Chapter 167: He Will Overlook Human Nature

Snatching the blade and turning it on them, that fat build…

These keywords kept surfacing in Ye Lin's mind.

He wasn't just fighting seven on one—he'd done it unarmed, disarming them bare-handed.

Snatching a blade from a foreign mercenary!

How could a body like his possibly react that fast?

That was what struck Ye Lin as most astonishing—and most puzzling.

She simply could not link such agile, nimble moves with that bloated, obese figure.

Generally speaking, fat people tend to give the impression of being slow and clumsy.

But that fatty just now had completely overturned Ye Lin's fixed notion of fat people.

Just lucky?

No, absolutely not.

In such a perilous situation, reacting instantly and snatching the weapon from the enemy's hand with pinpoint accuracy could never be a coincidence.

The only reasonable explanation was:

Despite his obese exterior, he actually hid a physique and reflexes far beyond ordinary humans.

Thinking of this, Ye Lin grew ever more incredulous.

She began to imagine—if Yu Dazhang could shake off the shackles of his obesity and return to a normal build.

How much would his reaction speed and physical functions improve?

At least double, surely.

By then, the combat power he could unleash would be simply unimaginable.

Ye Lin suddenly understood why Squad Li Zuzhang valued Yu Dazhang so highly.

Not just his current performance, but his potential!

If he could slim down…

Just thinking about it was enough to make one's heart surge with anticipation.

Just as Ye Lin was lost in thought, Li Mingzhao's voice rose again:

"Good combat skills are only one side of it."

"What I truly value is his meticulous mind and a temperament cold to the point of cruelty."

"When he broke the kidnapping case earlier, I thought luck played a part."

"But then came the private tertiary hospital case—cracking two special cases in a row can't be explained by luck."

Ye Lin listened to his words and nodded slightly.

Right—once could be luck or coincidence, but twice in a row doesn't hold up.

Especially with special cases.

The vast majority of police officers never encounter one in their entire lives, let alone solve one personally.

"During the hospital case, I deliberately tested him."

Li Mingzhao looked at Ye Lin and went on:

"That time I had you tail him to track down those three people."

"The assessment you gave afterward was: meticulous mind, holds a grudge over the slightest grievance."

"Have you ever thought about it—our entire squad was stumped at the time, yet he tracked them down by the next day."

That time Ye Lin had been there herself.

She had watched with her own eyes as Yu Dazhang, through personal deduction, locked the target onto the medical-equipment specialty store.

In the end he not only found them, he killed every last one.

Afterward she had imagined: if it had been her, could she have locked onto the target as quickly as Yu Dazhang?

The answer was no.

In terms of logical thinking, she had to admit she fell far short of him.

That fatty possessed extremely keen insight and judgment.

And during the investigation, he would, based on the information he had, rapidly analyze every possibility and arrive at the corresponding conclusion.

Not just anyone has that ability—at least among the people she knew, very few could do what Yu Dazhang did.

"And then there's that body-snatching case that's been making such a stir lately."

Li Mingzhao's expression grew heavy, solemn:

"That case will soon balloon into a nationwide major case—you can already foresee it ending up as another special case."

"These three cases share two common traits: high concealment, and a long time span."

"They went undiscovered for years, yet he cracked every one of them—shouldn't we value a man like that?"

Though he appeared to be asking Ye Lin, it sounded more like he was talking to himself. Then his look dimmed a shade:

"Last year our squad lost three and had five seriously injured, and this year, by August alone, the casualty count has already reached nine."

"The reason is that our opponents are far too cunning and ruthless."

"If we could anticipate our opponents' moves and intentions in advance, these casualties could have been entirely avoided."

"And what we lack most is exactly this kind of person with predictive thinking."

Ye Lin understood now—that was Squad Li Zuzhang's main purpose in recruiting Yu Dazhang.

Nowhere in the world, in any country, is there the slightest mercy shown to spies.

Likewise, those who engage in espionage know perfectly well that once discovered, their fate will be utterly wretched.

So they would rather choose death than surrender meekly.

This also led many spies, the moment they were discovered, to perish together with the arresting officers without the slightest hesitation.

"You've heard the saying 'Good men don't join the police,' right?" Li Mingzhao asked, looking at her.

Ye Lin nodded and replied:

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"One must never be soft-hearted toward criminals."

Li Mingzhao, upon hearing this, showed no reaction and instead continued asking:

"If you encountered a corpse-bait ambush, what would you do?"

"Of course I'd rescue—" Ye Lin got no further than the opening before she froze.

That's not right!

Going straight in to save them would definitely be the wrong move.

The corpse-bait ambush tactic is used only by foreign mercenary forces.

The specific method is to use non-lethal fire to disable the target, then kill anyone who comes to the rescue.

In short: exploit human nature to take human lives.

Rescue, and more people will die.

Don't rescue, and you'll have to watch helplessly as comrades or colleagues are tortured to death by the enemy.

After a long silence, Ye Lin suddenly looked up at Li Mingzhao:

"You mean, he would choose…"

She did not finish the sentence, only gazing quietly at Li Mingzhao, waiting for the answer.

"Exactly. He would set aside human feeling, sacrifice the few to save the many, and choose to preserve more lives."

Li Mingzhao stared toward the office door, his gaze so cold it chilled the heart:

"Calm to the point of being almost cruel — only someone like that is truly suited to remain in State Security work."

Criminal Investigation Detachment.

"Ah-choo~~~~~! Achoo!!"

Yu Dazhang let out one sneeze, and even his desk trembled twice with it.

The colleagues around him cast him startled looks.

How can any decent person sneeze like that? The commotion was way too big.

Who's bad-mouthing me behind my back… Yu Dazhang awkwardly rubbed his nose and gave his colleagues a smile:

"Sorry, sorry, my nose suddenly got really itchy."

For the rest of the entire afternoon he didn't dare step half a step outside the detachment, afraid of running into Li Mingzhao and the others in the hallway.

Only when it was nearly time to leave work did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

They must have gone… Yu Dazhang felt a bit helpless about this State Security leader, Li Mingzhao.

Someone like that definitely couldn't be offended — if he ever ran into a thorny case in the future, State Security would be his best support.

Getting to know them would surely be to his advantage.

But he also couldn't get too close, or it would be bad if the other side got the wrong idea.

Best to maintain a relationship of mutual help.

If State Security came to Yu Dazhang for a job, he would certainly agree readily and do his best.

As long as he didn't have to join them, anything was negotiable.

When quitting time came, Yu Dazhang had just stepped out of the detachment when he got a call from Captain Li.

"Come to my office for a moment."

(End of chapter)