Chapter 206
An hour later, the old policeman came to an office on the second floor with the signed transcript. Su Yuanzheng and Su Miao were chatting with Deputy Director Feng inside.
The old police officer showed the transcript to Deputy Director Feng and said, "He confessed everything. He extorted a large amount of money. He deserves a sentence."
Deputy Director Feng laughed and said, "Miao Miao is really clever. No sooner had she escaped than she came to report the crime. She actually carried three thousand yuan to trap the victim, and they caught her red-handed. She has no way to deny it."
Su Miao said, "I heard Captain Wu say yesterday that this group of people are always causing trouble for the police, but they are always causing trouble for the police. They catch and release them, and then catch and release them again. It's a huge waste of police resources. Will they stay quiet for a while this time?"
"It's more than just a little longer. It will last a long time. Guess what I found in their trouser pockets?"
Three people looked puzzled: "What did you find?"
"Haha, three knives, this is now armed violence and extortion, and the amount is huge. I can't escape for more than three years. The specifics will depend on how the sentence is later, but now there is a problem that is quite troublesome."
Deputy Director Feng asked, "What's the problem?"
"Liu Zhaodi is just a few months away from turning 14. The central government issued a document two years ago stating that juveniles of this age are generally not sentenced to prison, with education being the primary focus."
Deputy Director Feng nodded and said to Su Yuanzheng and Su Miao, "That's true. In 1985, the higher authorities issued the 'Notice on Further Strengthening Youth Education and Preventing Juvenile Delinquency'. It said it was about strengthening education, but the spirit of the document was largely about protecting the rights and interests of minors.
If he's over 14, it's fine, since this is a serious matter. But if he's under 14, the school and parents might need to be notified and we'll have to educate him together."
Su Yuanzheng frowned. "This... committing a crime without punishment, and being able to get away with it, won't that make them even more complacent? Then wouldn't minors be even more emboldened to do bad things?"
The old police officer sighed. "We can't do anything about it. We can't say this regulation is bad. The country always has big-picture considerations. We can only say it has its pros and cons. We're also most afraid of encountering juvenile offenders. They know nothing and have no scruples. Sometimes they act even more ruthlessly than adults, but we can't punish them too harshly. Everything should be based on education."
Deputy Director Feng comforted them: "After this incident, the school will definitely expel her."
Su Yuanzheng looked at his daughter with a calm expression, as if he had expected this result.
He gritted his teeth and made up his mind, saying, "Deputy Director Feng, I want to report that the date of birth on Liu Zhaodi's household registration is incorrect and was deliberately tampered with. She is actually 14 years old."
Even Su Miao was surprised. She really didn't know this: "Dad, isn't Liu Zhaodi only a little older than me?"
Su Yuanzheng shook his head and talked about the events that happened more than ten years ago.
It turned out that when Wu Huasheng gave birth to Liu Zhaodi, he did not go to the hospital, but gave birth at home, so there was no birth certificate or other documents.
After she was born, Liu Ming disliked her because she was a girl, and never gave her a name or registered her.
When she was almost ten months old, Liu Ming went to his master's office to have a calculus. The master said that Liu Zhaodi's birth date conflicted with his, and the real date could not be written on the household registration book. It had to be changed. So Liu Ming registered her household registration according to the date given by his master's office, which was nine months later than the actual year and month.
After that, I went to school and everything else according to this. I guess even Liu Zhaodi didn’t know about it.
Deputy Director Feng said, "We need to ask the local police officers in Ning County to help investigate this matter. If the situation is true, then it will be easy to handle. We will then make the appropriate sentencing."
Ning County responded quickly to the city's joint investigation notice. After all, the Liu family had lived in the same place for decades, surrounded by old neighbors. The two dates were a long time apart, and many neighbors knew about it.
In this era, it is actually quite common for people to register their household registration without using their actual date of birth, and no one takes it seriously. So when the street office went to inquire, they were able to investigate everything clearly without any effort.
Wu Hua is now in a state of anxiety every day. Her husband was arrested and the family has no money. Her elder sister-in-law has no say in her relationship with her brother-in-law and can only help them a little bit in private.
She herself did not have a stable job, and raising two children was very difficult. Her son, in particular, had been used to being well-off, and when he suddenly became impoverished, he cursed and cried every day.
So when she received the notice that her daughter was arrested in a criminal case, her first reaction was relief.
If she is really caught, at least there will be food in prison, so she won't starve to death, and it will be easier for me to support one less person.
Besides, this money-losing girl has been causing trouble every day like a plague since she went to study in the city. She doesn't want to clean up her daughter's mess anymore. Once she is put in a juvenile detention center and everyone is watching her, she will behave herself.
In a few years, I will be old enough to work and earn money to support my family, which is not a bad thing.
After Liu Zhaodi was detained, she hurriedly called Liu Xu, hoping that her uncle would help rescue her.
But ever since Liu Xu had a fight with Wang Dachui over Liu Ming's matter, their relationship has reached a freezing point, and now he hasn't been home for a week.
She was busy thinking about how to get her meal ticket back, so it was impossible for her to save Liu Zhaodi.
It was the weekend again. Deputy Director Feng brought his wife and children to Su Ji to drink porridge, and by the way, he talked about Liu Zhaodi with the Su father and daughter.
"We have verified that he is indeed over 14 years old. Now it depends on the court's decision."
Su Yuanzheng asked, "How many years will this sentence be?"
"It's hard to say right now. Judging by the current situation, the sentence should be between three and ten years. It depends on the specific circumstances of the trial. The situation was quite complicated at the time. Extortion was definitely involved. Miaomiao didn't hand over any property, so the court may rule it an attempted crime.
But they chased him out, used violence, and stole property on the spot, which could constitute a "transformed" robbery. They were also carrying sharp weapons, so the sentence for violent robbery would be even heavier."
Hearing the word "heavier", Su Yuanzheng nodded with relief.
Su Miao took the children to play with the iron frog. They twisted the chain and put it on the ground, and the frog would jump forward by itself. Many children in the alley often took one out to play "racing".
After Deputy Director Feng's wife knew that Su Miao skipped a grade and became the top scorer in the high school entrance examination, she liked her more and wanted her children to be closer to her. After all, being close to smart people can make you smarter.
She stroked Su Miao's ponytail and said, "Poor Niuniu, next Spring Festival, don't just look at the lanterns when you go to the riverside. You should go to the temple to worship. Look at how many bad things you have encountered."
Su Miao nodded in agreement but didn't take it to heart. However, Su Yuanzheng wrote it down, thinking that he would buy the thickest incense on the market to burn and offer more to the merit box.
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