Chapter 177: Su Ming’s Second Breakthrough, Personally Going After the Butcher!

In the Rainflower Criminal Investigation Unit.

Except for Gao Chao, who was undergoing surgery at the hospital, and Dong Qin, who had already finished her assisting task, the other key personnel from the earlier arrests were now gathered in the conference room discussing subsequent actions.

On the whiteboard at the front of the room.

The codenames of all the drug trafficking organization members were clearly written, including the previously unknown codename of the leader, now labeled as “K.”

However, the codenames of three members—Bomber, Poison, and Sculptor—were marked with an “X,” indicating they were dead and could no longer serve as potential breakthroughs.

As for the codename “Rose,” a question mark was noted next to it.

Currently, she had been sent to the best hospital in Liangxi City and was under emergency treatment, making it difficult to determine whether she could provide useful clues or information.

Excluding the deceased or critically injured members, there were still eight active members of the drug trafficking organization: Witch, Bab, Priest, Ghost, Pilot, Plague, Butcher, and the elusive “K.”

Although the task force had only been formed for one day, they had already apprehended three members of the organization and solved a case that had remained unsolved for years—this level of efficiency was indeed remarkable.

However, they had to admit that there was still a long way to go before they could completely dismantle this drug trafficking organization.

As long as “K” was not captured and the organization was not uprooted, there was a high chance that high-purity drugs would once again appear on the market after a brief period of quiet. The difficulty of capturing the remaining members would also increase exponentially.

Based on the organization’s responses during previous arrests, “K” seemed to be the only core member.

When any member was caught, and the organization was at risk of exposure, “K” would unhesitatingly abandon them and order other members to sever the already rotten parts, effectively patching the leaks in the organization.

But from the current situation… the leaks seemed to be growing wider, and they couldn’t afford to remain completely indifferent, watching the entire structure collapse because of a small crack.

Of course.

This was also because “K” was not willing to abandon what had already been built—a lucrative drug distribution network capable of earning a fortune every day.

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In the conference room.

Lin Tian put down his phone and let out a deep sigh, somewhat relieved, and remarked with a sense of gratitude.

“Xiao Ming, it’s a good thing you acted quickly and discovered Fang Yuwei’s special identity, and you immediately judged that she might be in danger.”

“Just now, Director Huang from the Qingyang Criminal Investigation Unit in Taicang City called. He said they managed to arrive just in time to save Fang Yuwei right before Li Bin was about to make his move.”

“Honestly, if they had been even half a minute later, the clue might have been cut off, and we would have only been able to recover the body of the Bomber’s sister.”

“Now, no matter how you look at it, the fact that ‘K’ sent someone to deal with the Bomber’s sister further proves that she likely possesses some extremely critical information.”

“By the way, Li Bin’s current position is as the Director of Guangming Hospital in Taicang City, and he is in charge of the hospital.”

After Lin Tian finished speaking.

Xu Changsheng, who was standing beside him, looked confused, and asked in surprise.

“Master.”

“The Director of Guangming Hospital? Isn’t Li Bin another member of the drug trafficking organization?”

Lin Tian gently nodded, affirming Xu Changsheng’s statement, then tapped the table lightly and continued explaining.

“According to what Director Huang just said.”

“Li Bin is a local from Cangshan City, who has been working at Guangming Hospital for over twenty years. He climbed the ranks from being a resident doctor to hospital director by using connections, bribery, and gifts.”

“Although he has often been complained about for taking bribes from patients and threatening their families, there haven’t been any major issues with his records in recent years.”

“Moreover, a well-known figure who spends most of his time in the hospital and frequently attends meetings in various locations likely wouldn’t be someone with the background to be a member of a drug trafficking organization.”

“This is very different from someone like Rose, who became a well-known entrepreneur. Li Bin wasn’t an outsider suddenly appearing with the opportunity to manipulate his identity.”

“As for the possibility of him being replaced by a member of the organization using a human skin mask, we can rule that out.”

“Li Bin has very complex social connections. Handling those interpersonal relationships is something an ordinary person couldn’t manage, so it’s almost impossible for him to be replaced without anyone noticing.”

“Most importantly, Director Huang specifically mentioned that when he broke into the room, Li Bin, shocked by the situation, dropped the syringe containing the illegal drugs. He was trembling and completely paralyzed.”

“In the end, he didn’t even get a chance to change his fate, which completely failed the murder mission.”

“I believe with this drug trafficking organization’s many members, who have shown professionalism and ruthlessness, they wouldn’t make such a low-level mistake.”

“Even if the police suddenly barged in, they would likely have executed the Bomber’s sister in front of Director Huang to finish the task, or use her as a hostage to threaten him.”

“Right now, Director Huang is escorting Li Bin and the Bomber’s sister back to the task force for questioning. He plans to interrogate Li Bin immediately to extract useful information.”

“As for the Bomber’s sister, due to her long stay in the hospital without contact with the outside world, both her body and mind are very fragile. She was frightened by what just happened and is currently in a state of shock, unable to speak.”

“Director Huang plans to wait until she calms down before conducting a detailed inquiry.”

“But the one uncertain thing is…”

“Will the information possessed by the Bomber’s sister become our new breakthrough and help us continue our investigation?”

After Lin Tian voiced his concern.

Su Ming thought for a few seconds, recalling K’s usual caution and the various arrangements made, then frowned and replied.

“I think it’s very unlikely.”

“Given K’s usual caution, if Fang Yuwei, the Bomber’s sister, truly holds some key information at Guangming Hospital, K would never let Li Bin handle it.”

“He would definitely have arranged for the closest available member to deal with her in the safest possible way.”

“And what identity did K use to contact Li Bin? I don’t think he would have dared to use his identity as the leader of the drug trafficking organization to force Li Bin into doing this.”

“If I’m not mistaken, it’s more likely that we could extract some false identity of K from Li Bin’s mouth, but digging any further beyond that is going to be very difficult.”

“Of course, there is an uncertain factor in all of this.”

“That is… did the Bomber tell her sister anything about the drug trafficking organization, or provide any information, like what Qu Pengfei did in the past?”

“Because of this uncertainty, I think we can’t waste time waiting on this lead. We need to find another breakthrough point.”

With that said.

Su Ming walked up to the whiteboard, picked up a marker, and circled the codename “Butcher,” his expression calm without any sign of fluctuation.

“The next possible breakthrough might be trying to solve other unresolved cases, which could help us identify more members of the drug trafficking organization.”

“Or it could be digging out the Butcher, who is on the run, and… prying open his mouth.”