Chapter 186: The Ultimate Information Integration Deduction, The Operation to Arrest the Butcher Begins!

This deduction left Lin Tian, on the other end of the phone, completely silent.

He had never imagined that, just from the few words he had just spoken, Su Ming could connect so many details and come up with such a bold deduction…

The person that the suicide bomber and his sister saw, who was thought to be the head of the drug trafficking organization—the so-called boss—was actually not K at all, but the Priest, who had joined the organization earlier!

This news was nothing short of shocking.

After all, if this were true, it was highly likely that the vast majority of the drug trafficking organization members had never seen K.

The most likely person who had seen K and even helped make his face mask, Rose, might have been the rare breakthrough, but now she had fallen into a coma.

This also led to another line of reasoning: since K trusted the Priest enough to have him impersonate him, this meant a deep level of trust.

If the Priest could be captured, the entire organization might collapse.

Of course, the butcher, who had joined the drug organization early as well, might also provide important clues about K during his capture.

The reason for being so determined to find K was because everyone knew that if the head of the drug organization wasn’t taken down, the entire trafficking chain could easily be revived at any moment.

At this moment, Su Ming thought for a moment, then spoke without hesitation.

“Chief Lin.”

“Although the clues and information provided by Fang Yuwei are not directly related to K, they at least give us another lead.”

“As you just mentioned, let’s first find a professional criminal portraitist to sketch the approximate appearance of the Priest based on the memories in Fang Yuwei’s mind and use that to try and locate him.”

At this point, Liu Yang from the Criminal Investigation Technical Section hurried into the meeting room. He waved at Su Ming urgently, as if he had discovered something important.

Seeing Liu Yang’s actions, Su Ming immediately responded.

“Chief Lin, let’s proceed like this for now.”

“Chief Liu seems to have made an important discovery. I’ll see if I can bring in the butcher, another key member of the organization.”

After saying this, Su Ming hung up the phone without hesitation. Before he could speak further, Liu Yang immediately began to explain with excitement.

“Team Leader Su.”

“Just as you guessed earlier.”

“According to our criminal technical team’s investigation, we found that Fat Cat doesn’t have a wife or children; his only immediate family members are his parents.”

“Since he became involved with the drug organization, he rented a house in the older Shimao Jincheng residential area and brought his parents from the countryside to Gusu.”

“Of course, this wasn’t something the drug organization asked him to do. I believe, if nothing else, it was Fat Cat wanting to improve his parents’ living conditions.”

“Then, after further investigation, we discovered that the day after Fat Cat’s parents moved into Shimao Jincheng, an apartment in the same building that had been listed for months suddenly sold, and the buyer paid in full.”

“Although the property fees and maintenance fees have been paid on time, no one seems to have seen the actual owner of the apartment move in.”

“This is… a bit too coincidental and strange, don’t you think?”

Hearing this, Su Ming shook his head lightly and narrowed his eyes, speaking in a pointed tone.

“Director Liu, this isn’t a coincidence, and it’s not strange.”

“This is exactly what the drug organization, due to K’s extreme caution, has deliberately planned.”

“From the previous cases involving Tiesan and Skinny Dog’s families, K has always adhered to the principle that only the dead will stay silent.”

“So, he would have prepared to deal with the families of his subordinates in advance, positioning a proper place for surveillance near their homes.”

“Since the butcher was arranged by K to execute drug deals, he would have known about the house used to monitor Fat Cat’s parents.”

“Although the butcher escaped back to Gusu City and further hid his tracks, he wouldn’t take the risk of staying longer. He would be looking to leave Gusu as soon as possible.”

“This time, after his usual killings, his mood is completely different.”

“No matter how confident the butcher is, the continuous arrests of the sculptor, Rose, the suicide bomber, and the poisoner must be putting immense pressure on him.”

“So he couldn’t wait any longer and needed a proper place to get rid of anything that might expose his identity.”

“But he couldn’t just throw them into a river or garbage bin casually.”

“From our previous investigations, we’ve clearly deduced that the butcher likely has used the same weapon for his killings over the past ten years.”

“Even the raincoat-like clothes he wears could have been used for years and he wouldn’t easily discard them.”

At this point, Liu Yang suddenly understood Su Ming’s reasoning and slapped his thigh, exclaiming in realization.

“So, in order to escape Gusu quickly and avoid being caught by the police, the butcher had to get rid of the murder tools temporarily to reduce his risk or maybe wear a new face mask to assume a new identity.”

“But he couldn’t just throw away those murder tools. He might even want to use them again in the future.”

“So, he had to find a place where he could not only stash these tools but also ensure that, even if six months or a year passed and the hunt had subsided, he could come back and retrieve them.”

“Looking across the entire Gusu City, the only place that seems to meet the butcher’s needs is the house that was originally set up to monitor Fat Cat’s parents.”

“It’s hidden and secure enough to store the murder tools for a long time.”

“It would allow him to wait for the heat to die down and quietly return to Gusu to retrieve the tools for his next killing!”

Liu Yang, who had once been a passionate criminal investigator, was filled with astonishment as he looked at Su Ming, unable to comprehend how Su Ming’s clue analysis and deduction abilities could be so strong.

At this moment, Su Ming seemed unfazed by Liu Yang’s amazement and simply nodded in agreement. Without hesitation, his gaze grew firm.

“Let’s go, Director Liu.”

“Full speed ahead to capture the butcher!”