Chapter 734: Details Determine Success or Failure

You’ve got a pretty open mind… Yu Dazhang hadn’t expected Zhang Jiangke to figure things out so soon.

Zhang Jiangke could’ve easily concealed his identity from Zhou Jiacheng, preserving at least a shred of his own dignity.

But from Zhou Jiacheng’s perspective, that would’ve been deeply unfair.

To live a lifetime without ever knowing your own biological father—put bluntly—that’s a life wasted.

Even in death, you’d be a confused ghost.

Besides, their bond was never strong; even if Zhou Jiacheng learned the truth, he wouldn’t be heartbroken.

But at least he’d know he had a father—and that this father had been watching over him all these years.

That’s enough.

For Zhou Jiacheng, his life would be complete.

“If you let me keep even a sliver of dignity, I’ll be grateful.”

Seeing Yu Dazhang didn’t answer right away, Zhang Jiangke added:

“Even if you refuse, I won’t blame you. Just letting me see him once is enough.”

Yu Dazhang knew exactly what he meant by “dignity”—arranging a private place for the father and son to meet.

Compared to a police station or detention center, another location would spare them the awkwardness of meeting there.

“I agree.”

After careful thought, Yu Dazhang made his decision:

“But only after this case is closed. Then I’ll arrange for you to meet.”

He couldn’t refuse such a request.

If Zhang Jiangke helped the police capture Gu Dingwen, that would count as major meritorious service.

Yet the crimes he committed—even with that service—wouldn’t spare him the ultimate fate of execution.

That’s right, Zhang Jiangke couldn’t even hope for a suspended death sentence.

He surely knew this outcome, which is why he made this other request.

The next day.

Inside the hotel room.

“Has the suspect come online yet?” Yu Dazhang asked the technician beside him.

“No,” the officer shook his head:

“After the call ended yesterday, he’s been offline the whole time. The last IP address was still in that residential complex.”

Yu Dazhang paused, then asked:

“Can you trace his real IP through the proxy?”

He only had a basic grasp of network technology, but he knew you could follow the trail step by step.

“I’ve already tried.”

The officer sighed:

“He’s using a high-anonymity proxy that completely hides his real IP and any trace of proxy usage.”

“They didn’t just spend money on this—they definitely hired someone skilled in network tech to handle it.”

Money makes things easier… Yu Dazhang couldn’t help but sigh.

In fact, criminals who spend money are harder to deal with than those who just rely on brains.

Because they use money to make others do their dirty work.

Then Yu Dazhang turned to Hua Dui beside him:

“What have the officers sent to the complex found?”

“No valuable leads,” Hua Dui replied:

“According to their report, the residents of Building 3 have kept their curtains closed all day, never pulled back. The lights are on at night, but no one is seen moving inside.”

“Since you ordered us not to approach Building 3, they didn’t dare get close enough to listen for sounds inside.”

Lights on inside? That was something Yu Dazhang hadn’t anticipated.

It was completely pointless.

As Hua Dui said, the surveillance team outside could easily judge whether anyone was inside by watching for movement.

And keeping the lights on all night would only make people think the place was empty.

Could Gu Dingwen and his people have forgotten to turn off the lights when they left?

This wasn’t something you could solve by speculation, so Yu Dazhang didn’t dwell on it.

That night.