Chapter 57: The True Colors of Man
An Jiujiu nodded affirmatively: "But we still need your help to testify." She paused and added, "You may have to go to court, are you afraid?"
Song Xiaoming shook his head: "I'm not afraid, as long as I can help Uncle Wang, I can testify." ”
An Jiujiu's heart warmed slightly, and he leaned over and hugged him.
Tang Yi and An Jiujiu recorded a confession to Song Xiaoming, told him to go back to class well, and repeatedly promised that he would do his best to save Wang Peng before leaving school.
They went to Song's house.
Song Xiaoming is still a minor, and his confession has no legal effect to a certain extent, and must be signed and guaranteed by his guardian.
When the two of them arrived at Song's house, they happened to meet Song's mother going out to work, and when they saw them, their faces froze.
Her face was not good, she looked very haggard and listless, and she was a little unable to greet them: "Lawyer Tang, Lawyer An, why are you here?"
Tang Yi glanced at her, and no longer beat around the bush, and took out the confession signed by Song Xiaoming straight to the point: "Regarding this confession, we would like to ask you to verify it." ”
Mother Song took it and looked at it, her expression immediately became nervous, and she returned it to them very quickly: "What kind of nonsense are you all writing here, what does this matter have to do with our family Xiao Ming?"
Tang Yidao: "This confession was personally stated by Song Xiaoming, and it has been signed, I hope you can cooperate with ......"
Song's mother's mood was suddenly unstable, she tore up the contract in her hand and threw it on the ground, shouting in her mouth: "The murderer has been caught, this matter has nothing to do with our family Xiao Ming, can you still make it up?"
An Jiujiu wanted to reach out to stop her, but was pushed away by Mother Song, she was pushed and staggered, and was quickly helped by Tang Yi's eyes.
An Jiujiu stood firm, turned his face and thanked him.
Tang Yi frowned, took out a voice recorder from his bag, pressed the switch, and Song Xiaoming's voice came clearly, he put it down, then turned off the voice recorder, and spoke again: "Ms. Song, Song Xiaoming has already admitted it, I hope you can cooperate with our work and solve this matter as soon as possible." ”
Mother Song's face turned pale.
An Jiujiu glanced at her, a little unbearable, so he opened his mouth to comfort her: "You don't have to worry, even if you tell the truth, in law, Xiao Ming will not have any impact, but if you hide the truth, it will be even more detrimental to the Song family." ”
Mother Song stood for a moment, there was no blood on her face, and after a while, she raised her hand to cover her face, and her voice cried helplessly and sadly: "It's all my fault, otherwise something like this wouldn't have happened." ”
An Jiujiu pursed his lips, stepped forward and patted Song Mu's back comfortingly: "You can tell us slowly." ”
Mother Song hid her face and cried for a long time before she came to her senses, and then invited them upstairs.
She washed her face, poured them a cup of tea, and brought a cup in her own hand, before she slowly spoke: " Shen Jian has never been a good thing, we are orphans and widows, and the child's father has not returned home for a long time, so he has a mind about me, and often does things to me, asking me to do housework for him, but he only takes advantage of the verbal and the money on hand, and he has not done anything that is too much, and he has a high salary when I do things for him, and I can't lose this job for the sake of the child, besides, this village is so big, I want to make a big fuss, and it is I who suffers, so I can only endure it. It's just that I don't know how this matter happened to Xiao Ming, although Xiao Ming's heart is depressed, I know that he hates Shen Jian in his heart. That night, he fell into the mud and ran back from outside, I felt that something was wrong, and the next day I heard that Shen Jian was dead, I asked him, and he didn't say anything, until yesterday I didn't know what was going on. ”
Mother Song told the two of them everything she knew, and Tang Yi instructed An Jiujiu to make a record, and after sorting it out, he was ready to leave.
Mother Song sent them downstairs, and repeatedly asked them to save Wang Peng out.
The two agreed, left Song's house, returned to the law firm to sort out the evidence and confessions they got in the morning, and went to the procuratorate in the afternoon to submit the evidence.
The Public Prosecutor's Office soon filed a complaint.
The case is reopened.
On the day the verdict was announced, An Jiujiu deliberately got up early in the morning to go to the court.
The evidence was sufficient, the case was no longer controversial, and Wang Peng's sentence was commuted to three years with a one-year probation.
When the dust settled, An Jiujiu sat in the audience and breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Peng sat in the dock, and when he left, he turned around and bowed in the direction of her and Tang Yi to thank him, his haggard and old face full of tears due to the disaster of prison.
Tang Yi and An Jiujiu nodded in return.
At the end of the trial, An Jiujiu and Tang Yi walked outside together, among them, a middle-aged woman passed by the two of them, An Jiujiu glanced at it, felt a little familiar, and subconsciously sighed.
She joined the case halfway, and her visit to Wang Peng's family situation was not deep, Tang Yi explained: "That's Wang Peng's wife." ”
"Wife?" An Jiujiu was a little surprised, "She is Wang Peng's wife?"
Tang Yi snorted.
An Jiujiu endured it, but he couldn't hold back: "The relationship between the two of them is not good?"
Tang Yi raised his eyebrows: "Huh?"
An Jiujiu stuck out his tongue: "It stands to reason that Wang Peng was sentenced lightly, shouldn't his wife be happy? ”
Tang Yi turned his eyes and glanced at the back of Wang Peng's wife leaving.
She hooked her back, her steps were very slow, and she looked really dejected.
Tang Yi retracted his gaze: "The day before the second trial, Shen Jian's family went to look for her. ”
Then the next day, Wang Peng's wife changed her normal behavior and proposed to terminate the contract or even tear up the contract.
Tang Yi didn't say anything in the second half of the sentence, but An Jiujiu instantly understood.
No wonder Wang Peng's wife is so abnormal.
I think it was Shen Jian's family who promised her some benefits, and asked her to give up Wang Peng so that Wang Peng could be sentenced heavily.
But he didn't expect Tang Yi to give up Wang Peng easily, and even found evidence to help Wang Peng overturn the case, now that Wang Peng is on probation, the original benefits are naturally not available, and he has to pay two high lawyer fees, and maybe Wang Peng knows about his wife's betrayal of him, and will continue to live with her.
With no people and money, she naturally can't be happy.
An Jiujiu exhaled, a little embarrassed: "They are also a husband and wife for half a lifetime, she is too affectionate." ”
"Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster comes," Tang Yi said, "The true nature of human beings." ”
When the catastrophe comes, they fly separately, the true colors of people.
An Jiujiu lowered his eyes and was silent.
Why not.
Whether she left Si Lin Shen or returned to him, it was all because of herself.
And now the time by his side is just for Shushu, and when she is pregnant with a child, she will leave Si Linshen without hesitation.
If she left because of hatred and resentment, but this time, it was purely for herself.
What is the difference between this and Wang Peng's wife, in essence.