Chuan Shu Qi Leng: I own a department store

Although Lin's mother is old enough to be a grandmother, Zhao Zhaodi and Zhao Yaozu are one generation younger than her, so they call her Aunt Lin.

Mother Lin frowned. "Your father made a mistake, so he should take responsibility for his actions. Besides, it was the police who arrested them. It's useless for you to beg me!"

Isn't it just a matter of being arrested and locked up for a few days? After a few days of suffering, he will be released. Is it necessary to let such a young child come to beg for mercy?

Mother Lin was also feeling upset. If it weren’t for Aning’s cleverness last night, who knows what would have happened to her Quanquan!

Therefore, Lin's mother did not intend to pay any attention to the brother and sister.

"Auntie Lin, my father is going to be sentenced to death! You know he is not a thief, but you wrongly accuse him. Don't you feel guilty if you watch him die?"

Hearing Zhao Zhaodi's roar, Lin's mother was stunned and asked subconsciously: "Sentenced to death? How is that possible!"

Mingming, Aning said last night that given Zhao Tiejun's situation, since he hasn't had time to commit the crime, the situation is not serious, so he will be released after a few days at most.

As a result, now Zhao Zhaodi said that his father is going to be sentenced to death?

No wonder Zhao Yaozu looked at Lin's mother with such hatred in his eyes.

"You don't know yet, do you?" Aunt Cheng came up and whispered, "My son Chengzi went to the brigade headquarters this morning and heard that Zhao Tiejun was sentenced to death last night. He will be sent to eat peanuts in a few days!"

"How is it possible... Even though he broke into my house, he didn't steal anything. How could he be sentenced to death?"

"I heard that the higher-ups are cracking down on these illegal activities. I guess he just happened to run into the crossfire."

Mother Lin didn't know how she got back home and was completely confused.

Xu Wanning and Lin Quan also heard the noise at the door, but because they were far away, they couldn't hear it clearly.

Seeing Lin's mother looking distraught, Xu Wanning asked worriedly, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

"Aning, Zhao Tiejun has been sentenced to death! Your Aunt Cheng said that there has been a severe crackdown recently. Although he didn't succeed, his circumstances were so bad that he was a role model, so he was directly sentenced to death. He will have to eat peanuts in a few days."

"Aning, are we going too far? Although Zhao Tiejun did have some bad intentions, we can't let him succeed as long as we stay away from him. Giving him a light punishment would be fine, but taking his life directly... Aning, I can't get over this!"

Mother Lin is not a saint, but she has a natural reverence for human life.

Zhao Tiejun's incident was neither big nor small. Although it made his family unhappy, it was not to the extent that he would have to lose his life.

"Aning, can you think of a way to change his sentence? The death penalty is too harsh."

"Mom!" Lin Quan hurriedly said, "If Zhao Tiejun hadn't had any evil ideas, he wouldn't have ended up like this. Please don't make things difficult for my sister-in-law."

"But that's a human life!"

"If he really succeeds, I will die!"

Lin's mother stopped talking.

She didn't know what to say.

Emotionally speaking, she would rather Zhao Tiejun made a mistake and was caught than have him covet her daughter secretly like a shady rat.

But rationally speaking, since Zhao Tiejun failed to succeed, why should he be killed?

She could only look at Xu Wanning.

It is a recognized fact in the Lin family that when you can't make up your mind, just look for Xu Wanning. After all, Xu Wanning is the smartest person in their family.

Xu Wanning took a deep breath and said, "I really can't just stand by and watch."

"sister in law……"

"Quanquan, I know you feel uncomfortable, but given Zhao Tiejun's situation, it is appropriate to give him a light punishment and a severe warning. But if we sentence him to death because we slandered him for theft, then we are indeed going too far. He can be punished in other ways, but this should not be... I'll go to the Public Security Bureau first to find out the situation."

"Sister-in-law, I'll go with you! After all, I'm one of the parties involved."

Xu Wanning did not object and followed Lin Quan to the Public Security Bureau.

Before going to the Public Security Bureau, Xu Wanning went to the commune first and found Director Chen.

"I know why you are here. Don't worry, the verdict on Zhao Tiejun has been announced. It's the death penalty. This way you can vent your anger."

"No room for maneuver?" Xu Wanning asked, "Yesterday, he actually didn't succeed because I found out."

Director Chen shook his head. "There is a severe crackdown now, and many places are setting examples. It can only be said that Zhao Tiejun just happened to run into the muzzle of the gun."

Theft is not a minor crime and must be severely punished.

Xu Wanning took a deep breath and said to Director Chen, "Director Chen, there may be some misunderstanding here."

"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?"

Xu Wanning then told the story.

"In fact, I know in my heart that Zhao Tiejun sneaked into my house yesterday not to steal, but his real target was my sister. This matter..."

"Comrade Xu Wanning, I only want to ask you one question. I hope you can answer me truthfully."

"You say."

"Is the machete on Zhao Tiejun's waist his?"

Xu Wanning nodded: "It's his."

She smiled bitterly, "I didn't really lie. If I hadn't overheard the conversation between Zhao Tiejun and his sister-in-law yesterday, and knew that they had chosen Lin Quan and were planning to take action against her, when Zhao Tiejun broke into my house, I would have really thought he was a thief."

"Except for hiding this, I have not told a single falsehood."

"That's fine." Director Chen said, "I know that you feel bad because you wronged Zhao Tiejun and found out that he might be sentenced to death. But if you tell the truth, Zhao Tiejun will still have to suffer."

"Theft must be severely punished, and hooliganism must be punished even more severely! In short, from the moment he embarked on the road of crime, Zhao Tiejun had no way out."

Who made him so unlucky that he happened to run into a severe crackdown?

"The motive for the crime..."

"Of course it was burglary!" Director Chen said, "You overheard what he said about him and his sister-in-law plotting against Comrade Lin Quan, and there is no solid evidence. And the machete on his waist is enough to prove that he had the intention to kill. So the heinousness of this incident does not lie in whether he was a thief or a hooligan."

No matter which one of them it is, he will be sentenced to death.

Choosing the former can also preserve Lin Quan's reputation.

If he changed his words now and said that Zhao Tiejun was trying to be a hooligan to Lin Quan, Lin Quan would be scolded to death by the villagers.