Chapter 023 (Update 1)
As soon as Hang Jiabai took Deng Ling away, another group of police came and arrested Yang Haoan, who had just woken up and was looking for Deng Ling in the house.
He kept looking back when he was handcuffed and taken away. His grandfather Yang Baozong was standing at the second-floor window, watching Yang Haoan being taken away.
Lin Shuyue did not leave the Public Security Bureau. She chatted with He Yuling about makeup and waited for Deng Ling to arrive.
When Deng Ling arrived, she and He Yuling stood up straight.
Deng Ling came in. She had a gentle temperament, tall figure, fair skin, and hair that fell to her waist like a waterfall, swaying back and forth as she walked, with a smile on her lips.
Even though she was handcuffed, she didn't seem to be at all flustered, as if her visit to the police station was just a formality.
Lin Shuyue sneered inwardly. Doesn't she think she's just going through the motions? After all, her grandfather was once a senior general in the army. As soon as he retired, he was assigned to the newly established special economic zone Pengcheng to serve as the director of the Pengcheng Public Security Bureau. I worked in this field for 30 years and only retired two years ago.
Lin Shuyue took a look at the good and evil system. Deng Ling's good and evil value was in stark contrast to her appearance. Her sin value was between 80 and 90, which was almost an extremely serious crime.
Deng Ling entered the interrogation room in a leisurely manner, as if she was shopping. As soon as he sat down, he looked at the few acquaintances sitting opposite him and smiled. These people would come to her house to give gifts during every Chinese New Year and other festivals.
What is she afraid of? She is not afraid at all.
Moreover, she did things very cleanly back then, and there were no cameras at that time. She has refused to admit it. Who can provide evidence to prove that she was the one who hit and killed the person with her car?
Deng Ling was not at all flustered. Everyone in the family compound knew that she was taken away. Her grandfather Yang Baozong and her husband Yang Haoan would know about it as soon as they woke up. When the time comes, they will definitely put pressure on the Public Security Bureau. She will definitely be out before noon.
However, Deng Ling's calmness turned into panic when she heard the words in the Walkman, but she calmed down after just a few breaths.
After the tape finished playing, she looked at Hang Jiabai who was playing the recording and said, "Abai, do you really want to bring me down? It must have taken a lot of effort to find a voice actor to dub my voice, right?"
Hang Jiabai snorted and said to her, "This is a copy. The original has been sent to the Trace Identification Department for identification. The results are out. Deng Ling, your excuses are useless in the face of absolute evidence."
"Deng Ling, let me ask you, where were you from 8:00 to 12:00 in the middle of the night on May 29, 1994?"
Deng Ling is still unfazed: "I coax my children to eat and sleep at home. My husband, children and grandfather can all testify to this."
It has been ten years, such a long time, that Deng Ling is not afraid of investigation at all. Ten years ago, her two children, the elder daughter was only five years old and the younger one was only three years old. What could they understand? What can you ask? Not to mention Yang Haoan.
"If it's as you said, then how come your fingerprints and shoe prints appeared at the crime scene? Where is your index finger fingerprint?"
Hang Jiabai's words made Deng Ling subconsciously look at her right index finger. Compared with other fingers, the tip of her index finger was smooth, and the fingerprints that should have been there had long disappeared.
Deng Ling is a perfectionist. The fingerprints on her index finger have been worn away, which has always been a pain for her, so she learned to eat and write with her left hand, and kept her right hand hidden, not using it as much as possible. In the past ten years, she has even more difficulty letting others see the palm of her hand.
All this was discovered when she subconsciously dodged and hid when Hang Jiabai handcuffed her. While escorting Deng Ling back, Hang Jiabai observed her carefully and confirmed that there was indeed no fingerprint on her right index finger.
Deng Ling remained silent. No matter what Hang Jiabai asked, she only had one thing to say: ask Hang Jiabai to wait for her lawyer to arrive before talking to her.
Hang Jiabai and others were not angry and directly locked her up.
Yang Haoan's psychological quality is better than Deng Ling's. Even though his DNA was exactly the same as the DNA extracted from Liang Haihui's body, he did not say a word. He even greeted everyone familiarly from the moment he entered the Public Security Bureau.
Like Deng Ling, he was certain that his grandfather would rescue him and did not take the matter to heart at all.
The couple's mouths were as hard as ducks.
Lin Shuyue also scanned Yang Haoan's good and evil value, and his good and evil value was comparable to Deng Ling's.
Lin Shuyue watched him walk into the interrogation room, feeling emotional. Deng Ling and Yang Haoan were a perfect match, a pair of black sheep falling on the back of a wild boar.
Lin Shuyue waited until noon and finally met Hang Jiabai. He pointed outside and Lin Shuyue followed him out.
There was a restaurant outside the Public Security Bureau, and the two found a private room. Before Lin Shuyue entered the room, she took two bottles of mineral water from the refrigerator next to the counter. After entering the room, she gave one bottle to Hang Jiabai.
Hang Jiabai unscrewed the cap and drank half of the bottle. He sat on the stool and asked Lin Shuyue: "Do you remember I told you that there was a footprint and a fingerprint at the crime scene? Now the owner of the footprint and the fingerprint has been found."
Hang Jiabai's question is very interesting. From the Walkman, Lin Shuyue knew that Liang Haihui's death was caused by Yang Haoan. After knowing that her husband had killed someone, Deng Ling drove her car herself to cover up the facts and ran over the witness Wang Guiquan's family on Songshan Avenue, resulting in two deaths and two disabilities in Wang Guiquan's family of four.
Logically speaking, the fingerprints and footprints that do not belong to anyone in the Zheng family should also belong to the murderer Yang Haoan. But when Hang Jiabai asked this question, the result was obviously not this.
She was moved: "It's Deng Ling."
Hang Jiabai nodded towards Lin Shuyue.
"Yes, it's Deng Ling's." The waiter brought in the dishes, and the two of them shut their mouths tacitly.
The fish head noodles in this restaurant are excellent and the food is served very quickly. Hang Jiabai and Lin Shuyue were both hungry. After eating half a bowl of rice, they were ready to continue talking.
"All the people who investigated the case were taken away by the procuratorate. Several police officers from the Taijiang police station have retired. When asked about this matter again, they told us what they knew at the time."
"The footprints and fingerprints were ordered to be destroyed, but the police officer in charge of the destruction was careful and secretly made a copy before destroying them. He has kept the originals until now."
"Now, the case is clear and transparent. However, neither Deng Ling nor Yang Haoan pleaded guilty."
Hang Jiabai and Lin Shuyue both knew that these two would not plead guilty so easily. After all, the old man of the Yang family, Yang Baozong, was still alive. That is the Yang family’s magic weapon! He is the backer of Yang Haoan and Deng Ling!
But what does that matter?
Article 46 of the Criminal Procedure Law requires that the sentencing of all cases should attach great importance to evidence, investigation and research, and not to easily believe confessions. If there is only the defendant's confession but no other evidence, the defendant cannot be found guilty and sentenced; if there is no confession from the defendant but the evidence is sufficient and reliable, the defendant can be found guilty and sentenced. ①
In the face of absolute evidence, even if Deng Ling and Yang Haoan never spoke about the crime, they would still be punished.
Although Yang Baozong is the former director of the Pengcheng Public Security Bureau, he has retired. Besides, who didn’t have one or two “political enemies” when he was in office? The case was handled so quickly this time, didn't those people work hard behind the scenes?
After eating the noodles, Hang Jiabai paid the bill first, put on his hat and left in a hurry.
Yang Haoan has been brought to justice, but his case is still under trial. Since Yang Haoan and Deng Ling did not speak up, they were not sure whether Liang Haihui and Wang Guiquan's family were the only victims.
When Lin Shuyue left the restaurant, a crisp sound came from the good and evil discrimination system.
[Ding~~Limited-time mission: 'The wife-murderer who refuses to plead guilty' has been completed. The innocent have been cleared of their grievances, and the guilty have been brought to justice. 】
[Ding~~Task settlement in progress.....]
【Ding~~The mission is completed, and the host is rewarded with RMB X1000 and 300 points. No special item rewards. 】
[Ding~~The host's points balance is 1100. Would you like to spend 1000 points to upgrade the system? 】
After the last notification, the good and evil discrimination system jumped in front of Lin Shuyue, and two bright red options appeared on it: "Yes" and "No".
Lin Shuyue was a little vague about the word "yes".
[The good and evil distinction system is being upgraded, please wait... Upgrade progress 1%...]
The upgrade progress was very slow, so Lin Shuyue didn't watch it anymore. Her cell phone rang and Lin Shuyue picked it up. The caller was Zheng Zhonglu.
He was very excited on the phone. He said, "Reporter Lin, we received a call from the procuratorate. The people there said that the murderer who killed my brother and sister-in-law has been arrested. We can go pick up Ah Fu now."
Lin Shuyue was also very happy for them and took a taxi directly to Zheng Village.
Zheng Zhonglu and Old Man Zheng were still waiting for her. When they saw Lin Shuyue coming over, Old Man Zheng, who had already cried for a while, walked over tremblingly and was about to kneel down in front of Lin Shuyue. Lin Shuyue hurriedly held him back.
"Uncle, if you kneel to me, I will shorten my life."
"Thank you, reporter Lin, thank you. If it weren't for you, we Ah Fu would have to wait for who knows how many years. Thank you, thank you." Old Zheng held Lin Shuyue's hand and shook it continuously.
When the Zheng family received the call confirming that Zheng Zhongfu was not guilty, they all thought they were dreaming.
They think that the rights
The road is long, and Old Man Zheng is ready to appeal until his death.
This day came so quickly that the Zheng family couldn't react.
They didn't even ask who the real murderer was. Their most important task now is to welcome Zheng Zhongfu back.
It has been ten years. After ten years of darkness for the Zheng family, the sky is finally bright.
"Congratulations, uncle. I wish your family a smooth life in the future." Lin Shuyue congratulated Old Man Zheng with a smile.
Everyone in the Zheng family loved to hear this. There were still traces of tears on everyone’s face, but they all smiled.
Old Man Zheng asked Zheng Jiao: "Ah Jiao, are you ready for the grapefruit leaf water, peach leaf water, and the big red belt?"
Zheng Jiao was holding a bucket with grapefruit leaf water and peach leaf water in it. She had a big red cloth wrapped around her body. "Everything is ready, Grandpa."
"Okay, okay. When you get to the prison gate and see your father coming out, sprinkle water on him."
Old man Zheng gave instructions one by one, repeating them over and over again. No one thought he was nagging, so they just let him get in the car while he kept muttering.
Lin Shuyue also felt the joy of the Zheng family. She sat in the passenger seat and recorded their joy at that moment.
This case is actually not complicated. In fact, if Yang Haoan did not have the "protection umbrella" of his grandfather Yang Baozong, this case could have been solved that year.
Why can’t it be broken? Because at that time, Yang Baozong's position was the most stable and his power was the greatest. It was also because the laws at that time were not perfect and the comprehensive capabilities in all aspects were not developed enough.
As a result, those who knew the truth chose to remain silent, the victims were wrongly imprisoned, and the witnesses' families were broken up.
Why are Yang Haoan and Deng Ling so bold? It’s because they have a good grandfather who is in a high position of power and he is the head of the Pengcheng Public Security Bureau! He can cover the whole city bureau with one hand!
But were the police willing to handle the case so hastily back then? If they were really willing, they would not have told the story of that year without any concealment when they were taken back to the police station today. There will be no police officers hiding the evidence from that year.
Then why don't they speak out for justice? This is why Deng Ling took action against Wang Guiquan's family back then.
She wanted to cover up the matter completely and make the police and court staff who knew the truth shut up, but she couldn't really touch their families.
What should I do then? Wang Guiquan's family became the "chicken" to be killed to scare the monkeys.
Those policemen and court staff also have parents and children. Who wouldn't be afraid that Deng Ling would do something bad behind their backs?
So the matter was settled, and the Zheng family had been seeking justice for many years, but had nowhere to turn to!
If Lin Shuyue had not brought this matter to the attention of Hang Jiabai, if Yang Baozong had not retired for two years, and if Hang Jiabai's identity and background were not inferior to that of the Yang family, this matter might have continued to go wrong.
Perhaps Old Man Zheng will never see the day when his beloved youngest son is vindicated even if he closes his eyes. Perhaps even if Aqin died of illness, she would never see the real murderer being caught.
The problem is that no one dares to speak out. But as long as there is one person who clearly wants to take the lead in this matter, those who kept silent back then will stand up one by one.
Even though they all knew that speaking out about this would be a stain on their careers and they might even go to jail for it, they still came without hesitation.
When Lin Shuyue and the Zheng family arrived at Taijiang Prison, Zheng Zhongfu also came out. The gate of Taijiang Prison was opened for him. He was already wearing the uniform that Zheng Zhonglu had bought for him during the Chinese New Year. He was holding a small luggage bag containing his toiletries and stood at the gate with a dazed look on his face.
Looking at the outside world which was completely different from when he was in prison.
The former farmlands have become houses, with tall buildings in the distance and two main roads nearby.
When Old Man Zheng saw his son, he couldn't help but shed tears again. Zheng Jiao ran to Zheng Zhongfu, carrying the bucket of water made from pomelo leaves and peach leaves that she had been reluctant to let go.
She took out some pomelo and peach leaves from the bucket, dipped them in water, and sprinkled them on Zheng Zhongfu with tears in her eyes.
Zheng Zhongfu looked at his daughter, who was only in kindergarten when he left. Now she has grown into a graceful young girl whose face is so similar to that of his deceased wife. Thinking of his wife's tragic death and the fact that he had been absent from Zheng Jiao's growth for so many years, he choked up and was speechless.
Old Man Zheng also walked over with the help of Zheng Zhonglu and his wife.
Old Man Zheng has grown old, and Zheng Zhonglu and his wife have changed from what they were ten years ago. Zheng Zhongfu can no longer see the mother who always nags him. He knelt on the ground with a plop. Old Man Zheng walked over and hugged him in his arms, and Zheng Zhongfu burst into tears.
Old Zheng's family also burst into tears. The sorrow in the crying made the bystanders shed tears as well.
In the afternoon, Lin Shuyue returned to the unit and told Wang Mingzheng about this unjust case and the protector behind the real murderer. Wang Mingzheng was stunned.
Wang Mingzheng really couldn't imagine that Lin Shuyue would be so capable! The aftermath of the Internet addiction treatment school has not yet ended.
Now various TV stations and media are reporting on Internet addiction schools and youth psychology. There are still people discussing this issue in major online forums.
Letters are written to their newspaper every day. Wang Mingzheng just had a meal outside with the boss last night!
Lin Shuyue has followed up on big news again? ! Or is it big news that attracts attention, such as false cases and wrongful convictions? !
The way Wang Mingzheng looks at Lin Shuyue now is no longer as a capable general, but as a god of wealth! Since the Suishan case, every report Lin Shuyue wrote has had great sales.
Their sales in the past month are already far higher than the same month last year. If they continue like this, their sales this year will be the highest in recent years! ! How much is that? ! Wang Mingzheng felt relaxed just thinking about it.
"Newspaper, Xiaolin, go and write the report. I'll save tomorrow's headlines for you!" Wang Mingzheng's cell phone rang again before he even started drawing his cake. He took it out and saw that the caller was Zhang Xiongfeng from Pengcheng TV Station. He was the one who directed the last documentary about the Internet addiction school.
Now he has become the director of the news department for sure.
Wang Mingzheng picked up the phone, and the first sentence on the other end was about Lin Shuyue's wrongful conviction.
Wang Mingzheng spoke to him with a smile, then waved at Lin Shuyue.
Lin Shuyue returned to her workstation, opened a blank document on the computer, and typed on the keyboard. A large font appeared in the document: "Ten years of injustice finally redressed: The murderer behind three lives turned out to be him!" 》
Half an hour later, Lin Shuyue sent the report to Wang Mingzheng. In this report, she wrote in detail about Zheng Zhongfu's long journey of appeal over the past decade. Wang Guiquan and Aqin’s lives under surveillance for the past ten years, and the tragic deaths of their two children.
She wrote about the "stink" behind the good reputations of Deng Ling and Yang Haoan, about Yang Baozong's "protective umbrella" of power, and about those accomplices who kept their mouths shut.
The good and evil discrimination system has not been upgraded yet. Seeing that the system backpack did not affect its use, Lin Shuyue ignored it, packed up her things and prepared to go off work.
The cell phone rang. Lin Shuyue took out her phone and saw that it was a text message from Hang Jiabai. They have obtained approval from the provincial department to detain Yang Baozong. But when they arrived at Yang's house, Yang Baozong had disappeared.
Lin Shuyue frowned. At this time, Huang Qiang also came back.
He was dusty and his forehead was covered with sweat. He ignored the people who greeted him and strode to Lin Shuyue. He stared at her and asked anxiously, "Ayue, Ayue, Yang Haoan was arrested, right? What about his grandfather? How is his grandfather?"
Lin Shuyue didn't understand why Huang Qiang was so excited, but she still answered: "Just now, the Hangzhou team of the Public Security Bureau sent me a message saying that Yang Baozong ran away."
Huang Qiang opened his mouth wide, and after a moment, he laughed. As he laughed, he started crying again.
Everyone in the office was confused by Huang Qiang's actions.
Huang Qiang wiped his face, ran quickly to his workstation, took out a book from the bottom drawer, and then ran outside regardless of everyone's surprised looks.
"Master, wait for me, wait for me." Lin Shuyue realized that something big had happened, and hurriedly chased after him, while constantly calling out to Huang Qiang. Huang Qiang turned a deaf ear to him. Instead of waiting for the elevator, he jogged down the stairs.
Lin Shuyue looked at the elevator that was still stopped on the seventh floor and ran down too.
Huang Qiang ran all the way to the gate of the Public Security Bureau.
Before entering the Public Security Bureau, Huang Qiang stood there, waiting for Lin Shuyue to catch up. He looked at Lin Shuyue with a strange light in his eyes: "Ayue, Ayue, I can finally avenge your brother!"
After he said that, he went to the Public Security Bureau without looking back.
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