Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 580 The Occupational Hazards of the Master and Apprentice
Two days later.

Songhai.

"I heard that the detention center has undergone a major reshuffle."

Lu Zhongxin started gossiping with his apprentice early in the morning:
"The director and deputy director have both been arrested. The procuratorate has filed cases against them for abuse of power and dereliction of duty, respectively."

"Several police officers below were also taken away."

Isn't this normal...? Yu Dazhang didn't think there was anything surprising about it.

The fact that three fugitives could kill a police officer and then walk out of the detention center unscathed indicates a major loophole in the management.

To put it bluntly, it's rotten to the core from top to bottom.

It was precisely because of their dereliction of duty that the prison break occurred, which directly led to the murder of Yao Jing and her family of three.

Not to mention the people in the detention center, even Director Liu is implicated this time.

If it weren't for the swift response of the police, who apprehended the fugitive within a day, Director Liu would probably have had to go to another location this time.

"Where did you find the person to take your place?"

Yu Dazhang seemed very interested and asked curiously:

"Transferred from another detention center?"

He knew in his heart that it was impossible, but in order not to disappoint his master, he still pretended to ask a question.

Lu Zhongxin isn't one to gossip, but cases like this are rare; you might only encounter one in your lifetime.

"what do you think?"

Lü Zhongxin rolled his eyes at his apprentice:
"The entire Songhai detention center is currently undergoing rectification. Multiple departments, including the procuratorate and prison management, are conducting joint inspections of all detention centers in Songhai."

“Under these circumstances, our local detention centers are barely able to cope with their own situation, let alone have any extra people to transfer out.”

The entire Songhai Detention Center was trembling with fear... Yu Dazhang thought to himself.

This can be considered a case of better late than never.

good thing.

If this had been taken seriously earlier, this prison break wouldn't have happened.

"They were parachuted in from out of town?"

Yu Dazhang found it quite interesting to chat about gossip with his master.

When others gossip, they act all mysterious, as if afraid of being overheard.

Although Lü Zhongxin also lowered his voice, his face was very serious. If you didn't know better, you would think he was teaching his apprentice criminal investigation knowledge.

"That's right, from S Province."

Lü Zhongxin nodded, looking at his apprentice:

“I went to the detention center to pick up people yesterday, and I saw them. We even chatted for a while.”

"The director and deputy director were both parachuted in from over there, and even the newly transferred police officers came from S province."

At this point, he seemed to remember something, and suddenly changed the subject:
"By the way, I also heard them say that a major case happened over there, which even alarmed the provincial department."

When criminal investigators get together to gossip, they're most interested in criminal cases.

Yu Dazhang was no exception.

When he heard that a major case had occurred in S Province, he was immediately drawn to it.

"What big case?"

His eyes lit up, and he became energetic:

“I know the people from the provincial department very well. I even worked with them on a case before.”

One thing is certain: a case that has alarmed the provincial authorities must be one with extremely negative social impact.

For example, there was the case of the severed finger that he handled before.

"It's said to be a kidnapping case, with more than ten students being abducted."

Lü Zhongxin replied:

"They don't know the specifics either. Although they are all within the system, their knowledge is limited. After all, they cannot disclose details of the case to outsiders during the investigation."

Kidnapping more than ten people at once? Yu Dazhang had never encountered a similar case before.

After all, the likelihood of a kidnapping case of this scale occurring is very small.

First, the success rate is low.

Controlling more than ten people at once is incredibly difficult.

Secondly, it is difficult to transport.

With so many people involved, transporting goods together would make them too conspicuous, making it virtually impossible to evade police capture.

Third, they are very difficult to hide.

Gathering more than ten people in a residence will inevitably attract attention from those around them, even just from their daily expenses. This is how most people involved in pyramid schemes are exposed.

With a dozen or so people crammed into one room, even if they are very frugal, their daily expenses will be far greater than those of an ordinary household.

Over time, the neighbors will definitely notice something is wrong.

Yu Dazhang searched his memory and found that similar cases were somewhat similar to bank robberies.

If the robbers didn't have time to escape and were cornered by the police inside the bank, those people conducting business inside would be essentially kidnapped by the robbers.

Therefore, it is clear that any situation like this constitutes a violent crime.

"It should be a premeditated kidnapping."

Yu Dazhang's expression was solemn, his brows slightly furrowed, as if he were considering a more complex situation:
"And the other party is a criminal gang."

"To control more than ten people, two or three people are definitely not enough. If they want to transfer people quickly, they must make these more than ten people absolutely obedient."

He paused, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes:

"To achieve this, at least five accomplices need to work together seamlessly to create sufficient pressure."

He then changed the subject, his tone questioning:

"That's strange, why would they kidnap so many people? What kind of crime would require kidnapping more than ten people at once?"

Before he knew it, Yu Dazhang had become curious about the case and began to analyze it.

Even Lü Zhongxin, who was standing to the side, was completely engrossed in listening.

They're both criminal investigators, and they're most interested in this kind of criminal investigation and reasoning.

In particular, the apprentice's way of thinking makes it easy for people to immerse themselves in the case.

With a "snap," Lü Zhongxin habitually lit a cigarette, and began to think about the case.

What intrigued him most was the other party's motive.

Clearly, the apprentice is also stuck on this aspect.

Just as he had taken two puffs of his cigarette, Wei Qian suddenly walked in.

"Old Lu, what are you doing? Why are you smoking in the office area?"

He approached the master and disciple, and frowned:
"What would it look like if others saw it?"

Wei Qian's voice interrupted the train of thought of the master and his apprentice.

Lü Zhongxin immediately stubbed out his cigarette and said somewhat awkwardly:
"I was lost in thought and just lit it out of habit."

As he spoke, he glared at Yu Dazhang.

They were having a nice gossip chat when the apprentice, being nosy, started analyzing the case.

I even developed a professional habit and started analyzing things myself.

Before we knew it, this kid had led us astray.

"A new case?" Wei Qian asked subconsciously.

The case that could distract these two, master and apprentice, must be no ordinary one. He felt inexplicably excited whenever he saw Yu Dazhang deep in thought.

Since this kid returned to the First Brigade, the cases he solved have been bigger and bigger.

To others, a murder case is the biggest case.

But for Yu Dazhang, murder cases are just the beginning. His recent cases have either involved hundreds of millions of yuan in stolen money or resulted in a city-wide lockdown.

In these two recent cases, their entire team has benefited greatly, and they are certain to receive commendations and awards.

Especially a prison break case, which could very well be a collective first-class merit award.

"No, no," Yu Dazhang quickly explained.
“My master and I came up with a case and analyzed it together. I also want to take this opportunity to learn more from my master.”

Why does this sound so awkward...? Wei Qian glanced at Lü Zhongxin and felt a pang of sympathy for him.

"The meeting room is empty, go there if you want to smoke."

Wei Qian took out a cigarette from his pocket and offered one to Lü Zhongxin:
“Analyzing the case is indeed inseparable from cigarettes.”

Just as they were exchanging pleasantries, Yu Dazhang's phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at the screen.

Did Qu Tuotuo call it?

Why would you call me in broad daylight... In his memory, Qu Tuotuo had never contacted him during work hours.

"Hey?"

"Da Zhang, something's happened!" Qu Tuotuo's voice was very anxious:
"Su Mi has been kidnapped."

"Really?" Yu Dazhang immediately stood up, unable to suppress his smile.
"Was the ransom killed?!"

(End of this chapter)