Three months later, Mobei University of Political Science and Law, Graduate School of Criminal Investigation.
Xu Tiannan closed his notebook and said to the three students: "That's what happened. Yang Wanli finally lost to his own arrogance!"
There was silence in the office for a long time. For a long time, Fatty pursed his lips and sighed: "Yang Wanli committed a heinous crime. No matter how tragic his previous experience was, it was never an excuse for his crime. Even if he killed all evildoers,
No, otherwise what’s the point of having laws?”
But soon, another student named Glasses put forward a different view: "I don't think so. There are many people who have broken the law now, but before these people are tried, there is always a scapegoat who will stand up and take the blame.
, even if the police use all their strength to find evidence and convict them, these people will still come out in a few years, and they will still have the huge illegal gains they obtained before going to jail and continue to do evil. Therefore, at certain specific moments, this society
There will still be a need for a team like executioners, which is also a deterrent to those who do evil."
Fatty curled his lips and said, "Ouch? You're a criminal investigation major, so you can say such a thing!"
Glasses said dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong? Brother Nan has spoken freely today. I'm just expressing my own opinions. I always believe that the meaning of the law is to deter those who do evil. Since it is a deterrent, I think that treating certain people
Some extremely vicious people, well... such as those dealing with traffickers, fraudsters, rapists, etc., I think the current punishment is too light for these people, and we should even refer to the ancient methods, such as skinning,
Cracking a car, cutting in half, lynching, etc., these are the best deterrents to those criminals! And this is exactly what the executioner team did in this case."
Glasses said everything he was thinking in one breath, causing everyone in the office to stare at him dumbfounded. Then he did not forget to look at Xu Tiannan and asked: "Brother Nan, what do you think?"
"This..." Xu Tiannan thought for a moment. He originally wanted to answer this question in a tactful way, but in the end he decided to tell the other person directly, so he slowly explained.
——"Glasses, regarding the first question you mentioned, in fact, one aspect of the existence of the law is to deter criminals, but fundamentally, the meaning of the existence of the law is still to maintain fairness and justice in this society, and to serve the society.
Establish a stable order."
——"The emergence of a team of executioners like Yang Wanli may seem to please people for a while and shorten the time when evil will be punished. But don't forget, while I was handling this case, there were already
To commit imitation crimes."
——“People are always willing to believe in what they want to see, such as evil people being punished by heaven, well-dressed dignitaries falling from the altar, and other misfortunes of others. But who knows, when everyone is measured by their own inner weight
When defining this world, when everyone sees what they want to see happen, who is the real 'good' and who is the real 'evil', and who can guarantee that what happens in front of them is real?
, is it fair?”
——"As the saying goes, justice outside the law is by no means justice, but the weight and measure of each person's inner hatred, greed and favoritism."
——"At the same time, as for the harsh punishments you mentioned, such as traffickers being punished, fraudsters being cut in half, and rapists being physically castrated, this kind of punishment seems very satisfying."
——"But have you ever thought about what if there is a miscarriage of justice? How to make up for the irreversible damage caused? Why does our country now need the approval of the Supreme Court for the death penalty? That is because of the consideration of human life.
Above all, we must be cautious, more cautious and more cautious.”
——"Taking a step back, even if there is no miscarriage of justice for these criminals, in addition to maintaining social fairness and justice, the existence of the law should also leave a space. This space is called "giving the victims a chance to survive."
space"."
——"For example, rapists or traffickers will definitely not escape the death penalty if they are caught. So do you think they will give their victims a way out after they notice the trouble?"
After listening to the long words, the glasses were silent for a long time, but in the end they still stubbornly said: "Then... how about this, change the punishment methods that currently apply the death penalty in our country to those cruel punishments in ancient times, don't
Let these evildoers die happily, let them endure a hundred and a thousand times more pain than the victims, and then die without dignity."
As soon as he said this, Fatty said to the glasses uncharacteristically: "Hey! Glasses! This seems to make some sense! If you do this, it will not increase the terms of the death penalty. Anyway, those photos that should be sentenced to death will
The sentence is just a different execution method, but the deterrent effect is like a rocket!"
It was rare that Fatty agreed with him for once, and Glasses smiled proudly, and then asked Murong Shui: "Ah Shui, what do you think?"
Murong Shui hesitated and said: "It seems... makes sense!"
Xu Tiannan took a sip of tea and said slowly: "According to the records of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", in later generations there was a cruel law that treated common people and powerful nobles equally. How cruel was it? Let me tell you this,
If Shui Gen steals an apple today, then we, as your family members and neighbors, will be beheaded in the same way. Is this law cruel enough? Is it a deterrent enough?"
Seeing that the other party did not speak, Xu Tiannan added: "But it is precisely because of such an extremely cruel law that regards human life so little that a large number of extremely vicious officials were born. Under internal and external troubles, they were wiped out in less than 4 years.
.It can be seen that when treating criminals, even those who commit heinous crimes, it is by no means crueler, the better. After all, human nature... needs to be guided."
After finishing speaking, Xu Tiannan closed his notebook and said to the students: "Okay, today's discussion ends here."
"Hey! Hey!"
The porcelain doll pointed at the glasses and Fatty with dissatisfaction and shouted: "Brother Nan! They have said what they should say and asked what they should ask, but I haven't asked any questions yet!"
"Oh! Sorry for forgetting you." Xu Tiannan smiled awkwardly, sat back on the table, made a "please" gesture and said, "You can ask."
The porcelain doll blinked, first looked at Xu Tiannan, and then fell on Murong Shui's face, asking seriously: "Ah Shui, have you forgiven Brother Nan?"
Murong Shui was dumbfounded, "Huh? Forgive... what kind of forgiveness?"
Porcelain Doll smiled evilly and said: "Think about it, he went to visit your parents when you were not at home without your consent, and he also conducted an investigation into your living situation! Xiang Xiaoli said this is
Invading personal privacy is obviously destined to become a stumbling block in your future relationship!"
"Go go go go!"
Xu Tiannan picked up his notebook and drove the three students in front of him out. After hearing the laughter of the three people walking away, he returned to his seat and got busy.
In the blink of an eye, it was lunch time again. At this time, Murong Shui had already forgotten what Porcelain Doll had just said. However, when she placed a stack of materials needed for the next class in front of Xu Tiannan, she suddenly said in surprise:
"Boss? What...what have you been doing these past few hours? You've even held the book upside down!"
Xu Tiannan suddenly came back to his senses. He straightened the book again, and seemed to have made up his mind at this moment, so he asked: "Then have you forgiven me?"
Hearing this, Murong Shui couldn't laugh or cry, "I said you've been thinking about this issue all morning?"
Xu Tiannan nodded, "It's better if you tell me."
"All right!"
When Murong Shui spoke, he deliberately raised his tone, and habitually put his hands on his hips, making his best "teapot" response: "In view of your previous use of concealment and deception to investigate my private life, this girl has already
Forgive you!"
Xu Tiannan let out a long sigh, but before he could catch his breath, he heard the other party say: "It's just..."
"But what?"
Murong Shui: "But my mother doesn't know about this yet! I can't guarantee that she will be as generous as me when she finds out that she really wants me!"
"Tiannan!"
Wen Sibao seemed to be born with a tendency to appear at inopportune times. At this moment, he suddenly opened the door of the office and said to Xu Tiannan: "Something happened!"
"What's wrong?"
Wen Sibao lowered his voice and said: "Yang Wanli was in the detention center...killing someone!"
Xu Tiannan frowned and said, "Who did he kill?"
Wen Sibao took out a photo. The photo showed a short man with a short haircut and an average appearance, but the joints in his throat were obviously severely misaligned.
"Here's the thing."
Wen Sibao explained: "After the last interrogation last week, Yang Wanli confessed to the crimes he committed. At the same time, because of the intervention of media and public opinion in this case, it is not impossible that the boy will eventually be sentenced to a suspended death sentence."
.But the bad thing is that something happened to this kid yesterday. During the regular break time when he was released from prison every day, he suddenly attacked the man in the photo, causing the man's throat bone to shatter and then died after resuscitation failed."
Xu Tiannan said: "Did the trial reveal the motive for the murder?"
Wen Sibao said: "That's the strange thing. That guy was very cooperative with our police during interviews before, but this time I don't know what happened. He kept saying the same thing over and over again."
"What words?"
Wen Sibao sighed helplessly and slowly uttered four words: "He wants to see you."
…
In the detention center, after passing many checkpoints, Yang Wanli was finally taken to the interrogation room.
He seemed to be in a very good mood today. Not only did his face not have the haze after being imprisoned for a long time, he even asked the prison guard for an electric shaver to take care of himself early this morning.
At this time, Yang Wanli was wearing handcuffs and shackles, sitting at the other end of the table, staring straight at Xu Tiannan as if there was no one else around.
"Yang Wanli, I have brought you the person you want."
While Wen Sibao was talking, he took out a pack of cigarettes, but Xu Tiannan said, "He doesn't smoke."
Yang Wanli smiled and said, "How do you know I don't smoke? Last time you went to the company to find me, I smoked in front of you."
Xu Tiannan: "If you hadn't deliberately avoided the jammer that time, you might not touch that pack of cigarettes now."
"Oh? Can you tell me how you saw it?"
Xu Tiannan: "If you are looking for me just to play reasoning games with me, I am very busy."
Yang Wanli smiled to himself, and finally said slowly: "Do you still remember Eagle Eye?"
The name Eagle Eye is definitely a Category A concern for the current police, because according to the previous video on the night of 13k's death, Eagle Eye is really the biggest drug lord on the border west of Mobei, and he is Lin Wanshan.
The person I want to make friends with over and over again.
There are rumors in the world that Hawkeye is very mysterious, and no one knows his true identity, but making friends with him has been Lin Wanshan's obsession for many years, because he firmly believes that as long as he wins over Hawkeye, there will be a steady supply of goods, and from then on he can
Establish a direct channel from the border to Mobei City, leaving behind all middlemen.
At this time, when Wen Sibao heard the name, he immediately became energetic and asked: "Yang Wanli! Do you know where Eagle Eye is?"
Yang Wanli glanced at the other person and responded unceremoniously: "Officer Wen, if you say one more word, our conversation will end here."
Seeing this, Wen Sibao immediately closed his mouth and listened to the other party gradually telling the truth.
——"Maybe the police have noticed that No. 3 is the daughter of the director of the orphanage that the bank company once occupied. The bank used a terminal cancer patient to kill No. 3's mother, forcing the newly adult No. 3 to have no choice but to
I did not sell the land I inherited, that is, from that time on, I officially joined my team on the 3rd and changed my name to Yang Xiaomei."
——"As for No. 2 and No. 4, they were brothers from a family with the same mother and father in the 27th Company. I believe you all know what Lin Wanshan did in the 27th Company, so when their parents were attacked
After Lin Wanshan became addicted to drugs, he sold the two little ones to a village on the Gobi border for about 10 grams of 'magu'. In less than a year, when the two children finally escaped home after all the difficulties
, but what I saw was the stinking corpses of my parents."
——"But I'm very lucky. About five years ago, Yang Dazhuang, Yang Xiaomei, and Yang Xiaopang were almost adults. They met me when they were preparing to fight against the two major gangs with their own meager strength. They also
Only with me can they realize their due value, and only with me can they complete their revenge on the Qian family and the Lin family."
Xu Tiannan suddenly said: "But Yang Dazhuang was killed by 13k."
Yang Wanli said: "In my opinion, this kind of thing is a necessary sacrifice, just like what I am doing now."
Xu Tiannan immediately noticed the meaning of the other party's words and asked: "Do you mean... the person you killed this time is related to Lin Wanshan?"
The other party nodded, "He is Hawkeye."
At this time, even the police officers monitoring outside the interrogation room were shocked by these words.
Because everyone knows that what Yang Wanli killed in the detention center this time was just a poacher who illegally hunted yellow sheep in the Gobi Desert, and the other person was also an attempted criminal.
However, after everyone heard Yang Wanli's words, they finally understood that if the dead man was really an eagle eye, the shotgun found when he was accidentally captured would not have only animals at the muzzle.
life.
Xu Tiannan: "How did you know he was Hawkeye?"
Yang Wanli: "When Lin Wanshan escaped, he bought five imitation Type 54 police guns from a dwarf."
"Yes, but that dwarf died in a car accident on the day Lin Wanshan escaped." At this point, Xu Tiannan suddenly thought of something and said: "He was not in a car accident, but was killed by you."
Yang Wanli nodded generously and smiled.
——"Actually, I didn't want to kill him at all, I just wanted to get some news about Lin Wanshan from him."
——"You should know, right? There are five acupuncture points that are very suitable for torture on the human body's occiput, lower side of the cervical spine, coccyx, lumbar spine and the inside of the groin."
——"The guy had already told everything before he got to the third injection, including Hawkeye's plan to use his weapons arsenal as a channel to transport new drugs from the border to Mobei.
Speak out."
——"It was also at that time that I learned that Hawkeye accidentally bumped into a border patrol officer while dealing with a traitor in the Gobi Desert. Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough, and was ultimately arrested in the name of hunting wild protected animals.
Arrested and taken to this detention center."
Xu Tiannan: "So that night when we were in the ancient city, you deliberately lost to me? That's why you were captured by the police and imprisoned here. The purpose was actually to take Hawkeye's life?"
Xu Tiannan shook his head mockingly, "Unfortunately, you guessed wrong. You did win that night, and I really didn't expect you to attract the police with that kind of bet."
Xu Tiannan: "But do you know what you have done now?"
Yang Wanli: "I know, maybe I missed the only chance to have a reprieve from death."
"Why do this?"
Yang Wanli's eyes gradually softened and his tone slowed down, "I have nothing left to cherish in this world. The only thing I want to do now is to at least hold my chest high in front of my adoptive father when I see him in the future.
, loudly told him that I will carry on his legacy until the moment I die."
Xu Tiannan: "You have killed too many people. This is impossible. Even if you see him in that world, I am afraid the other party will not forgive you."
"It's not important."
Yang Wanli suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Tiannan, with a sad look in his eyes for the first time. Then he told the other person something, and this sentence was like a carving knife, carving something into the other person's face.
In my heart, it cannot be dissipated until several years later.
…
After coming out of the detention center, Murong Shui greeted him immediately and asked, "Boss, how is it? What did that guy Yang Wanli say to you?"
Xu Tiannan did not answer, but quickly calmed down his emotions, and said calmly to the other party: "I will take you somewhere."
Half an hour later, the small white car slowly drove to a construction site in the suburbs.
"That's it."
Xu Tiannan waved his hand and motioned for the other party to follow him up, but what Murong Shui saw in front of him was a pile of dirtbags.
After climbing up, Murong Shui's eyes immediately bypassed the construction fence of the construction site, and found that inside this large construction site, there was a lush mountain forest in front of him. In the center of the mountain forest, there was a hole with a diameter of about
A dozen excavators were busy inside the 100-meter-long pit, making a "booming" sound.
Murong Shui: "Boss, will you take me to see the pit?"
Xu Tiannan: "Maybe in your eyes, this is a big pit, but in fact in the future..."
"I understand!" Murong Shui interrupted before the other party finished speaking: "This is the next case we have to follow, isn't it? Those workers look like ordinary workers, but maybe they are thugs of criminal groups. Those diggers
The machine seems to be working, but in fact it is burying criminal evidence. Boss, am I right!"
Xu Tiannan muttered to himself, cursed a few words in a small voice, and then asked the other party: "What do you think of the environment here?"
"It is the most beautiful crime scene we have ever experienced."
"Where's the air?"
"It smells like crime!"
"Where's the view?"
“A great place to keep an eye on everything going on around you!”
"It seems like you're quite satisfied, that's good..."
Murong Shui was completely confused, but when he saw the other person looking around, he carefully looked around as if he were a thief. When he found that no one was looking here, he quietly took out a rolled up A4 from his coat pocket.
Paper size brochure.
"Here, open it and take a look."
Murong Shui opened the booklet and was surprised to find that it was not some criminal case information, but a standard house purchase contract. On the first page of the contract, the name of the buyer was written in the column of Xu Tiannan and his own.
At this time, Murong Shui didn't understand at all. After a long while, he stammered and asked: "Old, old, boss... what do these mean?"
Xu Tiannan did not dare to look directly into the other person's eyes when he spoke, "Last time I went to find your parents without telling you. It was my fault, but I am a man of my words and deeds. Since I said I will divide houses, I must keep my word.
So...so this time I bought a house here in our names."
Murong Shui felt that what was happening in front of her was like a dream. After a while, she suddenly woke up and raised her hand to push the contract back to the other party.
"Boss, what are you doing...what are you doing! Return the contract to me quickly! The house is so expensive now, why are you so crazy!"
Xu Tiannan turned his head to one side and said to the air in front of him: "People in the world must do things in the world and never retreat!"
"You are just a university teacher and a swindler! Get out of here right away! Otherwise, I'll get angry!"
Xu Tiannan's eyes were still wandering around, and he responded: "A deposit of tens of thousands has been paid. If you don't sign now, the money will be wasted."
Hearing that the tens of thousands of deposits would not be refunded, Murong Shui felt dizzy, so he asked again: "But, we are not related, so the house purchase contract cannot include two people!"
During the dispute between the two, Murong Shui's eyes glanced at the "right holder relationship" column under the contract. She recognized Xu Tiannan's handwriting at a glance, and saw three large characters that read: prospective husband and wife.
Seeing these three words, Murong Shui suddenly felt that his little heart was throbbing, and his breathing began to become difficult.
"Boss, this relationship between rights holders... why are they a quasi-couple?"
At this time, Xu Tiannan was like a child who was caught cheating on an exam. His whole body could not stop shaking. After a while, he hesitated and answered; "That... the salesperson told me that it would be easier to handle after writing it like this."
deed."
Of course Murong Shui knew that what the other party said was a lie, but he still blushed, put the contract on the other party's back, and quickly signed his name.
The whole afternoon, the two of them sat on this simple earthen bag for a long time. No one spoke, but no one felt bored or embarrassed. They just sat here quietly, with their bodies touching slightly.
Together, we seem to see in front of our eyes a world belonging to two people in the not-too-distant future, under the lights of several lights at night.
…
Time flies so fast, and the New Year is here in a blink of an eye.
On this day, Xu Tiannan and Murong Shui came to a crossroads. They lit incense candles and paper money. A gust of wind blew by, and the flames flew into the sky.
"Boss, do you think that guy Yang Wanli has met his adoptive father now?"
Xu Tiannan thought about it seriously and replied: "I'm afraid he has to go to hell, right?"
"What are you talking about?" Murong Shui punched the other person in dissatisfaction and whispered: "Why do you speak regardless of the occasion?"
Soon, the pile of paper money in front of him almost turned into ashes. Murong Shui suddenly thought of something, so he asked: "Boss, the last time you saw Yang Wanli that day, what did he say to you in his last words?"
Xu Tiannan took a firewood stick to rub the ashes in front of his eyes and asked, "Hey! Can I tell her?"
Suddenly a gust of dark wind blew, and low flames suddenly caught Xu Tiannan's eyes with this gust of wind. He screamed "Ouch", then squatted on the spot and rubbed his eyes for a while, and then sighed angrily.
He responded: "Well, you guys don't let me say it! Then I have to say it!"
Later, Xu Tiannan stood up, looked at the ashes that were blown into the sky by the wind, and whispered: "He told me that day that legal principles represent the spirit of justice, but justice... can never judge.