Chapter 65 [65] Who did it?

At the Wu family's side, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law felt like the sky had fallen.

How could my son be sentenced to death?

Before the trial, the lawyer clearly stated that Zhang Lancao died in the hospital. When she arrived at the hospital, she still had a weak heartbeat. The hospital tried to save her but failed.

They paid a full five thousand dollars for a lawyer, who assured them that they would not be sentenced to death, but would just spend a longer time in prison.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were actually very attentive in looking for a lawyer. They consulted many lawyers because many lawyers told the truth. Their son's case was not optimistic and there was a possibility of the death penalty. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had to find a lawyer who could guarantee that their son would not be sentenced to death.

In this regard, it is mainly because both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law suffered from lack of education, lack of legal thinking, and they thought they were smart, but they did not know that the legal profession requires careful speech. In Mrs. Wu's view, that is incompetence.

Since there is a clause that can avoid the death penalty, is it because the lawyer is incompetent?

But, the lawyer dares to blow the whistle!

The lawyer coaxed the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law into a trance, insisting that there was no problem with the case and that he could save Wu Chuang's life even without the letter of apology. His little legal knowledge was certainly easy to coax the two uneducated mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, making them think he was an expert.

After all, other lawyers only asked for one thousand in agency fees, and the best lawyer in the law firm only asked for two thousand, but he dared to ask for five thousand.

A lawyer who pays 5,000 yuan is better than one who pays 2,000 yuan, right?

Compared to my son's life, these five thousand dollars are nothing.

Then the case was given to this lawyer.

Of course, Mrs. Wu couldn't let the lawyer go at this moment. She hit the lawyer in the face like crazy: "Didn't you say that my son would be fine? The maximum sentence would be eight or nine years. How could it be the death penalty!"

The lawyer dodged the question and argued, "The judge didn't follow the terms of the ruling, and there's nothing I can do about it. I can still remedy the situation. I can appeal and get a letter of forgiveness, and then the verdict can be changed."

Mrs. Wu finally came to her senses and realized that the lawyer Tang Yuanyuan found was the real deal.

She had tried to find him at first, but because the other party refused to give a 100% guarantee as she said and was not very willing to take the case, she felt it was unreliable. But today, it was obvious that everyone was spontaneously respectful to him.

According to other people's gossip, the lawyer has not lost any case so far.

She regretted that she should have begged the other party to let him fight the lawsuit.

Mrs. Wu was so angry that she grabbed his face again: "If I could get a letter of apology, I wouldn't need you to tell me. Their family doesn't want it at all."

"You spend money to buy it. If 5,000 is not enough, 10,000 is not enough. If 10,000 is not enough, 20,000 is not enough. I don't believe that their family can't be tempted by such a large sum of money. If they are not tempted, it means they don't have enough money. If they don't have enough, they will keep adding more. Money can buy a life."

Mrs. Wu wanted to tear the flesh off this lousy lawyer: "I'll try to think of a way. If anything happens to my son, you won't have an easy time either!"

There was nothing valuable in the repair shop except the building. Not long after Wu Chuang's accident, Mrs. Wu sold it for a total of 3,000 yuan. Fortunately, her son had earned a lot in the past few years, and after emptying his savings, he could barely scrape together 20,000 yuan.

With the money in her pocket, she came to the Tang family again.

Tang An: "What are you doing here again? You are not welcome in our home."

Mrs. Wu: "Take a look at my things first, then tell me whether you're welcome or not."

She closed the gate and walked into the house. She took out a cloth bag from her cotton-padded jacket. It was wrapped in three layers of homespun cloth. When she opened it, she saw piles of hundred-yuan bills inside, nine stacked horizontally on top of one, a total of twenty piles.

The blue-green hundred-yuan bills, piled together so thickly, were eye-catching; twenty thousand yuan, no ordinary person had ever seen so much money.

Mrs. Wu said, "As long as you give me a letter of forgiveness, the 20,000 yuan will be all yours."

"This money is enough for you to buy a new house, get married, go to college, or do anything else. You won't have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life."

Mrs. Wu knelt on the ground and said, "I beg you to spare my son's life."

Tang Aiguo's breathing suddenly became rapid. He thought of the flying scraps of paper and the stick in front of his eyebrows, and he knelt on the ground.

"You little bitch, you little bitch is going to hit me..." He twitched all over, ran into the house, slammed the door, put the bolt, and hid under the quilt: "Don't hit me, I didn't sell your mother's life, I didn't sell it, I didn't sell it..."

Mrs. Wu: "What happened to your father?"

Tang An: "It's all thanks to you. Last time, because of that 5,000 yuan, my sister beat him up in public. He couldn't stand it, and he couldn't bring himself to mention it anymore."

Mrs. Wu said, "Little brother, even if your father doesn't want to sign, you can sign it. Look at yourself and your family. What kind of life are you living?"

"My son died, your mother couldn't make it, and yet your family is still living in such a bad situation."

"It's better to exchange it for 20,000 yuan. You won't have to worry about the rest of your life. You can eat meat all day and buy new clothes. You can live a good life, and my son can save his life. Both of our families will benefit."

The orange light reflected on Tang An's pupils. The glowing money seemed to have a magical power that made him unable to look away for a while.

There was a knock on the Tang family's door.

"Everyone, come and look! The murderer's wife from the Wu family is here again. The Tang family father and son have locked the door again. Are they trying to use the murderer's money to buy their mother's life?"

"It's possible. Didn't I sign it for the murderer last time? If Yuanyuan hadn't discovered it in time, the note would have been taken away and I would have spent the money myself."

"Are you really in there? Why aren't you making any noise? Did you see it wrong?"

"You're not mistaken. I saw it for real. It was the murderer's mother who sneaked in."

"I specifically brought the money here, and I want to hide it."

Tang An came back to his senses and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

He turned his eyes away from the pile of money and closed Mrs. Wu's cloth bag: "You can go now."

Mrs. Wu said, "Little brother, take the money and sign for me. I'll wait until everyone leaves, and then I'll leave. That way, no one will know."

Tang An sneered, he thought he was as gullible as his father.

The case will be judged again after the appeal. As long as he presents a letter of apology, he will appear in court and repeat Tang Aiguo's path.

He would be able to take this money if he could, but if he spent it, he would be stabbed in the back and would die, and he wouldn't be able to continue his studies.

"Twenty thousand yuan might be enough to buy someone else a lifetime."

"You can't buy me a lifetime."

He still wants to be the big boss and put Tang Yuanyuan under his feet, and he must not fail here.

Tang An threw the bowl on the ground and immediately shouted, "Get out!"

"Don't try to buy my mother's life. I won't sell my mother's life."

Mrs. Wu knew that people's words were scary, and this matter could not be handled now. She grabbed Tang An's sleeve and said, "Little brother, I will come to give you the money at 11 o'clock tonight. I will give you all 20,000 yuan!"

Tang An coldly withdrew his hand, strode out of the room, pushed the bolt and opened the gate.

Mrs. Wu had already hidden the money and walked out with big strides.

Tang An's face was stern, and he said in an irreconcilable tone, "Don't come here again. I will never take your dirty money. I just want justice for my mother."

"My fellow villagers, rest assured. Although I, Tang An, am not as wealthy as my sister and can barely afford to go to school, I am poor but have a strong character. I will never take the money my mother earned through her hard work. Rest assured, everyone."

Wang Hui said, "Xiao An, this is more like a proper behavior. You can't take the money for risking your life."

"Fortunately, both children in this family are sensible. Yuanyuan's mother is lucky and her death was not in vain."

"Tang An, you'd better keep your word. Don't say one thing to my face and another behind my back. You're thinking of using the money I earned from working so hard to buy yourself nice clothes and good food, but you're doing things worse than an animal."

The crowd spontaneously made way for her, and Tang Yuanyuan came over from behind, her long neck slightly raised, her eyes fixed on Tang An.

The crystal clip in her hair sparkled like stars. She wore a black coat, slim jeans, and black boots that reached her calves. She looked like a little princess from a wealthy family, and she even called Tang An as if he came from a mountain village.

Tang An said softly, "Sister, don't worry. Even if I starve to death, I won't take a penny from the Wu family."

Tang Yuanyuan raised the corners of her lips slightly and laughed sarcastically: "I also think that you wouldn't do such a dirty thing. After all, you can get into university, and you have a bright future in the future."

She bit the word "future" and raised her voice, "If others knew that you took your mother's life-threatening money, there would probably be no company that would want someone like you in the future. You shouldn't be so short-sighted."

Tang An: "Of course not."

"Sister, it's been a while since I last saw you. Have you eaten yet? I'll cook for you."

He suppressed his anger, smiled sweetly, and spoke in a normal tone. To outsiders, it seemed that he, the younger brother, really missed his sister. No one could have imagined that just a month ago, the two of them had fought each other and wanted to kill each other.

At this point, the brother and sister have actually been incompatible for a long time.

Tang Yuanyuan saw the depression behind his smile. How nauseous must he be to speak to her with such concern?

Tang Yuanyuan didn't want to eat the food he cooked.

"I can't eat with a man who sells his wife's life. You can eat with him."

"By the way, next time the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law come, it's best not to let them in, let alone close the door. It's easy for people to misunderstand that you want money."

Tang An's back teeth were about to break, and he tried hard to maintain a smile: "Sister, you're right. I won't do it again next time."

Wang Hui was a person who knew how to handle things, so she pulled Tang Yuanyuan aside and said, "Yuanyuan, I haven't seen you in a long time. Let's go to my house and have some food."

Tang Yuanyuan followed him, and Xu Xiaopeng was so thoughtful that he pushed Tang Yuanyuan's bicycle into the yard so she didn't have to do it herself.

Tang Yuanyuan came with Wang Hui not for the meal, but to fulfill her promise and give the money.

Tang Yuanyuan had suffered a loss once. If she had not gone there at the right time last time, Mrs. Wu would have obtained the letter of forgiveness. She would never allow this to happen.

So in fact, all the neighbors on both sides of the Tang family bribed her. Whenever the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came over, they would call her. There was a public telephone booth at the entrance of the alley, so it was very convenient to call.

If you pay attention to it, you can get a reward of 500 yuan just by making a phone call. Who wouldn’t want to do it?

So, in fact, Wang Hui and several neighbors did not appear at the door of the Tang family for no reason. Tang Yuanyuan had just instructed them on the phone to break down the door and carry Tang An up.

She even paid five thousand yuan for the lawyer hired by Mrs. Wu.

By eating from both ends, the lawyer earned 10,000 yuan in total, so of course he was happy to do so.

The importance of the letter of understanding was weakened. After all, it was not a big deal for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to keep pestering each other. In the past six months, they did not cause any trouble for Tang Yuanyuan.

Now, Mrs. Wu became obsessed with the letter of understanding again. She was still worried.

The Tang family couldn't let her feel at ease.

Although she already knew that after tonight, it would be even less likely for Mrs. Wu to get the letter of forgiveness, she still couldn't be completely at ease.

The lawyer said that the old woman was quite wealthy and was willing to spend all her 20,000 yuan belongings.

In this era, 20,000 yuan is a lot of money. She will not be able to feel completely at ease until Wu Chuang is executed.

Money makes the world go round, and she was afraid that Mrs. Wu would really find a way out for Wu Chuang.

"I guess the old woman will find a new lawyer. What if the other party is powerful and can convince Tang Aiguo and Tang An? If that doesn't work, please help me find someone to follow the old woman. I must find out her new lawyer."

"It doesn't matter how much it costs."

Even if she had to use money to throw at him, she would completely destroy Wu Chuang's path to appeal.

When it comes to money, she can win.

Li Mu: "I will take care of it. You should eat first and don't scare yourself. The most powerful lawyer in Yucheng is Wang Lu. Your father has been scared and dared not sign. As for Tang An, he will not sign either."

Tang Yuanyuan: "I know all this, but I don't dare to take the gamble. He has been sentenced to death in the first trial, and I must make sure he dies. Mrs. Wu is also in a crazy state now, and she has money. It would be better if they didn't have money. Without money, they can't make waves."

Li Mu paused holding the wontons in his hand: "You're right. In the final analysis, it's all about the money in her hands."

Tang Yuanyuan put down her chopsticks and said, "They say good people are rewarded. I think it's money that is rewarded."

Li Mu: "Don't think too much. Just eat first. This isn't that bad."

Tang Yuanyuan: "I'm not hungry yet, you can eat by yourself, I'll go back first."

Li Mu: "Are you going to school tomorrow?"

Tang Yuanyuan: "Wait a couple of days, until I find out what Mrs. Wu is up to."

Li Mu put down his chopsticks. Tang Yuanyuan ate one wonton from the bowl.

On the other hand, Mrs. Wu couldn't delay for even a day. She couldn't even close her eyes when she thought about her son being shot.

If she had known she would be caught, she should have asked her son to go back and send the man to the hospital that day.

In fact, after the incident that day, Wu Chuang went back home to get clothes, gave the bloody clothes to her to deal with, changed into clean clothes and left. His filial son lied to the police and said he burned it himself, so she was not implicated.

She asked her son if anything would happen, as it was a life at stake.

Wu Chuang said, "This isn't my car. If the owner knew about it, who would come to me to repair their car? The shop would go bankrupt, and I'd have to pay for it myself. If he breaks both legs and goes to the hospital, not to mention the medical expenses, the compensation alone would cost me everything I'd earned in the past few years."

"If the other party's family is difficult to talk to, they will have to rely on us for the rest of their lives."

She hesitated at the time: "But if something really happens, will you be okay?"

Wu Chuang took the clothes and walked out while saying, "Don't you see what your son does? No one will know if he dies without evidence."

regret!

Now I regret it so much.

Why did you feel so sorry for the money at that time? If the person hadn't died, your son would have been sentenced to a few years at most. Why did you become so obsessed with it?

Now, money can’t buy back a life.

Even if it costs her life, she must get the letter of forgiveness and save her son's life.

I opened my eyes and watched the big clock at home point to ten o'clock. At this time, every household had turned off the lights, and only the occasional barking of dogs could be heard.

Those people certainly didn't expect that she could make a comeback. She saw clearly tonight that Tang An was tempted by the money.

She put the money in her pocket, told her daughter-in-law to close the door, and left.

This ordinary path has no street lights. The night is already dark, and the shadows of the trees overlap, making it impossible to see anything. When the wind blows, it looks like layers of ghost shadows are swaying.

The flashlight dimly illuminated the road conditions, and Mrs. Wu quickened her pace.

Suddenly, a figure seemed to flash in the night, and the flashlight fell to the ground. Before she could react, the person was knocked to the ground and the small bag in her cotton coat was pulled away.

That was her son's life-saving money!

Mrs. Wu grabbed the man's wrist tightly and said, "Please, this is my son's life-saving money, you can't take it."

Unfortunately, the other party was unmoved and still stole her money.

The black shadow flashed a few times in the night like a ghost, and then disappeared completely.

Mrs. Wu was completely desperate.

For a moment she wanted to jump into the river, but the figure of her daughter-in-law walking her to the door was in front of her, and her eldest grandson had just kicked her in the belly, trying to get close to her.

She couldn't let her son have no descendants!

She vomited blood and climbed out of the river again.

She rolled her eyes and went to find Tang An in the dark. Maybe she could trick him?

He didn't know that his money was lost.

After knocking on the door quietly for a long time, Tang An finally arrived.

"Brother, I've got the money for you, open the door."

This time, Tang An didn't even open the door. He said through the door, "Give up. I won't take your money, let alone 20,000. Even if it's 200,000."

"roll!"

Mrs. Wu squatted on the ground with her legs weak and burst into tears.

I have lost my son and my money. How am I going to live in the future?

I ran to the police station crying all the way.

When Tang Yuanyuan received the news that Mrs. Wu had lost her money, she was at the cemetery, burning paper and talking to her mother.

"...Mom, these are the only directions I can think of. Follow Mrs. Wu's whereabouts and spend money on the lawyer. You will definitely bless me and let Wu Chuang pay for your life, right?"

Li Mu rode a 28-inch bicycle and said, "Finally I found you, Tang Yuanyuan. I want to tell you that Mrs. Wu's money was robbed."

Tang Yuanyuan: "What did you say?"

Li Mu: "It's absolutely true. Mrs. Wu's money was robbed last night. She's still at the police station, desperately trying to escape. I must make sure the police catch the culprit."

Tang Yuanyuan kissed her mother's tombstone: "Mom, I knew you would bless me."

She rode her bike to the Public Security Bureau again. Mrs. Wu seemed to be half exhausted and refused to leave the Public Security Bureau, but no one paid any attention to her.

At the place where Zhang Lancao had the car accident, the money that Mrs. Wu gave to her son to buy his life was robbed.

It's really karma.

Tang Yuanyuan looked up at the sky, perhaps, God has eyes.

Mrs. Wu didn't even see what the murderer looked like, so the money was basically wasted.

Tang Yuanyuan was completely relieved and returned to school to attend classes, immersing herself in the school.

In April, I received another registered letter from Assistant Fan, which contained star posters of the popular TV series "The Legend of the New White Snake".

This TV series had just finished its premiere on CCTV, and everyone was immersed in the excitement. Tang Yuanyuan went to the printing factory and made another two thousand yuan by reselling the posters. She deposited four thousand yuan into Assistant Fan's account and took two thousand posters to distribute to her classmates to sell without having to spend any time.

However, this time, many boys in the class wanted to make money and get close to her, and Tang Yuanyuan even received some love letters.

Tang Yuanyuan had no interest in dating and threw it directly into the trash can. In the midterm exam, she improved by three places and was already ranked tenth.

After the midterm exams, the weather became completely warmer and the May Day holiday arrived. As soon as Tang Yuanyuan got off work, she boarded the train to Shanghai as usual.

Compared with last year's National Day, the number of train passengers on this year's May Day has increased significantly.

Tang Yuanyuan learned her lesson this time and bought the return train ticket as soon as she arrived at the station.

This time, the Shanghai subway was opened, and Tang Yuanyuan was surprised to find that cars could actually run underground and run faster than taxis on the ground.

Yucheng is still too small. The sales of cosmetics and crystal clips have dropped significantly. Tang Yuanyuan feels that she still needs to find new products.

She put the product on the skin care set imported from Wing On Department Store and tried it out. Compared with Dabao, which costs only a few dollars a bottle, the skin care products here include water and cream, which are very high-end and are what big customers like, so she bought them without hesitation.

She also bought two identical pens in the mall, preparing to give them to Mr. Xiao Shen and Assistant Fan respectively to express her gratitude. With their status, they probably have everything they need, so she chose to buy a standard pen that would be fine.

After bringing the goods back to the hotel with Qian Tingting, she took a shower, changed her clothes, and then took the subway to the office building, arriving at Jiang Jing's company before getting off work.

Special Assistant Fan: "Ms. Tang, Mr. Shen is on a blind date and is not in the company."

Tang Yuanyuan was not surprised at all, as if Mr. Shen had not been coming to the company often. "During last National Day, that beautiful girl in the store who was talking to Mr. Shen, wasn't she her boyfriend?"

Assistant Fan: "You are talking about Miss Lin, right?"

"That's one of Mr. Shen's suitors, but she has already given up pursuing Mr. Shen."

Tang Yuanyuan: "One of the suitors?"

Assistant Fan laughed, "Mr. Shen is good-looking, has a good family background, and is a gentleman. He has always had good luck with women. Many daughters of wealthy companies in Shanghai are interested in Mr. Shen, but he doesn't care much for romance and has always been single. His grandmother is looking for a suitable marriage partner for him, and today is the family's arrangement."

Tang Yuanyuan: "You and Mr. Shen have helped me a lot. I will be back tomorrow. Please pass this pen on to me as a small gift."

Special Assistant Fan: "Ms. Tang is too polite."

Tang Yuanyuan said goodbye to Assistant Fan and took the subway back to the hotel. It was already dinner time.

There are snacks from all over the world in Shanghai, and there are so many choices. The three of them walked around slowly and chose a restaurant called Malatang.

There were quite a lot of people queuing up, so it must be delicious.

In front of a braised food shop with the words "Roast Duck Restaurant" written on it, a fragrance that he had never smelled before filled the air, so Li Mu went to the Roast Duck Restaurant to queue up.

It was finally his turn, but suddenly someone cut in line in front of him, and this happened to be the last roast duck.

How could Li Mu accept this loss? "You still want to cut in line?"

The other person was a Shanghai native, and he hated outsiders the most: "What's wrong with queuing? You outsiders, country bumpkins, paupers, it's all your fault. I have to queue so long to buy a roast duck. You country bumpkins, get out of here!"

There was a look of disdain on his face, and he spat on Li Mu's shoes: "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll spit in your face."

Li Mu was not the kind of person who would not say a word when being bullied. He would not tolerate it and kicked the man.

The man's family lived here, and his brothers, sisters, and neighbors all came. When Tang Yuanyuan saw the fight, she put down her chopsticks and rushed out to help. Together with Qian Tingting, there were only three of them.

In that era, Shanghai was very xenophobic and the locals had a strong sense of superiority, but there were too many people on the other side, and all three of them suffered a great loss. A woman scratched Tang Yuanyuan's face, leaving three bloody marks.

Li Mu was a fierce fighter. In a fit of rage, he snatched the butcher knife from the roast duck shop owner. With a swing of the knife, blood flowed from the man's arm, and the helpers screamed and fled in all directions.

Li Mu kicked the woman who was holding Tang Yuanyuan's hair to the ground and said, "Are you looking for death? Believe it or not, I will chop you down."

The woman who was fierce just now was so scared when the greasy knife was put on her face that she wet her pants and begged for mercy.

The sirens of police cars blared, and Li Mu, as the only murderer armed with a knife, became a repeat offender.

Tang Yuanyuan felt like her chest was about to explode with anger: "Li Mu was the first to start, but they were the ones bullying me first. You can't just listen to them."

Police: "You can't fight! You even pulled a knife. You're breaking the law and you've injured someone."

Tang Yuanyuan: "There were over a dozen of them attacking him alone. If he hadn't found a knife, he would have been beaten to death. So many of them bullied the three of us, and why didn't you say they were going to kill us? Then tell me, how could he have protected himself if so many people had attacked him?"

There are many irregularities in police handling of cases these days. In fact, this officer himself was quite xenophobic: "I'm talking about your problem now, don't ramble on. You are endangering public safety, your behavior is extremely bad. According to the criminal law, you should be detained for seven days. Do you believe I can detain you?"

Tang Yuanyuan's brain was filled with blood. This was clearly a case of favoring the locals. He was beaten by so many people but still became the main culprit. What kind of bullshit was this!

Tang Yuanyuan: "I'm going to find a lawyer to talk to you."

The police didn't expect that Tang Yuanyuan, who was dressed in rags, still knew to find a lawyer.

Can she afford the legal fees?

Tang Yuanyuan still remembers Assistant Fan’s mobile phone.

"Ms. Tang, don't worry, the lawyer will be there soon."

Tang Yuanyuan felt very embarrassed to trouble Assistant Fan, but now she had no other choice: "Thank you for your help, Assistant Fan."

Tang Yuanyuan didn't know how Assistant Fan communicated. After waiting in the detention center for an hour, a policeman finally came to open the door.

"Tang Yuanyuan, Qian Tingting, right? Someone is here to protect you."

"Just sign and you can leave."

Tang Yuanyuan: "What about Li Mu?"

"He hurt someone. The situation is special. He can't leave for the time being."

Tang Yuanyuan could only sign the document. It was a man in a suit and glasses who she didn't recognize who handled the paperwork. "Mr. Shen sent me here. Mr. Shen is waiting for you outside."

Tang Yuanyuan walked outside the house and saw the iconic Mercedes-Benz SUV across the police station yard.

The man leaned sideways against the car door, white smoke slowly coming out of his nose and mouth.

A white shirt and a black vest outline her slender waist, and a scarlet light flickered in the night at her fingertips.

When he saw Tang Yuanyuan, he threw away his cigar and crushed her with his black leather shoes, and the light went out.

Tang Yuanyuan was puzzled. She had called Assistant Fan's mobile phone, so why did it turn out to be Mr. Shen?

Didn’t he go on a blind date?

She trotted out: "Sorry to bother you, Mr. Shen."

Shen Yu's gaze fell on the three dark red blood scabs on her face.

"Who did it?"