[{"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-58":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},2315914,4529,"Chapter 58: Exceptional Promotion","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-58",58,"\u003Cp>This life, Yu Dazhang finally understood what social death meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why didn’t I blackout?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remember every single detail!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I drank too much without realizing it—those draft beers were suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d planned to blame the draft beer, but then I remembered Qu Tuotuo had drunk just as much as I had, so Yu Dazhang gave up trying to wiggle out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underestimated them, damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I predicted stock prices, named a banner for someone, and even joked about a robbery with a fucking twist…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want to slap myself again… Yu Dazhang’s face burned hotter the more he thought about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, it was Qu Tuotuo who paid the bill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I got completely wasted, gave a whole speech about ruling the world, and then pigged out on her meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is deadly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang tossed and turned on his bed, lacking even the courage to get up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This absolutely cannot get out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arrived at the squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin pulled him aside and whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Zizhe provided a statement detailing his experience during the abduction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How old was he then?” Yu Dazhang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five,” Lu Zhongxin replied firmly—he’d clearly read the statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five-year-olds remembering anything is already impressive. He remembered it all in detail?” Yu Dazhang doubted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d once studied this kind of knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Children generally begin forming memories after age three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At five, long-term memories can form, but remembering something clearly after more than ten years? That’s bullshit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Try recalling what happened to you at age five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He said that in his entire life, that one period was the most unforgettable,” Lu Zhongxin said, looking at Yu Dazhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He swore it was absolutely accurate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a valid point… Yu Dazhang remembered his father’s first beating—he was six, and he still remembered it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d often recalled the details of that beating, vividly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d even fantasized about stepping on his father’s oxygen tube when he was hospitalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not a statement—it’s a police report,” Yu Dazhang corrected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhou Zizhe wasn’t lying, then he was providing evidence and leads as a victim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang recalled his final meeting with Zhou Zizhe in detention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the man looked haggard and broken, his eyes burned with a hatred so fierce it wanted to tear his abductors into a thousand pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sent a chill down the spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean…” Lu Zhongxin frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take on this case?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just report it normally,” Yu Dazhang said, realizing his Master still hadn’t caught on—the special task force had disbanded; now he was just his apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Zizhe’s leads concerned a completely different case, unrelated to the frame-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such cases, you report directly to your superiors—no need to overthink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let them decide how to handle it—we just follow orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way,” Lu Zhongxin added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Zizhe requested we visit his adoptive father, Zhou Hongfu, for evidence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then go,” Yu Dazhang said. “He filed a report and provided leads—we follow procedure. No rules broken.” He noticed his Master had become overly cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This probably had to do with his upcoming promotion to squad captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frame-up case was solved, and the biggest beneficiary was Lu Zhongxin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It carried major significance for his impending promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming squad captain was now a sure thing for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But precisely because of this, he couldn’t afford any mistakes—others were watching the captain’s seat too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang had enjoyed several peaceful days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, his daily duty was receiving reports and documenting case details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then conduct preliminary investigations before handing the cases to the squad for formal officers to review and decide whether to open an official case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only handled the first step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A probationary officer—like a kitchen apprentice who washes ingredients and waits for the master to start stir-frying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Lu Zhongxin still took him on operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such a valuable apprentice, a Master would naturally give extra care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six days after the frame-up case ended, Yu Dazhang’s official appointment notice arrived at the Criminal Investigation Squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t just made a full officer—he was promoted one rank immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He skipped the second rank and became a First-Class Officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such cases were rare—this was the first in Hongkou Branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outstanding performance and contributions naturally warrant exceptional promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin privately told his apprentice that branch leadership had already applied upward to secure a collective Third-Class Merit for the special task force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang knew his Master—if he wasn’t certain, he wouldn’t mention it, especially regarding honors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant the collective Third-Class Merit was essentially confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please… collect… 6…9…books…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news spread quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A newcomer who’d just joined the Criminal Investigation Squad had been made a full officer so fast—and promoted a rank exceptionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, this stirred jealousy, especially among the other newcomers who arrived with Yu Dazhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once, Yu Dazhang ran into Zhao Hang from the Third Squad in the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two squads were adjacent—chance meetings were normal—but Zhao Hang’s gaze at him was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contempt, resentment, and something else—unnameable, unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, it made Yu Dazhang deeply uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never liked him—why should he tolerate him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Zhao, come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Zhao? Zhao Hang found the term abrasive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fearing the fat man’s dominance, he said nothing and shuffled over slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re Bufuqi ?” Yu Dazhang glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was pure provocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” Zhao Hang denied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We came here together. I’m happy you got promoted so fast—how could I have any other thoughts?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep pretending!” Yu Dazhang slashed his hand down onto Zhao Hang’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blow sent Zhao Hang stumbling, barely keeping his balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, Yu Dazhang grabbed him, locked his arm around Zhao Hang’s neck, and pinned him under his armpit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what I hate most about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Let go of me!” Zhao Hang gasped, clawing at Yu Dazhang’s arm—but it only tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You always trip people up behind their backs. Last life, you screwed me over plenty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang grew angrier as he spoke, finally shaking Zhao Hang’s head violently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die already!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No thinking needed to deal with this kind of person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last life, fearing bad reputation, Yu Dazhang never confronted Zhao Hang—even though he knew Zhao Hang had filed false reports against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why Zhao Hang grew bolder, daring to openly insult him to his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This life, Yu Dazhang had changed—he didn’t care about reputation anymore. Just act first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t play dirty—I’ll hit you straight in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come on, let’s hurt each other!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What last life? You’ve got the wrong person…” Zhao Hang stopped struggling, screaming only once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he went silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang was still shaking him happily when he noticed Zhao Hang’s limbs had gone limp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze, immediately loosening his grip and laying Zhao Hang flat on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1133,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5d7135da38eaf330254e5b993ba1134e62ecb300a3fc742187665072c69da124","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-59","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-57",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]