My Ares Son-in-Law

On the screen was a blurry figure, completely wrapped in a black trench coat, wearing a baseball cap and a mask, with only his eyes showing, clearly deliberately concealing his identity.

“I know him!” Li Can suddenly spoke up, pointing to the neck of the figure on the screen. “Although he’s covered up completely, the tiny black mole the size of a grain of rice on the lower left side of his neck is his distinguishing feature… His height and build match Huang Fengqiang perfectly!”

"Who is Huang Fengqiang?" Xiao Chen leaned forward slightly, a hint of urgency flashing in his eyes. He had thought the clues would end here, but unexpectedly, someone recognized this person.

Li Can swiped his phone screen, pulled up a file photo, and pushed it towards Xiao Chen: "Mr. Xiao, he was once the leader of the third team of the Yama's Palace. He had extremely strong investigative and tracking abilities and was a very prominent figure back then... but..."

"Where is he now?" Xiao Chen interrupted him, pressing for the core question.

A complex emotion flashed across Zhuang Yuan's face. He remained silent for a few seconds before speaking in a deep voice: "This Huang Fengqiang... is currently in a mental hospital in the provincial capital."

"What?" Xiao Chen's pupils contracted slightly, a look of astonishment flashing across his face... The person who sent the photos was actually a mental patient?
Zhuang Yuan sighed, his voice even lower: "Huang Fengqiang once took on a case involving the Ao family in the provincial capital. He was young and impetuous at the time, and he was determined to seek justice for the victims. However, he never expected that this investigation would push him into the abyss. The Ao family directly accused him of 'abuse of power' and forcibly administered hallucinogenic drugs, turning him into a mental patient."

Xiao Chen's eyes suddenly sharpened like knives: "The Ao family? The Ao family of Ao Tianchen?"

“In the Western Region, there is only one family that can be called the ‘Ao Family’.” Zhuang Yuan nodded, his tone tinged with helplessness. “The family head, Ao Tianchen, is also the president of the Western Region’s New Martial Arts Association. He wields real power, and his disciples and former subordinates are spread throughout the military, political, and business circles. He can be said to have absolute power. Although Huang Fengqiang had the authority of the Yama Hall group leader at that time, he was nothing more than a mayfly trying to shake a tree in front of the Ao Family.”

"On that dark and stormy night, a group of mysterious people broke into the Huang family. Overnight, dozens of Huang family members were all killed without exception. Huang Fengqiang, however, was drugged beforehand and went insane, which saved his life. He was sent to a mental hospital and has been locked up for several years." Zhuang Yuan's voice was full of sighs.

Xiao Chen's fingers gripped the edge of the table silently, his knuckles turning white from the force.

Absurd, yet extremely real.

Huang Fengqiang is no ordinary person. He is the leader of the Yama Hall team, a member of the system, and holds law enforcement power. However, he only wanted to uphold justice, but ended up with his family destroyed and his life half-mad.

It is evident that the Ao family, like a giant tree, has long been deeply rooted and its influence is so vast that it blocks out the sun.

"Oh!"

Xiao Chen slammed his palm on the heavy solid wood table, causing the tabletop to shake violently. Spiderweb-like cracks spread rapidly along his palm, and the files and water glasses on the table were shaken and jumped up.

"Huang Fengqiang is a member of the system, so why is no one in charge? Why is the Ao family allowed to act so lawlessly?" His voice was filled with suppressed rage, and his aura was so violent that it almost set the air in the conference room on fire.

Zhuang Yuan gave a wry smile and shook his head: "Mr. Xiao, there is never a shortage of shadows under the sun. Similar things happen not only in the provincial capital, nor just this one. The underlying logic of this world often boils down to strength and background. Without enough strength and a powerful background, even if you are in the right, you are nothing more than a fish on someone else's chopping board, without even the right to struggle."

"As the highest-ranking official of the Underworld, is Huang Tian really going to sit idly by?" Xiao Chen frowned, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the edge of the table, his tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible coldness... Huang Tian's power was enough to intimidate a region, yet he allowed the Ao family to run rampant like this? Zhuang Yuan's face showed a bitter expression as he shook his head, saying, "The Ao family has kept this matter firmly under wraps at the provincial level. They've smoothed things over with everyone, and no one dares to easily alarm Commander Huang Tian. After all, Ao Tianchen's influence has already permeated all sectors of the military, politics, and martial arts world. No one is willing to risk offending the Ao family for the sake of a 'disgraced' Huang Fengqiang."

"Fine, if you dare not make a move, then I will seek justice!"

Xiao Chen's expression suddenly hardened, his aura instantly becoming heavy, and his gaze sharp as a knife: "Who in the Ao family committed the crime back then? And what was the crime?"

Zhuang Yuan recalled the records in the dossier and slowly said, "The culprit was Li Sheng, Ao Tianchen's brother-in-law. Relying on the protection of the Ao family, Li Sheng bullied men and women and committed all kinds of evil deeds. He had long been the subject of public resentment, but no one dared to do anything about it. Until five years ago, he forcibly abducted a woman in broad daylight and accidentally killed her. Huang Fengqiang, who was on patrol, happened to catch him in the act... Huang Fengqiang was a straightforward man and wanted to take him down on the spot."

“But the Ao family acted too quickly.” Zhuang Yuan sighed, his tone full of helplessness. “That very night, they used all their connections to erase all evidence and clues, and even the eyewitnesses were moved overnight. Now, several years have passed, and the witnesses and physical evidence have long since vanished. Based solely on Huang Fengqiang’s ‘testimony,’ let alone bringing down Li Sheng, it’s difficult to even touch a single finger of him.”

He paused, then added, "Martial arts experts are a scarce resource. In some people's eyes, ten Huang Fengqiangs combined are not as valuable as one Ao Tianchen who can stabilize the western martial arts world."

"So, he deserved to be drugged into madness? He deserved to have his family destroyed and be bullied by everyone?" Xiao Chen's eyes flashed with cold light, his voice was as cold as ice, and every word was filled with heavy anger.

"...We're not willing to give up either!" Zhuang Yuan hurriedly explained, "But without evidence, we can't touch the Ao family at all. Moreover, the poison used by the Ao family is extremely insidious, a specially made 'Mad Soul Powder,' which no one in the world can cure. Huang Fengqiang's mind... has long been completely destroyed."

He looked at Xiao Chen's tense profile and tentatively asked, "Mr. Xiao, do you want to see him?"

"Now, immediately." Xiao Chen stood up abruptly, his tone leaving no room for argument, and the oppressive aura emanating from him made the air in the entire conference room seem to freeze.

Zhuang Yuan had anticipated this and nodded in agreement: "I'll arrange it right away. But Mr. Xiao had better be prepared... his madness is truly incurable, and I'm afraid he can't help you with anything."

"It doesn't matter."

Xiao Chen sneered, a hint of confidence flashing in his eyes. Who was he? War God King Xiao Chen! Let alone a mere "Mad Soul Powder," even an incurable poison, he had a way to force it out of his body.

But one question lingered in his mind: if Huang Fengqiang was truly insane, how could he have delivered the photos to him so precisely? There must be some hidden story behind this.

……

Half an hour later, at the Western Regional Mental Hospital, in the special visiting room.

With Xiao Chen's authorization, all procedures proceeded smoothly. The heavy alloy door slammed shut; all indoor surveillance equipment had already been disconnected, leaving only absolute privacy. (End of Chapter)