Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 310 It turns out the squad leader also has a story.

Li Jun didn't say much on the phone and hung up immediately.

Yu Dazhang looked at his phone and couldn't help but frown.

There's no need for a branch captain like him to have me accompany him to the municipal bureau.

Could someone from the Municipal Bureau be looking for me? Yu Dazhang thought this was the most likely possibility.

Come downstairs.

Li Jun was already sitting in the police car waiting for him.

"Is someone looking for me?" Yu Dazhang asked immediately as soon as he got into the car.

"You're so clever," Li Jun replied as he started the car.
"Director Liu wants to see you and asked me to take you with him."

Yu Dazhang thought for a moment and realized that the last time he had contacted Director Liu was when he was in S Province. Director Liu had called him directly from a landline that time.

After returning to Songhai, the two never contacted each other again.

The difference in their levels is too great; without a case, they would have no chance of contacting each other at all.

I've only handled one imprisonment case recently, and it's about to be closed. Why is Director Liu looking for me now?
Could it be because of that underground prison case?
Cases from other provinces can be transferred there; criminal cases are, in principle, under the jurisdiction of the police in the place where the crime was committed.

Moreover, the reported information has already been sorted out, so there's no point in looking for yourself anymore.

"Didn't you say what it was about?" Yu Dazhang couldn't help but ask.

He really couldn't guess what Director Liu wanted from him.

“If we had explained it over the phone, we wouldn’t have needed to go over there.” Li Jun glanced at him.
"I've noticed that you sometimes ask some really irrelevant questions."

Yu Dazhang smiled:

"I'm being completely unguarded in front of you. With you overseeing things, nothing will go wrong."

As he spoke, he took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, but Li Jun stopped him as soon as he opened it.

"I don't smoke while driving."

Good habit... Yu Dazhang put the cigarette back in his pocket.

"Actually, you're doing quite well this way. You're using your brain to solve cases and you know what's most important."

Li Jun's tone was casual and indifferent, as if he were chatting about everyday things:
"But one should always be wary of others. Apart from one's parents, one should be cautious of everyone else."

Why does it sound like he's been injured? Yu Dazhang frowned and glanced at Li Jun, who was driving, with some doubt.

If a criminal investigator suddenly starts talking about his insights into life, it must be based on his own personal experiences.

Because this profession is accustomed to requiring evidence for everything, people generally won't speak casually unless they are certain.

Although Yu Dazhang was curious, he wasn't foolish enough to inquire about his boss's gossip.

After a moment, Li Jun seemed to recall some unpleasant past events, his brows furrowed slightly, and then he sighed:
“Back when I was the branch captain, I was reported for entrapment, which was accused of inducing others to commit crimes.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Dazhang immediately became interested.

In situations like this, you can't just listen; you also need to play the supporting role appropriately.

I'm definitely going to have this gossip; even Jesus couldn't stop me... Yu Dazhang chimed in:
"It was done by an insider?"

He had just finished saying that one should always be wary of others when he went on to say that someone had reported him. He didn't need to think too much to guess that it was definitely an internal power struggle.

Li Jun nodded:
"Yes, and it's someone I never expected."

"Trying to keep me in suspense, huh...?" Yu Dazhang, too lazy to guess, asked directly:
"Is it a colleague or a superior?"

"Neither." Li Jun's face remained expressionless, but a hint of pain and helplessness flashed in his eyes:

"It's my master."

“Lü Zhongxin?!” Yu Dazhang blurted out, then realized he had misspoke:

"No, no, that's my master."

This is a bit dramatic. If Lü Zhongxin stabbed him in the back, he wouldn't be able to accept it either.

Being betrayed by someone you trust is a hard feeling to describe; it's probably like being sold to human traffickers by your own father.

Li Jun ignored his words and continued:
"His purpose in framing me was to make another of his apprentices the captain. He saw me as an obstacle."

“In his eyes, I am not a good apprentice who knows how to curry favor, nor will I break my principles for him.” “But he was the one who taught me to be upright and honest.”

He sighed again at this point:
"From then on, I became cautious and dutiful, and dared not completely trust anyone anymore. This can be considered the last lesson he taught me."

It could be considered a blessing in disguise... While sighing, Yu Dazhang couldn't help but ask:
"and after?"

He was asking about the final fate of Master Li Jun.

This kind of thing is most taboo within the system, and this kind of person is most rejected.

Now that Li Jun has become the branch captain, his master must have been exposed.

He framed his own apprentice; he probably doesn't have the face to stay in the system anymore.

"He's been transferred," Li Jun replied.

"A major demerit will be recorded in his personal file, and he will never have another chance for promotion."

His tone conveyed a sense of relief and ease.

Yu Dazhang even detected a hint of satisfaction in his voice.

This was Li Jun's private matter, and no one else had the right to judge it, so Yu Dazhang didn't express any opinion after listening to it.

Should I advise him to be more magnanimous?

Forget it, doing that would be too risky... Yu Dazhang isn't stupid.

We arrived at the Municipal Bureau.

The two went directly to the director's office.

After knocking and entering, Yu Dazhang and Li Jun went to the desk.

"Director Liu," the two greeted each other in unison.

Director Liu smiled at them and said:
"sit."

Fortunately, it wasn't a private conversation... Yu Dazhang was worried that Director Liu would ask Li Jun to leave first.

If that's the case, it means the leader is going to test you, and it's definitely not for a good reason.

After the two men were seated, Director Liu took out a document and placed it in front of them, then looked at them and said:

"This is a case that your branch office reported two days ago. You are all familiar with the details of the case."

At this point, his gaze fell solely on Yu Dazhang, his eyes revealing satisfaction and admiration.

At this moment, Yu Dazhang's attention was entirely focused on the documents in front of him.

He opened the file and recognized it at a glance as the case Fang Peng had recounted earlier.

"Director Liu, what's this?"

Li Jun also realized that with him present, he would naturally ask the question before Yu Dazhang.

"This case is assigned to you." Director Liu replied, then looked at Yu Dazhang:

"To be precise, you will be in charge of setting up a special task force to handle this case."

"It seems like this case shouldn't be my turn no matter how things are turned out..." Yu Dazhang looked at Director Liu with a puzzled expression.

"Can I ask why?"

It was a bit impolite to ask that, but he didn't care.

If I don't figure things out, I'll always feel uneasy. I can't just investigate a case without knowing the facts.

Li Jun didn't stop him, which clearly meant the same thing.

"For cases involving other regions, we need to conduct preliminary investigations."

Director Liu explained:
"This includes the issue of where the case should be filed."

"Fang Peng was abducted in Yangcheng, D Province. A year later, he escaped and reported the crime to the police in Yancheng, N Province."

"So, which jurisdiction do you think this case falls under?"

(End of this chapter)