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The living room curtains were unusually drawn, and An Xiaohai, Mai Xiaoyu, and Zhou Xun sat silently on the sofa with furrowed brows.

As dawn approached, Zhou Xun knew everyone must be very hungry, so she got up and went to the kitchen to prepare food.

"Xiao Hai, you need to make a decision about this as soon as possible. I need to report to my superiors immediately so we can make preparations in advance."

An Xiaohai glanced at Mai Xiaoyu. Over the course of their time together, they had been switching between using code names, aliases, and real names to address each other.

Different forms of address carry completely different meanings and emotions.

Mai Xiaoyu called him by his real name, which was appropriate for the most formal and serious occasions, without any hint of jest.

"No, I need a little more time."

What are your concerns? Can you tell me?

"My concern is that eliminating An Zhehao is very likely not the intention of the Abyss Divine Court, but rather Kang Jiaxiang acting on his own initiative."

How do you know?

An Xiaohai took a deep breath, stood up and stretched his body: "An Zhehao has been away from the Abyss for some time now. Our previous speculation was correct. He did not betray the Abyss organization."

In this situation, if I were the leader of the Abyss Organization, I wouldn't choose to eliminate him at this time, because the benefits would be minimal while the risks would be high.

An Zhehao has been a member of the Abyss Organization for far too long, and as a member of the Abyss Divine Court, he is extremely knowledgeable about the organization. If he truly becomes an enemy of the Abyss, the threat he poses to it will be immeasurable.

"Yes, that's precisely why the Abyss Organization wants to eliminate him. He knows too much, poses too great a threat, and he's just left the Abyss Organization like that. If the Abyss Organization doesn't take any stance, how will it control its members in the future?"

"Yes, you're absolutely right. That's precisely why I'm not entirely certain. The Abyss Organization certainly has reasons to eliminate An Zhehao, and also reasons not to become their enemy. Both reasons are equally valid!"

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An Xiaohai let out a long breath: "Let's put the abyss aside for now and analyze Kang Jiaxiang first."

To outsiders, Kang Jiaxiang is a complete playboy, but in reality, he is a clever little fox who hides his true nature well. He holds a higher position in the Abyss Organization than Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai, a fact he himself admits.

So here's the question: was he really captured because he was high on drugs on the ship? I think that's unlikely. He was probably carrying out a very important mission assigned to him by the Abyss Organization.

This should be confirmed.

"I agree; based on the information that has been gathered over this period, this is indeed the appropriate course of action."

"Okay, if this assumption holds true, it can explain several issues:"

One question is why the Abyss Organization was willing to pay such a huge price to save Kang Jiaxiang.

I did a rough calculation and found that Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai spent at least 5,000 million US dollars on rescuing Kang Jiaxiang, and probably more.

They even went to such lengths to save him through the Ghost Network.

It's highly unusual for an organization like the Abyss to spend so much money to save a rich kid with a bad reputation. Besides, judging from Kang Lianhai's appearance, he wouldn't have that much influence in the Abyss organization.

Therefore, the only explanation is that Kang Jiaxiang himself is worth the Abyss Organization paying such a high price.

The second question is, why did Igawa Yu, also known as Japan's Caos, still insist on attacking the Deep Sea City Public Security Bureau after suffering such great losses, even after the death of the controller's own son?

Looking back now, these people's behavior is very illogical. The only explanation is that Kang Jiaxiang is very important. Jingchuan Xiong and his group either have to rescue him at all costs or kill him to silence him.

I think that Igawa Yu was probably there with the intention of killing Kang Jiaxiang, which also explains why he wanted to blow us all up.

Igawa Yu was eliminating potential threats. They killed Kang Jiaxiang, and Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai would certainly not let it go, so they might as well deal with them first.

Of course, this was only the main reason why Igawa Yu did this. He probably also suspected Chen Maogan. Although he had no evidence, he didn't mind killing a few people by mistake if he could dispel the suspicion and reduce the uncertainty.

This must be the logic behind Igawa Yu's behavior.

But there's still one question that doesn't make sense: Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai aren't ordinary people; they're both members of the Abyss Organization, and their positions aren't low. How could Igawa Yu so casually decide their lives and deaths?

I think it's possible, but the probability is not high.

After so many events, I have a very clear feeling that the Abyss and Caos are two organizations, with the Abyss as the main body and Caos as the secondary body.

Caos is unlikely to dispose of important figures in the Abyss arbitrarily.

Of course, this is not absolute. If Igawa Yu is a brutal and bloodthirsty person, such a situation may also occur.

After all, the emperor was far away and Jingchuan Xiong killed Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai, then wiped his hands of the matter and pretended he knew nothing. The Abyss couldn't do anything to them. In addition, An Zhehao had left the Abyss, so the two of them had nowhere to verify the information.

However, I don't think Igawa Yu would act so impulsively in this kind of situation.

"You mean, Igawa Yu killed everyone with the Abyss Organization's consent? Or even at the Abyss Organization's behest?"

"Yes, I tend to agree with that assessment."

"I agree. If the Abyss Organization doesn't even have this much restraint and control, it's really not up to their level."

"Okay, let's assume that everything that Yu Igawa and his gang of Japanese caos did was with the consent of the Abyss Organization."

So here's the second question: After we rescued Kang Jiaxiang, Kang Lianhai told him the whole story, down to the smallest detail. Now that Kang Jiaxiang knows all this, what will he think?

"You mean Kang Jiaxiang is likely to hate the Abyss Organization?"

"That's a possibility, but it's not the only one! After Kang Jiaxiang learns about this, two completely different reactions might occur:"

The first scenario is as you said: he will hate the Abyss Organization, after all, the Abyss Organization once tried to kill him and his biological father, and they have already killed his uncle Zhan Weiting.

Zhan Weiting and Kang Lianhai must have a really good relationship.

Zhou Xun told me that when he was chasing the two men in the club, no matter how dangerous it was, Zhan Weiting always pulled Kang Lianhai along with him and never thought of abandoning him.

Do you remember what their condition was like when we rushed in?

"Of course I remember. Zhan Weiting always held Kang Lianhai's hand, and sometimes he would even use his body to block him."

"That's right. Their relationship is indeed very good. They've been friends since they were little. Under such circumstances, Zhan Weiting's feelings for Kang Jiaxiang are definitely not bad either."

Moreover, Kang Lianhai was an extremely indecisive person. Many important family matters were likely decided by Zhan Weiting. With such an elder dying at the hands of the Abyss Organization, Kang Jiaxiang had every reason to hate them.

"So Kang Jiaxiang deliberately provoked An Zhehao, hoping to use An Zhehao's power to deal with the Abyss Organization?"

"Yes, it's very likely!"

Kang Lianhai and his group have always operated in Honggang, which is right next to Shenhai City, which is within An Zhehao's sphere of influence. Kang Jiaxiang and his group must know very well just how powerful An Zhehao, also known as Nimesis of the Abyss Organization, truly is.

Against this backdrop, it's not so difficult to understand why Kang Jiaxiang came up with this strategy of using one enemy to devour another.

"What about the second possible outcome for Kang Jiaxiang?"

"The second possible outcome for him is that he realizes through this incident that they are still not important enough, or that their small circle does not have a high enough status within the Abyss Organization."

He had to find a way to climb up, to reach a high enough level in a short period of time, so that the Abyss Organization would take him seriously and respect him.

Only in this way can he and his small circle maintain their position within the Abyss Organization, ensuring their safety while also facilitating the acquisition of greater benefits.

"I understand. Kang Jiaxiang happens to know that An Zhehao recently left the Abyss organization, and he thinks this is an excellent opportunity."

Once he eliminates An Zhehao and the incredibly powerful Nimesis from the Abyss God Court, it will be enough to prove his strength, gain the Abyss Organization's recognition, and thus achieve his goal.

"Yes," An Xiaohai nodded: "Perhaps he has both mindsets. If he can successfully kill An Zhehao, he will definitely gain the recognition of the Abyss Organization."

Even if he fails, he won't be afraid. An Zhehao will hold the Abyss Organization responsible. When An Zhehao fights the Abyss Organization, he can sit back and watch them fight, and get his revenge.

Or perhaps there's a third possibility: it's for the money!

After all, to outsiders, An Zhehao likely holds a fortune worth tens of billions. If he could kill An Zhehao and obtain this enormous wealth, then the Abyss Organization and Caos would be no problem.

Ultimately, these people join the Abyss organization for money.

All the reasons combined are why Kang Lianhai insisted on dealing with An Zhehao, and why he came to deceive me. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to come to me, an outsider.

If it weren't for Kang Jiaxiang's own decision, whether he sought help from the Abyss Organization, Caos, or even the local Hong Kong gangsters, it would have been better than me, a complete stranger.

The reason he chose to target me was partly because I demonstrated great strength, and partly because my background was relatively clean.

I am merely a front man for some high-ranking official. I have no connection whatsoever with the Abyss Organization, nor much with the Caos Organization, and not even much with the underworld.

Using someone like me to deal with Ahn Cheol-ho, whether it succeeds or fails, as long as I'm dealt with and I disappear forever, no one will be able to find him.

Killing me and Chen Maogan would be much simpler for Kang Jiaxiang. He could easily seek help from the Abyss Organization or Caos.

This is Kang Jiaxiang's entire thought process.

After An Xiaohai finished speaking, he sat down. Mai Xiaoyu fell into thought. Zhou Xun brought out the food he had prepared. He cooked three servings of noodles and fried two eggs for each person. This was the best food he had ever made.

An Xiaohai and Mai Xiaoyu both picked up their bowls and started eating.

"Xiao Hai, if that's really the case, why don't we cooperate with him? After all, he's a member of the Abyss Organization, and he might actually have a way to lure An Zhehao out."

"Impossible!" An Xiaohai shook his head decisively: "Kang Lianhai is no match for An Zhehao. I don't want to cooperate with him."

As the saying goes, it's not the formidable opponent you should fear, but the incompetent teammate. Kang Jiaxiang is a perfect example of an incompetent teammate, and the kind with malicious intentions at that.

"Xiao Hai..." Zhou Xun said hesitantly while holding the bowl, "I don't know much about An Zhehao, but is he really as scary as you say?"

I think... you're much better than him. At least he didn't have the strength to fight back against your attacks.

"Hehe!" An Xiaohai ate a little too fast and got burned. He quickly breathed on it and fanned himself with his hand.

Mai Xiaoyu sighed softly, "Zhou Xun, you don't understand An Zhehao, that's why you think that way. You need to remember one principle: a good strategist doesn't achieve great feats."

Ahn Cheol-ho rose from a penniless, persecuted right-wing activist to become one of the core members of the international spy organization Abyss.

Despite the heavy pressure from us, the security department, and the police, he built a massive drug trafficking organization that spanned two provinces and ravaged the country for more than 20 years, successfully amassing billions of dollars in wealth.

In the process, he not only corrupted our organizational system, but also built a team of assassins who were loyal only to him; at the same time, he was also secretly carrying out his own plans, which successfully endangered the Xiaoguanwan Nuclear Power Plant and the Zhongzhen Petrochemical Industrial Zone.

So many of us know he exists, yet we can't find any trace of him!

He accomplished all of this in just twenty years!

Zhou Xun, think about it, how many people can achieve what he has? If you can think of someone more powerful than him, tell us.

You can't find it, right? Any one of the things he accomplished is something most people couldn't do in their entire lives. The only thing that could give him a real headache was his successors...

Zhou Xun, I admire Xiao Hai very much. Apart from the boss, Xiao Hai is the most capable person I have ever met, but I don't think he is more capable than An Zhehao.

Xiao Hai has been able to achieve what he has today for several reasons:

First, An Zhehao didn't pay much attention to Xiaohai at first.

Xiao Hai had been hiding it very well. By the time An Zhehao discovered him and took him seriously, it was already a bit too late. Xiao Hai had already opened a gap in the system he had built.

The second reason is that during the struggle between Xiao Hai and An Zhehao, An Zhehao never gave it his all; he had too many other things to do.

As for Xiao Hai, he gave it his all every time, he went all in every time, and every time, he had various forces helping him from behind. Compared to the same event, the level of attention they received was worlds apart.

There are three reasons you shouldn't forget: destruction is always much easier than construction. Ahn Cheol-ho is a builder of the system, while we are destroyers. The difficulty of the two is not on the same level.

So, Zhou Xun, we must not underestimate him. To deal with him, we must go all out and not give him any chance.

"I understand, thank you, Sister Xiaoyu!" Zhou Xun nodded with a heavy expression.

"Let me add another reason!" An Xiaohai finished his noodles and wiped his mouth. "An Zhehao, he's been on the divine throne for a bit too long, so long that he mistakenly believes he really is a god, and that he can easily control everything."

But he's not a god. He's just an ordinary person like us, unable to see into the uncertain future.

An Xiaohai's words plunged everyone into silence.

"Xiao Hai, can you see the future?" Mai Xiaoyu broke the silence. An Xiaohai turned his head and found Mai Xiaoyu looking at him intently.

"I think I can do it!" An Xiaohai said with a smile.

"Then tell me, what will I be like in the future?"

"You in the future..." An Xiaohai thought seriously for a moment: "In the future, Jingxi Industry will become a Fortune Global 500 company, and Ms. Mai Xiaoyu, the founder of Jingxi Industry, will become a world-renowned beautiful and wealthy woman."

What's even more interesting is that this beautiful and wealthy woman has a very mysterious husband.

This husband is elusive; no one knows who he is, what he looks like, or what he does for a living. All that is known is that Miss Mai and her husband are very much in love.

Later, a wanted criminal named An Xiaohai claimed to have a photo of the mysterious husband. At this time, another mysterious tycoon, Chen Maogan, spent hundreds of millions of yuan to finally obtain the photo of the mysterious husband.

This incident quickly became a popular topic of conversation, a timeless subject of conversation for elderly people all over the world...

"Hahahaha..." Mai Xiaoyu laughed so hard she almost fell over: "I give up! Okay, enough joking around, I'm going to sleep for an hour, I have a meeting later."

I feel that if this continues, I'll be exhausted before I even become a globally renowned beautiful and wealthy woman.

"That said, you'd better make a decision quickly. I'll report everything we discussed tonight to my superiors."

"Okay, I'll decide as soon as possible!" An Xiaohai nodded. "By the way, why didn't you go last night when I asked you to? Did you foresee the future and know that you wouldn't get to play mahjong if you went?"

"Pshaw! I don't even care about that little bit of money anymore!"

"What, did you win the lottery?"

"No, it was Sasha. That beautiful host is really good at handling people. She shared a portion of the bonus you gave her with me; it's much more than what I won from playing mahjong!"

"Wow, that's going a bit too far! As the chairman, you're actually poaching your own employees!"

"Come on, you're the one who squandered all this money, and you won't even let me use a small basin to catch it? Humph!"

Mai Xiaoyu swayed her hips as she went back to her room. Although she said she was going to take a short nap, An Xiaohai knew she wouldn't get any sleep at all. By the time she finished reporting to 073, it would probably be time for her to go to work.

"You should go and get some rest too. Xiaoyu isn't feeling well, and she needs your protection," An Xiaohai said to Zhou Xun.

"Don't worry, I'm much more relaxed than her. I often have opportunities to slack off and take a nap. By the way, Xiao Hai, Echo contacted me again. She asked me to meet her in Haizhu City."

"Haizhu City?"

"Yes, Haizhu City was the last stop of the Honggang inspection team's visit."

Our plan was to disband the group after our visit to Haizhu City. They could then take a boat back to Honggang from Haizhu City, and if anyone needed to return to Shenhai City, we would arrange transportation.

"Okay, I understand. You should go and get some rest."

"And what about you? Aren't you going to rest?"

"I can't sleep right now, but don't worry about me. I'm much more free than either of you, and I can rest anytime."

"Okay, I'm going to take a nap. You should get some rest too, don't stay up too late."

"Go."

Zhou Xun walked towards her room. Just as she closed the door, she glanced at An Xiaohai, who was still sitting on the sofa with a furrowed brow, and couldn't help but sigh.

An hour later, Mai Xiaoyu led Zhou Xun out the door as the sun rose.

Mai Xiaoyu looked energetic and showed no signs of fatigue, while Zhou Xun appeared somewhat haggard.

After the two left the house, An Xiaohai placed the phone in front of him. Less than 10 minutes later, a call from 073 came in unexpectedly.

An Xiaohai smiled slightly and answered the call.

"Tell me, I want to hear the part you didn't tell Xiaoyu."

"OK."