[{"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-96":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},2315952,4529,"Chapter 96: The Cold White Robe","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-96",96,"\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang would rather risk charging forward than take on a case like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sense of helplessness made him feel suffocated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being unable to afford treatment is helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hospitals aren’t charities—that’s helplessness too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t an isolated case; every day, someone endures this helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After soothing the little girl until she fell asleep again, Yu Dazhang stepped out of the ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From start to finish, Liu Ying never put down the photo frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the frame was a family photo of Liu Ying and her parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the photo, she was held in her parents’ arms, all three smiling with happiness and sweetness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Yu Dazhang sat down on a bench in the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to smoke… his mood was terrible, so much so that he craved a cigarette to ease it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About half an hour later, Ma Jian called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No records found. Their check-in information isn’t in the network system.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you check the earlier records?” Yu Dazhang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Checked,” Ma Jian said quickly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I looked through the past month. They definitely didn’t register in Songhai.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then where did they stay?” This question was directed at Ma Jian—and at himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They probably stayed at one of those small inns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 2014, Songhai had many small inns where you didn’t need an ID to check in, but the conditions were terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No windows, damp and moldy, reeking of decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone with weak health could suffocate inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another possibility: they stayed in the park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Songhai’s current temperature, sleeping in the park is better than those inns—at least you can breathe fresh air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there’s one downside: it’s hard on the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park benches aren’t easy to sleep on—try it for a night if you don’t believe me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if…” Ma Jian hesitated, “we go look for them in those small inns?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” Yu Dazhang immediately dismissed it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too much work. We two can’t handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even counting all of Songhai—just the Hongkou District has hundreds of small inns. Even if we ran our legs off, we couldn’t check them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The case is too minor; requesting a citywide police sweep won’t get approved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re going to deploy police to search, what’s the point of having you two?!” A superior could shut them down with just that one sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.” Yu Dazhang had no other options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cases like this can’t be solved by rushing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it doesn’t work in the short term, let it rest a bit—he didn’t believe the couple would never return home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow, coordinate with the local police station near their residence and keep a closer watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they come back, detain them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, that’s all we can do. Keep stakeout here—if they show up at the hospital, it’ll be easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Block both sides; many cases are solved simply by waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang stayed at the hospital until ten p.m., when a nurse told him he had to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inpatient ward locks its gates at ten p.m. and no visitors are allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is only a private hospital—they’re a bit more lenient with timing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At public hospitals, entry and exit usually stop by eight or nine p.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the next two days, Yu Dazhang went to the Mental Health Service Center for counseling in the morning, then returned to the hospital to keep watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t find the missing couple, but he grew closer to Liu Ying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl was very well-behaved—when she was in terrible pain, she always clenched her teeth and never showed it in front of Yu Dazhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she did this, the more agitated Yu Dazhang became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a feeling Liu Ying’s parents were nearby—they never intended to abandon their daughter. Perhaps they only pretended to abandon her to give her a chance at life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these two days, he’d learned more about Liu Ying’s condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Ying had pediatric encephalitis—a severe form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has high mortality and disability rates, making it one of the major diseases for children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the third night Yu Dazhang arrived at the hospital, Liu Ying’s condition suddenly worsened—she developed a persistent high fever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He expected the doctors to act quickly, but no medical staff appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he asked at the nurse station, he learned the hospital had no intention of continuing treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re just stopping treatment in this situation?” Yu Dazhang asked the female nurse who had filed the original report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was urgent, but his eyes were calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hospitals should have regulations and procedures for treating abandoned children—even private ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t guessing—he’d handled similar cases in his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please... collect 6...9...books....!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please don’t interfere with our work,” the nurse replied impatiently, dismissively:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if we continue treatment, we must follow the rules for patients with unpaid bills.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a cold gaze… Yu Dazhang felt a chill run through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone works in this field daily, they might become numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But numbness isn’t the same as coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numbness means being insensitive, slow to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coldness means complete indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a female nurse become so indifferent to life? Is that normal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a police officer like himself couldn’t do this… Yu Dazhang suddenly realized that compared to this nurse, he felt like a helpless little rabbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The child has a high fever—at least you should give her something to reduce it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Dazhang couldn’t stand by and ignore life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t meddling—it was human instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Officer, do you understand pathology? Do you know what it means to treat symptoms appropriately?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nurse’s tone grew sharper, even cruel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who takes responsibility if you give the wrong medicine? High fever has many causes—it’s not solved by just giving a fever reducer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the wrong medicine is used, who bears the responsibility? High fever has many causes—it cannot be solved simply by administering a fever-reducing drug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hearing it from her at this moment made Yu Dazhang feel something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew nothing about medicine, but he at least knew you couldn’t let a child keep burning with fever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially not a six-year-old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could speak again, the nurse’s face hardened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please stop interfering with our work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned away, ignoring Yu Dazhang completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it my heart that’s too soft… or is your hospital made of stone?… Yu Dazhang looked at the luxurious pediatric ward and shivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing she had dismissed him, he could only leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat on the bench in the corridor, his chest heavy as if a stone had been placed there, pressing down with unbearable weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Jian walked over at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dazhang, I’ve eaten. Your turn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d been taking turns eating so someone was always watching the ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, okay,” Yu Dazhang muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the hospital, he found a random noodle shop and ordered a bowl of clear broth noodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, he’d be starving by now—but today, staring at the steaming noodles, he had no appetite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just his heart that felt clogged—he realized his throat was blocked too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he stared blankly at the noodles, his phone rang in his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he answered, Qu Tuotuo’s voice came through:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t you ever call me first?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1197,"2026-06-20T14:22:46.062Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","baefef59fa9974663a4a66c4e6fdfbaa5834a85a0ced899c8e05d400a38e8085","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-97","reborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-chapter-95",763,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-2014-i-am-the-king-of-criminal-investi-cover.jpg"]