Chapter 520

That's all ancient history; your information is way out of date… Yu Dazhang replied helplessly:

"I've been back for a while."

The two men stared at Yu Dazhang and suddenly realized they'd been thinking far too simply.

Even if the entire Criminal Investigation Unit were purged, this fat man wouldn't be the one to get replaced.

Background?

No background could outweigh the achievements this fat man has earned.

Though they'd never met Yu Dazhang, they'd heard many rumors about him.

Solving special cases, capturing dangerous bandits…

They say he entered the trafficking gang's hideout alone with just one gun and wiped them all out.

Just hearing it made you imagine how fierce this man must be.

When they first heard Yu Dazhang was a fat man, they assumed he was merely slightly overweight.

Who knew he was this fat.

With this physique, how did he wipe them all out?

Did the gang turn on each other and then they just pinned it all on him?

Just as they were about to have a deeper conversation with Yu Dazhang, one officer's phone rang.

"Mm-hmm, okay, understood."

After hanging up, the officer smiled at Yu Dazhang:

"Our superiors ordered us back. That's fine—it saves both sides from awkwardness."

While he was on the call, Yu Dazhang heard clearly—the voice on the other end was Liao Changwei.

The gist was: the situation had changed; they should return to headquarters first.

After exchanging a few polite words, Yu Dazhang watched them leave.

He glanced at the time again.

4:30 p. m.

The most direct and effective lead right now was Sha Hui, but she insisted on waiting until nightfall.

She wouldn't give up until the very last moment.

Now Yu Dazhang was growing increasingly curious—who was the person behind Sha Hui?

Someone who could command the Deputy Director of the Criminal Investigation Headquarters.

At first he thought the black online loan operation had protection in Songhai, but now he no longer believed that.

First,

A protector's role is to shield and tolerate crime.

Refusing to open cases, opening cases but not investigating, investigating poorly.

Providing favorable conditions for illegal activities, helping criminals evade legal punishment.

In short, turning a blind eye, letting things slide.

If something serious happened, they'd tip off the criminals so they could escape in advance.

But now the situation was this: the other side had sent the Deputy Director of the Criminal Investigation Headquarters to interfere in the case.

That wasn't shielding or tolerating—it was directly opposing the police.

A protector wouldn't go this far.

Besides, ordinary black online loan operations don't have this kind of power.

There was another point Yu Dazhang couldn't understand.

If the other side had such a powerful background, why not do anything else? Why risk everything by running this bloodsucking business?

Just as he was about to check the observation room, Li Jun called.

"Chief Li, someone didn't find you, did they?" Yu Dazhang asked with a teasing tone.

"Yeah," Li Jun said, somewhat exasperated:

"I don't know what these people are thinking—they really see us CIs as soft targets, everyone wants to squeeze us."

After complaining, his tone turned serious:

"I'm not worried about you. I'm calling just to tell you: go ahead and investigate boldly. Even if the sky falls, Director Wu will hold it up."

"If he can't hold it, I will. I simply don't believe they can wipe out an entire district bureau from top to bottom."

Yu Dazhang could tell Li Jun's words had a joking tone, but he also heard another layer beneath them.

"They even reached out to Director Wu?"

He knew Li Jun well—if he mentioned Director Wu, it meant the other side hadn't spared even him.