Black Fire was located where Savadika, Laos, and Cambodia met. Due to historical reasons, this place belonged to No Man's Land. No matter which country bordering it tried to sweep through the area, nothing ever came of it.
Moreover, because the area had been chaotic and poorly managed for so long, the various organizations governed themselves. Many people with special abilities who had committed crimes fled here.
Additionally, with the borders unclear and governance in disarray, the surrounding countries had essentially abandoned the place.
As a result, people here could basically only survive by joining one organization or another. It also gave them a different kind of training, making them not only excellent local recruits but also the foundation from which various organizations recruited their lower-level personnel.
Thus, relying on its geographical advantages, manpower, special talents, and other resources, some organizations had grown powerful. Black Fire had thrived here as well. As it expanded, it formed alliances and played rival forces against one another throughout the region, eventually becoming the largest organization here.
Chen Mo had reached these conclusions by compiling the information he had gathered. Since he was passing by on his way home, he decided to look into Black Fire properly.
There was another reason Chen Mo had decided to move against Black Fire: the organization had repeatedly screwed over the domestic Special Affairs Administration in various matters. Especially during conflicts in Southeast Asia, if the personnel assigned by the Special Affairs Administration were not strong enough and Black Fire intervened, the ones who suffered losses would definitely be the Special Affairs Administration's people.
Ning Yongzhi had suffered a setback over this matter before. So, when he learned that Chen Mo was looking into Black Fire, he told him about it. The Special Affairs Administration had once dispatched