[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi":3,"chapter-reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-10":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn in 2014: I Am the King of Criminal Investigation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2315866,4529,"Chapter 10: It Would Be Misunderstood","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-10",10,"\u003Cp>If it were anyone else, they would have scolded Yu Dazhang long ago—how dare a disciple give orders to his master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Zhongxin was different; no matter who the person was, if it concerned work, he took it seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yu Dazhang in such a flustered state, he didn’t even ask questions—he immediately called the First Squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, contacting the squad leader directly was undoubtedly the most efficient approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For other departments, you typically had to report upward first, then wait for higher-ups to coordinate with peers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Criminal Investigation Squad didn’t work that way—this was the place where efficiency mattered most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lao Lu, what’s wrong?” came Wei Qian’s urgent voice through the receiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin repeated Yu Dazhang’s words verbatim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know the hostage has already woken up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I know exactly how she fainted,” Lu Zhongxin replied evasively, steering the focus back:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go ask quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up, Lu Zhongxin paused in thought, then walked over to Yu Dazhang and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you suspect it’s someone they know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any veteran detective in the Criminal Investigation Squad, like Lu Zhongxin, was no fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could pick up clues from fragments of speech and make swift judgments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t a place for life-long job security—those lacking ability had long been transferred elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You didn’t even need someone to force you out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you weren’t cut out for it, after a few cases you’d ask to be transferred yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not suspicion anymore—I’ve basically confirmed it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang pointed to the section in the case file describing Qu Tuotuo being picked up at the airport:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She was kidnapped right after returning to the country, still inside the airport.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And she was taken without resistance, meaning the kidnapper must have said something to earn her trust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Like, ‘Someone told me to pick you up,’ and that ‘someone’ was definitely someone she trusted deeply.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The case file also mentions the ransom demand was twenty million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, put all this together—do you still think this case is random?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin listened silently to his disciple’s analysis, then combined it with his own judgment—the more he thought, the more certain he became this was a premeditated crime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the ransom amount alone—it was twenty million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the entire country, how many people could suddenly come up with twenty million?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’d need at least a hundred million in assets to manage it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the kidnappers be so precise, locking onto Qu Tuotuo, a super-rich second-generation, right in the middle of a crowded airport?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe someone sold the news of Qu Tuotuo’s return to the kidnappers,” Lu Zhongxin offered another possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe,” Yu Dazhang said, saying no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He guessed the First Squad was already questioning Qu Tuotuo by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she recognized even one of the four kidnappers, the case would be solved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the First Squad had already found that familiar face among the four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang sighed heavily, then looked out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night was falling, the sun had set—he was starving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another five minutes passed when Lu Zhongxin’s phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He listened, grunted twice, then stepped out into the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t say what he said outside, but when he returned, he handed his phone to Yu Dazhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wei Qian wants to speak with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he sold me out already… Yu Dazhang took the phone to his ear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else did you deduce?” Wei Qian’s tone was impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing else—I have limited information; that’s all my ability can reach.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t modesty—Yu Dazhang was simply telling the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solving a case just by reading a file? Even fantasy novels wouldn’t go that far. Just finding new clues was already good enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you curious what the victim said?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If she recognized any of the four kidnappers, you wouldn’t have called back my master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, further questions from Wei Qian were pointless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized Yu Dazhang didn’t want to get involved in this case anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ending the call, Lu Zhongxin took back the phone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Da Zhang, I know what you mean, but if you can help, try to help—we’re all in the same brigade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang sat in his chair and stretched out with a huge yawn:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaaaaaaaaah~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight made Lu Zhongxin feel sleepy too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you really that tired from walking a few steps? Sit up straight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang twisted his waist two more times before saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please... collect... 6...9...books...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All our brigade’s elites are in the First Squad—we can only offer a heads-up; we can’t really help. Butting in would only make people think we’re trying to steal credit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You see things clearly,” Lu Zhongxin nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Yu Dazhang was right—but this kind of talk could only be muttered behind closed doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This disciple looked so simple-minded, yet he had layers of cunning underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine—having some strategy wasn’t a bad thing; better than being clueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he got home that night, Yu Dazhang looked at the dinner his mother had prepared and immediately felt ravenous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After washing up and sitting down, he devoured half a bowl of rice before asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom, where’s Dad?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your dad’s working overtime today—don’t wait for him,” Li Xuehe said, ladling rice into his bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang waved his chopsticks:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom, don’t serve me more—I’m only eating this one bowl tonight. I’ve decided to lose weight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d wanted to for a long time, but never gotten around to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This extra fat was too much of a hindrance, especially as a detective—always moving arms and legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lose weight? Lose weight?” Li Xuehe placed the full bowl in front of him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Listen to your mother—eat and drink as you should. If being a cop’s too tiring, we’ll switch jobs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom, you’ve changed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang sighed, picked up the freshly served rice, and kept eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother in his past life never spoiled him like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, dinner rarely had more than two dishes—new food one day, leftovers the next, endlessly repeating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his rebirth, that cycle had been broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day: four dishes and a soup, Li Xuehe changing recipes constantly for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she noticed he disliked any dish, she’d replace it immediately—never serving it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang even began to wonder if he’d been adopted in his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how could the treatment be so different?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Son, seriously—why don’t you quit being a cop?” Li Xuehe looked at Yu Dazhang with serious intent:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you want to stay, switch departments—detective work is too dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t the first time his mother had urged him—he was tired of hearing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed his rice and replied casually:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our squad’s main job is anti-pickpocketing—it’s not dangerous. Besides, thieves will keep decreasing while scams keep increasing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang had been reborn from 2024—he knew the future trends, especially regarding crime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon enough, thieves would find their lives increasingly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big appliances were too risky to steal, and valuable gold or jewelry were rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With electronic payments spreading, cash would shrink—and stolen phones could be tracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short: there was almost nothing left worth stealing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a while, stealing electric bike batteries became the trend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a guy who stole batteries and got arrested—then became famous overnight, stage name: Qie·Gewara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His debut declaration: “I’ll never work—that’s impossible for me my whole life…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1221,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1b6930e1ef278e6a3b02f63f7aec4f75fd405e27b72cf97c1a4629842de3eeb6","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-11","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-9",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]