[{"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-45":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},2315901,4529,"Chapter 45: Let Him Come!","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>The sudden brake sent Yu Dazhang’s body lurching forward, his head slamming into the front seat and bouncing back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though unharmed, his head rang loudly, stars dancing before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You guys…” Yu Dazhang shook his head hard:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You did that on purpose!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You guarded against the enemy’s open spear, but not your own ally’s hidden arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang felt annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did you even say, that you’re acting so shocked?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, say that last line again,” the two in front nearly shouted in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You did that on purpose!” Yu Dazhang snapped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not that,” the officer in the passenger seat corrected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The one before that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head still dizzy from the impact, Yu Dazhang shook it again, then answered slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All primary suspects have been apprehended.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, the two in front froze like statues, still turned around in their seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stared at the fat man in the back like he was an alien lifeform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he definitely didn’t mishear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, the real culprit’s been caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving, this fat man realized the rental wasn’t the original crime scene and found new leads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, this was already lightning-fast progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d even considered he’d just gotten lucky and stumbled upon the leads by accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how do you explain this now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ve been out for just a few days, and they’re nearly done with the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to that, our few days here were just a vacation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When climbing the stairs, the two felt as if their feet were stepping on cotton—soft, floating, unsteady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of unreality left them uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They feared that if they met the rest of the task force and told them: “This fat man’s joking with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upstairs, the two didn’t wash their faces or eat—they went straight to the room next to the interrogation room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw Lu Zhongxin conducting the interrogation on the computer monitor, they finally confirmed Yu Dazhang had told the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has the case become this easy to solve now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fat man seems to have just graduated from police academy, while we’re all seasoned veteran detectives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Modern police academies really are turning out talent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, every member of the task force, including Yu Dazhang, stayed at work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The case had entered its final interrogation phase; once the suspects confessed, it would be a perfect closure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the confession had to corroborate the existing evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But reality stubbornly defied expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two newly apprehended suspects refused to speak—no matter how Lu Zhongxin questioned them, they stayed silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’ve coordinated… Yu Dazhang sat before the computer, watching the monitor where the young man sat in the interrogation chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a man absurdly young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think that description is inappropriate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve never seen someone with skin that unnaturally young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was plain, ordinary—but his features together gave the impression he’d barely reached adulthood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tall and slender, pale skin, dark, clear eyes, lips tightly pressed, expression resolute and calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even shackled to the interrogation chair, his aura was impossible to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What else are you planning? Yu Dazhang felt the man in the chair was still scheming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does he have another move?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he was caught, he must know he’s been exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding out now is pointless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he doesn’t speak, it doesn’t matter—convicting without a confession isn’t new these days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evidence is overwhelming; I don’t believe you can turn this around… Thinking this, Yu Dazhang spat at the suspect on the screen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tui~, You’re not even worthy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey hey hey~~~! What are you doing? Are you crazy?!” The other officers watching the monitor rushed to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How disgusting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re watching, not you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You spit on the department’s computer? Are you insane?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several men grabbed Yu Dazhang and pulled him away from the computer. Why did so many pull together?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One person couldn’t budge him—the chair was completely filled by his bulk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re tired, go home and rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, yeah,” the other officers nodded in agreement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If going home’s too much trouble, there’s a resting area at the branch—you can lie down there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you hungry? Say what you want—I’ll go buy it for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all assumed this fat man was suffering from stress-induced mental breakdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder—he’d done what none of them could, even if they’d gone mad trying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now their demands for Yu Dazhang were simple…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rest when you’re tired, eat when you’re hungry—we won’t object, as long as you don’t go insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please… Col…lect…6…9…Bo…ok…s…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the case flips again, we won’t be able to handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, they still couldn’t figure out how Yu Dazhang had apprehended all the suspects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catching one was within their understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But catching both mastermind and accomplice together exceeded their comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the two officers who personally captured the killer thought there was only one culprit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at the branch did they learn there was an accomplice—and that Lu Zhongxin had taken him down at the exact same moment they captured the mastermind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the one directing all this? This fat, greasy man right here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His big head wasn’t for show—he really had massive brainpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Analyzing the case, forming hypotheses, verifying truth, all while commanding the entire team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of logical thinking was this? Unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listen to advice and eat… Yu Dazhang actually went to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t mentally exhausted, but he was genuinely tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day after the suspects’ arrest, interrogations continued as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Lu Zhongxin changed tactics—instead of just asking questions, he presented concrete evidence at every key point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with ironclad proof, Zhou Hongfu broke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He admitted he’d been at the crime scene and helped the mastermind move the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the mastermind? His own son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Zizhe, twenty-one, second-year student at Songhai Police Academy, outstanding grades…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Zhou Hongfu’s statement, his son was his pride—he’d do anything for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he knew nothing of Zhou Zizhe’s motive or the full details of the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how Lu Zhongxin pressed, Zhou Hongfu answered: “I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When asked about Kong Lingjie, he shook his head and claimed he’d never heard of the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke—but as if he’d said nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin had to turn back to interrogate the mastermind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the young man, Zhou Zizhe, heard that Zhou Hongfu had begun confessing, his face twisted with contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That expression struck Lu Zhongxin as strangely familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only someone who controlled the entire situation, utterly confident, would show such a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the expression my fat apprentice often wore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I recall—he also graduated from Songhai Police Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they’re fellow alumni.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this… a case of fellow students turning on each other?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lu Zhongxin found the thought absurd, the young man Zhou Zizhe—who had remained silent since arrest—suddenly lifted his head and looked at him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why isn’t it him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Lu Zhongxin froze, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha, officer, get someone else.\" Zhou Zizhe sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have no right to interrogate me. We’re on completely different frequencies. Let someone who can answer this question come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let the one who uncovered all my plans come!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only he has the right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one but him will do!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1200,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fb91638631f19de55d5ccef3ee645c107cfa404a7185a2a573b47d3b49a7abe8","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-46","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-44",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]