[{"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-82":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},2315938,4529,"Chapter 82: Going Up the Mountain","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-82",82,"\u003Cp>“Oh no, oh no, oh no! What a useless teammate!” Yu Dazhang jumped in place, muttering nonstop:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did I end up with such a useless teammate? I’m reaping what I sowed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly dialed the number, but Zhang Sen didn’t answer even after the ringtone ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He called again—same result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is his phone on silent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang could only reopen the text message, hoping Zhang Sen had left some useful information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Don’t blame me—I’m just an ordinary cop, I never thought I’d become a detective.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I don’t have your sharp thinking—that’s why I’ve been stuck in the Second Detachment for four years.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【But I’m content. In four years as a cop, I’ve lived up to this uniform.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Kindness, fairness, justice—these aren’t just big slogans on my wall; they’re my professional code.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【When people turn away, unable to bear witnessing evil under the sun, cops turn toward it, staring down the devils in the shadows.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【What I believe in, I will act upon.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, fine, fine—you’re trying to manipulate me, huh… Yu Dazhang’s head throbbed, as if it might explode at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared fixedly at the text message on his screen, its tone like a suicide note, his heart turning icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Zhang Sen had no intention of coming back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chasing him was useless—Zhang Sen hopped on one leg, and even then Yu Dazhang couldn’t catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t go, he could just wait in this town for the task force to arrive—he wouldn’t be blamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sen didn’t send this message to say goodbye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to take all the blame under the guise of noble sacrifice, distancing Yu Dazhang from this whole affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, when Yu Dazhang showed this message to his superiors, every ounce of blame would land squarely on Zhang Sen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell are you playing at, pretending to be a good guy!” Yu Dazhang yelled at his phone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t need you to carry this for me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there was no turning back… Yu Dazhang had never once considered dodging responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A two-man team: one knowingly walks into danger to investigate, the other waits for backup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s going to look terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment they formed the team, they were one unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the two missing officers—if something happened, it would happen to both of them, never just one surviving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang knew clearly: Zhang Sen’s move had forced him into a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t go, he’d never be able to stay in the detective squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Showing this message to his superiors was no different from snitching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would he then become the very kind of person he despised?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After weighing it all, Yu Dazhang dialed Lu Zhongxin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, come to Fenglinzhen as soon as you can.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m already on my way,” Lu Zhongxin’s voice was urgent:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wei’s team just ordered all nearby units to head over and support you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember the time,” Yu Dazhang said softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I haven’t contacted you in three hours, don’t bother looking for evidence when you reach Fenglinzhen—by then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am the evidence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhongxin froze for a moment before grasping the meaning, then shouted loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not going anywhere—wait in Fenglinzhen for me! I’ll be there in two hours, do you hear me?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Yu Dazhang was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a person made a firm decision, all previous hesitation and confusion vanished, leaving only resolve and determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, I have no way out. If I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang felt the next words were bad luck and swallowed them, paused, then continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you go up the mountain, make sure your magazine is full.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yu Dazhang, you dare?! You better—” Before Lu Zhongxin could finish, Yu Dazhang hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on the bed, he took a deep breath, pulled out his sidearm, and removed the magazine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He removed the top blank round, replaced it with a live round, then reloaded the magazine fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When on duty, the top round in the magazine had no bullet head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coming operation was too dangerous—he couldn’t afford any mishaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, he double-checked everything, confirmed there were no issues, then stood and left the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty minutes later, a taxi pulled over at the foot of the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang stepped out, looked up at the mountain path, and his eyelid twitched. So high…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, can you drive a bit higher? This slope doesn’t look too steep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, even if I wanted to, my car couldn’t handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver took the fare and firmly refused Yu Dazhang’s unreasonable request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it… Watching the taxi drive off, Yu Dazhang sighed helplessly and turned toward the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, the path wasn’t as hard as he imagined—he reached a village in under half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the outside, it looked like an ordinary village: red-brick tile houses, stone-paved roads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each household had farming tools, crops, firewood, and other items parked outside their doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he drew closer, the villagers quickly noticed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill him!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A boy, about eleven or twelve, charged at Yu Dazhang wielding a paper-knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please… collect… 6…9…books…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, a group of children of various ages followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each held homemade weapons: paper knives, paper guns, paper swords—even a paper-mache submachine gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lead boy had a vacant, foolish expression, like the dim-witted son of a wealthy landlord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly a mentally impaired child, spoiled rotten by his parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang snatched the paper knife from the boy’s hand and tore it into shreds in seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy stared, stunned, at the shredded remains on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whose kid is this, so unruly?” Yu Dazhang gripped the boy’s arm tightly and barked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are your parents?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Waaaaaah~~~~~” The boy burst into tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cry, you big baby!” Yu Dazhang yanked hard, lifting the boy off the ground:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cry one more time and I’ll throw you down the mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked—the boy instantly stopped crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s not that dumb… Yu Dazhang muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for a kid his age to have such acting skills? He’s got talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other children, seeing this fat stranger glaring at them, stepped back several paces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lead the way—I’m going to find your parents,” Yu Dazhang ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps intimidated by his demeanor, the children fell silent and began walking ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stopped before a large iron gate and stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clearly didn’t want to face whoever was inside—when Yu Dazhang raised his hand to knock, they all scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After just a few knocks, the iron gate swung open from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged woman stood behind it, staring at him, then glanced at the boy still clutched in his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this?” she asked, her tone cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your kid used a stupid paper knife and tore my clothes,” Yu Dazhang snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy immediately protested loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Say that again!” Yu Dazhang lifted him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t hurt him, let’s talk,” the woman hurriedly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come inside, we can discuss this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too easy… Yu Dazhang had been waiting for her to say that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the gate, he’d already smelled a faint metallic odor—he’d been alert from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the courtyard stood a two-story self-built house, but it looked old—not built in recent years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually scanned the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze settled on a wooden board, one meter square, near the firewood pile against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucky… Yu Dazhang felt a surge of quiet triumph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smell was coming from right under it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smell of rust, which even the mountain wind couldn't disperse, was mixed with a salty brine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I haven't smelled such pure bloodstink in a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's the start of the month—I'm checking who hasn't voted. Don't force me to kneel and beg you!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1280,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c0d282f8863e78b7acad9f4e4dcd078689165195bc6b8e14af5837ad38b7ead1","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-83","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-81",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]