Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 573 - 573 569 Ye Fan's Show of Strength

573: Chapter 569: Ye Fan’s Show of Strength 573: Chapter 569: Ye Fan’s Show of Strength Ye Fan agreed to Wei Hanyuan’s request not to drive a police car onto the campus, then turned to Xu Xiangli, Miao Jian, and the other four, saying, “Once we enter the campus, keep a low profile as much as possible.”

Xu Xiangli, Miao Jian, and the other four responded in unison.

Following that, Ye Fan led Xu Xiangli, Miao Jian, and four other subordinates into the campus.

Wei Hanyuan also followed them in, keeping a watchful eye on Ye Fan and the others.

A few meters into the campus, one of the vice principals asked, “Commissar Ye, who do you suspect?”

“We can’t say for now,” Ye Fan replied.

Due to the rush of time, he hadn’t had enough time to conduct a thorough investigation, and he could only determine that Teacher Jin was the real culprit based on evidence and reasoning.

If Teacher Jin were informed in advance and destroyed the evidence, he might fail to take Teacher Jin down.

After all, Wei Hanyuan was rather protective of his staff, holding considerable influence in Mingde County; without absolute evidence and under the pressure from Wei Hanyuan, it might not be possible to have enough time for serious interrogation.

The vice principal was clearly dissatisfied with Ye Fan’s response, but Ye Fan immediately shut him down with the statement, “It’s a matter of procedure.”

Ye Fan had been to the teacher’s affordable housing block, so he didn’t need Wei Hanyuan and the others to guide him and found it on his own.

Upon reaching the affordable housing block, Ye Fan led Xu Xiangli and the others up quickly, and soon they reached Teacher Jin’s doorstep.

The door of Teacher Jin’s home was tightly closed.

Ye Fan gave Miao Jian a look, and Miao Jian stepped forward to knock, but there was no movement inside.

“It’s actually Teacher Jin?” Wei Hanyuan and the other school leaders frowned.

Ye Fan turned to Wei Hanyuan and said, “Principal Wei, Teacher Jin must be teaching a class right now.

Could you call and ask him to come back?”

Wei Hanyuan checked the time and said, “There are thirteen minutes left before classes end.

Let’s wait for thirteen minutes until the class is over, then call him.”

“No, we must call him back right now,” Ye Fan insisted, “Otherwise, I’ll have to go directly to the classroom to apprehend him.”

Waiting another few minutes seemed harmless, but if someone here notified Teacher Jin secretly via phone or text message in that time, allowing Teacher Jin to destroy any evidence he might have on him, that would complicate matters.

Even if Wei Hanyuan and his people were under supervision and couldn’t inform Teacher Jin, it was possible that other teachers saw them on their way in and could have already tipped off Teacher Jin.

Wei Hanyuan dare not truly interfere with the investigation, as the nature of the serial murder case was too serious, and it had even caught the attention of the city officials.

He turned to one of the school leaders and said, “Director Wang, call Teacher Jin and tell him I need to see him, ask him to come to his dormitory.”

Director Wang responded and took out his cell phone, turned his back on Ye Fan and others, and walked a few steps away to make the call.

Ye Fan spoke sternly, “Director Wang, please make the call in front of everyone.”

Reluctantly, Director Wang turned back and made the call in front of all present.

At this point, Ye Fan spoke again seriously, “Before Teacher Jin returns, please refrain from making any calls or sending any texts.”

“You…” A vice principal, his face filled with anger, glared, ready to retort.

Ye Fan immediately gave a chilling glance, sweeping his gaze over the vice principal, emanating a slight but palpable aura of authority, and immediately everyone sensed an intense menace.

The few school leaders, who had been counting on Wei Hanyuan’s backing and were not taking Ye Fan and his team seriously, all felt a chilling tremor run through them, causing their pores to stand on end.

The vice principal who wanted to retort was instantly silenced, shrinking his neck and no longer daring to meet Ye Fan’s gaze.

With one look from Ye Fan, the school leaders’ bravado shrank away, leaving Wei Hanyuan in an awkward position.

Clearing his throat, he said to his subordinates, “Cooperating with the police in an investigation is the duty of every citizen.

Until Teacher Jin returns, let’s not make any calls or send any texts.”

“Yes,” the school leaders said, which relieved some of the tense atmosphere.

Xu Xiangli, Miao Jian, and the other two were impressed to see Ye Fan take control of the entire situation so swiftly, and they straightened up, their eyes wide as they surveilled Wei Hanyuan and his group.

To tell the truth, from the moment they had met Wei Hanyuan and his group until just recently, they had been feeling quite stifled.

Usually, everyone feared them and treated them with the utmost respect.

But Wei Hanyuan’s group had just now threatened them, made this demand and that demand, and even a minor school director had dared to show them contempt.

Of course, during that time, they dared not say that their leader, Ye Fan, was weak.

They were all well aware of Wei Hanyuan’s influence.

So now, with Ye Fan still managing to control the situation in the face of Wei Hanyuan, they couldn’t help but feel a sense of belonging to Ye Fan.

Under the supervision of Ye Fan and others, the director Wang obediently called Teacher Jin.

After four or five minutes, footsteps echoed from below the staircase, and everyone involuntarily looked down.

Before long, Teacher Jin’s figure appeared.

When Teacher Jin suddenly saw a group of people standing at his doorstep, he was taken aback for a moment.

Then, catching sight of the police, his face drastically changed.

He stopped in his tracks but did not turn to flee.

At that moment, Wei Hanyuan came down, took hold of Teacher Jin’s hand, and said, “Don’t be afraid.

As long as you haven’t broken the law, no one can wrong you.”

“Thank you, Principal,” Teacher Jin steadied himself.

Then, Ye Fan took a step forward to the stairway entrance and called out to Teacher Jin, “Teacher Jin.”

Hearing someone calling his name, Teacher Jin looked up and saw a tall, handsome young police officer.

Upon a closer look, he recognized him as Ye Fan, who he had a long and pleasant talk with the previous night.

“You, you…” Teacher Jin felt as if all his strength had drained away.

The previous night, Ye Fan had been in his study, and he had even gone to the restroom.

Ye Fan had the opportunity to search his study and must have found evidence.

However, no one gives up until the last moment.

So, he tried to calm himself and managed to squeeze out a smile, “Mr.

Ye.”

Eventually, Teacher Jin made it to his front door, and Ye Fan said, “Teacher Jin, please open the door.”

Teacher Jin took out his keys, fumbling a few times before managing to insert the key into the lock.

Seeing this, Wei Hanyuan sighed in disappointment.

Once the door opened, Ye Fan and Teacher Jin went inside, and when the other school officials tried to follow, Ye Fan raised his hand to stop them and said, “Dear principals, please wait outside.

This is now a crime scene.”

Wei Hanyuan and the others had no choice but to step back to the entrance.

After Xu Xiangli, Miao Jian, and the others entered Teacher Jin’s home, Ye Fan closed the door, cutting off Wei Hanyuan and the others.

“Teacher Jin, please have a seat,” Ye Fan said calmly, gesturing for Teacher Jin to sit.

Teacher Jin sat down on the living room sofa, a bitter look on his face.

Ye Fan turned to Xu Xiangli, Miao Jian, and the others and instructed, “You are all aware of the items that the three victims reported missing from the crime scene, right?

Your job is to find these three pieces of evidence.

Also, any other suspicious items must be found.”

“Yes!” replied Xu Xiangli, Miao Jian, and the others excitedly.

From Teacher Jin’s demeanor, they were almost certain he was the culprit, meaning this operation promised them a share in the credit for cracking the case.

This was a big case.

Even if they weren’t the main contributors to solving it, they would still reap considerable recognition.

What they thought was a misfortune turned out to be a stroke of great luck, with credit falling right into their laps.

Suddenly, they felt that their new leader, Ye Fan, was truly wonderful.