149: It turned out to be her, the girl who jumped off the building

A photo of a girl was pasted above, looking very pure, with a face that grew on you. However, unlike the photos of other university students, this girl had a deep frown, as if she had endured a lot of suffering in the world, making anyone who saw her feel heartbroken.

The name clearly read “Liang Jing,” the same name as the girl in the Wang Defu case who wasn't scammed, and she also attended Yuezhou University.

Ye Lin waved to Qi Shan, signaling her to come over. “Does the phone number match?”

Qi Shan pulled out the case file for the Wang Defu case, compared them, and nodded. “Brother Ye, it should be her. No wonder we couldn't reach her this morning.”

“Ye Lin, what does this mean? Is it related to your case?” Yu Haifeng asked.

“Yes, the deceased was one of the victims of the fraud case we were investigating earlier, but she was the one who wasn't scammed,” Ye Lin replied.

“What a coincidence? Is there something fishy going on?”

As a Criminal Police Officer, Yu Haifeng never believed in coincidences. In solving cases, all coincidences were basically methods of committing the crime.

Ye Lin recalled what Wang Defu had mentioned: “Compared to those people, you are already a good person.” There was definitely more to it.

“Team Leader Yu, I want to investigate this case together. There might be an inside story,” Ye Lin volunteered.

“Alright, then Wang Longxin, you and Qi Shan will be responsible for wrapping up the fraud case.”

“Lin Zi, we'll investigate together.”

Yu Haifeng decisively removed Ye Lin from the fraud case, allowing him to focus on the jumping case.

“Okay, then I'll continue discussing the case.”

He had been interrupted by Ye Lin just now and hadn't finished introducing the case.

“Continuing from where we left off, around 11 PM last night, Liang Jing jumped from the roof of the teaching building and died on the spot. Several students happened to be passing by downstairs and witnessed the jump.”

“Because she jumped from a teaching building, there are rumors in the school that she suffered some humiliation, and it's very likely related to the school or a teacher. Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility of murder; everything needs to be investigated.”

“Alright, that's all the information we have for now.”

After Yu Haifeng finished introducing the case, everyone below wrote down the key information in their respective notebooks.

“Xiao Sun, you follow me and Lin Zi. We'll investigate first. Everyone else, quickly finish your current work and then come help.”

“Lin Zi, shall we go to the school first?” Yu Haifeng turned to Ye Lin.

“Okay.”

...Yuezhou University.

Yuezhou University is a comprehensive university, newly established after merging several universities. To put it plainly, it was a combination of several undergraduate and vocational colleges, made bigger and stronger.

Now, Yuezhou University is a relatively well-known university in the province. The main campus of Yuezhou University has moved to the new district of Yuezhou, and the old campus has become a training facility.

This jumping case happened on the main campus in Yuezhou's new district.

When Ye Lin and his team arrived, there were still police tape on the ground. The Forensic Doctor had already taken the body for an autopsy, and the results were not yet available.

The teaching building at Yuezhou University was a new style of building. In Ye Lin's opinion, although it was clean, it lacked the deep, rich atmosphere that a school should have. It was 8 stories high, and if one landed headfirst after jumping, immediate death was not an issue.

In front of the building was a flat area. Looking up, the roof was flush with the exterior, with no protruding parts.

Ye Lin estimated that the landing spot was more than a meter away from the building's facade.

There was a pool of darkened blood on the concrete ground. According to the human outline drawn, this was the position of the deceased's head; there was no blood splatter on the other limbs or body.

Vice Principal Sun, who was in charge of safety at the school, had been waiting nearby early on, quietly asking Team Leader Yu when the area could be unsealed. After all, this spot was right in front of the administrative building, with many people coming and going, and many outsiders visiting for business. Seeing it would inevitably lead to questions, and the impact was really bad.

Yu Haifeng shook his head, only able to say that it could not be unsealed for now, unless suicide was confirmed.

Vice Principal Sun's face was full of distress.

After Yu Haifeng turned his head away, he immediately put on a scornful face. As a dignified Vice Principal of a university, he actually had to defer to a Criminal Police Team Leader, which infuriated him.

Ye Lin had seen many such snobs. Besides, their Criminal Police Team was sometimes not very well-received; their arrival usually meant trouble.

Putting that aside for now, Ye Lin first followed Yu Haifeng to inspect the scene.

The landing was face-down, and the body's posture was very relaxed, so from the posture, it seemed more likely that she had jumped herself.

They had also gone to the roof. The dust there was quite thick, which made it easy for them to see footprints.

The positions of the footprints had already been marked by colleagues. A set of clear footprints led to the railing, and then there were several footprints in different directions there, indicating that the deceased had hesitated before jumping.

Apart from the deceased's footprints, there were virtually no other footprints on the roof. Not many people had come up, so from the traces at the scene, it seemed the deceased had hesitated before dying, but there were no signs of struggle or entanglement with another person, further reducing the possibility of murder.

The railing was made of iron, one meter high. Generally speaking, accidental falls would not occur.

Ye Lin deliberately shook the railing a few times; it was very sturdy, basically confirming that she had jumped herself.

“Team Leader Yu, it seems she basically jumped herself,” Ye Lin said.

Yu Haifeng nodded. “It should be. We'll wait for the Forensic Doctor's test results. We also need to investigate why she jumped and give society the truth.”

Ye Lin nodded. If it weren't for Wang Defu's confession, he might have thought it was due to heartbreak, but with this clue, he had to investigate further.

He needed to find out what injustice this girl, who insisted on jumping from the administrative building, had suffered.

Downstairs, Vice Principal Sun had already left, leaving Section Chief Wei of the school's security department waiting.

“Section Chief Wei, can you take us to Liang Jing's dormitory?”

“Sure, her dorm has already been sealed off, and the other residents have been arranged to stay elsewhere,” Section Chief Wei said with two dark circles under his eyes.

The late-night jump meant he hadn't slept all night, coordinating the scene, controlling personal belongings, busy all night. He had just managed to snatch half an hour of sleep and was now pulled up by his superiors to accompany the Criminal Police Team.

Liang Jing lived in a typical girls' dormitory, with four people per room.

Today's university dormitories have also started to become market-oriented. Those with money can live in two-person rooms, while those who find it expensive can choose ordinary four-person rooms. However, the eight-person rooms from when Ye Lin and his peers were in school have basically disappeared. They are all combination beds with sleeping areas above and desks below, so conditions have improved a lot.

Liang Jing's bed was in the window-side position on the left. The quilt on the bed was neatly folded, indicating that she was a disciplined and clean girl. However, her belongings ultimately did not await their owner.