Chapter 202: Mercenary from a War-Torn Region, Priest with Bloodstained Hands

They’ve uncovered Priest’s identity?

Huang Qiang’s words made Lin Tian, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, pause for a moment.

Immediately after—

Without bothering to pick up the chair he had just knocked over, he bent down and looked at the computer screen in front of him, asking seriously:

“Officer Huang.”

“Are you sure you’ve found Priest’s original identity?”

“What’s the specific situation? Is there any possibility of using this to dig him out and apprehend him?”

There was no doubt.

Compared to the already captured Butcher—an important figure in the drug trafficking organization—Priest, who had now been identified and was very likely to know K’s true identity, was clearly more important.

Moreover,

Given the complexity shown by this drug trafficking organization, uncovering more breakthroughs would definitely aid future tracking efforts.

Especially since K must be apprehended and controlled to completely eradicate the distribution network of these high-purity drugs. If left alone, they would only reemerge quietly over time.

So the importance of exposing Priest needed no further explanation.

…

At this moment,

Huang Qiang didn’t waste time. He directly opened a file marked with a deactivated household registration, pointed at the ID photo, and said:

“Chief Lin.”

“If nothing goes wrong, this deactivated profile belonging to a man named Jiang Sulong is most likely our Priest.”

“Because according to the system’s internal algorithm and big data deduction, this Jiang Sulong’s ID photo shares about ninety percent similarity with the criminal sketch drawn by senior Tang.”

“In our entire Dragon Country household database, it’s extremely rare to see such a high level of facial similarity.”

Hearing this,

Lin Tian immediately looked at the photo in the upper-left corner of the profile. After comparing the black-and-white ID photo with the sketch Tang Yong had drawn for two seconds—

He nodded lightly, his tone calm but approving:

“The features and details really are quite similar.”

“But just going by appearance alone, it’s not enough to be certain. Are there any other key clues that can further confirm this?”

“Or… is there anything on this Jiang Sulong that links him to Priest?”

Just looking at the two faces—

The overall resemblance was indeed high, to the point where one could say they were carved from the same mold.

This alone

Showed how skilled Tang Yong’s sketching techniques were, and how deep an impression Priest—who had once appeared at Guangming Hospital years ago—had left on Fang Yuwei.

Even after so many years, she still remembered his face clearly.

Of course, thinking deeper, it made perfect sense that Fang Yuwei could remember so vividly.

After all, at that time, Priest was the one who had saved her and Bomber.

And later—

Priest, the “boss” in her memory, was also the demon who dragged her brother into the abyss.

Faced with Lin Tian’s doubts and questions,

Huang Qiang didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he opened another, more detailed file, lit the cigarette Lin Tian had just handed him, and nodded his head toward the screen.

“Chief Lin, take a look for yourself.”

“I think you’ll easily find the key clue in this more detailed information.”

After speaking,

Huang Qiang slowly stood up, righted the overturned chair, and placed it back behind Lin Tian.

He took a deep drag of the cigarette, stretched his sore, numb body to relieve both mental and physical fatigue, and narrowed his eyes slightly in thought.

Meanwhile, Lin Tian sat down on the chair behind him, browsing through the detailed file Huang Qiang had just opened. Within seconds, his expression turned heavy.

After reading through it carefully several times,

Lin Tian frowned and looked toward Huang Qiang beside him, his voice slightly grave.

“Mercenary?”

“This Jiang Sulong actually used to be a mercenary?”

Huang Qiang stubbed out his cigarette and nodded, picking up where Lin Tian left off as he continued:

“Chief Lin.”

“He wasn’t just any foreign mercenary—he was one of the most dangerous Central Asian mercenaries, basically serving and drifting through war-torn countries.”

“And according to this detailed report, Priest was the one responsible for eliminations and executions in the mercenary combat squad, which made him far more dangerous than logistics or reconnaissance soldiers.”

“He’s skilled in all kinds of advanced firearms and modern urban warfare, especially proficient in… ambush sniping. According to the report, at least thirty enemy combatants from that era were killed by his sniper rifle and cigars.”

“As for why cigars are mentioned in this file, it seems that while some snipers prefer chewing gum to boost focus during ambushes, he preferred smoking cigars.”

“To be honest, it’s fortunate that Priest left the country through official channels and registered as a legal mercenary abroad—otherwise we wouldn’t have access to this crucial information.”

Even today,

While many countries and regions don’t recognize the legality of mercenaries,

There are still certain nations that actively develop mercenary forces, offering high salaries and official identities, sending them to carry out various dangerous missions.

Lin Tian exhaled deeply, his expression growing increasingly grave as he spoke in a low voice:

“The unresolved Saint Virtue Bar shooting in Ningdao City—the suspect profile points to someone extremely proficient with firearms.”

“We can now match that to Priest, also known as Jiang Sulong, and coincidentally, the proxy intel we previously uncovered showed that Priest was in charge of operations in Ningdao City.”

“On top of that,”

“In Fang Yuwei’s memory, Priest was very fond of smoking cigars—he couldn’t even refrain from lighting one up in the hospital room. This habit perfectly aligns with Jiang Sulong’s.”

“As a sniper, Jiang Sulong likely bore immense mental pressure and used cigars both to enhance focus and to relax during downtime.”

“As for the look in his eyes that Fang Yuwei mentioned—”

“I now think that for someone who has taken at least thirty lives and participated in the brutal missions of Central Asia, it’s entirely normal for his gaze to be cold, numb, and full of killing intent.”

“Also, for a drug trafficking organization, canceling a person’s original household registration and assigning them a new identity is a very common tactic…”

At this point,

Huang Qiang suddenly noticed a detail and immediately interrupted Lin Tian, speaking with gravity and seriousness:

“No, Chief Lin.”

“It’s very likely that Priest and K didn’t meet after the formation of the drug trafficking organization—they may have had contact long before.”

“Because according to the clues discovered by Team Leader Su, the earliest appearance of high-purity drugs in our Dragon Country was six years ago, in Luzhou City.”

“And the Saint Virtue Bar shooting linked to Priest also happened six years ago.”

“Yet Jiang Sulong’s household registration was already canceled seven years ago. That means both the emergence of the organization and the shooting occurred a year after the cancellation.”

“Moreover, based on our current assessment, we can roughly confirm that Priest is indeed Jiang Sulong—so he must still be alive.”

“The most crucial point is… K even allowed Priest to impersonate him to make contact with Bomber. According to Team Leader Su, K has always been extremely cautious, yet he trusts Priest this much?”

“Doesn’t that suggest that when Priest faked his death and canceled his registration, he had already established contact with K, laying the groundwork for the formation of this massive drug trafficking organization?”

“Or perhaps… K and Priest had already known each other back when Priest was a mercenary overseas?”