Chapter 72 My Youthful Struggle "My Youthful Struggle", ...
"My Young Struggle", the three protagonists are all junior high school students.
The story begins in ****, when the "Law on the Protection of Minors" was officially promulgated and implemented. In order to protect the healthy physical and mental development of minors, a series of relevant laws and regulations were implemented, and juvenile offenders were tried separately.
Then the scene changes to an ordinary junior high school where three children who grew up together enter the campus with their family’s earnest expectations.
The three children all come from ordinary families. Since they went to the same primary school since childhood, they naturally went to the same junior high school.
"My brother said that women should be gentle and weak, that's what a good woman is." After Zhang Long said this, he looked proudly at the other two friends who were shorter than him.
"Brother Long, you are amazing. You know everything."
"That's it, don't you see who I am?"
There were three of them. Zhang Long was tall and strong, and you could tell at a glance that he ate a lot at home. There was Li Cheng, who was a little shorter and much thinner than him. And then there was "me", the skinny and small one among the three of them.
Zhang Long likes to talk about the brothers he met in society the most. He always talks about how great my brother is. He also learned to smoke and drink from this so-called brother.
But smoking and drinking both cost money, and no matter how much his parents spoil him, they can't give him money to let him smoke and drink at such a young age.
Since his own pocket money was not enough, he took his two younger brothers to "borrow" some.
Alas, they are civilized people, they just "borrow" money. As for when they will pay it back, that depends on the situation. Even if they pay it back to you, do you dare to accept it?
This idea came from the smartest one among them. Once, they asked Xiaoguang for money and were seen by the teacher. The teacher asked them what was going on. I suddenly had an idea and said they were borrowing money.
Under Zhang Long's covert threat, Xiaoguang had to nod and admit that they were borrowing money, not blackmailing.
When Xiaoguang was blackmailed for the first time, he told his teacher about it. The teacher criticized Zhang Long and the other two, and Xiaoguang was beaten up by them afterwards.
Teacher, you can only ask Zhang Long and the other two to behave themselves within the school. Outside of school, Xiaoguang can only rely on himself.
"I" looked the most inconspicuous among the three-person team. I was skinny and small, and seemed like the one who would be bullied.
In fact, I am the actual boss of the three-person team. Whenever Zhang Long encounters problems, the first person he looks for is me.
The person who was bullied the most in the team was Li Cheng, who was not strong.
There is a reason why they specifically ask Xiaoguang for money. I know that Xiaoguang's parents are divorced, his father works away from home all year round, and his grandparents have poor legs and feet.
Since I was a child, my father, who was a gangster, taught me to know how to read people's faces and to distinguish clearly who can be bullied and who cannot be bullied.
People like Xiaoguang are the kind that can be bullied.
In the article, "I", along with two other people, were doing very well in school. Everyone in the class was afraid of us. "I" even teamed up with senior classmates and people from outside the school, and with a wave of our hands, a large group of people would start a fight.
My father is not a good father. He likes gambling the most. The money I "borrow" with great effort at school will be taken away by him in the end.
As I get to know more and more people, my energy becomes stronger and stronger.
The first big thing I did was to find someone to beat up my dad.
In the alley, looking down at the tall man lying on the ground with a bruised face and nose, I felt a sense of satisfaction for the first time.
In fact, when I was young, men didn’t gamble much when playing cards, and when they won money, they would buy me delicious food.
Even when I grew up, the first thing I did after winning money was to take me out for a good meal.
After beating the man, I suddenly felt that the feeling of controlling other people's destiny was fascinating.
"If you go gambling again, I will find someone to beat you up again until you die."
It cost a lot to beat up my dad this time, so I will buy a pack of good cigarettes for everyone who participated.
Naturally, I had to "borrow" money from my classmates, and make them suffer so that my path would be smoother.
Xiaoguang is a very annoying person. We agreed to pay five dollars per person, but he only took out fifty cents. Does he look down on me?
I asked Zhang Long and Li Cheng to take him home and teach him how to steal his grandparents' money. If he didn't, I would not only beat him, but also his grandparents.
Everyone in the class knows that I hired someone to beat up my dad. Everyone is afraid of a ruthless person like me.
When Xiaoguang came for the last time, he only brought one dollar. Seeing him crying and begging me not to beat his grandparents, I was so angry.
He ordered Zhang Long and Li Cheng to beat him, and while beating him he asked if he could give him five dollars.
"I don't think you can get away with not being severely punished."
I imitated the tortures in movies and storybooks and had two people use the tools at hand to prick his entire body with needles and to break multiple bones with a shovel.
The reason I didn't participate in the action was that I was too short and had no strength. I also always considered myself a military strategist, relying mainly on my brain rather than brute force. This kind of thing should be done by Zhang Long and Li Cheng, two simple-minded but strong-limbed people.
But we didn't notice that at first Xiaoguang's crying could be heard through the smelly socks, but later there was no sound at all.
"He...he's dead! What should I do!"
Zhang Long looks tall and strong, but unexpectedly he is a coward. I chose this place because there is a newly dug big pit here, which is used for burning fire when slaughtering pigs during the Chinese New Year.
I originally wanted to let Xiaoguang experience being buried alive, but now he gets the chance.
"Bury him in the pit next to it, and don't tell anyone. If anyone tells anyone, I'll kill his entire family!"
While the two of them were fighting, I was outside keeping watch. As soon as I turned around, Zhang Long came running over in a panic and said that Xiaoguang was not dead and had woken up, and asked us to save him.
"Bury him. He can't survive after being beaten like that. If he were to live and tell others that we beat him, our family would have to pay compensation."
After I did all these things, I comforted my two friends and asked them to keep their mouths shut. I then took the initiative to go to the police station and tell the police about this heinous crime.
In the end, because the three of us were minors and mentally immature, and because it was manslaughter at the time, all three of us were acquitted in court.
Because I had a good attitude in admitting my mistake and said that I called the police out of fear, the court finally invited a professional psychologist to counsel me and told me that it was not my fault, and asked me not to be afraid, to forget about it all and to start a new life.
After that, I did start a new life. I studied hard and was admitted to university. Since I had been studying law since I was a child, I majored in law in university.
During this period, relying on his familiarity with the law, he successfully became an outlaw.
Including, I used underage children to successfully kill my opponent's child and successfully attacked my opponent.
My childhood criminal experience taught me that there are loopholes in the law, and we should exploit them while we can.
"My Youthful Struggle" is Li Daohua's first novel in which the criminals eventually go unpunished.
Even if the criminal is the protagonist, even if there is a criminal who has not been brought to justice before, he will be condemned from a moral perspective, or in the novel, the final outcome of the criminal will be downplayed.
When writing the novel to the end, Li Daohua was like a schizophrenic. On one hand, he wrote about how "I" was at large, while on the other hand, he was swearing at "I".
This caused Lin Jinfeng to go into the study several times to see what Li Daohua was doing.
After this happened many times, Lin Jinfeng went to the hospital to see a psychiatrist and asked him what was going on with Li Daohua.
The doctor said that he had to see the person in person to make a judgment. Lin Jinfeng coaxed Li Daohua into going, causing a big mistake.
Li Daohua read the novel to the two elders to prove that she was not crazy. She just wanted to scold the protagonist and wanted them to judge whether the protagonist should be scolded or not.
Before they could judge, as soon as the detailed description of the three people who killed Xiaoguang came, the two elders' faces turned red and the clappers never stopped.
Many swear words that Li Daohua had never heard of came out of the two elders' mouths like flowing river and greatly enriched Li Daohua's vocabulary.
It's true that age makes the wiser. Her parents knew many more swear words than she had ever heard of. She had to admit that.
If he continued to read, Lin Jinfeng would come up and hit Li Daohua: "I think you are really crazy! You let such a rubbish go to college and show him off in front of others. I want him to die!"
"He can't die. He can't die. No one knows he broke the law."
"Why can't he die? It's just a matter of writing a few words. Write it now and kill him!"
It is impossible for him to die. Li Daohua cannot change this ending.
Li Daohua submitted the manuscript directly. Lin Jinfeng was so angry that she would scold Li Daohua and "me" every time she thought of this.
"Mom, how about... I take you to the hospital? The hospital's psychology department can also help with mood adjustment."
Baba baba baba baba, Lin Jinfeng scolded Li Daohua again. She knew that Li Daohua wrote this because a child was killed in Li Maihua's school some time ago.
But she had inquired about it, and found out that two of the three children were shot and one was sentenced to twenty years in prison, which was what they deserved.
"You should also write that the crime was deserved, that killing someone means paying with one's life, and that debts must be repaid. Look at what you wrote. I think you wrote it just to irritate me.
I heard that some young people don't want their parents to urge them to get married or have children, so they deliberately make their parents angry. You don't want to do that, do you?" Lin Jinfeng was suspicious.
"Mom, when I read a novel to you, you only remember the latter part of the story, but you completely forgot the first paragraph?"
"What's the first paragraph?"
"The Minor Protection Act. This story is written based on the Minor Protection Act. You think those three children deserve to die, but they are protected minors."
"The law should protect Xiaoguang! Not those three beasts! No!" At the People's Literature Editorial Department, several editors who gathered around to read Li Daohua's manuscript were filled with indignation.
There was no such thing as sending razor blades at that time, otherwise they would definitely buy a box of razor blades and deliver them to Li Daohua personally.
Li Daohua has now secured a stable position in the literary world. Whenever a new manuscript arrives, editors want to read it first.
"Objectively speaking, Daohua's writing style is getting stronger and stronger, but it is only in this novel that it makes people clench their fists."
The stronger the writing style, the stronger the visual and impact. In "My Young Struggle", every step of the protagonist is full of blood and tears, making people hate him so much.
One would wish to strangle him to death as soon as possible to prevent future troubles.
Looking at the title, the editors originally thought that this book was Li Daohua’s autobiography. After all, Li Daohua did achieve his current success through hard work in his youth.
If they knew how hard Li Daohua worked, that could also be a direction for them to learn from.
After reading the first small part of the content, I knew that it was not Li Daohua’s autobiography, so I thought that after experiencing such things, "I" would have a great enlightenment, change my past mistakes, work hard, and contribute myself to society.
It would be best if Xiaoguang's family could be helped as well. This would be the perfect ending, embodying popular elements of the era such as inspiration, struggle, and the prodigal son's return.
I didn't expect it to be bad from the beginning to the end.
After a while, the editor turned the manuscript to the front and looked at the title, "My Youthful Struggle", covering the two words "My Struggle".
So... is this also a tribute? Why pay tribute in such a weird place?
The editor had a lot to complain about. Teacher Daohua was becoming more and more abstract. Another editor suggested that this might be Teacher Daohua's revenge for the punishment at the last exchange meeting.
"What kind of revenge is this?"
"If she is suffering, others can't expect to be happy. Can you be happy after reading this novel?"
The editor shook his head. Not only was he not happy, he felt like he had something on his mind that he couldn't let out.
"You see, this is her revenge."
As the Chinese New Year is approaching, I’d like to say something big, oh no, let me tell you something thought-provoking.
They know that many developed countries have the "Minor Protection Law", but China does not have it yet. However, according to the direction of social development, it will definitely exist in the future.
Laws are created bit by bit, from nothing, from simple to complex, and are gradually improved and revised.
There is no perfect law, because society is developing and no one can predict the future. The current law may be good for now, but may not be suitable after a while.
"So which country is this?"
The editors feel that Li Daohua has combined this recent juvenile murder case with the laws of other countries to create an imaginative and impactful story.
"Maybe it's America?" Teacher Daohua likes to write America the most. He doesn't know why, but he feels his chances of success are higher when he guesses America.
"Perhaps it's Deyi. The person she pays tribute to in the title of her book makes sense to be placed in that country."
In the end, the few people couldn't come to a conclusion after discussing it. Anyway, it definitely didn't happen in China. How could such a situation happen in China? The nature of it is too bad.
When the People's Literature Monthly is published, many people who own bookstores choose People's Literature as their first choice.
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