[{"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-720":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},2316576,4529,"Chapter 720: Everyone Would Swallow This Insult","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-720",720,"\u003Cp>His voice was not loud, but exceptionally clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he looked at Yu Dazhang, as if waiting for a response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep going.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang nodded at him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Say exactly what you think.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already guessed what this officer was about to say, but he did not stop him or contradict him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a good start, and it helped open everyone’s thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, finances.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officer continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Gu Dingwen was the mastermind behind this case, he could never have raised this much money to buy those women of childbearing age.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although we still cannot determine the exact purchase amount, based on the den we previously raided, the total nationwide expenditure would not be less than one hundred million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused briefly, then added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is still a conservative estimate—the actual amount is certainly higher.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, this does not include other necessary expenses, such as hiring personnel, operating commercial venues—these all require massive funding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officer’s tone grew grave:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Gu Dingwen is merely an obstetrician. No matter how skilled his medical abilities, he could never earn this much money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not really a point of suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, Yu Dazhang had never considered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believed the real financier was the person who had spoken to Zhang Jiangke over voice call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the one carrying out the actions was Gu Dingwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, he could not say whether Gu Dingwen was merely hired—or the true mastermind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anything else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the officer look his way, Yu Dazhang said casually:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep going. Speak freely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the content centered on the suspect, it was not off-topic—and what this officer said aligned with reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then there’s Gu Dingwen himself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officer’s expression turned thoughtful as he spoke slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Undeniably, someone who reaches the level of chief physician must be a high-IQ individual, and such people who turn to crime are often the most troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I do not believe Gu Dingwen had the capacity to plan a case of this scale.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Committing such a major crime requires not only high intelligence, but also sufficient insight and understanding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I even suspect Zhang Jiangke’s detention at the casino was a setup—he must have realized it, but kept quiet to save face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end, the officer shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone has seen Gu Dingwen’s file. No matter how you look at it, he doesn’t seem like someone who could manipulate human nature.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, the old saying: each profession has its own expertise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His meaning was clear: Gu Dingwen was indeed intelligent, but he had applied that intelligence solely to medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Gu Dingwen had been a businessman or worked as a consultant, he would have encountered human nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his record shows no such experience whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There must be someone behind Gu Dingwen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was Xu Dui who spoke. He took a drag from his cigarette, his eyes sharp and deep:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we still don’t know what that person’s goal is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it were only about money, there would be no need to take such extreme risks for such a massive crime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was low and firm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyone who can muster hundreds of millions has countless other ways to make money—they have no need for such extreme methods.”\u003C\u002Fp>",543,"2026-06-20T14:22:48.157Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5b3dc8020626d9e25130d6a0b2b9b0f1b97631d12e1dd64c1296e4507ce2b97c","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-721","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-719",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]