[{"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-707":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},2316563,4529,"Chapter 707","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-707",707,"\u003Cp>“Understood.” Xu Dui nodded, then couldn’t help asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should I go with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d wanted to ask ever since watching Yu Dazhang inspect his sidearm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to regulations, such situations typically require at least two criminal investigators to go together, ensuring safety and readiness for any unexpected developments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But exceptions exist; the final decision must still be based on actual conditions at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you think Zhang Jiangke will do if he sees two people blocking his door?” Yu Dazhang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He…” Xu Dui hesitated only a moment before answering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two people means he has no chance to escape. If he’s truly decided to kill himself, he’ll act immediately and leave us no chance to capture him alive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one extra person changes the threat level completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People always harbor Jiaoxing  psychology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a one-on-one situation, one often feels they can fight back, that they still have a chance to turn things around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the opponent goes from one to two, everything changes—those Jiaoxing  feelings vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only one of us can go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang finished speaking, opened the car door, and stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Xu Dui said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only he and Yu Dazhang could now face Zhang Jiangke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he went up himself, he couldn’t guarantee he’d capture Zhang Jiangke alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even know how to persuade Zhang Jiangke to surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talking morality to a seasoned human trafficker like him was pure waste of breath—he wouldn’t listen, and would only look down on you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the residential building, Yu Dazhang walked straight to the door of the third-floor rental unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoke?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just one kind—this was a foul blend of cheap cigarettes from multiple brands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By his sense of smell alone, Yu Dazhang could tell this heavy stench required at least three people smoking simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this smell was coming from above?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the odor, Yu Dazhang climbed step by step, his hand resting on his sidearm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crept carefully to the fifth floor—and there, sure enough, he found four men in camouflage uniforms, sitting on the floor, a canvas bag beside them filled with tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yu Dazhang, they sprang to their feet and stepped aside, clearing the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could speak, Yu Dazhang pulled out his credentials, flashed them once, then made a shushing gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the four men nod, he finally spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep it quiet. I ask, you answer. What are you doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone hired us to do a job,” one man whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He said to pack up valuables first, and we were to wait here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang couldn’t help curling his lip at this excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who ever brings someone back first, then goes to collect valuables? But for these temporary laborers, such an excuse was understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They cared only about the employer’s pay—other details meant nothing to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long have you been here?” Yu Dazhang asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man thought for a moment, then replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over half an hour. He paid well upfront, so we didn’t press him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re practically accomplices… Yu Dazhang pressed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why wait on the fifth floor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He brought us up here,” the man answered without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He told us he’d call us once he was done. Employers who do this to keep us from sneaking around—we’ve seen it before. As long as he pays us, it’s fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang then pulled out his phone, pulled up Zhang Jiangke’s photo, and showed it to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving their confirmed identification, he finally exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>",579,"2026-06-20T14:22:48.157Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","98fb7195922cb93f9c277e7d522a281fa9eadb9a77d7566d033ad532f7b01088","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-708","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-706",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]