Free Web NovelChapter 220: Chapter 219 Son-in-law Visits_1
Mr. Zhao gasped in shock.
"I get it, these two brothers won’t be coming out, one’s definitely getting the death sentence, the other will either get a suspended death sentence or twenty years in prison."
No one spoke again until Liu Yufei asked Mr. Bai to bring in Wang Guangli.
Because Wang Guangren had already been escorted out of the interrogation room, soon Wang Guangli was brought in, and upon returning to the interrogation room, he didn’t thrash about, but sat quietly.
Xu Dayuan showed Wang Guangli his brother’s testimony, and it was only after a long silence that Wang Guangli began to confess.
The brothers had been bullied by the villagers since they were young, and other kids would always pull down Wang Guangren’s pants. Wang Guangli often fought because of this, but with Wang Guangren having poor mobility, and lacking funds, he couldn’t afford treatment for his brother.
His marriage was arranged by various uncles and aunts, which cost a fair amount of money, yet his wife still ran off.
Since then, he stopped thinking about marriage and focused on making money.
After building a house for Wang Guangren, he specifically mentioned during marriage talks that his brother had poor health and was disabled, but he hadn’t expected that the other party would agree to it and even accept a dowry of two hundred thousand, only for the wife to leave in less than thirty days after moving in.
When he confronted Ge Hong’s family about it, he was beaten and driven out, with Ge Hong’s parents and brothers saying, "Your brother is not just disabled, he’s not a man at all. This is a fraudulent marriage."
This reversal left him with no means to justify himself and, in the end, he didn’t get the two hundred thousand dowry back either.
After that, his brother went out to work and did quite well.
He thought everything was behind them, but at the end of the year when his brother came back, he felt something was off about him. After asking several times and getting no answer, Wang Guangren, once drunk, said that he had received a call from the police that Ge Hong had been arrested for prostitution and that they wanted him to bail her out, which made him furious.
After comforting him, Wang Guangren seemed to turn the page on the matter, but on New Year’s Day, he noticed Wang Guangren would always sneak out at midnight. He followed him secretly and saw him taking a woman to Sanquan Bay.
But an electric scooter couldn’t outrun a motorcycle. By the time he caught up, he heard the woman screaming for help. Although there was no one around in the middle of the night, those terrifying screams made him panic.
He picked up a wrench that had fallen from his brother’s bag by instinct and smashed the woman’s face with it.
He couldn’t clearly remember what happened after that, because his mind went blank at the time. Upon returning home, he beat his brother up, but his brother said it was the only way they could survive. Otherwise, they had to either call the police or kill him.
As brothers, how could he kill him?
How could he possibly call the police?
After that, his brother left to continue working in Hushang City. It seemed like the police never came to their door, and the matter sank like a stone in the sea until it was uncovered now.
Having recounted all this, Wang Guangli signed the confession and was taken away.
Before being escorted out, he grabbed Xu Dayuan’s hand.
"Officer, I want to ask if my brother will be sentenced to death?"
Xu Dayuan shook his head.
"I am a police officer, not a judge, but he’s got nineteen lives on his hands. Do you think he can still live?"
Wang Guangli let go of his hand and gave Xu Dayuan a bow.
"I failed to raise my brother well and caused trouble for the government."
Xu Dayuan waved his hand dismissively as Mr. Bai and the others escorted the prisoner away. Saying these things now, what was the point? If they could have stopped when killing Zhu Yuzhen, or if he could have discouraged Wang Guangren, perhaps he could have been exonerated.
Mr. Zhao called Zhu Xingxing, asking her to get all reports ready, as the remaining work on this case would be taken over by the sub-bureau.
As Xu Dayuan left the interrogation room, his cigarette had burnt to the end. He extinguished the stub and let out a long breath.
"Zhou Xiaozhou, do you think people with disabilities or who are not whole are more prone to commit crimes?"
Zhou Ning shook his head and then nodded.
"I think it has more to do with childhood experiences and the psychological environment they grow up in. The ’unwholeness’ you mention probably refers specifically to the male aspect, and among this group, many indeed can become psychologically distorted, although mostly within a controllable range.
Take the brothers Wang Guangren and Wang Guangli, who share the same genes and the same fate of losing their parents. The difference is that Wang Guangren was younger and bullied by villagers, experiencing harassment.
Moreover, Wang Guangli never reflected on the reasons for the failure of his own marriage, instead spending a significant amount of money to arrange a wife for his brother. He did this without considering Wang Guangren’s feelings, and then came Ge Hong, who completely tore away the last shred of Wang Guangren’s restraint.
This is a matter of criminal psychology, which I’m not very familiar with. If you’re interested, when my teacher, Professor Li Chengbin returns to Qindao, I can arrange a meeting for you two to discuss these issues, as he is an expert in the field."
Xu Dayuan raised his hand, halting Zhou Ning’s words.
"Stop right there, can’t you just help me vent a little instead of pouring out negative vibes?"
Zhou Ning stared at Xu Dayuan, pursing his lips for a long while before opening his contacts list on his phone and sending him a number, then slowly added:
"This is Mr. He’s friend, a real hotshot in psychology in Qindao; of course, his fee is also sky-high. You can talk to him, when it’s time to pay, you’ll feel like you don’t have any negative emotions left."
Mr. Zhao held his belly laughing and raised a finger towards Xu Dayuan.
"A thousand an hour, what do you say boss, don’t you feel calm and serene all of a sudden, not a negative emotion in sight?"
Xu Dayuan clenched his teeth and brandished a fist at Mr. Zhao, who had already anticipated Xu’s movements, hopping beside Zhou Ning and recklessly continued:
"How about the boss treats us to a session? We can all give it a try?"
"Get lost, get lost, get back to the city bureau right away, leave the rest of this case to He Chunyang and Zhang Haohao, I’ll talk to Mr. Hu on the way, I need to sleep, not even the King of Hell can stop me!"
Mr. Zhao peeked to see Xu Dayuan’s reaction.
"But boss, didn’t Zhang Haohao say there was another case we hadn’t figured out yet, are we just going to drop it?"
"We’re dropping it. We can’t possibly handle every case at the Qidong Sub-bureau. Let He Chunyang and the others take their time with it. Besides, Zhou Xiaozhou has looked over that skeleton, it’s too damaged to piece together, and it wasn’t even damaged with a wrench, so it’s unrelated to this case. If they can’t solve it, they’ll naturally report to the city bureau, and we can discuss it then."
"Today’s Saturday boss, we’re going straight home!" freёweɓnovel.com
"Go already!"
Mr. Zhao, with a playful smile, continued to brazenly poke at Xu Dayuan’s limit.
"Why are you ditching us after we’ve done your work, it really breaks my heart!"
"You little rascal, stay right there if you’ve got the guts!"
...
After two weeks of busyness, the Spring Festival vacation finally arrived.
On New Year’s Eve, Zhou Ning spent it at his second uncle’s home.
Early the morning of the first day of the New Year, He Shancun came to visit, bringing a plethora of gifts with him.
Upon entering, he started offering New Year’s greetings to everyone. After the incident of Cui Guanglin discussing marriage at the hotel last time, the Zhou Family heard that He Shancun wanted to arrange something similar, they promptly switched it to a home visit instead.
After all, He Shancun was an only child with not many relatives at home, and for his second uncle and aunt, it was definitely a joyous event. At least Zhou Xiaoyu wouldn’t be troubled by any mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts.
He Shancun was quite adept at handling things, seeing the old man, he hurriedly bowed and offered New Year’s greetings.
The old man quickly gave him a big red envelope, helped He Shancun to his feet, looked him up and down, nodding continuously, then turned to Zhou Ning and said:
"Your judgment is good."
Zhou Ning almost burst out laughing, but he dared not show it on his face.
"Of course, I save the best for my sister. Of all my friends, Mr. He is the most reliable, impeccable in character, utterly diligent in his work, and wholeheartedly devoted to Xiaoyu."
This praise made He Shancun’s tense face show a trace of gratitude and a hint of embarrassment.
"Don’t praise me so much, I might get conceited. If only I had met Zhou Ning earlier, I would have whisked Xiaoyu away long ago, without having to wait until now!"
At these words, everyone laughed.
Zhou Xiaoyu, holding He Shancun’s arm, sat down beside the old man and kicked Zhou Xiaojun aside.
"Go sit over there."
Zhou Xiaojun quickly sidled up next to Zhou Ning and, with an apparently hurt expression, complained:
"They say girls are outward-looking, now I see it’s true. Now she’s got a brother-in-law, my sister doesn’t care about me anymore. Brother, it’s up to you to cover for me, shall I live with you after I graduate?"
