Chapter 129: The End or the Beginning?
It doesn't matter if it's a trial, or if it's a solo performance that belongs to Zhong Lin. in a word
There is only one thing that pervades much of the courtroom in and out of the courtroom for a few hours, and indeed much of the country: tranquility.
Tranquility became the main theme, and everyone listened patiently. They silently endured Zhong Lin's criticism....... Zhong Lin said a lot, and he expounded his views strongly.
To sum up, all of Zhong Lin's views are essentially only one: children, no matter whose children they are, whether they are rich or poor. Children are the future of this country. Society, the state should, and must take the affairs of children as a top priority.
Zhong Lin chose to stop at the point, he didn't dwell too much, and he didn't emphasize it repeatedly.
Zhong Lin finished his point of view and explained the reason why the series of events of the previous sixteen days had occurred. Then there was a brief silence, and then, before many, many people could react
, he had already taken a deep breath and confessed his crime.
The crime is easy to explain, what Zhong Lin said is, "I killed Tang Ke and twelve other people, and the injury suffered by Qian Shukun was also committed by me." I did it all by myself, and I did it alone. ”
The latter sentence is a lie, Zhong Lin knows it in his heart, Guo Yong and other leaders also know it, naturally, Zhao Ming and Su Tingting are also clear.
The problem is that, although it is clear, in terms of the fact that he is standing in this situation at this moment....... Zhong Lin has already taken all the charges, and this one lasted not two hours, but seventeen days
'The show' is about to end....... do the police really want to continue to track down Zhong Lin's accomplices?
Speaking of Zhong Lin's accomplices...... There's a big problem here. Because in fact, as far as Zhao Ming understands so far, along the way, many people have helped Zhong Lin to a greater or lesser extent.
There are people like Zhong Lin's parents, father-in-law and mother-in-law who don't report it.
There are some related people in various communities similar to the one where the corpse appeared who deliberately helped Zhong Lin conceal it.
Maybe there are some grieving parents who help Zhong Lin find his target, help Zhong Lin drive, and help Zhong Lin scout the terrain......
If Guo Yong is really determined to track down all the way and arrest all the people related to Zhong Lin....... how long will that list be and how much commotion it will cause.
Strictly speaking, it's not a question of right or wrong. This should be a rare and confused question, Zhao Ming remembers that there is a saying that the method is nothing more than human affection, maybe in this matter, it is the end here, and it is the right thing to do.
Zhong Lin confessed, and the audience was silent!
The deathly silence spread and spread for a few moments before being broken by the judge's sudden cough.
The elderly judge raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and he was clearly concerned about the recent series of events. So now, now that Zhong Lin has pleaded guilty, according to the process, the next step is almost the last step of the entire trial: the verdict!
In fact, on the issue of the punishment of Zhong Lin. In the morning, Guo Yong had communicated with the judge. Because if it is strictly in accordance with the law, then Zhong Lin, who killed twelve people in a row, will only be a death sentence.
No matter what the starting point is to do those things, twelve human lives are twelve human lives, and they must be punished with the highest punishment, simply put, the death penalty.
But don't look at Guo Yong's fierce face, he has always maintained a serious posture during this time. But in fact, in Zhao Ming's view, under Guo Yong's tough guy appearance, there is actually a tenderness.
Or to be more accurate, even if Guo Yong has never shown it, Guo Yong actually sympathizes with Zhong Lin and even admires Zhong Lin as a person.
Because of the existence of this emotion, coupled with the consideration of the overall situation and the emotions of the people across the country, Guo Yong finally decided to be sentenced to life imprisonment after discussing with the judge.
On a case-by-case basis, life imprisonment is already a big concession.
However, the reality is that even a concession such as a life sentence will not satisfy the public inside and outside the courtroom.
When the verdict was announced, the atmosphere was tense for only a few seconds. A few seconds later, the gunpowder in the air was ignited with a 'boom', and an invisible thunderbolt began to fall
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Inside the courtroom, the first slogan of 'acquittal' was heard, followed by the second, then the third........ and countless slogans sounded together.
So far, the riot that Guo Yong feared most still happened after all. In the blink of an eye, even with ten times the usual number of bailiffs to stop them, the angry crowd still wanted to rush desperately towards Zhong Lin, who was forcibly taken away under cover.
Zhao Ming saw Zhong Lin seemed to be saying something from a distance, but unfortunately the voices of the crowd in the courtroom were too loud, and Zhong Lin's voice had no chance to come out at all.
In fact, at this moment, just a little ears are pricked up. Zhao Ming realized that the louder voice actually came from the square outside the courthouse.
Guo Yong made the right decision, and when Zhao Ming came to the roof of the courthouse and looked down, he immediately knew that the intervention of the troops was extremely wise in such an occasion.
"They'll calm down, it's just a little bit of time." Su Tingting sighed and said.
The roar of the propeller turning sounded, Zhao Ming turned around, and the helicopter carrying Zhong Lin to the prison had already taken off and was about to leave. Zhong Lin's life is over, as for whether his sacrifice is worth it
…… Perhaps only time will tell.
On the seventeenth day of the investigation of the case, most of the truth was revealed. leftover
The small part about Zhong Lin's helpers, after returning to the police station, Guo Yong also expressed his attitude.
What Guo Yong said was, "If this is the end of the matter, then the helper thing will be treated as if we didn't find out." ”
Although, of course, Zhong Lin is indeed in prison. But this does not mean that the civil unrest is over. In fact, if you really want to say it, the story has developed to this point, and Zhong Lin's imprisonment is, to a certain extent, actually equivalent to a kind of beginning.
Now in the whole country, countless people know what kind of people the twelve people Zhong Lin killed. Countless people also know how Zhong Lin sacrificed everything to expose the inhumane child trafficking business.
So, in order to make Zhong Lin's sacrifice more meaningful, the people's attention shifted, and they paid more attention to the state's handling of the matter than before.
Countless pairs of eyes stared, and there was no room for sand in their eyes. Under such intensive watch, the promises made by Guo Yong on behalf of the country must be fulfilled one by one.
Because once it is not honored, who can guarantee that the next Zhong Lin will not appear?
Guo Yong can't leave the city for the time being, and he can't leave this police station. On the one hand, it will take a little time for the angry people in the city to calm down and learn to deal with these problems rationally. On the other hand, the problem on Qian Shukun's side still needs to be handled very carefully, and Guo Yong does not dare and cannot let the people, who finally have a little sign of calm, become angry again.
At the same time, as if it were taken for granted, there was no way out of the newspaper, television, radio, or the Internet. But any medium that can transmit information, since Zhong Lin was sentenced to prison, it seems that he has directly gone crazy and began to bomb and bomb like crazy.
The media, as Zhong Lin, directly criticized it in court
Objects, they did make changes almost immediately.
The problem was ....... Zhao Ming put down the newspaper in his hand.
Even now, he still doesn't dare to allow himself to have too high expectations. He wasn't sure how long this phenomenon would last?