Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 504 This is the real nameless hero
He had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but he had never found the opportunity to bring it up.

Another reason was that he was afraid Li Mingzhao would misunderstand.

After all, Ying Xuelian took a knife for him, and inquiring about her fate would inevitably lead people to think the wrong way.

But if you don't ask now, you'll miss your chance.

If possible, he hoped that Ying Xuelian would have a good outcome.

"We haven't investigated her case thoroughly yet."

Li Mingzhao gave a somewhat perfunctory answer:
"Some things can only be concluded after they have become established facts."

This is the same as saying nothing at all... Yu Dazhang felt that he was being fooled.

Just like in handling a case, no one can draw any conclusions before the investigation is over.

But he was asking about Ying Xuelian herself, not the final outcome of the matter.

"The mission has been successfully completed, what else is there for her to investigate?"

Since he had already asked, Yu Dazhang naturally wanted to get to the bottom of it:

"Besides, you must have discussed the terms before she helped you. You can't just renege on your promise after she's done the favor."

This is the occupational hazard of criminal investigators: paranoia.

Without this suspicious nature, Yu Dazhang wouldn't have been able to solve so many major cases.

In his view, the more perfunctory Li Mingzhao was, the more it showed that there was a problem with how he handled Ying Xuelian.

"You're supposed to be a pretty clever person, but most of the time you're incredibly stupid."

Li Mingzhao glanced at him, his tone laced with sarcasm:
Do you know what crime Ying Xuelian committed?

Isn't this a rhetorical question...? Without even thinking, Yu Dazhang answered directly:
"Espionage."

The main job of the National Security Bureau is to catch spies, so they don't even need to think about such questions.

"That's right, but not accurate."

Li Mingzhao corrected him with a serious expression:
"Her current situation is that she is suspected of leaking state secrets."

"However, according to her own confession, she has never revealed the core secrets she possessed to anyone, not even the education foundation."

This relieved Yu Dazhang slightly, but Li Mingzhao's tone remained serious:

"So far, the only crime she has admitted to is leaking Researcher Zhang's identity information."

Finally, he emphasized:

"Therefore, we must thoroughly investigate this matter. As you know, it involves state secrets and has far-reaching implications, so we absolutely cannot afford to be careless."

After listening to the end, Yu Dazhang finally understood.

This is similar to investigating a case.

We cannot rely solely on the suspect's testimony; we must have solid evidence.

Ying Xuelian's final fate depends on whether she leaked the core secrets of the research project.

Researcher Zhang's death was indeed related to her, and it remains to be seen how the National Security Bureau will ultimately characterize the matter.

If Ying Xuelian truly did not leak any state secrets, the National Security Bureau could very well pin the blame for Researcher Zhang's death on those agents.

Conversely, Ying Xuelian will be severely punished.

Any act that threatens national security is unforgivable under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Security.

Upon arrival, the plane was already waiting on the runway.

This place is called an airport, but it only has a bare runway, no control tower, and very little ground support equipment.

Just before boarding the plane, Li Mingzhao said somewhat apologetically:
"This is a secret mission, so we can't recommend you for credit. I hope you understand."

Neither the Fifty-Three Institute nor the other side's top agents are information that can be disclosed to the outside world, which is why this mission has become a top secret.

"Boss, don't you know me yet?"

Yu Dazhang replied with a smile:
“I never care about credit for what I do, and besides, you’ve already given me everything I wanted.”

He glanced at the cardboard box he was holding, and his smile grew even brighter.

At the same time, he also gained a new understanding of the people in Guoan.

These are the true unsung heroes. They face ruthless criminals, and every mission is like dancing on a knife's edge, where one wrong step could cost them their lives.

Even if the mission is successfully completed, no reward or honor will be given due to the principle of secrecy.

But they never complained and continued to give silently.

Just like those anti-drug heroes, their names cannot be engraved on their tombstones after they sacrifice their lives.

On the plane back.

Yu Dazhang stretched vigorously and let out a long sigh of relief:

"It's finally over. I almost died outside."

The next day.

Yisheng Group.

In the chairman's office.

"It's been so long, and you haven't contacted each other at all?"

Qu Wannian sat in the leather executive chair behind his desk, staring at his daughter across from him with a worried expression:

"Arguing is normal, but this cold war has gone on for way too long."

He found out about this the day after the two had their argument.

He knew his own daughter very well, and naturally, he could not hide any emotional fluctuations from Qu Tuotuo.

He originally thought that the two would make up in a few days.

So Qu Wannian didn't pay attention at first.

Although Yu Dazhang is fat, he's not stupid.

Besides, her daughter wasn't the kind of unreasonable or capricious girl; a little coaxing would make everything alright.

But this dragged on for more than a month.

Not only did the fat man not come to comfort his daughter, he also disappeared.

He asked a friend in the system, who said that Yu Dazhang hadn't been to work for a long time and was probably out of town on another case.

As someone who had been through it all, Qu Wannian knew that these kinds of things couldn't be delayed.

Many couples break up because they argue and neither is willing to compromise.

“He did call me a month ago, but he used an encrypted number.”

Qu Tuotuo sighed:
"After that, he vanished into thin air, and there was no news of him since."

In front of her father, she saw no need to hide her emotions, and continued with a sorrowful expression:

"I thought he wanted to break up with me, so I secretly called him using someone else's phone, but it kept saying that the number was out of service."

She could only say this to her father.

She would find it difficult to talk about this with anyone else, and might even feel that she has lost face.

In her opinion, the argument wasn't her fault, and Yu Dazhang should have been the one to coax her.

Who can tolerate their partner being entangled with other women?

Except for those born with a cuckold's body.

"Why is the person still missing?"

Qu Wannian seemed even more anxious than Qu Tuotuo:
"Even if he's abroad on a case, it shouldn't be impossible to completely lose contact with him. Didn't you go to his house to ask?"

He didn't say it aloud, but he already had a bad feeling about it.

That kid can't tolerate any nonsense. He seems easygoing, but he's actually stubborn, which makes it easy for him to offend people.

Besides, being a police officer is a high-risk profession.

"Of course I went."

Qu Tuotuo replied somewhat irritably:
“His family can’t contact him either. I went there again yesterday, and he still hasn’t contacted his family.”

At this point, her eyes suddenly reddened, and her voice choked with emotion:
"Dad, do you think something might have happened to him?"

(End of this chapter)