[{"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-74":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},2315930,4529,"Chapter 74: I Advise You Not to Meddle","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Sen’s eyes glazed over, Yu Dazhang had to continue:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From what I know, the two missing officers were among the most capable in the entire precinct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They will thoroughly examine every lead provided by the Zhou father and son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In fact, they’ll scrutinize every single sentence repeatedly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a habit formed by seasoned detectives during investigations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All I did was simulate how they’d reason through the leads, then combine it with their movement patterns to make an initial judgment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before setting out, he had already organized all existing leads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came bold hypotheses and careful verification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, get moving—follow the missing officers’ trail step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then gather as many new leads as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang’s boldness, of course, came from confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Master Lu Zhongxin would definitely start investigating from the industrial park, and he’d be even more thorough than I am.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, Master wouldn’t hide anything from his own disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he found anything, he’d tell Yu Dazhang honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two new leads Lu Zhongxin discovered during our earlier call also confirmed his judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One: the two officers asked around the park about what mountains were nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means they picked up on the key point in Zhou Zizhe’s statements and shifted their investigation toward the nearby hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two: they collected information along the way and chose remote back roads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were reverse-engineering Zhou Zizhe’s escape route from years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just these two points prove Yu Dazhang’s judgment was correct and set the direction for his next move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I underestimated you,” Zhang Sen said now, his tone changed—excited, with barely perceptible joy and awe:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard you cracked a major case, and I didn’t believe it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I even told people in the squad it was surely your master giving you credit you didn’t earn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No choice—I just had such a bad impression of you. Who else would ride a colleague down the street chasing a suspect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But today I believe it. You really do have the ability to solve major cases.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, I’ll follow your lead. Whatever you need me to do to find the missing officers, I’ll do it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang frowned at the last sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t something a colleague should say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To find the officers, I’ll follow you entirely… Yu Dazhang sensed hidden meaning in his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do those two officers have some special connection to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that Yu Dazhang was imagining things—Zhang Sen’s behavior was just too odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were just ordinary colleagues, he wouldn’t be this unhinged; he’d already shown impatience more than once on the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-You really can’t hide anything from you,” Zhang Sen stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One of them is my master. When I first joined the homicide unit, he trained me. I don’t want anything to happen to him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That explains it… Yu Dazhang understood his feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, for Lu Zhongxin, he’d forced himself to solve the frame-up case too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once a master, always a father”—that wasn’t just empty words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some master-disciple bonds surpassed even blood ties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, not many still value such things, but some still hold them deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, both Zhang Sen and Yu Dazhang were such people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand how you feel,” Yu Dazhang gently patted his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the more you feel this way, the more you must stay calm. We can’t end up trapped too, while trying to save them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sen understood his meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What came next would be dangerous—just one slip could mean utter ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him nod, Yu Dazhang turned his phone screen toward him, showing an enlarged digital map:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep heading southeast. Head to Fenglinzhen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Yu Dazhang’s words had an effect—Zhang Sen’s demeanor calmed considerably, and his driving became steadier than before. An hour later, they arrived at their destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yu Dazhang’s signal, Zhang Sen parked the car at the entrance of a restaurant on the town’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they got out, found a table, and ordered two dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, a female server who looked like the owner’s wife brought the cooked dishes to their table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she was placing the food down, Yu Dazhang asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, are there any good places to hike around here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d rarely been called “Miss” before—she froze for a second before reacting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her face lit up with delight as she smiled back:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two are on a road trip? Then you’ve come to the wrong place. Though Fenglinzhen borders mountains, there are no tourist spots up there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me put it this way—even hardcore backpackers don’t come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do backpackers even pick locations… Yu Dazhang instinctively thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, that group specifically sought out dangerous, thrilling places for exploration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please... collect 6...9...books....!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether there were attractions or not didn’t matter to them at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the confusion in her eyes, the woman quickly added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The mountains here are generally low, and there aren’t any particularly steep areas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some backpackers came at first, but they all left disappointed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They have their own circles—after sharing experiences, no one came back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she glanced left and right, then lowered her voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You came here, aren’t you looking to hook up with a village girl? I can help with that…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, enough,” Zhang Sen cut in immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re not that kind of people. Just bring the food.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait!” Yu Dazhang reached out and pulled Zhang Sen back, signaling him to mind his own business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he smiled at the woman, whose expression had turned sour:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, I’m interested. Could you recommend someone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at his build, waved her hand, and walked off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her go, Yu Dazhang whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We were getting somewhere, and you cut it off. Next time I’m talking to someone, keep your mouth shut.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not my fault,” Zhang Sen protested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if I didn’t stop you, she wouldn’t have helped you—didn’t you see how she looked at you? Pure disgust!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re calling me out, huh… Yu Dazhang gritted his teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, I’ll pay more. I don’t believe she won’t change her mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the woman returned with the second dish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, she gave Yu Dazhang no chance to speak—she set the dish down and turned away immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they finished eating, Zhang Sen moved to pay, but Yu Dazhang held him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the crude front counter, Yu Dazhang deliberately slapped a hundred-yuan note onto the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Check, please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman quickly pulled out a palm-sized ledger and placed it before him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two dishes, three bowls of rice—fifty-eight yuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep the change,” Yu Dazhang pushed the hundred-yuan note forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes lit up, her expression softened instantly, and her tone became respectful—like a female streamer seeing her top donor:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Boss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should’ve said “Boss is generous, Boss stays healthy…” Yu Dazhang, newly crowned top donor, nodded modestly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I went up the mountain to get some wild game, no one would mind, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman immediately whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I advise you not to. There are people living up there. If you shoot one of their domestic animals thinking it’s wild game, they’ll demand compensation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People living there? Good. He feared most of all that the mountains were empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1208,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","044c11f9a97f1ff005fd058d269e83b68d33b74096779ab04a61c27cdf120a48","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-75","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-73",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]