Chapter 17 Chapter 4 Who Am I Without a Hukou?

On June 12, 2006, when a reporter asked Gao Jie, a judge of the Beijing No. Li Zhiwei's biological parents, Li Zhiwei still can't find a place to settle down." In the past few years, the judge of the criminal court has been busy with the issue of Li Zhiwei's household registration. She once brought Li Zhiwei to Dingzhou, Hebei to "recognize the ancestors and return to the clan", but she encountered infinite embarrassment. 23-year-old Li Zhiwei was convicted by Gao Jie 5 years ago. She did not expect the fate of this young man to be connected with her. In order to find out where this young man came from, Judge Gao Jie exhausted himself physically and mentally.

Li Zhiwei has no registered permanent residence and no ID card.According to the laws of our country, he is a citizen who must bear responsibility and can be convicted; but after he is released after serving his sentence, in the social environment of China, he is no longer a citizen and cannot survive... I don't know who the mother is, I've never seen her! The time went back to 10 am on August 1, 2001, in the small court of the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing.The criminal judge Gao Jie wore a black robe and sat in the middle of the platform on time as usual.Two minutes later, the appealing suspect Li Zhiwei was brought into the courtroom.

"Name?" "Li Zhiwei." "Birth date?" "July 4, 1981." "Profession?" "Unemployed." According to Li Zhiwei's confession: He neglected tutoring since he was a child, dropped out of school after graduating from elementary school and stayed at home, and finally became a prodigal son on the street.Soon, his father Li Jianye was sentenced to prison for his involvement in the case.His grandparents are old, and Li Zhiwei, who has lost control, has been wandering the streets and alleys since he was 13 years old. According to what he saw on TV, Li Zhiwei called a few "buddies" to set up a gang organization called "Sanhetang".It claimed to the outside world that the "Sanhetang" would protect students from the surrounding middle and high schools who could pay a membership fee of 10 to 25 yuan per week, from being bullied by others, and help them "shovel things".Most of the "membership fees" received were spent on Li Zhiwei himself.The case files of the first instance showed that the smallest sum was only 10 yuan, but the highest sum was as high as 2,000 yuan, and the total amount reached more than 8,000 yuan.It was the last "membership fee" of 2,000 yuan that was too high. A "member" had no choice but to call the police. Li Zhiwei and his "Sanhetang" were taken away by the public security organs.

The court of first instance sentenced Li Zhiwei to 2 years in prison for the crime of extortion, but Li Zhiwei thought he was still young at the time and felt that the sentence was a bit heavy, so he appealed, hoping that the government would give him another chance. The interrogation of the second instance is coming to an end soon.In order to make this 18-year-old young defendant deeply understand the harm he caused to his family and society due to his fault, and to help and influence him to repent and rehabilitate, Gao Jie calmly lowered his voice to help and teach: "Think about it. , at your age, it’s a good time to grow your knowledge and body, if you don’t study hard in school, you will have no education or education in the future, where can you find a job?”

Li Zhiwei replied: "It's not that I don't want to go to school, but there is no school that wants me?" "why?" "I don't have an account." "No hukou? How come you don't have a hukou when you're so old? Your parents didn't give you a hukou?" "I don't have parents." Li Zhiwei's face was blank, surprisingly calm. Gao Jie was shocked all of a sudden, "Then you confessed to the public security organ that your father is Li Jianye, what's going on?" "I've always called him that, but he's not my real father. Neither are my grandparents."

"Then why have you lived in Li Jianye's house for so many years?" "I have no idea." "What about your mother?" "I don't have a mother." "No mother? "I don't know who my mother is? I don't know where she is? I've never seen her." Such an answer is really unbelievable. Although it has no effect on the trial of this case, Gao Jie still feels that it is necessary to find out Li Zhiwei's family background.Li Zhiwei said: "I only heard that my mother's name is Li Qiuyue, but it is said that she ran away from home when I was more than one year old. I grew up in Li Jianye's family in Beijing, and I always called him Dad, but he He never recognized me as his son, so my household registration has never been published in the Beijing newspaper. Until now, I don’t even know my own life experience. Who am I? I always wanted to know, but no one told me. After saying this, Li Zhiwei lowered his head in pain.

Based on years of trial experience, Gao Jie's intuition told Gao Jie that Li Zhiwei was not lying.But "who am I", just three words, like a heavy hammer in the heart, caught Gao Jie off guard. A criminal suspect, facing the judge, asked loudly, "Who am I?"There must be a secret behind this!In order to further verify Li Zhiwei's life experience, on the third day after the interrogation, Gao Jie took a clerk to visit the neighborhood committee where Li Zhiwei lived before his arrest.The neighborhood committee's reply confirmed everything Li Zhiwei said. Li Zhiwei's "father" is Li Jianye, unemployed, and is currently serving his sentence in prison for theft.More than ten years ago, when he brought home Li Zhiwei's biological mother, Li Qiuyue, he already had Li Zhiwei.Because Li Qiuyue and Li Jianye had never registered their marriage, Xiao Zhiwei's household registration could not be declared.Soon after, Li Qiuyue and Li Jianye went to Guangzhou to do business, but after that, only Li Jianye returned to Beijing. Someone asked about the child's mother. Li Jianye said that they had broken up when they were in Guangzhou, and he didn't know. Li Qiuyue's whereabouts.Since then, no one has seen Li Qiuyue again.In this way, Li Zhiwei was left by Li Jianye's parents for no apparent reason.When it was time to go to primary school, Li Zhiwei did not have a registered permanent residence and could not enter school.According to the policy at that time, the household registration of the child followed the mother after birth, and Li Zhiwei's biological mother, Li Qiuyue, has been missing for more than six years.For this matter, the neighborhood committee also issued a special certificate, and finally helped to send Li Zhiwei to a nearby elementary school.

There is an old lady surnamed Suo in the neighborhood who watched Xiao Zhiwei grow up little by little.With tears in her eyes, she regretted endlessly: "What a crime! If this child grew up in a normal family, he would never have come to where he is today. No matter who is left behind, parents should not be so heartless. They are the ones who took this innocent child away. What a disaster! Now that his grandpa and grandma have passed away, how will the child live when he comes back?" If the facts of the crime are put aside, Li Zhiwei is certainly sympathetic.However, in any country under the rule of law, no crime of any kind can be pardoned because of the life experience of the offender.

Love and law, Gao Jie has always grasped it calmly Punishment is necessary, but punishment is not the purpose.It is the bounden duty of a criminal judge to influence and save every delinquent youth from committing crimes. On August 22, 2001, the ruling of the second instance was issued: Li Zhiwei's appeal was rejected and the original judgment was upheld. The case is closed, but Gao Jie's work and life have not returned to the previous peace.In view of Li Zhiwei's special situation, several months later, she decided to make an appointment with the procuratorate, the street office, the neighborhood committee and other relevant departments to come to the detention center to pay a return visit to help and teach Li Zhiwei.It is the first time in the history of the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court to contact multiple relevant departments in such a way to pay a special return visit to a juvenile delinquent.

One day before the Spring Festival in 2002, when the guards called out Li Zhiwei's name, Li Zhiwei was stunned for a long time.Since he entered the detention center, every interview day, he has always been alone—no one has ever visited him.At first, he felt sad about the meeting day, but then he became numb. "Li Zhiwei!" When the discipline cadre called his name again, Li Zhiwei realized that he was really calling himself.After a while, a trace of excitement appeared on his face, and he asked, "How is my grandma?" After learning that grandma had passed away, Li Zhiwei immediately shed two lines of tears from the corners of his eyes, and the excitement just now disappeared instantly.He muttered softly: "Grandma died? Why did grandma die? She died, and I won't even have a relative in the future."

Gao Jie quickly patted Li Zhiwei on the shoulder, and changed the topic: "Li Zhiwei, don't be sad, there are everyone." Gao Jie sent a package she brought to Li Zhiwei's arms.Inside, there were books and clothes she had bought specially for Li Zhiwei.As a judge, it was the first time for Gao Jie to spend money to buy clothes and daily necessities for the criminals she had tried. The return visit that day was very successful. Li Zhiwei also publicly stated that he must listen to the words of the discipline officials and seriously reform his thinking. A week later, he wrote a letter to Gao Jie seriously, expressing his determination to be a new person. Miss Gao: Hello!You don't mind if I call you that?Because it would be inappropriate for me to call you a judge.Calling you Aunt Gao, you are not that old, it is more appropriate to call you Sister Gao, and I think it is very kind. I am very touched that you can come to see me in your busy schedule.You can come to see me, let me feel that you care about me, and the government has not forgotten me, thank you!Thank you, thank you to everyone who cares about me! ... The books you brought to me are so important. I read them every day and live a very fulfilling life.These books let me know that only by improving my knowledge and quality can I make progress.Every time I read those words in the book, it's like you are talking to me.No one has ever been so kind to me before, and no one has ever helped me like this. ... Please rest assured, I will not let you down! The letter was very short, but the seemingly ordinary title of "sister" made Gao Jie feel at a loss for a while.But what is the relationship between judges and criminals?What does this relationship mean?Judges treat all criminals according to the law and treat them equally, but how do criminals treat judges who have tried them in their own hearts?Perhaps few people have thought about these questions. Everything done for Li Zhiwei before, whether it was the ideological education during the arraignment and court session, or taking cadres from the street and neighborhood committees to visit the detention center, should be said to be within the scope of a judge's responsibility.Even if I spend money to buy clothes and daily necessities for Li Zhiwei, I only consider Li Zhiwei's background and family background, and want to help her complete the transformation as soon as possible.Before and after, Gao Jie always appeared in front of Li Zhiwei as a judge.But this time, Li Zhiwei really posed a problem for Gao Jie.This seemingly ordinary title, in a sense, is also a challenge to the judge's duty - besides trial, what else can you do for me! After thinking about it repeatedly, Gao Jie felt more and more that the name "sister" was the longing for love and family affection of a delinquent teenager who lost the warmth of his family since childhood.So, she wrote back and agreed to Li Zhiwei, on the premise that Li Zhiwei must reform and never make previous mistakes again. "Donating blood" may be out of a kind of helplessness in life On October 13, 2002, Li Zhiwei was released after serving his sentence. On that day, I thought that Li Zhiwei would return to a cold home after his freedom, with no more hot meals and warm quilts.Even if he wanted to hear the reprimand and nagging from the two old men again, it was only a luxury for Li Zhiwei.Gao Jie originally wanted to pick up Li Zhiwei in person, but as a pre-arranged case, she was unable to ask for leave as the presiding judge.For this reason, she made a special trip to the neighborhood committee and said to Grandma Suo, who is both the director of the neighborhood committee and an old neighbor, "When Li Zhiwei comes back, I must tell him to contact me." Gao Jie left her phone number in the neighborhood committee. More than a month later, Gao Jie met Li Zhiwei.After a few simple greetings, Li Zhiwei told Gao Jie an unexpected thing: "Sister Gao, I happened to pass by the New World Shopping Center a few days ago and saw a voluntary blood donation car parked by the side of the road, so I went to donate it. I don't have any other thoughts, I just think that in the past twenty years, I have done nothing useful for this society, and I rarely even listen to what my grandparents say. Donating some blood this time can be regarded as making a contribution to society. It’s a bit of compensation psychologically.” "Wrong? Don't you have an ID card? Without an ID card, how could people accept your blood donation?" "Yes. But at that time I really wanted to donate. After I came out, I secretly made up my mind to start my life again. I told the staff that I forgot to bring it when I went out, but I could keep my ID number, and they agreed." "Where did you get your ID number?" "I made it up myself." Li Zhiwei took out a red "Blood Donation Certificate" from his arms while talking.Looking at the little red book, and then at the skinny face in front of her with a thin body and poor nutrition, Gao Jie smiled at Li Zhiwei.But after a moment of relieved smile, Gao Jie felt a trace of soreness in her heart. When she heard that Li Zhiwei hadn't found a suitable job yet, Gao Jie comforted him: "Don't worry, take your time. I'll help you find a way." It just so happened that one of Gao Jie's friends opened a restaurant, and there was no shortage of staff, but he agreed to Gao Jie because he was a friend for many years.A few days later, Li Zhiwei went to work. In that restaurant, Li Zhiwei worked very hard, and the boss appreciated him very much.In a casual chat, the boss asked him what his relationship with Judge Gao Jie was.Li Zhiwei had no choice but to tell the truth.It doesn't matter if this is said, the boss is in a hurry, and immediately calls Gao Jie to confirm. The boss said to Gao Jie: "We have known each other for many years and are friends. It's nothing to say. But you really shouldn't introduce him here. To be honest, I also like this kid very much. He can endure hardship and is willing to work. But you Think about it, we work in this line of business, every day we come to check this, and that check, not only has he been in, but he doesn't even have an ID card, once he is asked to check it out, you say I..." Before the boss finished speaking, Gao Jie understood immediately: "Since we have reached this point, I also understand what you mean. I will take him away today, but I still want to thank you." "As a friend, I know that you are out of good intentions, but as a judge, you should know that if you manage this kind of thing, you may cause yourself trouble." The friend persuaded me with kind words. Gao Jie smiled: "What you said is reasonable, but like him, if he doesn't even care about the judge, who will he go to?" "Look for his parents!" "Isn't it good if you can find it? The child has made mistakes, but who can say that he came to this world with mistakes? He is really loved by no one now." Li Zhiwei was full of confidence in life at first, but he didn't expect that another pot of cold water almost poured him a chill.That day, Gao Jie tried hard to persuade him for a long time, telling him to stabilize for the time being, and then think of a solution as for the work.While persuading him like this, Gao Jie has already realized that the biggest problem Li Zhiwei encounters now is the household registration problem. Without an ID card, the road ahead will become more and more difficult. Afterwards, Li Zhiwei also found several jobs and applied for jobs in many units, but after the probationary period, everyone else stayed, but he was repeatedly dismissed from the contract.There is only one reason: he has no household registration, no ID card, and everyone is afraid of accidents to an unknown person. During that time, because of odd jobs, Li Zhiwei saved a little money in his hands. He wanted to deposit it in the bank, but he didn't have an ID card, so they didn't open an account at all.He had no choice but to use the ID card of a good friend who grew up with him to open an account and save money to solve the problem.This is a helpless way, the helplessness of reality, let this young man who has lived to be in his twenties but has no status adopt such a helpless move to save savings for himself. The room leaked and rained continuously, and at this juncture, the relationship between Li Jianye and Li Zhiwei's "father and son" also came to an end.For many years, Li Jianye did not drive Li Zhiwei out at the beginning because the two old people were not willing to part with Li Zhiwei, but now the old people have passed away, and soon after, Li Jianye sold the two houses left by his parents, and Li Zhiwei has since left Truly a homeless person. With no place to live, no income, and no job, Li Zhiwei thought of selling blood in order to survive.But this time, because the ID number he provided did not exist, the blood bank refused to collect his blood. This incident hit Li Zhiwei even more painfully than dismissing him.He called Gao Jie: "Sister Gao, tell me why no one cares whether my ID number is true or not when I donate blood for free, but I have no life and I don't want to do bad things anymore. When I want to sell blood, someone will Don't care? I can't even sell blood to make ends meet!" Holding the receiver in her hand, Gao Jie's heart trembled!But apart from consolation, she couldn't say how to persuade him for a while. After Li Zhiwei was dismissed from the restaurant, Gao Jie started to help Li Zhiwei settle his household registration, called relevant departments for consultation, and discussed with colleagues from the neighborhood committee, civil affairs bureau and police station, but the answers he received were not satisfactory.The police station also has difficulties: "We have never had such a precedent. Regarding household registration, there are strict laws and regulations. You can follow your father or your mother, but his father does not recognize their father-son relationship. He can only find his biological mother. , his account can be resolved.” There are so many people, how easy is it to find someone who hasn't heard from you for more than 20 years? Li Zhiwei had no choice but to find Li Jianye: "Since you don't admit that we are father and son, then you must tell me whose son I am? You and my mother went to Guangzhou together, and you said she left You, where did she go?" It was not until this time that Li Jianye told about Li Zhiwei's biological parents. It turned out that Li Zhiwei's mother, Li Qiuyue, was born in Haidian District, Beijing. However, because of the impact on the family during the "Cultural Revolution", Li Qiuyue and her sister were sent back to Ding, Hebei, their original place along with their father. State.But Li Qiuyue often went back to Beijing to meet her male classmate Zhao in Beijing. After Li Qiuyue had sexual relations with Zhao in October 1980, Li Qiuyue became pregnant.After that, Li Qiuyue and Li Jianye met. On July 4, 1981, Li Qiuyue, who was in labor, was sent to Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital with the help of Li Jianye, and gave birth to Li Zhiwei.After that, Li Jianye picked up Li Qiuyue and Li Zhiwei from the hospital and sent them to Dingzhou.Later, when Li Qiuyue and Li Jianye established a relationship, they placed Li Zhiwei in the house of Li Jianye's parents, and the two went to Guangzhou to do business.Then there was a quarrel, and she ran away from me in a fit of anger, and her whereabouts are still unknown. According to Li Jianye, Li Zhiwei found the Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital.There, he found his own birth certificate, but nothing else could be verified. In pursuit of the source of an ordinary life According to the clues provided by Li Jianye in Dingzhou, Hebei, at the end of 2005, Gao Jie and Li Zhiwei rushed to Dingzhou, Hebei, hoping to get news about Li Qiuyue from her hometown. Through the Dingzhou Public Security Bureau, Gao Jie and Li Zhiwei quickly found Li Qiuyue's sister, Li Yuehua.She said: "Our family was really hurt by the Cultural Revolution. If it weren't for the Cultural Revolution, Qiuyue would not have taken this path. Qiuyue has been high-minded since she was a child, and we were both born and raised in Beijing. How could she be willing?" Going back to my hometown to work as a farmer? In those years, her parents passed away one after another, no one cared about her, and she never stayed at home all day, wandering around by train. That year, she came back from Beijing suddenly, and Such a child came back, but before the family asked about the matter, she left again. After leaving, she never came back. " Li Yuehua also met Li Zhiwei, the so-called "nephew", who was brought back by his younger sister Qiuyue not long after he was born.But within a few days, Qiuyue took the child to Beijing again, and never looked back.Although there is still a blood relationship between her and Li Zhiwei, after all, there has been no news for more than 20 years, and the emotional gap between the two is obvious.No one dares to recognize each other, no one can recognize each other. Li Yuehua's understanding of Li Zhiwei had been interrupted since the separation more than 20 years ago, and she couldn't accept this sudden nephew.She kept crying: "It's hard, this child's life is hard." Apart from crying, she couldn't provide any more valuable clues. After understanding, Li Zhiwei also has an uncle in Dingzhou, Hebei. The director of the local village committee also called him, but he did not show up in the end. The director of the village committee of Li Yuehua's village is the same as Li Qiuyue. Gao Jie tentatively asked, "No matter what, the child is innocent. Besides, his mother, Li Qiuyue, is from this village after all. Our side..." Before the words were finished, the director of the village committee took over the conversation: "Accordingly, we should help the child, if nothing else, but because you care about him so much even if you have no relationship with him or any reason, we should also Help him. But this is a rural area after all, adding more households, not only giving him land, but also granting him a homestead. I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle this matter." After finishing speaking, he shook his head firmly. "We just want to help him settle the household registration, and there are no other requirements. He must have an ID card, and now he doesn't have an ID card, so he can't do anything." "You are all members of the court. You should know this truth. If you have an ID card, registered household registration, and a boy, then he is a legal villager. We don't give him land. If he does what he does today, why will he do it tomorrow? Absolutely not, the matter is not big, but the sequelae are too great. Everyone is kind, but good intentions alone may not be able to get things done." Gao Jie nodded, knowing that she could not force the director of the village committee to do this. When leaving Dingzhou, Gao Jie and Li Zhiwei took a photo at the entrance of the expressway. Li Zhiwei hoped to keep his mother's hometown in his memory.On the way back to Beijing, Li Zhiwei kept his face up and closed his eyes without saying a word, saying that he was afraid of motion sickness.What is he thinking?His life has just been on the right track, but with the subsequent blows, will his heart face the brink of collapse again? Li Zhiwei once confided to Gao Jie: I am very afraid of loneliness now, knowing that all the partners who grew up with me are working and getting married, and I often fall into loneliness.Sometimes, looking at the passers-by on the street, I always ask myself, "Who am I? Who am I?!" At this time Gao Jie already felt a dilemma.She is a judge, but she is not a legislator, and she is helpless in the face of the sacred law; but she is also a savior of the law, and she cannot give up in the face of Li Zhiwei, who has a rough life experience.If a judge watches the client who has been painstakingly pulled ashore and forces him to fall into the water again because there is no place to stand on the shore, it is a blasphemy against the profession of a judge and a blasphemy against the God of Justice. Judge Gao Jie and Li Zhiwei still did not give up, they were still running around for Li Zhiwei's household registration.