Chapter 12 Case
Wang Guilan had never looked at Su Tong directly since she entered the house. Secretary Wu ordered that someone must come from home to take care of Su Tong. If Dong Ling hadn't reminded her that she would get a bonus if she made a contribution, she would never have made this trip in person. Since she was here, she didn't plan to go back empty-handed.
She was surprised to hear Su Tong speaking suddenly.
This girl, who couldn't even get anything out of her even with three sticks, usually didn't dare to raise her head in front of her, and today she suddenly said such a long sentence, which really scared her.
Wang Guilan turned her head and took a hard look at Su Tong on the bed, then she uttered a shrill "Yo——"
"Who is talking? This is so serious! Isn't this my eldest daughter? Tsk tsk - she said it with full of energy. She even bumped into a pillar and got bolder! What's the matter? You want to be a hero? You don't want to acknowledge me as your mother - I'm afraid it's not that easy!"
Wang Guilan acted weird and domineering, with her aura fully open. The arrogance that had just been suppressed in front of the police was fully displayed in front of Su Tong, and she was determined not to give up until she got the bonus.
Su Tong sat on the bedside, without even glancing at Wang Guilan, and said directly to Jiang Pinglu:
"Director Jiang, I would like to ask, how many years are the sentences for buying and selling marriages, instigating others to commit crimes, and attempted rape?"
When these words came out, everyone in the room was stunned.
Su Tong ignored everyone's expressions and continued calmly:
"I woke up a little late, and just remembered that the incident of me hitting the pillar was related to the two people in front of me. Do you have time now? I will report the whole cause and effect to the public security department truthfully."
Wang Guilan reacted at this time and roared, "You disaster star! Do you want to disturb the peace of this family? Why don't you just kill yourself? Now you still want to harm others! I will strangle you to death, you little whore!"
Wang Guilan was about to rush forward, but Qin Yi seemed to have learned his lesson and did not attack her. He stretched out his foot and tripped her to the ground, then turned around and shouted at Jiang Pinglu:
"Old Jiang, how do you usually handle cases?"
Jiang Pinglu finally reacted, rushed forward, handcuffed Wang Guilan's hands behind her back, and controlled her.
Wu Dongling, who was standing by, saw that the situation was not good and jumped up and cursed:
"Wu Tong, you are shameless! You were harmed by others and you want to blame others! You are already not clean... mmm..."
When Ma Daming saw Jiang Pinglu taking action, he also hurriedly took control of Wu Dongling, and then took the two women out at Jiang Pinglu's signal.
The ward was finally quiet.
Jiang Pinglu then asked seriously, "Wu Tong! What you just said..."
"Director Jiang, what did you hear from Li Youshuan and Wang Laoer?"
"Those two people said it was your mother... Wang Guilan asked them to help send the bride off, and you suddenly lost your mind and hit the pillar on the way, but you didn't die... Then you wanted to run away, and when they were chasing you, they ran into us..."
Su Tong was not surprised by this answer. Those two were not stupid.
"Director Jiang, what they said is basically correct. I think as a party involved, I still need to add some details.
First, as a party to this marriage, I had no knowledge of it at all. Wang Guilan took fifty yuan from the other party and sold me, so she committed the crime of buying and selling marriage.
Second, Wu Dongling gave two yuan to Li and Wang, asking them to humiliate me on the way and send me back after they had enough fun, so that I wouldn’t regret it after waking up and run back. She committed the crime of incitement.
Third, Li and Wang intended to do something bad to me, which was the direct reason why I hit the pillar. Unexpectedly, I escaped alive. When they were chasing me, they knocked over the kerosene lamp, which caused the fire in the cowshed. They attempted rape, damaged public property, and tried to lie to the police to get away with it!
Fourth, Wang Guilan not only sold my marriage, but also feared that I would resist if I knew about it, so she drugged me with a bowl of medicine of unknown dosage and ingredients before sending me out.
If I hadn't woken up later, she would have been suspected of poisoning or even murder... Let's not talk about this. This is what really happened. Everything I said is true. I will cooperate with the investigation at any time. As for how to deal with it, the public security comrades will handle it!"
After Su Tong finished speaking, Jiang Pinglu was stunned. Their police station promoted legal knowledge every day, but why did it seem like this girl knew more than them and each of her statements was well-reasoned and well-founded?
To be honest, the distinction between arranged marriages and marriages for sale is not clear in rural areas, and the poorer the place, the higher the bride price.
Although the Marriage Law has been promulgated, it will take a while for the old ideas and traditions to change. They can only talk but cannot really make decisions for others. They really have no control over how much dowry to ask for or who to marry or not.
Compared with ordinary families, the matter of Wu Tong's family is indeed a bit bigger. The main reason is that the family members really don't care about the girl. The man they found is not a good match for her, and the person who sends the bride is not reliable, otherwise the girl would not be so depressed.
Under normal circumstances, this would at most be treated as criticism and education. However, this time, because Wu Tong had made a contribution, in order to show importance, he was dealt with severely. Not only was the entire Wu family severely criticized and educated, but Li Youshuan and Wang Laoer were also detained in the police station for three days, and they haven't been released yet!
But I didn't expect that there were so many hidden secrets behind this matter. Jiang Pinglu wiped the sweat from his head. This was a mistake made by the police station!
No one asked the parties involved and just treated it as a normal arranged marriage.
Jiang Pinglu glanced at Qin Yi. The leader from the province was next to him, so he had to handle this matter carefully, otherwise he would not only not get the reward, but also be punished.
Qin Yi was no less shocked than Jiang Pinglu.
First, he was surprised at what happened to "Wu Tong", which was even worse and more outrageous than he had imagined.
Second, her clear and articulate expression and her familiarity with legal provisions far surpass those of ordinary people.
Third, her calmness and composure when she mentioned the attempted rape were definitely not the normal reaction of a rural girl facing this matter.
Once again, he felt that this girl was full of mystery.
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After this incident, Su Tong's ward was quiet for several days.
Not only did Wang Guilan and Wu Dongling not come, but Jiang Pinglu and others didn't come either.
The laws of this era were not yet perfect, and Qingfeng County was located in a remote area in the southwest, where legal concepts were even more indifferent and backward, and even law enforcement agencies were no exception.
She didn't hold out much hope for how much punishment Wang Guilan and the others would receive. She just wanted to speak out these things on behalf of the original owner so that this poor girl wouldn't lose her life for no reason.
After injecting glucose for a few days and getting enough rest, Su Tong felt much better. She decided to go outside the ward to get some fresh air. She had been staying there for several days and hadn't taken a good look around the place yet.
Su Tong pulled his cotton-padded jacket closer and walked out of the ward.
Nurse Xiao Li said that the cotton jacket she was wearing when she was sent here was hard and thin, with patches on top of patches, and was soaked with blood, which could not be washed out.
Doctor Zhao found a cotton jacket that she wore when she was a girl. Although it was a little big, it was much warmer than her own.
The doctors and nurses here are all warm-hearted, clear about right and wrong, enthusiastic and straightforward, which is the most distinctive feature of this era.
The inpatient department is a three-story red brick building. Su Tong's ward is on the second floor. As soon as you walk out the door, there is a long horizontal corridor with railings also made of red bricks.
Looking down, there is a rectangular courtyard below and a two-story red brick building opposite, which should be the outpatient building.
When she passed by the nurse's duty room, she saw a calendar hanging on the wall with today's date on it.
December 22, 1976, is the second day of the twelfth month in the lunar calendar, the winter solstice.
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