As soon as Hang Jiabai took Deng Ling away, another group of police came and arrested Yang Haoan, who had just woken up and was looking for Deng Ling in the house.
He kept looking back when he was handcuffed and taken away. His grandfather Yang Baozong was standing at the second-floor window, watching Yang Haoan being taken away.
Lin Shuyue did not leave the Public Security Bureau. She chatted with He Yuling about makeup and waited for Deng Ling to arrive.
When Deng Ling arrived, she and He Yuling stood up straight.
Deng Ling came in. She had a gentle temperament, tall figure, fair skin, and hair that fell to her waist like a waterfall, swaying back and forth as she walked, with a smile on her lips.
Even though she was handcuffed, she didn't seem to be at all flustered, as if her visit to the police station was just a formality.
Lin Shuyue sneered in her heart. Didn't she think she was just here for the sake of formality? After all, her grandfather was a senior general in the army. As soon as he retired, he was assigned to Pengcheng, a special economic zone, to serve as the director of the Pengcheng Public Security Bureau. He worked there for 30 years and only retired the year before last.
Lin Shuyue took a look at the good and evil system. Deng Ling's good and evil value was in stark contrast to her appearance. Her sin value was between 80 and 90, which was almost an extremely serious crime.
Deng Ling walked into the interrogation room with a leisurely manner, just like she was strolling in the street. As soon as she sat down, she smiled at the few acquaintances sitting opposite her. These people always came to her house to give her gifts during the Chinese New Year and other festivals.
What is she afraid of? She is not afraid at all.
Moreover, she did things very cleanly back then, and there were no cameras at that time. She has refused to admit it. Who can provide evidence to prove that she was the one who hit and killed the person with her car?
Deng Ling was not panicked at all. Everyone in the family compound knew that she was taken away. Her grandfather Yang Baozong and her husband Yang Haoan would know as soon as they woke up. When the time came, they would definitely put pressure on the Public Security Bureau. She would definitely be able to get out before noon.
However, Deng Ling's calmness turned into panic when she heard the words in the Walkman, but she calmed down after just a few breaths.
After the tape finished playing, she looked at Hang Jiabai who was playing the recording and said, "Ah Bai, do you really want to bring me down? It must have taken a lot of effort to find a voice actor to dub my voice, right?"
Hang Jiabai snorted and said to her, "This is a copy. The original has been sent to the Trace Identification Department for identification. The results are out. Deng Ling, your excuses are useless in the face of absolute evidence."
"Deng Ling, let me ask you, where were you from 8:00 to 12:00 in the middle of the night on May 29, 1994?"
Deng Ling is still unfazed: "I coax my children to eat and sleep at home. My husband, children and grandfather can all testify to this."
Ten years have passed. It has been such a long time. Deng Ling is not afraid of investigation at all. Ten years ago, her two children were only five years old, and the younger one was only three years old. What could they understand? What could they ask? Not to mention Yang Haoan.
"If it's as you said, then how come your fingerprints and shoe prints appeared at the crime scene? Where is your index finger fingerprint?"
Hang Jiabai's words made Deng Ling subconsciously look at her right index finger. Compared with other fingers, the tip of her index finger was smooth, and the fingerprints that should have been there had long disappeared.
Deng Ling is a perfectionist. The fact that her index finger had been worn away by fingerprints has always been a pain for her, so she learned to eat and write with her left hand, and kept her right hand hidden. In the past ten years, she has even avoided letting others see her palm.
All this was discovered when Hang Jiabai handcuffed her and she subconsciously dodged and hid. During the journey to escort Deng Ling back, Hang Jiabai carefully observed her and confirmed that there was indeed no fingerprint on her right index finger.
Deng Ling remained silent. No matter what Hang Jiabai asked, she only had one thing to say: ask Hang Jiabai to wait for her lawyer to arrive before talking to her.
Hang Jiabai and others were not angry and directly locked her up.
Yang Haoan's psychological quality is better than Deng Ling's. Even though his DNA was exactly the same as the DNA extracted from Liang Haihui's body, he did not say a word. He even greeted everyone familiarly from the moment he entered the Public Security Bureau.
Like Deng Ling, he was certain that his grandfather would rescue him and did not take the matter to heart at all.
The couple's mouths were as hard as ducks.
Lin Shuyue also scanned Yang Haoan's good and evil value, and his good and evil value was comparable to Deng Ling's.
Lin Shuyue watched him walk into the interrogation room, feeling emotional. Deng Ling and Yang Haoan were a perfect match, a pair of black sheep falling on the back of a wild boar.
Lin Shuyue waited until noon and finally met Hang Jiabai. He pointed outside and Lin Shuyue followed him out.
There was a restaurant outside the Public Security Bureau, and the two found a private room. Before Lin Shuyue entered the room, she took two bottles of mineral water from the refrigerator next to the counter. After entering the room, she gave one bottle to Hang Jiabai.
Hang Jiabai unscrewed the cap and drank half of the bottle. He sat on the stool and asked Lin Shuyue: "Do you remember I told you that there was a footprint and a fingerprint at the crime scene? Now the owner of the footprint and the fingerprint has been found."
Hang Jiabai's question is very interesting. From the walkman, Lin Shuyue knew that Liang Haihui's death was caused by Yang Haoan, and Deng Ling, after knowing that her husband had killed someone, drove the car herself to cover up the facts for him and knocked down the witness Wang Guiquan's family on Songshan Avenue, resulting in two deaths and two disabilities in Wang Guiquan's family of four.
Logically speaking, the fingerprints and footprints that did not belong to anyone in the Zheng family should also belong to the murderer Yang Haoan. But when Hang Jiabai asked this question, it was obviously not the result.
She was moved: "It's Deng Ling."
Hang Jiabai nodded towards Lin Shuyue.
"Yes, it's Deng Ling's." The waiter brought in the dishes, and the two of them shut their mouths tacitly.
The fish head noodles in this restaurant are excellent and served very quickly. Hang Jiabai and Lin Shuyue were both hungry, and only after eating half a bowl did they feel like continuing to talk.
"All the people who investigated the case were taken away by the procuratorate. Several police officers from the Taijiang police station have retired. When asked about this matter again, they told us what they knew at the time."
"The footprints and fingerprints were ordered to be destroyed, but the police officer in charge of the destruction was careful and secretly made a copy before destroying them. He has kept the originals until now."
"Now, the case is clear and transparent. However, neither Deng Ling nor Yang Haoan pleaded guilty."
Hang Jiabai and Lin Shuyue both knew that these two people would not confess so easily. After all, the old man of the Yang family, Yang Baozong, was still alive. He was the pillar of the old Yang family! He was the backer of Yang Haoan and Deng Ling!
But what does that matter?
Article 46 of the Criminal Procedure Law states that all cases must be judged on the basis of evidence, investigation and research, and confessions should not be easily believed. If there is only the defendant's confession but no other evidence, the defendant cannot be found guilty and sentenced; if there is no defendant's confession but the evidence is sufficient and reliable, the defendant can be found guilty and sentenced.
In the face of absolute evidence, even if Deng Ling and Yang Haoan never spoke about the crime, they would still be punished.
Yang Baozong was the old director of the Pengcheng Public Security Bureau, but he had already retired. And who didn't have one or two "political enemies" when they were in office? Didn't those people work hard behind the scenes to handle the case so quickly?
After eating the noodles, Hang Jiabai paid the bill first, put on his hat and left in a hurry.
Yang Haoan was brought to justice, but his case was still under trial. Without Yang Haoan and Deng Ling speaking up, they were not sure whether Liang Haihui and Wang Guiquan were the only victims.
When Lin Shuyue left the restaurant, a crisp sound came from the good and evil discrimination system.
[ Ding ~~~ Limited time mission: 'The wife-killer who never pleaded guilty' has been completed. The innocent has been cleared of his grievances, and the guilty has been brought to justice. ]
[ Ding ~~~ Task settlement in progress..... ]
[ Ding ~~~ Mission completed, reward host RMB X1000, points 300. No special item reward. ]
[ Ding ~~~ Host's points balance is 1100. Would you like to spend 1000 points to upgrade the system? ]
After the last notification, the good and evil discrimination system jumped in front of Lin Shuyue, and two bright red options appeared on it: "Yes" and "No".
Lin Shuyue was a little vague about the word "yes".
[ The good and evil distinction system is being upgraded, please wait... Upgrade progress 1%... ]
The upgrade progress was very slow, so Lin Shuyue didn't watch it anymore. Her cell phone rang, and Lin Shuyue picked it up. The caller was Zheng Zhonglu.
He was very excited on the phone. He said, "Reporter Lin, we received a call from the procuratorate. The people there said that the murderer who killed my sister-in-law has been arrested. We can go pick up Ah Fu now."
Lin Shuyue was also very happy for them and took a taxi directly to Zheng Village.
Zheng Zhonglu and Old Man Zheng were still waiting for her. When they saw Lin Shuyue coming over, Old Man Zheng, who had already cried for a while, walked over tremblingly and was about to kneel down in front of Lin Shuyue. Lin Shuyue hurriedly held him back.
"Uncle, if you kneel to me, I will shorten my life."
"Thank you, reporter Lin, thank you. If it weren't for you, our Ah Fu would have to wait for who knows how many years. Thank you, thank you." Old Zheng held Lin Shuyue's hand and shook it continuously.
When the Zheng family received the call confirming that Zheng Zhongfu was not guilty, they all thought they were dreaming.
They thought the road to defending rights was long, and Old Man Zheng was ready to appeal until his death.
This day came so quickly that the Zheng family couldn't react.
They didn't even ask who the real murderer was. Their most important thing now was to bring Zheng Zhongfu back.
It has been ten years. After ten years of darkness for the Zheng family, the sky is finally bright.
"Congratulations, uncle. I wish your family a smooth life in the future." Lin Shuyue congratulated Old Man Zheng with a smile.
Everyone in the Zheng family loved to hear this. There were still traces of tears on everyone's face, but they all smiled.
Old Man Zheng asked Zheng Jiao: "Ah Jiao, are you ready for the grapefruit leaf water, peach leaf water, and the big red belt?"
Zheng Jiao was holding a bucket with grapefruit leaf water and peach leaf water in it. She had a big red cloth wrapped around her body. "Everything is ready, Grandpa."
"Okay, okay. When you get to the prison gate and see your father coming out, sprinkle water on him."
Old man Zheng gave instructions one by one, repeating them over and over again. No one thought he was nagging, so they just let him get in the car while he kept muttering.
Lin Shuyue also felt the joy of the Zheng family. She sat in the passenger seat and recorded their joy at that moment.
This case is actually not complicated. In fact, if Yang Haoan did not have the "protection umbrella" of his grandfather Yang Baozong, this case could have been solved that year.
Why could it not be cracked? Because at that time, Yang Baozong's position was the most stable and his power was the greatest. Also, because the laws at that time were not perfect, and the comprehensive capabilities in all aspects were not developed enough.
As a result, those who knew the truth chose to remain silent, the victims were wrongly imprisoned, and the witnesses' families were broken up.
Why are Yang Haoan and Deng Ling so bold? It's because they have a good grandfather who is in a high position of power. He is the head of the Pengcheng Public Security Bureau! He can cover the sky with one hand in the Municipal Bureau!
But were the police willing to handle the case so carelessly? If they were willing, they would not have told the story of the past without hiding it when they were brought back to the police station today. There would be no police hiding the evidence from the past.
So why didn't they speak out for justice? This is why Deng Ling took action against Wang Guiquan's family.
She wanted to cover up the matter completely and make the police and court staff who knew the truth shut up, but she couldn't really touch their families.
What should be done? Wang Guiquan and his family became the "chicken" to scare the monkeys.
Those policemen and court staff also have parents and children. Who wouldn't be afraid that Deng Ling would do something bad behind their backs?
So the matter was settled, and the Zheng family had been seeking justice for many years, but had nowhere to turn to!
If Lin Shuyue had not brought this matter to the attention of Hang Jiabai, if Yang Baozong had not retired for two years, and if Hang Jiabai's identity and background were inferior to that of the Yang family, this matter might have continued to go wrong.
Maybe even if Old Man Zheng died, he would never see the day when his beloved youngest son would be vindicated. Maybe even if Ah Qin died of illness, she would never see the real murderer caught.
The problem is that no one dared to speak out. But as long as one person clearly wants to speak out for this matter, those who kept silent back then will stand up one by one.
Even though they all knew that speaking out about this would be a stain on their careers and they might even go to jail for it, they still came without hesitation.
When Lin Shuyue and the Zheng family arrived at Taijiang Prison, Zheng Zhongfu also came out. The gate of Taijiang Prison was opened for him. He was already wearing the uniform that Zheng Zhonglu had bought for him during the Chinese New Year. He was holding a small luggage bag containing his toiletries and stood at the gate with a dazed look on his face.
Looking at the outside world which was completely different from when he was in prison.
The former farmlands have become houses, with tall buildings in the distance and two main roads nearby.
When Old Man Zheng saw his son, he couldn't help but shed tears again. Zheng Jiao ran to Zheng Zhongfu, carrying the bucket of water made from pomelo leaves and peach leaves that she had been reluctant to let go.
She took out some pomelo and peach leaves from the bucket, dipped them in water, and sprinkled them on Zheng Zhongfu with tears in her eyes.
Zheng Zhongfu looked at his daughter, who was only in kindergarten when he left. Now she has grown into a graceful young girl, with a face so similar to his deceased wife. Thinking of his wife's tragic death and his absence from Zheng Jiao's growth for so many years, he choked up and couldn't speak.
Old Man Zheng also walked over with the help of Zheng Zhonglu and his wife.
Old Man Zheng has grown old, and Zheng Zhonglu and his wife have changed from what they were ten years ago. Zheng Zhongfu can no longer see the mother who always nags him. He knelt on the ground with a plop. Old Man Zheng walked over and hugged him in his arms, and Zheng Zhongfu burst into tears.
The Zheng family members also burst into tears, and the grief in their cries made the bystanders shed tears as well.
In the afternoon, Lin Shuyue returned to the unit and told Wang Mingzheng about this unjust case and the protector behind the real murderer. Wang Mingzheng was stunned.
Wang Mingzheng really didn't expect Lin Shuyue to be so capable! The aftermath of the Internet addiction treatment school is not over yet.
Now, all TV stations and media are reporting on Internet addiction schools and adolescent psychology. In major online forums, people are still discussing this issue.
There are letters to their newspaper every day. Wang Mingzheng just had a meal with the big boss last night!
Lin Shuyue has caught up with another big news story?! Or is it an eye-catching big news story about a false case?!
Wang Mingzheng was no longer looking at Lin Shuyue as a capable general, but as a god of wealth! Since the Suishan case, every report Lin Shuyue wrote had good sales.
Their sales in the past month have far exceeded those of the same month last year. If this continues, their sales this year will be the highest in recent years! How much money would that be? Wang Mingzheng felt relieved just thinking about it.
"Xiaolin, go and write the report. I'll save tomorrow's headlines for you!" Wang Mingzheng's cell phone rang again before he even started drawing his cake. He took it out and saw that the caller was Zhang Xiongfeng from Pengcheng TV Station. He was the one who directed the last documentary about the Internet addiction school.
Now he has become the director of the news department for sure.
Wang Mingzheng picked up the phone, and the first sentence he said on the other end was about Lin Shuyue's story about wrongful conviction.
Wang Mingzheng spoke to him with a smile, then waved at Lin Shuyue.
Lin Shuyue returned to her workstation, opened a blank document on her computer, and tapped on the keyboard. A large block of font appeared in the document: [ "Ten years of injustice finally redressed: Behind three lives, the murderer turned out to be him!" ]
Half an hour later, Lin Shuyue sent the report to Wang Mingzheng. In this report, she wrote in detail about Zheng Zhongfu's long road to appeal in the past ten years, Wang Guiquan and Ah Qin's life under surveillance in the past ten years, and the two children who died tragically.
She wrote about the "stink" behind the good reputations of Deng Ling and Yang Haoan, about Yang Baozong's "protective umbrella" of power, and about those accomplices who kept their mouths shut.
The good and evil discrimination system has not been upgraded yet. Seeing that the system backpack did not affect its use, Lin Shuyue ignored it, packed up her things and prepared to go off work.
The phone rang, and Lin Shuyue took it out to see that it was a text message from Hang Jiabai. They had obtained approval from the provincial department to detain Yang Baozong. But when they arrived at Yang's house, Yang Baozong had disappeared.
Lin Shuyue frowned. At this time, Huang Qiang also came back.
He was dusty and his forehead was covered with sweat. He ignored the people who greeted him and strode to Lin Shuyue. He stared at her and asked anxiously, "Ah Yue, Ah Yue, Yang Haoan was arrested, right? What about his grandfather? How is his grandfather?"
Lin Shuyue didn't understand why Huang Qiang was so excited, but she still answered: "Just now, the Hangzhou team of the Public Security Bureau sent me a message saying that Yang Baozong ran away."
Huang Qiang opened his mouth wide, and after a moment, he laughed. As he laughed, he started crying again.
Everyone in the office was confused by Huang Qiang's actions.
Huang Qiang wiped his face, ran quickly to his workstation, took out a book from the bottom drawer, and then ran outside regardless of everyone's surprised looks.
"Master, wait for me, wait for me." Lin Shuyue realized that something big had happened and hurriedly chased after him, calling out to Huang Qiang. Huang Qiang turned a deaf ear to her and did not wait for the elevator, but ran down the stairs.
Lin Shuyue looked at the elevator that was still stopped on the seventh floor and ran down too.
Huang Qiang ran all the way to the gate of the Public Security Bureau.
Before entering the Public Security Bureau, Huang Qiang stood there, waiting for Lin Shuyue to catch up. He looked at Lin Shuyue with a strange light in his eyes: "Ah Yue, Ah Yue, I can finally avenge your brother!"
After he said that, he went to the Public Security Bureau without looking back.