Outside the Li Family residence.
Cao Mang and two others walked out.
"Old Cao, what do you think of what Li Rufeng said?" the middle-aged woman asked.
Cao Mang reached into his inner pocket, took out a cigarette and lit it. After taking a puff, he said, "I don't think he was lying."
"The Li Family's overall strength is evident. Even if Li Rufeng and the others joined forces, they might not be able to kill Gong Fei."
He added, "At the very least, Gong Fei could definitely escape."
"Could the organization have made a mistake?" the foreign burly man asked in broken Mandarin.
"That's unlikely. I heard Miss Xingye was in charge of investigating this matter," the middle-aged woman said.
Cao Mang pondered for a moment and said, "I don't care about the rest. I just want to know who Gu Chenan really is."
"Only by knowing Gu Chenan's identity can I deduce whether he killed Gong Fei or not."
He looked at the two of them and continued, "After all... a dying man's words are often true. Li Rufeng had no reason to lie before his death."
"That makes sense," the middle-aged woman nodded.
The foreign burly man clearly didn't understand. He scratched the back of his head and asked, "Brother Cao, what do you mean?"
Just as Cao Mang was about to explain, his phone suddenly rang.
"Hello."
"Old Cao, I'm calling to inform you that the replacement for Gong Fei has been decided," Wan Ke's voice came from the other end of the line.
Cao Mang nodded and said, "I know, it's that Lin Yu, right? You've notified us before."
"It's not him. There's been a change of plans," Wan Ke said.
"Hmm, understood. It doesn't matter who it is."
As he said, Cao Mang didn't care who replaced Gong Fei's position.
He only wanted to uncover the truth behind Gong Fei's death and find out who the Gu Chenan mentioned by Li Rufeng really was.
Wan Ke had anticipated Cao Mang's reaction and chuckled, "This person defeated Sister Hua in just twenty minutes. His strength is on par with yours."
Cao Mang raised an eyebrow in surprise, "He defeated Hua Liran? Who is he?"
"His name is Gu Chenan," Wan Ke said.
Upon hearing this, Cao Mang was stunned.
After several seconds, he asked, "Who?"
"The young master of the Gu Family from Donghai, Gu Chenan," Wan Ke explained in detail.
"Gu... Chenan?" Cao Mang repeated the name, his tone suddenly changing. He urgently asked, "How did he become one of the Twelve Owls?"
"You probably don't know this, but he was recommended by Miss Xingye," Wan Ke said, then lowered his voice to gossip, "And you know what? Miss Xingye and Gu Chenan have an extraordinary relationship."
Hearing this, a light of realization flashed through Cao Mang's mind.
Everything made sense now.
"I understand."
Cao Mang hung up the phone and turned to the other two, "Let's go back to the organization, right now."
The middle-aged woman asked in confusion, "Old Cao, what happened? Weren't we supposed to investigate who Gu Chenan is?"
"No need to investigate anymore. Gu Chenan is in our organization!"
"What?"
"Quick, let's return to the organization now. I must get to the bottom of this."
Cao Mang tossed his cigarette butt and quickly got into the car.
Cao Mang had always felt something was off about Gong Fei's death, especially after witnessing the true strength of the Li Family.
However, just before he was about to kill Li Rufeng, Li Rufeng said that the person who killed Gong Fei was Gu Chenan from the Gu Family.
He was half-skeptical about this, only wanting to get close to this Gu Chenan to find out the truth.
After all, the person in charge of investigating Gong Fei's death was Hoshino Kannon, who was also one of the Twelve Owls like him.
However, Wan Ke's phone call made Cao Mang certain that Gu Chenan was the culprit behind Gong Fei's death.
Li Rufeng thought they were sent by Gu Chenan before he died, which indicated that Gu Chenan had a deep grudge against the Li Family.
Moreover, Hoshino Kannon had a special relationship with Gu Chenan, and she was in charge of investigating Gong Fei's case.
On top of that, Gu Chenan had now taken Gong Fei's position.
How could there be such a coincidence?
It was obvious that Gu Chenan had used the Black Owl as a tool, not only to eliminate the Li Family and clear his name but also to become one of the Twelve Owls.
This three-birds-with-one-stone move was truly brilliant!
All three got into the car.
Cao Mang lit another cigarette, stepped on the gas pedal, and drove away from the Li Family residence towards Yanjing.
...
One day later.
The news of the Li Family's extermination spread like wildfire.
The entire Suhang was shaken.
Although the Li Family's influence had waned, they were still a prestigious clan.
Who had the power to wipe out an entire family overnight?
The prime suspect, needless to say, was Gu Chenan.
The incident where Gu Chenan and Hoshino Kannon beat up Li Rufeng in the parking lot had already caused a stir in Suhang.
Everyone knew that Gu Chenan and Li Rufeng had become enemies.
At that time, Li Rufeng had threatened to use the entire Li Family's influence to deal with Gu Chenan.
But now...
The Li Family had been completely wiped out!
Those who had thought Gu Chenan would stumble over this Li Family affair were shocked.
They had expected the Li Family to stage a comeback, but they couldn't even defend their stronghold.
How powerful was the Gu Family really?
It was unimaginable!
Unlike the surprise of the onlookers, people in Suhang's martial arts circles felt that Li Rufeng and the Li Family had brought this upon themselves.
Wasn't young master Gu known for his gentlemanly demeanor?
He had forgiven Li Rufeng time and time again, but Li Rufeng was ungrateful and kept causing trouble!
Now look what happened.
One moment Li Rufeng was threatening young master Gu with the Li Family's power, the next moment young master Gu wiped out the entire Li Family.
It was truly satisfying.
While the martial arts community thought this way, they were also somewhat shocked.
People in Suhang had always believed that although the Gu Family held immense power in Donghai, they wouldn't be able to exert much influence in Suhang.
Firstly, although Donghai and Suhang were close, they were still two different cities.
Secondly, the Gu Family was a business family. People only thought they had money and power, never imagining they could employ such ruthless methods.
But the Li Rufeng incident showed otherwise.
The Gu Family's influence wasn't just supreme in Donghai, but in Suhang as well!
Whether in Donghai or Suhang, there was only one fate for those who offended young master Gu...
Death!
...
Yanjing, Black Owl Headquarters.
Gu Chenan also received the news of the Li Family's extermination.
He got up from the bed, poured himself a glass of water, and stood by the window, sipping water while looking at the skyscrapers of Yanjing.
Now that the Li Family in Suhang was completely finished, and he had become one of the Twelve Owls in the Black Owl organization.
Even if Lin Yu had extraordinary abilities, he wouldn't be able to stir up any trouble now.
Thinking of this, Gu Chenan turned to look at Hoshino Kannon, who was sound asleep wearing an oversized pink bunny pajama.
Turning back, there was a hint of reluctance in Gu Chenan's eyes.
It seemed that now that he had brought down Lin Yu, it was time to return to the real world.