Chapter 22: A Turning Point
When the prison was released, Wan Ye came back, and his face was a little dark.
Prison inmates lined up for roll call in an empty concrete square. After the roll call was over, we had 20 minutes of free time, and I stood on the outermost stone platform, looking at the sentry posts around the square, and the armed policemen were watching us with guns on their backs.
A flock of birds flew through the sky, soaring freely, my heart was very desolate, my thoughts were flying with the birds into the distance, I closed my eyes and tried to enjoy this short period of freedom.
At this moment, Zhang Guan broke my only comfort, and he called me over.
I suddenly hated him for breaking my last brief freedom, and I followed him out of the square without saying a word.
Zhang Guan led me into the living room, and when he turned to go out, he said, "You have 30 minutes, I will remind you when the time comes," and then he turned around and walked out of the living room.
There were two people in the room, a middle-aged man and a young girl.
I stared at a middle-aged man and said in a resolute tone:
"Director Cao, should I shout a report when I see you?
Director Cao said expressionlessly: "You are stronger than I imagined!"
I sneered: "Strong, it looks like my expression has disappointed you!" Do you think that when I see you, I should show a face that is inferior, crying bitterly and begging you to save me!
Director Cao obviously didn't expect me to say this, he looked at me with an extremely unfamiliar look, "Han Bing, you have changed!"
I said: "People will change, people will learn to grow in adversity, Director Cao, don't waste each other's time, if there is nothing to do, I will say goodbye first."
When I turned around, Director Cao shouted:
"Han Bing, stop me!
I looked at it coldly and said loudly: "Director Cao, this is a prison, this is not a one-third of an acre of land, I have my own rights here."
Director Cao was obviously a little angry, the green tendons on his forehead bulged, he gritted his teeth, and a few words popped out of his mouth.
"If you want to get out, it's not worth it!
Director Cao mentioned Director Xing, and at that moment, my pretended strong coat was torn to shreds.
A rush of blood rushed to my brain, and I yelled:
"Why do you want to give people hope, in the end it is worthless to trample on hope!
At that moment, my feelings were completely out of control, tears flowed out unscrupulously from the corners of my stubborn eyes, and Director Cao's red cheeks roared angrily:
"Hope you gave it to yourself? Have you reflected on your actions? You always put all the blame on others, what about yourself? Do you feel that you are very wronged and will be executed tomorrow, and in this last time, vent all your dissatisfaction?
Think that this world is dirty and dark, and there will never be a tomorrow.
I bit the corner of my mouth, looked at the ceiling and said in a tone that saw through the red dust:
"I don't have a day to fall asleep here, I don't expect anything, I will pay for my impulses, I know this better than anyone else, you are right, Xing Chang's death is not worth it, his mission is to protect the masses, not to protect a murderer.
Director Cao was obviously aware of his gaffe, he shook his head and said in a warm tone:
"The mission of the police is to protect the people, no matter what kind of person they are, Lao Xing used the word police interpreted by his practical actions, and he has no regrets.
When I was in a-for-tat confrontation with Director Cao, I ignored that there was another girl in the room, who was about to be in her twenties, standing there quietly and motionless, like an erected statue.
She had big watery eyes and a ponytail, and she could be seen from her clothes like a girl next door with a very strict upbringing.
The girl kept holding her chin, her eyes were red from crying, I glanced at the girl, and I could see from her eyes that she had an unforgettable hatred for me, and she looked at each other.
The girl said, "You are the murderer that my father protected with his life, do you still have a sense of awakening, don't you owe anything to my father?" You sue me? Didn't my father use his life to awaken your human conscience?
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath and said, "I owe it to your father, tomorrow I will make an end, I will pay him back this rotten life!"
When the girl heard me say this, she seemed to lose her mind, and cried and said, "You still pay it back, how can you pay it back, you sue me?" Can you still have a father who cooks me breakfast every day, takes me to school, plays badminton with me, and tells me stories?
I was speechless when asked, and I covered my forehead in pain and said:
"I'll pay back with my life," the girl cried and shook her head:
"You can't afford it, you can't afford it!, you can never afford it.
Director Cao pressed the girl's shoulders and comforted her:
"Xing Rui, you promised me not to cry, don't make Uncle Cao uncomfortable, okay?
The girl hugged Director Cao and cried: "Uncle Cao, I feel uncomfortable! Looking at the girl with tears on her face, I wanted to knock over the cruet in my heart.
A kind of grief that touched the scene rose from the bottom of my heart.
At that moment, I felt like I was in this room, and it was a torment to stay in this room for a second.
I tried to restrain my feelings and said, "Director Cao, if there is nothing wrong, I will go back first!"
Director Cao called out to me, and he walked up to me and whispered:
"Don't play tricks, children's temper, in this special environment, you should learn to mature, let's talk about business.
I investigated your neighbors and the teachers of Yucai Primary School, as well as the teachers and classmates of the martial arts school, do you remember your Yucai Primary School Academic Affairs Office, the retired director Xiang?
As well as your attendance at the martial arts school, the Fanqiao extraordinarily serious traffic accident, and the two policemen Wang Qibin and Li Chunshan of the Sixth Brigade of the accident, I can see from their conversation records that their witness testimony is very powerful for you.
Director Cao glanced at my expression, and said again, but the downside is that my investigation some time ago touched the nerves of some people, they were afraid of long nights and dreams, so they actually started first, I didn't expect the other party to move so much, and the ruthlessness of the attack was so great, it was beyond my expectations.
Their actions disrupted my overall plan, and I have just received news that the Provincial High Court has reviewed and signed the trial procedure for your death sentence, and you will be executed tomorrow!
This is obviously not in accordance with the legal procedure, now we have no time, tomorrow as soon as the death penalty decision arrives, you will be escorted to the execution ground, our public security has no right to interfere in the court's judgment, so the purpose of my coming today is to sue you, you have to use your ability and rights to apply for a suspension of the execution of the death penalty.
Director Cao looked at me with a blank expression, and then said:
"Let's talk about it! You must be in prison today to report or expose some serious cases, and you must have meritorious service examples, to put it mildly, even if you make up some cases that are reported and exposed, let the prison leaders apply for a suspension of the death penalty, and let them verify the cases you have exposed.
I have already contacted the Third Psychiatric Hospital in Yangbei City and will conduct a psychiatric evaluation on you! Success or failure in this move, Zhang Guanjiao knocked on the door at this time, reminding that the time has come,
Director Cao looked at me with a heavy face and said, "You must remember what I said today!" I looked at Director Cao gratefully and nodded vigorously!
The moment I turned to walk through the door, the girl looked at me with a sad and even cold look and said, "In this life, you will never escape from my palm." And when Xing Rui said this sentence at that time, I obviously didn't take it to heart, and later Xing Rui asked me to really fulfill that sentence. (This is a later story)
When a person is in the face of desperate adversity, he will become extremely calm, and even a little selfish.
When he sees hope, he will not hesitate to grasp it in his hands, just like a man who is desperately short of water, walking aimlessly in the desert, and when despair is approaching, he will tirelessly use up the last trace of his body to find water.
When people can't climb, they suddenly see a glimmer of hope, there is an oasis in front of them, and people will stimulate unlimited potential, seize hope and save themselves.
This is a survival instinct of human nature, I am like the person who is looking for water in the desert, when Director Cao makes me see hope again, I will leave all the despair behind and rush to the oasis desperately, a survival instinct tells me that I will be strong to live.