Chapter 245: Confirming the Cat Abuse, Brother Long Deserved His Fate!

Whether One-Eye and Brother Long knew each other from prison needed a definite answer. This was crucial because, from the clues and intelligence gathered, Su Ming had already formed a rough hypothesis about Ghost. Now, it was time for further verification.

At this moment, on the other end of the phone, One-Eye promptly responded.

“Yes, Officer.”

“I was sentenced to five years in the labor camp for selling small amounts of drugs.”

“Then that idiot Brother Long got three years for organizing fights and having ties to organized crime.”

“He came in two years after me, and we were released around the same time, just two months apart.”

“I really looked down on him. He was covered in tattoos like a ghost, looked fierce, but he didn’t have much skill—just a big mouth.”

“Back in the labor camp, if we hadn’t been in different cells and I wasn’t afraid of solitary confinement extending my sentence, I would have beaten him to a pulp.”

Organizing fights and getting sentenced? From this alone, Su Ming could roughly judge that the Ghost lurking in Jiahe City was definitely not Brother Long. The incident of him being killed was not Ghost trying to erase his original identity.

Because K’s standards for selecting organization members weren’t low, and Brother Long, who was poorly rated by both the police and the underworld, was unlikely to be recruited into the Drug trafficking organization.

Moreover, Ghost’s assessment target was set early by K. Only by eliminating Lan Cai’er, who held crucial evidence, and escaping police pursuit could one truly join the organization.

Lan Cai’er posed such a significant threat that if the crucial evidence were exposed, the entire criminal organization would face major issues.

If someone as foolish as Brother Long were to handle it, the entire organization might collapse.

But one thing was certain: Brother Long and Ghost were indeed connected. Brother Long even helped Ghost purchase Wang Hao’s van.

But why involve One-Eye?

Analyzing One-Eye’s previous words, it was clear that when Ghost was contacted by K and temporarily became a member of the organization, even before killing Lan Cai’er to pass the test, One-Eye had already started working for him.

This could be clearly judged from the changes in drug quotas mentioned by One-Eye.

Why develop two subordinates? Given K’s caution, would he really allow two agents in one city? Wouldn’t that increase the risk of exposing the Drug trafficking organization?

Based on K’s personality and the usual practices of the Drug trafficking organization, another possibility emerged.

That is, the true subordinate in Jiahe City was only One-Eye.

As for Brother Long, from the moment Ghost approached him to help find a used van, his fate was sealed.

The only reason Ghost developed Brother Long as a subordinate was to use his identity and methods to quickly eliminate Lan Cai’er.

And once that task was completed, Brother Long naturally lost his value and might even expose Ghost’s identity.

So now, with Brother Long dead, although it seemed he was foolishly killed in self-defense, Ghost’s influence might have played a part.

Or rather, even if he hadn’t been killed, Brother Long would have found some reason to permanently keep his mouth shut.

After quickly sorting out these details and possibilities, Su Ming looked at the phone on the table and asked further.

“One-Eye.”

“When you were selling those drugs, did you notice anyone else selling the same stuff in the market? Wasn’t it just you?”

“I know, of course I know, but I don’t know who’s selling it, nor do I dare to know,” One-Eye quickly replied, eager to reduce his sentence and save his life, he continued.

“Officer, to be honest.”

“In Jiahe City’s drug circle, I’m a well-known figure. If others were selling drugs, I’d definitely know.”

“Normally, I’d confront that person.”

“But this time was different. The boss specifically instructed me to mind my own business and manage my own territory.”

“Don’t meddle in other matters, don’t deal with other drug dealers in Jiahe City, and definitely don’t expose your identity.”

“When the boss says that, I have to turn a blind eye.”

“After all… I’m not stupid like Brother Long. High-purity drugs aren’t something just anyone can get their hands on. Their power and ruthlessness are beyond my imagination.”

“Besides, I had just been released for a few months, so I wanted to be cautious, really afraid of getting caught.”

After hearing this, Su Ming had completely validated his theory. He then looked confidently at Chen Sheng beside him and nodded, indicating softly.

“Chief Chen.”

“I’ve pretty much asked everything. I can deduce some key clues now.”

Chen Sheng looked at Su Ming in surprise, not expecting that… One-Eye hadn’t said much, yet Su Ming could deduce key clues.

But he didn’t immediately ask anything, instead speaking into the phone.

“One-Eye, I’ll try my best to get your sentence reduced, but the final decision is up to the judge.”

“The more clues you provide, the higher the chance of a lighter sentence.”

“Alright, we’ve got enough for now. Let’s leave it at that.”

After speaking, Chen Sheng hung up the phone and looked at Su Ming with confusion.

“Team Leader Su.”

“What clues did you deduce? It seemed like One-Eye didn’t say much.”

Su Ming placed his hands on the interrogation table, forming a triangular tower shape, and squinted his eyes.

“Chief Chen.”

“If I’m not mistaken, Jiahe City doesn’t have two agents. In Ghost and K’s minds, the drug agent is only One-Eye.”

“The already killed Brother Long, who seemed to have access to high-purity drugs and appeared to be an agent, was actually… a subordinate helping Ghost eliminate Lan Cai’er.”

“Helping buy the used van and doing other dirty, risky jobs.”

“And when the dust settled, Brother Long, who had no more use, could finally be silenced by Ghost.”

“I’m not sure if there were traces of Ghost’s manipulation in the incident where he was killed.”

“But I can guarantee that even if he hadn’t been killed three months ago, Brother Long would have died for other reasons, permanently silencing him.”

At this point, Su Ming paused, looked at Wang Hao sitting in the interrogation chair, and tapped the table lightly.

“Wang Hao.”

“If I’m not mistaken, your van hasn’t been seen since, right? Brother Long took care of it?”

Having just listened to the phone call and completely lost on the case’s progress, Wang Hao snapped back and replied.

“Officer, I really don’t know.”

“Afterwards, I only helped Brother Long sell some drugs. I really don’t know about the van’s situation…”

Before he could finish, Wang Hao seemed to remember something, his eyes widening as he replied.

“No, no.”

“About a month later, while singing in a private room with Brother Long.”

“He drunkenly mentioned…”

“The guy upstairs has some kind of strange hobby. He likes to torture cats in his van, skinning them alive. The whole vehicle ends up covered in cat blood and bones, with eyeballs still rolling around on the passenger seat.”

“It’s so unlucky. The van we painstakingly acquired can only be dismantled and sold as scrap metal…”