The water cups of this era are all enamel cups. If you drop them, at most a piece of paint will fall off, but they will not break.
Liu Moli went to the kitchen to wash the water cup, and then cleaned the marks on the handle of the kitchen knife. After thinking that there was nothing left, she returned to the bedroom.
At this time, Zhou Daniu was snoring loudly.
Should I fight him? Or not? If I did, and the truth was revealed, Liu Moli would be dead. If I didn't, Zhou Daniu would beat her from time to time, and her life would be worse than death... Liu Moli hesitated for a moment, then finally hardened her heart and pulled the quilt over Zhou Daniu's face.
Zhou Daniu struggled a few times, but perhaps because of the sleeping pills, his struggling strength was much weaker than usual. Liu Moli covered Zhou Daniu's mouth and nose tightly with a quilt. After a few minutes, Zhou Daniu died.
Liu Moli was panting heavily, as if she had just been pulled out of the water. Fear and resentment were mixed together. After removing the quilt, Liu Moli looked at Zhou Daniu's somewhat ferocious face and felt a sense of relief.
Liu Moli tidied the quilt and sat next to Zhou Daniu for more than an hour. After she was sure that Zhou Daniu was really dead, she picked up her daughter who was sleeping on the bed and hurried to the Sanhe Town Police Station.
Liu Moli hadn't returned home since she left. Zhou Daniu had no relatives or friends in Zhoujia Village anyway, so Liu Moli wasn't worried about anyone coming to his defense. Besides, wasn't she already at the police station seeking justice for him?
After Zhou Hongming dodged and entered the police station, he was stopped by Xiao Huang.
Today, except for Xiao Huang, all other police officers from the police station went to Zhoujia Village and nearby villages to understand the situation.
Zhou Hongming told Xiao Huang about his desire to visit Li Cuilian. Xiao Huang, the police officer, was new and not yet familiar with the work regulations. Suspects were not allowed to visit during the investigation.
However, Xiao Huang had witnessed Li Cuilian's breakdown from last night until now. He knew the circumstances surrounding Li Cuilian's beating of Zhou Daniu, and felt a certain sympathy for Li Cuilian's unwarranted involvement in a murder case. With this in mind, Xiao Huang let Zhou Hongming in to visit.
"Cui Lian, let me tell you..." After seeing Xiao Huang walk away, Zhou Hongming whispered to Li Cui Lian the response plan that their two families had discussed overnight. The result was the same: Li Cui Lian confessed her guilt as soon as possible.
Li Cuilian's heart ached. She couldn't believe that her family had given up on her in just a few hours. However, after listening to Zhou Hongming's analysis, Li Cuilian was really worried that her son would be implicated in this case.
For the sake of her son, Tiechui, Li Cuilian was willing to plead guilty. If she had to choose between Tiechui and herself, she would rather it be herself, especially since her nephew, Li Dashan, was also implicated in this incident. Li Cuilian knew that if anything happened to Li Dashan, her family would never care about her again.
After Zhou Hongming left, Li Cuilian sat on the ground and cried for a long time. Seeing Xiao Huang coming over to check, Li Cuilian wiped her tears, stood up, and walked to the window and shouted, "Comrade Public Security, I am guilty. Comrade Public Security, I admit that I killed someone."
When Lao Jiang returned to the police station, Xiao Huang happily reported to him that Li Cuilian had confessed to the crime. In order to exonerate her son, Li Cuilian specifically emphasized that she had deliberately hit Zhou Daniu in the head.
Old Jiang was stunned. He hadn't even brought Li Cuilian to trial yet, so what crime had she pleaded guilty to?
After asking about the whole story, Lao Jiang became furious and yelled at Xiao Huang, "Haven't you learned the Public Security Regulations? You don't even know something as simple as the fact that suspects can't have visitors? Then what are you doing here as a public security officer?"
Xiao Huang was stunned by Lao Jiang's scolding and ran out crying. Xiao Huang was the director's niece, only 18 years old this year, and she got into police work because of the director's connections. Lao Jiang had no problem with Xiao Huang before, but this time he was furious and scolded Xiao Huang like this.
Seeing Xiao Huang running away crying, Lao Jiang grabbed his hair fiercely and then picked up the phone on the desk.
Old Jiang knew that if he made that call, his days at the police station might be in jeopardy. Chief Cao of the Sanhe Town Police Station was a fifty-something veteran, known for his dominance. He hated it when someone reported to his superiors without him. In Cao's view, Zhou Daniu's case was a minor one. As long as the murderer, Li Cuilian, confessed and Zhou Hongming's family compensated Liu Moli, the matter would be quickly resolved, without the need to report it to the county.
To avoid Liu Moli's harassment, Director Cao had gone to the county office early this morning. Even if Lao Jiang wanted to report to Director Cao now, he couldn't find him. It was autumn, and the weather in Sanhe Town wasn't hot, but it wasn't cool either. Zhou Daniu's body had been lying there for less than two days, and it had already started to stink.
After Zhao Qingshan's analysis, Lao Jiang concluded that Zhou Daniu's cause of death was fraught with doubt. To ensure that no good person was wrongly accused, and no bad person was spared, Lao Jiang had to make the call. Only by having the county public security bureau's medical examiner perform an autopsy could the true cause of Zhou Daniu's death be determined.
As soon as Lao Jiang made this call, he offended Director Cao.
Lao Jiang leaked the case that Director Cao was unwilling to report, and now with the incident of him yelling at Xiao Huang, it is obvious that under Director Cao's command, Lao Jiang will either be marginalized or be bullied by Director Cao.
However, human life is at stake, and Lao Jiang can never forget his mission. From the moment he put on this white police uniform, Lao Jiang has never considered his personal gains and losses.
Because of Liu Moli's high-profile actions, news of Zhou Daniu's death quickly spread throughout the villages surrounding Sanhe Town. Many people accused the police of being unfair, shielding the wife of the village chief, leaving Liu Moli, an orphan and her widow, with no recourse. Some fearless individuals even gathered outside the Sanhe Town police station to watch. The excitement wasn't something you could always watch, and afterward, they'd have something to brag about back home.
As soon as Director Cao got off the bus, he was stopped by his crying niece Xiao Huang.
After being scolded by Old Jiang, Xiao Huang felt aggrieved, so she came to Director Cao to complain. The girl felt that after letting Zhou Hongming in for a visit, Li Cuilian immediately confessed, and that she hadn't violated the principle, but had actually contributed to solving the case! Was Old Jiang scolding her out of jealousy?
Xiao Huang is Director Cao's niece, so Director Cao's heart is definitely on her side. After listening to Xiao Huang's report, although Director Cao's face was expressionless, he felt a little angry in his heart.
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