140: Gu Teng was killed, the city disagreed
"Director Feng," Gu Qiang answered the phone, forcing himself to sound calm.
A cold voice came from the other end of the line, "President Gu, you should know about your brother's situation."
"I know. I'm thinking of contacting the leaders to see how to save him." Gu Qiang still held a glimmer of hope.
"Heh heh, President Gu, no need to probe anymore. You should understand what I mean by calling. The leaders instructed me to handle it, and I'm just letting you know now." With that, Feng Shikun directly hung up the phone.
"Damn you!" Gu Qiang heard the dial tone from the phone and threw it away in anger.
This Feng Shikun had always been at odds with him. Now, he had found an opportunity and was going all out to show off.
His brother knew so many things about them; he was definitely finished.
To be honest, he didn't even plan to save him. This was self-inflicted, asking for death.
However, Gu Qiang would not let Ye Lin off. Once the heat of this matter passed, he would make Ye Lin pay... Although Ye Lin kept insisting he was fine, Yu Haifeng still forcefully sent him to the hospital, where he underwent all necessary examinations.
The final conclusion was that he had minor bruises in multiple places, but his bones and internal organs were fine.
Yu Haifeng didn't quite believe this result. He hadn't paid attention when he first arrived at the scene, but after seeing the 'divine car' that Ye Lin had crashed.
Yu Haifeng was almost scared out of his wits. And he still said he was fine?
Look at Sun Jinghua next to him, who had a bone fracture, and that was just from being beaten. It didn't make sense that the one who crashed the car would be completely fine.
So he repeatedly asked the hospital to check more carefully.
In the end, he was indeed fine, which left Yu Haifeng amazed, "Lin Zi, you're made of iron, to be fine after all that."
However, he still forced Ye Lin to stay in the hospital for further observation, just in case there were any internal injuries that weren't immediately apparent.
A little later, Gao Dawen also came in person to visit Ye Lin and Sun Jinghua. Regarding the Qiang Teng Group matter, Gao Dawen also spoke to Ye Lin, suggesting to the City to establish a Special Task Force to investigate thoroughly.
But at the district level, he didn't dare to act, so he could only temporarily detain Gu Teng in the detention center.
Ye Lin also understood. He would deal with it after he got out. Such a large group couldn't be brought down in a day or two.
However, he didn't expect them to act so quickly and ruthlessly.
That evening, Ye Lin was still chatting with Sun Jinghua when a call came in from Yu Haifeng.
"Team Leader Yu, it's only been half a day, and you already miss me?" Ye Lin joked.
There was a moment of silence on the other end, then Yu Haifeng's low voice came through after a pause, "Something happened, Lin Zi. Gu Teng is dead."
"What?" Ye Lin abruptly jumped out of bed. "He was in the detention center, wasn't he? How did he die?"
"He died in the detention center, during a fight." Yu Haifeng felt a bit apologetic to his subordinates. They had worked hard to arrest the person, only for him to die in the detention center.
"A fight? What was Gu Teng's status? How is that possible?" Ye Lin felt it was a bit unbelievable. It might be possible for others to be beaten or killed, but this was Gu Teng, a combination of Gu Teng and Sang Rong.
"I'm still investigating the details. I'll stop here for now. You two be careful. I'm going to see if there are any clues."
Ye Lin, after hanging up the phone, sat blankly on the bed. Sun Jinghua, wrapped in bandages, asked cautiously, "Gu Teng is dead?"
"Yes, he died in the detention center. It's too exaggerated," Ye Lin said, his face extremely grim.
To be honest, he knew that the Qiang Teng Group's influence might be vast, but he hadn't expected them to be so deeply entrenched, to the point of openly killing people in a place like a detention center.
"Brother, if it's too much, just let it go. We're just small police officers; it's enough to mind our own business. These people have powerful backers; we can't fight them," Sun Jinghua advised softly from the side.
They were never afraid when arresting criminals, but when they encountered those with powerful backers, as grassroots police officers, they really had no recourse. Moreover, they could easily face retaliation if they weren't careful, so not many people were willing to fight against such backers, nor did they dare, nor did they have the strength.
But just because others didn't dare didn't mean Ye Lin didn't either.
He flipped out of bed, put on his clothes, and was about to rush out.
Sun Jinghua, startled, grabbed him, "Brother, where are you going?"
"I'm going to see Director Gao. A Special Task Force must be established against the Qiang Teng Group. We can wait, but those who died can't." Ye Lin couldn't suppress his anger.
"Brother, it's too late now. Go tomorrow, go tomorrow."
Sun Jinghua desperately pushed Ye Lin back onto the bed, comforting him, "You need to rest too. You can only form a Special Task Force when you have the energy, right?"
Ye Lin looked at the deep night outside the window and thought that it was indeed late. It wouldn't be appropriate to disturb the leaders so late, so he could only give up and wait for dawn.
That night, Ye Lin couldn't sleep for a long time. The two bodies at the bottom of the river kept appearing in his mind, as did the scene of Old Chen Tou's family being forced to sign the agreement.
These were all ordinary people harmed by the Qiang Teng Group, and these were just the ones he saw. How many more were there that he didn't see?
If they were allowed to continue developing, the entire City would be corrupted.
Early the next morning, Ye Lin, with eyes like a panda, rushed out before the doctor could even make rounds, leaving Sun Jinghua still snoring in bed. Young people, they sure can sleep.
As soon as Ye Lin entered the Branch Bureau, he directly rushed into Gao Dawen's office.
He startled Gao Dawen, "Weren't you hospitalized? Why are you out?"
Ye Lin said indignantly, "Director Gao, I suggest forming a Special Task Force. This Qiang Teng Group is definitely not simple; it can't be just these few things."
Gao Dawen smiled slightly and motioned for Ye Lin to sit down, "Xiao Ye, do you know what position the Qiang Teng Group holds in the City?"
"Director Gao, whatever their position, they must be investigated," Ye Lin said unequivocally.
Gao Dawen nodded, "Then do you know why Qiang Teng has been thriving for so many years?"
Ye Lin: "They have powerful backers, I know."
Gao Dawen shook his head, "Actually, it's not necessarily just powerful backers. Qiang Teng is a star enterprise in the City, the leading enterprise in our City's construction industry. Without extremely solid evidence, it's impossible for the City to establish a Special Task Force."
"Director Gao, how will we know if we don't try?" Ye Lin insisted.
Gao Dawen gave a wry smile and explained, "Do you think you're the only one who wants to investigate them?"
"Yesterday, I already reported to Director Zhu of the Municipal Bureau. We all know Qiang Teng has problems, but Director Zhu went to see the City leaders. Do you know what the City leaders' attitude was?"
Ye Lin shook his head.
Gao Dawen's face showed a helpless expression, and he sighed, "The City's top three leaders all disagreed with investigating Qiang Teng because the impact would be too great."