Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 578 - 578 574 Suspicion

578: Chapter 574: Suspicion 578: Chapter 574: Suspicion Around 11 o’clock, Ye Fan received a call from Tang Xianlong asking him to come to the office.

A few minutes later, Ye Fan knocked on the door and entered the director’s office, where he saw Tang Xianlong not sitting high on the office chair, but on the sofa beside the desk.

In addition, Fan Feipeng was sitting next to Tang Xianlong.

When Tang Xianlong saw Ye Fan come in, he waved and said, “Ye, come, sit down and let’s talk.”

Ye Fan acknowledged and walked over to sit on another sofa.

Tang Xianlong said, “I carefully reviewed the case results of Jin Junyou.

Jin Junyou is indeed the real culprit.

Today, we will send Jin Junyou to the court and bring Jiang Weidong back.

Ye, you did well this time, avoiding a wrongful tragedy.”

“However, we are a team, and we must act collectively and not go rogue.

If everyone acts independently, the entire police station would be in chaos.

Of course, given that you have just arrived and the case is special, I won’t hold your organization’s errors against you this time.

But don’t let it happen again!”

Tang Xianlong both praised and cautioned Ye Fan, showing his control as a leader over his subordinates.

But Tang Xianlong’s words were clearly carefully considered without flaws, and Ye Fan could only accept them.

Next, Tang Xianlong had Ye Fan and Fan Feipeng reconcile and resolve their conflict.

The serial murder case had a significant oversight, and Tang Xianlong’s face didn’t look good; thus, he did not want the issue to become widely known and exacerbated.

Ye Fan wasn’t nave.

Also, he had insisted on investigating privately, solely due to his dedication to the job and his unwillingness to see innocent souls harmed.

Now that the results were out, and Fan Feipeng had voluntarily put his name in the front, he wasn’t going to be stubborn anymore.

Therefore, when Fan Feipeng extended his hand, Ye Fan also smiled and reached out, shaking hands as a gesture of reconciliation.

“Commissioner Ye has a way with investigations.

Please advise us more in the future.” Fan Feipeng said half-tentatively.

Ye Fan smiled, shook his head, and replied, “Captain Fan is joking.

I was just a blind cat that found a dead rat, purely by chance encountering the murderer.

I can hardly solve cases.

I’ve just taken up my post, and I’m even worried about handling the Public Security Squad, let alone advising the Criminal Police Team.”

Hearing Ye Fan’s statement about not intervening in the Criminal Police Team’s cases in the future, Fan Feipeng smiled.

At noon, Ye Fan went to the cafeteria to eat.

Wang Xianzhong, Xu Xiangli, Miao Jian, and five or six others took their meals and sat down to eat with Ye Fan.

There were also quite a few policemen sitting nearby.

The serial murder case was officially solved, and the real culprit, Teacher Jin, was caught by Ye Fan’s team.

This news had already spread throughout the station, and Ye Fan, this overly young parachuting leader, finally gained some respect.

Fan Feipeng also ate in the cafeteria, but he did not join Ye Fan.

Instead, he sat at the other end of the cafeteria.

Seven or eight policemen sat next to Fan Feipeng, all core members of the Criminal Police Team.

A middle-aged man sitting next to Fan Feipeng glanced at the crowd gathering around Ye Fan and couldn’t help but mutter under his breath, “That Ye is clearly stepping on us to climb up!”

“Old Gong, mind the impact,” Fan Feipeng said.

After a pause, he added, “Ye Fan knows his place.

We had the opportunity to personally interrogate Jin Junyou, which helps save face.

Let this matter pass, and let’s act as we normally do.

Everyone clear?”

While Fan Feipeng wasn’t grateful to Ye Fan for not stubbornly confronting him, he didn’t bow to Ye Fan either.

He was simply avoiding escalating conflicts.

Tang Xianlong would step down in a couple of years, and Fan Feipeng, being a strong contender, couldn’t possibly bow to Ye Fan, who had just arrived and was too young and inexperienced.

Of course, he didn’t see Ye Fan as a competitor for the director’s throne.

He figured that if Ye Fan could consolidate his turf in a couple of years, that would be good enough.

Chen Kunfei was not an easy adversary.

In the afternoon, Ye Fan continued to quickly flip through files in his office to familiarize himself with the business.

Around four o’clock, Ye Fan finally finished the files and had a clearer understanding of the work on his position.

In fact, the Public Security Squad held significant power, and Ye Fan’s position was one of real authority.

After brewing a cup of tea, Ye Fan took a brief rest when he suddenly remembered the incident when he had led his team to arrest Teacher Jin, and Su Mengchen happened to witness it, thinking that she herself had invited trouble into her home.

He indeed had used Su Mengchen and wanted to make a phone call to apologize to her.

However, when he pulled out his phone and saw it was just past four o’clock, he thought Su Mengchen might be teaching, so he decided to delay making the call.

Just as he was about to put away his phone, thoughts of Su Mengchen prompted him to recall how they had met and the incident three days ago when he had apprehended three pickpockets.

Thinking about how skilled those three pickpockets had been at their crimes, and how they had not only been fearless when discovered but had even aggressively retaliated and dared to pull out daggers and knives to attack, Ye Fan couldn’t help but frown deeply.

One of the main responsibilities of the Public Security Squad was to protect the property safety of the people, and honestly, apprehending pickpockets was part of his job.

“These three pickpockets were so skilled, and they even threatened people when caught, clearly they are habitual offenders, could the public order in Mingde County be that poor?” Ye Fan put his hand on the desk and, tapping his fingers, mused aloud, “No, I must investigate this matter thoroughly.”

With that thought, Ye Fan stood up, left his office, and headed to the Criminal Division.

The three pickpockets he had caught were involved in aggravated assault with weapons, which made their case a criminal matter, not under the jurisdiction of the Public Security Division, so they were taken away by the Criminal Division.

Ye Fan entered the registration section of the Criminal Division, and the police officer on duty immediately recognized him, greeting him with an indifferent tone, “Commissar Ye.”

Ye Fan nodded slightly and asked, “Last Sunday afternoon, I caught three pickpockets armed with daggers.

Who is handling their case?”

The police officer, who had registered Ye Fan’s case last week and had a vivid memory of the incident from three days ago, understood immediately upon Ye Fan’s enquiry.

He scrolled through the computer records and then looked up, saying, “This case is being handled by Huang Hua.”

“Which office is Huang Hua in?” Ye Fan inquired.

The officer replied, “Criminal Division Room Five.”

Ye Fan nodded and went to find Huang Hua.

A few minutes later, Ye Fan successfully located Huang Hua.

Since Fan Feipeng had spoken, Huang Hua was also cool in his attitude toward Ye Fan.

When Ye Fan asked about the three pickpockets, Huang was confused and said, “Weren’t they taken away by your Public Security Division?”

“The Public Security Division took them?” Ye Fan pressed, “Who came to collect them?”

“It was Fang Jinsan,” replied Huang Hua.

Ye Fan thanked Huang Hua, turned back to his office, and picked up the landline phone, dialing Fang Jinsan’s number from the directory on the desk.

Soon, the phone connected, and Fang Jinsan’s excited voice came through, “Commissar Ye, are you looking for me?”

“Mmm, come to my office,” Ye Fan said flatly.

“This…” Fang Jinsan hesitated, as it was a sensitive time, and visiting Ye Fan now would certainly arouse Chen Kunfei’s suspicion.

Ye Fan stated firmly, “I have something important to ask you.”

“Yes, I’ll be right there,” Fang Jinsan reluctantly agreed.