Chapter 248: Epilogue II
The law cannot make an act that is essentially moral or pure a criminal act any more than it can make a criminal act a pure act. Shelley
The case was solved, the suspect was also tried by the corresponding law, and justice was given to the victim and his family, it stands to reason that Xu Lang and they should be happy as the main criminal investigators, but whether it is a member of the CY team or a member of the second criminal investigation team, they can't really be happy, although this series of cases, there are not many deaths, only five, of course, Xu Lang As a policeman, they naturally don't want to see more people die, but, Compared with many cases they investigated in the past, there were indeed very few dead people in this series of cases, except for Zhang Jinzhong, Sun Qihang and Qian Shengnan, the remaining Shen Kaiwen and Luo Quan, one chose to commit suicide, and the other was stubbornly resisted when facing arrest, and was finally killed by Lai Pi.
Is Zhang Jinzhong a good person The answer is no, judging from his personal resume, he can't be called a good person at all, but he can't be called a bad person, whether he helps those rich people fight lawsuits, or charges high fees, from the perspective of a professional lawyer, Zhang Jinzhong's business ability is very strong, and his defense ability is not bad, as can be seen from the fact that so many people ask him to help defend and fight lawsuits, but Zhang Jinzhong is not necessarily a good lawyer. He is just a lawyer with strong business ability, but he is not necessarily a good lawyer, from the perspective of professional ethics, Zhang Jinzhong for the client's dedicated defense, to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the client, he is conscientious, but when he protects the legitimate rights and interests of the client, but hurt the legitimate rights and interests of the victim, it can be seen from the case of Sun Qihang, and standing on the moral high ground, Zhang Jinzhong is a downright bad person, he can sell his faith and conscience for money, Betraying his moral bottom line, every time he stands in the seat of the defendant's defense lawyer, he has to bear a lot of pressure, which comes from the plaintiff, from the victim's family, as well as from society, and of course, public officials of the public procuratorate and law.
Zhang Jinzhong knows very well what he will face if he does this, but for the sake of fame and fortune, he is willing to pay these invisible prices.
Yes, Zhang Jinzhong has been engaged in the lawyer industry for many years, and there are not a few lawsuits that he has won and lost, but he has not taken a penny less than the money he should get and the remuneration he should receive, however, in the end, what is left of him Every day In addition to being busy in the law firm, consulting files, and meeting with those parties and victims, he is actually very lonely, living in a mansion, and has a large amount of money in his bank account, but he has no close friends, no wife and relatives to accompany him, he is always a lonely person.
Xu Lang didn't know what Zhang Jinzhong was thinking of when he was dying, whether he had ever regretted choosing to do this, no one knew, and when he was killed, his ex-wife refused to return to China to deal with his funeral, and his relatives also refused to deal with his funeral, on the Internet, in life, many people Zhang Jinzhong has helped, as well as people he has invisibly hurt, after Zhang Jinzhong's death, he either chose to watch coldly, or he was relieved, or he was abused and cursed, feels that people like Zhang Jinzhong should have died a long time ago, as Li Zhaojing once said, Zhang Jinzhong is actually more hateful than those vicious murderers, those criminals kill people at least blood, and Zhang Jinzhong kills people without blood, and it seems to be very legal and compliant, as for those colleagues who are engaged in the lawyer industry like Zhang Jinzhong, after seeing Zhang Jinzhong's ending, they all collectively chose to be silent, and no one stood up to help him justify.
In the lawyer industry, there are actually more lawyers like Zhang Jinzhong than him, and there are many lawyers who choose to do this, but they have not been exposed, Xu Lang believes that Zhang Jinzhong is not the first lawyer to choose to do this, and he is certainly not the last lawyer to choose to do so, Xu Lang just hopes that Zhang Jinzhong's fellow lawyers can be vigilant after seeing Zhang Jinzhong's ending.
Shen Kaiwen, who is also a lawyer, chose a completely different path from Zhang Jinzhong, he has been engaged in the lawyer industry for more than ten years, and there are not a few lawsuits he has fought in lawsuits, from the investigation of his data files, it can be clearly seen that in these years, Shen Kaiwen has helped many vulnerable groups, helped those who can't afford to hire a lawyer to help defend them, he ran around, helped these victims fight for and protect their legitimate rights and interests, it can be said that Shen Kaiwen is a good person, at least he is a conscientious lawyer, however, When he embarked on the road of crime, when he chose to set fire to himself at the door of the court, in full view of everyone, many people chose to stand by coldly, as for the many people he had helped, after the case was over, they did not come to visit him, including when his funeral was held, there were still very few people who came, except for some people who had been helped by Shen Kaiwen, only his wife and relatives.
Shen Kaiwen spoke up for the victims, spoke up for the disadvantaged, and maintained fairness and justice, at this point, Shen Kaiwen, as a lawyer, he is right, and he has done a good job, and it is also worthy of encouragement and development, but when he changes from a guardian of the law to a destroyer of the law, his destructive power is far more serious than that of people like Zhang Jinzhong.
People often say that when a good person is no longer a good person and becomes a bad person, there must be a problem in this society, the road to crime is broad and flat, the road to justice is narrow and rugged, crime is a very easy thing, it seems that everyone can transform into a criminal, and the road of justice is full of thorns and bumps, however, most people still choose the latter, or choose to stand in the middle, they do not commit crimes, nor do they maintain justice, they just choose the ordinary, We can't ask everyone to stand up in the face of sin, but at least we can't choose to promote the breeding of sin, Xu Lang feels that when a person chooses to sin, no matter what the reason and motive for his crime is, he is re-sinning, if there is no seed of sin in his heart, how can he embark on the road of sin
Perhaps, Shen Kaiwen has seen too much injustice, experienced too much helplessness, and seen too many joys and sorrows in his many years of lawyer's career, he began to doubt his former beliefs, and felt that justice and the law could not punish those criminals, so he chose to punish these people as a punisher, he regarded himself as the spokesperson of the law, but the fact is that the law is the law, which no one can and has no right to represent, the law is the punisher, and at the same time, it is also the guardian. It punishes criminals who undermine stability, but it also protects most of us.
It is true that Xu Lang has to admit that there is one or another unfairness in society, and there are countless tragedies staged and happening every day, if everyone is like Shen Kaiwen, when they choose to punish their own crimes, then what else do they need to do with the law and what do government agencies do If everyone becomes a punisher, then who is the object of punishment and who will punish the punisher
Sun Qihang, his background is really good, at least, his starting line is much higher than most people, if he commits a crime for the first time, it is because of his youth and frivolity, lack of knowledge of the law, coupled with his parents' poor tutoring, then, after he was released from prison, he did not choose to change his mind, but chose to commit a crime in the most extreme way, this is not caused by these reasons, businessmen are right to pursue profits, but they should choose formal means, if every businessman is like Sun Qihang and his son, then, How many businessmen will die every day
A college student from a wealthy family who also studied abroad uses the most cruel way to obtain benefits, which has to be said to be a kind of sadness, deep sadness.
Sun Shihao, from a businessman's point of view, started from scratch and developed the company to the current scale, he is a very successful businessman, and after he became rich, he did not go out to spend all his time, nor did he squander wantonly, and he did not have too many bad deeds, he was undoubtedly successful, and even, he wanted to kick out those shareholders one by one, and remove obstacles for his son's future inheritance of the family business, there is nothing wrong with it, but on the issue of his son's education, in the face of major rights and wrongs, he seems so stupid, even stupid, if, He was able to resolutely oppose Sun Qihang when he proposed to kill Zhang Shangshu and other six people, instead of conniving or even personally participating in it, perhaps, Sun Qihang would not die, and Qian Shengnan would not die, at least, Qian Shengnan's death was directly related to him.
Sun Shihao escaped death for the second time, and after he woke up, he figured it all out, and felt that he was wrong, he shouldn't have only seen the interests in his eyes, ignoring the people around him, he felt remorseful and guilty, but his son Sun Qihang was dead, his wife Qian Shengnan was also killed, and he also had to face severe punishment from the law.
As for Qian Shengnan, she is a good wife, in the most difficult time for her husband, she has always accompanied Sun Shihao, followed her to eat bran and make the company up, at the same time, she is also a good mother, she loves Sun Qihang a lot, and gives the greatest maternal love, in addition, she is also a good manager, assisting her husband and son to keep the company in order, but after she learned about her husband and son's murder plan, she did not choose to stop it, nor did she choose to expose all this, Instead, she chose to hide it, chose to turn a blind eye, perhaps, from her point of view, she was not wrong to do so, but did she think about the families that broke up because of the decisions of her husband and son, and thought about their wives and children?
If Qian Shengnan had stood up to stop all this earlier, perhaps, their family would not have fallen to the way it is now, if Qian Shengnan had exposed all this earlier, maybe, she herself would not have died, her son would not have died, and Sun Shihao would not have been imprisoned, however, all this is just if.
Luo Quan, as an orphan, a person who was sponsored by Lu Jianwei to go to college, is full of gratitude and gratitude to Lu Jianwei, he is not wrong, but, between personal emotions and crime, he chose the latter, maybe as Li Zhaojing said, Luo Quan is a very emotional person, and he is also a very simple person, but he hurt many people, and also hurt himself, and finally ended up with the fate of death.
Wang Wenruo, his various experiences are worthy of regret and sympathy, but after he was released from prison, he did not think about starting his life again, but chose to commit a crime and choose revenge
Can his wife Li Jingwen come back to life, obviously not, since he can't, what's the point of all this he does
Among these people, it seems that everyone has a good reason and motivation when they commit crimes, but what have they changed and what have they gotten by doing all this, maybe they have received psychological comfort, maybe they have received spiritual satisfaction, but when they have calmed down, have they really gotten what they wanted?
And among these people, most of them have become chess pieces, tools in Li Zhaojing's hands, tools of revenge, Wang Wenruo is Shen Kaiwen's chess piece, and Shen Kaiwen is Li Zhaojing's chess piece, Li Zhaojing is Zhang Minhao and Sun Wenyao's chess piece, and Sun Wenyao They are Master Chang's chess pieces, it seems that all they do is just to make them a wedding dress.
Is it worth it
Perhaps, in Wang Wenruo's own opinion, everything they have done is worth it, but they may not know if it is really worth it.
Li Zhaojing's experience is similar to Wang Wenruo, she used to be a woman worthy of sympathy and pity, an accidental car accident caused her to lose her parents, boyfriend, and beautiful face, when she did not embark on the road of crime, she was worthy of sympathy, but when she embarked on the road of crime, she was so hateful, more hateful than the scars on her face.
She killed Ji Xueling, killed Zhang Jinzhong, changed Luo Quan, changed Shen Kaiwen, and also took revenge on Tan Yanxue, but who did she really take revenge on in the end Except for herself and those victims, she didn't retaliate, and everything she did, what is the difference between the harm caused and the harm Tan Yanxue caused to her back then
After the trial, Xu Lang met Li Zhaojing in the women's prison, she was wearing a prison uniform, sitting opposite Xu Lang, her eyes calm, and Xu Lang had a last conversation.
"Do you regret it?" asked Xu Lang.
Li Zhaojing thought about it, nodded, and said, "Regret." ”
Indeed, when Li Zhaojing was in the trial, when she saw Tan Yanxue sitting on the trial seat and was unrecognizable, when she saw the hateful eyes of Shen Kaiwen's wife Zhou Xiaoru, and when she saw the crying appearance of Ji Xueling's parents, she realized how many people she had hurt, and it was not until that moment that Li Zhaojing felt deep regret, especially when she was waiting for the approval of the death penalty, when she thought of her mother Wang Yamei, who was still lying unconscious on the hospital bed, and when she thought of what she should do when she died, Li Zhaojing really regretted not being at the beginning.
"Is it worth it?" Xu Lang asked again.
Li Zhaojing smiled, her smile was a little bitter, she shook her head, looked at Xu Lang's eyes and said, "Since everything has been done, is it too late to talk about whether it is worth it now." ”
Xu Lang was silent, indeed, things have evolved like this, and it is really pointless to talk about topics worth it or not.
After a suffocating silence, Xu Lang asked again, "How much do you know about Master Chang's organization?"
Li Zhaojing's eyes began to become misty, she shook her head, and said, "I don't know as much about Master Chang as you do, and I have already told you everything I know before." ”
Xu Lang looked at Li Zhaojing, Li Zhaojing also looked at Xu Lang, looked at each other for a long time, Xu Lang didn't see any clues in this woman's eyes, so he changed the topic and asked, "Do you know where Sun Wenyao is?"
Li Zhaojing shook her head and said, "I don't know." ”
Hearing this expected answer, Xu Lang still felt disappointed, although the recent series of cases, although they have been solved and closed, and the suspects have been arrested and punished accordingly, but Sun Wenyao, who was hiding behind the scenes and planning all this, did not have the slightest whereabouts, although Xu Lang and they also spent a lot of effort to find Sun Wenyao after Li Zhaojing opened his mouth to explain the problem, but there was a vast sea of people, and Sun Wenyao disappeared more than six years ago. How could he find him, this is the regret in Xu Lang's heart, and it is also a thorn in his heart.
Xu Lang didn't get the answer he wanted from Li Zhaojing, so he planned to leave, before leaving, Xu Lang still subconsciously asked, "There is still what I can do, just say, I will try to help you do it." ”
Li Zhaojing looked at the man in front of her, thought about it, and opened her mouth, but when the words came to her mouth, she still shook her head and said, "No, as long as I can bury me and him together after I die." ”
Xu Lang nodded, looked at Li Zhaojing for a moment, and saw that she didn't have anything to say, so he got up and left.
Looking at Xu Lang's disappearing back, the corners of Li Zhaojing's mouth rose slightly, she smiled, her smile was very weird, it seemed that she was hiding a big secret, and this secret Xu Lang didn't know.
As for just now, she originally wanted Xu Lang to help take care of her mother, but she thought of something and gave up.
In the end, Li Zhaojing was taken back to the prison by the correction, and on the way back, the strange smile on Li Zhaojing's face became more and more intense.