157: The dance team was highly suspected and was taken away by the inspector again.

Ye Lin gave him a sidelong glance and said softly, "I think the biggest problem is this dance troupe, but Gao Wen might not be the issue. What we need now is to find the other girls in the dance troupe, quietly gather some information, and see what hidden secrets this dance troupe really holds."

"Why are you so sure it's the dance troupe? Actually, what Gao Wen said seemed quite normal to me; she really doesn't look like she has any problems," Yu Haifeng asked, puzzled.

"Team Leader Yu, do you remember a line in the clue Wu Ziyue provided: he said that Liang Jing told him, 'You can't win against them; it's very likely you won't even be able to graduate.'"

"Also, do you remember that line in Liang Jing's own diary: 'wearing not human skin.'"

"Both of these sentences hint at one thing: the person who violated her holds a high position of power or has a very positive public image. In my estimation, it's either an official, or one of those well-known scholars, professors, principals, or perhaps a major entrepreneur."

"In short, without sufficient influence, it would be impossible to prevent Wu Ziyue from graduating, and it wouldn't have made Liang Jing contemplate jumping off a building."

"And according to Gao Wen's description, among all the work-study programs, the dance troupe is the most likely way to come into contact with these people. Gao Wen herself also said that Gu Qiang would visit them backstage after performances."

"So, the people in the dance troupe might know something."

Yu Haifeng and Zhao Jianfeng pondered for a moment and said, "I think we can only say there's a certain possibility, but currently, Liang Jing's clues also point here, so it's something we'll have to investigate sooner or later."

"Then Old Zhao and I will immediately divide the list and give it to them to investigate."

Yu Haifeng picked up the list and went out with Zhao Jianfeng to find people to work.

Ye Lin also took a few girls' names, planning to contact them.

The current dance troupe has over 20 members; besides Liang Jing, there are more than 20 other girls. Ye Lin only had the phone numbers of 3 girls. He pulled out his phone and started contacting them.

These three girls all knew about Liang Jing's situation, but since they weren't from the same school as Liang Jing, they didn't know much about her past.

As for the events of that night, they only remembered Gu Qiang coming in to offer his regards, speaking to everyone, and also speaking to Liang Jing. They had no further memory of what happened afterward; everyone just left.

Ye Lin also mentioned the Mid-Autumn Festival gala, but unexpectedly, two of these three girls had joined after that event, and the other couldn't remember clearly.

In a word, there were basically no clues, and not much progress was made that day.

After work, Ye Lin returned to his dormitory. Ever since he was transferred to the Branch Bureau, Ye Lin had moved into the Branch Bureau's dormitory, still sharing a room with Sun Jinghua.

The two also chatted a few words in the evening. Sun Jinghua had also received the task of contacting the dance troupe but didn't know what it was for.

Ye Lin subtly asked a few questions and found that he hadn't found any useful clues either, so they could only continue the investigation.

After a night's rest, Ye Lin arrived at the office early and began to consider the next steps for the investigation.

He checked his watch. By rights, Yu Haifeng should have arrived by now, but he hadn't appeared yet.

"Brother Ye, you're here so early today!" Qi Shan skipped in.

Gradually, the others also arrived, only Yu Haifeng was still absent.

Ye Lin's brows slowly furrowed; he felt something was wrong.

At this moment, Zhao Jianfeng walked in, looking indignant. As soon as he entered, he slammed a document onto the table and cursed furiously, "This world, police can't do their job anymore! They won't even let us investigate cases. What's the point of working then?"

Everyone was stunned. What was Old Zhao so angry about this early in the morning?

"What's wrong? Who said what again?" Ye Lin asked in a deep voice.

"What's the point of talking? Team Leader Yu has been suspended!" Zhao Jianfeng said bitterly.

"Ah?" Everyone stood up in shock. "Why?"

Ye Lin's eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of anger flashed across his face. "Is it because of the investigation into Qiang Teng Group?"

"Yes, it's because the City leaders had already said not to investigate randomly, and we still went ahead and investigated. So last night, the City issued an order, instructing Team Leader Yu to be suspended for self-reflection," Zhao Jianfeng said, looking displeased.

"Then why didn't they touch me?" Ye Lin asked.

"I don't know, but you should also be careful. You went together, and Team Leader Yu is suspended, so you're also in danger," Zhao Jianfeng only just realized this when Ye Lin was mentioned, and he started to worry.

"No way, the Bureau is being too exaggerated! What's wrong with us investigating a case when we have clues? Why suspend Team Leader Yu?" Wang Longxin shouted indignantly.

"That's right, if they're going to suspend, they should suspend all of us; we all investigated," Qi Shan straightened up, her face full of anger. Don't let her usually gentle appearance fool you; when she gets angry, she's like a little tiger.

"Alright, stop arguing. I'll go ask Director Gao what's going on." Ye Lin waved his hand, telling everyone to sit down.

"And, Old Zhao, continue with what you're doing, don't stop." Ye Lin winked at Zhao Jianfeng.

Zhao Jianfeng was stunned for a moment, then understood. Ye Lin was telling him to continue investigating the dance troupe from yesterday.

Just as Ye Lin was about to go out to ask Gao Dawen what was happening, he saw Gao Dawen walk in with two police officers, his face dark and looking extremely displeased.

"Comrade Ye Lin." Gao Dawen entered the door and immediately addressed Ye Lin seriously.

Ye Lin frowned. He was called Comrade; something was up. And those two people behind him were familiar faces, from the Municipal Bureau's Inspectorate.

"These are Comrades from the Municipal Bureau's Inspectorate Detachment. They received a report stating that you publicly assaulted a security guard from Qiang Teng Group and are asking you to return for investigation," Gao Dawen said with a dark face, his gaze towards Ye Lin practically murderous.

Yu Haifeng had already told him about yesterday's incident. No matter how you spun it, Ye Lin had provoked it himself, asking for trouble. There was no way he could intercede.

So he also looked like he was disappointed in Ye Lin.

"Comrade Ye Lin, please come with us." The two Inspectors stepped forward and said indifferently.

"Okay, I'll make a call first."

Ye Lin unhurriedly pulled out his phone and dialed.

The two Inspectors' expressions changed. They were taking him in for questioning, and he dared to make a call right in front of them? Was this to tip someone off?

Just as the two were about to step forward and reprimand him, Gao Dawen put out a hand to block them and said gruffly, "He hasn't committed a crime; it's just an attitude problem. Let him finish his call."

With Gao Dawen stepping in, although the two Inspectors were displeased, they were on his turf, so they could only reluctantly retreat.

The call connected, and Ye Lin said calmly, "Secretary Zhang, I've been taken away by the Municipal Bureau's Inspectorate. I won't be able to pick up the leader."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then a soft reply before the call was hung up.

"Alright, I can go now." Ye Lin put down his phone.