[{"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-75":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},2315931,4529,"Chapter 75: The Magical Little Mountain Village","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-75",75,"\u003Cp>“These days, still people living on the mountains?” Yu Dazhang feigned an expression of utter ignorance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gathering information requires skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when speaking with strangers—direct questions inevitably raise suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best approach is to find an entry point, chat casually for a while, then gradually steer toward the topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s an idiom for it: sidelong glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Applied here, it means probing indirectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the woman didn’t doubt Yu Dazhang’s words—instead, it sparked her appetite for gossip:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re clearly a city-raised person. Even now, there are countless mountain villages in China. You don’t think all 1.4 billion people live in cities, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she didn’t answer directly, Yu Dazhang caught the key point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountain village!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her tone, he could tell she was lecturing him—there were people living up there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having gotten this far, Yu Dazhang naturally didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extracting more information meant he might uncover more clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he’d already spent the money—he was the top donor now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… that thing you just mentioned…” Yu Dazhang steeled his expression, donning an utterly lewd grin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The village girls… the kind you can have fun with—are they also up on the mountain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even felt his own words burn his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone says city folks are wild… right now, Yu Dazhang wanted to scream on behalf of city dwellers:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main nightlife venues in cities are KTVs, bathhouses, and massages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even combined, they couldn’t match the thrill of just one activity here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this what they called eating wild game?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You? Forget it.” The woman sneered again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if I found you one, it wouldn’t work. They do this to earn money, not to risk their lives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at your weight—you’d flip over and crush the girl into a photo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How cruelly she spoke… Yu Dazhang swallowed his anger, switching to an outraged tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, I’ll pay more—just tell me, are they on the mountain? If not, I won’t touch them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one on the mountain—all of them are from town.” The woman was honest, no false advertising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang wasn’t satisfied—he pressed further:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only want mountain girls. Do you have any connections?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an odd request left even this seasoned woman stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, she’d met all kinds—but never anyone who only wanted mountain girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he really that wild?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the land-based options weren’t enough—he had to go up the mountain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enjoy the scenery while you’re at it~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman nearly gave Yu Dazhang a thumbs-up. After a stunned pause, she whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest, I’ve lived here over thirty years and never once climbed the nearby mountains. If you want fun, stay in town—or go elsewhere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang sensed she didn’t want to talk about the mountain—probing further would raise suspicion. He held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the restaurant, Zhang Sen moved to get the car, but Yu Dazhang grabbed his arm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t use our car—let’s walk to the roadside and try hailing a taxi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re afraid someone’ll recognize our license plate isn’t local?” Zhang Sen guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something like that.” Yu Dazhang nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re getting closer to them—better stay cautious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean…” Zhang Sen’s eyes widened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My master and the others are in this town?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought thrilled him—he clenched his fists, breathing faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes darted around frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just said we’re getting close,” Yu Dazhang sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Staying alert is good—but you’re being paranoid now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, during his conversation with the woman, Yu Dazhang had pretended to be clueless. He knew full well many still lived on the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just now—even in 2024, China still had about six hundred thousand mountain villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You read that right—not six hundred thousand people, but six hundred thousand mountain villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, “mountain village” means a village on the mountain. If you count all villages in China, there are over two million natural villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You probably can’t imagine how many people never leave their villages in their entire lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more astonishing—some of these villages still live in primitive conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it simply: if you’re reading novels on your phone, to them it’s utterly unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two then took a taxi into town and checked into a hotel as their temporary base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, Yu Dazhang learned the mountain village’s name: Shuishouyingzi Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange, isn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who’d think a mountain village would have such a name?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please… collect… 6…9…shu…ba…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first hearing, you’d think it was a seaside fishing village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely five minutes after entering their room, a knock came at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang opened it—it was the middle-aged woman from the front desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked mysterious, her voice dripping with secrecy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want a girl? Super fresh, guaranteed local.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guaranteed ripe… Yu Dazhang felt like she was hawking watermelons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This town was incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the girls from the old Eight Great Alleys all fled here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even eating and checking in—people came right up to sell you services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After firmly refusing, Yu Dazhang shut the door tight, preventing any persistent salespeople.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sen-ge, it's your turn now.\" He stared sternly at Zhang Sen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yu Dazhang’s serious expression, Zhang Sen straightened instantly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you need me to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your specialty, of course—play an old granny.” Yu Dazhang pointed to Zhang Sen’s shoulder bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew it was packed with all the disguise gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Change here—then we’ve got real business to attend to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing “real business,” Zhang Sen asked no questions and got to work immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang had no interest in men’s makeup—he flopped half onto the bed, staring at the white wall as his mind raced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This town had problems—serious ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Businesses dared openly knock on doors to peddle special services—and even invented new tricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant this wasn’t a recent phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been going on long-term, what the hell was the town’s public security team doing?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they just given up entirely?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the security team missed it, what about the police station?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, cracking down on prostitution was part of their duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, during his chat with the restaurant owner, Yu Dazhang had even entertained an immature thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could imagine how far this underground service industry had developed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If those two missing officers had come to this town, would they have noticed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they wouldn’t have taken it seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, their main mission was to solve the human trafficking case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this was a point they deliberately ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang suddenly widened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have a fatal flaw!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1084,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","72cd2f88e8c9da883dab89a64c94c4bd42f0d215d710209e3e7a9150d63b87b2","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-76","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-74",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]