[{"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-32":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},2315888,4529,"Chapter 32: Someone Has Already Checked for Us","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>“He still has half a relative.” The team member repeated it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confirming he hadn’t misheard, Yu Dazhang let out a bitter laugh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, show me what half a person looks like.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others in the group also cast skeptical glances at the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is Kong Lingjie’s relative now only half?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You two are really impressive—any kind of person you can dig up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did you go tomb raiding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, where would you find half a person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not what I meant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing everyone look at him like he was an idiot, he waved his hands frantically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I mean, Kong Lingjie used to have a direct blood relative, but she’s not anymore—so she counts as half.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone still stared at him like he was an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not just say the person died? Why make it so complicated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang thought for a moment, then quickly realized:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You found Kong Lingjie’s ex-wife?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only someone who had once been married would refer to them as “half a relative.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the marriage, she was a direct relative; after divorce, she wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since they lived together, and she was the closest person to him, even after divorce, their bond remained closer than others’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t there a saying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of affection; a hundred days as husband and wife runs deeper than the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right.” The team member nodded quickly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We didn’t just find her—we got her exact details, including her current workplace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was indeed a breakthrough… Yu Dazhang had reviewed Kong Lingjie’s identity records before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the marital status field, it read: divorced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t dug deeper into that field because the two had been divorced for sixteen years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what they knew, the two had had little contact after the divorce, and in recent years, they’d lost all connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now things were different—anyone connected to Kong Lingjie couldn’t be overlooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can we find her in person?” Yu Dazhang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” The team member replied with certainty:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although she’s not in Songhai, based on the information we have, locating her won’t be difficult—just…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him hesitate, Yu Dazhang smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re going to have to travel far, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone understood the team member’s concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang’s authority now came only from within the special task force, so it was limited to the group’s scope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they stayed within Songhai, Yu Dazhang could freely mobilize group resources, and everyone was happy to cooperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But assigning personnel to travel out of town for an investigation was beyond Yu Dazhang’s authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any request involving vehicles or funding required joint approval from the team leader and deputy leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the subject of this investigation was someone who hadn’t contacted the suspect in many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, this trip might be a complete waste of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two, prepare immediately—be ready to depart at any moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Lu Zhongxin who spoke—now he had to step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also showed his complete trust in his disciple, and his willingness to take responsibility for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would definitely report to the team leader, but fortunately, the process went smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as resources were used for the case, the team leader generally supported it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they wanted was the final outcome—the specific investigative process was your job as deputy leader and team members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t you believe it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me give you another scene of dialogue…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give us people, give us vehicles, give us funding—if the case isn’t solved by the deadline…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll resign voluntarily!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t these two lines sound strangely familiar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think resources are given to you for free? That’s a form of pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without you even realizing it, you’ve already signed a military guarantee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If, with full support, you still can’t solve the case, it’s clearly your incompetence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They won’t even give you a chance to make excuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, the two men drove off under Lu Zhongxin’s orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the bow is drawn, there’s no turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the investigation began, everyone in the special task force had been on edge, none daring to slack off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had a feeling… the real killer was about to surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the case had grown increasingly convoluted, it was undeniable that progress had been made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the pace was faster than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fat, greasy Fatty somehow uncovered new leads every single day, and every order he gave came with a head start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please… you… collect… 6…9…books…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he already knew what would happen next, so he could arrange things ahead of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later, the autopsy report had just been released when Qian Cheng brought it to the special task force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The time of death has been pushed back by one day…” Yu Dazhang said, staring at the autopsy report in his hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That means Zhang Yan died that afternoon, the same day she went missing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yan’s parents reported her missing at 9:20 p.m. that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone seeing this would surely question: Isn’t it required to wait twenty-four hours before filing a missing person report?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you believed that, you’d waste so much time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth is, you can report a missing person immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But generally, police won’t launch an investigation until after twenty-four hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the missing person is an elderly person, a child, or someone showing signs of danger, police act immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yan clearly fell into the category of someone potentially in danger—her parents clearly understood the law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We missed a crucial lead!” Yu Dazhang suddenly shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin and Qian Cheng were startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you find a new lead?” they asked in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, they glanced at the autopsy report in Yu Dazhang’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are we looking at the same report?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How come you instantly spot something new?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, not a new lead,” Yu Dazhang denied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was always there—we just ignored it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes fixed on the report, his expression growing more excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?” Lu Zhongxin pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The time Zhang Yan went missing!” Yu Dazhang explained quickly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the case came to us, Zhang Yan’s body had already been found, so to us, this was a murder case.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But before that, Zhang Yan’s case had already begun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because her parents filed the report, the local police station must have conducted an investigation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Including her school dismissal time, surveillance footage along her route home, and analysis of her whereabouts after she vanished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To the police officers at the station, it was a missing person case.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We overlooked it because Zhang Yan was found—even though she was only a corpse, she was no longer missing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, a police station registers and conducts a preliminary investigation upon receiving a report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the case is prolonged or complex, it’s transferred to criminal investigators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yan’s body was found on the fifth day of her disappearance, so the police station naturally closed the missing person case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin and Qian Cheng’s eyes grew brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Zhang Yan’s time of death and time of disappearance were both that afternoon…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, Brother Qian, come with me,” Yu Dazhang suddenly stood up, smiling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This will be easy—we’re going straight to the local police station.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1204,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 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