A week later, Taiyuan City.
Lao Yang, the communication office of the office building of the Provincial Department, smiled and sent the usual newspapers next to the office as usual. Unlike usual, he added a sentence: Look at the fourth page, the report of our Taiyuan police.
Personnel, finance, and political affairs, even those logistics staff who usually don't care much about current affairs, were also aroused. They flipped through the fourth page of the Metropolitan Morning News, and a photo took up half of the page. The feeling of being bright.
The title is: "The Redemption of the Heart"
The subtitle is: The mental journey of a suspect who has been on the run for eighteen years.
The accompanying picture is a picture of Wu Xiaolei being detained by the police in the detention center. What is different from the past is that this time the report does not focus on how the police were resourceful and brave enough to capture the suspect. A lot of pen and ink narrates the hard work that three generations of the family have devoted to the fugitives. There are elders who have passed away, parents who are watching out, and the next generation who are about to lose their father. In the middle of watching, many people leave it behind.
Some resisted and finished watching it, and felt like one sentence after reading it: one person has harmed three generations.
This case is a homicide case listed by the provincial department. Because of the long period of time, many colleagues in the province know that once it is solved, it will naturally become the focus of attention. Aware of the sensitive sense of the political department of the provincial government, both parties sent special personnel to understand the report. Although the final report has been edited several times, it still makes the viewers sigh.
In the hall, Cui Hall had the unsatisfactory case-solving battle report from the previous stage on his hand. He didn't want to read it, but moved the mouse to watch the video recording of the interview. After pulling it over, I took a few more glances at the chaotic scene. The secretary and the leader of the political department noticed, and hurriedly reminded:
"Director Cui, this is the comrade who was planning to film his return to justice at the time, but he took it unintentionally. Later, according to local reports, he was given a two-hour vacation when he returned from custody in consideration of his future reform. , let him go home to worship his ancestors and visit relatives, and then accompanied by his family members, he took the initiative to go to the county public security organ to confess his crime and obey the law."
"Okay, okay... this is good." Cui Ting looked at the scene, no different from ordinary people. The focus of his eyes was still on the gray-haired old couple. He took the form, signed his name, and handed it to The political office said: "You guys check it out. This picture must be kept. The law should not be just a cold clause, it should be something with flesh and blood, and even emotion, because it is the patron saint of most people after all."
The two were quite touched, accepted the signature, and withdrew from the department office. With this heavy signature, they handed it directly to the editor of the provincial TV station who was waiting for news.
A lot of shooting projects have been approved for two consecutive years, and this is the only case that has passed the review in two years.
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In the same office building, Xu Pingqiu was also observing the internal interview records. He read them two or three times, but he was a little puzzled about his professional field.
Gu Shangtao knew that in the past, the deputy director of the city's second sub-bureau was transferred to the head of the Qinyuan bureau. It was nothing more than a springboard, and he would jump back to the city sooner or later. Further down, the captain of the criminal police, Yuan Liang, is a demobilized soldier, and he should not be good at it. Even further down, he found Li Yifeng's resume, which was obviously forced by the local government. An insider who is good at criminal investigation.
"It's him again!?" Xu Pingqiu was a little skeptical, and the skepticism was serious. After all, Li Yifeng's procedures were still at the Yangtouya Township Police Station. It was self-evident who he was suspicious of. If there are such talents in the county, I am afraid that they will not have to wait eighteen years to show up.
I don’t understand. I just wanted to ask directly. Someone knocked on the door and came in. The secretary took the report that had just been copied. , greeting the two of them.
The political commissar is an old partner of the general team, and Xu Chu, who is also the captain of the general team, doesn't seem to be born. He poured tea and handed cigarettes, and joked: "This time the effect is good, and the cases listed by the provincial department have gone to 1/4." One, the traffic police actually found important clues to the murder."
"The side effects are not small. There are several cases of people being targeted by the procuratorate. Lao Wan, do you think I should tighten my hands or loosen them?" Xu Pingqiu asked, discussing with his old partner.
If it is urgent, it must be the next disciplinary report to let all localities pay attention to the methods and methods of investigation. If it is loose, it will urge the progress of the case handling in various places. This is a common practice, but it is often like this. Once you catch it, you will be fine, and once you loosen it, you will be messed up. The transparency of handling cases is too high now.
"Xu Chu, kindness does not lead the soldiers, and kindness does not follow the police. You were the one who led the firing squad back then, how could you be lenient? You should have the aura of not being afraid of infamy and vowing to arrest criminals back then. Good law and order It comes from an iron fist," said the political commissar.
Xu Pingqiu smiled and waved his hands straight away. He was no longer as brave as before. The detachment leader reminded: "Wan Political Commissar is not necessarily an infamy, right? The Qinyuan case that was reported in the newspaper is definitely positive energy. It is said that the province and Taiwan are all eyeing it , to make a show."
"Do you believe in that thing? It's not clear what's going on down here, but as long as you don't make a mistake, it's a good thing." The political commissar said.
Just joking, deliberately avoiding this topic, what ideal and reality look like, in the eyes of these people who are well versed in the dark way, no one knows better than them.
The purpose of coming here this time is for the annual awarding of titles and technical professional training. After most of the functions of the former Provincial Criminal Investigation Corps were transferred to the Criminal Investigation Division of the Provincial Department, the Corps is mainly responsible for personnel training. The plan, personnel list, and training content are thick and thick. A stack of them was placed on Xu Pingqiu's desk.
After the two said goodbye, Xu Pingqiu took a rough look and threw it aside. He could see that these things were pasted and copied from previous years and reprinted at a different time. Apart from wasting office supplies, they had no effect. Still preoccupied with other matters, he checked his phone number, and the call was directly dialed to the cell phone of Gu Shangtao, director of the Qinyuan County Public Security Bureau.
"Hello, Xu Pingqiu from the Criminal Investigation Department of our Provincial Department."
"Hey... Hello, Director Xu, I have heard your name a long time ago."
"Come on, I don't forget to flatter you on the phone. I want to ask you something."
"You say."
"8.21 homicide case, who was the sponsor of this case eighteen years ago?"
"Oh, that's how it is. We have become a special case team. The main leaders are me and Deputy Director Zhao Shaolong. Section Chief Chen Yu from the Criminal Investigation Section of the Bureau is in charge. The criminal police brigade Yuan Liang is mainly responsible for the outside work. The organizers are Li Yifeng and Zhang Chen. , Yang Xiaoming... By the way, there are also two township policemen from Yangtouya Township, Li Dai and Li Shuanyang..."
"Stop it, stop it... just because of the bigger sesame seeds, are you rushing to grab it?"
"Hey, Director Xu, you should be clear that every case is solved by our collective wisdom. It has been more than ten years with such a mess of clues. It is not something that one or two people can handle."
"I understand this. Let me ask you, did Comrade Yu Zui, the temporary director of Yangtouya Township, participate in the case? Is it impossible to use a ready-made detective?"
"Oh, he did."
"Then why didn't I see his name in the credit report? Why is Li Yifeng the host? Who is this?"
"That... the organizer is indeed Li Yifeng. He took the lead in unveiling the hero list. Comrade Yu Zui did participate, but he personally gave up the credit."
"Give up!? Are you trying to suppress him?"
"No, no, absolutely not, the situation is like this, we also want to take care of the assistant policeman named Li Shuanyang from Yangtouya Township, and plan to turn him into a contract policeman. The hardware conditions are still a little bit... Comrade Yu Zui I voluntarily withdrew and gave the credit to this township policeman, but this township policeman performed very well. When he was arrested by the criminal police in Shanghai, he was injured a little bit... "
"Okay, I see..."
Xu Pingqiu hung up the phone, and the moment he did, he felt a strange feeling in his heart. He knew the police profession best after decades of work, and people in the industry almost subconsciously pursue credit, just like businessmen chasing profit, Like a literati asking for a name, it is an affirmation of dedication and a step to promotion. There are not many policemen who are really willing to give up their credit.
"What happened? This kid has changed his temper."
Xu Pingqiu murmured, thinking for a long time, but couldn't figure out why. But he knew that the weird guy he picked out at a glance had changed in the most basic level of police work experience...
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On the same day, Yuan Liang was waiting outside Taiyuan Airport to pick him up. Two cars came, just to make a promise to the suspect. This was the first time he had encountered such a thing, and he felt a little weird.
In the bustling passenger flow, he saw a strange team at the first sight, with Yu Zui leading the way, Li Yifeng leading a child, and a young girl walking side by side with another young woman. With a large bag of luggage, Li Yifeng waved from a distance.
"Hurry up, change your clothes, it's cold here, Xiao Shitou has never been back to his hometown, look so delicate and tender." Yu Zui said, Li Yifeng discussed with the child, the girl found autumn clothes from the luggage, and changed the child , the young woman next to her has been silent, like seeing things and thinking about others, her eyes are always red. The girl was always there to comfort her.
It was Chen Lang, who received Wu Xiaolei's son and wife. They went back to Qinyuan County to see their husband's house, which they had never been to.
Li Yifeng took the whole family into the car, and Yu Zui and Yuan Liang drove forward, repeating the way back to Qinyuan County.
When walking, Yuan Liang always smiled from time to time, looked at Yu Zui and smiled, and Yu Zui was also laughing, smiling for a while, then asked Yuan Liang, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing, you can really do it, you can pull Chen Lang, pick up the child, and bring your mother back. From the time I met you to the present, it seems that serious police work has not been done. I seriously doubt it." , Do you understand? In theory, the police handling the case cannot directly contact the family members of the suspect without permission," Yuan Liang said.
One is for safety, and the other is to prevent corruption and obstruct the handling of cases. This is an unwritten rule, at least not before a judgment is made. Yu Zui pursed his lips and said, "Since you know I don't understand, why don't you remind me? What kind of rules and regulations are rubbish. If you follow the rules, how can the environment be so bad?"
"Oh, it looks like you've recovered." Yuan Liang said.
"What recovery?" Yu Zui was puzzled.
"As soon as you started talking nonsense, you basically recovered from your psychological trauma, so I'm relieved." Yuan Liang laughed. At this moment, Yu Zui was stunned, and then laughed again. The two of them had a lot of tacit understanding during the investigation of a tortuous case.
All the while talking about family affairs, Liu Jizu has been released, and the bureau has made a decision not to pursue criminal responsibility for him. Ai Xiaonan went home directly after she came out of the hospital, but her business is not over yet, the temporary residential surveillance is almost useless, if you don't monitor her, she won't leave.
What is even more embarrassing is that Wu Xiangqian and Li Huilan, after waking up, went to the Public Security Bureau and surrendered together. It is said that the policemen who recorded it were all crying.
This is not from the surrender, but to cause trouble for the leaders. Gu Ju also notified several female policemen in the bureau to come to the scene, comforted him to go home, and waited to be dealt with.
This is not important anymore, just taking the initiative to compensate the families of the victims is enough to win them the initiative in court.
The two sighed, and drove all the way, but when they arrived in Qinyuan County, they were a little bit timid. By the way, who will send the child off? This case was applauded by insiders, but scolded by outsiders. Yuan Liang and Yu Zui felt exactly the same, as if they had done something wrong, and they were both a little timid. When they were about to arrive at the county seat, Yuan Liang and him were still arguing: "You go."
"Why should I go?"
"You have a thick skin."
"Nonsense, you seem to be thin-skinned."
"Then let Li Yifeng go?"
"We had a game of boxing on the plane, and he didn't go, he insisted on going together."
"..."
The debate was undecided, and the end was coming. The two of them really had thick skins. After thinking about it, they came together. The car stopped at the door of the hardware store. , hard work may be an anesthetic for their lives, only in this way can they forget the pain of losing a child.
"Aunt Li, do you still know me?" Yu Zui came up cheekily.
Li Huilan looked at it, as if he didn't know the shape, but when he saw Yuan Liang, he was still startled.
"Uncle Wu, do you know me?" Yu Zui was cheeky, and talked to Wu Xiangqian again.
"You... why are you here? I surrendered myself." Wu Xiangqian said a little angrily, but even if there was resentment, it was a look of helplessness.
"I arrested your son, I know I'm a villain in your eyes... Then I'll be the villain to the end and bring your grandson back." Yu Zui said seriously, the two old people were startled, and saw another car door behind Opened the hole and saw Chen Lang, Li Huilan hurried out from behind the counter, when she saw the young woman holding the child, Li Huilan froze there like a lightning strike, excited, joyful, sad, all kinds of complex expressions gathered on her face Now, I can't control myself all of a sudden.
"Grandma, you really don't know him?" Chen Lang pulled his arm and urged, "He's a little stone, and you got the nickname."
"Oh... this is... Nana... child, child." Li Huilan stretched out her hand in fear. The child recognized her birth and hid behind her mother. The young woman wiped away her tears, picked up the child, walked up to Li Huilan, and said softly : "Mom... I won't go, Shitou and I will wait for him to come out."
"Good boy... good boy... come forward, come and see, kid, he looks just like his father when he was a child... oh..." Li Huilan hugged the child, squatted down, couldn't control herself all of a sudden, crying with tears, followed the child Seemingly crying from fright, the mother coaxed the child and looked at the family, her eyes filled with tears.
Neighbors on the left and right gathered around to watch the excitement, congratulations, sympathy, comfort, a circle of joys and sorrows, like a reincarnation after eighteen years. There are still old tears, but why not weeping with joy
"Let's go." Yu Zui pulled Yuan Liang. Yuan Liang turned around and got into the car.
"It's true that one person has harmed three generations." Yuan Liang said with emotion, feeling really sad for this family.
"You should look at the problem from a different angle." Yu Zui said, "Why didn't three generations save this person?"
Yuan Liang was startled, looked at Yu Zui, who was smiling, very relieved. Every time he sees things from a different angle than others, he remembered that Wu Xiaolei's crimes from being extremely vicious to the fact that he pleaded guilty and obeyed the law after being released from custody could be due to any reason, but it was definitely not because of the coercion of the law.
"That's right." Yuan Liang said, the result was not satisfactory after all.
Just about to start the car and leave, Chen Lang came up and knocked on the car window, Yu Zui rolled down the car glass, the descendant of the victim, with the same red eyes, stretched out her hand for a handshake, she said sincerely: " thank you all."
"You're welcome, we should thank you, there are not many people who can understand us." Yuan Liang also shook hands, and he said that he had a good impression of this girl.
"Don't get me wrong, except for bringing Xiao Shitou home, you didn't do very well in other things. I may not understand everything." After taking over, Chen Lang didn't say much, and said goodbye to Li Yifeng. This eloquent girl seemed to have glimpsed a lot of mysteries, at least she could guess some of the messy rumors.
Finally settled this matter, Yu Zui felt relieved, looked back at the group of people, he thought, with a warm smile in his eyes, when he looked away, he said relaxedly: "It's all right now, the old couple stuffed it again. It’s a small stone, it’s worth it, going to school, picking up the kids, eating and drinking, plus marrying a wife, buying a car and a house in the future, at least you have to work hard for another 20 years.”
Yuan Liang laughed, and scolded: "Are you releasing others? It's like putting shackles on others again."
"It's different." Yu Zui leaned forward and said, "This kind of hard work is happiness. If you don't believe me, look back. They are more energetic than ever. I guess it won't be long... Oh, Wu Xiaolei, this bastard, can you With such a good mother on the stall, he has successfully changed the views of the people in the whole county on our police, and they all think that we are bastards."
Yuan Liang smiled, as long as he was in the right mind, Yu Zui's nonsense would have no meaning, he said disapprovingly: "You are envious of someone having a mother?"
"Of course I'm envious, I don't." Yu Zui said, and then he thought of other things, and asked Yuan Liang: "Hey, by the way, you seem to be a stepdad, don't you? I found out that you have a tyrannical and cold-blooded personality. , and a little introverted cause, right here."
"Roll as far as you can." Yuan Liang was so angry that he stopped the car, scolded Yu Zui word by word, and then restarted.
Yu Zui's character has always been that the more you scold him, the more excited he gets. Excited everywhere, he began to analyze, and even analyzed Yuan Liang's Oedipus complex. Yuan Liang was so angry that he stretched out his hand to push him off the car. Yu Zui found out that the direction was wrong, so he couldn't go straight, he wanted to go back to Yangtouya, and he wanted to go back to his hometown in time to see, but unexpectedly the command could not move Yuan Liang, he drove straight, entered the gate of the criminal police team, ga With a brake, he knocked on the door and got off the car.
Yu Zui was taken aback, good guy, there was a square team in the yard, the police uniforms were bright, and they stood upright, it looked like they had been waiting for a long time.
"stand at attention."
"Relax!"
The team leader rushed up, saluted and reported: "Report to Captain Yuan, the Qinyuan County Criminal Investigation Brigade was ordered to assemble, there should be thirty-seven people, and there were actually thirty."
"Return to the team." Yuan Liang said. He looked back at Yu Zui and Li Yifeng who got out of the car, but Yu Zui saw Li Shuanyang and Li Dai in the queue, the more serious he was, the more stupid he looked, he smiled.
"Comrades, I know that during this period of time, everyone is very suspicious and confused. What is suspicious is whether the scale in our hearts is out of balance. What is confused is whether our paths are all wrong. I have heard many rumors. Saying that we shouldn't put all the investigative methods on these ordinary people, and shouldn't impose interrogation and investigation on those women and children, I admit, I have done it, I admit, for this I am severely condemned, and I also admit , I, like everyone else, have always been suspicious and confused."
Yuan Liang said sonorously, Yu Zui saw his resolute side only today, perhaps it was tempered by an unhappy youth life, perhaps it was tempered by years of military and police career, he often roared when he spoke When he came out, the aura made Yu Zui feel ashamed.
"But, have you ever thought about what we wear this police uniform for? What kind of responsibilities do we have to bear? Is it really like the social upload that the criminal police team is the most affordable and gets drunk every day when you are rich?" Yuan Liang grimaced. , said a joke, the team burst into laughter, and he turned around and said: "I don't deny that there is such an element in it. When I was a policeman, I also held such an ideal. I have a little power in my hand, and I have good connections Get some money, wait a few years, get promoted to a higher position, and this life will be stable. I think everyone must have the same ideal as me, right?"
There was another burst of laughter, but Yu Zui frowned. This was a pre-war mobilization order. He was away for a few days, so he didn't know what Yuan Liang wanted to do.
The answer was immediately clear. When he was smiling, Yuan Liang roared out: "If you have this kind of thinking, please put it away for now. The dust of Wu Xiaolei's case has been settled, which reflects not only the concern for generations of his family. It's a pity, more importantly, that you present, including me, are not qualified. Because we have delayed this simple case for eighteen years, we have left an unresolved hidden danger to the society, and it has lasted for eighteen years. We, It also caused even greater suffering to the poor parents, and made him suffer for more than ten years... This is our hometown, and it is our duty to protect the peace, tranquility and happiness here, and we, the things we have handed over these years It's an unqualified answer sheet... Tell me, can this continue?"
"Impossible!" Thirty-seven criminal police stood up and shouted, sonorous and in unison, knowing their shame and being brave.
"In addition to Wu Xiaolei's murder case, there are still six unresolved old cases in our county over the years. Do you think that the perpetrator can continue to go unpunished?" Yuan Liang roared, his eyes sparkling, and he mobilized.
"Impossible!" Thirty-seven criminal policemen rushed forward with their chests and heads held high, solemn and solemn.
"I declare that from now on, we will restart the investigation of six pending and homicide cases." Yuan Liang announced, he turned around and looked at the team, and roared dullly: "For those who commit crimes, those who get away with it, those who dare The criminal police have only one attitude about the murder case here, tell me, what is it?"
"Pursue to the end, never die!" Thirty-seven criminal police officers, aroused by the captain, roared angrily. All of a sudden, it makes people feel awe-inspiring.
"Salute!" Yuan Liang took it with him, and saluted Yu Zui. That salute, everything was silent.
Yu Zui knew that he was going to be dragged into the water again, and to pay tribute to the whole team of criminal police, he might have to bite the bullet and jump down even if it was a fire pit. Sure enough, Yuan Liang walked up to him and asked, "Yu Suo, are you Are you going to say a few words to these brothers who were born and died together with you? We want Shuan Yang and Li Dai, and we still want to keep you. Anyway, you have a temporary job and will leave at the end of the year. Are you really willing to part with these brothers? them?"
Yu Zui smiled, not allowing him to refuse, Yuan Liang said to the brigade: "I am going to invite Comrade Yu Zui to join us, please tell me, okay?"
"Okay!" With crackling applause, even Li Dai and Li Shuanyang happily followed suit.
Yu Zui knew he couldn't get out, this pit, I'm afraid I have to jump down with everyone...
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Two weeks later, Wu Xiaolei's case was officially handed over for prosecution. This case attracted the attention of a lot of media. Wu Xiaolei was interviewed several times in prison, and his photo appeared in the newspapers. Much more beautiful. All the reported positive figures have no names, only a common code name: the police handling the case.
A month later, the case officially opened in court, which was another human tragedy. The court trial was not about the facts of the case and the details of the crime, but about the family members of the victim, Ai Xiaonan and daughter Chen Lang. They stated that Li Huilan had taken care of their family over the years. The hard work of the elderly couple, the white-haired elderly couple, begged blindly with tears, even the stern judge's eyes were wet, and the trial was interrupted several times.
But the law is still the law, and the crime of intentional homicide is still established.
A few days later, the verdict was officially pronounced. Considering that he was underage when he committed the crime, Wu Xiaolei was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the crime of intentional homicide. Civil compensation of 560,000 yuan.
This is an acceptable punishment. The Wu family couple beat gongs and drums to send a large plaque to the county court, and the family members of the suspect sent a plaque to the law enforcement agency, which was the first time in history. The family members thanked the court, but they still couldn't let go of the police station that arrested his son.
Another even bigger joke was caused by the civil compensation of 560,000 yuan. With so much money, some people couldn't hold back. Chen Jianting's two younger brothers, Chen Jianluo and Chen Jiangang, jumped out. The concerned son hired a lawyer and wrote a complaint, demanding compensation from the Wu family for the two of them, on the grounds that the death of the eldest brother caused them great psychological trauma. After the court investigated the facts and the court heard, it made a conclusion to dismiss the appeal.
The two brothers refused to accept the compensation, and appealed to share the real estate left by the old man. After all, they are also sons, so they can't all be given to the eldest daughter-in-law, right? It is reasonable to divide this according to the inheritance, and the sister-in-law and uncle quarreled every day and fell into a protracted lawsuit.
The vicissitudes and joys and sorrows in life just continued like this, and it was more just to add to the conversations of ordinary people after dinner, but I didn't expect that after more than a month in the case of Wu Xiaolei, another major case that shocked the whole county was solved. A bombing case in the county town killed a sleeping mother and son. The victim was a small owner of a large truck. Later, he couldn't bear the pain of losing his wife and left his hometown.
When the truth surfaced, this was the case. It was the victim who hired the murderer. Because he was repeatedly frustrated in his attempt to divorce, he turned to attack brazenly. When the criminal police found him, he was already a successful company boss. He was extorted by criminal police who pretended to be an accomplice in the bombing, and was exposed. After the bombing suspect was arrested, he was secretly escorted back to Qinyuan County.
He was injured, but he didn't hurt himself; but he was guilty, but he must have done it himself, and he has confessed.
In those countless dark corners, crime and fighting crime continue in this ebb and flow.
Both kinds of people live in darkness, and the two roads are both paths of no return, with no end...