CHAPTER XXXIII

Folk performances

In the middle of winter, it was not cold in the big tent, and many people gathered together to give off the stinking heat, and the spectators were mostly idle men from the countryside, who sat on several rows of long wooden planks lined with bricks, smoking cigarettes, spitting and watching with relish. When Hualong and the others bought tickets to go in, the performance was nearing the end, and the finale was about to begin.

A clown stands on the stage breathing fire, and a girl jumps and undresses, spinning in circles and flicking her bra.

The host appeared and said something sensationally on the stage, and the audience applauded loudly.

Bao Shu said: "Okay, it's just in time for the 10th anniversary celebration of the grass platform team." ”

Su Mei said: "I'm looking forward to it, I don't know what special skills will happen next." ”

The little assistant police officer said: "I don't really want to see dancing anymore. ”

The dragon said: "Haha, little brother, are you shy when you see the bare-chested chick just now?" ”

The little assistant police were speechless.

The host shouted at the throat: "Welcome two beauties below, Da Bing and Xiao Wu, to perform eighteen tricks for everyone, this is not magic, nor acrobatics, this is an eye-opening trick for you, this is the finale of this performance of condolences to the masses in the countryside." ”

Two girls emerge from behind the scenes, both wearing white sweaters, red woolen skirts, and knee-high boots with the rigidity and wrinkles characteristic of leather goods. Both girls wore heavy makeup, dark circles, scarlet lips, and exaggerated large, round plastic colored earrings.

The two girls used the microphone to introduce themselves first, the girl named Xiao Wu was thin and small, the girl named Da Bing was a little fat, the white sweater on her body was very tight, her belly was round, the sleeves and armpits of the sweater were wide, and her arms were outstretched, resembling a bat.

When the music sounded, Da Bing and Xiao Wu danced passionately, they twisted their bodies wildly with the rhythm of the music, and when they raised their legs and turned in circles, the audience saw that the skirt was "vacuum", and they were not wearing underwear.

After the warm-up, the real show begins.

They first performed opening beer and shooting balloons, and then the performance items were even more unsightly and shocking. For example, connect the razor blades with wires, put them in the lower body and pull them out; For example, smoking in the lower body, spitting smoke rings......

The dragon said, "Almost, little brother, you follow me." ”

The little assistant said incoherently, "I...... Not so good, so many people watched...... Otherwise, wait for them to ......."

Hualong dragged the little assistant police officer to jump on the stage, angrily scolded the two girls, told them to stop the erotic performances, and then took out the police officer ID card to show the audience, the audience ran out, Bao Chu and Su Mei were busy evacuating the audience to prevent the stampede accident.

Hualong and others explained their intentions, saying that they did not come to sweep pornography.

The person in charge of the song and dance troupe was willing to cooperate with the police investigation, and after understanding, the deceased Zhang Jing had a conflict with the members of the song and dance troupe the day before his disappearance, and the two sides fought, Zhang Jing threatened to call the police, and in the end, the song and dance troupe lost money. At more than 5 o'clock in the morning the next day, before dawn, an energy-saving lamp was hung at the door of the tent of the song and dance troupe

It turned out to be the woman who quarreled during the day.

This was the last time witnesses saw the deceased, and Zhang Jing was carrying a satchel and a hat, looking like she was going to go far away.

His wife ran away from home in the middle of the night, Liu Wei was still sleeping at the time, and he did not call the police a few days after his disappearance. After repeated questioning, Liu Wei stopped talking, and after hesitating, he told the special case team that Zhang Jing might have gone to petition.

Five years ago, they had a son who died after being treated at the First People's Hospital in the provincial capital because of tuberculosis. Unable to resolve the dispute through normal channels, Zhang Jing began to petition the provincial government, playing banners, sleeping on the streets, and blocking the gates, but still did not solve the problem.

Liu Wei said: "I persuaded my mother-in-law not to go, it's useless, my arms can't twist my thighs." ”

"Why don't you go with your wife to petition?" ”

Liu Wei said: "I have been there, and I have been detained, so I dare not go again." ”

Su Mei said: "Zhang Jing petitioned, why did he secretly set off before dawn, and he didn't even tell you?" ”

Liu Wei said: "There are people in the township, county, city, and province who intercept visits, and if they are discovered, they can't go. ”

What are petitions and interceptions?

We might as well excerpt a passage from the "Legal Evening News" to explain: "Citizens' petitioning is a basic right granted to citizens by the Constitution, and in this sense, restricting or even depriving citizens of their right to petition in the form of intercepting petitions, and even restricting citizens' personal freedom, is actually a naked unconstitutional and illegal act." The most horrific and heinous aspect of interception is that it can unlawfully restrict a citizen's personal liberty without any legal procedure, and in serious cases, it may constitute a criminal offence of unlawful detention. For a long time, there have been a large number of illegal interceptions in practice, but it is extremely rare for those who are actually held criminally responsible. ”

Most of the petitioners are vulnerable groups who are victims of conflicts of interest with local government authorities.

Interception is an act of individual local governments, it is illegal, it exists, and most of them are not properly addressed.

The special case team felt that the situation was serious, and the complexity of this case was beyond imagination.

Professor Liang deployed a new work task, Hualong and Su Mei went to the provincial hospital to investigate the dispute between Zhang Jing and the hospital, and Bao Shu and the small assistant police pretended to be Liu Wei's family and accompanied Liu Wei to Beijing to petition to understand the whereabouts of the deceased Zhang Jing during the petition.

Liu Wei was timid and cowardly, worried that he would be arrested and beaten if he petitioned, so he was reluctant to cooperate.

Bao Shu finally got through Liu Wei's ideological work, but before leaving, Liu Wei hesitated.

Liu Wei said: "My baby died, my mother-in-law went to ask for an explanation, but she was killed again, can I come back alive?" ”

Bao Shu said: "Take out the courage you have to cut your own arm with an axe, besides, there are two of us policemen with you, what are you afraid of." ”

A few days later, Zhang Jing's funeral was completed, Bao Shu and the little assistant police changed into civilian clothes and accompanied Liu Wei on the road.

In this place, petitioning and interception is a process of fighting wits and courage, no less than a spy war blockbuster.

Local interceptions

The personnel set up several blockade lines, the first of which was at the railway station, and once the petitioners were found, they were immediately forcibly sent away. The local government has focused on monitoring individual petitioners, obtaining photos, mobile phone numbers, and travel information, and intercepting them before they enter Beijing.

Bao Shu, Xiao Xie, and Liu Wei witnessed an interception in the waiting hall.

A few pot-bellied cadre-looking people whispered, and then rushed to an old man waiting in line for the ticket check, a cadre took out a photo to confirm his identity, put his arm around the old man's shoulders and asked a few words with a smile, the old man first loudly argued that he went out to visit relatives, but after they turned out the petition materials from the bag, he was deflated and was taken away without any resistance.

The little assistant police officer said, "Why didn't the old man call the police? ”

Liu Wei said: "What's the use, there may be policemen among those few people." ”

Bao Shu said: "What do you do with it after you bring it back?" ”

Liu Wei said: "Enter the 'study class'. ”

Bao Chu said: "What is the study class? ”

Liu Wei had lingering palpitations about this word, he looked at a place in a daze, and then held his head in his hands without saying a word.

As the first historical city, the center of politics and culture, there is also an unknown dilapidated behind the prosperity. A village near a certain station is home to petitioners from all over the country, and the sufferings of each village are adjacent to each other, forming a "petitioning village." Almost all of the bungalows in this neighborhood are black hotels without business licenses, which are extremely simple, only a few dollars a night, which can be described as the lowest price in the country. Even so, many petitioners had no money for accommodation, so they built rudimentary shacks under the fence and in the alleys with paper shells and plastic sheeting.

Here, almost every day, petitioners are forcibly taken away by interceptors.

The three of them took Zhang Jing's photo and asked around, and the information they got was exciting, and the owner of a hotel confirmed that Zhang Jing had been there, but his whereabouts were unknown.

The next day, Bao and the three went to the National Petition Reception Station, which was also where Zhang Jing was bound to come.

During the 100-meter journey into the registration hall, the three of them were subjected to several interrogations by interceptors. As soon as Liu Wei spoke, more than a dozen people who spoke the same dialect as him immediately rushed over, one of them wore a badge from the Beijing Office of a certain place on his clothes, and immediately twisted Liu Wei's arm, and the others also controlled Bao Chu and the little assistant policeman, and pushed them into a white Iveco.

The three of them sat in the back seat, and there were several people in "special service" uniforms in the car, all wearing steel helmets and serious expressions.

A person who looked like a special service captain, holding a metal detector in his hand, asked the three of them to hand over their mobile phones and ID cards.

The little assistant officer asked, "Who are you?" ”

The Secret Service Captain replied with a blank face, "No comment." ”

Liu Wei said, "Where are you going to take us?" ”

The captain still said, "No comment. ”

Bao Shu couldn't bear it anymore and said: "You are violating human rights, let us go." ”

One of the agents warned, "Give me a fucking rest, you'll die if you're restless." ”

As soon as Bao Chop wanted to say something, the captain was furious and punched him in the mouth, blood flowed from the corner of Bao Chop's mouth, and one of his front teeth fell out.