Chapter 710: The One Who Found Me Is You

Nothing scares me more than sudden silence.

After Yu Dazhang finished speaking, the room fell into dead silence; Zhang Jiangke's face gradually turned ashen, he stared across at him, several times opening his mouth but holding back.

Finally, he took a deep breath and calmed down.

Before meeting Zhou Jiacheng, Yu Dazhang had already anticipated someone might be watching in secret.

This was Zhang Jiangke's usual trick.

If someone hadn't tipped off Zhang Jiangke in advance, Hua's team would have already caught him in the black internet cafe.

If you think about it carefully, you can figure out how he did it.

Zhang Jiangke must have paid off the guesthouse owner to immediately notify him whenever police came for inspections.

For those guesthouse owners, it was just a phone call.

As always, as long as the money was right, plenty of people were willing to help.

That's why Yu Dazhang chose to arrive at Zhou Jiacheng's dormitory during class hours, confirmed no one was there, then called him over for questioning.

"Nothing left to say?"

Yu Dazhang looked at him, then glanced at the white capsule on the coffee table, and said coldly:

"Precisely because no one at the school tipped you off, you chose to flee to Jin Ling."

"As long as you confirmed the police hadn't gone to Zhou Jiacheng, this rental apartment was safe; before coming here, you checked your second layer of security again."

His tone was full of confidence, as if he knew every move Zhang Jiangke made:

"When you saw Zhou Jiacheng hadn't sent you any emails, you finally relaxed—but even then, you still disguised yourself and hired four people from the labor market to act as decoys."

Here, Yu Dazhang suddenly raised his voice:

"Are you tired?"

His question dripped with sarcasm and contempt:

"The more guilty you feel, the more actions you take—seeming cunning and crafty, but really just scaring yourself."

Yu Dazhang's voice returned to calmness; he spoke nonchalantly:

"Look, I did nothing—I didn't have Zhou Jiacheng contact you, nor did I lie in wait inside the room."

"Yet I still drew you here."

As he spoke, he never took his eyes off Zhang Jiangke across from him, wary of any sudden move.

Fortunately, Zhang Jiangke merely listened quietly; aside from his face growing increasingly grim, he showed no other reaction.

He took another drag, then tossed the burnt-out cigarette butt to the floor and crushed it under his foot.

"Now I can confirm—the one who found me is you."

Zhang Jiangke smiled in relief:

"Jiacheng is clever too, but he's nowhere near your level."

"At your age, to be leading such a major case—I simply can't imagine how you managed it."

His gaze settled on Yu Dazhang, his eyes filled with curiosity:

"Cleverness alone isn't enough—you need rich experience too. I underestimated you; you possess both."

No resistance? Yu Dazhang still wasn't fully at ease.

He looked again at the white capsule on the coffee table, then raised his head and said:

"I actually intended to use Zhou Jiacheng to hold you steady, but I never expected you'd truly abandon suicide for his sake."

Yu Dazhang's tone carried a hint of surprise:

"I think you're a deeply contradictory person—selfish to your core, yet still clinging to family ties, willing to change your decision for Zhou Jiacheng."

This was name-calling.

He was forcibly slapping a label of "devoted father" onto Zhang Jiangke.

This trick wasn't new—it had been used in every era.

Used to be called "slapping on a label"; now it's called "building a persona."

Yu Dazhang was trying to construct a positive persona for Zhang Jiangke—only then could he bring him back alive.

Indeed, upon hearing the phrase "clinging to family ties," Zhang Jiangke's expression instantly improved, his gaze softening.

"I admit I used Jiacheng, but I never intended to harm him."

Zhang Jiangke explained:

"Even if you found him, it wouldn't affect him—he'd only be questioned about my situation."

"And I'd already told him beforehand: don't hide anything from you; say whatever you know."

That was true… Yu Dazhang nodded in agreement.