Chapter 561: I Speak the Truth—I'm Afraid You Won't Believe It

Do you even know how to have a conversation?

Lu Zhongxin gave Ma Jian a dirty look.

Can some things actually be taught?

As a veteran criminal investigator, asking a question like that—are you questioning your own IQ, or doubting my ability?

"A master can only open the door; cultivation depends on the individual."

Lu Zhongxin said with an open, unruffled face:

"When this apprentice of mine was at the police academy, his grades were pretty average—just an ordinary student. During his few months of internship at the Public Security Brigade, he didn't show any outstanding performance either."

At this point, Lu Zhongxin suddenly seemed to remember something; a flicker of puzzlement crossed his face, and he went on:

"Really strange—how come after he started following me, he just kept cracking major cases one after another?"

"Was it that he finally got it, or that someone taught him well?"

Now he's showing off? Ma Jian and Liu Miao were seeing Lu Zhongxin act like a sulky child for the very first time.

"Old Lu, don't get the wrong idea." Ma Jian hurried to explain:

"I really didn't mean anything else. Look, we're all about the same age, and isn't it the same with me and Liu Miao—we both tag along with Yu Dazhang on cases too."

"The fact that he has this ability is a good thing for us."

As he spoke, a smile unconsciously crept onto his face:

"Ever since I met him, I've already earned two personal second-class merits on my own. Before that, I wouldn't have even dared to dream of it."

Hearing this, Liu Miao glanced at him, eyes full of envy.

Compared with Ma Jian, he had only started following Yu Dazhang later. Although he'd also earned one personal second-class merit, in the end he was still a step behind.

Now that's more like it… Hearing him praise Yu Dazhang, Lu Zhongxin's back straightened considerably, and he felt a bit light-headed with pleasure.

Although the man was a bit rigid, when someone praised his apprentice, he still took great satisfaction in it.

Before the three of them had even finished one cigarette, Wei Qian came hurrying up from downstairs.

"Where's Yu Dazhang?"

After coming up, Wei Qian looked around:

"I just called him, but his phone is off."

Seeing Captain Wei looking so anxious, Lu Zhongxin hurriedly pointed into the room:

"He's dozing off inside. The phone's probably out of battery."

For a smartphone's battery life, one day is basically the limit.

The fact that it lasted two days and one night shows Yu Dazhang's phone is already pretty tough.

Entering the room, Wei Qian looked at Yu Dazhang, who was flat on his back, stepped forward, and gave him a push.

Yu Dazhang hadn't really been sound asleep; caught off guard by that sudden push, he immediately had a startle response.

He snapped his eyes open, grabbed Wei Qian's wrist in one grip, and at the same time his other hand shot toward Wei Qian's throat.

"Shit!"

Wei Qian tried to raise his hand to block, but Yu Dazhang's speed was simply too fast. Just as he was lifting his hand, a fat hand had already clamped onto his throat.

"Yu Dazhang!!"

Lu Zhongxin immediately bellowed, and together with Ma Jian and the others, lunged toward his apprentice.

At that moment, the hair on all three of their heads stood on end.

Others might not know, but the three of them all knew Yu Dazhang's background.

When that fatty was in a startle state, he was capable of anything.

Fortunately, after Lu Zhongxin's shout, Yu Dazhang heard it and immediately came back to his senses.

"Captain Wei?"

He let go, asking in confusion:

"Why are you grabbing me?"

By then Lu Zhongxin and the others had also reached the space between the two men.

Seeing Yu Dazhang had let go, all three breathed a sigh of relief.

"Grab you?"

Although his throat had only been gripped by Yu Dazhang for a moment, Wei Qian still felt that just now his neck had been clamped in an iron band, leaving him momentarily unable to breathe, stifled and miserable.

Wei Qian's face flushed red, and he glared irritably at Yu Dazhang:

"Did you sleep yourself stupid? What's with the overreaction?"