Chapter 238 Li 2 Niu
Li Erniu's family lived in a really difficult situation. They had two young children. One looked only four or five years old, blinking his big eyes innocently; while the other was still babbling and crawling on the kang.
Zhao Lei stared at the distressed Li Erniu with a serious look, and asked, "Look at you now. Your family is already in such a difficult situation, how could you commit such an unforgivable crime as murder? Moreover, don't you have any relatives in this village who can help you?"
Li Erniu shook his head in remorse and said in a trembling voice: "Police comrade, I really know I was wrong! Please, for the sake of my young children at home who need to be taken care of, give me a chance to reform!"
However, Zhao Lei shook his head without hesitation and replied seriously: "Li Erniu, now that things have come to this, don't harbor any more illusions. Killing someone means paying with one's life, which is only natural. This is the evil consequence you have caused. Everyone is equal before the law, and there is nothing we can do."
In fact, Li Erniu had planned to take advantage of the cooking opportunity to escape, but what he never expected was that the police officer who came to arrest him this time was not alone. There was always another police officer closely watching his every move, leaving him with no chance of escape at all.
After the meal, Li Erniu picked up one of the children reluctantly, while Zhao Lei kindly helped to pick up the other child. Then, they walked towards the Public Security Bureau together. After all, Li Erniu's family was an outsider who moved to this village later and settled there. They had no relatives here and no one to rely on.
When they arrived at the Public Security Bureau, He Feng saw that Zhao Lei not only brought back the criminal suspect Li Erniu, but also brought back two hungry children. He couldn't help but frowned... "What are you doing?"
Zhao Lei told He Feng the whole story in detail with a serious face. He Feng frowned and kept silent after listening to it. He thought about it secretly, but he couldn't think of any good solution. He shook his head helplessly, looked at Li Erniu in front of him, and couldn't help complaining: "Li Erniu, Li Erniu, think about what you have done! How can you be so confused?"
Hearing this, Li Erniu's face turned pale instantly, his legs softened, and he knelt on the ground with a plop. He hugged He Feng's thighs tightly with both hands, and begged with tears in his eyes: "Director, please spare me! I really realize my mistake! Please be kind and give me another chance to start a new life for the sake of my two young and innocent children!"
He Feng felt a little reluctant, but the law was not forgiving, so he waved his hand to signal his men to take Li Erniu to the interrogation room. After entering the interrogation room, He Feng sat upright with a serious and solemn expression, and began to formally interrogate Li Erniu.
At the same time, Ma Xin stared at everything that was happening in the interrogation room without blinking, as if he wanted to use this interrogation to verify whether some of his previous judgments about the case were accurate.
Li Erniu sat on a chair in the interrogation room, his eyes empty and his face expressionless as he recounted the story of how he killed Zhao Ying. His voice was low and calm, as if he was describing something that had nothing to do with him.
"That night, I asked Zhao Ying to meet me at her house. We chatted for a while, and then we had an argument. In a fit of impulse, I picked up the fruit knife on the table and stabbed her in the chest..."
Li Erniu's voice was trembling. He paused for a moment and continued, "I saw her fall to the ground, bleeding all over the floor. I was scared and didn't know what to do. So, I thought of a way. I wiped the knife clean and put it in her hand, pretending that she committed suicide..."
Li Erniu slowed down and said, "Director He, can I have a drink of water?"
He Feng nodded, and Zhao Lei poured a glass of water for Li Erniu.
Li Erniu drank a glass of water in one gulp. He Feng looked at Li Erniu's expression, which was like that of a professional killer.
After taking a sip of water, Li Erniu looked at He Feng and said, "I thought they would find out, but Zhao Ying didn't even have a friend, so no one found out that I killed her and she was buried just like that."
Ma Xin sat opposite Li Erniu and listened to his story quietly. Her eyes were full of anger and sadness, but she did not interrupt Li Erniu. She knew that Li Erniu was not lying and his confession was completely consistent with the evidence at the scene.
"Why did you want to kill her?" Ma Xin finally couldn't help asking.
Li Erniu raised his head, glanced at Ma Xin, then lowered his head and was silent for a while. "Because I love her..." His voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.
Li Erniu did like Zhao Ying, but Zhao Ying despised Li Erniu because he was just a cowherd. Li Erniu was really kind to Zhao Ying, but in the end he had no choice but to kill Zhao Ying.
Ma Xin sighed. She knew that Li Erniu's love was a twisted love, a selfish love. He chose to kill Zhao Ying because he couldn't get her love. How terrible is this kind of love!
Ma Xin stood up and walked out of the interrogation room. She felt very heavy and didn't know how to face this cruel reality. She just hoped that such a tragedy would not happen again...
He Feng sat quietly on the chair, his eyes following Ma Xin's slowly leaving back. Just as he was about to stand up, he suddenly heard a pleading voice.
"Director He, look, I have two young children at home waiting for me to take care of! Please give me a chance to reform. I really know that I was extremely wrong!" Li Erniu looked at He Feng with tears on his face, his eyes full of regret and pleading.
He Feng turned his head and looked outside the door, and found that Ma Xin had not gone far away, and seemed to be still listening to the movements in the house. He turned back again, stared at Li Erniu expressionlessly and said: "As for how to judge you, it is not something I can decide alone. What you need to do now is to seriously reflect on the mistakes you have made."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Erniu could no longer suppress his fear and despair, and burst into tears like a child. Although he was tied up, he still kowtowed on the table, and his forehead hit the table with a "bang bang bang" sound, which made people feel pity.
He Feng frowned and instructed Zhao Lei who was standing beside him: "Send Li Erniu to the detention center first."
Zhao Lei nodded, but then asked with difficulty: "Director, how should his two children be arranged? After all, they are still young, and it will be difficult for them to lose their father's care..."