Chapter 74: I Advise You Not to Meddle in Other People's Business

Seeing Zhang Sen's eyes go blank, Yu Dazhang could only continue speaking:

"As far as I know, the two officers who lost contact are among the most capable in the entire branch station."

"They will definitely study the clues provided by the Zhou father and son carefully."

"Even every single word they will analyze repeatedly."

"This is a habit formed by experienced veteran detectives during the course of solving cases."

"What I did was simulate their reasoning on the clues, then combine it with their movement tracks to make a preliminary judgment."

Before setting out, he had already sorted through the existing clues.

Next comes bold hypothesis and careful verification.

First get yourself moving, following the movement tracks of the missing officers straight ahead.

Then try your best to collect new clues.

Daring to advance so recklessly, Yu Dazhang naturally had confidence.

Master Lu Zhongxin will definitely start investigating from the industrial park, and he will investigate even more carefully than I do.

Most importantly, Master will not hide anything from his disciple.

If he makes a discovery, he will definitely tell Yu Dazhang the truth.

In the call just now, the two new clues Lu Zhongxin discovered also happened to verify his judgment.

One, those two officers asked around the park about what mountains were nearby.

This shows they discovered the key point in Zhou Zizhe's words and set their investigation direction toward the nearby mountains.

Two, they collected information all the way and chose a remote back road.

This is reverse-simulating Zhou Zizhe's escape route back then.

Just based on these two points, it is enough to prove Yu Dazhang's judgment was correct and determined the direction for his upcoming actions.

"I underestimated you." At this moment, Zhang Sen's tone even changed, revealing an unnoticeable joy and emotion amidst his excitement:

"Before, when I heard people say you solved a major case, I simply didn't believe it."

"I even told people in the team that it must have been your Master taking care of you, forcing a merit onto you."

"No way, you just gave me such a bad impression; what normal person chases a thief by riding a colleague down the street?"

"But today I believe it; you indeed have the ability to solve major cases."

"From now on, I will listen to you completely; as long as we can find the missing officers as soon as possible, I will do whatever you tell me."

Hearing the last sentence, Yu Dazhang frowned.

This is not something colleagues should say to each other.

To find the person, listen to me completely... Yu Dazhang felt there was something behind his words.

"Do those two officers have some special relationship with you?"

It wasn't that Yu Dazhang was thinking wildly; Zhang Sen's behavior was simply too abnormal.

If they were just ordinary colleagues with those two officers, he wouldn't be so out of control; he had already shown impatience more than once along the way.

"It, it really is true that nothing can be hidden from you," Zhang Sen stammered as he spoke:

"One of them is my Master; when I first joined the criminal investigation team, he was the one who trained me; I don't want anything to happen to him."

That explains it... Yu Dazhang understood his feelings.

Before, for Lu Zhongxin's sake, he had also forced himself to solve the frame-up case.

"Once a teacher, always a father"; this saying is not spoken lightly.

Some bonds between master and disciple even surpass blood relations.

In this current era, people don't really emphasize these things anymore, but there are still some who value this bond extremely heavy.

Obviously, both Zhang Sen and Yu Dazhang are such people.

"I understand your feelings," Yu Dazhang gently patted his arm:

"But the more this is the case, the more you must keep your cool; we cannot fail to save the person and end up sacrificing both of us."

Zhang Sen understood the meaning in his words.

There will definitely be danger ahead; one oversight could lead to eternal ruin.

Seeing him nod, Yu Dazhang turned his phone screen toward him; on it was an enlarged electronic map:

"Drive southeast again, go to Fenglin Town."

Perhaps Yu Dazhang's words took effect; Zhang Sen's mindset became much more peaceful, and even his driving was steadier than before. An hour later, the two arrived at their destination.

At Yu Dazhang's signal, Zhang Sen parked the car in front of a restaurant at the edge of the town.

Afterwards, the two got out of the car, found a spot in this restaurant, and ordered two dishes.

A while later, a female waitress who looked like the owner brought the stir-fried dishes to the table.

Taking advantage of the gap while the other person served the food, Yu Dazhang asked:

"Beauty, is there anywhere suitable for hiking nearby?"

It seemed few people used the word "Beauty" to address her; the woman who looked like the owner was stunned for a second before reacting.

Immediately, a joyful expression appeared on her face, and she replied with a smile:

"You two are self-driving tourists, right? Then you've come to the wrong place; although Fenglin Town relies on the mountains, there are no tourist attractions on the mountains."

"Let's put it this way; even those backpackers who like to take off-road trails don't come here."

Do backpackers even pick and choose places... Yu Dazhang instinctively had this thought.

In his impression, that group specifically selects thrilling and dangerous places as their exploration sites.

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Whether there are attractions or not is completely unimportant to them.

Seeing the puzzled look flickering in the other person's eyes, the woman quickly explained:

"The mountains here are generally not very tall, and there aren't any particularly steep places either."

"At first some hiking enthusiasts did come, but they all returned disappointed."

"They have their own circles too. After chatting among themselves, no one came back anymore."

"Oh right…"

Saying this, the woman looked left and right, then lowered her voice:

"You guys came here looking for a village girl to have some fun with, right? I can actually help with that…"

"Alright, alright." Zhang Sen cut her off the moment he heard that:

"We're not that kind of people. Hurry up and bring the food."

"Don't be like that!" Yu Dazhang reached out and nudged Zhang Sen, signaling him not to meddle.

Then he smiled at the woman, whose expression had already changed:

"Beautiful lady, I'm interested. Why don't you recommend someone for me?"

The woman glanced at his build, waved her hand, and left.

Seeing her walk away, Yu Dazhang said in a low voice:

"We were just getting somewhere in the conversation, and you cut me off. From now on when I'm talking to someone, butt in less."

"It's not my fault." Zhang Sen protested:

"Even if I hadn't stopped her, she still wouldn't have introduced anyone to you. Didn't you see the way she looked at you? It was obvious disdain!"

Exposing my weak spots, huh… Yu Dazhang replied through gritted teeth:

"At worst I'll pay more. I don't believe she won't be tempted."

After a while, the woman brought the second dish to the table.

But this time she didn't give Yu Dazhang a chance to speak. After setting the dish down, she turned and left.

After the two finished eating, Zhang Sen was about to pay the bill, but Yu Dazhang held him back.

"I'll go."

Arriving at the crude counter by the door, Yu Dazhang deliberately took out a hundred-yuan bill and slapped it on the counter.

"Check, please."

Seeing this, the woman quickly pulled out a palm-sized booklet and held it up to him:

"Two dishes, three bowls of rice, fifty-eight yuan."

"Keep the change." Yu Dazhang pushed the hundred-yuan bill forward on the counter.

The woman's eyes lit up. Her expression immediately brightened, and her attitude became respectful, just like a female internet celebrity meeting her top tipper:

"Thank you, boss."

You should be saying 'Boss is so generous,' 'Boss, stay healthy'… Having just become the top tipper, Yu Dazhang gave a subtle nod:

"If I go up the mountain to get some wild game, no one will care, right?"

Hearing this, the woman immediately said in a low voice:

"I advise you not to go. There are people living on the mountain here. If you mistake someone's domesticated poultry for wild game and shoot it, won't they come after you for compensation?"

Yu Dazhang nodded with satisfaction.

People living there is great. What I fear most is no one on the mountain.

(End of chapter)