They came to visit Mr. D suddenly without making an appointment in advance, but Lu Jingchuan asked his classmate Secretary Liu to help pass the word, and they successfully met Mr. D ten minutes later.
Lu Jingchuan went in first and whispered a few words to Mr. D. Mr. D cooperated with him and made an excuse to let him go to the military office to meet the leader, and then notified the mother and daughter of the Gong family to go in to discuss the prescription.
After entering the house, the mother and daughter of the Gong family greeted each other first. After a brief greeting, Mr. D gestured for them to get down to business.
Gong Linglong looked around cautiously and asked in a low voice, "Master D, is it safe here?"
"It's safe, go ahead." Old D looked at her with a smile.
Gong Linglong was not nervous at all in front of the big boss. She walked up to him generously, lowered her voice as if whispering to him, and told him everything she had seen and heard about the Zheng family.
After hearing this, Mr. D looked horrified and clearly skeptical: "Are you telling the truth?"
Seeing that he didn't believe her, Gong Linglong guessed that Zheng Furen was very popular in the circle. She immediately took out the tape from her trouser pocket and handed it to him respectfully: "I took the risk to record this. You will know whether what I said is true or not after listening to it."
Mr. D stood up, frowning, took the tape from her hand, immediately opened the cabinet next to him, put the tape in and started playing.
Zheng Furen's voice was clearly audible, first his conversation with Xue Weimin, then his orders to the driver Xu Ling. His cold and cruel voice could be heard even through the tape.
“Crack.”
Mr. D pressed the power button, turned to look at the mother and daughter, and asked the key question: "Why did he want to target you and your daughter?"
"The fire at the Gong family that year was not an accident, it was man-made."
"Xue Haihui followed his orders and brought his men into our house to kill my mother. In that critical moment, my father opened a secret passage and sent me away, which is how I survived."
"They attacked the Gong family in order to seize their property. Before they did, they sent Xue Haihui to our house to pressure us. My parents refused, and just when they were about to find out who was behind it, they took ruthless action."
From the moment she decided to come here to report Zheng Furen, Gong Wantang knew that Mr. D would ask about it, and she didn't plan to hide it.
"So, the death of Xue Haihui's parents and siblings, the broken legs of the younger generation of the Xue family, the downfall of Xue Haihui and his family, and the evidence sent by Deputy Director Zhou last time, were all arranged by you behind the scenes?" Elder D asked again.
Some of it was done by them, some was not done by them, some was done by Gong Chengjun, but Gong Wantang admitted it all: "Yes, it was planned by me, I want to avenge my parents and brothers."
Gong Linglong's eyes moved, and she looked at her mother with some worry.
Seeing her frank admission, Elder D sighed and said, "Hiring someone to commit a crime is an extreme form of revenge. You could have chosen this method today."
"Mr. D, I witnessed my mother being stabbed and seriously injured right before my eyes. I saw my parents and two brothers engulfed in flames. I saw our family, which had been passed down for centuries, reduced to ashes."
"Do you know how desperate and hateful I was at that time?"
"When Xue Haihui was serving in the army and his life was hanging by a thread while working away from home, it was my eldest brother who saved him. He later became close to my eldest brother, and my eldest brother arranged a job for him in Kyoto."
"My eldest brother is his savior. Without him, the Xue family wouldn't have been able to come to Kyoto. But in the end, this venomous snake turned against his savior for power, status, and money, doing things worse than an animal."
"If I hadn't had Linglong in my belly back then, I would have found a way to die with him."
"Because of his and Zheng Furen's cruelty, I later went through another twenty years of miserable experiences. My wonderful life was completely shattered by them."
"Today, they are all powerful leaders, while I have nothing. The contributions made by the Gong family for generations have only left a glimmer of hope. Not many people still remember them. I have no way to vent the hatred in my heart except to retaliate against them in an extreme way."
"As long as they are not dead, I will never be able to sleep peacefully in this life. Even if they die, I will not be able to face my deceased relatives and the ancestors of the Gong family."
Listening to her painful confession, Elder D felt bad too. She had indeed suffered too much over the years, and the Gong family had died so unjustly.
But every country has its own laws and every family has its own rules. Without rules, there will be no order.
Elder D sighed and said, "I understand your feelings and your pain and sorrow, but you also have to consider your daughter. She's in her youth and has a long way to go. Your son-in-law, Lu Jingchuan, has a bright future. If your revenge behind your back gets out, they'll be the first to be affected."
"I know."
Gong Wantang wiped away her tears and said with a determined look in her eyes, "Master D, I've thought about everything you said and have struggled with it, but after doing it, I don't regret it."
"My means of revenge were indeed extreme, but they are evil people, unforgivable evil people, a cancer on our nation and our people. If we don't remove them quickly, it will affect the stability and development of our country."
"As long as they are in power, the regime will be unstable, new reform policies will not be implemented, and even more elite pillars will be persecuted and killed. The termites hiding under their wings cannot be eliminated, and they will endlessly harm the country and the people."
"Every broad road is paved with blood."
"The martyrs who bravely sacrificed their lives before us will surely die with rage when their spirits in heaven see the country they defended with their lives being ravaged to this point."
"I know the situation has reached its most critical juncture. Someone needs to take up arms and strike the decisive blow. Whether it's for personal revenge or for justice, I have no regrets about raising this butcher knife and using their dirty blood to pave the way."
Her words touched Elder D's heart. He was deeply moved and breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes filled with admiration. "You haven't disgraced the Gong family's reputation and prestige."
Gong Wantang twitched the corners of his mouth, his expression still firm. "Mr. D, I still say the same thing. I have no regrets. Everyone is responsible for their own actions. I did everything, and I am willing to take the blame. Please be flexible and don't implicate my daughter and son-in-law."
Gong Linglong frowned and was about to say something when Elder D raised his hand and said, "Both publicly and privately, what you did was right. From a moral and legal perspective, revenge is indeed extreme, but your situation is special, so it's understandable."
"What you say today will be known to no one else except me."
"You are all educated and highly intelligent people. You should understand the importance of national laws. I hope you will be more considerate in your actions in the future and not act impulsively and ruin your own future and that of your children."
Mr. D's words were a sign of leniency. Gong Wantang's eyes welled up as she bowed respectfully to express her gratitude, "Mr. D, thank you."
Gong Linglong was deeply moved. She smiled and promised him, "Master D, thank you. My mother and I will follow your teachings and will repay society in the future by doing more good deeds. We will do our utmost to serve the people and contribute to our country. We will not let you down."
Old D smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, I'll wait and see how you perform."
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