Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 576 Smell Can Deceive

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Songhai.

Inside the branch captain's office at Hongkou Police Station.

"You should be back by now."

Li Jun, taking a puff of the expensive cigarette offered to him by the fat man opposite him, feigned displeasure and said:
"I think you've gotten too comfortable in the first brigade, running around with your master every day, and you've almost forgotten who you are."

Yu Dazhang grinned twice and quickly took out a few more cigarettes and placed them next to Li Jun.

He knew Captain Li's smoking habit; those few cigarettes would be gone in less than two hours.

"We have a deep bond between master and disciple."

Yu Dazhang looked reluctant to part:

"I've only been with the company for less than a year, so it's only right that I learn more from my mentor."

In fact, Li Jun's guess was correct; he had indeed been too comfortable in the First Brigade.

The most comfortable life is one that seems busy but doesn't require any brainpower.

He follows his mentor around to work, but he's not really needed for most criminal cases; Lü Zhongxin and two team members are enough.

Now the two group members understand too.

The master and apprentice had a very clear division of labor: the master handled small cases, and the apprentice handled big cases.

"Stop talking nonsense to me."

Li Jun glared at him:
“If you don’t come back soon, the higher-ups will think I’m suppressing you. I’ve received word that other units are already starting to have ulterior motives.”

"The headquarters poached me two weeks ago..." Yu Dazhang smiled, looking indifferent.

"Let me stay a little longer."

He spoke to Li Jun in a consultative tone:

"I'll be attending the commendation ceremony soon, and I'll report to the brigade as soon as I get back."

Life has been too comfortable lately, and Yu Dazhang really doesn't want to leave the brigade.

Others might not understand why he would choose to stay in this place of suffering and hardship when the branch team has less work and the cases are much easier than those of the first team.

There's only one reason: it offers the benefit of being reborn.

In his previous life, Yu Dazhang had always been rooted in the grassroots, working as a criminal police officer in the First Brigade, so he remembered many of the cases that had occurred.

If I were to switch departments and find myself completely clueless, wouldn't that be like having been reborn for nothing?

"Speaking of the commendation ceremony, I must remind you of something."

Li Jun's expression was serious:

"No matter how good it is outside, it's not as good as home. Don't make a decision you'll regret."

There's a hidden meaning in his words... Yu Dazhang replied with a smile:

"I know that sugar-coated bullets can easily blind me."

That afternoon.

Inside a hotel.

"Calm down, put the lighter down first."

Lu Zhongxin said to an emotional man:

"Talk things out calmly. No matter what happens, we can talk it over slowly. Impulsiveness won't solve anything."

Just half an hour ago, a team received a report that someone was releasing gas at a restaurant in the city, attempting to ignite the entire restaurant.

Lu Zhongxin immediately led his apprentice and two team members to the scene.

Police officers are currently evacuating the crowd and passersby to prevent innocent people from being harmed.

The four of them then calmed down the man who was trying to cause an explosion inside the hotel.

"Let my boss handle this!"

The man shouted:

“I know he called the police. I’m not afraid. Tell him that if he doesn’t come, I’ll blow up the restaurant!”

As he spoke, he waved the lighter vigorously in front of Lü Zhongxin, his thumb pressing on the switch above the lighter, as if he would light it in the next second.

Just as Lü Zhongxin was about to offer further persuasion, Yu Dazhang suddenly spoke up from the side:

"You've made such a big scene, who would dare to come? Before you make a move, don't you think about it? If you were the boss, which would be more important, the restaurant or your life?" As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room was stunned.

Lu Zhongxin and the other two team members also started to look at Yu Dazhang strangely.

Why does it sound like you're giving the other person advice?
Brother, I brought you here to stop them, not to chat idly.

They also discovered that Yu Dazhang wasn't nervous at all; he really looked like a bystander.

It's crazy!

Lu Zhongxin glared fiercely at his apprentice.

It's as if it's saying: Can't you smell the gas filling this room? Are you tired of living?

"I do not care!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the man resumed his normal behavior and roared:

“If he doesn’t come, I’ll set it on fire, and he’ll have to bear the consequences.”

This time, his thumb twitched, as if he couldn't control himself and was about to press it down.

"Don't get agitated!" Lü Zhongxin immediately reassured him.
"Tell me what you have to say first. If there's really a reason, I'll contact my superiors to help you apply."

It must be said that Lü Zhongxin is indeed experienced.

Generally, when faced with such an unexpected situation, the best course of action is to calm the other party down.

Given the current situation, the SWAT team must have arrived by now, and they're probably outside trying to find a way to release the gas.

Therefore, the longer it is delayed, the safer it is.

"I'm giving you a chance, so hurry up and speak," Yu Dazhang suddenly said again.

"This smell is too pungent. I'm telling you, if you don't speak up soon, you'll be arrested and you won't even have a chance to say anything."

Upon hearing this, Lü Zhongxin felt a chill run down his spine.

Isn't this just provoking the other party?

What's wrong with my apprentice today? Does he have to drag us down with him?
Just as he was about to reprimand Yu Dazhang, the man opposite him spoke first:

“He owes me a year’s salary. I’ve asked him for it many times before, but he keeps delaying payment.”

“My child is currently hospitalized and urgently needs money, but he told me that my salary is not enough to cover the child's medical expenses anyway.”

His voice trembled even more:

"I just want my wages back, and I want my child to survive!"

Getting back wages is indeed a difficult matter... This thought popped into the minds of all four detectives in the room.

This has become almost a universal phenomenon.

In the past, it was migrant workers who had difficulty getting their wages, but in fact, wage arrears exist in all walks of life.

There's a video online.

A foreign entrepreneur, in an interview, mentioned the issue of competition with domestic companies.

This is how he answered:
“We definitely can’t compete with those domestic companies; they even dare not pay wages.”

To put it bluntly, it scared the foreigners.

"If you do it this way, won't it be even harder for you to get your salary?"

Yu Dazhang sighed:
"He's a pretty smart person, but he came up with such a stupid idea."

The current situation is not actually a gas leak.

Although the pungent smell is similar to the smell of natural gas, natural gas itself is colorless and odorless.

To prevent the risk of leakage, professionals often add odorants such as hydrogen sulfide to give it a pungent smell similar to rotten eggs or decaying vegetables.

The man is a chef, so he naturally knows this common sense.

So what he released in the restaurant was an odorant, not gas.

This is why Yu Dazhang wasn't nervous at all.

Let alone a lighter, even holding a torch in a restaurant wouldn't cause an explosion.

He had encountered this case in his previous life, and coupled with his keen sense of smell in this life, he saw through the man's little trick when he arrived here.

"Put the lighter on the table."

As Yu Dazhang spoke, he took the handcuffs from his waist and slowly walked towards the man:
"Come back with me. If you trust me, I'll help you get your salary."

(End of this chapter)