"Dear police detectives, prosecutors, and judges," Madam Shen Shuwen wrote in her letter, "On behalf of the families of the victims of the Huayun Mountain Massacre, I would like to plead with all of you to give the criminals, Ma Liqun, Gong Peiwang, and Ma Juncai, a lighter sentence.
"I know that my request is a little abrupt, but please believe me, I made the decision to plead on behalf of the criminals after careful consideration.
"My reason is simple. Just like the Pfangs case, I don't forgive the criminals. I don't forgive what they did to my family. But, I don't want them to pay with their lives!
"As a reporter, twenty years ago, I was fortunate enough to report on the murder of the Pfangs.
"That year, the Pfangs were brutally murdered by four young men, and the court sentenced the four murderers to death. However, Pfangs mother petitioned the court not to execute the murderers! Because she thought that the four murderers were very young, even if they were killed, it wouldn't change the reality!
"But, the court didn't agree to her plea. In the end, the four murderers were executed.
"But, unexpectedly, after that, in order to express their grief for the Pfangs, Pfangs' friends set up the Pfangs Foundation to help poor local children go to school.
"They believed that the root cause of the Pfangs' tragedy was the lack of education.
"So, they wanted to use the foundation to improve the local children's school conditions to prevent more crimes from happening.
"Repaying evil with good is easy to say, but it's hard to do. Fate is often designed for mediocre people. In most people's eyes, we use the passage of time to wash away the traces of the past, but they never thought about whether we could change anything.
"Back then, although I participated in the report, I was shocked, but I didn't understand the deep meaning behind it. It wasn't until nine years ago, when I encountered the same disaster as the Pfangs that I finally understood how extraordinary and noble those people were!
"Just as they said, only after understanding human nature will you understand that, regardless of whether you're prepared or not, life is a hanging sentence where you can be 'kicked off the stool' at any time.
"Sometimes, even if you're kind enough and love life enough, you still can't stop the uncontrollable evil of human nature in this world!
"Therefore, murderers are not worthy of sympathy. Even if they surrender themselves, they are still guilty! However, just as Pu Fang's mother had said, killing them would not change reality!
"I think they're right. The root of the problem is social injustice and lack of education. It's the soil that breeds crime. It's the root cause!
"Hatred alone is useless in order to prevent the reappearance of murderers who killed the Pofangs and my son's family. Executing the root of the crime is more important than executing the criminals …
"This society needs courts and prisons, but what we need even more is mutual aid, education, and love!
"Helping each other can help those who are in dire straits through the sharing of resources. Education can help people learn to make the right choices by developing their wisdom and morality. Care can help those who are mentally unbalanced find the right direction!
"Only by doing these things well can we truly stay away from terror and violence. Otherwise, every one of us could become the next target of crime at any time. This is the scariest and most tragic thing …
"Resentment, condemnation, punishment, reflection, a series of emotions, they are all just defenses. Discovering a problem and solving it bravely is the most intelligent attack!
"In a society that is becoming more and more prosperous and materialistic, I hope that we can use our actions to reduce the noise and impetuosity, so that people won't do things against human nature for a moment of personal gain and emotion. This is what is truly meaningful …"
"Since Pu Fang's mother and friends gave us the answer twenty years ago, I have decided to follow in their footsteps.
"Then, I have decided that I will follow in their footsteps and unite my friends and people from all walks of life to establish the Ji Kai Foundation. This is to commemorate my son's family, to help those in need, and to reduce the incidence of more crimes.
"Comrades who participated in the Hua Yunshan case, I hope that you can sympathize with my wishes and give the murderers of my son's family a light sentence!
"They knew that they would be sentenced to death, but they still came forward to surrender themselves. This is enough to show that they have repented for the crimes they committed. Please give them a chance. Don't let these sad things happen again … "
After reading the letter, Miao Ying's eyes were filled with tears, and her emotions were difficult to calm down …
As for Zhao Yu, he was deeply shocked by the letter.
Not long ago, he had been distressed by the cases he had solved, and he had been troubled by the fact that he couldn't distinguish right from wrong.
For example:
Li Dan, who couldn't play the piano because her fingers were injured, so she bore a grudge and took revenge.
Fang Yi, who was deceived and angered his father to death. Fang Yi, who was obsessed with a stamp and could never let go.
Qiu Xinyang, who was mentally deformed because of a tunnel accident.
Li Fei, who was abused since he was a child and developed a desire for revenge.
Han Kuan, who became a demon because of school bullying, and Cheng Lingfei, who committed the Ziliu Case because she was slandered by others.
Although all of these people had committed heinous crimes, they all had a reason for their actions, which made them pitiful. Zhao Yu had always been confused about what was right and what was wrong, and he felt very conflicted.
Now, after reading Madam Shen Shuwen's plea for mercy, he was finally enlightened and found the ultimate answer he had been searching for all this time.
Yes!
Social injustice and lack of education were the root causes of crime. Executing the root causes of crime was more important than executing the criminals!
In the past, because he had been in the underworld for a long time, his mind was filled with deep-rooted theories of hatred. However, as he investigated various crimes, he realized that his theories were not right at all!
The conflicts and disputes in the world could not be resolved simply by punching each other once or twice.
Now, as a criminal police detective who often came into contact with crimes, he should be kind and broad-minded. He should look at the problem from a higher level.
Only in this way could he better maintain his composure and not be affected by the crime. These were his biggest gains!
I understand now …
Zhao Yu looked at the heart-wrenching plea letter and felt a surge of emotion …
Just then, something even more unexpected happened. As the miracle system flashed, Zhao Yu was shocked to find that the Kun Gen-Xun hexagram that he had just gotten in the morning had ended early!
Ah …
How could this be?
Before this, Zhao Yu had never seen a miracle end so quickly! Especially when the Kun hexagram appeared …
How could this be possible?
Such an important hexagram had ended in less than an hour …
Could it be …
Zhao Yu was shocked at first and felt that it was unbelievable. However, after thinking about it carefully and analyzing it carefully, he gradually realized something.
He found that although the miracle was short, he had obtained a super high completion rate of 502% and received 40 devices as a reward. This meant that the miracle did not end suddenly.
Oh … I understand now …
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