Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Last year, other members of the Abyss Organization found Xiang Wujie and told him that the Abyss God they obeyed was Ares, and that Ares held a supreme position in the Abyss God Court.

Guess when Ares contacted Xiang Wujie?

"After the typhoon response ended?"

"Yes, sigh..." 073 sighed softly, "It was a month after the end of Operation Typhoon that Ares' people found Xiang Wujie."

This shows that after Operation Typhoon, the Abyss Divine Court had already begun to distrust An Zhehao. The dominoes started falling from that moment on, and it's all your doing!

073 took a deep breath, stood up and stretched: "Xiao Hai, you may not fully realize what it means to them that you raided their vault!"

Every organization must have a core objective, and the Abyss Organization's core objective is profit—endless profit.

The treasury of Yulong Wanghai was the spoils that the Abyss Organization had plundered in Haidong Province over a long period of time. Such a huge loss was enough to cripple them, and even risked the collapse of their entire organization in Haidong Province.

The Abyss Organization and the Sea and Sky Real Estate Company are not actually that different in essence; they are essentially the same company.

Hu Haikong's financial chain broke, resulting in the collapse of his company and the destruction of his family; the Abyss Organization was not much different, with such a large sum of wealth being taken away, and the chain reaction caused was far beyond your imagination.

This means that the dividends for each shareholder of the Abyss God Court have been reduced, and the amount of funds they can invest in the next period has also decreased, which affects everyone in their entire system.

The only way for the Abyss Organization to mitigate the impact of this incident is to pay for it themselves.

Getting money is naturally a very happy thing, but getting them to pay for it... well!

It was for this reason that Ares broke the tacit understanding among the gods of the Abyss God Court, extending his reach into An Zhehao's territory and contacting Xiang Wujie. Their purpose in doing so was most likely to investigate the truth behind the disappearance of that enormous fortune.

I suspect that similar situations are likely far more common than just Wu Jie's case; others may have also intervened.

"For example, Hermes, that is, Mr. Aldrich."

"Yes," 073 nodded: "The reason why Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai are doing such a big thing in Shenhai City is mostly because of Mr. Aldrich's instructions. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so bold. This is very inconsistent with their usual style."

Xiang Wujie's decision to send Caos assassins trained by An Zhehao to assassinate Captain Zhou was also at Ares's behest. By doing so, Ares was essentially betraying both Xiang Wujie and An Zhehao.

If the assassination succeeds and kills a police detachment leader, the Abyss Organization will have gotten its revenge, and the blame will be pinned on An Zhehao. Faced with our wrath, An Zhehao's power will inevitably suffer losses.

If they fail, it will be An Cheol-ho's men who die, which will also weaken his power.

The purpose of the gods in the Divine Court doing this was to remind An Zhehao, to remind him to restrain himself, and to remind him who his true master was.

Xiang Wujie also had his own selfish motives. His goal was simple: the $500 million bounty on Ghostnet. The reason he dared to mobilize An Zhehao's Caos was because he thought that Ares would protect him after this incident, and maybe he could even become one of Ares's people.

Gamblers, that's what gamblers are all about!

Xiang Wujie never imagined that in Haidong Province, if An Zhehao wanted to execute him, no one in the Abyss Divine Court could stop him, including Ares.

The reason Xiang Wujie was able to mobilize Caos, who were trained by An Zhehao, was because An Zhehao happened to be unreachable at the moment Xiang Wujie issued the order.

"Can't get in touch? That's unlikely!?"

"That's very possible! They're different from us."

We demand consistency from top to bottom and smooth communication so that everyone can unite, cooperate, and accomplish tasks together; they, on the other hand, do the exact opposite.

Their emphasis on smooth information flow is only from top to bottom, and it is often difficult for those below to contact those above, especially in China.

The Abyss Organization takes on very different forms in each country, and the so-called gods of the Abyss Divine Court also exist in very different states in different countries.

In some countries, they can even operate openly, colluding with local officials to seize the fruits of their citizens' labor.

This is absolutely not allowed here.

In addition, An Zhehao is an extremely cautious person, so even his people are not easy to find.

He was very confident, but also very selfish. He believed that he was very well hidden and that as long as he didn't make any mistakes, no one could affect his safety, and of course, his subordinates couldn't either.

He doesn't particularly care about the safety of his men, so whether they can find him at any time is not that important.

Of course, there used to be people who could find him and communicate with him at any time, but you eliminated them one by one.

Ultimately, it's all thanks to you.

Xiang Wujie wasn't able to mobilize Caos, whom An Zhehao had trained, from the beginning; he only recently gained that authority.

Too many people around An Zhehao, people he could trust, had died, forcing him to settle for less. Little did he know that he had only just begun to delegate some of his power when Xiang Wujie had already caused him such a huge mess.

I think Ahn Cheol-ho must be feeling very regretful right now.

That's why he probably won't come this time.

Xiao Hai, take a rest! Leave the rest to us, don't make any more moves.

Now, the harm that An Zhehao poses to Shenhai City and Haidong Province has been minimized, but the danger to you and your family has been greatly increased.

From now on, you don't need to do anything. Just hide yourself and protect yourself.

"You mean An Zhehao might leave the Abyss Organization and go into hiding?"

"Yes, based on my understanding of him, he will most likely choose to do that," 073 took a deep breath: "An Zhehao and the Abyss Organization were never on the same side. Their fundamental goals were never the same."

Just like the people Ahn Cheol-ho chose, the people he cultivated, none of them were primarily driven by money. The bond that brought them together was hatred—hatred towards society as a whole.

"Have you found out the identities of the Caos that Ahn Cheol-ho was training?"

"We've already found a few. Most of these people are orphans. They've all been treated unfairly, have distorted personalities, and harbor hatred towards society."

An Zhehao used this hatred to gather these people together; it had almost become a fixed mindset and a path dependency for him.

"Yes, he has always tried to change me by creating hatred, I can feel it!" An Xiaohai nodded gently.

"So that's what makes him so terrifying," 073 exhaled softly again. "An Zhehao joined the Abyss simply to use their power to achieve his own goals."

Over the years, he must have been secretly accumulating strength. He is no longer the penniless Ahn Cheol-ho he was more than twenty years ago.

Now, the power of the Abyss is not so easy to rely on, and the Abyss Organization has become a burden. Under these circumstances, he will not have any regrets.

Given the severe setback his plans at the Xiaoguanwan Nuclear Power Plant have suffered, there's little point in continuing to entangle himself with the Abyss Organization. Therefore, I predict that he is likely to abandon the Abyss Organization and continue his so-called cause through his own efforts.

However, you may be wrong about one thing: even if An Cheol-ho leaves the Abyss Organization, it is unlikely that he would betray them, much less help us fight them.

The reason is simple: An Zhehao's actions bring him no benefit. He is not one to act impulsively; preserving the Abyss Organization's power in China is clearly more in line with his interests.

"It's alright, isn't there still Kang Lianhai? The Abyss isn't nearly as terrifying without An Zhehao. Those so-called gods don't understand China at all, let alone us Chinese people!"

"I hope so. So, Xiaohai, take a rest for a while. We will protect you and your family."

"In this situation, wouldn't the best option be for me to proactively reveal my identity to lure him out?"

"What are you saying?!" 073 gently patted An Xiaohai's head.