Chapter 86 Chapter Twenty-Three

Even though he knew that the old captain was terminally ill and that his death would happen sooner or later, when Li Binliang heard the news, he was still shocked and had mixed emotions.Although we haven't worked together for a long time, the old captain is still good to himself. He is honest, kind, and sincere.After the old captain was hospitalized, I went to see him several times, and always felt that he had something to say, and always wanted to know something from his mouth one day.But now it's all over! When they arrived at the hospital, the old captain's body had already been moved to the mortuary. Many comrades from the Criminal Police Brigade came, including Director Cai, Deputy Director Lei, Qin Rong and Hu Xuezheng, all of whom were crying.The one who cried the loudest was Qin Rong. He grabbed the hand of the dead old captain and cried: "... my good brother, how many years have we fought side by side? Why did you leave first and leave me alone?" It's gone...you're gone, and I'm going too..." Crying with tears, even Li Binliang was moved, and the sons and daughters of the old captain were even more touched. In the end, it was the sons and daughters of the old captain who stopped crying first voice, to persuade Qin Rong.

Li Binliang lifted the face covering and took a look at the dead old captain. He saw that he had lost a lot of weight compared to the last time he visited, his face was sallow, and his eyes seemed to have not been fully closed.The old captain opened his mouth slightly, as if he had something to say. In the panic, Li Binliang suddenly felt someone tugging on his sleeve. He raised his head and saw that it was the old captain's son who was studying in college. His expression seemed a little strange.Li Binliang questioned, "You..." The son of the old captain gestured to the side with his eyes, and led Li Binliang to a corner where no one was paying attention, and took out a small thing from his pocket and stuffed it into his hand: "This is what my father left behind." , he repeatedly asked me to hand it over to you after his death!"

Li Binliang peeked at the thing in his hand, it was a tape.His heart skipped a beat: "This..." The old captain's son: "I didn't listen to it, and my father didn't let me listen. He asked me to buy him a small tape recorder, and said he wanted to record something about the case, so I must pass it on to you!" Li Bin's conscience skipped a beat, and he felt something. He found an opportunity to tease Director Cai, and after a while, the two left and went back to the game.Before leaving, Director Cai said to Deputy Director Lei and Qin Rong: "Binliang and I have to return to the game beforehand, please take care of us here, and call if you have something to do!"

Deputy Director Lei turned to look at the two suspiciously, and Director Cai gave him a wink. Qin Rong waved his hands and said in a sad tone: "Go, I am here, and I will accompany him until he is cremated..." There happened to be a small tape recorder in Director Cai's office. Put the tape in, press the button, and the old captain's voice sounded. It sounds like it was recorded shortly before the old captain's death, because he had lost his voice. "Binliang, good brother, I'm dying. I guess it won't be a few days. At this time, I... can't hide it anymore. I have to tell you something. I wanted to tell you the first two times, but... ...I didn't think about it, I had concerns, and it was...inconvenient, so I asked my son to buy a tape recorder, and when there was no one in the ward, I would say a few words to it...I don't know how to use this thing, I hope it can Recorded...

"Binliang, you are a good brother and a good criminal policeman. When I saw you, I remembered when I was young. At that time, I was just like you. I had ideals and pursuits. I wanted to solve big cases and catch criminals. Live up to the mission of the criminal police. But who would have thought that now I...become like this... "I won't talk about these, and I don't have time to talk about it. Let's get down to business... Binliang, every time you come here, I want to talk about it, but I... I'm so embarrassed, I want to tell you, but... add me There are others who can't open their mouths... I'll tell you the truth now, you must be careful, the killer is none other than Ji Xiaolong, the one who was shot to death by Ji Xiaolong, he was killed by Qin Ronghe..."

At this point, it seems that there is something wrong with the tape, and I can't hear clearly. After a while, it returns to normal: "...Although I didn't participate in their affairs, I guessed it. Although I didn't face it, what did I do? I have been a criminal police officer for so many years. I can't hide their affairs from me, but I... dare not say it, I am... afraid, afraid of them. They have great energy, and there are people above them. I can't beat them... I still have shortcomings In their hands. I feel that Ji Xiaolong and Qin Rong are still... still in touch. In the spring, as soon as those cases came out in our city, I guessed...he must have done it, but I can't tell Tell me, because it is my responsibility here..."

"You may want to ask, why did I do this, what shortcomings do I have in their hands...how to put it, Binliang, let me tell you, although I have done some wrong things, but I still feel that as a human being, I still have something to do. Not bad. Some things are forced. I started to change. After getting married and having a family, I gradually relaxed the requirements on myself because of the difficulties in life. When handling a case, who will give me some benefits? So I accepted it. But at that time, I didn’t make any serious mistakes. It was mainly some trivial cases that were not clearly stipulated in the law, so I dealt with them lightly. This is also because there are too many loopholes in the law. There was too much room for movement, which provided opportunities for people to take advantage of loopholes. But to be honest, I really didn’t do anything that clearly violated the law at that time. But later, I gradually became bolder and received more. That year, My daughter is going to get married, my son is going to college, and they all need money. My little salary...is enough for me? My heart changed, and I received two unclean sums of more than 10,000 yuan. Diversity starts, I'm done...it's over..."

The old captain in the tape recorder sobbed.It took me a while to continue: "Binliang, talking about that, my guts are full of regret... Qin Rong somehow found out about my collection of money... Later I thought, maybe he set it up I slipped into his trap... That day, he found me in his office and told me... all the things, and at that time... frightened me to paralyze me, and I almost knelt down... ...But then, he patted his chest and said that he would never tell anyone... After that, I became a different person and became... one of his dogs. "Of course, he also gave me a lot of benefits, and I didn't miss the money... But no amount of money can support my back! I don't want that money, but I don't want it. It's already started, so I won't do it again." ... I can't take it anymore, I don't want to, Qin Rong won't let me! I know, the brothers... all call me 'face melon' behind their backs, but think about it, can I be hard? Bin Liang, you must... be careful, this man is sinister and vicious, but don't let him... kill you again! From this incident, I realized a truth, we as criminal police, never Don't take the wrong path, even half a step, once you make a mistake, you may never come back...It doesn't matter if the life is harder or tighter, the most important thing is to feel comfortable in your heart...But then again , It's too hard to stay clean. You're being forced in every way. Look, my son... is going to college. Can I be a father for him... You're still young, you can't understand, son You will know it all when you are a child. But looking back, no matter how difficult it is, you can’t take evil ways, it will ruin your life. So, you must... You must take care of yourself, don’t follow me... Money is nothing, If you don't bring life, you don't take death..."

The recording effect was not very good, and the quality of the tape recorder was not very good. There were a few failures in the middle, but the sound was still clearly audible.From the old captain's voice, it could be heard that he was already crying.This is the enlightenment of a dying person, Qin Rong and the others should really listen to it. Thinking of this, Li Binliang hated Qin Rong even more.I really can't guess whether it is true or not that he cried so sadly in front of the old captain's body, and where did the tears come from... "Old captain, you are gone, I am going too..." This is probably what he said in his heart , 80% really realize that I won't live long!

The voice of the old captain continued: "...By the way, Qin Rong is not the only one who became like this. He is not so scary alone. There are others in front of him and behind him... At that time, Wei Shi The mayor was still the director of the Public Security Bureau, and later he became the president of the court, the deputy mayor, and the mayor...Gen'er, it was with him. I don't know if he dragged Qin Rong into the water...you think, I am alone People... Can they beat them? I have to go on like this... I know, I am not a good detective, I am weak... I also know that my disease is because of... these things. You think, in your heart The head is pressed all the time... The big rock, can I not get sick? I deserve it... Binliang, I have been like this all my life, I just hope you...don't go my way and expose them all... ...However, you must be careful, be careful, they are cruel and can do anything..."

The old captain coughed at this point, and then the tape ended, and the old captain's words ended here. After hearing this, Li Binliang and Director Cai didn't speak for a while. Li Binliang, in particular, was greatly shocked. It was not entirely the things that the old captain revealed, but the old captain’s reminder and admonition to himself: "It is too difficult to maintain integrity, and everything is forcing you. ..."Yeah, I have already felt it now, if I rely entirely on the salary of myself and my wife, can I afford to buy a residential building?Can you afford cell phones and paging?The purchase of these two items cost several thousand yuan. What about the monthly expenses?If it wasn't for Wu Zhishen's help, I wouldn't be able to afford it at all... Also, when I get older and my daughter grows up, and I want to go to college and need tens of thousands of yuan in tuition fees, what should I do then?Can you still stay clean? …At that time, someone sent you the money for your daughter’s college education, would you accept it?You accept it, and you don't do things for others... Who is to blame?With only a few hundred dollars per month, there is no money to buy a residential building, and there is no money for children to go to college... Then why are the college fees so high?What should my daughter do when she goes to college in the future?What did being a father prepare for her?What kind of fate will be given to her?When a person is about to die, his words are good, and when a bird is about to die, its song is also sad. It can be believed that what the old captain said is the truth.However, no matter what, I will not be a corrupt person. I know this in my heart, no, never... In fact, the reason why the country is poor and the people are poor is also related to corrupt elements to some extent?The Prime Minister has already said that the higher salary levels last year were the result of the customs crackdown on smuggling.It seems that if the country wants to be prosperous and strong, and the people want to be rich, it is impossible not to fight corruption. Anti-corruption is really a matter of life and death for the party and the country!And isn't there serious corruption behind the killer case I'm investigating now?Of course, the old captain is right, fighting them is not an easy task, they are sinister and vicious, and they will use any means for their own vested interests... Director Cai guessed his thoughts again: "Okay, let's discuss this issue later, let's study what to do!" what to do?What can I do?Li Binliang stood up and stared at Director Cai: "I think we can do it this time!" Director Cai thought for a while, then shook his head: "No, it's not enough to push them to court... This is still circumstantial evidence... Look, what can we provide to the court now? It's just this person's testimony, that person's suspicion... ... If it was the same a few years ago, they would be arrested first, then resorted to methods, strengthened, and forced to interrogate... But it is no longer possible, the guiding principle of the new criminal law is the presumption of innocence, not to mention the people involved are extraordinary, We must make an iron case and obtain iron-like direct evidence!" But where to find hard evidence? Li Binliang was speechless, anxious and helpless.At this moment, his cell phone rang again, and it was a quiet voice: "Quick, come quickly, come to my house..." She seemed to be crying, what happened?