Chapter 322: Searching for the USB Drive, the True Key Clue

At this moment.

Ghost’s confession made Lin Tian and the others narrow their eyes.

He had hidden the USB drive containing the crucial video beneath his wife’s tombstone, and set Qingming Festival as the deadline. On that day, he planned to replace his wife’s photo with someone else’s.

As long as they waited until Qingming Festival.

When his father-in-law and brother-in-law came to pay their respects, they would immediately notice that the photo wasn’t of the deceased. That would undoubtedly prompt them to investigate further.

In doing so, they would inevitably discover the USB drive he had left behind.

It was no exaggeration to say—

Ghost’s plan was extremely meticulous. Even if he were executed by other members sent by K, he could still ensure with absolute certainty that…

The greatest secret he held, his final trump card—something K could neither ignore nor afford to bury—would still be exposed to the public.

More importantly, Qingming Festival was only a few days away.

There wouldn’t be any delays due to time dragging on or other complications that might hinder the investigation.

In Ghost’s calculations at the time—

Even if he were executed and no other leads could be pursued, the Special Task Force wouldn’t be disbanded in the short term, at least not before Qingming.

So when his father-in-law and brother-in-law brought the USB drive containing the critical footage to the police station, it would be enough to push the investigation forward, possibly even uncover more vital clues, or directly lead to K’s capture and the most devastating consequences.

…

After listening to Ghost’s account.

Lin Tian frowned slightly, his face filled with visible disgust as he spoke.

“Ghost.”

“You really are capable of anything. Even after doing something so revolting, you still try to act like some devoted lover.”

“You let your wife of many years die just to escape the casino’s pursuit and hide in prison for years. That alone was already despicable.”

“And now, to ensure the critical footage you got from Lan Cai’er gets exposed even after your death, just to get back at K, you used your late wife again—going so far as to replace her photo.”

“Thinking back to how you pretended to be so devoted… it just makes me sick.”

“Forget it. No point wasting more words. Are there any other clues or secrets you’ve been hiding?”

“If there are, you’d better speak up now. The reason we agreed to let you live out your last days in relative comfort was based entirely on your willingness to cooperate and be honest.”

“But just now, you pretended not to know anything about the video. If Xiao Ming hadn’t reminded us, who knows how long you would’ve kept it to yourself—trying to use it to bargain with the police, weren’t you?”

“If you don’t come clean now, don’t expect any mercy later, no matter how important the clues you try to use as leverage.”

As soon as those words were spoken—

Ghost, seated in the interrogation chair, panicked. He shook his head frantically and replied.

“N-No, sir.”

“I wouldn’t dare. I really wouldn’t dare hide anything from you. I just forgot, I swear—I forgot to mention the video.”

“You can go to my wife’s grave right now. You’ll find the video there.”

“If you send that footage to the head of the Morgan Family, it’ll cause a huge stir. K’s partners in the United States won’t be able to walk away unscathed.”

After speaking—

Ghost looked directly at the people in front of him, his face filled with unprecedented sincerity, along with a hint of hidden fear and anxiety.

He was terrified they’d think he was still hiding something, which would make his remaining days even more miserable, subjecting him to endless torment and retaliation.

From his expression and demeanor, Su Ming could already tell… Ghost probably wasn’t hiding anything else. Or at the very least, he didn’t dare to.

He then turned to Chen Sheng beside him and said seriously,

“Chief Chen.”

“Send someone to Ghost’s wife’s grave and retrieve the USB drive hidden behind the photo.”

“Review the contents immediately, then we can decide how to proceed. We also need to confirm whether K has already fled the country.”

“If he’s already in the United States, this secret might give us the leverage we need for an international pursuit.”

Chen Sheng nodded in agreement and responded promptly.

“I’ll dispatch officers to retrieve it right away.”

“If it really involves the Morgan Family, then the importance of this case just went up another level.”

“At the same time, I’ll notify Ghost’s wife’s family and have them bring a new photo. We can’t leave the wrong one there until Qingming, only for them to discover it then.”

As he spoke—

Chen Sheng shot a look of utter disgust at Ghost. Though his actions were vile to the extreme, he had to admit… it was a very effective way to conceal the evidence.

Right now, the most important task was undoubtedly to find the video Lan Cai’er had recorded.

Although Su Ming hadn’t spelled it out earlier, everyone present understood clearly: if the Morgan Family was involved, there was a real chance of launching a cross-border manhunt.

…

Meanwhile—

On the other side of the world, at New York Airport in the so-called beacon of the world, the United States.

A transcontinental flight from Bangkok had just landed and was slowly taxiing down the runway. In economy class, most passengers were stretching their stiff limbs.

A few minutes later—

As the plane docked at the jet bridge and the cabin door opened with a hiss of air pressure,

K stepped out from business class, holding a briefcase in hand. But inside, there was no laptop—only a hard drive containing crucial data.

The laptop that was supposed to be disposed of had been tossed to the crew by K for handling.

Of course, only after he had removed the hard drive.

K was confident that once the hard drive was gone, no one would be able to extract any information about him from the discarded laptop. Naturally, he didn’t care about the empty shell that was left behind.

But ever since he boarded the plane and saw the news about the Gray Wolf mission’s failure and Ghost being captured by the police, his expression had been grim. Though he didn’t show any overt emotion, the dark, simmering anger radiating from him was palpable to everyone around.

K always kept Professor’s advice in mind: no matter what happens, stay calm.

Only by staying calm could one avoid mistakes and come up with the best solution.

But now… calm? That was a joke. In a situation like this, how was he supposed to stay calm?

With a heavy heart, he made his way to the arrival gate, his mind constantly turning over the possible consequences of Ghost’s arrest.

Just as K was feeling helpless, convinced that the Morgan Family was not a force to be trifled with, a shout of delight suddenly rang out in his ears.

“Brother K! Brother K, over here… I’m over here!”

He looked up in the direction of the voice.

J was waving at him excitedly, wearing a heavy metal punk jacket, metal chains hanging from his pants, with a lip ring and a nose stud. His face was lit up with a genuine, joyful smile…