"This person is a temporary worker in our factory. He doesn't have a letter of introduction, so he can't buy a train ticket. I guess he'll come to the factory and ask us to issue a letter of introduction." Xu Da revealed his arrangements to the police officer.
The police officer frowned. Even without a letter of introduction, Li Qiang should have found another means of transportation to leave. He wouldn't be so foolish as to go to the factory to get a letter of introduction; that would be walking right into a trap.
“A person who can kill an infant, how high of an IQ can you expect? Such a person’s thinking is straightforward, so they should come to the factory to get a letter of introduction,” Xu Da analyzed.
The police officers agreed wholeheartedly and shook Xu Da's hand: "Thank you for your assistance in the arrest. We are short-staffed right now, and all our personnel have been sent to the station to search. We'll leave one person at the station to handle some business, and I'll take two people with me. What do you think?"
Xu Da nodded. As long as there was one police officer present, his security department could legally make the arrest.
Xu Da's estimate was correct. As soon as Li Qiang arrived at the Beijing Furniture Factory, he was pinned to the ground by a group of security guards and then tied up and kept under guard.
Terrified, Li Qiang insisted that he hadn't killed anyone, but the evidence was irrefutable, and he couldn't let a few shouts settle the matter.
The police took Li Qiang back and thanked Xu Da and his team for bringing the murderer to justice. They said they would present him with a banner to express their gratitude.
In the interrogation room, Li Qiang thought for a long time. Since he was about to die, his heart was more benevolent. He confessed to all the crimes he had committed, except for the one he denied killing the child.
The police showed him a photo of the child. The red marks on the child's face had turned into a bluish-purple color, clearly indicating that the child had been suffocated to death. Li Qiang's hands trembled slightly, but he refused to admit that he had intentionally killed the child. His intention was to prevent the child from crying out.
The police officers agreed with Li Qiang's statement that he genuinely did not intend to kill the child. However, the law is based on evidence. Because of his actions, the child was injured or killed. Regardless of whether it was intentional or unintentional, he was guilty of murder.
The police also summoned Li Ping. As the child's mother, you should be filled with righteous indignation and grief after your child was killed. At the very least, you should be at home crying your heart out.
But Li Ping was sitting in the classroom, her expression extremely serious. She was trying to catch up on the lessons she had missed and strive to win the scholarship at the end of the year. That way, she would have money to buy some things she needed and could start a new life.
In order to save time, she asked the police to keep it brief, and she explained the situation that day clearly. One of the police officers couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "Is that little girl your own daughter whom you carried for ten months? Why aren't you sad at all?"
Li Ping was stunned. She hadn't expected the police to ask this question. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I am sad, but I don't have time to be sad. I have a lot of things to do. May I go?"
The person leading the questioning asked her to sign something and then leave. This kind of woman is heartless; it hurts my eyes to see her so often. It's better to let her leave as soon as possible.
Li Ping turned and left the police station, then ran towards the school. At the school gate, the old bachelor was sitting in a corner with a package in his hand, waiting for Li Ping. When he saw Li Ping coming, he quickly went over to her.
Li Ping looked at the old bachelor warily. The two got married in Mushroom Village without registering their marriage or holding a banquet, so strictly speaking, they were just living together. The old bachelor knew this.
"Li Ping, I've taken care of the child's situation. I'm going back to my hometown today. There are still more than two months left on the lease for the house there. You can stay if you want, or cancel the lease if you don't. Here's the landlord's address. You can go find him. I'm leaving now. Take care."
Li Ping took the paper with the address written on it, staring blankly at the old bachelor turning to leave. A moment later, she was overjoyed. The old bachelor was going back, and she was truly free.
Li Ping didn't go to class. Instead, she went to the landlord's address to check out of the apartment. This wretched place held so many painful memories for her, and the thought of moving back in made her want to vomit.
The landlord was a kind-hearted person. When he saw Li Ping come to check out, he thought she didn't want to be reminded of her by the things she owned, so he simply gave Li Ping two yuan: "There's still a week until October. You can stay here for now, and I'll come back to collect the room next month."
Li Ping nodded. The school dormitory wouldn't be ready until next month. The timing was perfect. It was just that the bed was a bit uncomfortable for her, but there was nothing she could do about it.
At the same time, the old bachelor found Yan Xiaoqiang, who was working hard at the grocery store: "Qiangzi, I'm going back to my hometown, but Li Qiang took all the money from my home. Now I have no money to go back. Can you lend me some money? I'll go back and get work points from farming to pay you back."
Yan Xiaoqiang looked at the old bachelor whose hair had turned white overnight and felt a pang of sorrow. After all, they were from the same village, and he couldn't just stand by and watch him die: "You went back, but where's your wife? Is she not going to school anymore?"
"It was a poisonous snake. Luckily, we didn't get a marriage certificate. I'm lucky in a bad situation," the old bachelor sighed.
Yan Xiaoqiang nodded in agreement. Their family had also caused great harm to Ye Chen'er and Ye Chenming's family. They were truly venomous snakes, a whole nest of them.
He pulled fifty yuan and some grain coupons from his pocket and handed them to the old bachelor: "Take these, go home and farm hard to earn work points, and find a good wife in Mushroom Village. Don't be blind this time."
The old bachelor quickly declined, saying, "Qiangzi, that's too much. Twenty is enough."
“Even if you’re poor, you should be prepared to make a living when you get back. Having food in hand will keep you from panicking. Don’t be shy, we’re all neighbors, let’s help each other out.” Yan Xiaoqiang told him to hide the money carefully so no one would steal it.
The old bachelor suddenly knelt down, about to kowtow to Yan Xiaoqiang, which startled Yan Xiaoqiang so much that he grabbed the old bachelor and said, "You can't shorten my lifespan!"
Watching the old bachelor leave with tears in his eyes, Yan Xiaoqiang felt uneasy. That Li Ping, she's a real bastard, she's indifferent to the death of her own child, she's evil to the core.
It's good that they've separated; at least the old bachelor doesn't have to suffer in Beijing anymore. He has land and a house back home, which is much better than toiling away here.
The students were all attending class attentively when they saw Li Ping being called out by the police. The gossipy little newsboys got to work; they were the disseminators of information, the nightingales who loved to sing.
The wanted poster that hadn't been torn down yet was the prop that made Li Ping a celebrity. The shocking news that her uncle had smothered his niece to death shocked the entire school. As a result, the school's fine tradition of getting to the bottom of things was brought to its fullest extent, and Li Ping was doxxed.
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