[{"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-92":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},2315948,4529,"Chapter 92: Someone from Above Has Demanded to See You","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-92",92,"\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang could only imagine it now—he had no chance of getting involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a special case!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment the case was classified, not even the Criminal Investigation Unit could get near it—the branch bureau had to stand aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The standard for a special case is exceptionally heinous circumstances and extraordinarily severe consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Specifically, it involves massive casualties and has a huge impact on society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the case of the first notorious bandit, Bai Baoshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This case alone had unearthed countless skeletons, spanning over twenty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of people sold overseas was an unimaginable figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How low can a human sink?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could say for sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the bottom line kept being lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most ruthless and cruel beings toward their own kind are always humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone who knew about this case was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumor had it that the officers at the scene were all outraged, desperate to execute the traffickers on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it mildly, the words “special case” were no longer enough to describe this case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A more accurate description would be: a special case among special cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yu Dazhang really had to be sent, the scene would probably look like this…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You there, you few, form a perimeter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Raise the cordon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on… clean up…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t you see all this work? Get your eyes on something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s also why, after the municipal bureau took over, the First Detachment was immediately pulled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who doesn’t have a bit of pride?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they weren’t eligible to participate later, the credit still belonged to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Credit goes to whoever earned it—no one can steal it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang returned to his normal work routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Working at the branch these past two days, he found it even more comfortable than when he was in the Third Detachment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jun treated him well, assigning him only minor cases with low difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because Yu Dazhang currently had no firearm, the cases were essentially risk-free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the detachment, branch detectives handled a wider variety of cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the detachment, which focused specifically on eight categories of crimes, anti-fraud, and anti-pickpocketing, the branch’s workload was broader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although all fell under the branch’s jurisdiction, responsibilities differed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Li Jun—Yu Dazhang noticed everyone else at the branch was also very friendly toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How friendly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone brought him lunch every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was clearly made especially for him—ingredients were cheap, but the care was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone dropped him off after work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just one person—almost everyone at the branch with a car rushed to give him a ride home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His popularity was so high that Yu Dazhang felt genuinely flattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had he become such a prized person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, he learned there were two reasons everyone treated him so well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One: the two branch officers had been saved by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Yu Dazhang, the entire branch would have suffered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two: he was exceptionally capable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who wouldn’t want to get on good terms with someone like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew when they might benefit from his connection?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the previous frame-up case, the special task force all received credit; rumors said two of them would be promoted soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This case—the lost firearm and human trafficking—was even more extraordinary; its developments had already surpassed the branch officers’ understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They noticed Wei Qian now walked as if floating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officers from the First Detachment were all energized, their faces flushed, smiles impossible to suppress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this case ended, they would receive credit, bonuses, and honors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who wouldn’t be happy about something like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the third day of Yu Dazhang’s normal work routine,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the State Security came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he had expected, given the transnational crime involving multiple countries, State Security would certainly investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, they’d need to coordinate with State Security police.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smuggling chains across overseas waters, maritime routes—all required joint investigations with State Security police.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, arrests of overseas criminals would be carried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This alone revealed the case’s scale—its reach was boundless. Who could have imagined that the origin of this transnational case spanning multiple countries was a tiny mountain village with only a dozen households?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That afternoon, Yu Dazhang was stakeout with another officer when Branch Chief Li Jun called him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve sent someone to relieve you. Get ready—someone from above wants to see you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang noticed Li Dui’s wording was vague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was a superior wanting to see him, just say who—why the cryptic phrasing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be someone higher than the municipal bureau’s leadership, otherwise Li Dui wouldn’t have used the word “above.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it the Provincial Public Security Bureau’s Criminal Investigation Corps chief?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the head of the Criminal Investigation Corps doesn’t outrank Liu Ju.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who then?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With questions swirling, Yu Dazhang returned to the branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please... kindly collect 6...9...books....!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he stepped upstairs, he saw Li Jun pacing nervously at the corridor entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him return, Li Jun immediately stepped forward:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be nervous. Answer whatever they ask—don’t say anything reckless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it really that serious?” Yu Dazhang laughed dismissively:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re making it sound like you’re interrogating me—who exactly wants to see me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be serious!” Li Jun snapped, then lowered his voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“State Security leadership. Have you heard of the Seventh Division?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang stared blankly, instinctively shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t heard of State Security’s Seventh Division—he’d never even met a municipal bureau leader before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, the highest-ranking official he’d ever dealt with was the director of the branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about the Seventeenth Bureau?” Li Jun reminded him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang looked utterly confused:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then good luck,” Li Jun said, done with explanations:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just remember—say as little as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then led Yu Dazhang to a door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knocked twice, then stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man’s voice came from inside:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jun gestured to Yu Dazhang, then turned and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang pushed open the door and scanned the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One man, one woman—both in civilian clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was in his early thirties, with some gray hair, ordinary features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he carried an air of calm composure—as if nothing could make him frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman looked about twenty-five or twenty-six, with short, ear-length hair and a delicate face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood like a spear behind the man, radiating sharp energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A secretary? Yu Dazhang had never seen such a pairing before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the two across from him weren’t police or military—they looked more like a boss and his secretary on a business trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sit,” the man said, nodding toward the chair opposite him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang didn’t hesitate; under their gaze, he pulled out a chair and sat down steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Li Mingzhao,” the man said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can call me Brother Li, or if it feels natural, Old Li.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he raised his hand and gestured toward where the woman stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s Ye Lin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang said nothing, giving a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Li Jun hadn’t warned him beforehand, he never would’ve guessed this man and woman were from Guoan Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, they were too young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man named Li Mingzhao clearly looked like a leader, yet he was barely over thirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was even younger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, their demeanor didn’t match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang had always assumed people in Guoan Society were all imposing and dignified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this man had nothing of that imposing air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman, however, did carry a martial spirit, like someone who’d come from the military.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yu Dazhang studying him, Li Mingzhao’s smile deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a file from the table, opened it, and said to Yu Dazhang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want to hear your investigation report?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1279,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2a55aa6906e2947293346c36a42bb40bedcadfb7d3203cd8c0d1c9ae6133455c","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-93","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-91",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]