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Chapter 264 was all done by the Cat's Eye Gang.

It's no wonder Jin Ping'an was so surprised, because there were just too many missing people in Qianhua City.

"Aren't you curious why the number of missing persons in Qianhua City has suddenly surged in recent years?"

Ai Liang didn't have time to argue with Jin Ping'an.

Present the actual data directly to Jin Ping'an, leaving him speechless.

Ai Liang naturally had no access to police files, but Mu Si, who had only been in Qianhua City for a short time, had already been gathering information through intelligence brokers.

The analysis mainly focuses on how he should act in Qianhua City by examining various data such as the distribution of power, sphere of influence, number and types of cases, etc.

Since most cases are criminal, the methods can be more high-profile.

Because the police didn't have time to carefully verify his identity.

Since there are fewer criminal incidents, it's best to keep a low profile to avoid revealing your identity and attracting a joint arrest operation from Chihwa City and Neva City.

As Nevada's top intelligence dealer, Moose deserves the grandeur of a joint arrest operation.

Without power, a Muslim on the run is essentially a passport to promotion and wealth.

Which policeman wouldn't want to arrest him?

Ai Liang learned of the surge in missing persons cases from Mu Si.

Without a doubt, all of this was done by Cat's Eye.

Jin Ping'an immediately stopped arguing.

The number of missing persons cases in Qianhua City is indeed quite high, especially in Jiuhua City.

Some tourists from other places went in and never came out again.

However, since the tourists are not locals of Chika City, it involves a dispute over regional authority.

In addition, Jiuhua City is located near the outer city of Jiuhua, a chaotic area that no one can touch.

The local police in Qianhua City didn't want to make contact with the people in Jiuhua Outer City, so the case couldn't be solved in the short term.

In fact, in Hu Yingshao's case, Jin Ping'an initially aimed to investigate the missing persons case.

Unexpectedly, they stumbled upon Hu Yingshao, this cunning old fox who was taking advantage of the situation.

I thought Hu Yingshao was the mastermind behind the disappearance, but it turns out he wasn't.

This guy did indeed just take advantage of the surge in missing persons cases in recent months to kidnap a few people for his own use.

Jin Ping'an lowered his voice: "Then how did you know that the murderer in the throat-slitting case was related to the missing persons case?"

“I had already started my investigation before the throat-slitting incident occurred.”

Ai Liang casually replied.

Anyway, no one can find out what he's doing.

It's all up to Ai Liang to decide what she says.

The investigation was launched before the throat-slitting incident occurred.

This will prevent Jin Ping'an from having any misunderstandings.

For example, Ai Liang (from Jin Ping'an's perspective), who is "cold on the outside but warm on the inside," calls the messenger over again after hearing about the throat-slitting case.

Jin Ping'an was almost completely confused by Ai Liang's words: "But at that time, weren't we investigating Hu Yingshao? How could you..."

"Hu Yingshao? He's just a pawn used by the mastermind behind the disappearances to attract attention."

Unlike the riddle teller, Ai Liang didn't spout a long string of convoluted and laborious words, leaving people to slowly ponder his intentions.

Instead, they directly presented the truth to Jin Ping'an.

"what?!"

Jin Ping'an slammed his fist on the table again, attracting the attention of the customers in the store.

But this time, they did not apologize to those around them.

Instead, she looked at Ai Liang with anger: "You're saying that someone of Hu Yingshao's status was also pushed out as a scapegoat? How is that possible!"

Ai Liang did not tolerate Jin Ping'an's doubts.

He took back the memory card and pointed to the store entrance, saying, "If you don't believe me, you can leave now. Nobody's stopping you."

Ai Liang's attitude was like, "If you don't believe me, then get lost. I don't have time to waste with you."

This instantly deflated Jin Ping'an's spirits.

It's like facing a teenager who's immersed in the chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) wave.

You said you were handing in your homework, and he said he was going to collect Saint Quartz.

You tell him to write quickly, and he clenches his right hand, indicating that the seal on the evil dragon is about to be broken.

The best way to deal with this kind of guy is to record what he says.

Then, laughing, he said, "If we don't finish our homework soon, I'll send this recording to the class group chat."

Or, to be gentler, go to the school's broadcasting room during lunch break and have the student in charge of the midday broadcasts give a friendly welcome.

It's so hard for one person to guard the seal of the evil dragon.

We must ensure that all students in the school express their sincerest gratitude for his actions.

The same reason.

For a hot-blooded young man like Jin Ping'an who is easily swayed by emotions, the best way to communicate is to exploit his weaknesses.

To prevent him from arguing for the sake of arguing and spouting a bunch of nonsense like "this is impossible" and "that is impossible".

Once he calmed down, Jin Ping'an sat down without saying a word.

Afraid of saying another unnecessary word, Ai Liang left with the memory card.

Jin Pingan asked cautiously, "What is the connection between Hu Yingshao and this case?"

Why didn't you do it this way earlier? Why insist on getting hit first and then getting the candy? That's ridiculous.

Ai Liang thought to herself with disdain.

Despite her disdain, Ai Liang maintained her perpetually icy demeanor.

He said calmly, "I remember in the information you gave me before, you believed that someone had kidnapped all the missing people, right?"

Jin Pingan nodded.

Ai Liang continued, "At first, I didn't connect the two cases together, until I met some acquaintances."

"acquaintance?"

Jin Ping'an was somewhat puzzled.

Isn't the messenger from Neva City? Does he also have acquaintances in Thousand Flower City?

"The Cat's Eye Gang in Nevada."

Seeing that Jin Ping'an had finally taken the bait, Ai Liang began to use her blame-shifting skills.

"The number of missing persons in the information you gave me doesn't match the number of people Hu Yingshao kidnapped at all, so I investigated it and found traces of the Cat's Eye Gang."

"Cat's Eye Gang...that sounds familiar..."

Jin Ping'an frowned, deep in thought.

He had indeed heard the name somewhere, but he just couldn't remember where.

"The largest organ trafficking organization in Nevada."

Ai Liang spoke up and revealed the answer to the mystery.

Jin Ping'an finally realized that the name "Cat's Eye Gang" was too misleading.

This prevented him from contacting that crazy and brutal organization for the time being.

"Those organ harvesters?!"

Seeing that Jin Ping'an was about to stand up again, Ai Liang pressed down on his shoulder in advance to calm him down.

Jin Ping'an exclaimed in a low voice, "But weren't they already wiped out by the Hermits? Why are they appearing in Qianhua City? And what does this have to do with Hu Yingshao?"

Jin Ping'an originally used the phrase "slaughtered almost all" from the documents, but considering the hermit's kindness to the messenger, he changed "slaughtered" to "annihilated".

It's clear that Jin Ping'an's emotional intelligence hasn't stagnated despite all he's been through.

Although the increase wasn't much, it still went up a bit.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? If I knew everything, would I be wasting my breath talking to you?"

Ai Liang rolled her eyes at Jin Ping'an: "I only know that the missing persons case and the recent throat-slitting case were done by the Cat's Eye Gang. The former was for organs, and the latter was probably to lure out the Hermit for revenge."

Ai Liang is still the same as always; when speaking to strangers, she only tells them half the story.

The Cat's Eye Gang is the mastermind behind the disappearances.

But they were working for the Apostles, collecting certain traits through masks, and the organ trade was just a side activity.

There's nothing wrong with committing the throat-slitting incident to lure out the hermit.

But it wasn't for revenge; rather, the Apostles wanted to find the Hermit and recruit him into their ranks.

(End of this chapter)