Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 551 The Ubiquitous Unspoken Rules
It shouldn't be.

Yu Dazhang was stunned.

These three habitual offenders should not have such wishful thinking.

Even if they hadn't escaped from prison, they would know that it would be difficult to hide after an escape.

What made them choose to escape from prison without hesitation?

And judging from their expressions, they seemed quite excited.

What's the exciting part?

Most importantly, these three habitual offenders were already used to prison life.

So from any perspective, none of the three of them had any reason to escape from prison.

unless……

What great temptation awaits them outside?

woman?

No.

Even a woman wouldn't seduce all three of them.

One against three? It's obviously impossible.

Yu Dazhang went through the information on the three people in his mind again.

Keep looking for common ground...

Besides being repeat offenders, the three also came from very similar family backgrounds.

They all dropped out of school at a young age, and none of the three of them graduated from junior high school.

The root cause is the lack of family education.

With no one to discipline them and their poor family circumstances, it became understandable that the three of them ended up as street thugs.

Judging from the things they did afterward, most of them were related to money.

Robbery, theft, working as a henchman, and even fights are mostly about money.

Therefore, the three of them have one thing in common: an extreme desire for money.

For money, they are willing to take risks and break the law.

Their decision to escape from prison this time was most likely due to money.

Yu Dazhang stopped his deduction at this point.

He could think of these things, and so could the Criminal Investigation Department, but after that, the department found no clues.

This means that following this line of investigation will not lead to any substantial progress in the case.

It seems we need to change our approach… Yu Dazhang stared at the surveillance footage, thought for a moment, and then stood up:

"Go to the duty room."

Since we can't find anything from the surveillance video, let's go to the crime scene; maybe we can find a breakthrough.

The four quickly arrived at the duty room adjacent to the cell.

Yu Dazhang stood in the room and looked around, but didn't find anything special.

There was another guard in the room at that time. When he saw them arrive, he stood against the wall without any hesitation.

"Can the suspects detained here borrow your cell phones to contact the outside world?"

When Yu Dazhang asked this question, he looked at the guard and spoke in a cold tone.

"Of course not."

The guard denied it:
“Even if a suspect wants to contact his or her family, he or she must apply in advance. We will never lend our phones to suspects.”

Although he said that, his expression was somewhat guilty, and he didn't seem so determined.

It's over, this is a widespread phenomenon... This is the last thing Yu Dazhang wanted to see.

This means that there are some unspoken rules within detention centers.

It was precisely because of these unspoken rules that the three fugitives discovered the loopholes.

However, the detention center is quite competent when it comes to contraband.

Previously, it was clearly seen in the surveillance video that the three suspects did not have any weapons.

If the detention center is truly rotten to the core, they can definitely obtain some sharp weapons.

Normally, Yu Dazhang would follow the existing clues and investigate carefully, the more thorough the better.

But that's not possible now; Director Liu only gave him 24 hours.

"Take us to those three's cells," Yu Dazhang said to the guard.

The guard thought he would continue asking questions, but to his surprise, he moved on to the next step.

Although somewhat unexpected, it was undoubtedly a relief for the warden.

"Okay." After agreeing, he took the key and led the way. After leaving the duty room, the group quickly arrived at a cell.

If everyone has already run away, is there any point in coming to the cell?
Have.

No place that the three fugitives have been can be left unexplored.

Yu Dazhang knew that the Criminal Investigation Department must have come and searched the cell, probably even using police dogs.

Even if those three people left behind personal belongings, they had already been taken away by the headquarters.

But that didn't stop him from coming to see it again.

Everyone has a different way of thinking and a different focus. If you put someone else in the same position, you might discover something different.

After the cell door was opened, the person on duty inside immediately woke up the person sleeping on the bunk.

The detention center has large communal sleeping areas, usually with hard bed boards, where people lie in a row at night.

The cells typically accommodate 10 to 20 people, but there are times when they are overcrowded. In those cases, people have to squeeze in and sleep on their side, a practice known as "sleeping on a razor blade."

Furthermore, the lights should be kept on all night while sleeping, and someone should be on duty at all times.

This is a nationally unified standard: each shift is two hours long, and employees must remain standing during their shift.

As they entered, the people on the communal bunk were quickly woken up, opened their eyes, got out of bed, and lined up in a row.

Yu Dazhang turned his gaze to the first bunk near the iron gate.

"What about those who work regular hours?" he asked.

Upon hearing this, the people in the cell all cast strange glances at him.

Even the guards standing to the side had an indescribable, strange expression on their faces.

There's only one reason.

No respectable person would ask that question.

The term "sitting at work" is slang in detention centers.

It usually refers to the person with the highest status in the cell.

In the past, that was the existence of prison bullies and jail bosses.

Things are much better now. Since the "hide-and-seek" incident, the country has cracked down on and controlled it severely.

However, the role of "office staff" in the cells remains indispensable, as they are responsible for managing the daily operation of the cells.

Therefore, the head of the cell was second only to the warden and was the most authoritative figure in the cell.

"Ran."

Although it was somewhat embarrassing to say this, the disciplined officer still forced himself to explain:
"Cheng Wenhao is sleeping in the top bunk."

He was now very curious about how the fat man in front of him knew the term "office work".

Judging by age, this fat man was the youngest among the criminal police officers, but the other three followed behind him the whole time, looking like they were ready to obey his orders at any time.

What puzzled him most was that the three men looked like veteran detectives; their eyes and demeanor exuded a sense of oppression.

He had never seen such a lineup before: three experienced veteran detectives following a young man with a youthful face.

"Where are the people from Erpu?"

Yu Dazhang's attention was now entirely focused on his bunk.

The second berth is also significant. In public, the second berth is called the "duty officer," and their status in the cell is second only to the office worker.

"They ran away too."

There was a hint of helplessness in the discipliner's voice:
"Li Min is sleeping on the second bunk."

Although he wasn't on duty at the time, as a member of the detention center, he still felt very embarrassed.

Yu Dazhang then turned his attention to the third bunk.

"Is Sanpu Hu Kang?" he asked.

"It's him." The warden nodded and answered helplessly.
"The three of them live next to each other, and they are usually the closest to each other."

The three most powerful people in the cell ran away... Yu Dazhang looked at the three bunks and felt that something was wrong.

One thing is certain now: their escape was not the result of a long-term plan.

Only Yu Dazhang knew this.

If this was a planned prison break, then the same thing must have happened in my past life.

Then comes the problem.

What made the three of them decide to escape from prison in such a short time?
Moreover, this matter must be related to myself.

As Yu Dazhang pondered this, he turned his gaze to the row of suspects standing beside the dormitory.

He scanned the faces of these people one by one, and when he saw the fifth person, he suddenly stopped looking at that person's face.

Zhang Yanlong!
(End of this chapter)