[{"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-61":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},2315917,4529,"Chapter 61: What","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-61",61,"\u003Cp>This was Yu Dazhang’s second time coming to the Qu household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time, he didn’t even step inside—he kissed Qu Tuotuo outside, then carried off their driver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, even with preparation, he was stunned by the opulent interior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang had seen mansions before; on short videos, you could see any kind of mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But being inside one in person felt entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked deeper inside, he couldn’t help glancing around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That guy in the black vest must be the butler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh~ he’s even wearing a bowtie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are those women maids or servants?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like walking into the lobby of a newly opened KTV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang followed Qu Tuotuo to the first-floor dining room, where the table was already piled high with dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This must be the famous caviar… Yu Dazhang glanced at it once, then his gaze was drawn to the array of delicacies on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s king crab!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truffle? Is that really truffle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a huge lobster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His favorite crab—shuttlecock crab—didn’t even make it onto the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yu Dazhang stood there, mouth agape, Qu Wannian and his wife approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, they should’ve arrived at the dining room first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they’d just been stunned by their daughter’s first love outside the second-floor window, and their emotions hadn’t settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The couple sat frozen for a full minute before recovering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang instantly recognized them as Qu Tuotuo’s parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to greet them when Qu Wannian turned his body aside and let out a loud “Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell are you huffing about? I haven’t eaten anything yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he trying to compete with me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll have to keep a close eye on him—he’s a serious rival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When hungry, the desire for food becomes overwhelming; Yu Dazhang was in that state now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with his relaxed mindset, he felt zero pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came here just to help Qu Tuotuo fool her parents, and to sneak in a good meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t really dating her, so he didn’t care about her parents’ attitudes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu’s wife, however, was unusually warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Qu Tuotuo introduced him, she specifically asked about Yu Dazhang’s family background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least on the surface, she treated her daughter’s boyfriend with due respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting down, Yu Dazhang lowered his head, staring blankly at the feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Wannian and his wife assumed he was nervous from being in their home for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was normal—it showed he cared about their daughter; only someone who cared would act this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his build… Seeing Yu Dazhang across from him, Qu Wannian huffed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tuotuo couldn’t take it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, you invited him over—does our Qu household treat guests like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Wannian didn’t respond, only glared at his daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Tuotuo met his gaze without flinching; the atmosphere between father and daughter turned tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why won’t they pick up their chopsticks… Yu Dazhang was sweating from hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the guest, but there were two elders at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By etiquette, only Qu Wannian, as host, could start eating first—he had to wait, or he’d appear grossly rude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care, but manners were ingrained in him since childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to follow them, always, under any circumstance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I brought him, and you’ve seen him,” Qu Tuotuo said, staring straight at Qu Wannian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t welcome him, we’re leaving right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, don’t go—haven’t even eaten a bite! That’d be a waste… Yu Dazhang turned his head, bewildered, staring at Qu Tuotuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you two doing this on purpose?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, how much do you weigh?” Qu Wannian spoke, addressing Yu Dazhang directly, tone hostile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t we eat while we talk…? Yu Dazhang smiled innocently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just over three hundred, but in a bit, I’ll be under three hundred.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped this would hint to Qu Wannian to start eating—the food would get cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why don’t you lose weight?” Qu Wannian clearly wanted to keep dwelling on his weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression was serious; Yu Dazhang half-feared he’d order the dishes removed if he answered wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle, I’ve only just started gaining weight—I haven’t reached the dieting stage yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That answer should be fine… Yu Dazhang reassured himself, then stared expectantly at Qu Wannian—specifically, at his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t sure which hand Qu Wannian used for chopsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, you’re being unreasonable,” Qu Tuotuo said, voice annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what if he’s fat? Fat people can lose weight. Even if he stays like this, I still like him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Qu Wannian and his wife both frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So their daughter liked fat guys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder she never dated in school—there weren’t any this fat there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he just a little fat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His build could fit all three of us inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Qu Wannian thought about it, the more absurd it seemed. His hand, already reaching for chopsticks, slammed down on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I disagree!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang saw him pick up chopsticks and thought the meal was starting—he was about to move, when Qu Wannian slammed them back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please… collect… 6…9…books…com…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do those chopsticks have it out for you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop slapping them—slap me instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t take it anymore—my hands are shaking from hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, I’ll listen to you on everything else—except this,” Qu Tuotuo said, ignoring her father’s darkening face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I trust my judgment—I won’t misjudge a person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to Yu Dazhang beside her and saw him staring blankly at the table, as if struck by trauma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him like this, Qu Tuotuo felt a pang of pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shouldn’t have brought him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t expect my father to be this cruel—giving him zero dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suffered so much for me, yet stayed silent… Qu Tuotuo felt more and more guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dazhang, say what you think.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the silent man beside her and noticed beads of sweat on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s eat first,” Yu Dazhang said, expression utterly defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, he was still trying to preserve harmony… Qu Wannian couldn’t help but reassess him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up his chopsticks again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forty minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Wannian and his wife watched their daughter and Yu Dazhang walk out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At first I thought his eyes were vacant—he was just staring at the food the whole time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Wannian had started from nothing, serving in the military and on construction sites; back then, he was famous for eating fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet today, a younger man had out-eaten him at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even seem to move his chopsticks much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did the entire table turn into empty plates so quickly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A master. This man was a master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Make me another set, exactly the same,” Qu Wannian ordered the butler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop being stubborn,” Qu’s wife urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you even finish it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Wannian’s eyes were resolute, sweat beading on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think I can. I haven’t been this hungry in years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in the back of Qu’s luxury business sedan, Qu Tuotuo complained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you come to my house just to do eating broadcasts?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the dinner table, even she hadn’t eaten much—this guy’s eating speed was simply incomprehensible to an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he was full and satisfied, Yu Dazhang finally realized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Qu Wannian had been humiliating him all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck, eating someone else’s food really does make you silent… Yu Dazhang grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn’t help saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did your mom put up with your dad? With that kind of patience, she could succeed at anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not as exaggerated as you say,” Qu Tuotuo explained. “My dad just cares too much about me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your mom is no ordinary person,” Yu Dazhang said, his expression grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your mom can handle big things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop joking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did your mom ever quit drugs?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1305,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","53c25c11498551f73a29c40bceb4f7d4fd98d7ac8be943c230d23e88dd6d6208","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-62","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-60",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]