[{"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-718":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},2316574,4529,"Chapter 718","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-718",718,"\u003Cp>Are you speaking to me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang couldn’t help turning his head to look, and only after confirming the room held only the two of them did he ask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does the Ministry of Public Security leadership know me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had assumed the senior leader’s remark about “a reputation beyond the walls” was mere politeness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had indeed solved several cases, but not enough to be remembered by Ministry leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there was only one Ministry of Public Security nationwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were countless investigative units like Hongkou Branch, and nationwide, there were nearly two million police officers, over a hundred thousand of them criminal investigators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The numbers were simply too large—even if he was somewhat outstanding, nationally he was at best upper-middle tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had always been Yu Dazhang’s self-assessment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for having a reputation beyond the walls, he thought maybe in Songhai, but only within Songhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Judging by your expression, you think I’m joking with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior leader’s tone carried a hint of displeasure:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think I’d joke about something like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang, unsettled by his gaze, immediately shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No no, I just didn’t expect the Ministry of Public Security leadership would know who I am.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap in rank still made Yu Dazhang feel insecure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his police rank and administrative level had risen somewhat, his service time was still under a year—no matter how much he advanced, there were limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of his peers who joined the Criminal Investigation Unit at the same time hadn’t even been formally appointed yet, yet he was already a Third-Class Police Inspector and a full Section Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was even under restrictions placed on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had standards been strictly applied, his rank could have been raised two more levels, and his administrative level could have reached Deputy Division Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Deputy Division Chief at age twenty-four…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some might not grasp what that means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me put it this way: many people spend their entire careers as mere clerks—a common phenomenon in the civil service system, especially in grassroots posts like policing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For most, reaching Deputy Section Chief is already the ceiling; advancing to full Section Chief is extremely difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because full Section Chief positions are scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after full Section Chief comes Deputy Division Chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that clearer now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t be fooled by his current rank of full Section Chief—that’s a height many will never reach in their lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he achieved it in under a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would people think if he were promoted to Deputy Division Chief?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a tree stands tall above the forest, the wind will surely break it; sometimes holding back isn’t necessarily a bad thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they overlooked you, that would be dereliction of duty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior leader’s tone softened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the past year, you’ve solved five special cases under your command—not even counting other homicide cases. You’ve received four First-Class Merit Awards personally, and I hear you haven’t even claimed them all yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze toward Yu Dazhang grew increasingly intense:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know if there’s another young person like you in the country—in my memory, I truly can’t recall a second.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with such praise, Yu Dazhang didn’t know how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I told him I’m currently a Captain, what would he think? He could almost picture the senior leader’s expression upon hearing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, and I also have a doctorate—verifiable on the China Higher Education Student Information Network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he thought about it, cooperating with the State Security had its risks, but the returns were substantial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They always delivered unusual rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know why no task force was sent down?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the senior leader asked, he pulled out a cigarette and placed it between his lips. Yu Dazhang moved to light it, but the man waved him off:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop learning useless gestures—I’m asking you a question.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since you’re asking like this, it must be related to me… Yu Dazhang wore a puzzled expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>See but don’t speak—this wasn’t the time to show off cleverness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A good supporting player must first learn to play dumb, leaving the punchline to the leader; don’t steal the spotlight by answering before the leader even speaks—that’s called “digging up the joke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, Yu Dazhang never fully grasped many things, which is why his career path was always bumpy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t about kissing up or flattery, but he still needed to understand basic social graces.\u003C\u002Fp>",741,"2026-06-20T14:22:48.157Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e8e9d00fb60507da6b8f436e26733122903d6d134166ef656a8e39608e8f671c","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-719","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-717",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]