Chapter six hundred and seventy-three, the hatred paid by blood
The first time Cheng Guiyang heard this song "The End of the Song" was in the year when the army was just demobilized. He was experiencing a love affair. It was a pure encounter. It didn't talk about strategy but only tactics. It was extremely enjoyable when fighting.
After a total defeat; facing the end of many years of military career, I was at a loss and left in a hurry, embarrassed, but in fact I still couldn't bear to leave.
The night he returned home, he was sitting upright on the big sofa in the living room, and then he lay down on the sofa without realizing it, listening to a man named Zhang Yu singing "The Song Ends". Later, he got up and sat upright again,
Listening to him singing back and forth, the lyrics are really harsh:
I finally know the loneliness of ending the song...
I finally know the loneliness of ending the song...
I finally know the loneliness of ending the song...
A few days before the accident, this situation happened again.
Working next to Luo Shoudao, Cheng Guiyang could see the unique complexion of high-level bureaucracy. The secretary of the municipal party committee is either revered as the "top leader of the party and government" or the "parent official", and has a precise positioning.
The problem is that some people start to be domineering as soon as they get to this level. They improve every day and make progress every year. The most common thing is to use their own poor knowledge as a standard and declare all words and deeds that are not in line with their own standards as
Dissident elements who disobey the organization will wantonly exclude and suppress others, attack others, and even try to send people they don't like to prison.
The purpose is to dress themselves up as loyal communist fighters who care about people's livelihood, clean government, and harmony. In fact, they flatter their superiors, fool the people, bully the weak, grandstand and seek personal gain.
Such a person actually regards himself as the General Secretary's "****" model.
At first, Cheng Guiyang thought it was too funny.
Over time, it turns into disgust and hatred.
Corrupt officials can be found at any time, and anyone who is in power in one place for a long time may be out of shape. Everything he does is right, and anyone who dares to say anything is suspected of being against the leadership. It is not these actions that are thought-provoking.
It’s bizarre, but why do these hegemonic actions and fanatical remarks still have such a big market today?
Most of these people regard themselves as the incarnation of the great justice of the country and the nation. They have forgotten that in ancient China, there was a tradition that "it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes when you are an official than to make decisions for the people."
Repent in the face of the governing concept of "connecting, benefiting and seeking for the people" that moved all the people.
Citizens were once full of unlimited expectations for him, and they also firmly believed that "complying with the government" should be his unswerving purpose in governing. However, the fact is exactly the opposite. His high-profile obsession with power has prevented him from getting rid of the power in his hands.
, the boss mentality of "I am the best in the world" and "the one who obeys will prosper".
Maintaining the rule of law and safeguarding civil liberties, including freedom of speech, is the basic morality of modern mankind. This is the bottom line that cannot be retreated from the blood and tears of millions of Chinese people. If we leave this bottom line, what is the point of talking about "national interests"?
"National justice" is either stupid or false.
If a municipal party committee secretary with high power, irresponsibility, no ideas, and no understanding of politics is addicted to this trick, he will not dare to face his own weaknesses, cannot face his own faults calmly, and will not dare to let people decide what is right and wrong.
Commentators say that under the pretext of safeguarding the dignity of the municipal party committee, what is actually revealed is a lack of political self-confidence and an official quality that has yet to be established.
No matter in adversity or good times, such people can only be violent or sink. The common people have had enough of this kind of pain. If the banner of economic development is raised, vested interest groups can do whatever they want. If anyone dares to have objections, the people around him will
People will come out to act as various free thugs.
Luo Shoudao survived, whether it was the party's loss or the citizens' misfortune.
Cheng Guiyang fell into this quagmire.
※※※A person who is of flesh and blood, and who mainly relies on his sense of smell and common sense to surround his leadership, knows what visible things in life make him panic, and makes him know that his fellow countrymen, comrades and friends are being harmed and insulted, but he knows
This kind of damage cannot be quantified by law or seen by the people.
"Because the goddess of law blindfolds the other eye." But relying on the sense of smell and common sense, when drafting speeches and documents, one cannot omit the gimmicks of political discourse, delete Luo Shoudao's saliva and dry passion. Nor can it be cleared out.
A bunch of statistics...
It is a great blessing for the country that he resigns and becomes a death row prisoner.
The night before the operation, Cheng Guiyang listened to the song "The End of the Song" again and couldn't help but burst into tears. In addition to firmly remembering the names of those comrades who would never come back alive from the battlefield, he also remembered
I remember Zhang Yu’s sad song.
Zhang Yu sang "This time I completely break up with me." That's right. He finally made the decision for himself to completely break up with the past. It was a completely personal decision that he could never go back to. He kept his secrets as a secretary and was cautious all these years.
All the debauchery, childishness, loneliness, frivolity, and self-deception that I had experienced since I became a writer were thrown into the past building with a rumble, like a truck being unloaded. With a bang, the mental burden and the desire for life were removed.
It's so sad that I have had enough.
Whether he was answering the interrogator's questions during the interrogation or answering the female reporter's questions during the interview later, Cheng Guiyang mentioned a person several times. This person's name was Hu Wenhai, a farmer from Jinzhong, Shanxi.
Below, you might as well take a look at Hu Wenhai’s statement in court (excerpt):
Hu Wenhai: "When they were the village party secretary and village director, they squandered and embezzled at least five million in three years, and they sold two of three coal mines. When I went to the town to complain, no one took care of me, and they hated me so much that they just
They wanted to carry me to death. On June 19, 1999, when I went to water the fields, brother xxx (one of whom was exterminated), on the pretext of quarreling with me, smashed three shovels on my head. I needed dozens of stitches.
If it wasn't for my hard head, I would have been killed by them. The village party secretary sent someone to find me and wanted to pay for it, but I refused. From then on, I started to have murderous intentions. I originally planned to kill him on the 30th of this year.
I watch the Spring Festival Gala all the time, and I can kill everyone. On June 19, I called the village party secretary and village accountant
Come and ask them to write down how much corruption they committed, but they refused to do it. At this time, there was a siren sound outside (a passing police car), and the village accountant became angry. He pointed at his forehead and said, "Wen Hai, if you have the ability, hit here"; I will give it to you.
He shot him in the head and killed him. He thought I didn't dare."
Hu Wenhai: "I was born in a new society and grew up under the red flag... I hope to become an upright and kind person; for this reason, I constantly work hard to realize my ideals. My character since I was a child is
I speak up and dare to do something. The powerless and kind-hearted villagers in the village live in harmony with me; sometimes, I become the spokesperson for their interests.
However, in recent years, successive village cadres have engaged in corruption and bribery, and oppressed the people. More than 4 million yuan handed over by small coal mines and other enterprises in the village have been divided up by them. In the past four years, I and the villagers have reported to the relevant departments many times, but nothing has happened.
The officials of the provinces, cities, and districts have treated us with indifference and supercilious looks... But where can we go to reason? Who will make the decision for us?
I went to report the case, and found that those civil servants who only wanted to earn wages for the people drove a small car bought for more than 300,000 yuan to show off their power, and did not care about handling the case at all. They even colluded with the village cadres to bully the people..."
Hu Wenhai: "I can only fight violence with violence. I can only protect the interests of the people myself... In fact, my annual income is 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. I can completely ignore these things, but I can't
, my conscience tells me that I cannot do this, and I cannot ignore it.
The government is forcing the people to rebel. I can't let these worms oppress people anymore... I know that I will die. If my death can attract the attention of the officials and investigate and deal with those corrupt officials, I will die without regrets!
Otherwise I will turn into a vicious ghost and won’t let them go..."
The audience burst into enthusiastic applause, and the presiding judge hurriedly stopped it.
In court, when reporters asked Hu Wenhai if he regretted it, he replied confidently: "No regrets, not at all! It's just a pity that I didn't kill everyone who deserved to be killed."
Hu Wenhai's remarks are not necessarily correct, but this sentiment and this far-reaching event have certain representativeness and universal significance for social conflicts. He himself is not poor in the village, and this is a typical case of "no direct conflict of interest."
Hu Wenhai publicly criticized social bad phenomena in court and continued to stick to his beliefs even when he was about to die. He was undoubtedly a prominent "violent representative" in modern society who had no direct conflict of interest. His confession was not accepted by the court, but
, this kind of long-term persistence has indeed played a role in some things - such as those corrupt officials who oppress the people. His role is respected by a fair society and the public, and benefits society. It is also not tolerated by the law.
I remember that when I read Ma Jiajue (poems in prison) and Qiu Xinghua (poems in prison), I felt the same as reading Hu Wenhai's court trial confessions, which made me burst into tears and made me unable to calm down for a long time.
Everyone is bound to die. One netizen said in his article: "After reading Hu Wenhai's slightly rough truth, I was silent for a long time and couldn't stop the tears from flowing down.
Our large-scale investments worth tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, pale in comparison here; those superficial bells and whistles are ridiculous here. I didn’t go into detail to find out whether the things Hu Wenhai said were true, but,
Because we have heard too much about officials’ indifference to the sufferings of the people, their connivance and even complicity in corruption, and the miserable lives of ordinary people in some parts of China, we have to believe the authenticity of Hu Wenhai’s statement.
If what we see and hear is truly as they say, we think about what the people think and are concerned about the people's urgent needs; if what we see and hear is truly as they say, serving the people as our purpose; if it is truly as they say,
If we share the joys and sorrows with the people, then the phenomena mentioned by Hu Wenhai will be considered as slander and rumors. How I hope that what Hu Wenhai said is a bunch of crazy words; it is an excuse he made out of thin air to alleviate his crimes. However, the reality is
It’s hard for us to believe that.”
"Hu Wenhai killed people to pay for their lives, and there was no room for change from a legal perspective; he uprooted the families of corrupt officials, which also showed us his cruel side. However, when the people's anger against corrupt officials has reached such a level, it is still
It should attract great attention from the country.
When every dynasty changes, public anger is the biggest driving force. From the warm applause in the court, we can feel the common people's moral support for Hu Wenhai's actions of eliminating violence and peace. I particularly appreciate a saying that people often say,
Those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world. In any dynasty, when conquering the country, the people's hearts and minds will be the first priority.
, Without the support of the people, there are no soldiers, and without soldiers, it is impossible to seize power; however, after seizing power, how many dynasties and generations have truly cared about the people's support? As a result, the people of every dynasty are looking forward to the blue sky, thinking that the blue sky has arrived.
, only to find that the blue sky is still ahead; so, generation after generation, we have been looking forward to it, and the blue sky has become an eternal hope."
"It should be said" Cheng Guiyang paused here during the interview and said: "The case of Shanxi murderer Hu Wenhai had a great impact on me. Do you know that farmer? Yes," he nodded when the female reporter nodded, and continued: "That's that person
, his last words in court brought tears to my eyes."
It seems like the judge asked: Do you know why you were arrested?
Hu Wenhai: I know, kill some people.
Question: Kill a few? You killed fourteen!
Hu Wenhai: More than fourteen?
Question: How much did you say?
Hu Wenhai: I remember it was seventeen.
Question: Fourteen died!
Hu Wenhai: I don’t remember whether there were still alive ones, but I pulled them all to see who seemed alive, and then shot them twice. That means they were not completely killed.
Q: Do you know the consequences?
Hu Wenhai: (smiling charmingly at pol.ice) I know, I know, mine will save someone else’s life.
Question: Do you regret it?
Hu Wenhai: Why don’t you regret it? There was a baby who shouldn’t have been killed. When you told me, you found out that he was just visiting. What’s more, he didn’t kill all the people who should have been killed.
Question: Who else do you want to kill?
Hu Wenhai: Just the men from those families.
Question: Why do you kill people?
Hu Wenhai: "There is no other way but to take action in advance..."
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Cheng Guiyang thought at that time, why is this Hu Wenhai? He felt that he was busy working around the municipal party committee secretary all day long. In fact, he had hardly done anything serious in these years, and he rarely did anything important that was worthy of the people!
All my efforts were just for Secretary Luo's personal enjoyment and dignity as a lackey.
Just an accomplice - when he thought about it, many times he felt that this person looked a bit like him. When the court tried Hu Wenhai, he stood upright, holding a self-defense statement and reading it loudly, just like a rural model worker speaking. There was another person who was tried together.
Hu, the friend who helped him kill, said in his defense that his friend did not kill anyone, and that he followed him and kept trying to persuade him not to kill.
At this time, the prosecution pointed out that a victim (who pretended to be dead to escape) testified that his friend had hit him with an axe. Hu replied that I shot him and he fell to the ground, and he never looked back. It was I who picked him up.
He was struck with an axe. The prosecution also pointed out that his friend used pliers to clamp the victim.
Hu Wenhai immediately defended: I forced him to do it with a gun. If he didn't touch the victim, I would shoot him. This was a blatant attack. After sentencing Hu Wenhai to death, when he was leaving the court, Hu Wenhai caught one of the interrogators.
The police officer who passed him shook hands and said while shaking hands: "One step first, one step first." It was really funny that so many people couldn't hide from him.
Cheng Guiyang said: "Comrade journalists, at a higher level, I can be considered half of your peers. After seeing this, how should you evaluate Hu Wenhai?
In fact, he is a heinous murderer and an executioner who kills without blinking an eye, and should be severely punished by the law.
But judging from his speech at the death sentence ceremony, should we think that people who are about to die can also speak good words? At least he who is about to embark on the road of no return will not make nonsense in his final statement like the ubiquitous corrupt officials.
Lies are everywhere.
If so, should he be a hero or something? We are all accustomed to this kind of situation where the sky and the earth are not working, but Hu Wenhai did not lose his conscience and acted as a substitute for heaven without knowing his own capabilities.
As a character, he was lawless and cold-blooded and killed corrupt officials he believed to be corrupt. He took on the responsibility of rights relief in the face of the broken law, tried to fill the vacuum of the system, and practiced the essence of a harmonious society with his own disregard for death."
What can we hear from the applause for the murderer's final speech that erupted from the auditorium in the court? That a murderer was treated with such courtesy reflects the serious lack of social fairness and justice, and people's attitude towards this situation.
of great concern and dissatisfaction.
What’s even more frightening is that when Hu Wenhai’s behavior is spread and dramatized by the public, this behavioral pattern that should be forcibly stopped will receive more and more widespread sympathy, support and even imitation, and then become more organized and cruel in order to reduce risks.
To the extent that it will lead to the proliferation of underworld and dominance of social life, thereby filling the vacancies in the rights relief system.
Isn't this scary enough?
Adam Smith proposed in his "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" that besides selfishness