Chapter 14: You Did Something Wrong, So You Must Apologize

Until Yu Dazhang dragged the suspect to the car, Zhao Hang’s mind was still numb.

He had watched every moment of what just happened.

He had assumed Yu Dazhang was doomed, but this guy not only survived—he knocked the suspect unconscious and brought him back.

What annoyed him most was that the bastard had also pulled a sexual advance.

What Zhao Hang saw as a matter of life and death seemed effortless and casual to Yu Dazhang.

In that moment, Zhao Hang’s worldview shattered.

It really is true that people can make you furious just by being better than you.

A series of sharp knocks brought Zhao Hang back to his senses.

“Come help.” Yu Dazhang banged on the car window:

“Don’t you see I’m carrying someone?”

“Oh, oh, right!” Zhao Hang hurriedly opened the door and got out, helping another rookie take the suspect off Yu Dazhang’s shoulder.

“Handcuff him.” Yu Dazhang ordered:

“When Master and the others arrive, hand him straight to the First Squad.”

Zhao Hang immediately complied, pulling out handcuffs and securing the suspect’s wrists.

He didn’t even realize that Yu Dazhang’s words now carried absolute authority in his eyes.

In fact, Lu Zhongxin and the First Squad had already arrived the moment Yu Dazhang neared Qu Tuotuo.

Wei Qian had ordered the First Squad to hold their position and not move forward, fearing they’d alert the suspect.

When they saw Yu Dazhang drag the suspect out of the car, they finally exhaled—and moved swiftly.

The First Squad officers headed to the Qu family’s front gate, while Wei Qian and Lu Zhongxin went straight to Yu Dazhang.

“Master, you’re finally here,” Yu Dazhang complained.

If Lu Zhongxin and Wei Qian had arrived just a little earlier, he wouldn’t have had to take such a risk.

It was far too dangerous—if not for Qu Tuotuo’s cover, Yu Dazhang estimated he’d already be dead from a bullet.

Even now, the thought made him shudder.

Just imagining the victim being a man made him feel utterly doomed.

Kissing a man… Yu Dazhang would rather be shot.

"You kid."

Lu Zhongxin punched Yu Dazhang lightly, without force.

Before getting out of the car, Lu Zhongxin had planned to scold his apprentice, but now that he was face to face, all his attention turned to checking for injuries.

Seeing Yu Dazhang was unharmed, he finally let out the breath he’d been holding.

“I need to head back,” Yu Dazhang nodded toward the Qu family’s front gate.

Lu Zhongxin immediately understood his meaning.

He had seen exactly what Yu Dazhang had done.

“You and Xiao Zhao and the others return to the station first. The case is temporarily on hold—you can’t help further now.”

The rest is the First Squad’s job; Yu Dazhang’s team was only here to support.

The First Squad remained busy for the next several days.

The mastermind was captured and confessed to two accomplices; the First Squad still needed to track them down.

Then came interrogation, investigation, evidence collection—mainly to check for any remaining suspects.

During this time, Wei Qian personally brought Yu Dazhang to the First Squad.

The official reason: he was needed to assist with the investigation.

After all, both the kidnappers and the mastermind had been captured by Yu Dazhang.

Now, every officer in the First Squad regarded Yu Dazhang with respect, no longer seeing him as just another rookie.

The First Squad had spent five full days without finding a single clue to the mastermind’s whereabouts.

Then this kid showed up to assist—and captured the mastermind.

It was as if he had saved every single member of the First Squad.

He was a probationary officer who had been on duty for less than a month.

Who had ever seen a rookie like this?

The entire Songhai City criminal investigation system had never seen such a precedent.

Both arrests were made barehanded, while the suspect was armed with a firearm.

Not even veteran detectives would dare claim they could do the same.

Besides sharp thinking, you need guts.

Without reckless, fearless courage, even if you were handed a knife, you wouldn’t know how to stab.

Yet Yu Dazhang didn’t just do it—he did it brilliantly.

By now, no one cared about Yu Dazhang’s earlier mistake of arresting the wrong person. The victim himself hadn’t pursued it; his own colleagues certainly wouldn’t hold it against him.

After days of continuous interrogation, the case moved into its final closure phase.

What qualifies as meeting closure conditions?

Clear facts and circumstances of the crime, solid and sufficient evidence.

Meaning the case had been fully reviewed, with no remaining doubts.

What follows is legal prosecution for criminal liability—not the criminal investigation team’s job anymore.

Yu Dazhang was also called back to the Third Squad by Captain Zhang Dong.

Zhang Dong realized that if he didn’t recall him soon, Yu Dazhang would be permanently kept by the First Squad.

Even now, Wei Qian looked at Yu Dazhang with greedy eyes.

He had even privately approached Zhang Dong.

“Old Zhang, what do you think of my two new recruits? Aren’t they full of potential?”

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“Of course—they’ve never let you down.”

“How about I transfer them to your Third Squad?”

“You’d give them up?”

“I’ll trade them both for one rookie from your Third Squad—two for one.”

“Who do you want?”

“Yu Dazhang.”

“Get lost!”

Zhang Dong wasn’t stupid—he knew this was a criminal investigation prodigy who could bring honor to the entire Third Squad.

He was a bit fat, but that didn’t stop him from delivering results.

You were the one who misjudged him back then—now you want to come pick the fruit? Dream on!

In a minimalist office.

Sunlight streamed through the glass, filling the room with a warm, comfortable atmosphere.

Qu Tuotuo sat behind the desk, staring blankly out the window.

Outside the large, bright floor-to-ceiling window, a window washer dangled from a harness.

A soft knock sounded at the door.

“Come in,” Qu Tuotuo said without turning.

A young woman in secretary attire entered, glanced at Qu Tuotuo, then followed her gaze to the window.

“Director Qu?”

“Speak.”

Qu Tuotuo still didn’t turn, maintaining her posture.

“Since you’ve just returned to China, the chairman worried you might not understand the domestic market, so he asked me to prepare a briefing for you.”

“Just leave it there.”

“Director Qu, what are you looking at?”

The secretary simply couldn’t understand why anyone would stare at a window washer.

“Do you think…” Qu Tuotuo’s eyes refocused, but she still didn’t move:

“Would someone feel guilty after doing something wrong?”

The secretary didn’t understand, but answered:

“It depends on the person. A good person would, but a bad one? Who knows.”

“What if someone did something wrong to save a life?” Qu Tuotuo asked further.

“Then…” the secretary thought, then said:

“If it was to save a life, it’s not evil—if there’s guilt, just apologize.”

The secretary’s words left Qu Tuotuo in silence. After a long while, she sighed:

“You may go.”

After the secretary left, Qu Tuotuo stared out the window for a long time—even after the window washer vanished, she still watched.

“So he doesn’t think he did anything wrong.”

Qu Tuotuo murmured to herself, suddenly feeling a tightness in her chest.

For these past few days, she had been waiting for an explanation; although he had saved her that day, the method he used was one she could not accept.

“A week has passed. It seems he intends to let it go.”

Qu Tuotuo’s eyes fixed tightly on the safety rope used by the spider-man; from start to finish, her gaze never left that rope.

“I really want to strangle him.”

(End of Chapter)