Chapter 64 The truth arouses public outrage
The cold wind was howling on the balcony on the top floor of the building. Feng Yueting was not wearing thick clothes, and her cheeks, which should have been rosy, were frozen into a transparent color. Her hands also turned purple due to the lack of blood circulation caused by the cold.
However, she seemed not to notice, and only looked at Ji Mingcheng intently, smiling with a pale face.
"You're their leader, right? How about I let him go if you agree to one condition?"
Ji Mingcheng didn't agree first. He clenched his gun and said, "You speak first."
Feng Yueting wasn't disappointed either. She simply smiled softly at the gray sky that looked as if it might rain at any moment. "It looks like it's going to rain. It's so cold out here. I wonder if he can handle it."
She stepped on Gou Jianzhang's hand and slowly moved the grinding wheel.
Gou Jianzhang was breathing heavily, and a hoarse sound like an old bellows came from his throat.
This is the only way to survive.
Ji Mingcheng frowned.
At this moment, Lu Xiaoqin rushed to the rooftop, tugging at Ji Mingcheng's sleeve and shouting, "Hurry up and agree to her! My husband will die! Hurry up and agree to her!"
"I promise you, you can say anything, just let my husband go, please—"
Lu Xiaoqin turned pale, with a look of fear and pleading on her face, and she almost knelt down to her.
Feng Yueting chuckled, wanting to see what he would choose.
Ji Mingcheng was frowning, but unexpectedly, the voice of their director came through the intercom.
"Promise her not to kill anyone."
He took a deep breath, put away the gun, and said to Feng Yueting, "What deal? Tell me."
"Since he escaped justice six years ago, I want this bastard to confess his deeds right here and in person, so everyone can hear whether he deserves to be brought to justice."
"I want a loudspeaker. As long as he tells the truth, I'll let him go. How about turning himself in?"
Before Ji Mingcheng could say anything, Lu Xiaoqin nodded frantically in agreement.
"I promise you, I promise you everything, just don't hurt my husband." She cried to Gou Jianzhang, "Jianzhang, tell me what's going on. Nothing is more important than your life."
Gou Jianzhang was in so much pain that tears streamed down his face. He had no intention of refusing at all. He just wanted her to keep her promise and let him go after he finished speaking. Even if he went to jail, it would be better than his current fate.
But he had done so many things, not to mention that it happened six years ago. If you asked him to explain, he would have nothing to say. He didn't even know why she came to him, and he didn't think that he had done anything so wrong six years ago that he deserved to be treated like this.
"It seems you're a forgetful person." Feng Yueting sneered, "Looks like I need to remind you about the Shuiyue Bay construction site six years ago. You'd better think about it carefully. If you can't remember, I'll be angry."
Feng Yueting kicked him in the back, and Gou Jianzhang almost fell over the fence. He was so scared that he held on to the railing tightly.
"No, no, no, I remember, I remember, I said..."
After hearing what she said about the time and place, and how much she hated Chen Hai, he actually thought of such an incident from his distant memory.
His heart skipped a beat and he was a little hesitant to say it.
Because that matter also involved human life. If he really told it, he might not be able to escape legal punishment in the end.
At this time, Feng Yueting's patience was slowly running out, and she continued to kick him on the back, trying to kick him down.
Gou Jianzhang held on to the railing tightly, his eyes inadvertently swept downstairs, and he was shocked.
It’s so high, so high. If he falls down, he will die.
He can't die.
Gou Jianzhang's desire to live took over at this moment, and he no longer cared about anything else. He said quickly and terrified, "I said, I said, don't push me, don't push me——"
At this time, the radio loudspeaker she asked for was also delivered, and Feng Yueting asked Qiu Jiang to send it to her.
Qiu Jiang took the things and walked over slowly, frantically calculating the success rate of stopping her in her mind.
To stop her, her foot was still on Gou Jianzhang's chest. She could kick him down at any time if she wanted to.
As for rescuing Gou Jianzhang who was lying on the ground, not to mention whether he could move quickly enough to exceed the speed of her kicking, even whether he could brake the car was another matter.
Maybe the final result will be that the three of them fall down together.
Qiu Jiang walked towards her step by step, sweat oozing out of his whole body, unscrupulously harvesting her body temperature in this cold winter.
Feng Yueting just looked at her quietly. There was an indelible haze on her that always shrouded her brows, making her breathless.
Yet when looking at her, her expression was relaxed and happy.
It’s like looking at a little sister that you like.
It also seemed like it was saying to her, "As long as you want to catch me, I will let you catch me obediently. So what will you do?"
Should he seize the opportunity to arrest me, or redress my grievances?
Qiu Jiang bit her lip, and in the midst of her violent struggle, she slowly bent down and gently placed the speaker not far from her, then returned to her original position.
Feng Yueting slightly curled the corners of her lips when her gaze briefly lingered on her, but when her gaze moved to Gou Jianzhang, her eyes became extremely cold.
“I…I…”
Gou Jianzhang spoke nervously under her gaze.
His voice was weak, but through the broadcast loudspeaker, his words could be heard even on the ground.
Everyone was extremely curious about what he had done to make a girl hate him so much.
They originally just wanted to listen to some gossip, but when Gou Jianzhang started talking, they knew what anger was.
"Six years ago... I was drunk... On my way to the Shuiyue Bay construction site, I accidentally scraped someone. After getting out of the car, I found out it was a very beautiful... girl. I was drunk at the time, really drunk, I... I..."
He hesitated for less than three seconds before screaming miserably, "Ahhhhh——"
He immediately yelled, "I raped her—"
Those who heard it were shocked.
"What?"
"You bumped into someone and raped the girl?"
"What a beast."
"What kind of people are these?"
…
The crowd below was in an uproar and the entire crowd was in chaos, with voices of condemnation against Gou Jianzhang everywhere.
"Go on—"
A girl screamed.
"I... I wanted to run away after I was done, but a woman found me. It was that woman's mother. She dragged me and wouldn't let me leave. She also beat me. It hurt so much, so I slapped her. After knocking her to the ground, I quickly got in the car. But she rushed over again, and I hit her. I didn't expect her to die so quickly. I was really wrong. I'm sorry, I'm sorry—"
He burst into tears, but Feng Yueting's hateful look showed that the matter was not over yet.
Qiu Jiang still remembered Chen Hai.
So far, there has been no description of Chen Hai in Gou Jianzhang's statement. If he was also involved, then something even more unacceptable must have happened later, so much so that Feng Yueting also listed Chen Hai as a target for revenge.
But what role did Chen Hai play in this?
Qiu Jiang clenched her hands tightly and stared at Gou Jianzhang who was lying on the ground gasping for breath. She wondered what more disgusting thing they could do.
Feng Yueting was almost broken-down when she heard this, and yelled at him, "Don't stop, what else did you do? Tell me the truth, or I will send you to see Chen Hai right now."
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you." Gou Jianzhang cried heartbreakingly. At this moment, he was afraid of her to the core.
"Later, the woman's father sued me. But I was good friends with the person handling the case. Because he couldn't read, he helped me fool him and got him to sign a certificate confirming that he was falsely accusing me. Later, the two of us threatened him that if he dared to tell anyone about this, we would tell everyone that his daughter was a slut and make her life miserable."
The people listening below were silent, unable to believe that in this day and age, there could still be such a devil and such a horrific thing could happen.
A family of three was harmed by those two bastards.
Not only Gou Jianzhang, but also Chen Hai who aided and abetted the evil, none of them are good people.
The common people don’t care who the boss is or what position you hold. They just know that what these two people did is outrageous, and for a while they were full of attacks and curses at them.
It's not just Gou Jianzhang above who is being scolded. Even after his death, Chen Hai was still being criticized by people.
"Damn it! His death was too easy! He should be cut into pieces."
"Bullshit, just because they have a little power, they only know how to bully us ordinary people, what a jerk—"
…
Feng Yueting was too far away to hear their incessant cursing. She only knew that the surging anger and hatred had completely engulfed her. As soon as she closed her eyes, the tragic death of her parents would echo before her eyes.
She hated it so much that she had been trapped in a nightmare for six years.
"I've said it all. I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me."
Gou Jianzhang's hands were shaking and he was crying like a twisted termite.
And her parents died because of this kind of thing.
Anger surged through her body, and she stepped hard on him, kicking him again and again, venting all the grievances and pain she had suffered over the past six years.
"Asshole, asshole, what right do you have——"
"Are our lives so worthless?"
"What have we done wrong to deserve such cruelty from you? I'm the girl you raped six years ago. You killed my mom and teamed up with Chen Hai to force my dad to death. You destroyed my family. Why?—"
"Who do you think you are?—"
"God?—"
"You ruin other people's lives and trample on their lives at will, even killing people without caring. Why should I endure pain day and night while you live well? You think this matter is over, I tell you, it's impossible—"
"This thing will never be over—"
"Hahaha, are you happy? I'm here to seek revenge on you. Chen Hai is dead, and next is your turn."
She was about to pull him over the guardrail, but Qiu Jiang quickly ran over to stop her, grabbed her hand, and yelled at her, "No, the law will punish him. You still have a wonderful life ahead of you. Don't ruin your life for him."
"It's meaningless. I don't need my parents' lives at all." Feng Yueting was so angry that she had amazing strength and quickly shook off her hand.
At this time, they were all around the broken railing and were at risk of falling at any time.
Lü Xiaoqin was terrified, covering her face and howling wildly, "Ah-ah-ah-ah-"
Each cry became more shrill than the last, but she didn't move forward at all, just making noise.
Ji Mingcheng also rushed over at this time and grabbed Feng Yueting, but she struggled frantically and kicked Gou Jianzhang to the edge of the balcony with her feet, stepping hard on his struggling hand.
"Go to hell—"
"Go to hell—"
"Go to hell—"
"No, no, no, don't kill me, I don't want to..."
Gou Jianzhang had always lived a life of luxury and had no strength in his hands, not to mention that Feng Yueting had been bleeding him for who knows how long. At this moment, he was stepping on him like a madman and blocking others from rescuing him.
He had no way of getting any external support. His body suddenly felt as if it weighed a thousand pounds. His strength gradually failed him, and his hands lost their power. He could no longer hold on to the railing and fell down with his eyes wide open.
“Ahhhh—”
Soon there was a pool of blood on the ground.
Feng Yueting was still struggling to break free from Qiu Jiang and the others' control, with half of her body hanging in the air, and her left and right hands being held by Qiu Jiang and Ji Mingcheng respectively.
Her facial features were twisted in pain, but her whole body was filled with relief and liberation.
"Let me go, I'm so tired, I want to go find my parents."
She smiled as beautifully as a spring flower, full of longing and joy. Then she shook her hands vigorously, broke free from Qiu Jiang's wrist and fell down under Qiu Jiang's horrified gaze.
"don't want--"
She collapsed and screamed, reaching forward in a hurry. She clearly grabbed her, so how could she disappear in the blink of an eye? Her eyes followed the falling figure closely, and her mind went blank at the moment the bright red exploded.
There was a buzzing sound everywhere, and nothing else could be heard.
"Qiu Jiang is useless, she has already fallen down——"
Ji Mingcheng had a complicated expression. He didn't care about his own emotions at this moment. Instead, he held her in his arms to comfort her.
The others climbed over the railing to look downstairs. When they saw the two pools of blood, they were shocked and a sense of fear surged in their hearts.
Qiu Jiang's fair cheeks turned red due to the violent fluctuations of emotions, tears flowed unrestrainedly, and pain spread throughout her body.
"Jiang Jiang, you have tried your best."
Ji Mingcheng gently stroked her back to calm her down.
But at this time she was afraid of being comforted. Once she was comforted, Qiu Jiang's eyes instantly became blurred and she burst into tears.
"Wow, wow, I didn't catch her, I couldn't catch her, why, why—"
She leaned on Ji Mingcheng's shoulder and cried heart-wrenchingly. Several colleagues couldn't stand this scene and wiped their tears quietly.
No one would have thought that this would be the outcome today. They thought that they were catching a vicious murderer, but who knew that the truth behind it would be so heartbreaking.
But the person has already left, and none of them can change the situation.
All they can do now is deal with the follow-up matters.
Chen Da's eyes were red, but after all, he had seen a lot over the years, so he quickly recovered his composure. "Captain Ji, I'm going to take care of things downstairs. Jiang Jiang is still young and has never seen anything like this. Please help her calm down."
Ji Mingcheng nodded, "Call me if you have anything."
"yes."
The crowd on the roof retreated like a tide. Qiu Jiang's eyes were swollen from crying, and he could clearly feel a large wet spot on his shoulder.
He never liked the opposite sex getting close to him, and even hated seeing girls crying. For the first time, he tasted the feeling of heartache.
Obviously, this feeling is not pleasant.
But since she has chosen this line of work, she must be mentally prepared that she may face even more painful and miserable things in the future. She needs to grow up slowly, even though the process of growth is cruel.
Ji Mingcheng put his arm around her shoulders and gently patted her violently trembling body.
"Cry, you'll feel better after crying."
Qiu Jiang didn't know how long she had been crying, so long that her throat could no longer make any sound, but suddenly her crying stopped, she pushed him away and walked straight downstairs.
Ji Mingcheng quickly grabbed her and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to see her off. She definitely doesn't want to die next to Gou Jianzhang. I want to take her away and let her return to her parents in peace."
Qiu Jiang opened her red and swollen eyes and spoke to him seriously, tears unable to help but flow out.
But now is not the time to cry. How can such a beautiful girl stay with stinky mud?
She definitely doesn't like it.
Qiu Jiang wiped his face casually, turned around and ran downstairs.
Ji Mingcheng was not at all worried about her current condition, so he followed her downstairs.
As soon as they came out of Zimao Building, more and more people gathered outside to watch, and some even attacked the police.
Because they can't beat Chen Hai, who knows if there are any scums like Chen Hai among them.
They enjoyed people's respect and support, but turned around to deal with the common people.
It has to be said that today's case has aroused public anger. Kuang Maoxun regretted his decision just now. If he had let the sniper be in place to solve the problem at the beginning, things might not have become so difficult to resolve.
Now so many people know about this matter, even the media have heard the news and taken countless photos of this place. He doesn't even need to think about it, he knows that this matter will soon become big news that will shock the whole city, the province and even the whole country.
He had just had the opportunity to be promoted to a higher level by solving a serial murder case, but he might be suppressed in this position again.
However, he had no time to care about his own official hat at the moment. He knew that if he did not appease the emotions of the people, he would be finished.
Anyone who can reach this position is not a fool. Kuang Maoxun immediately picked up a loudspeaker and talked to the angry people.
"Comrades, I am Kuang Maoxun, Director of the Anxi Public Security Bureau. Please be quiet for a moment."
"Quiet ass! What's going on with Chen Hai? Are all of you helping the evildoer—"
Kuang Maoxun gave a bitter laugh. "Comrades, I have nothing against Chen Hai. It was I who failed to spot the termite in our team and allowed him to thrive in a dark corner, acting recklessly and trampling on the law. I solemnly apologize to you here."
"sorry--"
He took off his police hat and bowed to everyone.
The common people were also shocked. They didn't expect that a director like him would apologize to them. Even though their anger had not dissipated, they couldn't help but calm down a little.
Kuang Maoxun was silent for a long time before he looked up. "I know this incident has disappointed some people, but I want to tell you that while there may be some bad apples like Chen Hai in our ranks, the vast majority of our police officers are excellent, standing tall and proud, heroes who uphold the dignity of the law. I don't defend Chen Hai's crimes or my own dereliction of duty, but I want to speak up for all our police officers."
"No one wants to see this happen, not even me. But now that it's happened, we can't just turn a blind eye. I promise everyone that over the next month, our entire police force will conduct a comprehensive self-examination and self-correction. We welcome reports. If anyone puts personal interests above public duty and blatantly neglects their duties, I will punish them severely."
"Even if it's me, I welcome everyone's scrutiny. If I'm found to have done anything wrong, I will immediately resign without hesitation."
No matter how much people hate Chen Hai, Kuang Maoxun's words can still win a lot of goodwill. What's more, everyone is angry. Even though they know that this tragedy has nothing to do with other policemen, they are still led by their emotions.
Now his words made them calm down a lot.
But there are still many people shedding tears for the dead girl.
The girl was so young, she hadn't even had time to enjoy her life, but she lost her life because of those two bastards.
Perhaps her methods were too harsh, but being in the same environment, they could not guarantee that they could do better than her, and they might even choose to do the same thing as her.
It's too late to say anything now.
The girl left with her parents.
Maybe this is also a relief for her.
Many people wiped their eyes and shed tears for this girl they had never met.
When Qiu Jiang came out, many people recognized that it was her who was holding Feng Yueting desperately, with half of her body almost hanging in the air, even though the final outcome was not satisfactory.
But everyone undoubtedly approves of her.
Seeing that her eyes were as swollen as theirs, obviously she had been crying, but she still rushed into the cordon to clean up the child's body without any disgust, they were even more impressed by her. Some people grabbed her hands and were speechless when she passed by after she finished.
It took a long time to form a sentence.
"Little girl, when the child's funeral is held, call us and we will go to see her off for the last time."
"Her parents are gone, but we are still here. I want to go too. When she is buried, I will take leave to see her to rest in peace."
"Call me too."
Everyone said to her.
Qiu Jiang's emotions, which had been under control, burst out again. Her red and swollen eyes were filled with tears again, and she nodded heavily to everyone.
"I want to thank you on her behalf. She must be very happy that so many people love her and accompany her on her final journey."
She bent slightly and expressed her gratitude to everyone on behalf of the girl who could no longer smile vividly.
A cool breeze blew, and someone's eyes became moist again, slowly gathering into crystal snowflakes.
Qiu Jiang raised his head and looked at the sky.
It turned out that it was not rain, but the first and purest snow of the year.
Embracing the world so white, pure and warm.
Yueting, did you see it?
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