[{"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-742":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},2316598,4529,"Chapter 742","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-742",742,"\u003Cp>“I hope you’ll cooperate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang had just seen depth and despair in his eyes, giving the impression of a man on the verge of losing control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are all the women you bought kept in these villas?” he asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Dingwen kept his head lowered, as if he hadn’t heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The women in those rooms—you used them for surrogacy, didn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Yu Dazhang posed the question, Gu Dingwen reacted immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his head again, his gaze toward Yu Dazhang filled with surprise, as if to say: How do you know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the time police broke in until now, less than five minutes had passed—far too short a time to know what had happened to the woman on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The police had guessed his motive before the operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what surprised him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Dingwen’s reaction confirmed Yu Dazhang’s suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief stare, Gu Dingwen lowered his head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take him away,” Yu Dazhang ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just seen utter hopelessness in Gu Dingwen’s eyes—he had given up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting someone like this to talk would take time; this place was clearly not suitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Gu Dingwen being led away, Yu Dazhang pulled out his phone and called an officer from the Criminal Investigation General Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the call connected, he gave direct orders:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t stay at the hotel anymore. Take Zhang Jiangke back to detention, then send the pre-trial team over immediately for an overnight interrogation of Gu Dingwen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officer on the other end paused, then asked excitedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has Gu Dingwen been captured?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The arrest went smoothly,” Yu Dazhang replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s now being transported to the Criminal Investigation General Team. Move quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let professionals handle professional tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone like Gu Dingwen, who has given up on life, won’t talk easily—better to let the pre-trial team start working on him first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even detectives need rest; after two straight days of nonstop work, Yu Dazhang was worn out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why inter-departmental cooperation is crucial—he’s using every available resource.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he still needed to investigate the villa further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming out, Yu Dazhang turned to the female special ops team members, who stood alert, their eyes gleaming with eagerness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they tried to hide it, Yu Dazhang still sensed the aggression radiating from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him emerge, the seven girls quickly adjusted their stance, lining up in perfect formation and snapping to attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew this gesture well—it was body language, waiting for his command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve performed your mission well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang first acknowledged them, then shifted tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re done here. Return to your vehicle and wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire row of villas was now sealed off, and every officer involved in the arrest was an experienced veteran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need for them to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly because when they acted, they struck to kill—no hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Police are tasked with bringing criminals to justice; they operate on a kill-on-sight principle. Their objectives differ, so once the situation was under control, it was better to keep them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team leader said, in a pleading tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let us guard the perimeter. We promise not to act first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That might work—it would help prevent anyone from slipping away during the chaos, since the police didn’t know the exact number of suspects or the villa’s layout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these conditions, someone might slip through the cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. Guard the outside of the villa and monitor all activity inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>",570,"2026-06-20T14:22:48.157Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7fe72aafe5a0b6711674592e660a2b96d6992ab903799045263dac2841952732","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-743","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-741",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]