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You","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-47",47,"\u003Cp>Zhou Zizhe ignored his teasing, instead staring intently at his face for several seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have we met before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible.” Yu Dazhang had already wrestled with this thought; he waved his hand dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t try to flatter me. Even if we did know each other, it wouldn’t help—you’re beyond saving now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly wanted to rush forward, grab Zhou Zizhe by the throat, and shake him violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then shout at him: “Admit it—were you trying to trap me?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I definitely know you from somewhere. My memory is excellent—I wouldn’t be wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this, Zhou Zizhe’s voice grew quieter, and a thoughtful expression settled on his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where could I have seen you before… I shouldn’t be forgetting this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, enough. I don’t have time for your guessing games.” Yu Dazhang interrupted impatiently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have a point or not? If you keep this up, we’ll replace you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if those words had taken effect, Zhou Zizhe stopped dwelling on it, his eyes refocusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Officer, you’re awfully young. How did you even become a detective with that weight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if returning Yu Dazhang’s earlier teasing, Zhou Zizhe smiled and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me guess—you joined first, then gained weight, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wrong,” Yu Dazhang replied flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One last chance. If you keep wasting time with this nonsense, I’m walking out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke with confidence—this was the police’s territory, not the suspect’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t rush. Allow me to confirm your identity,” Zhou Zizhe said, his smile gone, voice serious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why isn’t it him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang had anticipated this question; his expression darkened, and he snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Overconfident.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?” Zhou Zizhe’s face changed; his tone grew abruptly urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He is him!” Yu Dazhang’s gaze was sharp:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re trying to test how much I know—I’ll tell you plainly: I know everything about you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your motive for murder. Your initial plan after the killing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You raised this question to mislead me into thinking Kong Lingjie didn’t know the truth—that he was tricked here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re too childish. ‘He isn’t him’? Kong Lingjie knows exactly what he’s doing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me be clear—he is him. He is an accomplice in this case. He will go to prison.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pausing, Yu Dazhang took a deep breath and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At a time like this, you’re still trying to save one person after another—you’re beyond redemption.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interrogation room fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from him, Zhou Zizhe remained motionless, his gaze drifting, as if avoiding Yu Dazhang’s eyes—or lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Qian Cheng recorded notes while stealing glances at Yu Dazhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being near him felt effortless—as if every scheme before him suddenly became simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About a minute later, Yu Dazhang spoke again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why so quiet? Go on—I think you still have some fight left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, Zhou Zizhe’s eyes suddenly hardened, and his calm demeanor returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, half-smile curled his lips as he looked at Yu Dazhang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes—it’s you. I never imagined the one who’d uncover my plan would be so young. I pictured my arrest by an old, seasoned detective.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still so full of himself… Yu Dazhang disliked his arrogance and snapped coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re talking about youth, you’re even younger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Different,” Zhou Zizhe said, studying the fat man before him with a hint of admiration:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re on opposite sides—I’m the one setting the puzzle. You’re the one solving it. If we swapped places, I couldn’t have done what you did.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his gaze dropped to Yu Dazhang’s shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two stripes?” He squeezed his eyes shut, then opened them again, staring in disbelief at Yu Dazhang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re still a probationary officer?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was it hard to catch me?” Yu Dazhang replied in kind, matching his arrogance:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I already told you—you're overconfident. Dealing with someone like you, who's so arrogant, doesn't require an experienced detective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need for a sledgehammer to kill a chicken. One probationary officer is enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Cheng, taking notes beside him, instinctively straightened his back. It felt so invigorating to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d always thought Yu Dazhang was proud and conceited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his skills were undeniable—he had every right to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never expected that, in Yu Dazhang’s eyes, veteran officers like himself held such high regard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need for a sledgehammer to kill a chicken”—it sounded so satisfying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Zizhe was stunned by Yu Dazhang’s words, though his thoughts differed from Qian Cheng’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was genuinely shocked by Yu Dazhang’s probationary officer status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he truly been overconfident, underestimating today’s detectives?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—he was bluffing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most detectives today graduated from police academies—and he himself was top of his class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You went to police academy too, didn’t you?” Zhou Zizhe asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deliberately ignored Yu Dazhang’s provocation—getting angry would put him at a disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please... collect 6...9...books....com....!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Talk about your case,” Yu Dazhang replied, refusing to follow his line of questioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, let’s talk about me,” Zhou Zizhe paused, as if choosing his words, then continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You say you know my motive for murder—then tell me, what made me kill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed cooperative, but he was still steering Yu Dazhang toward his own line of inquiry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lu Zhongxin faced this, he’d roar: “I’m asking the questions! Answer me honestly!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That might sound imposing—but it’d be useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zhou Zizhe would immediately conclude: the police don’t know his motive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question wasn’t really testing Yu Dazhang—it was still a probe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was testing whether this probationary officer, his own age, was bluffing—or had truly deduced the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I shouldn’t answer a question like yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang’s stern expression softened slightly; his tone grew less rigid:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But to cure your paranoia, I’ll tell you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled two sheets of paper from the file bag and placed them on the table, tapping them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what this is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Zizhe didn’t answer, but his eyes brightened with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, he felt the papers held something vital—something connected to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These are the statements from Zhang Yan’s parents,” Yu Dazhang lifted the papers, waving them before Zhou Zizhe:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I took them myself the afternoon you were arrested.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want to know what they said about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Zizhe still didn’t answer. His face remained blank, eyes fixed on the papers in Yu Dazhang’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. I like your reaction,” Yu Dazhang smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No reaction is the best reaction. You’re still too green.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should’ve shown curiosity—even a flicker of surprise. That would’ve seemed real.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re afraid. That’s why you won’t let any emotion show.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t your teachers ever tell you? The more someone chases perfection, the more flaws they reveal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just like you right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhou Zizhe still unmoved, Yu Dazhang didn’t get angry—his smile deepened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earlier, I watched the surveillance footage from the day Zhang Yan disappeared. Shortly after leaving school, she took a call.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t bother thinking how to deny it—that call was from you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know what you said, but I can read what Zhang Yan said in the video.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Combined with these statements from her parents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, let me tell you a story…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pitiful love story of a man with low self-esteem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1174,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","594cb58f6924d231efce9e42d1d1dddbe2ddc770b94500f60ff6deabd194742e","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-48","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-46",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]