Even the police in the ancient city were having a headache with them, and they organized several operations to try to eradicate them completely, but all of them ended in failure.

A malignant tumor that even official forces struggle to shake, can Xiao Chen do it all by himself?

Just him?
They actually said they'd taken down the Black Phoenix Organization?

This is a million times more absurd than killing Di Lang!
The Black Phoenix Organization is not a simple gang, but a large, well-organized force with numerous experts, spread throughout the shadowy corners of the ancient city.

They have a strict hierarchy and discipline, and every member undergoes rigorous training and is highly skilled.

Moreover, they have been operating in the ancient city for many years, and their influence is deeply entrenched, with people in both the legitimate and criminal worlds.

To deal with such an organization is not as simple as killing one person; it requires facing the entire organization's frenzied counterattack, and countless hidden killing intents and traps.

What extraordinary abilities does Xiao Chen possess that make him dare to say such things?
"Om - hum -"

The annoying phone vibration, like a death knell, rang out again at the most inopportune time.

The phone screen lit up, its flashing blue light particularly glaring in the dim room, vibrating persistently as if it wouldn't give up until it had drawn Liu Jianming's attention.

This time, Liu Jianming was almost filled with a deep-seated sense of foreboding. His body was as stiff as a stone, and he subconsciously and slowly turned his leaden eyes to glance at the lit screen.

Every movement of his eyeballs seemed to require all his strength; his heart was filled with fear and resistance, yet he couldn't help wanting to know the terrible news that was about to come.

Another push notification.

When his eyes fell on the content on the screen, he felt his head explode with a "buzz".

Unlike before, the title didn't use explicit and sensational words like "explosion" or "fire." Instead, the wording was extremely subtle and restrained, as if carefully concealing some earth-shattering secret:

[Last night, the Ancient City's Underworld launched a special swift operation, successfully dismantling the core stronghold of the "Black Phoenix Organization," a major martial arts criminal syndicate. All key leaders were apprehended, marking the organization's annihilation. During the operation, some suspects resisted arrest with weapons, resulting in a fierce firefight. The exact number of casualties is still being verified…]

"Clap!"

The file folder in Liu Jianming's hand seemed to have lost all support, slipping from his grasp and crashing heavily onto the gleaming coffee table with a crisp yet jarring sound.

That sound seemed to be a signal of his inner collapse, echoing in the silent room.

He was struck dumb, his body trembling uncontrollably as if hit by an invisible electric current.

His face drained of all color in an instant, turning deathly pale, like a corpse just pulled from an ice cellar, devoid of any life.

His pupils dilated to their limit as he stared intently at the seemingly official news article, which in fact contained a terrifying amount of bloodshed, as if trying to discern some clue from those cold words.

Every word was like a red-hot iron, burning his nerves with intense heat, causing him unbearable pain.

His lips trembled uncontrollably; he wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a single word. His throat felt like it was blocked by something, unable to produce a sound, only his rapid, heavy breathing echoed in the room.

The Black Phoenix Organization... destroyed?!

These words struck his heart like a heavy hammer, making his heart beat faster as if it were about to leap out of his throat.

His mind was filled with terrifying images of the Black Phoenix Organization: its ruthless leaders, its well-trained henchmen, its hidden strongholds in every corner of the ancient city... But now, all of that was destroyed.
Key outpost...fierce fighting...casualties being assessed?!

What does it mean that the authorities need to verify the "intense firefight" involving casualties?
Having spent decades in the business world, Liu Jianming has developed an extremely keen sense of smell, having navigated the cutthroat and cutthroat world of commerce.

He instantly sensed the overwhelming stench of blood behind the news!

That was no small-scale arrest operation; it was a massacre!

A one-sided, thorough purge!

The bloody scene of last night seemed to reappear before his eyes: the elite forces of the Yama Palace charged into the core stronghold of the Black Phoenix Organization like tigers descending the mountain.

Although the Black Phoenix Organization members were ruthless, they were utterly no match for the well-trained and well-equipped Yama Palace.

The sounds of fierce gunfire, screams, and shouts mingled together; blood stained the ground, and corpses lay strewn about...

Liu Jianming felt dizzy and his body swayed as if he were about to collapse.

He couldn't believe that the Black Phoenix Organization, which once held absolute power in the underground world of the ancient city and struck fear into the hearts of countless people, had been destroyed just like that.
All of this happened in such a short time, as if it were a dream.

He dared not imagine what role Xiao Chen had played in all of this, or how many other tricks this mysterious and terrifying man had up his sleeve.

Yesterday was a seemingly ordinary day, yet one that Liu Jianming will forever remember.

Xiao Chen sat there, his expression calm yet exuding an undeniable certainty, and casually uttered the words that still send chills down Liu Jianming's spine to this day—he was going to take down the Black Phoenix Organization.

At the time, Liu Jianming was shocked, but he also had some doubts. After all, the Black Phoenix Organization had been entrenched in the ancient city for ten years, and its power was deeply rooted, like a huge and complicated net. How easy would it be to completely eradicate it?
However, the wheel of fate always turns in a way that catches people off guard.

In the early hours of this morning, while the entire ancient city was still immersed in dreams, a thrilling upheaval was unfolding in the dark corners of the city.

The Black Phoenix Organization, a once formidable force that struck fear into the hearts of countless people and held sway over the underworld of the ancient city, vanished in an instant, like a dilapidated building teetering on the brink of collapse in a storm!
What a coincidence!

Liu Jianming stared wide-eyed at the news feed in front of him, his fingers turning white from the pressure, his mind replaying Xiao Chen's words from yesterday.

Every word struck his heart like a heavy hammer, forcing him to believe that there must be countless connections behind all of this.

It's him!

It can only be him!

Besides Xiao Chen, Liu Jianming couldn't think of anyone else who could possess such terrifying methods and power in such a short time. (End of Chapter)