Chapter 639

Yu Dazhang remembered Li Jun's advice: better to stay low-key.

Arriving at the conference room, he heard loud noise inside—not like a meeting—so he didn't knock and walked right in.

To avoid drawing attention, he eased the door open quietly, but still got spotted by Captain Hua.

"Yu Dazhang!"

Captain Hua, snapping to attention, shouted his name at once.

That shout instantly silenced the noisy room; everyone turned toward the door.

Oh, familiar face… Yu Dazhang was drawn by the call; seeing it was Captain Hua, he immediately smiled and waved over.

At the same time, he confirmed internally: the case in N Province must be serious, or Hua Kaiquan wouldn't lead it personally.

He glanced at the conference table, hesitated, then decided not to join the crowd.

He found a chair against the wall and was about to sit when the Chief arrived beside him.

"Why are you so late?"

Yu Dazhang almost replied with "Traffic jam," but thought better of it and said honestly:

"I came straight away the moment I got the news—not a minute delayed."

As he spoke, Captain Hua and Captain Xu arrived beside him.

Yu Dazhang greeted Captain Xu as well.

"This is our task force leader."

The Chief slapped Yu Dazhang's shoulder and introduced him to Captain Hua and others:

"Yu Dazhang, from Hongkou Branch. Looks like you two know each other."

That shout had already made everyone in the room aware they knew each other.

The Chief hadn't expected even Captain Xu from S Province knew Yu Dazhang.

"Know each other? That's an understatement." Captain Hua's eyes lit up as he sized Yu Dazhang up:

"My brain's gone soft from cases—I forgot you're from Songhai."

What's going on? Yu Dazhang glanced at the Chief, then at Captain Hua.

He thought he had been low-key enough—almost crawled in—yet suddenly everyone treated him like a celebrity.

And what task force leader?

The way they spoke, it sounded like they were introducing him.

Could someone please clarify—how did he suddenly become task force leader?

Before he could figure it out, Captain Xu spoke again:

"Good, now that you're here to solve this case, I can finally relax. Just like before—we'll follow your lead."

"Whatever you need, say the word and we move immediately."

Did he just commit? The Chief stared at him, puzzled.

Where was his earlier arrogance?

He hadn't expected Yu Dazhang's prestige in S Province to be this great.

They'd barely met, yet he'd handed over case authority outright.

How much trust did it take to do that?

Brother, I'm just here temporarily to help… Yu Dazhang was about to explain when a large hand landed on his shoulder.

Captain Hua smiled warmly:

"No need for words between us—same as before, I'll be your deputy leader."

N Province committed too? The Chief was still processing this.

Same as before?

So they'd worked together before.

Clearly, Yu Dazhang had once been Captain Hua's team leader.

The Chief only knew Yu Dazhang was famous in Songhai—he hadn't realized his influence extended this far.

It wasn't just influence—it was clear both provinces deeply trusted him.

"Wait."

Yu Dazhang couldn't hold back anymore; he waved them off and said:

"I'm just borrowed in to assist—support staff, nothing more."

He wasn't some naive fresh graduate who got swept up by praise.

He already knew of two cases, both extremely difficult, and he didn't even understand the details.

Under these vague conditions, he couldn't possibly accept someone else's arrangements blindly.

At that moment, the Chief spoke up.

"I called you here to help."