When He Wenjuan walked out of the crowded courtroom, her face was already full of tears. Looking at the handcuffs hanging from her wrists, He Wenjuan thought of her two daughters.
"My two daughters have not yet reached adulthood, and they will be separated from their mothers at a young age, and I really can't stand them." He Wenjuan thought so.
Before being officially imprisoned, He Wenjuan met with her family. In the face of his two daughters, He Wenjuan cried heartbreakingly, and he told her daughter to be a good person from now on, study hard, and be a useful person to society when she grows up.
Looking at her brother, He Wenjuan was full of guilt. "I'm not human, I'm sorry for my mother, I hope you'll live a good life in the future, just as if you didn't have my sister."
Listening to his sister's confession, He Wenjuan's younger brother He Hongjun sighed, and now he didn't know how to face this fragmented family. He wanted to forgive this sister who had brought him up, but when he thought of his mother's bones, his resentment towards his sister could not be calmed down.
So, what the hell is going on in this family?
Living alone in the home of the old man Chen's corpse
At the end of June 2013, the Public Security Bureau of Wangcang County, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province, received an alarm call from a rural man in Daba Village, Jinxi Township. He told police he had returned home to visit his family and found his mother dead in his home.
At first, the police thought that this was another case of the natural death of an elderly person living alone, and this kind of thing did happen from time to time in the countryside. But after arriving at the scene, under some investigation, they found that something was wrong.
"I was going to go out to work, so I wanted to say goodbye to my mother before I left, but who knows, I found my mother dying alone in the bedroom." He Hongjun said to the police, while pointing to the body lying on the bed covered by a quilt, it was her mother Zhang Zhuying.
The police went to check and found that lying on the bed was a highly decomposed female corpse, and after forensic identification at the scene, the death time of this body was 3 months.
It is reasonable to say that if the elderly who live alone have suddenly suffered some disease at home and there is no one around to help, it is indeed possible that the old body has not been found at home for several months.
According to He Hongjun, he had not gone home to see his mother for more than three months, so his mother may have died of natural causes. However, when the forensic doctor examined the body, it was found that Zhang Zhuying's head had obvious marks of being hit hard by a blunt object.
Subsequently, under the police's search of the scene, a hoe for cultivating the land hidden under the bed was found, and there were some dried blood on the tip of the hoe.
Therefore, the police determined that this was a homicide, and then blocked the scene, and took He Hongjun back to the police station to further understand the situation at that time.
"At that time, I knocked on the door for half a day, and I thought that there was no one in the house, so I wanted to help my mother repair the roof before leaving. When recalling the scene at that time, He Hongjun still had some difficulty in controlling his emotions, and his voice trembled from time to time.
It turned out that He Hongjun, who was living in the town at that time, had found a job in a distant province under the introduction of a friend, and seeing that he was about to leave that night, He Hongjun wanted to go back to the village to say goodbye to his mother before leaving.
After returning to the door, He Hongjun knocked on the door for half a day and did not see anyone inside. At that time, he thought that his mother had run to the neighbor's house to play cards again, so he ran to several neighbors' houses to look for his mother. However, after arriving at the neighbor's house, the words of the crowd made He Hongjun a little stunned. Everyone said that it had been a long time since they had seen their mother Zhang Zhuying, which made He Hongjun a little puzzled.
"Did the mother go to visit her relatives?" But I didn't hear her say it to me" He Hongjun felt that things were a little strange, so he took out his mobile phone and dialed his mother's phone number.
But after calling, He Hongjun found that his mother's mobile phone had long been stopped. This made He Hongjun's heart tighten, and he felt more and more that something was wrong.
But thinking about it, He Hongjun thought that his relationship with his mother was not very good, and he often quarreled with his mother because he borrowed money from his mother, would it be that his mother was afraid that he would borrow money from her again and deliberately hide himself, and also blocked his phone?
"As a mother, I hid from my son like this." He Hongjun was a little angry at his mother's approach. So he decided to repair the leaky ceiling in his mother's house and leave. Since his mother did not want to see him, he would try to come back as little as possible in the future.
After coming to the front of the house, He Hongjun pushed a few times and failed to push the door open, so he kicked the door open with one foot, and then prepared to move a ladder to repair the roof.
He Hongjun looked around in the living room and did not find a ladder, and then he thought about seeing if there would be any in the bedroom, but when he pushed open the door, he found someone lying on the bed, which made He Hongjun frightened.
"I said why can't I find you, I used to sleep in the house, I knocked so much you didn't hear it." He Hongjun complained a few words about the figure on the bed.
But the man whose voice had fallen out of bed did not respond. He Hongjun tried to shout a few more times, but there was still no movement on the bed. So He Hongjun went forward to check with doubts, and as a result, he walked to the front, and the scene in front of him frightened him and sat on the ground. Zhang Zhuying, who was lying on the bed, had long since turned into a dry corpse.
He Hongjun was too frightened to speak when he saw this scene, and he was stunned on the ground for half a day, and then he ran out with a rolling belt and trembled, took out his mobile phone and called the police.
Confusing cases
In rural areas, the most frequent homicides are often due to the conflicts that the victims have formed with their neighbors on weekdays, which has evolved into a revenge-seeking killing. Therefore, in response to this situation, the police questioned He Hongjun.
However, according to He Hongjun, his mother was usually relatively kind, never quarreled with people, and there was no one in the village who had an old grudge. The only one who has had a conflict with his mother is his own son.
Subsequently, the police went to the village to conduct an investigation and found that what He Hongjun said was indeed the truth. In the eyes of the villagers, Zhang Zhuying is relatively kind and low-key, and his usual hobby is to play cards at a nearby neighbor's house. Every time I play cards and lose money, I am never anxious, and I am willing to gamble and accept defeat. Therefore, they do not think that Zhang Zhuying was killed because of a revenge seeker.
Isn't it to seek revenge and kill people for the purpose of robbing money? The police then confirmed the idea.
After arriving at the scene at that time, the police conducted a careful investigation, and found that Zhang Zhuying's personal financial accounts were all missing, including her bank cards, passbooks, social security cards, etc., and even Zhang Zhuying's ID card was missing.
However, at this time, there was a suspicious point, although Zhang Zhuying's property was taken away, but her home was very tidy, and there was no trace of flipping and fighting.
So the police determined that it was an acquaintance's crime, because only two acquaintances would kill the victim without any defense.
"It seems to be a matter of seeing money." At this point in the case, the purpose of the gangsters has been very clear. But why would this gangster rob an elderly man living alone in the countryside? Could it be that Zhang Zhuying still has some secrets hidden in his body that have not been discovered by the police?
Sure enough, as the police investigated more deeply, another clue was found.
According to several elderly people in the village, Zhang Zhuying received a large amount of compensation a few years ago.
In 2009, Zhang Zhuying's husband, He Zhicheng, was unfortunately involved in an accident while working at a construction site in the city and was killed on the construction site. Subsequently, the company that contracted the construction site paid Zhang Zhuying a total of 260,000 yuan in compensation.
After learning of this incident, the police contacted He Hongjun again and confirmed to him that there was indeed such a thing. However, at this time, the police found that He Hongjun's performance was somewhat abnormal.
It is reasonable to say that his mother was tragically killed, and He Hongjun should be very sad and ask them about their progress all the time. However, in addition to he Hongjun's appearance of some panic and sadness on the day of the report, he returned to his usual appearance within a few days, and did not inquire about the progress of the case.
When the police came to the door again, He Hongjun even showed some calmness. This made the police suspicious. His mother was so miserable, He Hongjun was actually a little indifferent, could it be that he was a "thief shouting to catch a thief"?
So the police asked He Hongjun about the situation again.
He Hongjun did not have a very good relationship with his mother, all of which stemmed from his naturally delicious and lazy personality.
At the beginning, He Hongjun, who was in his 20s, nestled at home and nibbled at the old, asking for money from his mother with his mouth open, and over time, the relationship between mother and son gradually became rigid, and conflicts also occurred from time to time.
After He Hongjun got married, he still did not think about repentance, only spent it and did not earn it, and spent money in a big way. Every time the family ran out of money, she hoped that her mother could help him, but her mother hoped that he would be independent as soon as possible and was unwilling to lend him money. Later, after He Hongjun spent all his family's savings, his wife could not stand his character and divorced him.
Seeing that his wife had left him, He Hongjun blamed the matter on his mother's unwillingness to lend him money, so he fell into a cold war with his mother, and he also left the village to live alone in the town, rarely returning.
Hearing this, it seemed that He Hongjun really had a reason to go and kill his mother. However, according to the Red Army, although he did not have a good relationship with his mother, he still had his mother in mind, so he would still send blessings to his mother every New Year's Day, and when it came to his mother's birthday, he would go home to celebrate his mother's birthday.
The reason why I have not tracked the progress of the case in the past few days is entirely because I am too busy at work in the town, and I have not paid the rent, and the pressure on my body is relatively large.
After careful interrogation by the police, it was found that there was nothing suspicious about what He Hongjun said, and if he had killed the person, there was no need for him to call the police, and no one would have found out if he had buried his mother under the pretext of illness and death. So the police ruled out He Hongjun's suspicions.
So who will the murderer be? The police decided to start with Zhang Zhuying's bank account.
The facts of the case gradually came to light
At the town's rural credit union, police found that The last transaction in Zhang Zhuying's bank account was on March 11, three months ago.
According to the staff of the credit union, Zhang Zhuying came here to take more than 30,000 yuan at that time.
"Originally, she wanted to take away all the more than 200,000 yuan in her account, but because she didn't make an appointment in advance, we only let her take more than 30,000 yuan." The staff told the police that he was responsible for receiving Zhang Zhuying at that time, because the amount of business handled by Zhang Zhuying was relatively large, so he still had an impression of him until now.
However, in the mouth of the staff, there was a clue that attracted the attention of the police, that is, Zhang Zhuying at that time looked much younger than the ID card.
Credit cooperatives
"At the time, she said it was because she went out to do maintenance during this time, so she looked younger." The staff explained to the police.
"Similar in appearance, much younger." After receiving this clue, the police immediately asked He Hongjun if he still had a sister or sister. Sure enough, after hearing the police's questioning, He Hongjun told them that he also had an older sister named He Wenjuan who was married far away. So the police immediately launched an investigation into He Hongjuan.
It is understood that He Wenjuan rarely returned after marrying in Jilin many years ago. The most recent appearance was also on her mother's birthday in March, when He Wenjuan and her brother He Hongjun returned to their hometown to celebrate their mother's birthday.
After Zhang Zhuying's accident, He Hongjun contacted his sister several times, but he did not answer He Wenjuan's phone, and he thought that his sister was busy and did not see the news.
Seeing that the time of appearance was right, and zhang Zhuying's trusted acquaintance, He Wenjuan's suspicion of committing the crime was greatly enhanced. So the police immediately began to search for He Wenjuan across provinces.
After some tossing and turning, the police successfully found he Wenjuan's location. Surprisingly, when the police appeared, He Wenjuan did not hesitate to admit his crime, and did not hide it in the slightest, as if he had been waiting for this moment to come.
What's going on here?
It turned out that after He Wenjuan got married, she did not have a good life in her mother-in-law's house. I thought that after I gave birth to two children for my husband, the treatment would be better. But things didn't go as she had hoped.
After giving birth to a child, He Wenjuan's husband still scolded her and committed domestic violence. Later, he and Wenjuan could no longer stand it, so they divorced their ex-husband with their children and remarried someone else.
Although the second husband took good care of He Wenjuan, his income was very meager, the family often could not make ends meet, and the children were often hungry at a young age.
In desperation, He Wenjuan asked her mother for help, hoping that she could help her get through the difficulties. At the beginning, her mother often helped He Wenjuan, and she gave it a few thousand yuan.
But later, seeing that He Wenjuan borrowed money endlessly, Zhang Zhuying refused to lend it to her again, hoping that she could support herself and not always rely on her mother's help.
Her mother suddenly did not lend her money, so that He Wenjuan's financial resources were suddenly much less, so she promised her mother that she would lend herself another ten thousand yuan, and she would never ask her mother for any more money in the future.
In the face of her daughter's assurance, Zhang Zhuying only replied with one sentence: "Come back and say it again." ”
Hearing her mother's words, He Wenjuan also thought that her mother agreed to her request, so on her mother's birthday, she ran back to her hometown overnight and wished her mother a happy birthday with her brother.
But who ever thought that after arriving at her hometown, in the face of her request, her mother still coldly refused. So He Wenjuan started to kill her mother and wanted to take over all of her father's compensation.
That night, after her brother left, while her mother was asleep, He Wenjuan picked up a hoe and slammed it on her mother's head. After smashing more than a dozen times in a row, when Zhang Zhuying was motionless, He Wenjuan relaxed.
The next day, He Wenjuan took her mother's account and ID card to the credit union and pretended to be her mother and took more than 30,000 yuan.
"Actually, I've been waiting for you." In the detention center, He Wenjuan, who was shackled and handcuffed, told the police in tears.
For more than three months, she could recall her mother's face every night. He also regretted all the time that he had committed such a beastly crime on impulse.
When He Hongjun learned of this, he was also shocked and unable to speak, he could not believe that his sister, who had a very good relationship with his mother, was actually the murderer of his mother.
In the end, the court sentenced He Wenjuan to death for intentional homicide, with a two-year suspension of execution.
Before going to prison, looking at her family, He Wenjuan cried in the dark. There is resentment towards herself in her tears, and more guilt for her mother, and maybe she will live with this guilt in the days to come.
It is said that it is difficult for a clean official to judge family affairs, but there is an old saying that filial piety comes first, and I hope that when everyone has a conflict with their parents, they should not forget the parents' nurturing grace for themselves over the years.