[{"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-16":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},2315872,4529,"Chapter 16: Why Are You Lifting My Shirt?","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>Can I say no... Yu Dazhang’s scalp prickled, unable to fathom what Qu Tuotuo wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside in the corridor, Qu Tuotuo walked slowly, as if observing her surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang walked beside her, half a step behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually...” Qu Tuotuo suddenly spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In both meetings, you’ve done things that weren’t friendly to me, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here it comes, here it comes, finally—it’s coming... Yu Dazhang knew the banner was a ruse; she was here to confront him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What I did was indeed extreme, but at the time...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang tried to justify himself, but remembering his actions, he felt guilty and simply said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it, I won’t explain. I apologize. I hope you can forgive me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tuotuo paused, seemingly surprised he apologized so directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, if she put herself in his shoes, she knew he meant well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Risking his life to save her was enough to warrant forgiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was, this apology was something she had demanded—not something he offered willingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know,” Qu Tuotuo whispered, “I waited for you over a week?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’d come to me to explain—even just one sentence—it would’ve been enough. But you did nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was afraid... Because Yu Dazhang felt he’d gone too far, he avoided facing Qu Tuotuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly, he felt guilty and didn’t know what to say when they met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once someone does something shameful, most choose to flee or let it slide; very few face it head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did want to come apologize, but work got busy and I forgot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he could only make excuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then...” Qu Tuotuo’s expression suddenly shifted, smiling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was your apology sincere?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sincere. Absolutely sincere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Qu Tuotuo smile, Yu Dazhang quickly replied—but that smile unsettled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then agree to one condition.” Qu Tuotuo’s smile grew brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Say it.” Yu Dazhang answered without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tuotuo stopped walking, glanced around, then hurried to the stairwell door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yu Dazhang didn’t follow, she waved him over:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, come inside and talk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are you planning, big sister... Yu Dazhang really didn’t want to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the stairwell, Qu Tuotuo dropped her smile and said sternly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You offended me twice. I only ask to hit you once. That’s not too much, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This...” Yu Dazhang hesitated:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just once?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tuotuo nodded: “I keep my word.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you not hit my face?” Yu Dazhang feared a palm print would make his colleagues laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine.” Qu Tuotuo agreed readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it was settled—just one hit... Yu Dazhang knew Qu Tuotuo just wanted to vent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting her vent today would spare him future anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yu Dazhang’s eyes, Qu Tuotuo was just a girl—surely she wasn’t strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those slender, jade-like fingers clearly came from a pampered upbringing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go ahead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang puffed out his stomach, closed his eyes, adopting a martyr’s pose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you hit me for ten minutes, I won’t blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next second...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, why are you lifting my shirt?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang felt a chill on his stomach, opened his eyes—and saw his T-shirt pulled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tuotuo held his shirt with one hand, the other raised high...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“SMACK!!!!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, every motion-sensor light in the building turned on. Yu Dazhang’s eyes nearly bulged from pain—his stomach felt like it had been seared with a red-hot iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eeeeeeeeee...” He strained not to scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tuotuo blew on her palm, watching Yu Dazhang with satisfied delight:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your scream sounds different from normal people’s. Impressive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When detectives arrived drawn by the sound, they saw only Yu Dazhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was curled on the floor, clutching his stomach, trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dazhang, what happened? Are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin grabbed his arm, trying to pull him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, don’t move me. I’ll be fine in a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, Yu Dazhang returned to normal life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palm print Qu Tuotuo left on his stomach had turned black-purple, and only recently had it begun to fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, she trained in the Five Poison Palm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please... collect... 6...9...books...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing before the mirror, Yu Dazhang gloomily rubbed his belly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not bad—at least it doesn’t hurt anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arrived at the Criminal Investigation Unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin was assigning the operation; seeing Yu Dazhang, he waved him over:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re just in time. Today, you’re going back to the matchmaking corner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang froze: “What?! I’m going back to matchmaking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin rolled his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Last time you played it well—you’ve got experience.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not what I mean,” Yu Dazhang hurried to explain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Last time I chased the suspect, lots of people in the park saw me. If I go back, they’ll recognize me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang calculated the days—it had been about half a month since his last visit to Renmin Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too short a time; those older ladies would still remember him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t overestimate yourself,” Lu Zhongxin snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone who hangs out in the matchmaking corner has seen hundreds of people—they’ve already forgotten you completely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made sense... Yu Dazhang nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the matchmaking corner’s density, one person walking through would encounter at least forty to fifty opposite-sex strangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could remember every single face? That’d require an extraordinary memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But what if the suspect recognizes me?” Yu Dazhang still worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The three you arrested last time are still in detention,” Lu Zhongxin said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time we’re targeting the one handling pickup and transport of stolen goods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do they always meet at the matchmaking corner?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be they’re all single and just happen to be matchmaking...? Yu Dazhang thought it but dared not say it aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin knew he was joking and ignored him, instead stepping to the door and calling him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Lu Zhongxin lowered his voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the kidnapping case, you contributed the most. Commander Wei has already submitted the commendation report. If nothing goes wrong, you’ll be promoted six months early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probationary officers in the Criminal Investigation Unit serve a one-year internship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who fail are either dismissed or reassigned to other departments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang was effectively pre-selected by the unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why thank me? You earned this with your performance. No one can envy it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having a student like him made Lu Zhongxin feel proud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To outsiders, Yu Dazhang was clearly his protégé.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more successful the student, the better the teacher looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Songhai People’s Park Matchmaking Corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang picked up a cardboard sign, looked left and right, then decided to return to his old spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that spot had the best view, with no obstructions in front, behind, or on either side, and it was close to the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived, he placed the cardboard against his chest and straightened his clothes and hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked up, he heard an exclamation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s you again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang stared at the elderly woman before him, studied her face, and found her vaguely familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good day, Auntie,” he waved, greeting her warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait here, I’ll go get someone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1167,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a171ac87a89bdcfc7c4ac9e1343de00766d2fcfce763675bfa4dc14c1da4bb41","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-17","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-15",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]