[{"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-746":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},2316602,4529,"Chapter 746","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-746",746,"\u003Cp>Li Jun glanced at the outstretched hand, expressionless, extended his own, shook it briefly, then immediately pulled his hand back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems Commander Li is a man of haste.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Dong turned his palm upward in a gesture inviting him to sit, then smiled and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought you’d stay silent or wait to see how things developed—after all, most people would do exactly that—but I didn’t expect you to react so quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused slightly, then dropped his smile and continued with a serious expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I had someone leave you a business card so you could call me anytime you need anything—anything at all. I think you understand what I mean.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was gentle and warm, radiating confidence and composure, as if everything lay perfectly within his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Li Jun did not respond immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting down, he placed the paper bag on the table, then reached inside and pulled out a pack of cigarettes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ashtray.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to the crystal table across from him, signaling Zhou Dong to bring it over; the next second, he lit the cigarette and took a deep drag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jun did not ask whether smoking was allowed here—not out of rudeness, but to make a statement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your tricks don’t work on me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a branch team commander within the system be intimidated by someone’s posturing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even Lu Zhongxin would give Zhou Dong a second glance if he were here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as one walks upright and acts with integrity, no pressure can shake them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not an ashtray.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he denied it verbally, Zhou Dong still pushed the crystal table over:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, just use it as an ashtray—I don’t smoke, so I didn’t prepare one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added quickly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, no outsider has ever entered this study before—you’re the first, and the first person to smoke here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a gesture of goodwill—clearly, he meant to show Li Jun he was being treated with special regard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s get to the point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jun ignored his words, flicked ash into the crystal table, then pushed the paper bag across the table:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s two hundred thousand here. Thank you for everything you’ve done for my family, but I don’t need it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve calculated it—my father’s hospital expenses and subsequent nutritional supplements—two hundred thousand is more than enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was calm and firm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve brought the money. Please give me a receipt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jun’s family wasn’t just him—he had two older sisters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last month, his father was hospitalized due to illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to work obligations, Li Jun couldn’t stay by his bedside, so his two sisters took turns caring for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elderly people suffer many ailments; his father had been hospitalized before, so Li Jun didn’t think much of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on the third day of hospitalization, the doctors and nurses suddenly showed extraordinary enthusiasm toward Li Jun’s father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They treated him with special care and moved him to a premium ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His two sisters initially objected, but when they heard it was arranged by Li Jun, they gladly accepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, someone had already paid all his medical bills and even pre-deposited a substantial sum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jun’s sisters weren’t the type to overthink—they assumed their younger brother had connections at the hospital and used personal ties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when Li Jun came to take his father home did he learn the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a branch team commander of the district bureau, he immediately recognized the seriousness of the matter and reported it to Inspector Liu Ju.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was a complication with this case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you call it bribery, the other party didn’t ask him for any favor—not even showing their face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you say it isn’t bribery, why would someone randomly pay medical bills and upgrade someone to a premium ward without cause?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Jun found out about this, he didn’t even know who the person was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, someone came to his home with a pile of nutritional supplements to visit the old man, and upon leaving, left behind a business card—only then did Li Jun learn the identity of the person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inspector Liu Ju’s instructions were clear: return the money and make your stance known—if they persist, handle it by the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not arrest them outright for bribery?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That requires explaining a technical point.\u003C\u002Fp>",721,"2026-06-20T14:22:48.157Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b8ffbdc6f2032ead602cd805a5749e964e7c006d207a4bc41d08c54ddbba87c4","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-747","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-745",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]