Well done, the Chai family is wiped out.

In the main hall, the stench of blood had not yet fully dissipated, mixing with the lingering scent of expensive incense to form a nauseating, bizarre odor.

Lin Mo glanced around, having no interest in staying in this room any longer.

The Chai family was already a thing of the past. Before long, this place would either fall into ruin or become someone else's property.

He casually walked up to Long Tianqi.

"Alright, let's call it a day. As for the list of certain people and some other interesting things, I'll organize them. You can come and get them later."

Lin Mo paused, a hint of amusement in his eyes. "I believe you know a thing or two yourself."

Long Tianqi met his gaze. Her eyes were complex, holding wariness, scrutiny, and a trace of confusion she couldn't even explain herself. Finally, she just nodded.

"No problem. I can guarantee that in Tianjing, no one will dare to provoke you again."

Lin Mo just smiled, rolling his shoulders as if he had just finished a warm-up exercise.

"It doesn't matter. I'll just treat it as an after-dinner walk."

Long Tianqi choked a bit at his dismissive attitude. An after-dinner walk? The Chai family was a prominent founding family, yet in his mouth, destroying them was just the amount of exercise for an after-dinner stroll?

She took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in her heart.

But this was fine too. At least no one would try to scheme against him anymore.

By now, the professional team from Yanhuang Awakening had cleaned up the mess on the ground, their movements swift and efficient.

All of the Chai family's direct descendants and branch members, anyone involved in this, would be accurately apprehended in the shortest time possible, awaiting the General Bureau's judgment.

Long Tianqi's internal communicator hadn't stopped ringing. The heads of the major families were already arguing fiercely over at the General Bureau.

With the giant beast that was the Chai family falling, everyone wanted to pounce and tear off a piece of the massive flesh left behind.

There was also a kind of fear towards Lin Mo.

Originally, Long Tianqi had planned to have Lin Mo follow her back to the Yanhuang Awakening General Bureau.

But after careful consideration, she decided against it. If Lin Mo truly possessed that kind of power, bringing him back to Yanhuang Awakening might trigger a new storm.

The current Lin Mo was already a target for all.

If he caused any more trouble, the events from over twenty years ago might repeat themselves.

Long Tianqi did not want to see that happen again.

Therefore, when Lin Mo said he was leaving, she didn't offer a single word to make him stay.

On the other side, Dongfang Shuye finally led his men out of the dungeon. He wiped the dirt from his face, only to find that Lin Mo was nowhere to be seen in the main hall.

"Director, where is he?"

Long Tianqi did not answer. Her gaze was fixed dead on the people being carried out.

These people were once the elites of Yanhuang Awakening, her comrades whom she had personally sent out on missions.

But now?

They were all reduced to skin and bones, their eyes hollow, their bodies covered in a crisscross of old and new scars.

Dongfang Gushuo was missing an arm, the stump crudely cauterized with a branding iron. Han Yichen's fingernails had all been pulled out, his hands curled up unnaturally.

The most terrifying part was not their physical mutilation, but the death of their spirits. They were like empty shells drained of their souls.

Long Tianqi's expression grew colder by the inch.

Yanhuang Awakening's medical technology could regenerate their severed limbs, but how could hearts crushed by years of relentless torture be rebuilt?

"Take them back."

Her voice was low, yet it carried a chilling edge. "Initiate the highest-tier treatment protocol. Notify the psychological reconstruction team to stand by."

She paused, shifting her gaze to the brightly lit city skyline outside the window, a touch of indescribable mockery entering her tone.

"The Chai family's annihilation was well-deserved."

At the Yanhuang Awakening Headquarters, the atmosphere in the conference room was solemn.

Long Tianqi's seat was empty, and the seat for the Chai family representative was likewise vacant.

The remaining committee members whispered among themselves, exchanging the information they had gathered.

The focus of the discussion was undoubtedly on two things: how to fill the power vacuum left by the Chai family, and the man named Lin Mo.

Lin Mo, a name that currently made all the prominent families present feel as if they had a fishbone stuck in their throats.

This person was too dangerous; he posed an inexplicable threat to all their families.

Some could hardly contain themselves and planned to propose using Yanhuang Awakening's top-tier forces to eliminate Lin Mo directly.

However, whether this proposal could ultimately go through depended entirely on Long Tianqi's attitude.

An hour passed before the conference room doors were pushed open and Long Tianqi's figure appeared.

She walked in slowly, her steps steady.

No one present voiced any complaints. Her status as the General Director naturally carried a majesty that made people afraid to easily offend her.

Of course, it wasn't just her status as General Director; she was also the number one powerhouse in all of Yanhuang Awakening.

Long Tianqi walked straight to her seat and raised a hand to signal for silence.

"I just returned from the Chai family. The Chai family committed treason and imprisoned our Yanhuang Awakening agents. I assume you have all heard something about the situation."

She sat down, casually picked up a bottle of water from the table, and took a sip. "Are there any questions?"

Minister Xu remained silent. He merely looked down, staring at the documents in front of him, seeming to calculate something in his mind.

A moment later, Committee Member Wei stood up.

He coughed lightly, breaking the silence of the conference room.

"The Chai family's treason is undeniable, and they bear their own guilt. But this Lin Mo acts erratically and is completely unrestrained. Right now, he truly attacks whoever he pleases."

Committee Member Wei's voice could not hide a trace of fear towards Lin Mo, carrying an intention to direct the spearhead elsewhere.

However, before Committee Member Wei could finish speaking, Minister Xu slammed the documents in his hand onto the table. The loud noise was deafening, and the committee members who had been discussing in low voices abruptly stopped talking.

The sheer volume of the sound left many stunned.

"Did I or did I not say that we should not provoke Lin Mo? The man just arrived, and you people planted a bomb under his bed. If he doesn't wipe out your entire family, whose family is he supposed to wipe out?!"

His gaze swept over everyone present, carrying a chilling clarity that seemed to see right through their hearts.

The conference room was dead silent.

Minister Xu's words were like a heavy hammer smashing into the self-righteous calculations of many.

They had originally thought Lin Mo was just a reckless youth with some strength who could be easily manipulated, and they were more than happy to see someone take action against him.

They just hadn't expected it.

Lin Mo's counterattack far exceeded their expectations. It wasn't a simple revenge; it was the sheer ruthlessness of pulling up weeds by the roots.

The expressions of several committee members shifted slightly. At this moment, they all felt a sense of sympathy for the Chai family's fate, like the fox mourning the death of the hare.

"You only see his ruthless strikes, but you never stop to think about why he strikes."

Minister Xu's words carried a tone of bitter disappointment.

"The rules of Yanhuang Awakening, in the eyes of some people, seem to have become tools to restrain others rather than a barrier to protect order."

His words were clearly meant for certain prominent families present. In their eyes, laws and rules often varied depending on the person.