[{"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-104":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},2315960,4529,"Chapter 104: Entry Point","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-104",104,"\u003Cp>Leaving the hospital, the two returned to the squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back, Yu Dazhang had already thought it through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter must be investigated, and investigated to the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that private hospital’s actions were purely for money, it wouldn’t be his business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each district has a health supervision department—just file a complaint directly, and someone will investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it involves people, it’s not as simple as filing a complaint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, Yu Dazhang had seen a news report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a surgical doctor named Liu Xiangfeng whose actions could be described as monstrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t write here exactly what he did—it probably couldn’t be published anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just listen to his nickname: the Devil Doctor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a profession as prestigious as medicine to be labeled with the term “devil” shows just how cruel he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, someone exposed him online, and he was eventually sentenced to seventeen years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was karma catching up with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it involves people, criminal liability applies; as a criminal investigator, Yu Dazhang naturally had to see it through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now there was a thorny problem: he couldn’t find an entry point for the investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he report them to the health supervision department first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treating the symptom, not the cause… Yu Dazhang quickly dismissed the idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the health supervision department uncovered issues, the worst they’d find would be overpriced drugs and illegal fees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The penalties would be fines or rectification orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To dig deeper, criminal investigation had to get involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he couldn’t investigate the hospital directly, he needed another channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Yu Dazhang felt his brain wasn’t enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paced back and forth in the squad’s corridor, occasionally stopping to stare out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head now and then, his teeth grinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad’s officers soon noticed his odd behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who’s this fatty thinking about now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though puzzled, no one approached to disturb him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Li Jun, the squad leader, was finally alerted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?” Li Jun stepped into the corridor, blocking Yu Dazhang’s path:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Taking a walk to lose weight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang looked at him blankly, momentarily confused, but politely explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squad Leader Li, I was just thinking about something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know how long you’ve been pacing this corridor?” Li Jun asked, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long?” Yu Dazhang slowly came back to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least a few minutes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep your few minutes,” Li Jun said, eyeing him with weary resignation, like a doctor watching a patient:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone told me an hour and a half ago that you’ve been walking back and forth already.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That long? Yu Dazhang suddenly felt his legs grow heavy, his ankles aching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his condition, Li Jun asked with concern:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do you look so troubled? Are you feeling unwell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t dare ask outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he really wanted to ask was: Are you mentally okay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid is under psychological counseling—emotional fluctuations are normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it didn’t seem like emotion; he looked almost deranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine,” Yu Dazhang quickly explained, sensing a misunderstanding:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I couldn’t figure something out, so I got stuck in a rut.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it? Can you tell me?” Li Jun still cared deeply for this new recruit; hearing Yu Dazhang had a mental block, his tone softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang hesitated. Telling the squad leader might help—he could get a fresh perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t mention his intention to investigate the hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any direct evidence, investigating a top-tier hospital was no different from playing with fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Li Jun found out, he’d definitely stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he’d have to be abstract… Yu Dazhang quickly formulated his words, then looked at Li Jun with serious intent:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suppose you discover a place with suspicious points—or even suspected criminal activity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But no one has reported it, and there’s no direct evidence—how should we intervene in the investigation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought he’d made himself clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t mention the hospital once—it sounded like he was puzzling over a textbook problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid’s mind really is broken… Li Jun couldn’t help but think it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please… please… collect 6…9…books…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who in their right mind would obsess over this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t you understand the principle of “innocent until proven guilty”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You yourself said no one reported it and there’s no direct evidence—so what’s the point of investigating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought that, but considering Yu Dazhang’s current mental state, Li Jun decided it was better to help him find an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it were me…” Li Jun mused aloud:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Without direct evidence, look for indirect evidence—leave no clue related to it unexamined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there are suspicious points, similar incidents must have happened before—check existing cases connected to it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Find the links, review past cases, start from the smallest details, one step at a time…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was speaking enthusiastically when suddenly his right hand was gripped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang clutched his hand tightly, shaking it vigorously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squad Leader Li, I’m convinced—I’m truly convinced. Only you could think of this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jun’s arm ached from the shaking; he tugged but couldn’t pull free:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let go, let go first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What strength… Li Jun had never been outmatched physically, but compared to this fatty, he felt like a chick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang released his hand, still visibly excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, steadied his emotions, then asked respectfully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The follow-up on the abandonment case is complicated—could the team give me a few more days?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that necessary?” Li Jun eyed him skeptically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The case was closed already, and haven’t you already been to the hospital?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he was diligent, there had to be limits—he suspected Yu Dazhang had another motive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prevention,” Yu Dazhang improvised:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to make sure they won’t abandon patients again, so I’ll follow up for a few more days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t think of another excuse, so he stuck with the abandonment case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t investigate alone, so he had to use the abandonment case as his starting point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then…” Li Jun thought he was making excuses to slack off; after hesitation, he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can give you three days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, this was just giving Yu Dazhang indirect leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three days, the psychological counseling would end anyway; after such a traumatic experience, letting him relax was reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three days…” Yu Dazhang felt the time was tight, but he agreed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Squad Leader Li.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five minutes later, the archives room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang knocked and entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, I need to review case files.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The archivist, a female officer in her early thirties, nodded upon hearing his request:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give me the file number.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not looking for one specific case,” Yu Dazhang explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a hospital in our district—I want to see all cases related to it, including complaint records.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female officer frowned, hesitant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You could use the archive software’s fuzzy search to meet your request, but it’ll take time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang immediately said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s fine—I can wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1153,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ea1b797ed14a87e43300dd3da387ec37b979497889b223ce31d66e168f7bc07b","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-105","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-103",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]