131: Disguise and visit Chengguan Village again, brother, you are not acting

Moreover, from internal communications within the police department, Qiang Teng Group has consistently been suspected of being involved in organized crime, with numerous cases of brawls and intentional harm linked to them, yet they have never been apprehended.

It's likely they have a protective umbrella above them.

So, when Team Leader Yu heard it was Qiang Teng, he felt a bit uneasy. If this case was truly committed by Qiang Teng's people, it would probably be difficult to resolve.

Seeing Team Leader Yu's hesitation, Chen Bin secretly scorned him, and in the subsequent conversation, he began to be perfunctory.

In the end, Ye Lin and his partner didn't get any useful information; it was just that disputes existed, but they weren't major and were quite common.

As for who had a grudge against Chen Youhan or who killed him, sorry, they knew nothing.

On the way back, Team Leader Yu was silent and in low spirits.

"Team Leader Yu, tomorrow I'll come back in plain clothes to look for clues," Ye Lin suggested.

"Alright, you and Xiao Sun come together. Just say you're here to rent a house." Team Leader Yu had no other choice; he was quickly running out of leads.

The night passed without incident.

In the morning, after Ye Lin arrived at the Branch Bureau, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he pulled Sun Jinghua aside and found a set of ruffian-like clothes for him to wear, with two thick iron chains hanging around his neck and a skull ring on his finger. With the leather jacket, Sun Jinghua looked quite like a hooligan. As for Ye Lin, he was the spitting image of a petty thug.

The comments received were:

Yu Haifeng: "If you go out like that, even if you're innocent, I'll arrest you. You just look like you're asking for trouble."

Zhao Jianfeng: "What? You're a good person? If you're a good person, there are no bad people in this world."

Wang Longxin: "Brother, I want to go too."

In short, Ye Lin's outfit received everyone's unanimous approval; at least no one would mistake them for police officers.

"We're counting on you," Team Leader Yu patted Ye Lin's shoulder.

However, he probably didn't expect that this time, they really *would* be counting on them... Chengguan Village.

Compared to its usual bustling atmosphere, Chengguan Village had been much quieter recently, not because there were fewer people, but because there were more.

More people who didn't originally belong to Chengguan Village.

When Ye Lin and Sun Jinghua first entered the village, a woman happened to be coming out. As soon as she saw them, she quickly scurried back inside.

Immediately after, there were two clicks, and the door was locked directly from the inside.

"Hey..."

Damn, Ye Lin was speechless for a moment.

Turning to Sun Jinghua, he said, "Am I that scary?"

Sun Jinghua nodded helplessly, "I don't know if you're scary, but you're definitely annoying."

"Pfft! This is called professionalism, acting well, alright?"

"Brother, you're not acting; this is your true nature."

"Get lost, looking for a beating, are you?"

Ye Lin and Sun Jinghua bantered for a bit, then continued walking deeper into the village.

As they walked, they noticed many houses in the village were already empty, with a large "Demolish" character painted on the walls. This was the simplest way to cross social classes in this era.

It created countless wealth myths, but even more problems with illegal activities and disciplinary violations.

"Brother, demolition, how great! I wish my family's place would be demolished too, getting a few million, how wonderful would that be?" Sun Jinghua looked excited.

Nowadays, every family wanted their place demolished for the money.

"If demolition is so great, why don't you see them beating gongs and drums?" Ye Lin smiled slightly.

"They just have old-fashioned ideas, insisting on living in the old place. Actually, moving to another place, as long as the conditions are better, what does it matter?" Sun Jinghua said.

He was a new-generation young man, not strongly attached to the concept of ancestral land, and even found it a bit boring.

Ye Lin shook his head, pointed ahead, and said solemnly, "I think it's not just a matter of ancestral land. Look ahead."

Sun Jinghua looked forward. There was a small villa, considered one of the better houses in Chengguan Village, but now there were several thugs, dressed similarly to them, squatting at the entrance.

And occasional sounds of arguments came from inside.

Ye Lin and Sun Jinghua exchanged glances, a confirmed look, and walked straight over.

However, after Sun Jinghua had only taken two steps, Ye Lin was so annoyed that he kicked him from behind.

"You're a thug now, a thug, big brother! You look like a cop making an arrest. Wiggle a bit!"

Sun Jinghua scratched his head and grumbled, "Brother, you think everyone is born like you and doesn't need to learn?"

"Then you follow behind me and pretend to be my younger brother. You're called Huazi now, and I'm Lin Zi."

Sun Jinghua nodded.

The two lit cigarettes and swaggered over.

There were about five or six people squatting at the entrance. Seeing them approach, they all stood up.

"Stop, where are you from? We haven't seen you before," a young thug asked.

Ye Lin waved at him, "Big brother, we're from out of town. We heard there's money to be made here, so we came to join you."

Although the young thug was somewhat suspicious, these two, especially Ye Lin, really didn't look like good people, making him sense the scent of his own kind.

So, while he didn't want to bother with them, he didn't suspect anything either. He just looked them up and down, then sneered contemptuously:

"Doing our line of work isn't just about getting an outfit; you need skills."

"Look at you two, not very big, and foolish-looking. What can you do, haha."

"You can scare 60-year-old men, haha."

The several thugs around them joined in the mockery, not putting them in their eyes at all.

At this moment, a fight broke out inside the villa, and a voice came from within, "Everyone, come in and help!"

The thugs rushed into the villa in a flurry.

Ye Lin followed behind, also wanting to go in, but the leading thug from earlier glared at him and stopped him, scolding, "What do you want to do?"

Ye Lin chuckled, then, with a fawning expression, offered a pack of Huazi cigarettes, "Brother, take us with you. Our brothers can do anything."

The thug glanced at Ye Lin and said indifferently, "Put away your Huazi and stuff; we're not short of it. If you really want to join, talk to Scarface yourself later."

With that, he turned his head and went directly into the villa, no longer blocking Ye Lin and his partner.

Ye Lin gave Sun Jinghua a meaningful look, and the two followed him in.

The villa wasn't very large, but the first floor had a spacious courtyard.

In the middle of the courtyard stood two groups of people. One side was presumably the homeowners: Old Chen Tou with his two sons. Old Chen Tou was robust, and his two sons were also tall and strong.

Opposite them were the thugs, led by Scarface, a lean man with a fierce expression.

"Old Chen Tou, what needed to be said has been said. 100,000 is the highest price. I'll count to three. If you don't agree, don't blame my brothers for being impolite," Scarface threatened.

Old Chen Tou on the other side was not someone afraid of trouble. He took off his shirt, pointed to his chest, and sternly told Scarface:

"Why so much nonsense? If you have the guts, stab me here with a knife. Don't go easy."