Zhang Guodong lowered his head in shame. It must be said that his acting skills were first-rate. If Jiang Li had not explained it in advance and told him the whole process and details of the incident, Zhou Xinming would have almost been deceived by him.
"I have recorded everything you said. Is there anything else you want to add?"
Zhou Xinming looked calm. No matter how sad their expressions were, he pretended not to notice.
"No, no, comrade. If we confess this, will we be exempt from punishment?"
Zhang Guoliang nodded vigorously. This was the issue that the two brothers were most concerned about.
"I'm not sure about that, but under normal circumstances, you can make amends appropriately."
Zhou Xinming was careful with his wording in every sentence he said. When the Zhang Guodong brothers heard the four words "make amends for one's mistakes", they immediately nodded.
"That's good, that's good."
Both of them breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhou Xinming handed over the completed transcript.
"Could you both please sign and put your fingerprints here?"
The two of them did as they were told, and Zhou Xinming stood up and added another sentence.
"Since the transcript has been taken, everything you say now becomes evidence. If Zhang Yuhua's case is further examined, you will be required to testify in court. Is that a problem?"
The two looked at each other and quickly shook their heads. "No problem, no problem. If you need anything later, just call us. We promise to cooperate with you."
Zhang Guodong nodded and bowed with an extremely correct attitude, and Zhou Xinming nodded with a cold face.
"Okay, you can go back now."
"Just going back?"
Zhang Guoliang was confused and thought that he could get this matter settled today.
Zhang Guodong slapped him on the back of the head again. "Don't go back, do you want to stay here and eat jail food? Go, go quickly!"
Zhang Guoliang touched the back of his head which was a little painful and nodded. He now seriously suspected that his brain was not as good as his brother's. It was probably because his head was damaged when he was a child.
After the two brothers left, Zhou Xinming breathed a sigh of relief again while holding the newly completed transcript.
Now that we have definite evidence, we can further convict Zhang Yuhua, but there are too many things to do next, so this matter can only be put aside for the time being.
The case at the quarry is just the beginning. Next, we need to organize people to search for the bodies of the victims at the bottom of the cliff.
This part of the work is the most difficult. Now that Deputy Director He has been removed from office and Director Wang is on a business trip and has not returned, all the burdens are on his shoulders.
Zhou Xinming was so anxious these days that he couldn't sleep at night and his hair fell out in clumps.
If this trend continues, he will become bald at a young age.
It's a pity that he hasn't even married or had children yet. He is a handsome young man, but he has been worn down by heavy work and turned into an old man.
Zhou Xinming sighed, but the work had to continue.
"Comrades, today we are going to the quarry cliffs to search for bodies. Because the work is heavy, I need 30 comrades to go with me."
Next, Zhou Xinming began to call the roll and assign tasks. These were all preparations he had made the night before, which is why everything was so organized.
After the personnel were ready, they still drove their motorcycles up the mountain.
The villagers were still working in the fields when they heard the rumbling sound of motorcycles from afar.
Everyone put down their farm tools and looked up curiously at the large number of police officers going up the mountain.
When I saw them a few days ago, the quarry had just been destroyed. Now so many people have come again. What are they planning to do?
The police coming to the door must mean something big has happened. Considering what happened in the quarry, some people have already guessed the reason.
"What a sin! I thought the quarry would benefit the villagers, but I didn't expect it would actually cost them their lives!"
"How can the owner of this quarry be so bold? Not only does he cover up every accident, but he also dares to throw people off the cliff. Isn't this asking for their lives?"
"This kind of black-hearted boss deserves to be shot 100 times, which is too light for him. Poor villagers he killed, many of them lost their families because of him, it's really pitiful!"
The villagers gradually came to their senses. Although those working in the quarry made some money at the beginning, several of them actually died.
Jiang Li, who was working at home, heard that the police were going to the cliff behind the quarry to search for bodies, so he followed to watch the fun.
She stood aside and listened quietly to the villagers' heated discussion, without saying a word.
When they had almost finished their discussion, Jiang Li suddenly interrupted.
"You said my father was also killed by them and thrown off the cliff?"
A crisp sound rang out, and everyone was suddenly stunned.
Some people reacted and quickly thought of the cause of Jiang Li's father's death.
At that time, Jiang Li was pregnant before marriage, and the father and daughter had a huge quarrel, although Jiang Zhaoping did not make the matter public in order to save his daughter's face.
However, Jiang Li's growing belly could not be concealed, and after a long time, the neighbors around also heard some rumors.
Jiang Zhaoping was also depressed because of this incident, and often bought alcohol to drown his sorrows when he earned some money.
Not long after, Jiang Zhaoping went to work in the quarry and never returned.
Some people said that Jiang Zhaoping was so angry when he thought about his daughter while working that he died of anger.
Because he was working on the edge of a cliff at the time, he fell down after being angry to death. The quarry sent people to search for him many times but found nothing, so his body was completely gone.
At first, only a few people knew about this matter, and later someone spread it out.
The village was so small that the news spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and soon everyone knew about it.
Although Jiang Li's family was not particularly wealthy, his parents had a good relationship. Later, Jiang Li's mother Zhang Yufen could not accept the cause of her husband's death, so she went to the quarry to ask for an explanation, and never came back.
There was also news that Zhang Yufen heard the cause of her husband's death and jumped off the cliff in despair. The couple died in the same place.
Some people also said that Zhang Yufen couldn't bear the blow, didn't want to return to this home, and didn't want to see Jiang Li, the culprit, again, so she chose to run away from home.
In short, there are two versions of Zhang Yufen's life: one is that she died for love, and the other is that she disappeared.
No matter which version it is, Jiang Li's pregnancy before marriage was the fuse.
Therefore, after his parents passed away one after another, life in Jiang Li's family became increasingly difficult.
On the one hand, the family is missing its father, the pillar of support, and on the other hand, my two younger brothers and sisters are still in school.
Jiang Li's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she was becoming less and less efficient at working in the fields. The little income she earned was not enough to support her livelihood.
If she could still endure the physical pain, the villagers' accusations and curses were the last straw that broke the camel's back.
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