Chapter 115: The Elegant and Confident K—Everything Under Control!

The next day.

Two police cars from the special task force, based on the Huaihai Criminal Investigation Unit, had already left the parking lot early in the morning, speeding along the highway.

Although the task force was built upon the Huaihai Criminal Investigation Unit, the case location was in Gusu City. As a result, only six people were making the trip.

First, there were Su Ming, Xu Changsheng, and Lin Tian. The other three were…

Shen Lin, a forensic expert renowned in the surrounding cities for her autopsy skills.

An Quan, proficient in hacking, phone repairs, and memory retrieval. And Wang Hu, who had tagged along by securing a connection.

Well, Wang Hu was brought purely at Su Ming’s discretion.

After all, though Su Ming held the nominal title of deputy leader of the task force, he was still the least experienced. That made Wang Hu the easiest person for him to direct.

Besides, back in their university days, Wang Hu often treated people to meals, flaunting his family’s wealth.

This was a big operation with potential rewards. Bringing Wang Hu along for the ride wasn’t much of a big deal, considering their relationship.

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In the front police car.

Xu Changsheng, a skilled driver with a knack for speeding, hadn’t even pushed the accelerator to its limits. Through the rearview mirror, he glanced at Su Ming, who was sitting in the back seat, and smiled.

“Xiao Ming.”

“We’re driving a police car with a Modu license plate straight into Gusu City. If things go the way you predicted…”

“It won’t take long before the drug cartel leader finds out we’ve arrived in Modu, right?”

Su Ming, who had been resting with his mind blank, shook his head knowingly at those words.

“Brother Sheng.”

“That rat probably knew we left Modu for Gusu City long ago.”

“If he really wanted to monitor us and track our movements, he wouldn’t even need to scrape real-time internet data.”

“He could just hack into the national ETC expressway system and see that we entered the highway.”

“I think… given how cautious that rat is, he wouldn’t overlook ETC as a surveillance method.”

“He’s most likely already contacted Poison in Gusu City and started planning an escape route.”

Hearing that, Lin Tian, sitting in the passenger seat, grew curious and asked,

“Xiao Ming, after thinking things through last night, have you decided how we should coordinate with the Gusu police when we arrive?”

Su Ming narrowed his eyes, quickly organizing his thoughts before responding seriously.

“Chief Lin.”

“It’s actually quite simple. As soon as we reach Gusu, we’ll start gathering intelligence on Poison.”

“From there, we can infer clues and determine the precautions that rat might take.”

“Then, we’ll gradually release those clues, making it appear as if we’re methodically advancing the case.”

“For example…”

“Last night, using the surveillance cameras near Skinny Dog’s home, I roughly identified the identity Poison used while hiding in Modu.”

“Of course, it’s a fake identity, and he was wearing a human-skin mask.”

“But I’m certain of one thing…”

Su Ming paused for two seconds before continuing, his tone serious.

“The day after Skinny Dog was identified as a Modu downline agent, the drug cartel had already begun monitoring his family.”

“Yes, the very next day.”

“When I identified Poison’s disguise and traced his temporary residence, I contacted the original homeowner through the property registry and confirmed something.”

“The day after Skinny Dog was marked, someone searched online for rental listings in that old neighborhood, signed the contract immediately, and had the keys mailed via courier.”

“Only after Skinny Dog was exposed did Poison go to the neighborhood, retrieve the keys from the landlord, and start watching his family.”

“That means we can scan the courier records in a broad search to raise attention.”

“Not to mention…”

“We also have additional clues from the drugged Shiba Inu, the badminton racket, and the fat cat’s corpse.”

“All of this will create the illusion that we are rigorously piecing the case together, step by step.”

“But in reality, we’ll already be in Liangxi City. If we capture Rose, using advanced facial recognition to trace Poison will be simple.”

“And it’s not just Poison we might find—we may also encounter other cartel members sent to carry out executions.”

“By the time that voyeuristic rat realizes our real target isn’t Poison but Rose, it’ll already be too late to send reinforcements.”

After listening carefully to Su Ming’s plan, Lin Tian raised an eyebrow and nodded approvingly.

Because…

Su Ming’s approach was truly effective. From the task force’s perspective, they were simply gathering and analyzing clues related to Poison before gradually making them public.

But in the eyes of the drug cartel leader, it would seem like the police were closing in on the truth, with alarm bells ringing louder and louder.

Yet in reality…

The task force had already shifted its focus to Rose, the person skilled in making human-skin masks.

Judging by this strategy alone, Lin Tian was already quite satisfied. He couldn’t help but look forward to seeing…Just how quickly, under Su Ming’s lead, they could completely wipe out the remaining eleven criminals!

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Modu wasn’t far from Gusu City.

After a two-and-a-half-hour drive, the two police cars arrived at the Xiangcheng District Criminal Investigation Unit in Gusu City.

This was where last year’s cyanide murder case in the theater had taken place.

And just as Su Ming had expected…

As soon as the white police cars with Modu plates entered Xiangcheng District, curious onlookers began speculating and buzzing with excitement.

Some even took pictures of the cars and license plates, posting them on real-time discussion platforms, sharing the news and guessing the purpose of the police’s arrival.

Meanwhile, on the top floor of Xingcheng Tower in Luzhou City—

K leisurely ate a freshly seared, medium-rare wagyu steak that had been flown in. He watched as a web crawler program filtered through posts from various real-time discussion platforms, extracting information about the police cars and officers.

Then…

He pulled up the data he had gathered earlier.

Confirming that several elite detectives from different law enforcement agencies had arrived in Xiangcheng the night before, K calmly popped the last bite of wagyu into his mouth and wiped his lips elegantly with a white cloth.

In his left hand, he gently swirled a glass of red wine, letting it breathe. With his right, he dialed a number.

Fifteen seconds later—As the call connected, K’s lips curled into a confident smile.

“Poison, just as I expected.”

“The next target this newly formed task force has locked onto is you.”

“But there’s no need to worry. As long as you follow my instructions, there’s no chance of being caught.”

“Because every move they make, every thought they have, every tactic they try—Is already completely within my…”

“Control!”

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—Wagyu is premium Japanese beef known for its rich marbling, tenderness, and flavor. It comes from specific Japanese cattle breeds, with Kobe beef being the most famous type.