Chapter 168: Exclusive Treatment

You really know how to time things perfectly... Yu Dazhang suspected Li Jun was deliberately seeking him out right after work hours.

Arriving at the squadron captain's office, he knocked twice on the door, and upon receiving a response, pushed it open and entered.

"Captain Li, did you need something?"

Li Jun pointed to the chair in front of the desk:

"Sit."

Is this about some serious matter... Yu Dazhang noticed Captain Li's expression was overly grave.

After he took his seat, Li Jun finally spoke:

"Do you want to know how much your life is worth? Take a look."

As he spoke, he handed a confession file to Yu Dazhang:

"This time, the lineup isn't just luxurious; the bounty is also beyond imagination. Truly a grand gesture."

Hearing his slightly exaggerated tone, Yu Dazhang couldn't help but feel curious.

For an old criminal investigator like Li Jun to make such a remark, what kind of number must it be?

As the squadron captain, Li Jun had absolutely seen the world.

Yet, when mentioning the word "bounty," he still couldn't hide his look of shock.

Taking the confession file, Yu Dazhang began to read it carefully; after just turning two pages, his expression darkened.

These eighteen people were not hired as a single group, but were dispatched separately by the "Zhou, Lin, and Chen" families.

After forming a team, the hiring fee was also paid jointly by the three families.

Ten million!

Upon seeing this number, Yu Dazhang's heart suddenly convulsed, and he nearly crumpled the confession file in his hand.

No wonder those people were risking their lives to kill him; it turned out the money was right on target.

The confession detailed the distribution method for this sum of money.

Seven foreign mercenaries received one million each, while the remaining eleven people split the leftover three million.

Do you feel this distribution method is unfair?

Let's not talk about those seven foreign mercenaries for now.

Those eleven people splitting three million is absolutely the highest standard domestically.

The amount each person received was nearly three hundred thousand, and they didn't even have to get their hands dirty.

With those seven foreign mercenaries taking the lead, there was no need for them to risk their lives at all.

In his past life, Yu Dazhang had participated in solving an online contract killing case.

The employer searched online, entered a contract killing group,

successfully posted a mission, and killed the target.

In that circle, contract killing was called a "death order transaction."

The price for one life was one hundred thousand yuan.

This was even the price for a solo kill.

If the number of assassins increased, they would share that one hundred thousand yuan.

After reading about that case, looking back at eleven people splitting three million, doesn't the price seem absurdly high?

Those seven foreign mercenaries were even more so.

You must know that the income for mercenaries abroad is not as high as imagined.

Don't be misled by those action blockbusters.

Mercenaries in legions with special forces service history receive a maximum treatment of only around one hundred thousand US dollars annually.

Look closely, it is an annual salary.

This level is basically the ceiling for salary treatment among mercenaries.

Those who can earn this salary undertake special missions; saying it is a nine-out-of-ten chance of death would not be an exaggeration.

Therefore, earning one million for a single mission is simply a gift from the heavens for those mercenaries.

Moreover, the target was only one person.

"How did the other side obtain my personal information?"

Yu Dazhang flipped to the end but found no such information.

Even if those people scouted the location beforehand, they would still need to confirm the target's appearance first.

At the very least, they would need a photo of oneself.

"The hired people cannot access this kind of information."

Li Jun looked very helpless, and his tone was somewhat depressed:

"The employer wouldn't tell the assassin how they obtained the information either."

There are their people inside the system... Yu Dazhang felt this was the only most reasonable possibility.

It is almost impossible for outsiders to obtain police personal information. Being able to precisely lock onto oneself and provide the information to the other party is a condition possessed only by internal personnel.

From Li Jun's heavy and thoughtful expression, one could see he thought the same; he just found some things inconvenient to say.

However, Yu Dazhang was not worried about this.

Li Mingzhao had already clearly stated that the remaining shrimp soldiers and crab generals would be settled with one by one.

This naturally includes those evil horses within the system.

Li Jun did not know this information, and Yu Dazhang did not intend to tell him.

The most important thing in being a person is to keep one's mouth shut; especially when it involves national security, one must be even more cautious with words.

"Weren't the people who were caught taken away by the municipal bureau?" Yu Dazhang asked, looking at the confession file in his hand.

His meaning was clear: this confession should not have ended up in Li Jun's hands.

As for why the interrogation results had come out so quickly, he couldn't even be bothered to ask.

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For criminals whose offenses were so clear-cut and whose nature was so utterly vile, the police wouldn't be polite to them at all.

"This afternoon, the criminal investigation unit of the municipal bureau sent a copy over to us."

Li Jun said, sighing with feeling:

"In our whole branch bureau, probably only you could enjoy this kind of treatment."

Catching on at once, Yu Dazhang immediately understood the deeper meaning in Li Jun's words.

The municipal bureau leaders had specifically sent this confession to Hongkou Branch Bureau, their purpose being to put Yu Dazhang on guard.

At the same time, it was also emphasizing the seriousness of the matter.

Spending ten million to hire such a batch of people to take his life was enough to show how crazy these people were.

It was hard to say whether they had prepared a second batch of people.

After receiving this confession material, Li Jun immediately grasped the municipal bureau's intent, which was why he had called Yu Dazhang over.

"Thank you for the leaders' concern."

Yu Dazhang solemnly offered his thanks, then closed the confession material and placed it back on the desk.

"There's one more thing…"

Li Jun thought for a moment, looking as though he was hesitating over whether he should say it. After a two-second pause, he continued:

"Ji Bin from Qingpu Branch Bureau has been transferred. Director Liu personally issued the transfer order."

So it was just gossip after all… Yu Dazhang's eyes couldn't help but widen a little.

No wonder he had looked like he wanted to say something but held back just now — this was so that after hearing it, Yu Dazhang wouldn't go blabbing it around.

It couldn't possibly have anything to do with him, could it?

Otherwise, why would he tell me this… The moment this possibility crossed his mind, Yu Dazhang hurriedly said:

"Captain Li, you've got to vouch for me — I've never said a single bad word about Captain Ji behind his back."

Although he didn't agree with Ji Bin's way of handling things, he had absolutely never gossiped about him behind his back.

The original transfer of the body-snatching case back to Hongkou Branch Bureau had also been done with Ji Bin's consent.

Moreover, Yu Dazhang didn't think Ji Bin had been in the wrong.

Being timid, afraid of offending people, overly protective of his own reputation — in the end, these were just flaws of character, not actual problems with the man himself.

In his view, Ji Bin was far better than those people who would stop at nothing to get credit.

"Who said it had anything to do with you?" Li Jun glared at him, then explained:

"It's a lateral transfer, not a demotion. Director Liu thinks he's not suited to continue leading the Qingpu District criminal investigation unit."

"He's not in the criminal investigation line anymore?" Yu Dazhang asked.

"Mm." Li Jun nodded and replied:

"He's been transferred to a clerical post. From now on, he's done with law enforcement positions."

Isn't that just a demotion in disguise… After all, Yu Dazhang had been a cop for over ten years in his previous life, so he had some understanding of these matters.

Leaving law enforcement meant Ji Bin's career had come to an end right there.

His police rank and salary would stay the same, but from then on he would never be promoted or given any important assignments again.

A law enforcement position was inherently a job that made enemies.

Especially for those of them in the criminal investigation department — if you're afraid of offending people, how are you supposed to solve cases?

Seeing the matter was already settled, Yu Dazhang sighed and expressed his regret:

"Captain Ji is actually a pretty decent guy. He even treated me to a meal once."

Hearing this, Li Jun looked at him with a half-smile:

"I reckon what Ji Bin regrets most now is transferring you to help investigate the case back then."

(End of this chapter)