[{"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-756":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},2316612,4529,"Chapter 756: The Mouth That Eats Is Soft, the Hand That Takes Is Short","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-756",756,"\u003Cp>You’re dead, even Jesus can’t save you… Yu Dazhang replied silently in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could never say such a thing to his face, let alone use it to respond to Gu Dingwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a criminal investigator, not a judge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a judge couldn’t make such a direct judgment—final sentencing still had to follow the law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suspect like Gu Dingwen, accused of trafficking so many women, once classified, was certain to be executed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His crimes were extremely heinous, his social impact devastating—no matter how you looked at it, he had no chance of leniency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even gunning him down with a machine gun was already lenient treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your final verdict will be decided by the court.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang answered vaguely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you make significant contributions to the investigation, we will report it truthfully—it can serve as a statutory factor in sentencing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Gu Dingwen’s crimes, death was certain; even with major contributions, the best he could hope for was a suspended sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless he made a major contribution to humanity during his trial—like curing cancer, for instance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such a thing had happened only once in recorded cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve checked the relevant laws.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Dingwen seemed particularly interested in the topic of sentencing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commercial surrogacy isn’t currently a criminal offense in China, and as a certified gynecologist, I’ve never had a single medical accident among the women I’ve handled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grew more excited as he spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can investigate—every woman who underwent surrogacy is perfectly fine; not one suffered life-threatening harm, not even a serious illness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I ensured their safe pregnancies—it’s far better than leaving them in the hands of those black-market middlemen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke further, his voice grew quieter:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I also…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly fell silent, as if realizing he’d made a logical error.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang suppressed his anger, waiting until Gu Dingwen stopped speaking before he replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You also trafficked women, forcing them to become surrogacy tools—they’re living human beings, yet you treated them as mere vessels.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facts speak louder than words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how skillfully Gu Dingwen argued, his excuses crumbled to nothing before the facts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those women weren’t kidnapped by me—I only paid to buy them…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Dingwen’s voice was barely a whisper; if Yu Dazhang hadn’t had above-average hearing, he might not have caught it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was pure sophistry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Dingwen probably knew his excuse was baseless, which was why he dared not speak it loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang no longer wanted to discuss this topic—it was pointless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he couldn’t offer Gu Dingwen the comfort he sought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the interrogation room door opened and Xu Dui stuck his head in, nodding to Yu Dazhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Yu Dazhang turned to him and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Zhiyu has arrived,” Xu Dui replied quickly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Bin will be here soon—probably within an hour.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang understood—he wanted Gu Dingwen to rest before the sketch session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prolonged tension impairs memory; proper rest relieves fatigue and stress, helping recall details more effectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take Gu Dingwen down, let him rest a while—offer him some food.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang ordered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Xia Bin arrives, have Ye Zhiyu help Gu Dingwen recover his memories—aim to complete the sketch as soon as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the interrogation, he now had a general understanding of the case’s full timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the whole affair seemed convoluted, if each link was carefully untangled, the complete picture could be reconstructed.\u003C\u002Fp>",569,"2026-06-20T14:22:48.157Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5c668908ddcdede425b674a8c2a141493d1ac8ab378a8e6e628c47a45ac073eb","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-757","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-755",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]