Chapter 40 (Part 2)
Liu Chenlong looked at the depressed Xu Zhuoran and chuckled: "Xu Jian, the truth was revealed in the end, so you don't need to blame yourself!"
Xu Zhuoran sighed: "Secretary Liu, you don't know what he was like when we released the carpenter!"
"After we caught the real murderer, we suspected that the police officers in charge of the police in the Public Security Bureau would be tempted and forced to confess. Who knows that after investigation, they...they..."
Liu Chenlong frowned and said, "What's wrong?"
Xu Zhuoran said hatred: "Those guys are simply not humans. The original confession was made and forced out. It is said that the carpenter was still relatively hard. It took them a lot of effort to pry open his mouth. At first, when our procuratorate did not approve the arrest, they were still a little worried. Once our procuratorate formally approved the arrest and prepare for the indictment, the guys thought the overall situation was decided. The carpenter was a death row prisoner, so they tortured him to death. In fact, they made iron nails on his two ankles and even ten toes..."
Liu Chenlong stood up and said in a lost voice: "What?! How is this possible?!"
Xu Zhuoran shook his head and said, "I originally heard that some police officers in the police would use some means when handling cases, but they would never have thought that they would be so out of line. When we caught them, they once argued that these were all for work, saying that if the carpenter was the murderer and the environmental evidence was not enough to convict him and not use some means, should we let the murderer go to justice?"
He looked at Liu Chenlong and sighed, "Secretary Liu, can you understand my mood at that time? These words were exactly what I said to Gu Jian a few days ago. I was really scared when I thought about it... If this case was settled, what kind of unjust case would it be? I... I am an accomplice!"
Liu Chenlong calmed down and didn't know what to say for a moment, and was speechless.
Xu Zhuoran continued: "Later, I served as the chief prosecutor and sent the few conscientious police officers to court. The carpenter's family also gave me a banner with the words 'Green Sky'. I was so ashamed at that time. In fact, the only person who was sober in this case was Gu, but the one who was punished in the end was Gu. I was not "Green Sky". I almost sent the carpenter to the execution ground!"
"So," Xu Zhuoran sighed: "When I hear something about 'Qingtian' in the future, I am afraid of anything I dare to handle the case with subjectiveness, and I dare not bypass legal procedures and do anything cheap. What China lacks most now is not 'Qingtian', but only the enthusiasm and ambition of 'Qingtian', lack of persistence in abide by the procedures, and lack of objective and neutral judgments. Then no matter how good the subjective wish is, it is easy to make an unjust case and make a wrong case!"
Liu Chenlong nodded and sighed: "Xu Jian, it's really not easy for you over the years!"
Xu Zhuoran smiled: "What's the point? You have to do it yourself. A prosecutor is just a deputy director-level officer, but if your subordinate's pen is slipping, it may be a life!"
He took a sip of tea before saying, "Over the years, I have all kinds of things, I am timid and unkind, but these are all. The most uncomfortable thing is this era. No one believes that you want to be a honest official, and even your relatives don't believe it!"
Liu Chenlong is very busy on weekdays and has no relatives here for no reason. He is not very clear about these things, and he can't help but say "Oh" in confusion.
Xu Zhuoran smiled and said, "I have been the prosecutor general for so many years, but I dare not say how good I did, but one thing I can say loudly is that I have never confiscated a penny."
"But Secretary Liu, just our salary is not difficult to live, but it is difficult to get some family business. Last month, my son negotiated a partner. He worked in a company in Wushan City and wanted to buy a house in the city. I spent most of my life savings not enough to pay the down payment, so I went to borrow a few relatives, and the result... the result..."
He smiled bitterly and said, "So many people say I am pretending, and they also say that I don't have to show off my own integrity! The ten-year prosecutor general is the head of the head, and the adults from various departments are familiar with each other, and the sons are common at home and the wife is common at home.
Liu Chenlong couldn't help but be speechless. Although he rarely went out on weekdays, he also knew that what Xu Zhuoran said was indeed true. Over the years, with the exposure of some major cases, the public's trust in officials has dropped to an extremely low level. There is even a so-called saying, "If all the cadres above the department are shot, there will definitely be unfairness, but if one is shot, there will definitely be someone who misses the net." Such extreme words, if an official like Xu Zhuoran does not conform to the unspoken rules outside, it will be difficult to be in harmony with other officials; if it is not as good as other officials inside, it can benefit their descendants; I am afraid that they can only be unpleasant from all sides and complain everywhere.
Xu Zhuoran was silent for a while, waved his hand and said, "I won't say this anymore. No matter what, I, Old Xu, always have a clear conscience!"
He looked at Liu Chenlong and smiled: "Fortunately, Secretary Liu supports us this time, so our work will be easier!"
Liu Chenlong was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "Xu Jian, don't think too optimistic about the situation!"
Xu Zhuoran asked with a side face: "What do you say?"
Liu Chenlong smiled bitterly and said, "This time we will use Luo Dahai as a breakthrough. It is the province's instructions to close the case from the utmost to the utmost to the utmost to the utmost to close the case. Just by the two of us, I'm afraid..."
Xu Zhuoran said frankly: "Behind the two of us is the laws of the entire country. As long as I am still in this position for one day, I will stick to it to the end. The instructions of any level of leaders cannot be at the expense of legal dignity!"
Liu Chenlong said: "Yes, I think so too. But what if we are not in this position then?"
Xu Zhuoran paused, looked at Liu Chenlong, and said confused: "No way?! For this case, it would be fine if I was removed as the procurator general, but would it also implicate Secretary Liu?"
He then sighed, "As long as you, Secretary Liu, are still in your seat, can still insist on handling this case according to law, it doesn't matter if I, Mr. Xu, go or stay!"
Liu Chenlong smiled and said, "What are you implicated or not? We are now on the same boat. Brother, don't forget that I am just a 'appointed' secretary!"
He knew more about this case than Xu Zhuoran, so his estimate of the prospects was even less optimistic.
He pondered for a moment and said, "And, if we don't take down two of us, then the province will have to designate another political and legal authority in Wushan City or other localities to handle the case, and then we will lose the qualification to intervene!"
He looked at Xu Zhuoran and asked, "According to regulations, this case should have been handled by the municipal procuratorate, right? Moreover, the provincial procuratorate has the right to designate procuratorates and courts in other regions to undertake the prosecution and trial work, right?"
Xu Zhuoran pondered for a while and said, "This situation generally only applies to some corruption cases. Because the officials involved may have a close relationship with the local political and legal system, the province will be appointed to inter-regional trials. However... well... if the province is forced to do this, it is probably not impossible!"
Liu Chenlong spread his hands and said, "Yes, so Xu Jian, you can't be too optimistic. Don't say too hard now. If the public security organs still report the case file to approve the arrest, you can just delay it first. Some things should be said but not done, and some things should be done but not said!"
He thought for a while and then continued, "In this case, I can also ask you to intervene in Luo Dahai's interrogation in advance in the name of the county party committee, and it can also prevent those case handlers who have too strong subjective consciousness from forcing confessions and inducing confessions. What do you think?"
Xu Zhuoran was silent for a while before nodding: "Okay, anyway, I will stick to the case within my power. If... if... one day the province really takes the method I just said to Secretary Liu, then I have to do my best and leave it to my destiny!"
He paused and said, "Maybe...Maybe...Maybe when Luo Dahai wakes up, the case of this case will become clearer!"
With his understanding of the case, he still consciously or unconsciously regards Luo Dahai as the most suspicious person. He still has great expectations for Luo Dahai's confession.
Liu Chenlong dared not be so optimistic. The hurried departure of Hanba, the Qin Dynasty jade tablets and Yang Rizhao all showed that this case was definitely not that simple.
If the above really want to understand this case for unknown purposes, will he have to do his best and leave his will to fate?
Wang Mu's wide eyes and droughty smiley face floated in front of Liu Chenlong's eyes, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.
impossible!
Chapter completed!