At eight o’clock, every member of the Fourth Unit pulled overtime in the conference room of Black Street Police Precinct.Standing in front of the whiteboard, Ezra pointed at Brown’s photograph and announced to everyone. “We will merge the two cases for joint investigation—the illegal firearms trafficking and the homicide. Task forces will be set up simultaneously across all five districts, with a one-month deadline to crack the case.”Kane stared at the photo and identified the man instantly.This was the mastermind behind Stone’s abduction in Crow City years ago. A vital lead had now fallen into place.Kane’s mind was filled with tangled thoughts. Brown had eliminated a vicious scoundrel and delivered rough justice, yet he was also a ruthless dangerous figure who had repeatedly created trouble for Kane. Kane felt no urge to repay this unintended favor, and only weighed whether he should disclose the lead to move the official investigation forward.Up at the podium, Ezra shot a sharp

Little Thailand stepped forward and pulled the trigger of his shotgun aimed straight at the door lock.A deafening blast split the air, blowing the lock to smithereens as gunpowder fumes flooded the hallway in an instant.Kane kicked the door wide open, and the entire tactical unit stormed inside. Dusk flipped on the overhead ceiling light the second they entered, while his teammates swept every corner of the room with tactical flashlights simultaneously."Contact in the kitchen! Suspect armed!" Hagen’s voice tightened with tension, sweat beading across his forehead.Multiple gun barrels locked onto the kitchen doorway at once. The officers tensed for engagement and shouted sharp verbal warnings to surrender."Hold your fire." Kane barked abruptly.Standing in the dim doorway was nothing more than a coat rack draped with a trench coat. Its false arm jutted upward, mimicking the silhouette of someone holding a firearm.Dusk relaxed his stance and muttered a quiet complaint about the fa

Compound No.88Kane had just finished the rental paperwork when an urgent call came through from Dusk."Double homicide at North Station. The victim is Bowen, a partner of Atlas Enterprises, and his driver was killed alongside him. I’m already on site."A sharp sense of urgency gripped Kane as his mind raced. "Which unit took the case? Who verified the identities? Where is Ezra right now?""The First Unit secured the scene, with Cole’s men posted here. Ezra just got the alert and is en route," Dusk spoke at a rapid pace.Kane grew instantly alert and barked a hurried order. "Do not limit your search to the autopsy area. Prioritize any account books and financial records inside the residence, move now!"He abandoned the unsigned contract and rushed toward the murder scene with his team.Elsewhere, while hurrying to the location.Ezra phoned Wade to update him on the case. Cut off from internal case updates, he had been kept in the dark the entire time.Wade’s voice brimmed with anxiety

Outside the web broadcast station building.Raven saved and locked her news draft, switched off the lights before leaving the office, then climbed into Zara’s commuter car.She muttered in frustration. "Someone tried to pay me to bury my report, and when I refused to back down, they issued an outright threat."Zara let out a helpless sigh. "You picked a fight with criminal syndicates, and I can’t shield you from this trouble. Don’t you know that police officer?"Raven’s temper flared up at once. "Don’t mention him. He’s utterly cold and heartless."As the two chatted banteringly, they drove toward Central Street, planning to lay low at Zara’s place for a while to escape the heat.In the next instant, a beat-up pickup truck burst out from a side fork in the road.A shrill screech of brakes tore through the air.A deafening crash echoed as the two vehicles slammed violently into one another.Four masked thugs jumped down from the pickup truck, moving with sharp, lethal hostility.Two of

No moonlight pierced the black night, and the residential complex sank into complete silence.When Brown came face-to-face with armed officers, he instantly raised his hands and pressed himself against the wall, lowering his voice to feign submission. “I’m just passing by.”Dim lighting kept the officers from making out his features. Focused entirely on securing the main building perimeter, one officer waved him off irritably. “Stand aside and leave now.”Brown edged slowly away along the wall, then broke into a full sprint the second he turned his back. He dialed Gannon in a frantic rush. “Cops have the whole building surrounded downstairs. Grab your weapons immediately, all of you.”Inside the seventh-floor apartmentGannon jumped to his feet at once. Reeve shot upright and dragged a canvas gun bag out from under the table. The three other accomplices took up their positions without delay, every man falling into high alert.“Have they made their way upstairs yet?” Gannon asked anxio