[{"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-702":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},2316558,4529,"Chapter 702: Don","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-702",702,"\u003Cp>“I—I guessed something?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jiacheng felt uneasy under Yu Dazhang’s gaze but still forced himself to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t know what Zhang Jiangke does, yet you guessed his actions are illicit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang stared at him, eyes probing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The survival skill you learned in the children’s welfare home wasn’t to suppress curiosity—it was to play dumb.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only by playing dumb can you make others lower their guard; over time, it becomes an instinctive part of how you interact with people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was low and slow, as if weighing each word:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At your age, being able to play dumb so naturally is no small feat. Your greatest strength is not lying—you simply choose what to answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This conversational tactic lets you avoid revealing your true thoughts while avoiding the impression of deceit or cunning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had felt something was off from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talking to Zhou Jiacheng felt like acting—he seemed genuine, yet something remained unexpressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, you might not notice, but the longer you talked, the more artificial it felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that Zhou Jiacheng was evil—his act of playing dumb easily misled others’ thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhou Jiacheng’s face flushed red yet still pretending calmness, Yu Dazhang couldn’t help smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still too young… He suppressed his smile and turned serious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you know Zhang Jiangke isn’t doing anything legal, why not hide it for him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You yourself said he’s the closest person to you besides your mother. Even for the sake of that bond, you should stand by him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most important thing in criminal investigation is spotting anomalies and raising reasonable suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Zhou Jiacheng appeared cooperative with police, his behavior contradicted normal human patterns—it felt unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Yu Dazhang had been quite gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Children who grow up in welfare homes value family ties above all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they lack familial love during upbringing, when someone shows them unconditional kindness, they see that person as family—even if that person is a criminal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had shown any resistance at first, Yu Dazhang would’ve thought him innocent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-Yes, Uncle Zhang told me to say that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jiacheng lowered his head, stammering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He said if the police ever come asking about me, I should tell the truth and cooperate fully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know he meant well, so I followed his advice—but deep down, I still feel twisted about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s more like it… Yu Dazhang nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhang Jiangke anticipated police searching the motel, he must’ve also foreseen they’d come to question Zhou Jiacheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s a fox who plans three steps ahead—given his mind, he definitely gave Zhou Jiacheng prior instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else haven’t you told me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve heard of harboring a criminal, right? Let me explain the law to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the person harbored is a major criminal, or if the harboring prevents timely case resolution and causes serious consequences, it qualifies as a grave circumstance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The sentencing range is three to ten years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhou Jiacheng’s face turn from flushed red to ashen, Yu Dazhang’s tone grew even sterner:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In your case, three years won’t be enough—if proven, you’re looking at a minimum of five.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When someone explains the law to you and specifies exact penalties, people instinctively apply it to themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who got into Jinling University clearly has a sharp mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jiacheng could tell this fat man wasn’t bluffing—he was seriously, earnestly explaining the legal consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he really went to prison, it wouldn’t just be a matter of years—it would destroy his entire life.\u003C\u002Fp>",586,"2026-06-20T14:22:48.157Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1be13df36d347d1d459d836977f4de85cecb380d34c1a956d8b68f495773d09b","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-703","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-701",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]