Chapter 1 The Hall

The structure of the hall made Han Xiao inexplicably think of words like "gathering hall" and "local emperor". The space was wide and spacious, with rows of chairs on both sides. At the end of the hall was a main seat covered with white bear skin, and guards stood sentry by the walls.

At this time, the hall was full of Overmaira's top executives, all turning their heads to look at Han Xiao as he entered. Dozens of gazes converged, their eyes flashing with indifference and hostility.

Han Xiao's rash visit made him seem ill-intentioned in the eyes of many executives. Most people disagreed with personally meeting with a legendary killer who was suspected of being an enemy. They had heard of Black Phantom's various deeds and knew that Han Xiao was elusive, and they didn't know what he would do. But Xiao Jin said that since the other party was a killer, meeting openly would be safer.

The hall was also guarded, and the guards were ready to shoot at any time. Many Esper bodyguards were also hidden in the shadows, providing some sense of security for Overmaira's executives.

"Black Phantom." Delo on the main seat snorted and waved his hand casually, "Give him a seat."

A guard carried a chair and placed it in the center of the hall, facing the people of Overmaira, giving off a sense of a joint trial. Han Xiao knew that this was Overmaira's way of showing their power. He had come to their territory alone, so Overmaira naturally didn't want to lose face.

Han Xiao didn't care. He put his large single-shoulder equipment bag beside his feet, sat down steadily, and said, "Aren't you going to introduce yourselves?"

Delo said lightly, "Don't pretend, you must have already checked our information through the dark web."

Han Xiao scanned the Overmaira members in the hall and noticed something interesting. The positions of these executives were clearly divided. The main family faction surrounded Delo, while Xiao Jin, Serqi, and the Northern faction each sat in a separate area. This detail told him that the internal conflicts in Overmaira were not light.

Moreover, there were several powerful auras hidden around. Han Xiao estimated that if the negotiations broke down, it would be a scene of three hundred axemen appearing on command... Of course, it wouldn't work on him.

Han Xiao's attention was mainly focused on Xiao Jin and his people, and he secretly sized them up.

This group of people was the original owner's family, and they almost killed the original owner...

Bang!

Suddenly, Delo slammed his hand on the armrest of the chair and shouted, "In Green Valley Town, you attacked our territory and killed our people. How do you explain that?!"

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Those few powerful auras were restless, while the other factions remained indifferent. Only the main family faction was full of hostility.

Han Xiao remembered that he also killed one of Xiao Jin's adopted sons, but Xiao Jin's face was expressionless at this time, and it was impossible to see what he was thinking.

"Killed them, so what? If you're not happy, then make a move." Han Xiao smiled noncommittally.

Delo couldn't believe that Han Xiao dared to be so arrogant in his territory. He was stunned for a second, his face furious, and he shouted, "You..."

Before he could finish his words, Han Xiao suddenly said coldly, "You colluded with Germinal. It's not just me, the Six Nations won't let you off either."

Everyone was stunned.

Colluded with Germinal? When did that happen?

Delo swallowed his angry shout and forced himself to suppress his anger, saying, "What are you talking about? We have never colluded with Germinal."

Han Xiao said, "Zero, who has a sky-high bounty from Germinal, used to be a member of your family. How do you explain that?"

Delo suddenly understood. He finally understood why Black Phantom attacked for no reason. It turned out that he mistakenly thought they were related to Germinal. At that time, the team searching for Xiao Han happened to pass through Green Valley Town and may have been discovered by Black Phantom.

Delo had heard that Black Phantom was hostile to Germinal. He felt that he had finally found the root of the conflict and shook his head, saying, "You're wrong. That Zero with the bounty is Xiao Han, the son of the second leader, Xiao Jin..."

Xiao Jin frowned and glanced at Delo meaningfully.

Delo continued, "But Xiao Han has nothing to do with our Overmaira anymore. Besides, Germinal offering a bounty for Xiao Han represents hostility, so it's impossible for us to collude with Germinal."

It seemed that Overmaira wanted to desperately clear their relationship. Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and he slowly probed, pretending to be serious, "I believe that with Germinal's intelligence network, they will definitely be able to find out that Xiao Han is one of your people. You are the biggest lead. Wouldn't Germinal contact you?"

Delo's face stiffened, and he forced himself to say, "They really haven't contacted us."

"Do you think I would believe that? Would the intelligence agencies of the Six Nations believe that?" Han Xiao said lightly, "There are too many doubts. I can only think that you are helping Germinal find their bounty target. It is even possible that the bounty target was actually deliberately sent by you to help Germinal."

Delo frowned, "That's not the case at all. There are other hidden reasons."

"I would very much like to hear the so-called hidden reasons."

Han Xiao was fearless. This attitude made Delo grit his teeth. For the sake of the overall situation, he had to clear his relationship with Germinal. The war between the Six Nations and Germinal was about to begin. If they were misunderstood at this juncture, Overmaira would fall into a severe winter.

Although Han Xiao came alone, Delo didn't dare to act rashly. Black Phantom's strength and status were there. His visit might have been authorized by the dark web. If he was killed, they would become mortal enemies with the dark web and would confirm their collusion with Germinal.

Most importantly, Black Phantom was unfathomable. The people at headquarters were not confident that they could kill him, and it was not worth taking the risk.

So at this moment, Delo could only endure Han Xiao's arrogant attitude, feeling suffocated in his heart. He glared at Xiao Jin fiercely, believing that it was all caused by Xiao Jin. He rolled his eyes and said loudly, "Alright, Leader Xiao, please explain the hidden reasons in detail."

Xiao Jin glanced at Delo lightly, turned his head, and said, "Xiao Hai, you explain."

A handsome young man walked out from behind Xiao Jin, his face a little gloomy.

Xiao Hai, Xiao Jin's most outstanding eldest son, presided over part of the Xiao faction's affairs and was a powerful figure. Xiao Jin was cultivating him as his successor.

Xiao Hai said lightly, "More than a year ago, I was escorting a convoy of supplies when we were attacked. Xiao Han disappeared at that time and his whereabouts were unknown. I have no knowledge of what happened to him after that."

At this time, a leader of the Northern faction said, "Explain in more detail. Our distinguished guest doesn't seem to believe it."

Xiao Hai snorted coldly and said, "The attackers were coming for me. Xiao Han is my younger brother. I asked him to dress up as me and use himself as bait to attract attention so that I could escape smoothly. Later, I returned to the battlefield with a new force to search, but I couldn't find him."

Han Xiao raised his eyebrows, "So you asked your younger brother to die for you. Was he willing?"

"What do you think?" Xiao Hai said impatiently.

The crowd whispered, and all kinds of meaningful gazes wandered over Xiao Hai.

Delo said, "That's how it is. We can produce more evidence. Whether you believe it or not, we have always had no relationship with Germinal."

Han Xiao nodded. He had already obtained the information he wanted—the original owner's experience and the attitude of the original owner's family.

When the original owner was mentioned, the people of the Xiao faction were indifferent, as if he was a stranger, especially Xiao Hai, who showed no remorse for harming his own younger brother, and Xiao Jin had no dissatisfaction either.

To sum it up, the original owner was an unimportant character who was not loved by anyone and was treated like air by everyone.

"You had a really miserable life..." Han Xiao thought to himself.

The crowd suddenly realized that they had agreed to take the initiative, but how did it become Black Phantom interrogating them? This was their territory, didn't they have any face?