Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 547 Isn't the engagement just about that little thing?

Ying Xuelian and Qu Tuotuo were momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

They looked through the menu from beginning to end, but didn't see any "powerful four-piece set".

The waiter hadn't heard of this dish either, and could only apologize, saying:

"Sir, we don't have what you're looking for in our store."

"You're new here, aren't you?" Yu Dazhang said with dissatisfaction.
“I’ve eaten here before. Just say ‘gun,’ ‘bullet,’ ‘immortal,’ ‘waist,’ and your boss will understand and grill three sets right away.”

The three of them enjoyed the barbecue very much.

When the powerful four-piece set was brought out, Ying Xuelian and Qu Tuotuo were both full of questions.

Even though Qu Tuotuo is very knowledgeable, this was the first time he had ever eaten this.

However, after hearing Yu Dazhang say that this stuff was good for "beauty and skin care", the two immediately stopped worrying and started eating it.

After dropping Ying Xuelian off at the hotel, Yu Dazhang returned to his car. Before starting the engine, he stared at Qu Tuotuo and asked:
"where are we going?"

"Is that even a question?" Qu Tuotuo didn't understand his meaning and said irritably:

"It's so late, take me home."

"Wasn't that powerful four-piece set wasted?" Yu Dazhang reminded him.
"Our relationship now means we don't need to go home anymore."

"Don't you need to go home?" Qu Tuotuo felt there was something more to his words.

After thinking about it carefully, I finally understood what he meant.

"What are you thinking? You're shameless." Her face was as red as a ripe apple, looking very tempting.

It sounded a bit like a pout, not a rejection... Yu Dazhang immediately started the car and said quickly:
"Let's go to another one. I know there's a star-rated hotel nearby."

Qu Tuotuo's face turned even redder.

"Stop messing around, take me home," she said, feigning displeasure.

Seeing her serious tone, Yu Dazhang turned to look at her and asked:
Do you know why I got engaged to you?

Qu Tuotuo also turned her head, stared at him, and asked in return:

"It couldn't be just about that, could it?"

This was the first time the two of them had discussed such a serious topic since they met.

In the past, Yu Dazhang wouldn't have been in such a hurry.

After all, it's just a romantic relationship. Let's take it slow and things will naturally progress over time.

But it's different now.

Once engaged, the two have officially become husband and wife.

In Da Zhang's view, this means that certain things can now be done.

“Since you know this, you should be more self-aware,” Yu Dazhang said bluntly.

We're all adults, there's nothing to be embarrassed about.

Besides, I didn't force her to do anything; this is just a discussion.

"Stop it."

Seeing that he was serious, Qu Tuotuo, fearing that the conversation might turn heated, quickly changed the subject:

"Take me home quickly, you have to go to work tomorrow."

As Yu Dazhang started the car, he grumbled as he steered:

"You're engaged, but you can't live together. What's the point of the engagement? Let me tell you, you're toying with people's feelings. To put it bluntly, this is fraud."

Qu Tuotuo didn't dare to reply, turning her head away and looking out the car window.

Her lips were tightly pursed, but her eyes held a smile.

"What era are we living in now? It's ridiculous to still be clinging to those old traditions of chastity."

Seeing her turn her head away, Yu Dazhang became even angrier, and his tone of voice turned sarcastic:

"If you ask me, what you're doing is feudal superstition. People will laugh themselves to death if word gets out."

"Many students in China have babies while they are still in school, and you, who have studied abroad, are still so conservative."

He became increasingly agitated and his words grew increasingly offensive:
"Do you have some kind of health problem? It's very possible. I need to consider a premarital checkup. Otherwise, why are you so resistant?"

Seeing that he had started making personal attacks, Qu Tuotuo turned around and punched him:
"I'll teach you to talk nonsense!"

In this day and age, young people are indeed much more open-minded, but not everyone is enthusiastic about matters between men and women.

The cases of college students getting pregnant, as Yu Dazhang mentioned, do exist, but they are actually not many.

Therefore, we cannot generalize from a single instance. People tend to exaggerate when gossiping, and if a piece of gossip comes up, they will insist that it is a common phenomenon.

Let's say that.

If a high school has a thousand girls, and five hundred of them get pregnant during their school years, that's a 50% probability, and that's what we call a common phenomenon.

How could this possibly happen?

In reality, such an incident might not occur even once every few years in a high school.

It's a university.

That's another story.

Just as Da Zhang was about to continue trying to persuade him, his cell phone suddenly rang.

At this time, the people who will call me are either my mom or my colleagues.

He slowed down the car, took his phone out of his pocket, and glanced at the caller ID.

Master?

He pressed the answer button, and Lü Zhongxin's voice immediately came through the phone:
"Return to the team, there's a case."

Before Da Zhang could even respond, the busy signal rang out, and Lü Zhongxin had abruptly hung up the phone.

Are you in such a hurry?

He remembered the last suicide case; his master also notified him at night, but it wasn't this urgent.

Two possibilities:

1. He also needs to continue to notify other people.

As the group leader, Lü Zhongxin had two other group members under him, and he needed to notify them all, so he really had to hurry.

2. The case is urgent.

It was the kind of case that required an immediate mobilization of police officers and a collective response.

Something terrible has happened… This thought instinctively popped into Yu Dazhang's head.

He knew his master's style of doing things well. If it were just an ordinary case, his master would never be in such a hurry, and would not even wait for his reply before hanging up the phone.

Thinking of this, Yu Dazhang suddenly increased the car's speed.

"Is there a case?" Qu Tuotuo asked from the passenger seat.

Yu Dazhang grunted in agreement and focused intently on the road ahead.

"I suddenly figured it out." She smiled, her tone light and cheerful.

"You're right. Since you're engaged, it's only right that you live together."

She then pointed to a hotel in the distance:
"I think that one looks good, let's go there."

Is it true or not... After hearing her say that, Yu Dazhang was tempted again.

The powerful four-piece set's effects were once again on full display, making his heart flutter.

But driven by his professional instincts as a detective, he hesitated only for a moment before decisively refusing:

"Stop messing around, I know you're teasing me."

At this point, his mind cleared up, and he no longer believed her words.

"Don't say I didn't warn you, this is your only chance."

Qu Tuotuo looked at his expression and said with a smile:
"The night is long, let's do something meaningful. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Maybe I should just take a sick leave..." Yu Dazhang told himself.

Anyway, the police force doesn't need another one of me.

The thought flashed through his mind, but he still felt a little regretful.

"Let's do it another day. I'll make a reservation first," Yu Dazhang said in a consultative tone.

"You wish!" Qu Tuotuo's tone suddenly changed.

"Stop the car, I'll call a taxi myself. Business is more important."

Half a minute later.

Qu Tuotuo stood by the roadside, watching the direction the SUV had gone, her fists clenched tightly.

"Damn it, you really left me behind."

(End of this chapter)