There was one problem Dominion faced, aside from the lack of leads: they had no identification on Mole Guy. Even when Gin confirmed that the person retrieving the body was a cousin, little was known about him.
They could only work with data pulled through the police officers on Dominion’s payroll.
In other words, these people were still a mystery.
But not anymore.
***
[Name: Romeo Marcel
Age: 38
Background: Grew up an orphan and joined a gang at the age of ten.]
[Name: Klein Gonzalez
Background: A member of a small gang in the Southwest. Started as a foot soldier and runner for the gang’s drug operation until the gang disbanded.]
[Name: Martin Juan
Background: No record until he joined the White Serpent Brotherhood. Left the Brotherhood long ago due to an internal conflict involving the previous don.]
***
Ashley and Lucian read through the details on the trio, who had been identified as the people behind Ashley’s abduction and the execution of the Knight’s Gang. All three had once lived in the same orphanage, which was clearly nothing more than a front for child trafficking.
The couple sat in the dining room, eating lunch while the laptop remained open between them.
"So Carrotman’s name is Klein," she muttered, earning a glance from him. "Boo, if you ever run into that guy, stay away from him. Fight everyone else, just not him."
Lucian’s brow rose. "Why?"
"He’s a total nutcase!" she said. "He might end up putting his hands on you just to feel you out."
"Did he do that to you?"
"What? No!" Her nose scrunched as she shoved another spoonful into her mouth. "But he did say he’d fallen in love with me. That psycho — I still shiver whenever I think about his little proposal."
Lucian quietly ate his meal, his eyes on her, before giving a slow nod. He glanced at Klein’s profile — Carrotman — and committed the face to memory. He now had even more reason to go after him.
Ashley swallowed and turned back to the screen. "And it looks like they’ve known each other since they were young."
Aside from sharing the same orphanage, the three men had each passed through different gangs. Klein, in particular, had moved from one gang to another. According to the profile, he never stayed long anywhere — except for the very first gang he joined, which had been the longest stint of his life.
When that gang was eventually dismantled by a determined prosecutor, Klein drifted. He hopped from one group to the next, and what was curious was that every gang he joined either collapsed or got caught not long afterward.
An interesting pattern.
As for the late Romeo Marcel — Mole Guy — he had stayed with one gang until he carved out a significant position within it. Then, out of nowhere, he decided he wanted out.
Of course, leaving wasn’t that simple.
So in the end, he wiped the gang out entirely. Nothing more was heard from him after that, though he remained high on Interpol’s wanted list.
Then there was the third man, Martin.
"You really never saw this person?" Lucian asked, pointing to the third profile.
Ashley shook her head. "I know there were a lot of men on board, but he wasn’t anywhere near where I was. I came face-to-face with Carrotman and then that stern-looking guy. But I was sedated for part of it, so I think Rus is probably telling the truth."



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