Chapter 274: K’s Confidence, Su Ming Will Never See Sunrise Again

K had no idea what Ghost was thinking after hanging up the phone.

Or rather… even if he did know, there was nothing he could do about it now.

Because ever since Priest set off for Jiahe City, K had immediately booked an international flight from Luzhou to the United States.

Just as he had said before.

If he had to play his final card by sending out Priest, then staying in the Dragon Country no longer held any meaning.

After all,

The drug trafficking organization might have had a chance to be salvaged before.

But now, the Demon Witch had walked her final path, and Ghost would soon be given his last “gift” and silenced forever.

Most importantly, Priest… was already on his way to eliminate the dog at the head of it all. This would be his final mission.

With most of the organization’s members lost, it was no longer sustainable.

Especially with the imminent loss of someone like Priest, his right-hand man, K had no idea how he could continue operating in the Dragon Country. Worse, he feared he might become the next target.

Just as Q had said.

Though the organization had been forcibly dismantled, that didn’t mean K had failed.

After all, he had managed to build such a massive drug trafficking network in the Dragon Country, hidden in plain sight for so many years, dominating a huge portion of the drug market.

That alone proved his skill and success.

In the end, this failure was nothing more than a single misstep, a stroke of bad luck.

Once Priest handled the leader, and once the heat died down, K could return to the Dragon Country and build a brand-new drug trafficking empire from scratch.

By then,

Those dogs who had lost their scent wouldn’t be able to sniff him out so easily.

As for now, it was best to leave the Dragon Country as soon as possible, return to the familiar United States and that organization, and continue gathering strength for the next opportunity.

With that thought,

K glanced around the top floor of the Xingsheng Building, then looked up at the starless night sky.

Then,

He closed the laptop on the desk.

This was… the last functioning laptop he had. The others he bought at the same time had long since become useless junk.

Letting out a heavy breath, K gave a cold smile and muttered to himself,

“Su Ming?”

“I didn’t lose. It was just bad luck.”

“Oh, and I hope you get to see the sunrise the day after tomorrow… but I doubt it.”

…

At the same time.

In the Traffic Police Team of Luan County, Jinling.

A stylish young woman, carrying a designer LV handbag, walked in with a face full of anxiety and confusion. She looked toward the middle-aged officer standing in the lobby and said,

“Hello, officer.”

“I… I received a text from your Traffic Police Department about an hour ago, saying I had a serious traffic violation that needs to be handled immediately or my license would be revoked.”

“I even called to confirm. Your operator told me to come verify it as soon as possible, said there really was a violation on record and I should get here right away.”

“What’s going on? I haven’t violated any traffic rules, and I can’t find anything in the traffic app either.”

The anxious and confused woman didn’t notice the rank insignia on the officer’s shoulder.

Nor did she consider why the Traffic Police Captain—who normally wouldn’t be in the waiting hall—was here this late at night, as if waiting for someone.

The Traffic Police Captain narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the woman in front of him and spoke in a calm voice.

“You’re Xu Yilin, right?”

“Good thing we’re working overtime tonight to finish up some paperwork. Otherwise, if you came this late on another day, it might’ve been a wasted trip.”

“Come, let me see the message on your phone.”

It was clear now.

This stylish woman was the one Lin Tian and the others had identified earlier as the person the Demon Witch had imitated to escape—a single mother named Xu Yilin.

At this moment,

Xu Yilin had no reason to be wary of the uniformed captain. She immediately handed over her latest-model iPhone and explained,

“Officer, take a look.”

“This is the message I got just a little while ago. I really don’t know… what serious violation I could’ve committed recently.”

The captain didn’t respond right away.

Instead, he took the phone from Xu Yilin, didn’t even glance at the message, and immediately held down the power button to turn it off. Then he slipped it into the side pocket of his uniform.

Seeing Xu Yilin’s growing confusion, even fear, he quickly raised a hand to calm her and gave her a warm, reassuring smile as he explained,

“Ms. Xu, don’t worry.”

“Let me explain. First, you haven’t committed any traffic violations. But that message really was sent by our Luan County Traffic Police Department.”

“As for the reason… we’re currently investigating a homicide case and need your assistance. To avoid alerting the suspect, we had to use this special method to bring you in.”

“If this caused you any distress or concern, I sincerely apologize.”

“But now… I’ll need you to come with me. There are a few criminal investigators from out of town who’d like to ask you some questions.”

With that,

The captain gestured for Xu Yilin to follow him and led the way toward a small meeting room nearby.

Still in a daze, Xu Yilin snapped back to her senses the moment she heard the word “homicide.” In those few seconds,

She frantically searched her memory, trying to figure out how she could possibly be connected to a murder case. She even began to wonder if she might have killed someone in her sleep.

Though full of doubt and confusion,

Xu Yilin had no choice but to cooperate. Of course, the fact that her phone was still in the captain’s pocket was also a major reason.

She couldn’t exactly refuse to cooperate and just leave her phone behind.

Thirty seconds later,

After the captain opened the meeting room door and held it for her, Xu Yilin hesitated, nervous and unsure, then stepped inside.

But in the next moment,

Xu Yilin immediately realized the gravity of the situation was far beyond anything she’d imagined.

Because… because in her line of sight, the room was filled with several officers, including no fewer than four wearing the signature white shirts often seen in online reports.

The sheer scale of the setup made the hastily summoned Xu Yilin feel an overwhelming sense of tension.

…

At that moment,

As single mother Xu Yilin entered the meeting room,

Lin Tian, seated at the head, didn’t hesitate. He pointed to the seat in front of him and got straight to the point.

“Ms. Xu, hello.”

“The reason we went to such lengths to bring you here is…”

He paused for a moment, then gave a faint smile.

“But before we get into that, I think we should confirm something first.”

“Ms. Xu, you know Zhang Lifang, don’t you? The nanny you employed for five whole years…”