At the police station, Zhou Kuan, Ma Yanling, and Sun Xiuju were interrogated separately.
At first, the three tried to deny it, but they quickly confessed the truth in front of the police.
"What did you say?"
Li Chenhui sat on a bench outside the police station, completely stunned by what the police officer said.
It turns out that Sun Xiuju not only participated in the kidnapping, but also had an affair with Zhou Kuan.
During this time, he was busy with work in the fields, and Sun Xiuju got together with Zhou Kuan and Ma Yanling.
"We've got all the details from their questioning," the police officer said. "These three men usually live in that remote mountain area...you know what I mean. This isn't the first time they've done this."
Li Chenhui's face turned ashen, and he swayed. He almost fell over if Li Chenyang hadn't been there to support him.
"Third brother, please accept my condolences." Li Chenyang patted his younger brother's shoulder. "A woman like that shouldn't be kept around."
Li Jianguo and Liu Juan also arrived at the police station. The elderly couple trembled with anger after hearing what the police said.
"That bitch!" Liu Juan cursed, pointing towards the interrogation room. "And I treated her like my own daughter!"
Li Jianguo's face was ashen: "Third brother, there's no room for discussion here, we must get a divorce! The bride price must be paid in full, and the Sun family must compensate us!"
At this moment, the Sun family was also notified. When Mr. and Mrs. Sun came in and saw the scene, they knew something was wrong.
"What's going on?" Sun's mother asked quickly.
The police officer recounted what had happened. After hearing it, Mr. and Mrs. Sun's legs went weak, and they sat down on the ground.
"Impossible! Impossible!" Sun's mother muttered, "Our Xiuju isn't that kind of person!"
"Why not?"
Liu Juan rushed forward to hit someone, but Li Jianguo stopped her, saying, "You raised such a fine daughter, and now you're still trying to deny it?"
"Li Jianguo, let's talk this out." Sun's father was sweating profusely. "How about...how about we discuss this..."
"What's there to discuss?"
Li Jianguo slammed his fist on the table. "Your family has utterly disgraced the Li family! This marriage must end. At this point, we don't want anything else, just return our betrothal gifts."
Li Jianguo felt utterly humiliated. This third son's wife was no good.
"Return the bride price?" Mr. Sun nearly fainted. "This...we still need to..."
Just then, the interrogation room door opened. Police officers led out three people, their faces ashen.
"Father! Mother! Save me!" Sun Xiuju cried as soon as she saw her parents. "I know I was wrong!"
Sun's mother tried to step forward, but was stopped by the police: "Don't move! This is no ordinary case."
"What do you mean?" Li Chenhui asked.
"There's a crackdown going on right now; this is hooliganism."
The police officer said sternly, "And there's also the charge of kidnapping and extortion. These are serious crimes!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned. Indeed, this was during a crackdown. Hooliganism was punishable by death.
"No! No!" Ma Yanling trembled with fear. "I don't want to die! It's all Zhou Kuan's fault, he seduced me!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Zhou Kuan panicked too. "You were the one who initiated it!"
Sun Xiuju collapsed to the ground, unable to utter a single word. She never imagined things would escalate to this point.
The three were quickly taken to the county detention center. The trial began soon afterward. Because it was during a crackdown, the process was exceptionally swift.
On the day of the court hearing, the entire village went. Ma Yanling's husband, Chen Shengli, held his daughter, stomping his feet in anger: "That bitch! I should have divorced her long ago!"
Zhou Kuan's wife, Zhang Cui, cried her heart out: "Zhou Kuan, Zhou Kuan, how could you be so foolish..."
In court, the prosecutor listed the three men's crimes:
"The defendants Zhou Kuan, Ma Yanling, and Sun Xiuju not only committed adultery, but also kidnapped young children for extortion."
Their actions constitute the crimes of hooliganism and kidnapping. According to the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law, all three are sentenced to death, to be carried out immediately!
"No! I don't want to die!" Ma Yanling screamed.
"Judge, spare my life!" Zhou Kuan knelt down on the ground with a thud.
Sun Xiuju was so frightened that she couldn't say a word.
The verdict was carried out quickly. The fate of the three men became a topic of conversation in the village for many years.
"Sigh, it's all my own fault," Wang Po sighed, shaking her head. "Why not enjoy a good life instead of doing these despicable things?"
"Exactly, people will do anything these days," Li Shulan said. "Serves them right!"
Li Chenhui and Sun Xiuju's divorce proceedings were completed quickly.
The Sun family paid two hundred yuan in compensation, which was all the savings they could afford.
Even though Sun Xiuju was sentenced to death, they were still fined.
"Third son," Li Jianguo said to his son, "this matter is in the past. You're still young, we can talk about marriage later."
Li Chenhui nodded, but his face remained expressionless. This was a huge blow to him.
Holding her son, Ye Xiaoxiao watched all this with a mix of emotions in her heart.
She hadn't expected things to develop this way. But thinking about it, it makes sense; these days there's a crackdown, and this kind of case definitely needs to be used as a warning to others.
"Wife," Li Chenyang said, hugging Ye Xiaoxiao, "Luckily we were quick-witted, otherwise they would have succeeded."
[Complete the exposé mission. Reward: 3000 yuan.]
Although she received the largest reward this time, Ye Xiaoxiao was not happy.
Whether it was in her past life or this life, although it was their fault, she never expected that these three people would actually be executed.
After all, it involved three lives. This made Ye Xiaoxiao feel quite distressed.
"Yes," Ye Xiaoxiao kissed her son, "You'll have to keep a close eye on Haohao from now on; there are all kinds of people in this world."
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