Chapter 2: Arresting Is a Physical Job

From his name alone, it was clear Yu Dazhang was born into an ordinary family.

In the early 1990s, just spend a little money to find someone cultured, and they’d surely give you a name with depth.

But this name had one advantage: easy to remember.

In 2024, while investigating a series of disappearances, Yu Dazhang was led by a clue to the suspect’s hideout.

He had barely slipped inside when he ran straight into the suspect.

When two enemies meet on a narrow path, what matters most?

If you think it’s “the brave prevail,” you’re done for.

Yu Dazhang answered with his life: strike first!

Just as he drew his gun and shouted “Don’t move,” the suspect’s bullet had already fired.

Yu Dazhang didn’t even see how many people were across from him before bullets pierced his body repeatedly.

As he died.

He saw a pair of brown leather shoes step into his vision, then heard the last words he would ever hear:

“If there’s a next life, don’t aim when facing an enemy—just raise your gun and shoot, shoot and you’ll have…”

Maybe there was more, but Yu Dazhang was destined not to hear it—he closed his eyes and sank into darkness…

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself not only unharmed, but reborn.

Reborn into 2014—ten years ago!

Compared to his past life, the only difference was…

His body had changed.

Yu Dazhang swore to heaven he was never a fat man—he had never been fat in his life.

In his past life, his weight had always hovered around 135 jin, which was slim for his 180 cm height.

Okay, in the last two years he’d shown signs of gaining weight, but never exceeded 150 jin.

So the question arises:

How did he end up weighing over three hundred jin now?

A side effect of rebirth?

Or…

Did one bullet hit my fatty liver?

Otherwise, how to explain it?

Others reborn get boundless energy, flat bellies with zero fat, and trembling pendulums.

Why did he end up with severe obesity?

That wasn’t even the craziest part.

When Yu Dazhang returned home and saw his parents grown young again, their reaction was pure delight.

“Delight” was an understatement.

Precisely, they wept with joy.

Yu Dazhang briefly wondered if his parents knew he was reborn.

But thankfully, everything else remained unchanged; his parents were only briefly emotional upon seeing him, then returned to normal soon after.

Reborn, he naturally chose to become a police officer again.

He had considered other paths—using his past-life memories, he could easily become rich.

But he found such a life too dull.

After ten years as a cop, Yu Dazhang had grown accustomed to this challenging job.

And one more thing… his past death had been pitiful.

Worst of all, he’d been given a lesson right before dying.

If he didn’t catch the first killer who trained corpses, Yu Dazhang couldn’t sleep or eat in peace.

On the day he reported to the Criminal Investigation Unit, Yu Dazhang met his Master again—just as he remembered, still wearing that gloomy, burdened expression.

As if the whole world owed him money.

Yu Dazhang’s Master was Lu Zhongxin, and this operation was led by him.

The reason Yu Dazhang was sent to infiltrate the matchmaking crowd wasn’t because he was skilled—it was purely because he looked too ordinary.

Lu Zhongxin relied on the principle that appearances deceive.

Who would ever guess that this three-hundred-jin giant, struggling to walk, was a cop?

If they’d sent someone sharp and capable, the aunts would have exposed him before the suspect even showed up.

This operation was essentially cleanup work. Lu Zhongxin’s team had previously cracked a gang theft case; after intense interrogation, the suspects revealed the entire criminal chain.

What remained was simple.

Arrested suspects cooperated with police to lure out other suspects, one by one, for capture.

Today’s target was one of the fence operators.

It has to be said that criminals thinking to trade at the matchmaking corner are indeed clever.

This place was crowded, mostly with elderly people—police operations here would be severely restricted.

If chaos broke out and any of these aunts or uncles got hurt, it would be a massive headache.

At this moment, Yu Dazhang deeply understood this.

He couldn’t even shout “Stop!” for fear of triggering a heart or brain condition in some auntie.

Chasing the suspect out of the park, Yu Dazhang was drenched in sweat, legs trembling, breath ragged.

But thankfully, he hadn’t collided with anyone along the way.

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The fleeing suspect also seemed afraid of harming the aunts, moving with extreme caution.

Beyond the park lay a crossroad; as the suspect vanished farther away, Yu Dazhang groaned inwardly.

He simply couldn’t run anymore—if he kept chasing, he’d drop dead.

Just as he was about to give up, he spotted a familiar figure at the traffic light.

It was an elderly woman, hunched over, hair completely white, leaning on a cane, her body bent nearly at a right angle.

She looked so frail that without the cane, she might collapse at any moment.

No one would guess that this frail, stooped old woman…

Was a man in disguise!

Zhang Sen, officer of Criminal Investigation Team Two, age 26, fast runner, excellent physical condition.

Nickname: Little Cheetah.

But that wasn’t his greatest skill—he excelled at… disguise!

Especially impersonating the elderly—it was his specialty.

After watching Zhao Benshan’s “Little Grass” several times, he’d mastered the cross-dressing role perfectly.

His gait, expressions, even the subtle tremors of his body were flawless.

With his speed and superb disguise skills, Zhang Sen had successfully captured suspects many times.

Whenever he showed up, the success rate of arrests soared.

Yu Dazhang knew him well—he’d partnered with him on many missions in his past life.

He was intimately familiar with Zhang Sen’s tricks, and recognized him instantly.

“Stop!”

Seeing Zhang Sen, Yu Dazhang’s confidence surged—he roared at the suspect.

His intent was to drive the suspect toward Zhang Sen.

Once close enough, Zhang Sen would take him down.

Even if he missed, he’d still distract the suspect and buy Yu Dazhang time.

The plan sounded perfect—but that shout changed the suspect’s escape route.

Originally, the suspect was running toward Zhang Sen, assuming the fat man couldn’t catch up.

But Yu Dazhang’s shout threw him into panic.

Just five meters from Zhang Sen, he abruptly changed direction and sprinted across the street.

Now not only Yu Dazhang was stunned—even Zhang Sen, who was about to act, froze.

And just then, the green light turned on, letting the suspect run even more freely.

Yu Dazhang reached the roadside, hesitating whether to keep chasing, when suddenly Zhang Sen approached him.

Perhaps caught off guard, Zhang Sen still maintained the old woman’s gait.

Looking at the hunched-over Zhang Sen, Yu Dazhang didn’t know if it was exhaustion or his urgency to catch the suspect—

In any case…

He had a half-baked idea.

(End of Chapter)