Chapter 32

It was too late for Meng Jinming to stop it. The truth was revealed and he had no choice but to confess everything.

After Zhang Guangyi was released from prison, he did not mend his ways and continued to be lazy and gluttonous, always wanting to take shortcuts.

He was jealous of the good things in the supply and marketing cooperative, so he instigated Meng Jinming to steal with him.

"At first I sternly rejected my brother-in-law, but he said he would beat my eldest sister to death if I didn't cooperate. I had no choice, so I took this path."

Meng Jinming had a tearful face, completely lacking his previous calmness and determination.

"I didn't beat the attendant on duty, it was my brother-in-law who did it. He planned all this. He had been following and planning for a long time. I was just dragged over by him to move the goods."

"Comrade Public Security, I really have no choice."

Qin Sa had a blank expression on his face: "Then why didn't you tell me just now? I gave you many chances to turn yourself in."

"My brother-in-law threatened me that if I told anyone, he would beat my sister to death. My eldest sister had a hard life. My father passed away early, and my grandmother and mother were in poor health. My eldest sister raised me, and I just wanted her to have an easier life in her husband's family."

Tang Qingqing whispered, "If Zhang Guangyi is such a bad guy, why did he marry Zhang Daniu to him?"

Meng Jinming seemed to have heard it all, and said, "My sister married Zhang Guangyi because of that beast Zhang Guangyi's scheme. My sister had no choice but to marry him."

It turned out that Meng Danniu accidentally fell into the water and was rescued by Zhang Guangyi who was passing by.

It was summer at the time and she was wearing thin clothes, so Zhang Guangyi saw her entire body. She had no choice but to marry him.

Later, the Meng family found out that Zhang Guangyi had been eyeing Meng Danniu for a long time.

It was probably not an accident that Meng Danniu fell into the water, because the place where Meng Danniu was standing was deliberately loosened by someone, so she accidentally fell into the water.

Mother Meng also began to cry: "My poor girl, it's all your fault."

Mrs. Meng stepped forward and was about to kneel down before Qin Sa, who quickly helped her up.

"Old lady, this is not the way to do things now."

Mrs. Meng cried and wailed, "Comrade Public Security, please have mercy on us, an orphan and a widow. Jin Ming is the only laborer left in our family. If he is arrested, what will we do?"

Mother Meng: "Our Jinming was also confused for a moment. It was all caused by Zhang Guangyi. He is not a bad person!"

"We will investigate all of this. If he is not the main culprit and can provide clues to find the stolen goods, he can be given a lighter sentence."

Meng Jinming talked for a long time, but in the end he didn't say where the stolen goods were.

"All those things were taken away by Zhang Guangyi. I was forced to follow him to steal things, but I didn't take anything."

Qin Sa: "Are you sure you didn't take any of them?"

"No, I was afraid of getting into trouble, so I didn't dare take anything. And my brother-in-law is extremely greedy and evil, so I didn't dare take anything."

"You took such a big risk, but you didn't take anything. Wouldn't you feel resentful?"

Meng Jinming wiped away tears and said, "As long as my sister lives a good life, it doesn't matter if I don't want those little things."

Qin Sa didn't say anything else, but asked the security guard and two militiamen from the brigade to take Meng Jinming back to the Public Security Bureau.

Mrs. Meng quickly stopped him and said, "Didn't you say that if you surrender yourself, you will be given a lighter sentence? Why do you want to take him back? Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, can't you just let us have a peaceful time?"

Qin Sa didn't say anything either, and looked at the captain.

She is only responsible for taking people back, and the captain of the appeasement work team is more suitable.

The captain did not come forward directly, but asked the women's director to comfort these women.

Qin Sa looked at Tang Qingqing and Zhai Hongyi: "Do you want to go back to the Public Security Bureau, or go with me to the Goutoushan Brigade?"

Tang Qingqing looked at Zhai Hongyi and saw his eagerness in his eyes.

"Let's go to the Goutoushan Brigade with you. Brother Yi is very skilled and can help if anything happens."

"Okay, it's too slow to dispatch personnel from the Public Security Bureau, so it's just right for you to come with me. This case must be resolved as soon as possible so that everyone can have a peaceful year."

Goutoushan Brigade is not far from Huangzipo Brigade, and it only takes an hour to walk there.

Qin Sa still went to find the captain first. When the captain heard that Zhang Guangyi had done something wrong again, he slapped his thigh.

"This Zhang Guangyi, I thought he had become a good person now that he had married a wife, but why did he start to cheat again! Now he even dares to steal to the supply and marketing cooperative. His wife just gave birth to a big fat boy for him, why is he so disappointing!"

The captain was very disappointed with the team leader. After all, Zhang Guangyi was also a relative of his. Zhang Guangyi's father was the cousin of the captain of Goutoushan.

There is a reason why Zhang Guangyi became like this.

His father died unexpectedly when he was young, and his mother remarried not long after that and has not come back to see him for many years.

Zhang Guangyi grew up eating at other people's houses, and because no one cared about him, he started stealing.

The team leader felt sad when he mentioned it. "What a good person his wife is. Everyone in our team gave her a thumbs up when they mentioned her. They all said that Zhang Guangyi must have accumulated a lot of virtue in his life to marry such a good wife."

"He has a good temper, good looks, and is very hardworking. He keeps his house clean inside and outside. Comrade Qin has seen him before, and he looked like a homeless person. Now he looks like a decent person, and his house is tidy and clean."

"After Zhang Guangyi got married and had children, he stopped hanging out with those idle guys. He worked very hard every day and could earn 11 or 12 work points. But tomorrow is New Year's Eve. How could he do such a thing? A dog will never change its nature!"

The captain led Qin Sa and a few others to Zhang Guangyi's home. Zhang Guangyi was chopping wood in the yard. When he saw the captain, he quickly stood up and smiled to greet him. But when he saw Qin Sa behind the captain, the smile froze on his face.

He was a little surprised, but also seemed to have expected this day to come.

"I did this whole thing, arrest me."

Qin Sa didn't expect him to be so cooperative. He thought that after coming here, he would use Meng Jinming's confession to make him tell the truth honestly.

Unexpectedly, he revealed his cards directly.

Zhang Guangyi wiped his hands and said, "Can you wait here for me? I'm going to talk to my wife."

The captain looked at Qin Sa. Qin Sa had scanned the place before he came. Except for the main gate, Zhang Guangyi had no other place to escape, so he nodded.

Zhang Guangyi bowed repeatedly to express his gratitude, then turned and walked into the house.

After a while, I heard the sound of a woman crying in the room, and I could vaguely hear what she was saying.

"You are still lying to me. I noticed something was wrong when you came back this morning! Zhang Guangyi, what did you promise me at the beginning? Why are you so disappointing?"

Mixed in with the crying and cursing were muffled sounds of slapping. You didn't need to go in to see to know that someone was being beaten.

According to this situation, it should be Meng Danniu who stabbed Zhang Guangyi.

Tang Qingqing was very curious. Why was the situation different from what the Meng family said?

It seems like Meng Da Nv is in charge.

Tang Qingqing turned to the female cadre who came with her and said, "Auntie, this daughter-in-law is quite amazing, isn't she?"

The director of the women's department thought she was just a child and just came to join in the fun, so she didn't think much of it.

"Zhang Guangyi's wife is actually very gentle, but Zhang Guangyi dotes on her, so she is willing to endure this. Hey, you said that if he dotes on his wife and children so much, why don't they learn to be good people? If he is locked up, what will happen to his wife and children?"

"Zhang Guangyi has this side? I thought he was a bad guy."

The women's director laughed: "He was not very clean in the past, but he never stole anything from his own team. In fact, we can understand that he was just very poor.

Later, he got married and settled down. Both of them were hardworking, and their life became more and more prosperous. But the result was unexpected... Oh."

Other villagers who had come to watch the excitement echoed what was said.

"Zhang Guangyi is a very kind-hearted boy. After he got married, all the wives in the brigade praised him highly. When they teach their men at home, they always mention Zhang Guangyi."

After Meng Danniu got married, Zhang Guangyi never let her do heavy work, and sometimes he was the one who washed all the clothes in the house.

Not only does he work hard outside, everyone often sees him helping his wife with work.

When Meng Danniu was pregnant, Zhang Guangyi took good care of her.

Before giving birth, she went to the aunties in the village to ask how to take care of pregnant women and postpartum women, as well as how to take care of children, for fear that she would not do a good job.

Just based on these, I don’t know how much more considerate I am than many old masters.

Meng Danniu was one of the few women in the team who went to the town health center to give birth.

Women in the brigade usually find a midwife to deliver their babies at home. They would not go to the health hospital in such a large number unless they were having a difficult delivery.

The more they talked about it, the more regretful they felt, and they even wondered if they had made a mistake.

It's not easy to live like this, so you had to become a thief. Now it's all over.

Tang Qingqing felt unbelievable when she heard these words. There was such a huge difference between what the Meng family said!

If she hadn't just seen Zhang Guangyi and confirmed that the other footprint was his, she would have suspected that she had the wrong person.

Tang Qingqing looked at Zhai Hongyi: "Brother, who is telling the truth?"

“I trust what I see and hear more than what I or others say.”

Although you can't see what's happening in the house, the sounds coming out of it give you a rough idea of ​​what's going on.

At this time, Zhang Guangyi knelt in front of Meng Da Niu and said, "Dan Niu, live a good life with your child. Don't wait for me."

When Meng Daniu heard this, she was so angry that she kept hitting his shoulder with her hand:

"What nonsense are you talking about! How can you abandon us mother and son like this! Zhang Guangyi, do you want the three of us to die together?"

"I'm not..." Zhang Guangyi said halfway, then reacted, "Mother and daughter?"

Meng Danniu turned her head away without saying a word, tears streaming down her face.

"Wife, you are pregnant again?"

Meng Da Niu wiped her tears stubbornly: "Didn't you tell us not to wait for you? It's none of your business whether it happens or not!"

Zhang Guangyi was completely stunned and couldn't react for a long time.

"Why didn't you tell me this?"

"I just found out about this too. I was thinking of telling you during the Chinese New Year so that you could be happy too, but what have you done?"

Meng Danniu burst into tears again and didn't know what to do.

Zhang Guangyi slapped himself several times, feeling extremely upset.

At this time, the curtain was drawn open and the captain stood at the door: "Zhang Guangyi, come out quickly and don't keep the public security comrades waiting too long."

Meng Danniu's tears fell even harder. Looking at her carefree son who was still sleeping soundly, her heart was filled with desolation.

When the captain saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Zhang Guangyi, reform yourself after you go in, and try to get out as soon as possible. I'll keep an eye on your house for you, and don't do such stupid things again next time!"

“Uncle…”

The captain waved his hand, lowered the curtain, and walked into the yard.

"Comrade Qin, how many years will Zhang Guangyi be sentenced to?"

"It depends on how the court decides. They also injured the staff on duty, and now he is still lying in the hospital. I'm afraid he will be punished. But if he pleads guilty and pays back all the stolen money, he can still get a reduced sentence."

The captain was furious: "It's just stealing, how can it hurt people?"

After Zhang Guangyi came out, the captain asked him to hand over all the stolen goods.

Zhang Guangyi nodded and took the few people to another family's haystack.

He pointed to the haystack and said, "I hid all those things in there."

Qin Sa and Zhai Hongyi went forward and opened the haystack, and saw the goods inside.

The goods were moved out one by one, and the villagers who had originally spoken for him were now silent.

With so many things to deal with, how many years will he be sentenced to?

Qin Sa checked them out one by one, then frowned:

"Zhang Guangyi, there are only half of the goods here. Where are the cigarettes, alcohol, candies and money?"

Zhang Guangyi shook his head: "I didn't take any of that. I just took these cloths and some candies, thinking that they would be good for my children and my wife."

"That's not right. Meng Jinming said that all the stolen goods are with you. If you conceal it and don't report it, you will be punished even more severely."

Zhang Guangyi was surprised: "He said I took all of it?"

"Yes, and they said you were the main culprit. You planned the theft, and you were the one who injured the officer on duty."

Zhang Guangyi opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing and lowered his head.

He did not defend himself, but became very depressed.

The captain became even more anxious when he saw this:

"What's wrong with you? You're already at the end of your rope, why are you still thinking about hiding things? Do you want to leave those things for your wife and children? What are you thinking! How can you possibly use that money and things? Not only did you kill yourself, you also want to kill them!"