Chapter 40 Chapter 40 Technology Failure
How to say it?
The way Zhang Xialan's family behaved was indeed unpleasant, but no matter how much one disliked it, no one wanted them to die. After all, there were three lives at stake.
However, the development of things is not subject to human will. No matter how much the people of Hejia Village regret and sigh, they cannot change the outcome of the matter.
The only thing they could do was to find He Youquan who had run away from home as soon as possible, so that the family could see each other at the last moment to avoid regrets in the future.
He Youquan was still confused when he was found. He didn't believe what the neighborhood committee aunt said at all and thought it was a trick by his mother to trick him into going home.
The neighborhood committee woman in charge of informing him felt a tinge of pity at his disbelieving expression and said cautiously, "Go to the Changxi Road Police Station. There's a notice posted there."
After saying that, the neighborhood committee lady left quickly, leaving He Youquan standing there in a daze.
How is that possible?
He Youquan stared blankly at the big-character poster in front of the police station, almost unable to believe his eyes - it clearly stated that Zhang Xialan, He Youqian, and He Youshi were sentenced to death for kidnapping and would be executed immediately.
How could they kidnap others?
He Youquan never expected that less than half a month after he ran away from home in anger, the next time he heard news about his family was that they were going to be executed.
He Youquan was trembling all over and could hardly breathe. There was only one thought in his mind - they must have been wronged.
He excitedly rushed into the police station and rushed towards the police officer at the front desk, startling the police officer on duty so much that he subconsciously reached for the pistol at his waist.
No wonder they're wary.
Ever since extreme weather has led to a reduction in available water resources and a sharp drop in food production, people's emotions have become increasingly impetuous, and various vicious cases have emerged one after another.
It has become common for criminal suspects to attack police officers during investigations. Some people who have been dealt with are dissatisfied and will deliberately come to the police station to retaliate.
A few days ago, a police officer was stabbed to death at the Chenjiazhuang Police Station next door, and several others were injured.
For this purpose, the county temporarily issued a document to support the police in using firearms to control criminals who are committing crimes.
"Stop, what are you doing?"
After confirming that He Youquan had no offensive weapons in his hands, the two police officers stepped forward cautiously to inquire.
He Youquan was so excited that he tried to grab someone by the collar. The two policemen looked at each other and immediately restrained him.
Before He Youquan could react, he was forced to the ground. He struggled like a mad bull, his eyes glaring with anger and ferocity. He even turned around and tried to bite the two police officers on duty.
Little do they know that this will only make the police more vigilant.
The police officer on duty handcuffed him directly to the rest chair in the police station and tried to calm him down first.
However, He Youquan, who was handcuffed and trapped in a chair, not only did not remain calm, but also made a lot of noise in the police station.
"Why did you tie me up?"
"I want to complain, I want to complain!"
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Several police officers on duty simply ignored him and turned a deaf ear to his words. After about ten minutes, He Youquan finally tired of arguing and rested, looking much calmer.
An older policeman came forward and asked, "Young man, what brings you to the police station?"
The old policeman spoke in a calm tone, with the care of an elder for a younger person, and his eyes, which had seen a lot of things in life, seemed to be able to see through people's hearts easily.
He Youquan looked at him and suddenly burst into tears, choking with sobs, "What's with that big-character poster outside your police station?"
There was only one big-character poster posted outside the police station today.
The old policeman looked at the young man crying in pain and instantly locked onto a name. He asked, "Are you He Youquan?"
He Youquan's eyes were red: "You must have made a mistake. They can't kidnap anyone else."
The old policeman felt very sorry.
He didn't dare to guarantee that there were absolutely no wrongful convictions in the world, but there were witnesses and evidence in this kidnapping case.
To avoid any problems, they even sent people to Hejia Village to investigate and took statements from many people. The testimonies from all parties matched up. Furthermore, the criminal voluntarily admitted his crime at the police station and signed a confession.
There is absolutely no mistake in this case.
Considering that the kidnapping case had been closed and the three criminals were He Youquan's closest relatives, the old policeman revealed some information to him, fearing that he would lose control of himself and others and harm himself.
Upon learning that his mother and brother had planned to kidnap him because they were short of money and were caught red-handed, He Youquan felt extremely regretful and heartbroken.
He hated himself for taking all his savings with him before leaving, and he also hated the villagers for being so cruel and merciless. If they hadn't been so serious and hadn't sent his mother and the rich and powerful to the police station, how could they have been sentenced to death?
The old policeman couldn't help but sigh as he looked at He Youquan's changing expression and the deep resentment in his eyes.
There was something he didn't want to say, and according to the rules he couldn't say it, but looking at He Youquan's expression at the moment, he knew that he would never let it go - based on the old police officer's many years of experience in handling cases, if a person deliberately retaliates, it is very likely to cause serious casualties.
The old policeman said, "Come with me."
He took He Youquan to a mediation room, took out a piece of paper and asked him to write a sentence, and then took out one of the main pieces of evidence in the kidnapping case from the archives, a note with threatening words.
He Youquan was stunned when he saw the almost identical words on the two pieces of paper. He suddenly understood something and tore the paper he had written into pieces without waiting for the old policeman to speak.
“Ahhh…”
He Youquan squatted down, holding his head and crying bitterly.
He knew that his mother favored his eldest and youngest brothers, but he never expected that she would agree to his eldest and youngest brothers imitating his handwriting to write threatening letters.
If this kidnapping succeeds, will all the blame be put on me who ran away from home?
Unable to tell whether he was disappointed, angry, or heartbroken, He Youquan wiped away his tears and said, "I want to see them."
This old policeman can't do it.
He pointed He Youquan in a direction and asked him to go to the court to submit a written application to request to meet with his family.
He Youquan stumbled away.
A few days later, Zhang Xialan and others were executed. He Youquan appeared and took away the ashes of the three people. Since then, no one in Hejia Village has seen him again.
The loss of three lives sounded the alarm for the people of Hejia Village. Families with children always remind their children not to go to other people's homes to play or to follow acquaintances around the village.
Those unruly young people were warned by their families not to do anything illegal or criminal.
After all, the current situation is special. Once caught, the criminals will be killed. There will be no room for repentance and they may even be executed immediately.
For a time, the atmosphere in Hejia Village changed. There were fewer quarrels and petty thefts.
As the biggest contributors to this incident, Zhima and Tangyuan were highly praised by the person in charge and even received a cash reward of 100 yuan.
However, He Junxia declined the cash reward on behalf of Xiao Gou, and also used He Qiangguo's channels to persuade the person in charge to give up the idea of holding a commendation meeting.
After all, Zhang Xialan and the others were native residents of Hejia Village, and they had an inseparable blood connection. Furthermore, they had lived in the village for decades, and He Youqian and He Youshi were children who had been raised by many of the older generation.
I won’t say how deep the feelings are, but it’s impossible that there is no feeling at all.
Now that the person is dead, people will continue to beautify the image of the dead in their minds. There is no need for the farm to hold a grand commendation meeting, which will make people feel uncomfortable.
When it comes down to it, the reason the three of them embarked on a criminal path was because of the farm - if the farm hadn't been unable to pay their wages, they wouldn't have thought of making money through kidnapping.
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The difficult August finally passed, and the incident gradually faded from people's minds, and was only brought up when parents were disciplining their disobedient children.
However, the main stream of the county town has almost dried up over time, leaving only a small stream less than half a meter wide and less than five centimeters deep.
This amount of water is obviously not enough to meet the drinking water needs of more than 100,000 people in the county and its surrounding villages and towns. Even if the government has sent people to other places to transport water back, it is only a drop in the bucket.
To compete for precious water resources, villagers fight with city dwellers, and people from one community fight with people from another community...
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Everyone is fighting and scrambling, and countless lives are lost behind every fight. Even the government finds it difficult to control the current situation - they can't kill all the fighters or sentence them to prison.
To this day, the only solution is rain, and a heavy downpour can alleviate all the troubles caused by the drought.
Unfortunately, no one knows when the rain will come.
You can only endure it slowly.
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