Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 313: Never seen the world
Seeing Zhang Sen's reaction, even someone as serious as Lü Zhongxin couldn't help but chuckle.

Looking back on that scene now, I realize that my apprentice really went too far.

"This time we're going to handle a case in another province."

When the case was mentioned, Yu Dazhang became serious, and his tone became somewhat solemn:

"This is not the place to talk. Come with me, and I will explain the details of the case to you later."

When Zhang Sen saw that there was a real case, he also took it seriously.

He had collaborated with Yu Dazhang more than once before, including two special cases alone.

In his eyes, any case that Yu Dazhang could take over to investigate must be a particularly thorny or complex major case.

"I need to greet the captain first."

Zhang Sen said "hello" rather than "report," which indicates that he has already decided to go with Yu Dazhang.

Yu Dazhang then accompanied Zhang Sen to the team to explain the situation.

Second Captain Liu Zhe was even more agreeable; upon hearing that he would be working on the case with Yu Dazhang, he immediately agreed.

Inside the backlog case office.

A five-person task force, including Yu Dazhang, was formally established.

"Now I will explain the details of the case."

Yu Dazhang then began by recounting Zhou Zizhe's meeting before his execution, then moved on to the imprisonment case, and finally discussed the underground prison that was exposed by the imprisonment case.

Yu Dazhang explained it in great detail, leaving out every single detail.

The experience of reviewing case files and having someone explain things to you in person is completely different.

The latter will provide a more detailed account of the case, adding their own judgments, analyses, and reasoning.

This allows people to understand the case more intuitively.

It took Yu Dazhang a full hour to explain the case.

This is quite unusual for someone who prefers to keep things simple.

Because this case is not only complex but also dangerous, he must make everyone take it seriously.

Ma Jian and Liu Miao were in a better position; the two of them had been working with Yu Dazhang and had a certain understanding of the case itself.

However, when they heard the analysis of the underground prison that followed, the two were still incredulous.

He actually made rational inferences about all the doubts!

Large estates, factories and farms, civil defense projects...

In particular, the civil defense project was, in their view, the only logical conclusion.

If Li Jun knew what they were thinking, he would definitely yell at them: "That's what I deduced!"

Lu Zhongxin and Zhang Sen were stunned.

attach great importance to?

They were not just concerned, they were utterly shocked.

Yu Dazhang was informed by Lü Zhongxin that he was going to see Zhou Zizhe, but he didn't know what happened after that.

My apprentice actually cleared all the backlog cases in the branch office through that meeting!

Is it such a coincidence?
No, that's not right.

He could actually match all of these together!
The cases that followed were far more extensive than can be described as major or even serious if true.

From this perspective, a task force of five people does seem a bit small.

Zhang Sen was even more surprised than Lü Zhongxin.

The imprisonment case already seemed unbelievable to him, but what followed completely scrambled his brain.

Is this the kind of case I can handle...? That was the only question echoing in his mind.

I was dealing with anti-fraud cases this morning, and now I've been transferred to this special task force.

He thought this was simply unscientific!

But looking at the fat man in front of him, everything seemed to make sense.

Is there anything you don't understand?

Yu Dazhang looked at the four team members in front of him and said seriously:
"It's best to raise any questions now. I hope everyone can keep up with the pace. Once this case starts, our time will be very tight."

He wasn't exaggerating at all.

Five on-duty police officers are handling cases in different locations, which incurs a considerable expense every day.

It will also affect the police force allocation of the Hongkou branch. Although Director Liu did not set a deadline for Yu Dazhang, everyone knew that the time would not exceed one month, or even less.

The officers present were all more senior than him and naturally understood the implications.

only……

This case is a bit beyond imagination.

Let alone raising any questions, the four of them had barely managed to recover from their shock.

"No rush, we still have time."

Yu Dazhang took out some cigarettes, distributed them to everyone, and then placed the case file on the table:
"Let's thoroughly understand the case today, and then we'll hit the road tomorrow."

He had barely finished speaking when he noticed that the four team members in the room were all looking at him with unfriendly expressions.

Said the wrong thing?

Yu Dazhang thought about it for a moment and felt that the problem should lie in the words "on the road".

It was indeed not a good omen… He quickly changed his words:
"I just blurted it out. What I meant was that we're driving to another province tomorrow, so we need to get to the bottom of the case today."

After hearing that he had corrected it, the four of them turned back and pondered in their own minds.

There's no superstition in being a criminal investigator, but you also don't curse yourself. Besides, "luck" is a really hard thing to explain.

The small office, filled with backlogged cases, was soon filled with smoke, creating a particularly heavy atmosphere.

Lu Zhongxin opened the case file, holding a cigarette in one hand and turning the pages with the other, his expression focused as he read.

Zhang Sen sat next to him, his gaze also fixed on the case file, his brows furrowed, occasionally exchanging a few words with Lü Zhongxin in a low voice.

Ma Jian and Liu Miao remained silent, simply smoking quietly, their faces somber and solemn.

An hour later, Lü Zhongxin asked the first question:

How many breakthroughs do you have now?

This is the veteran detective; he got right to the heart of the matter right away.

Upon hearing this question, the other three immediately snapped out of their thoughts and turned their attention to Yu Dazhang.

"Master, you're thinking a bit too far ahead."

Yu Dazhang looked somewhat helpless:

"The crime scene is more than a thousand kilometers away from Songhai, and all we have right now is information on paper, so we can't talk about a breakthrough yet, at most we can only consider the direction of the investigation."

His meaning was clear: only by truly engaging with the case and entering the investigation phase could clues be discovered and a breakthrough found.

He emphasized this because he hoped everyone would take this case seriously.

Lü Zhongxin nodded:

"Then tell me, what are your current research directions?"

He understood his apprentice's thoughts, so he changed his wording accordingly.

"Two." This time, Yu Dazhang answered directly:

“The police station in Yancheng is the primary target of the investigation. They suppressed the case five years ago, so it’s impossible that there are no flaws. Any action will leave a trace.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

In fact, they had thought of that too.

Anyone who has seen Fang Peng's statement will have a similar thought, because it's just too obvious.

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

If it were an ordinary person, they probably wouldn't think there was anything wrong with the police station in Yancheng.

They not only received the complainant but also dispatched officers to the factory and afterwards helped the complainant return home safely.

Five years have passed, and Fang Peng still doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.

But if a criminal investigator were to look at it, they would immediately see that there was something fishy going on.

Therefore, different people can see the same thing from completely different angles and with completely different depths.

Seeing that Yu Dazhang had stopped, Lü Zhongxin couldn't help but urge him on:
"Where's the other one?"

"Yangcheng Railway Station," Yu Dazhang said quickly.
"Fang Peng was abducted near the train station, which means that the perpetrators chose to target their prey in places with high foot traffic."

"Since they haven't been discovered all these years, is there a possibility..."

"Are they still committing crimes?"

(End of this chapter)