Chapter 216: K, Do You Still Need a Gambling Addict?

Butcher’s interrogation was still ongoing.

However, it had already been taken over by other officers, who were now questioning the more trivial details and clues.

This time,

Even without a blindfold, and even though it wasn’t Su Ming conducting the interrogation, Butcher still truthfully divulged all the details and clues he knew, not daring to hide anything.

His mental defenses had completely collapsed and could not be repaired in the short term, and he was even more terrified of what new interrogation methods Su Ming might use.

Those methods were… even more devilish than him, and clearly, not the traditional police tactics.

…

At this moment,

Su Ming and Liu Yang, along with the others, had entered the conference room to begin discussing the next steps.

There was not a moment of hesitation.

Su Ming slowly walked up to the whiteboard, picked up a marker, and wrote down three codenames: Priest, Demon Witch, Ghost.

He then lightly tapped the whiteboard, turned to look at everyone in the room, and spoke seriously.

“These are the three most important leads in our upcoming operation, and they are highly likely to be the breakthrough points that will bring down this drug trafficking organization.”

“Additionally, I’m now boldly speculating that K most likely has other unknown organizations abroad providing him with cover.”

“So, in order to prevent him from succumbing to the pressure and fleeing abroad prematurely, making subsequent capture too difficult, we need to speed up and not give him any opportunity to breathe.”

“We must get the handcuffs on him before he reacts.”

“After all, this massive drug trafficking organization will only start to truly collapse once we capture K.”

At this point,

Su Ming paused for two seconds, gathered his thoughts, and continued speaking earnestly.

“The Priest lead is being pursued by Chief Lin and Chief Huang. They should be close to arriving in Jinling, attempting to find useful clues and intelligence from Priest’s living relatives.”

“Although we’re not sure how long the Priest lead will take or whether we’ll be able to dig anything up, we absolutely cannot give up, because Priest is far too important. He knew K back abroad, and there’s a very high probability that he knows the sourcing channels for high-purity drugs. The significance of this lead cannot be overstated.”

“Although Chief Lin and Chief Huang are in Jinling searching for clues regarding Demon Witch, they most likely won’t have time to focus on her right now. They need to follow the trail of Priest.”

“So, we need to send a team to continue searching for Demon Witch, just like the previous team arrangement…”

“Chief Liu, you, Xiao Bai, and Qian Ge, along with Xiao Hui and the others, head to Jinling City immediately. Through further in-depth investigation, try to locate Demon Witch.”

“Even though Demon Witch may not contribute much to locating K at the moment, at the very least… we can try to find other members through her.”

“And to quickly dig out Demon Witch, I personally believe we must use Butcher’s earlier statement as the breakthrough point.”

“She said… the dumbest way to kill someone is to do it yourself?”

“This already proves that Demon Witch didn’t commit the murder herself but used manipulation or threats to make others carry out the act for her.”

“Given this premise, I’m increasingly suspecting that the so-called superstitious murder theory widely spread by the public might not have been fabricated after all.”

“Could it be that Demon Witch used some kind of special method to implant a superstitious narrative in the minds of the people around the victim, thereby leading them to commit murder?”

“After all, just judging by the codename ‘Demon Witch,’ she is likely the one most skilled at using manipulation, public opinion, and words to achieve her own goals within the organization.”

At this moment,

Bai Yu, standing nearby, also keenly grasped the meaning behind Su Ming’s words and thoughtfully asked.

“Brother Ming.”

“So, what you mean is…”

“The real killer behind this case is most likely not the hidden Demon Witch, but rather someone the victim had known previously. This is a crime and murder committed by someone close to the victim?”

“Influenced by Demon Witch’s words, or perhaps even brainwashed with some superstitious beliefs, that’s why they used such a terrifying and bizarre method of murder.”

“The problem is, can we really dig out that kind of person from the victim’s surroundings…?”

“An exceptionally skilled murderer, whose methods were so advanced that the Suzhou police spent years searching but couldn’t find the specific truth. In the end, they could only temporarily suppress their suspicions by attributing it to asphyxiation by sex?”

“This indeed needs further investigation, and we may even have to go back and recheck the victim’s parents, elders, and friends more thoroughly.”

“The reason we couldn’t uncover the clues three years ago must have been due to some underlying cause.”

Seeing Bai Yu deep in thought, Su Ming nodded in satisfaction.

He then continued from where he left off.

“Finally, Brother Sheng and I, along with a few others, will head to Jiaxing City to track down Ghost’s whereabouts.”

“Fully investigate the hotel drowning case that occurred six months ago and remains unresolved.”

“Of course, finding Ghost is not the most important goal. The evidence in the victim Lan Cai’er’s possession is the most valuable thing.”

“That evidence likely contains… crucial intelligence or leads that even K would dare not ignore.”

At this point,

Su Ming paused for two seconds, then scanned the entire conference room with cold, determined eyes.

“Let’s hurry.”

“This time, the ultimate goal of the three leads is the same: root out the entire drug trafficking organization and capture K before he escapes abroad!”

…

Meanwhile,

At the top floor of Xingsheng Building in Cangshan District, Luzhou City.

After that phone call with the teacher, K’s previously tense and somewhat worried mood had significantly eased.

At this moment,

He was comfortably lounging in a chair, with a glass of red wine beside him, wearing sunglasses, basking in the brief warmth of the sun.

Occasionally sipping the wine, he had already regained that confident look as if victory was assured.

Just then,

K’s phone on the table suddenly vibrated slightly, followed by a rapid ringtone.

After seeing the incoming call number, K immediately furrowed his brows, but he didn’t hang up or wait. Instead, he answered the call.

The moment he picked up the phone,

A seductive female voice came from the other end.

“K.”

“I’ve got another worthless gambler here, someone who can’t pay back his high-interest loans but loves borrowing money. He seems to be from your Dragon Country.”

“So, what do you think?”

“Do you still need me to hand him over to you?”