Chapter 59 Just bear with it a little longer, three days left

Yu Dazhang reached out and tested Zhao Hang’s breathing.
There was breath.
He then used his fingers to touch the carotid artery on Zhao Hang’s neck.
There was a pulse.
Damn it, playing dead with me... Yu Dazhang never expected this kid to play tricks on him.
He grabbed Zhao Hang by the collar with one hand, hoisted him up, and shook him twice.
"Play dead again and I'll slap you awake."
This physical waking method was extremely effective.
Whether Zhao Hang was truly fainted or not, in short... the man woke up.
The commotion in the hallway also drew the personnel from both squads over.
"What's going on, what are you doing?" Squad Leader Wei Qian asked first.
Seeing that it was Squad Leader Wei, Yu Dazhang hurriedly explained:
"I don't know what happened to little Zhao, he suddenly collapsed in front of me, and I just administered first aid to him."
Why didn't he collapse in front of someone else... Wei Qian was not stupid; he could tell at a glance that Yu Dazhang was bullying someone.
Understanding was understanding, but he still had to play along with the act.
"Is he alright?" Wei Qian asked with a facade of concern.
"He's recovered now." Yu Dazhang said, raising his palm.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Hang instinctively hugged his head with both hands.
Yu Dazhang lowered his palm and then pointed at him with his finger:
"Look, how quick his reaction is."
The members of the Third Squad also came over, and Squad Leader Zhang Dong, seeing it was Yu Dazhang and Zhao Hang, immediately guessed the general situation in his mind.
These two hadn't gotten along back when they were in the same squad.
The chubby guy was always picking faults, while Zhao Hang was always snitching behind his back.
A beating would do him good anyway; it was about time he broke this habit of snitching... Zhang Dong had actually lost patience with Zhao Hang long ago.
Now it was settled; even the Third Squad's own people didn't stand on his side.
Amidst a babble of advice from the crowd, they forcefully pulled the still-dazed Zhao Hang away.

That afternoon.
Yu Dazhang learned from his mentor that the detachment had specifically sent two people to the detention center to see Zhou Zizhe.
According to Lü Zhongxin's analysis, it must have been the bureau leadership who reviewed the evidence and clues provided by Zhou Zizhe, which was why they started taking it seriously.
Next, the detachment would take direct charge of the investigation.
Because the case of trafficking women and children did not fall under the eight major categories of serious crimes, the First Squad was not responsible for such cases.
Unless there was a major breakthrough in the case, the First Squad would not be in a position to assist and cooperate.
Even then, it would at most be helping with the arrests, without participating in the specific investigative work.
This happened to suit Yu Dazhang's wishes.
What he had previously promised Zhou Zizhe was... if he were to investigate, he would do his utmost.
The current situation didn't mean he broke his promise; the case had been assigned to people specifically dispatched by the detachment, leaving him with no other choice.
Moreover, he had more important things to do.
The serial disappearance case that had claimed his own life in his past life had its very first incident occur this year.
To be precise, it was on June sixteenth of this year.
The time, place, and identity of the victim of the incident were all remembered clearly by Yu Dazhang.
In his past life, he had memorized the entire contents of the case file without missing a single word.
Why did he remember it so clearly?
Because he had followed that case for a full three years, and even during the investigation period, people continued to go missing one after another.
And that was only after he took it over later on; in the seven years prior, four other criminal police officers had successively investigated this case.
Three dead and one missing.
That's right, that serial disappearance case began in 2014 and continued all the way to 2024, remaining unsolved even until Yu Dazhang sacrificed his life.
Counting him, five criminal police officers were consumed by it.
Not a single one of the missing persons was ever found.
Since he now knew the time and place of the crime in advance, Yu Dazhang decided to adopt a waiting approach.
Going by himself was certainly out of the question, which was the main reason why he resolutely stayed by his mentor's side.
This was not the first time he had entertained thoughts about this serial disappearance case.
In fact, on the very first day he was reborn, he had thought about visiting the place where he died in his past life.
But Yu Dazhang forcefully held himself back.
It was too dangerous.
He had been gunned down even while carrying a gun in his past life; this time, being as fat as this and empty-handed, only a fool would go.
Even this plan of waiting for the right moment had been pondered for a long time.
First, he had to bring his mentor along.
That would be equivalent to having one more person and one more gun.
Second, he must not show up at the crime scene in advance.
No matter how curious he was, he could not go.
For a serial disappearance case that had lasted for a full decade and remained unsolved, the perpetrator must be cautious to an unbelievable degree.
Therefore, the criminal would definitely scout the location in advance, perhaps even doing so quite a long time beforehand.
Going there ahead of time would easily expose him to the perpetrator's field of vision.
Startling the snake due to curiosity was a low-level mistake Yu Dazhang would never allow himself to make.
He calculated the dates; today was June thirteenth.
There were still three days left.
He had to endure a little longer; he couldn't tell his mentor just yet... Yu Dazhang was well aware that long delays bring troubles.
His mentor must not know in advance, lest he discover the logical flaws within it.
Lü Zhongxin: How did you know someone would go missing in three days?
How should he answer... Isn't making up lies exhausting?
Lü Zhongxin: You know the time, place, and person of the disappearance so clearly; come on, explain it to me in detail—how do you know?
How to explain it... It would burn too many brain cells.
Therefore, Yu Dazhang planned to go find his mentor on the morning of the third day, and only the two of them could go.
Throughout the entire sub-bureau, Lü Zhongxin was the only person he trusted.

Yisheng Group.
Qu Tuotuo, who had just finished attending a meeting, was sitting in her office in a daze.
He really doesn't take the initiative to contact me... She had thought Yu Dazhang would contact her the day after sobering up.
As a result, another five days had passed.
She had replayed the events of that night in her mind several times.
They had been drinking quite happily~
Nothing particularly out of the ordinary had happened either.
Logically speaking, their relationship should have grown closer.
Right, he really could throw up, like a waterfall; in order to pat his back for him, some had even splattered onto her shoes.
Could it be that auntie didn't tell him that it was she who sent him home?
That was very likely.
Even so, he should have proactively given me a call... Qu Tuotuo grew more irritated the more she thought about it.
Supporting that guy all the way home had turned her own legs to jelly.
He was too heavy; describing it as a mayfly trying to shake a tree was no exaggeration at all.
No, it should be... Lin Daiyu uprooting a weeping willow.
At the thought of that image, the corners of Qu Tuotuo's mouth involuntarily curled upward, revealing a smile.
However, that bout of drinking hadn't been in vain; over the past few days, she had been inquiring about whether there were any policy support news for the stock market.
Through various channels, she actually managed to dig up some insider information.
It was identical to what that guy had said—rate cuts were practically a nailed-on certainty.
In that case, the subsequent trend of the A-shares would likely unfold just as he had predicted.
To make money in the A-shares, one needed guts; there was inevitably some element of gambling involved.
Qu Tuotuo was certainly not a timid person, so these past few days she had also been gathering funds, preparing to make a big play.
The desk phone suddenly rang, and she pulled back her thoughts and pressed the speakerphone button.
"President Qu, the Chairman asks you to come to his office."
Two minutes later.
"Something the matter?" Qu Tuotuo stood before the desk, looking at her father.
Qu Wannian didn't even raise his head, speaking in the tone of issuing an order:
"Accompany me to a banquet hosted by the Bai family tonight."
"I refuse." This was the first time Qu Tuotuo had refused her father to his face.
Seemingly catching Qu Wannian off guard, he closed the documents in his hands, looked up at his daughter, and asked:
"Give me a reason."
"I don't want to become a sacrificial lamb for a marriage alliance between two families," Qu Tuotuo said quickly:
"Besides, that Bai Jingcheng is the exact type of person I loathe the most."
As if these words had been bottled up in her heart for a long time, her tone sounded somewhat agitated.
Before Qu Wannian could speak again, Qu Tuotuo hurriedly added:
"Also, I have a boyfriend."