My Ares Son-in-Law

Ao Tianchen paused, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, and added, "Even if it's just a five or six-point resemblance in the silhouette, as long as there's no solid alibi, arrest them all! Better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the audience gasped, their faces turning deathly pale. This wasn't an investigation; it was clearly an attempt to unleash a bloodbath in the western region! Ao Tianchen had completely lost his mind!
"And another thing!" Ao Tianchen's voice seemed to come from the deepest hell, carrying a chilling aura. "The murderer was able to kill Tie Xuan so easily... You all know that Tie Xuan was a minor completion of the Celestial Realm, ranked 293rd on the Celestial Ranking! This means that the murderer's strength is at least within the top 300 on the Celestial Ranking!"

He slammed his hand on the table, making the microphone vibrate loudly: "Screen all the people on the Celestial Ranking who have recently appeared in the Western Region and whose figures resemble this figure! Regardless of their ranking or background, if they are suspected, 'invite' them to the New Martial Arts Association! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without exception!"

Below the stage, Zhou Yanhe, the head of the Zhou family, listened to Ao Tianchen's hysterical roar. His fingertips unconsciously dug into the armrest of his chair. A strange sense of familiarity surged into his heart like a tide. The more he looked at the figure on the screen, the more terrified he became.

The silhouette of that figure, the steady yet cold demeanor as he walked, and even the subtle, aloof air that seemed to warn others to stay away...

Faces flashed through his mind, from martial arts veterans to rising stars. Finally, a young, aloof face that had left a deep impression on him at the Zhou family's birthday banquet suddenly froze on his mind... Sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, with a chilling aura around him, and every move he made exuded confidence that could crush everything.

Zhou Yanhe's pupils suddenly contracted, a layer of cold sweat instantly seeped out on his back and trickled down his spine, and his hands and feet instantly became icy cold.

Xiao Chen!

How could it be him? !

That young man, so young yet capable of easily resolving the Zhou family's crisis, a figure even veteran grandmasters feared! He actually dared to kill Ao Tianchen's brother-in-law?! This was tantamount to defying the powerful, courting death!

The atmosphere in the conference room was so tense it felt like you could wring water out of it; even breathing was so soft it was as if afraid of shattering the deathly silence.

Zhou Yanhe stared intently at the enlarged photo of the figure on the projection screen, the lines between his brows deep and furrowed, almost forming a knot. That upright, pine-like figure, that leisurely yet domineering gait, and that aloof and chilling aura that could penetrate the screen even through the blurry pixels… it was too much!

"Xiao Chen?"

The thought had barely surfaced when it was like a red-hot iron branding his heart, and he abruptly suppressed it. But the more he suppressed it, the clearer the figure became, lingering in his mind.

He clearly remembered that half a year ago, Xiao Chen's martial arts level was comparable to Situ Xiong's, hovering around the 600th place on the Dragon Kingdom's Heavenly Ranking, which was already his limit.

Tie Xuan, who died on the spot, was a top expert within the top 300 of the Heavenly Ranking! A difference of more than 200 is like the difference between clouds and mud for martial artists, an insurmountable chasm. How could it be easily crossed in a short period of time?

“Impossible…” Zhou Yanhe’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he muttered to himself, trying to convince his wildly beating heart with reason. “That kid is currently being entangled with the Lü family to the point of exhaustion and can barely protect himself. How dare he touch Ao Tianchen’s brother-in-law? That’s the local tyrant of the Western Region!”

Even so, the doubts in his heart grew like poisonous vines, suffocating him. Without a word, he took out his phone, his fingertips turning white, and sent a message to his daughter, Zhou Keying, his tone deliberately casual: "Xiao Chen hasn't made any moves tonight, has he?"

The reply came almost instantly. "He just got back not long ago and hasn't come out of the villa yet."

Upon seeing these words, Zhou Yanhe's pupils suddenly contracted, as if his heart had been gripped by an invisible hand!
The fingers gripping the phone tightened suddenly, knuckles turning white. A bone-chilling coldness surged up the spine, instantly spreading to every part of the body. Fine beads of cold sweat appeared on the forehead, and the shirt underneath was instantly soaked with cold sweat, sticking to the back and feeling icy cold.

Could it really be him?!

In the conference room, Zhou Yanhe was not the only one whose mind was shaken.

Wang Li sat on the other side, representing the Wang family at the meeting.

The moment the photo appeared, his eyelids twitched violently, and his heart skipped a beat. Having clashed with Xiao Chen several times, he was deeply impressed by the young man's unique gait... It was a kind of aloofness and arrogance ingrained in his bones, as if nothing around him could catch his eye, and he carried an aura that kept strangers at bay.

The figure on the screen, in terms of his demeanor and gait, is at least 70% similar to the one on the screen!
He forced himself to remain calm, picked up his teacup and took a sip, but the scalding tea couldn't quell the turmoil in his heart. His peripheral vision quickly swept across the room; the other members of the Western Region New Martial Arts Association didn't seem to have yet matched the figure with a specific person, but Wang Li's heart had already sunk to the bottom.

If it was indeed Xiao Chen's doing, given Ao Tianchen's fierce and protective nature, his rage would surely turn into a raging inferno. At that time, the Wang and Zhou families, who are closely related to Xiao Chen, would probably be devoured by this rage and be doomed forever! He gritted his teeth, knowing he had to contact Xiao Chen immediately after the meeting to get to the bottom of things!

The ones who were truly on pins and needles, feeling like they were sitting on pins and needles, were Vice President He Yongnian and Shen Shi beside him.

The moment the photo appeared, they were almost instantly certain... that it was Xiao Chen!

The beheading of Li Sheng was swift, clean, ruthless, and decisive—a brutal and insane method perfectly in line with the "master's" style of doing things.

But he couldn't say it, and he dared not say it!

The soul restriction set up by Xiao Chen within his body was like the Sword of Damocles hanging over his head, constantly buzzing in his sea of ​​consciousness, reminding him: Traitors will have their souls destroyed and will never be reincarnated!
He could only suppress the overwhelming horror in his heart, his face stiff as a stone statue, and he dared not even breathe too heavily. When he noticed that Zhao Ruixiang, the sect leader of the Qingyang Sword Sect, lingered on the photo for two seconds longer, as if he were thinking about something, He Yongnian's heart skipped a beat, and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat!
Fortunately, Zhao Ruixiang only frowned, thinking the face looked somewhat familiar, but did not identify it on the spot.

In the suffocating silence, a chilling voice suddenly rang out beside me, like an ice pick piercing my very bones.

"Vice President He."

Ao Tianchen had appeared beside him at some point, his figure as imposing as a mountain, but his gaze was as cold as ice, piercing straight at He Yongnian: "Li Sheng is someone you watched grow up, and you are as close as father and son. I entrust the important task of finding the murderer to you."

He Yongnian's back stiffened abruptly, as if frozen by an invisible chill. He quickly stood up, his face instantly contorted with extreme grief and indignation, his voice trembling with deliberate suppression.
"Rest assured, Chairman! The murder of Young Master Li is a disgrace to our Western Region, and an even greater humiliation for me, He Yongnian! I will spare no effort, mobilize all resources, and even search every inch of the Western Region, digging three feet into the ground, to find that villain and tear him to pieces, so as to comfort Young Master Li's soul in heaven!" (End of Chapter)