Chapter 188: Su Ming’s Unconventional Tactics – Like to Eavesdrop? Then Let Me Give You an Earful!

After confirming that the butcher had executed the poison,

the team immediately returned to the Shimao Jin Cheng Community to secure the tools that were kept in the house—tools that the butcher had not wanted to dispose of. The operation now carried great significance.

This operation was a rare opportunity to possibly capture the butcher and make a major breakthrough in the case. Even in the worst-case scenario, the most they could expect was to discover the weapons used in the Silver Serial Murder Case, which had evaded detection for over ten years despite various searches.

The most important thing was…

The butcher had specifically left those tools in this house to retrieve them after the heat of the moment died down. This strongly suggested that the butcher had not cleaned them, or had not had time to. He hadn’t even managed to escape Gusu properly, let alone clean up his weapons.

These uncleaned tools might still carry the killer’s DNA, which would be highly beneficial for future arrests.

…

A few minutes later,

several private cars had parked under Building 5 of the Shimao Jin Cheng Community. This type of old apartment building from 20 years ago generally did not have underground parking or elevators. The building had stairs, and each floor typically had only two apartments, usually six or seven stories high.

Back then, as a drug syndicate operative with plenty of money, Fat cat had rented the most expensive apartment on the left side of the third floor for his parents.

To monitor Fat cat’s parents more effectively, the drug syndicate had purchased the apartment on the left side of the second floor, directly beneath Fat cat’s parents’ apartment.

Because the stairs were the only access, it was easy to install a camera at the entrance to monitor the comings and goings of Fat cat’s parents.

At this moment,

Su Ming pushed open the car door and walked to the stairwell of the apartment building. He noticed that there was indeed a camera installed at the entrance of the second-floor left apartment.

It seemed to be aimed at the door but was actually monitoring the center of the stairwell to track people going up and down the stairs.

A few plainclothes SWAT officers, equipped with various special gear, were crouching in the camera’s blind spot, already prepared to breach the door.

From the previous operation to capture Qiang Wei, Su Ming had roughly figured out that…

K had been able to quickly detect the police operation through crawler scripts that intelligently tracked police uniforms or police cars.

But this time, they had arrived in private cars and plainclothes, so Su Ming was nearly certain that K had no idea about this operation.

Looking at the SWAT officers who were ready for action, Su Ming nodded at Liu Yang, signaling him to begin the raid.

Without hesitation, Liu Yang immediately gestured to the crouching SWAT officers with a “lucky cat” hand signal, indicating the start of the operation.

The lead SWAT officer, after receiving the signal, immediately held up three fingers, indicating the final countdown.

“Three!”

“Two!”

“One!!!”

With each finger that the SWAT officer pressed down, two large SWAT officers jogged a few steps and then kicked the door’s lock with force.

“Bang—”

The sound of the old door slamming into the wall echoed loudly.

This type of old community typically had inward-opening doors, and with the door being old and worn, there was no need for professional demolition tools. A powerful kick easily broke the door open.

As the door flew open, several SWAT officers quickly entered the house, guns in hand, their fingers on the triggers as they began a meticulous search.

If they found the butcher, they would immediately fire at his left arm to neutralize him.

This wasn’t just to protect themselves, but also to ensure the butcher could not take his own life.

The previous incident with Zhou Shiru had to be avoided at all costs. There could not be a second occurrence.

The professionals were, of course, handling it.

As several SWAT officers with submachine guns and powerful builds searched the house, Su Ming and Liu Yang stood by the door, waiting for the results.

Five seconds.

Ten seconds.

Twenty seconds.

…

Nearly twenty seconds passed.

There was no sound of gunfire or shouts, which clearly meant… the butcher had already moved out in advance.

Liu Yang, who had hoped to capture the butcher, let out a helpless sigh and looked at Su Ming, implying with his tone:

“Su, it seems that the butcher’s counter-surveillance skills are much better than we thought.”

“It hasn’t been long, and he’s already moved out of this house. The situation is getting increasingly difficult, and the difficulty of the subsequent pursuit will only get higher.”

Before Su Ming could respond,

the lead SWAT officer, holding his submachine gun with both hands and the barrel lowered, slowly walked out and shook his head at Su Ming and Liu Yang.

“Su, Liu,”

“Unfortunately, the drug syndicate member has already left the house.”

“But during our search, we did find a rusty bone saw and an old black raincoat, both covered in blood.”

“As for other things, I couldn’t tell much more. You should take a look.”

Hearing this, Liu Yang sighed helplessly and, as usual, responded in an official manner:

“Thank you, Captain He.”

“We’ll take it from here. Hopefully, we can find more key clues.”

After saying this, Su Ming, Liu Yang, and the others immediately entered the house and began searching.

However,

while Bai Yu, Liu Yang, and Zheng Hui immediately checked the butcher’s tools, hoping to find useful clues,

Su Ming’s first move was to observe every corner and any easily overlooked spots, considering the possibility that eyes or ears from the drug syndicate might be present.

After scanning carefully,

Su Ming slowly walked beneath the kitchen light, looking up at the lamp shade where a new, dust-free listening device had been installed.

It seemed… from the moment the door was breached, this operation had already been compromised.

After thinking for a moment,

Su Ming calmly looked at Bai Yu, who was searching for clues, and then seriously asked:

“Xiao Bai, do you think…”

“Where might the butcher be hiding now, after moving out so quickly?”