[{"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-754":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},2316610,4529,"Chapter 754: An Offer You Can","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-754",754,"\u003Cp>He didn’t discuss the specifics in QQ.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Dingwen recalled as he spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He requested a meeting and said he would explain everything in detail then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, he added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember it was around April last year. I thought we’d meet soon, but for over two months afterward, he never contacted me again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he be afraid of leaving evidence? Yu Dazhang speculated internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, the other party had no need to meet Gu Dingwen at all—clearing the plan over QQ would’ve been enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party feared Gu Dingwen would refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting had its advantages: face-to-face negotiation of interests, no Liuxia  evidence or leverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang quickly dismissed this hypothesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not meeting was far safer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would the other party leave such a glaring flaw?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the man once called “Boss” had never met Gu Dingwen, Yu Dazhang truly wouldn’t know how to find him now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was, so far, the only opening the other party had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why, after requesting a meeting, the other party failed to contact Gu Dingwen for over two months, Yu Dazhang already had his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Boss” had used that time to avenge Gu Dingwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting was proposed in April last year; the following month, in May, Yan Yuting’s entire family of seven died in a foreign travel accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in June, Yan Yuting’s sister-in-law’s family died of food poisoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What were the odds? Clearly, both deaths were deliberate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Until early July last year, he contacted me on QQ and set a meeting for one week later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yu Dazhang didn’t ask a question, Gu Dingwen continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I chose a dockside restaurant in Sydney Harbour—it had a good atmosphere, low foot traffic, perfect for a private talk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled the scene:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He was a polite middle-aged man, with neatly combed short hair, appearing refined, yet his speech and manner radiated strictness and seriousness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, he told me about surrogacy, outlining the profits and operational procedures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He also said he would cover all startup funds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Dingwen shook his head firmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I refused right away. As a doctor, I knew surrogacy was illegal in China—I wouldn’t do anything that broke the law.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But then he offered me a condition I couldn’t refuse…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here he fell silent, as if unsure how to phrase what came next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang didn’t rush—he sat quietly across from him, waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Gu Dingwen returned from his memories, took a deep breath, and spoke slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His exact words were…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The law cannot deliver justice for you—but I can. Evil will be punished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was soft, yet resolute:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then he showed me videos of those two families moments before they died—I watched them on his phone. Afterward, he deleted the videos right before my eyes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In that moment, I wavered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Dingwen’s voice grew suddenly somber:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not for any other reason—only for the satisfaction of that moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he spoke those final words, the gentleness once in his eyes vanished completely, leaving only an indescribable coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>",508,"2026-06-20T14:22:48.157Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f31caa0f87d16f6689b852a16876bd87f8daa9019bbe43ea29e807f32d28a477","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-755","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-753",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]