[{"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-14":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},2315870,4529,"Chapter 14: You Did Something Wrong, So You Must Apologize","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-14",14,"\u003Cp>Until Yu Dazhang dragged the suspect to the car, Zhao Hang’s mind was still numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had watched every moment of what just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had assumed Yu Dazhang was doomed, but this guy not only survived—he knocked the suspect unconscious and brought him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What annoyed him most was that the bastard had also pulled a sexual advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Zhao Hang saw as a matter of life and death seemed effortless and casual to Yu Dazhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Zhao Hang’s worldview shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really is true that people can make you furious just by being better than you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of sharp knocks brought Zhao Hang back to his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come help.” Yu Dazhang banged on the car window:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you see I’m carrying someone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, oh, right!” Zhao Hang hurriedly opened the door and got out, helping another rookie take the suspect off Yu Dazhang’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Handcuff him.” Yu Dazhang ordered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Master and the others arrive, hand him straight to the First Squad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Hang immediately complied, pulling out handcuffs and securing the suspect’s wrists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even realize that Yu Dazhang’s words now carried absolute authority in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Lu Zhongxin and the First Squad had already arrived the moment Yu Dazhang neared Qu Tuotuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Qian had ordered the First Squad to hold their position and not move forward, fearing they’d alert the suspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw Yu Dazhang drag the suspect out of the car, they finally exhaled—and moved swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Squad officers headed to the Qu family’s front gate, while Wei Qian and Lu Zhongxin went straight to Yu Dazhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, you’re finally here,” Yu Dazhang complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lu Zhongxin and Wei Qian had arrived just a little earlier, he wouldn’t have had to take such a risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far too dangerous—if not for Qu Tuotuo’s cover, Yu Dazhang estimated he’d already be dead from a bullet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, the thought made him shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just imagining the victim being a man made him feel utterly doomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kissing a man… Yu Dazhang would rather be shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You kid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin punched Yu Dazhang lightly, without force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yu Dazhang was unharmed, he finally let out the breath he’d been holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to head back,” Yu Dazhang nodded toward the Qu family’s front gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin immediately understood his meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen exactly what Yu Dazhang had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You and Xiao Zhao and the others return to the station first. The case is temporarily on hold—you can’t help further now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest is the First Squad’s job; Yu Dazhang’s team was only here to support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Squad remained busy for the next several days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mastermind was captured and confessed to two accomplices; the First Squad still needed to track them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came interrogation, investigation, evidence collection—mainly to check for any remaining suspects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Wei Qian personally brought Yu Dazhang to the First Squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official reason: he was needed to assist with the investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, both the kidnappers and the mastermind had been captured by Yu Dazhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, every officer in the First Squad regarded Yu Dazhang with respect, no longer seeing him as just another rookie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Squad had spent five full days without finding a single clue to the mastermind’s whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then this kid showed up to assist—and captured the mastermind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he had saved every single member of the First Squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a probationary officer who had been on duty for less than a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who had ever seen a rookie like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Songhai City criminal investigation system had never seen such a precedent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both arrests were made barehanded, while the suspect was armed with a firearm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even veteran detectives would dare claim they could do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides sharp thinking, you need guts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without reckless, fearless courage, even if you were handed a knife, you wouldn’t know how to stab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Yu Dazhang didn’t just do it—he did it brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After days of continuous interrogation, the case moved into its final closure phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What qualifies as meeting closure conditions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clear facts and circumstances of the crime, solid and sufficient evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning the case had been fully reviewed, with no remaining doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What follows is legal prosecution for criminal liability—not the criminal investigation team’s job anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang was also called back to the Third Squad by Captain Zhang Dong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dong realized that if he didn’t recall him soon, Yu Dazhang would be permanently kept by the First Squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, Wei Qian looked at Yu Dazhang with greedy eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even privately approached Zhang Dong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Zhang, what do you think of my two new recruits? Aren’t they full of potential?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please... collect... 6...9...books...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course—they’ve never let you down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about I transfer them to your Third Squad?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’d give them up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll trade them both for one rookie from your Third Squad—two for one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who do you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yu Dazhang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get lost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dong wasn’t stupid—he knew this was a criminal investigation prodigy who could bring honor to the entire Third Squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a bit fat, but that didn’t stop him from delivering results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You were the one who misjudged him back then—now you want to come pick the fruit? Dream on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a minimalist office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunlight streamed through the glass, filling the room with a warm, comfortable atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tuotuo sat behind the desk, staring blankly out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the large, bright floor-to-ceiling window, a window washer dangled from a harness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft knock sounded at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in,” Qu Tuotuo said without turning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young woman in secretary attire entered, glanced at Qu Tuotuo, then followed her gaze to the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Qu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tuotuo still didn’t turn, maintaining her posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“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.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just leave it there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Qu, what are you looking at?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secretary simply couldn’t understand why anyone would stare at a window washer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think…” Qu Tuotuo’s eyes refocused, but she still didn’t move:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would someone feel guilty after doing something wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secretary didn’t understand, but answered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It depends on the person. A good person would, but a bad one? Who knows.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if someone did something wrong to save a life?” Qu Tuotuo asked further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then…” the secretary thought, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it was to save a life, it’s not evil—if there’s guilt, just apologize.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secretary’s words left Qu Tuotuo in silence. After a long while, she sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You may go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the secretary left, Qu Tuotuo stared out the window for a long time—even after the window washer vanished, she still watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So he doesn’t think he did anything wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tuotuo murmured to herself, suddenly feeling a tightness in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A week has passed. It seems he intends to let it go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really want to strangle him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1288,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ae7d5d3e8d2fc73551926b6bba9eb2537beba5661a3f730f941ea5c1444521fb","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-15","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-13",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]