Chapter 30 Chen Anping: A rabbit will bite when cornered.
Two months later, in February 1994.
Once the Spring Festival was over, Operation Killing the Hawks came to a complete close.
The arrest, interrogation, evidence collection, and submission of all materials to the prosecution led to the indictment of the human trafficking gang headed by Shen Tianyao.
Meanwhile, the First, Second, and Third Detachments of the Criminal Investigation Division of Yanshi Public Security Bureau formed a special task force to investigate the protective umbrella of Shen Tianyao in Qingshi Town: verifying the financial dealings between Shen Tianyao and the transportation management and police, and further digging into the criminal network, the criminal roots of the entire Qingshi Town were uprooted.
The head of Qingshi Town Police Station was arrested, and all his cronies were apprehended, leading to a major reshuffle within the police station. Jiang Shouxin, who had always worked quietly behind the scenes, was promoted to head of the police station for providing valuable clues.
In this special operation, ten officials from Qingshi Town were dismissed. In addition to the ringleader, the Shen Tianyao gang also included four members of the "transportation group," twelve members of the "trafficking group," and thirty-six members of the "begging group," totaling fifty-three people.
They abducted a total of 67 children, and the remains of six children were unearthed from Shen Tianyao's old house!
The number of members in the gang, the number of children trafficked, and the number of children abused to death all set records in Hunan Province. This case was listed as a major case in Hunan Province in 1993, and the Ministry of Public Security personally dispatched personnel to supervise its handling, ensuring a complete crackdown and swift and severe punishment.
The Yanshi Public Security Bureau held several meetings, all concerning this case.
It can be said that this case mobilized everyone in the city bureau.
Jiang Ling, who first created the psychological profile of the ringleader Shen Tianyao, naturally became famous. Her "three-fixed investigation method" was also passed down by word of mouth, becoming more and more amazing with each retelling.
"Did you know? Jiang Ling, who made such a great contribution, is only 21 years old!"
"She's incredibly shrewd; she just drew a few symbols on the blackboard and figured out the name of Shen Tianyao."
"A police academy undergraduate student majoring in criminal psychology was able to calculate the name, age, personality, and work experience of the ringleader. Isn't that amazing?"
Even when Yuan Yi explained that Shen Tianyao's age, personality, and work experience were all made up by him, Ying Songmao, and Zhou Jinliang, no one believed him.
Some people even made jokes about Yuan Yi.
"Don't flatter yourself. If it weren't for Comrade Xiao Jiang's help, you'd still be banging on the table and cursing in the interrogation room right now."
"Your anti-trafficking team has made a great contribution this time, you should thank Jiang Ling properly. Remember to bring us along when you treat us to a meal, everyone wants to see what the big shot you invited looks like."
Yuan Yi had no choice but to reluctantly agree and invited Jiang Ling and Li Zhenliang to dinner with Ying Songmao.
Firstly, it was indeed Jiang Ling who arrested Xie Jiayan and Shen Sanzhuang at the train station, which initiated the investigation of this major case;
Secondly, the Hawk gang is tightly organized with a clear hierarchy. If anyone leaks information, their entire family will suffer. Therefore, it's impossible to get the truth out of Xie Jiayan. He interrogated her all night without any results. If it weren't for Jiang Ling and Li Zhenliang coming to help and discovering clues in Qingshi Town, this case would have been really difficult to solve.
Of course, Yuan Yi was not a jealous or envious person; the more people praised Jiang Ling, the happier he became.
What does this show? It shows that I have a keen eye for talent!
You know what, there's a reason why Chinese people love drinking parties.
Eating, drinking, and chatting brought everyone much closer together.
Although Jiang Ling and Ying Songmao were not talkative, Li Zhenliang and Yuan Yi were very talkative, and the four of them quickly became familiar with each other.
When the case was closed in March, the municipal bureau held a grand award ceremony.
This case was treated with special urgency, and the court held a public hearing.
Shen Tianyao, as the leader of the hawk gang, was sentenced to death and deprived of his political rights for life.
Xie Jiayan, Shen Sanzhuang, and other perpetrators of child abuse resulting in death were sentenced to death and deprived of their political rights for life.
The rest of the individuals were all sentenced to severe punishment.
Most of the abducted children have been reunited with their parents with the assistance of the public security and civil affairs departments. Those children who have no relatives yet have been placed in shelters, welfare homes or adopted by kind-hearted families.
This case dismantled a major human trafficking gang under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Security, effectively deterring human traffickers nationwide. Jiang Ling's innovative criminal profiling technology shortened the investigation period from two years to five months; for her exceptional contributions, she and Li Zhenliang both participated in the award ceremony.
Jiang Ling was promoted from a second-level police officer to a third-level police superintendent, receiving a second-class merit award and a bonus of 3,000 yuan. The deputy director of the provincial department personally presented her with a medal with a number from the Ministry of Public Security.
As Jiang Ling's partner, Li Zhenliang undertook tasks such as field investigation and evidence collection in solving the "hawk gang trafficking case," and was awarded a third-class merit and 1,000 yuan.
Receiving the bonus personally handed to him by the city bureau leader, Li Zhenliang was so excited he almost dropped it. His intuition was right; following Jiang Ling had indeed brought him merit!
In an instant, Jiang Ling became a "rising star" in the eyes of the public, garnering countless praises.
Jiang Ling remained calm, but Li Zhenliang was very excited.
After the awards ceremony, Li Zhenliang forcibly dragged Jiang Ling to the department store: "Come on, come on, you have to spend money. You received so much bonus, you should at least buy yourself a watch, right? You're usually too frugal, you're not like a young girl at all."
Jiang Ling touched her pocket.
The envelope was stiff; it contained a bonus personally handed to her by the deputy director of the provincial department in charge of criminal investigation.
3,000 yuan is almost equivalent to her salary for a year.
In fact, Jiang Ling is not as calm as she appears.
She was secretly delighted, but she kept a straight face so no one could see her inner joy.
Perhaps because she lacked money growing up, Jiang Ling was a miser.
In her previous life, aside from necessary expenses, she kept all her money in the bank. She had a stable income, lived in company dormitory, wore company uniform, and ate in the company cafeteria, so her expenses were minimal. Over thirty years, she managed to save a considerable amount of money.
Unfortunately, after being reborn, all his bank savings were gone.
Jiang Ling thought about it. Last time she went on a field trip with Li Zhenliang to the textile factory's affiliated school, she thought about buying a watch, but the thought of spending a "big" amount of money made her reluctant. Anyway, there was a wall clock at the company, a small alarm clock in the dormitory, and the pager provided by the company could tell the time, so why buy a watch?
However, having received a generous bonus today, Jiang Ling felt she could treat herself well.
There's no reason why someone who suddenly looks thirty years younger shouldn't treat themselves better.
"Alright, let's go!"
Jiang Ling readily agreed, which surprised and delighted Li Zhenliang: "Oh my, you're suddenly being generous today? Come on, I'll call Haoran and Dawei. They've been saying they want to come with us for a while now."
Knowing that Li Zhenliang had been seconded to the anti-trafficking team by Jiang Ling to handle a case, and had even received a third-class merit and commendation from city leaders, Liu Haoran and Zhou Wei were extremely envious, and their determination to follow closely in Jiang Ling's footsteps became even stronger.
Upon receiving Li Zhenliang's call, Liu Haoran and Zhou Wei immediately agreed and eagerly met Jiang Ling at Dongcheng Department Store.
This is the first time I've stepped into the Dongcheng District Department Store since my rebirth.
Jiang Ling was afraid of crowds.
The thought of people packed together, shoulder to shoulder, sends chills down my spine.
If shopping is necessary, Jiang Ling usually chooses to do it nearby.
Before the Spring Festival, the police station was on holiday. Jiang Ling bought a Hero brand fountain pen at a nearby stationery store, and some fruit, cigarettes, alcohol and gifts at a convenience store. Then she carried these things to Qingshi Town to visit Jiang Shouxin.
Jiang Ling has no parents or relatives; Jiang Shouxin is her only source of warmth and longing.
Even after Jiang Shouxin was promoted to police station chief, he continued to work diligently and cooperated with the city bureau's special task force to turn Qingshi Town upside down.
Jiang Shouxin was thrilled by Jiang Ling's arrival. During the meal, when they talked about the past, the honest man couldn't help but shed tears: "It wasn't easy, it really wasn't easy. These days, it's so hard for an honest person without connections to make something of themselves."
Jiang Ling could understand his feelings.
Jiang Shouxin was an honest and upright man who didn't know how to flatter or curry favor, nor did he know how to take sides. He was kind, honest, and took every report from the public seriously. He didn't want to become an official or get rich, but he felt frustrated because he hadn't been valued in his position for a long time.
This time he finally got his revenge, and he was both happy and sad for his past self.
Jiang Ling filled Jiang Shouxin's glass with wine and smiled, "Don't worry, I'll take care of things from now on."
Jiang Shouxin was unsuccessful in the past, but now everything will be alright.
Hardworking, kind, and honest people deserve everyone's respect.
Jiang Ling pushed open the old-fashioned spring-loaded glass door of Dongcheng Department Store.
It was the chilly season of early spring, and as soon as Jiang Ling, wearing a military green woolen coat, pushed open the door, the heat and noise that hit her made her close her eyes.
Sigh, I thought there would be fewer people in the mall after the Spring Festival, but I didn't expect there to still be so many people on the weekend.
The first-floor cosmetics section was packed with people. Tin boxes of face cream were stacked crookedly on the counter. A salesperson was shouting through a megaphone, "Last ten bottles of Bee & Flower shampoo!" but before she could finish speaking, she was drowned out by a cacophony of "Give it to me! Give it to me!"
The cashmere sweater counter was packed with people, three layers deep. Customers couldn't squeeze in and had to "throw" their payment receipts onto the counter. The sales clerks then "throw" the sweaters over the heads of the crowd, each one like a shot putter, throwing with pinpoint accuracy.
Crushed pastry stuck to the front of the bulk candy counter, and people were shouting at the top of their lungs, their voices mingling with the loud music coming from the second-floor sound system, making the air seem to buzz.
The line at the checkout counter was even longer, with everyone standing on tiptoe and craning their necks to look ahead, urging, "Why is it so slow? Hurry up, hurry up!"
Jiang Ling turned to leave.
Li Zhenliang reached out to stop her: "Hey, hey, hey, why are you running? The watch counter is over there."
Jiang Ling waved her hand: "There are too many people today, let's come another time."
Liu Haoran and Zhou Wei laughed and said, "It doesn't matter if there are many people, we'll help you queue up. You just need to pick what you like."
Jiang Ling was thus "escorted" by three young and strong plainclothes police officers to the watch counter in the west corner of the first floor.
The watch counter was surprisingly quiet, with only seven or eight people browsing watches.
As Jiang Ling approached the counter, she immediately understood why the place was so deserted—the sales staff were incredibly rude.
There were two sales clerks in total, but only one was busy. The other was leaning lazily against the glass counter, looking impatient and speaking in a very harsh tone.
"If you don't like it, don't buy it. Aren't you tired of constantly taking it back and forth and exchanging it?"
"Let's go! What's the point of watching if you don't have money? You're just a bunch of country bumpkins."
"This watch is valuable; you can't afford to pay for it if you break it."
Jiang Ling looked up at the sales clerk.
In her early twenties, she wore a bright red pullover sweater, highlighting her curves, especially her full and high breasts, which were very eye-catching—indicating that she was aware of her strengths and was proud of them.
The bright pink lipstick on her lips was fading, and she smelled of cheap perfume—indicating that she was not well-off and had poor taste.
If Jiang Ling had to give her opinion, this saleswoman had an outstanding figure, an average appearance, and mediocre taste. She had an arrogant air about her and was a vain woman who thought highly of herself.
Li Zhenliang was a rather oblivious person and didn't pay any attention to the sales clerk. His eyes were only on the watches displayed in the counter, gleaming under the lights: "Come on, Xiao Jiang, look, which one do you like?"
Liu Haoran and Zhou Wei stood guard on either side of Jiang Ling, preventing her from being jostled, and paid no attention to the salesperson's attitude.
The arrogant saleswoman sized Jiang Ling up and down, and when she saw the three young men guarding her, she felt jealous. She curled her lip and sneered, "Oh, where did this big star come from? She even needs three bodyguards to buy a watch."
Li Zhenliang then looked up at the person and saw the sales clerk with a mocking expression. His eyebrows furrowed immediately: "What kind of attitude is this?"
The saleswoman finally straightened up and raised her voice eight octaves: "What kind of attitude is this? This is my attitude, take it or leave it."
After speaking, she used her hand as a fan and fanned her cheeks a couple of times: "There are so many people, it's hard to breathe. It's true, everyone acts like they've never seen the world before, insisting on squeezing in."
Jiang Ling was not angry.
Having lived two lifetimes, she had seen plenty of people like this who looked down on others and were self-righteous.
Many of the victims in the prison inmate files are of this type.
These kinds of people can only bully honest people; if they really encounter a ruthless person—
The saying "trouble comes from the mouth" is absolutely true.
Young and hot-blooded, Liu Haoran couldn't stand the sales clerk's sarcastic remarks, so he slammed his hand on the counter: "Hey, we want to buy a women's watch! Can you give us some recommendations?"
Liu Haoran's slap was measured; it didn't shatter the glass counter, but it still made some noise. A middle-aged saleswoman who was attending to customers nearby noticed the commotion and quickly walked over, smiling as she asked, "Which watch do you want? I'll get it for you to try on."
Seeing that the middle-aged sales clerk was very polite, Liu Haoran calmed down and gestured for Jiang Ling to make her selection.
Jiang Ling casually pointed to one, and the middle-aged sales clerk took out a watch to help her try it on.
Jiang Ling withdrew her hand: "This one is fine, how much?"
"You have excellent taste. This is a new model from the Plum Blossom brand." The sales clerk placed the silver watch aside and bent down to write the receipt.
Liu Haoran took the receipt, pocketed the money Jiang Ling handed him, and volunteered to squeeze through the cashier.
Li Zhenliang and Zhou Wei exchanged a glance, then asked with a smile, "Xiao Jiang, you've already decided on this one? Why don't you take a look around some more?"
Jiang Ling looked up and met the eyes of the young sales clerk.
The other person had just seen Jiang Ling take a thick envelope out of his pocket, then pull out a hundred-yuan bill from the middle, his eyes filled with greed.
Greedy, mean, arrogant—it's hard to imagine what kind of environment could have shaped such a person.
Jiang Ling's gaze did not linger on the young sales clerk. She said to Li Zhenliang and Zhou Wei, "That's good enough. I'm not picky."
As for watches, Jiang Ling doesn't have many requirements; they just need to be punctual, convenient, and have a simple design.
After waiting for a while, Liu Haoran returned with the stamped receipt, and Jiang Ling immediately put on her watch.
The silver watch on her slender wrist exuded a beauty that combined strength and gentleness.
Li Zhenliang and his two companions were all men, and they felt embarrassed to stare at the woman's wrist, but that didn't stop them from offering their praise: "Not bad, not bad."
Jiang Ling looked down at the watch face when suddenly a loud crashing sound came from behind her.
Accompanied by a woman's disdainful voice: "What a useless piece of trash! All you know is scrambled eggs with tomatoes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes! No wonder your own parents don't want you!"
Your own parents don't want you?
Touched by a wound deep in her heart, Jiang Ling suddenly looked up.
The rude salesperson slammed two square aluminum lunchboxes to the ground, her eyes full of contempt: "What use is a stupid thing like you? You can't even deliver a meal properly."
Soup splattered on the ground; the red ones were tomatoes, the yellow ones were eggs, and the white ones were rice.
A thin man in a dark brown cotton-padded coat squatted silently on the ground, cleaning up the mess. If you looked closely, you could see purplish-blue pinch marks on the back of his neck through his loose collar, and his chapped hands were dark red with small wounds on his fingers and the backs of his hands.
This person?
Jiang Ling knows this person!
His name is Chen Anping.
Inmates at the Ninth Prison of Hunan Province.
Criminal files related to him also came to mind.
File Number: JJ-2003-080
Name: Chen Anping
Gender: Male
Date of birth: March 12, 1967
Charges: Attempted Intentional Injury, Endangering Public Safety
Chen Anping is an orphan who grew up in the Yanshi Welfare Institute. Due to long-term emotional abuse and financial control from his spouse, He Meina, and his adoptive parents, he suffered an emotional breakdown after discovering his daughter was not his biological child. He took a cleaver to the rooftop of a shopping mall, holding He Meina hostage and threatening to "die together." During this time, he severed He Meina's left arm. He attempted suicide by jumping from the building during negotiations but gave up after police intervention.
Jiang Ling recalled that when Chen Anping, who was sentenced to two years in prison, first entered the prison, he remained silent when questioned by the prison guards. It wasn't until his daughter was mentioned that Chen Anping showed an expression, looked up at the prison guards, and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"I raised Mo'er with my own hands, doted on her, loved her, and wanted to cherish her like a precious gem. How can she not be my child? Then what's the point of my life?"
Finally, Chen Anping roared out the pain and despair that had been suppressed in his heart: "I tried my best! I really tried my best! I tried my best to be good to them and try to make them happy, so why did they treat me like this? They are bullying me, they are bullying me so much!"
"Xiao Jiang?" Li Zhenliang's voice pulled her back to reality.
Jiang Ling looked at Li Zhenliang.
Li Zhenliang asked, "You've been staring at him the whole time, is there something wrong with him?"
After asking that question, Li Zhenliang began to rub his hands together, eager to get started. Jiang Ling's expression had been very serious, and her eyes were sharp; Li Zhenliang, who had worked with her for almost a year, was very familiar with this kind of reaction.
She felt there was something wrong with the man in front of her.
Jiang Ling did not answer directly: "Let's see."
The commotion at the watch counter had already attracted a crowd of onlookers.
It's human nature to love gossip, and everyone was quietly discussing it as they watched.
"That saleswoman is quite pretty, but I didn't expect her to be so mean. She's being picky about food delivered to her; isn't that bullying her?"
"Is that man the saleswoman's husband? What a loser!"
"Oh dear! If it were her husband, she'd be in big trouble. To embarrass a man like that in public, how could she possibly have a good life in the future?"
The saleswoman in the red sweater, who had attracted everyone's attention, was like a proud peacock. She didn't feel ashamed of being talked about at all. Instead, she became more and more excited and said words that were like knives stabbing at Chen Anping, who was squatting on the ground with his face flushed red.
"Look at you, covered in cooking fumes, you don't look like a man at all!"
"If my mother hadn't been kind enough to adopt you, you would have starved to death in the orphanage long ago!"
"Can't you put a little effort into your cooking? It's the same old thing all day long, have you lost your mind?!"
Ignoring the mess on the ground, Chen Anping gathered the spilled food into the lunchbox with his hands, stood up, shrank his neck, and after a long pause, stammered, "Mina, you said yesterday..."
He Meina didn't give him a chance to speak at all: "If you can't speak, then don't open your mouth. Just looking at your taciturn face annoys me. Hurry up and go to the Heshun Hotel across the street to buy me two dishes. I'm hungry today and want to eat stir-fried beef with yellow peppers and spicy diced chicken."
Chen Anping nodded obediently: "Meina, don't be angry, I'll buy it for you right away. You... you need to take care of yourself." His gaze lingered on He Meina's stomach, his eyes full of joy.
It seems that He Meina was already pregnant at this time.
Seeing Chen Anping being manipulated like dough, the onlookers couldn't bear it any longer and booed.
"Tch! You're a disgrace to us men."
"She was being insulted like a dog, and I still bought her food. You know what, she really is a dog!"
"Serves him right! Don't pity him."
Chen Anping's face turned bright red, but he said nothing and walked out of the mall carrying the aluminum lunchbox that had been smashed and dented.
He Meina surveyed the room smugly, raising her voice: "What, are you jealous of me? I have that kind of charm, and there's nothing you can do about it. If you're so capable, try making your husbands obey you!"
As soon as she said that, all the married women in the crowd spat at her, their chatter almost lifting the roof off the mall.
"Shameless! This is the first time I've ever seen such a shameless person."
"Look at that mean widow's face. Her lipstick and makeup are almost completely worn off, making her look like a greasy, dirty kitchen countertop wiped with a tattered rag. She thinks she's pretty, it's hilarious!"
"You expect a man to obey you? That's bullying an honest man!"
Hearing these women's words, He Meina was furious and slammed her hand on the glass counter: "What are you shouting about! Who said I bullied anyone? He did it willingly."
The simple statement, "He is willing," silenced everyone.
The onlookers, who had initially disapproved of He Meina's arrogance, became somewhat annoyed and, too lazy to bother with her anymore, gradually dispersed.
When Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai, it was a case of one willing to hit and the other willing to be hit; what could others say?
Jiang Ling remained silent.
What if she said that nine years later, this honest man who cared for his wife and brought her meals every day would draw his knife, drag his wife to the rooftop, and fight to the death?
I doubt anyone would believe that.
Marital problems don't happen suddenly.
Usually, pent-up discontent accumulates over time, and when the last straw breaks the camel's back, the conflict erupts.
Chen Anping is indeed very honest and obedient now.
He Meina felt she could control him, constantly belittling him with words and trampling on his self-esteem with her actions.
But she forgot the old saying: "Even a rabbit will bite when cornered."
Honest people often endure and lower their self-esteem to maintain family harmony, but even they have their limits. Once those limits are touched, the pent-up resentment inside will erupt like a volcano.
At that point, honest people are often incredibly stubborn and will resist in a resolute manner.
Jiang Ling had conversations with Chen Anping while in the Ninth Prison.
When asked what made him put down the boning knife and stop hurting He Meina, Chen Anping lowered his head and replied, "Originally, I wanted to kill that bitch and then jump off the building to commit suicide. But a lot of police officers came, and one of them, wearing glasses, kept trying to persuade me. I saw that he was covered in sweat and couldn't bear to make things difficult for him. It's all just a job. I can die, but I can't hurt others."
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