[{"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-726":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},2316582,4529,"Chapter 726","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-726",726,"\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, it’s no longer wise to stay in Nanjing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since we’ve already determined that Gu Dingwen is most likely in Songhai, it’s best to get there as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in 2015, WeChat had location-sharing features; if Gu Dingwen requests to share his location and discovers Zhang Jiangke is in Nanjing, it’ll be hard to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid unnecessary complications, it’s best to bring Zhang Jiangke back to Songhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back, Yu Dazhang kept Zhang Jiangke’s phone in his hand at all times, just to answer the call the instant it came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of environment would make Gu Dingwen feel at ease?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang turned to look at Zhang Jiangke, flanked by two officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more critical the moment, the less you can let your guard down; though prison breaks within China sound absurd, you still need to take proper precautions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The best environment is definitely outdoors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his hands cuffed and two serious-looking officers pressed close beside him, Zhang Jiangke felt uneasy and fidgety; he frowned and replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I appear outdoors, it means I’m free—Gu Lao will see that and naturally feel reassured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, he added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or a public place would work too—it’s relatively free.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next would be a hotel room; after all, someone like me with no fixed address staying in a hotel is perfectly normal—Gu Lao wouldn’t suspect anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outdoors, public place, hotel room… Yu Dazhang ran through these three options in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, eliminate outdoors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t just wait with the suspect outside—it would expose them to too many risks and uncertainties, and the complex environment would make detection easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A public place won’t work either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knows when Gu Dingwen will call; they can’t keep Zhang Jiangke lingering in a public place forever—that would draw attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, only the hotel room fits the criteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hotel room is enclosed, the environment is relatively simple, and easier to control and monitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang then pulled out his phone and called Hua Dui:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Find a three-star hotel, book a single room; once it’s ready, send me the address.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jiangke’s past check-in records showed he’d stayed at three-star hotels multiple times, so Yu Dazhang arranged it according to his habits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A guesthouse would work too, but its soundproofing is worse, and its clientele is more complicated than a hotel’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, Yu Dazhang naturally chose the safest option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in the back, Zhang Jiangke immediately added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get a king-size bed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does a single room even have a small bed? Yu Dazhang repeated the request to Hua Dui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t your home in Songhai?” Hua Dui asked on the other end, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re booking a hotel right outside your front door?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officers who came with him from Province N were also staying in Songhai, but they stayed in guesthouses—conditions were definitely worse than three-star hotels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not the one staying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m bringing Zhang Jiangke back to Songhai right now; I need to book him a hotel room so he can wait for a call.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, he suddenly remembered he hadn’t told Hua Dui about Zhang Jiangke’s arrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Hua Dui’s voice shot up sharply:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Jiangke was arrested?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly remembered that just last night, they’d been conducting a citywide manhunt for Zhang Jiangke in Songhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a day passed, and he was already caught?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from the sound of it, Zhang Jiangke was arrested in Province S.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did they manage that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Dui’s mind was spinning—he only recalled sending Yu Dazhang a surveillance video from an internet cafe, and after that, they hadn’t communicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did they find a lead from that video?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That doesn’t make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d watched the video himself—it showed Zhang Jiangke’s face, but nothing else stood out.\u003C\u002Fp>",635,"2026-06-20T14:22:48.157Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d1c9babff92087bd62e3676477c880ca4bda3a6bfeabbc549fd3fc87e63b32c4","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-727","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-725",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]