[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups":3,"chapter-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-611":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},231536,282,"Chapter 611 - 340","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-611",611,"\u003Cp>Jiangbei Subdivision Police Station, Criminal Investigation Team Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place always seems like a pressure cooker about to boil over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phone rings come and go, and the sound of keyboard typing is as dense as rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst it all, a certain officer is suppressing his anger, growling at a suspect cuffed to a chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air is mixed with the bitterness of cheap instant coffee, the grease of leftover takeout, and a faint tobacco smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, they form a chaotic picture of busyness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng quietly sits on an idle metal chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, a few blonde punks brought in for questioning are shaking their legs and humming songs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng seems oblivious to the surrounding clamor, his gaze fixed on the whiteboard in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few photos of the crime scenes are haphazardly attached by magnets, with red markers drawing chaotic arrows and question marks on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems Uncle Zhou’s investigatory team has encountered another difficult case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a series of urgent and strong footsteps approached from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah Cheng, sorry to keep you waiting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall and efficient figure strides over, the zipper on his jacket open, revealing a dark T-shirt underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His whole demeanor exudes agility and sharpness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is none other than Uncle Zhou’s trusted confidant, Ah Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Zhou Yongnian was promoted to head of the Jiangbei District Criminal Investigation Team and donned the rank of Senior Inspector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brothers, who fought alongside him, rose in ranks as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Bang is now the leader of Major Crime Unit One, carrying the badge of an Inspector Trainee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Bang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for the ’brother’, I’m only a few years older than you. Just call me Ah Bang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Bang grinned, casually slapping a yellowed manila file onto Fang Cheng’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then lowering his voice, his expression turned serious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got the materials out for you. You can only look at them here. No photos, no copies, and definitely no taking them away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a long-unresolved, sealed case. I’m taking a risk here. If it weren’t for you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left the sentence unfinished, but the meaning was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ah Bang’s eyes, Fang Cheng is not only their boss’s prospective son-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But also that ’mysterious informant’ who has helped solve numerous bizarre cases, someone who is absolutely one of their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s safe to say that some of the achievements on his badge are thanks to Fang Cheng’s contributions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he couldn’t understand why a law school graduate exam required knowledge of such strange murder cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This little favor, even if it involves some risk, must be extended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng understood and nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Bang, I know the rules.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then reached for the file, seeing a label on the seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indicating the status in a clear printed font: [Unsolved].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below it were several striking words — [Rainy Night Butcher Case].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng sat down at Ah Bang’s empty desk, took a deep breath, and slowly opened the files.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A musty smell unique to dust-covered paper greeted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This case is a sore spot for everyone on our team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Bang poured him a glass of water and leaned against the desk, lighting a cigarette, his brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The killer is extremely cunning and cruel, with a strong awareness of counter-investigation. We suspect he has received professional training or is a retired top agent, because the crime scenes are too clean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We employed every technical method but couldn’t find a single complete fingerprint, a usable hair strand, or even determine what the murder weapon is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Ah Bang, Fang Cheng’s eyes fell on the case overview on the first page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Preliminary suspect profiling: Male, approximately 180cm-185cm in height, weighing around 75kg, slender build, exceptionally agile, suspected to have undergone systematic counter-investigation or special operations training...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only thing we can be sure of is his modus operandi, or rather, his peculiar hobby.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Bang’s voice carried a hint of helplessness, mixed with a touch of lament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The crimes all occur on rainy nights, in various places around East Capital, mainly in Jiangbei, Jiangdong, and Wenchuan districts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The killer targets young women who are alone, ranging from students, white-collar workers just off work, to nightclub dancers. The only common denominator is they are young and pretty, frequent entertainment venues, and have a nightlife habit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the first case in early March last year to now, there have been thirteen similar murder cases. We’ve combined them all into one investigation...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng flipped through the files, his gaze gliding over page after page of victim’s profile photos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each was once a vibrant life, now turned into cold evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there not even one witness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked softly, without looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Bang’s expression darkened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strictly speaking, it wasn’t really a witness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last May, a colleague on patrol near the crime scene saw a suspicious figure pass by in the heavy rain from a distance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the time he caught up, the person had vanished into the alley, not even leaving a shadow, like... a hallucination.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But because of him, we roughly confirmed the suspect’s physical characteristics.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened to that colleague?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Bang was silent for a moment, squeezing out two words through clenched teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Killed by the murderer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, he was poisoned to death afterwards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Bang shook his head, his hands unconsciously tightened into fists:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The coroner’s report stated he overdosed on hallucinogens, but I always felt... the timing of these two events was too coincidental.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Cheng stopped asking, thinking perhaps these matters involved internal issues of the police force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he noticed a forensic analysis report in the files:\u003C\u002Fp>",957,"2026-05-29T15:13:35.336Z","2026-06-01T04:29:35.325Z",1,"novelbin.me","242b7b05fac805486185ebdac1dc1c6398edd58a04f9a291f8e518e23ab4fef3","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-612","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-610",1278,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-cover.jpg"]