Exposed to the CEO Behind the Mafia Mask (by Silver Spoon) novel Chapter 382

Chapter 382: Chapter 166 Scout Hill Bloodbath

Daniel’s POV

What started as a routine sweep through the narcotics operations on Scout Hill had escalated into a bloodbath. Three dealers down, two of my men wounded - all because these street rats couldn’t follow simple orders to surrender. That punk Nick had been hiding in this cesspool, and I’d personally volunteered to lead this operation since one of our targets was connected to Thorne family business. We needed intel on this psychotic stalker who’d been terrorizing Gemma Valance.

The silver lining? No innocent blood spilled today. People love talking about collateral damage like it’s inevitable, but I know the truth - every bullet finds its intended mark when you’re disciplined enough. The nightmares come from the times when civilians get caught in crossfire. Today, at least, we kept it clean. One of Nick’s crew ended up in a body bag during the firefight, but we managed to take the other two breathing.

Six fewer parasites bleeding this city dry. Progress in my book.

"Wrap it up, boys!" The tactical unit commander who’d provided backup approached as his men loaded the cuffed suspects into armored transport vehicles. "Inspector Martinez, looks like we’ve concluded today’s festivities. The morgue wagon’s collected their cargo, and the wounded are already en route to the hospital."

"We’re done here, Commander, but the narcotics division will be pulling an all-nighter processing this mess," I replied, allowing myself a rare smile of satisfaction.

"No question about that. Unfortunately, my tactical teams will be tied up with evidence processing until the paperwork’s complete. My officers are already running on empty after this operation," he sighed, wiping sweat from his brow.

I nodded in understanding as my encrypted phone started buzzing against my chest.

"Martinez here," I answered without glancing at the screen. "Dominic? You sound rattled." My entire body went rigid as Dominic’s panicked voice explained that Gemma had gone to meet Nick alone, abandoning her security protocol. Reckless woman. "Breathe, Dominic. I’m still on site at Scout Hill. I’ll have Adler run a trace on Nick’s device immediately. I’ll contact you the moment we have coordinates."

I immediately contacted Adler for the location ping, and to my complete shock, the target signal was originating right here on Scout Hill. Today might actually be the day we finally put this deranged stalker in the ground permanently.

"Commander!" I jogged over to his command vehicle. "I need backup for one additional arrest. Just discovered our primary target is somewhere in this area."

"Another guest for our detention facility," the commander stepped out, suddenly re-energized. "Although, is there a chance he’s already among the suspects we’ve secured?"

"Possible. I don’t have visual confirmation on him. Let me pull up his photograph." I contacted Adler, who transmitted an image to my secure phone. I displayed the screen to the commander, whose weathered face broke into an unexpected grin.

"Inspector Martinez, we won’t need to climb back up that hill. That particular individual has already been collected today," he stated with complete confidence.

"He’s secured in one of the transport vehicles?" I asked, thinking the timing seemed impossibly convenient.

"Not exactly. He’s secured in the coroner’s van," the commander responded without any hesitation.

"You’re telling me he’s dead? I need visual confirmation immediately." I approached the morgue transport driver. "Do you have positive identification on the bodies you’ve collected?"

"Absolutely, Inspector. Two were identified by their mothers on scene - heartbreaking situation. These young men choose this violent path, leaving their families to mourn the consequences." The driver shook his head with genuine sadness.

"And the third casualty?" I pressed, my impatience growing.

"Had identification documents in his jacket pocket." The driver retrieved a sealed evidence bag from inside the transport van. "Here’s everything. These two mobile phones were also recovered from the body."

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