Lin Shuyue wrote the report that night. She included the cause and effect of the incident in the report, and as always, she expressed her own opinions in the article. The tone has never changed. She always looks at the problem from a woman's perspective.
After reading the article she sent, Wang Mingzheng was speechless for a long time. Even though it was already midnight, he still called the boss Xun Heng.
Xun Heng had just finished his work and was about to go to bed when he received a call. He got up, turned on his computer, and read the report forwarded to him by Wang Mingzheng. After reading it, he said, "Let's post them all in the future. The times are developing, and mankind is progressing. After all, the status of women is still too low. What we need to do now is to adapt to the development of the times."
Wang Mingzheng removed the original front-page headline and contacted the printing factory to put the report on the front page.
When Lin Shuyue woke up the next morning, the mission was already completed. She received a reward of four thousand yuan and three months of life.
Even though she got so much money, Lin Shuyue was not happy. She just felt heavy inside.
She looked at the pillow, and sure enough, there was another newspaper from the future, with the title: "Forum mutual aid murder case solved, dozens of people involved"
Lin Shuyue's eyes fell on the number of dozens, and she couldn't move her eyes away from it for a long time. There were dozens of people involved in the case, and there must be so many people who died, but it was different from the dozens of people in the last Jia Yongchang case. Last time, she was full of anger. But this time, she felt deeply sad.
Those who died at the hands of Jia Yongchang did so because of his selfishness and cruelty. Those who died at the hands of Yang Ning and others were their counterattacks after they could no longer tolerate it, and they launched their own private revenge after they could not find fairness in life or justice in the law.
Lin Shuyue suddenly remembered a sentence she had seen on the Internet. When the victim does not get fairness and justice, private revenge is justified and even noble from the beginning.
But their personal revenge violated the law. They all knew that killing someone requires death, but they still did it. How sad is that?
After being stunned for a long time, she unfolded the article and continued reading.
After killing her father, Yang Ning felt angry for a long time. She also felt angry because she couldn't turn back after killing someone. So when she was browsing the forum, she saw a post by Ren Xianying. She took the initiative to contact Ren Xianying and asked her to help her kill her man. Then she saw Zhu Zhu's speech in the forum and killed Zhou Xiang as well.
From then on, they went into hiding temporarily. After the police were unable to solve the case, she looked for people who she could help in the forum. The people she had helped before also followed her firmly, and they became a gang.
It was not until 2017, with the widespread use and popularization of cameras and the development of criminal investigation technology, that they were discovered while committing the crime.
As the investigation progressed, a mutual aid group of more than 30 people emerged, and the names and pasts of those who were killed and burned became clear. Those who were burned had their own evil deeds, and those mutual aid groups were all victims before they became murderers.
After the trial, Yang Ning, as the mastermind and initiator of the whole incident, was sentenced to death due to the large number of victims. The other people involved in the case were also found guilty of their own crimes.
Lin Shuyue couldn't remember how many times she had sighed in the past two days.
Lin Shuyue slept restlessly at night. She got up early the next morning before daybreak, went to the street corner to eat a bowl of rice noodles with fresh meat, and then drove to the nursing home where Yang Ning's mother lived.
Yang Ning's mother, Li Jincao, also got up. With the help of the nurse, she washed her face and brushed her teeth. When she saw Lin Shuyue, she blinked and tears immediately fell.
"It's a pity that you came to see me." Li Jincao's voice was hoarse. She probably cried too much and her eyes were swollen.
"I promised Yang Ning that I would come to see you more often." Li Jincao couldn't help herself but cry when she heard Yang Ning's name.
She tilted her head and wiped away her tears with the clothes on her shoulders: "I am too cowardly. If I had realized my mistake earlier and divorced Yang Shuguo, Ah Ning wouldn't have ended up like this."
Li Jincao has already decided that when her daughter's sentence comes out, she will follow her daughter on the day she is executed.
Li Jincao still blames herself. As a mother, she feels so guilty about watching her daughter go down this path. She cannot forgive herself. Yang Ning had advised her to divorce countless times. She refused for various reasons. She has been thinking about why she didn't divorce in the first place.
Because she was always being abused, there was no shortage of gossip about her. She had become a topic of conversation for others, so why didn't she be brave enough to get a divorce? Why did she fear other people's opinions? Why did she care so much about other people's opinions?
Because of her cowardice, she ended up hurting her daughter. Her daughter had been excellent since she was young, and was admitted to a university in Shanghai at a young age. As soon as she graduated, she received a high salary that others could not reach. But because of her cowardice, her life was ruined.
Lin Shuyue didn't know what to say. Domestic violence is just like cheating. Once it happens for the first time, it will happen countless times. Li Jincao couldn't resist Yang Shuguo the first time she was beaten by him. But after he tasted the sweetness of beating people, he would become more and more violent.
But is it really that easy to resist domestic violence? How many people are born to be mean and like to be beaten? How can women compare with men in terms of physical strength and physical advantages? What's more, domestic violence has not yet been legislated in the criminal law at that time.
Lin Shuyue remembered the idea of the Women's Federation to interview people in prison. After thinking about it, Lin Shuyue decided to make domestic violence the topic.
After chatting with Li Jincao for a while, Lin Shuyue went to the newspaper office. Huang Qiang and Li Weisheng were there. Lin Shuyue took the opportunity to seek their help. Huang Qiang and Li Weisheng looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
Li Mingfang and Lin Shuyue were having lunch at noon. She was still in a trance: "Ah Yue, was Zhou Xiang really killed?"
Lin Shuyue nodded. Li Mingfang continued to ask: "So when you asked me whether Zhou Xiang had gone to work that day, were you confirming this?"
"Yes, that day I went to the forum and saw that post. I saw the article Zhuzhu posted and thought of Zhou Xiang."
The Haijiao Forum had been viewed countless times this morning. Li Mingfang had also read the post, but after reading it from beginning to end, she could not connect the person mentioned in the forum with the person involved in the burning case.
She looked at Lin Shuyue's profile as she was concentrating on eating, and couldn't help but say, "Ah Yue, I believe you should actually be a criminal police officer. Your sensitivity to cases is simply unmatched."
Lin Shuyue sighed deeply: "Being a reporter is also good." It's not that she doesn't want to be a criminal police, but isn't there any other way?
Li Mingfang thought that Lin Shuyue was a good reporter. She loved reading all of her reports. She asked Lin Shuyue about her work schedule for the afternoon. Lin Shuyue said, "I want to do a special topic about domestic violence."
Lin Shuyue's words made Li Mingfang stunned.
Seeing that she didn't answer, Lin Shuyue turned around and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Li Mingfang blinked: "Isn't domestic violence very common? Since ancient times, which man doesn't beat women?"
Li Mingfang's words made Lin Shuyue feel even heavier. She knew that from ancient times to the present, there were many men who beat women. Even in recent years, one of the criteria for measuring a good husband is that he does not beat his wife.
Men and women are both human beings. Why does a man who doesn't beat women become a good husband?
She looked at Li Mingfang and said, "Ah Fang, not everything that has been around since ancient times is right. This is a new era. Women can do the same jobs that men can do. In some ways, women can even do it better than men. But you see, we women go out to make money just like men, while men go home and lie down on the sofa or bed, watching TV and drinking tea."
"What about women? When they get home from get off work, they take off their coats, put their bags away, and start cooking, cleaning the house, and taking care of their parents-in-law and children. Even so, they are often beaten by men. Why? Do you know, Ah Fang, that domestic violence against women by men, and beatings of children by adults, can sometimes be fatal."
"But the current law does not have any criminal law to punish domestic violence, so I want to do a special topic like this. If domestic violence can be legislated, how many people can be saved? I can't be the one who makes decisions on national laws, but I can be the spark that sets the prairie on fire. Even if it's only a flash of light, it's still a flash. When I get older, I can still brag about it."
Li Mingfang was silent for a long time, then she said, "Ah Yue, can I join your special topic?"
"Welcome to join us." Lin Shuyue stretched out her hand, and the two of them shook hands tightly.
In the afternoon, Lin Shuyue, Huang Qiang, Li Weisheng and Li Mingfang all took the initiative.
Huang Qiang and Li Weisheng went to the printing factory. They designed a questionnaire in the morning and it had been sent to the printing factory. They were going to get it in the afternoon and distribute it on the street.
Li Mingfang sent this matter to her cousin, Li Mingxin. After reading the message sent by Li Mingfang, Li Mingxin immediately decided to do this thing.
In the afternoon, Lin Shuyue took the information given by Secretary He of the Women's Federation, went to the government building, and found the Women's Federation Department.
Chairman Zheng of the Pengcheng Women's Federation was busy at work. When she heard that Lin Shuyue was coming to visit, she was stunned for a moment, but she still received her.
Lin Shuyue sat opposite Chairman Zheng's office, handed the plan she had written in the morning to Chairman Zheng, and explained her views to her. She was still too weak. The power of the four of them was limited after all. Her topic needed more data support. How could her personal power compare to the power of the country?
Chairman Zheng had a good impression of Lin Shuyue. After reading Lin Shuyue's business plan, she looked at the questionnaire made by Lin Shuyue. This questionnaire was very simple, with only three questions.
Have you ever witnessed domestic violence? Yes / No
Have you sought help from the Women's Federation? Yes / No
If domestic violence can be legislated, would you be willing? Yes / No
Chairman Zheng looked at the three questions and remained silent for a long time. Then, she said, "Reporter Lin, please rest assured that I will send this questionnaire to all districts, counties and towns in Pengcheng."
Lin Shuyue stood up and bowed to Chairman Zheng: "Thank you."
Chairman Zheng stood up, stepped aside, and said ashamedly, "I should thank you, reporter Lin. I have been working in the Women's Federation for more than ten years, but I have never done this investigation."
Lin Shuyue shook her head: "Chairman Zheng, you are too serious. If it weren't for the hard work of you women's federation workers over the past century, there would be no status for women today. We are already very satisfied to be born in this era."
Chairman Zheng patted her hands and said, "The Yangtze River's waves behind push forward the waves ahead. Xiao Lin, women's work still needs thousands of women to work together."
Chairman Zheng personally sent Lin Shuyue downstairs. Watching Lin Shuyue walk away, she returned to the office, opened the Penguin account of Chairman Liu of the Provincial Women's Federation, and reported the matter to her.
Lin Shuyue came out of the Women's Federation and went straight to Pengcheng Women's Prison.
Huang Qiang and her colleagues are counting the number of people who have been victims of domestic violence. What she wants to count is the impact of domestic violence on female criminals who have embarked on the path of crime.
In her previous life, domestic violence legislation was proposed in 2012, but was not enacted until 2015. She hopes that in this life, she can be the butterfly that changes history. She hopes that by flapping her wings so hard, domestic violence legislation can be enacted earlier and help thousands of women.
Just like she told Li Mingfang, she wanted to be the spark that set the prairie on fire, the firefly that flickered across the night sky.