Yuanhai County, Xiaben Village.
Li Hongmei was born in a family that was not accepted by the outside world - her mother, Sister Kang Xi, was abducted and sold to Xiaben Village.
This situation is not uncommon in Xiaben Village. Men buy women from human traffickers, and parents buy little girls for their sons. These unfortunate women have all become reproductive tools in this backward fishing village, and almost no one is happy.
Sister Kang Xi can be regarded as an exception, a lucky one in misfortune.
She is from a neighboring country, can't speak Chinese, and has serious mental problems. Li Hongmei's grandfather bought her to Li Guozhong when she saw that she was cheap.
Although the wife was bought, Li Guozhong treated each other with the courtesy of husband and wife, and did not make Sister Kang Xi suffer.
Many men in the village laughed at Li Guozhong, saying that women are commodities. Since they are bought, they should be enjoyed. If you are tired of using them, you should replace them. How can there be a reason for offering commodities
Li Guozhong retorted, saying that since Sister Kangxi came to his house, she was his wife, his family, and definitely not a commodity.
Sister Kang Xi didn't understand, hey hey.
Soon, their children Li Liangyou and Li Hongmei were born one after another, and the family of five was happy.
When Li Hongmei was a child, I don't know if Li Guozhong was always playing with traditional Chinese medicine, or the family atmosphere was warm. Sister Kangxi rarely got sick, and was a gentle and amiable mother most of the time.
Xiaben Village is close to the sea, and people make a living by fishing. One of Li Guozhong and Li Liangyou is young and strong, and the other is young.
Li Hongmei was born ugly, but she was smart and sensible. Before the tragedy happened, she still had a happy childhood.
Li Guozhong has not read a book for a day, and is illiterate. The greatest pleasure in his spare time is listening to "educated" people talk about the world in books. He is open-minded, simple and cheerful, and can chat with everyone.
Xiaben Village a dozen years ago is much backward than it is now, retaining the style of the original fishing village, and occasionally young "ALICE pals" come to play.
They are generally students, and there are also people who resigned after working. They lived in Xiaben Village for a while, and then left after experiencing enough customs and customs.
The villagers call them "outlanders".
For Li Guozhong, foreigners are all literate people. He likes to invite them to his yard, call out Li Hongmei and Li Liangyou, and have tea and chat with them.
There was a female white-collar worker among the foreigners, named Ashen. Ashin said, knowledge can change fate, especially for girls.
At that time, for a girl born in Xiaben Village, her destiny was to marry and lose her identity.
Li Guozhong listened to Ashen talking about the benefits of studying, so he asked Li Hongmei and Li Liangyou if they wanted to go to school outside.
Li Liangyou was born simple and honest, and has passed the best age to go out to study. He doesn't want to go to school. He just wants to be a fisherman with his duty. When he has a certain amount of savings, he will earnestly seek a wife - not like his father. Same as buying.
Li Guozhong agrees.
Li Hongmei was only a few years old. Looking at the book brought by a foreigner, her eyes were full of longing.
She said, "Abba, I want to study, I want to go to university outside and become a doctor like Sister Ashen!"
Li Guozhong was very happy and deliberately amused: "Is Hongmei willing to let us?"
Li Hongmei thought for a while, "I can't bear it."
"Do you still want to go out?"
"Didn't Sister Ashen say that knowledge can change fate. I don't want to get married. When I become a doctor, I will pick you up to live with me outside!"
Li Guozhong laughed loudly and summoned Kang Ximei, "Look, our daughter is very promising."
Kang Ximei didn't speak much, she just smiled softly when she heard the words.
Li Guozhong added, "Then my father and brother will be responsible for saving your tuition fees."
Li Hongmei cheered, "Good!"
The father and son did what they said and worked harder to go to sea for the only daughter in the family. Li Hongmei grows up day by day. Although she looks really ugly, she reads more and more books, and many people from outsiders praise her for being smart.
When Li Liangyou was 20 years old, he befriended the girl next door, Li Chunyan.
Unfortunately, the village chief's son, Li Shuxian, was also pursuing this beautiful girl.
In terms of appearance and family, Li Liangyou is not as good as Li Shuxian, but Li Chunyan chose Li Liangyou in the end, because Li Liangyou is reliable and practical, and he is a good person who can deliver his life.
Here comes the bad luck.
Li Shuxian ran rampant in Xiaben Village for many years, and his notoriety even spread to other villages. He didn't want to marry Li Chunyan when he chased Li Chunyan, but because Li Chunyan was the most beautiful unmarried woman in Xiaben Village.
Li Chunyan chose Li Liangyou, which made Li Shuxian feel ashamed and jealous.
At the end of the summer twelve years ago, Li Shuxian kidnapped Li Chunyan and led Li Liangyou to the barren mountains. It was not Li Chunyan who was waiting for Li Liangyou there, but a group of thugs that Li Shuxian had recruited from the outer village.
Li Guozhong was afraid of his son's accident and followed him all the way.
Both father and son never came back.
Many villagers were witnesses to the fact that Li Liangyou was led away by Li Shuxian, at least Li Chunyan knew about it. But everyone remained silent.
Li Hongmei was only nine years old at the time, and watched her elderly grandfather die of anger, and her mother, who was mentally ill but never harmed anyone, was bitten to death by a wild dog.
In a tender voice, she kept saying to the police who came to investigate: "My father and brother were beaten to death by Li Shuxian! Believe me, it's really Li Shuxian! If you don't believe me, ask Sister Chunyan!"
Li Chunyan cried bitterly, not only did not identify Li Shuxian, but stood with Li Shuxian, "Shuxian was at my house at the time, playing cards with my brothers and sisters, and we can all testify for him. It was a stranger who killed his good friend."
The police came and went, and Li Hongmei only got a false answer—Li Liangyou and Li Guozhong were killed by a foreigner because of a dispute with a foreigner. The police will try their best to arrest the murderer.
This arrest took twelve years.
Even though the whole village knew who the real murderer was, the real murderer was able to get away with it.
"In our place, even a small village chief can cover the sky with one hand, do you believe it?" Li Hongmei's eyes were already red and swollen, "In just one month, I am the only one left in my family. There are so many witnesses. But so what? My brother died trying to save Li Chunyan, and even she didn't dare to stand up. Haha, the light can't shine on that small fishing village, let alone me. I have no relatives and no home since I was nine years old. No matter how I shout, those officials can't hear them, they protect each other, and my family can't rest their eyes!"
Long before Li Hongmei spoke, Mingshu had already guessed the circumstances of the case back then. Similar incidents were common in many backward villages and towns, the only difference being the details.
But seeing Li Hongmei with my own eyes and listening to her talk about the ordinary life before the family was broken, an irresistible sense of sigh still rushed up, making people suffocate for a moment.
From the moment her father and brother died, Li Hongmei's life was completely changed.
"They didn't do anything to my little child, do you know why?" Li Hongmei pulled back her loose hair, "It's not because they pity me as an orphan and want to save a job for my family, but because I look ugly!"
Even Mingshu didn't understand the logic for a while.
wicked logic.
"Looking is the original sin, if I'm pretty, maybe I'm dead - either killed, or played to death by those filthy men. They think I'm so ugly, I'm doomed for life, never to struggle from the quagmire If I get the chance, I will be more painful than death if I live." Li Hongmei said, "Mr. Policeman, do you understand? In their eyes, it is impossible for me to stand out and bring them to justice. On the contrary, I will Because of this face, they are tortured in this world! My existence gives them pleasure and proves that they can really be lawless!"
Chilled and angry, Mingshu stood up abruptly.
Rao is because he is used to seeing a dark and gloomy heart, and he can't resist such malice at this time.
"But I, but I still want to struggle..." Li Hongmei wiped away tears almost out of control, "I always remember that sentence, knowledge can change fate. I studied hard and finally left Yuanhai County and got into Dongye City. This is a big city. The moment I came here, I felt that I was saved. As long as I keep working hard, I will definitely stand out one day! When I have the ability and status, I must let Li Shuxian and him The village chief's father, and the police who shielded them back then, were all punished!"
The space in the interrogation room is too small to form an echo. Mingshu felt Li Hongmei's trembling voice echoing over and over again.
"But I failed." Li Hongmei shook her head gently, over and over again.
"Li Shuxian was right, I didn't get ahead, I was tortured. I finally climbed out of that backward and ignorant place, but fell into another abyss. The big city is good, and I have already lost at the starting line. What can I compare with those beautiful and rich girls? I was born to lose. How much better are people like Wen Jingjing, Lianqiao, and Qin Manyue than Li Shuxian?"
"Later I figured it out, I was born like this, I look like this, I really don't have a chance to stand out." Li Hongmei smiled miserably, "I will either endure it for the rest of my life and become everyone's joke, or I will become a villain, worse than them, Thousands of times more evil! Only in this way will you hear my voice! And my roommates, don't they deserve to die? When they humiliated me, did they think there would be retribution?"
After speaking, Li Hongmei seemed to have exhausted her strength, lowered her head, and gasped for breath.
Mingshu couldn't help but wonder, what would happen if Li Hongmei met a group of roommates who did not despise her and were willing to help her after entering university
Will Li Hongmei follow the past plan, find the direction of her life, and seek justice for her family when she is strong enough
Or after years of obscurity, did you discover that you were really a loser, so you remained silent until the end, or broke out completely
These are no longer answers.
"I have another question," Mingshu said.
Li Hongmei slowly raised her head.
"You know that it was Li Shuxian who killed your father and brother." Mingshu said, "When you were desperate, didn't you think about taking revenge on him directly?"
Li Hongmei said, "Are you trying to say, shouldn't I kill my roommate to attract attention? You think Wen Jingjing and the others won't die, do you?"
Mingshu said, "Answer my question."
"Hahaha, hahaha!" Li Hongmei smiled sadly, "I hope I can get fair treatment for my family, do you understand? They are clean, Li Shuxian should go to court, get a legal trial, and tell them Confess, not kill me!"
Mingshu sees madness, paranoia, and gloom in her fancy.
"I don't care. I killed someone, I deserve my life, and I accept all trials!" Li Hongmei was silent, "You will catch Li Shuxian, right?"
Mingshu said: "The case of Xiaben Village will definitely come to light."
Li Hongmei trembled, "Thank you, thank you."
Mingshu said, "I don't accept it."
Li Hongmei was startled.
"It is the job of the criminal police to detect murders. I don't need to accept the gratitude of a murderer." Mingshu said, "It is the police in your hometown that failed to bring the suspect to justice for 12 years."