We often see this scene in some movies, TV dramas or novels: a criminal kills countless people, commits many crimes, and is shot a hundred times. He is the kind of guy who can be punished by everyone. As the top force in fighting crime, the police
While chasing the criminal, both of them engaged in a life-and-death struggle. The policeman was beaten so hard by the criminal that he almost called him daddy. In the end, he fought back in desperate situation and successfully subdued the criminal. At this time, there were often only a few people on the scene.
There are people present, and the criminal becomes the losing party. At this time, the police only needs to shoot the criminal in the head or cut his throat with a knife, and the guy will die. Afterwards, it can be said that the criminal is arrested.
He had no choice but to shoot him to death out of self-defense. If the police did this, most viewers or readers would probably applaud him. However, the fact is that few police officers do this. Why?
This is a scene that often appears in many movies, TV dramas or novels. At this time, people hope that the policeman can raise his gun and shoot the criminal to death. It will be over once and for all. Anyway, he will be arrested and sent to the dock.
He was sentenced to death. Instead of going through such a time-consuming and labor-intensive process, why not kill him directly?
This is what most people think, including many police officers. When they face this situation, they will also think like this, but no one does it. Why? Is it because they dare not or cannot? Or both.
Is there any?
The answer is actually very simple. The police are law enforcers and law-abiding ones. The main responsibility of the police is to find out the truth and arrest criminals. It is the right of judges to try and punish criminals, but it is not their right. They have no right to kill at any time.
Kill a person, even if that person is a heinous and heinous bastard.
If a law enforcer cannot abide by the law, then is it necessary for the law to exist? If a law enforcer can punish criminals privately, then everyone can lynching anyone.
If the power of law enforcement is not restricted, all justice may be emptied, and justice is often emptied in the name of justice.
If the judicial power is not restricted, then anyone may become the target of arbitrary strikes by the penal power. A historical allusion is the death of Yue Fei on New Year's Eve in 1142. When Yue Fei was about to die, he said eight words: "Heaven and the sun."
"Zhao Zhao, Tianri Zhao Zhao." What was the crime of Yue Fei's death? There is no reason. Therefore, I believe that everyone with a basic understanding of history knows these eight words. If you want to accuse him, there is no need to hesitate.
In today's peaceful age, death occurs all the time. Of course, most of these deaths are natural or accidental deaths. The word sacrifice seems to be far away from people. However, is it far away? No, in fact, it is far away from everyone.
Everyone is very close.
Eight years ago, Xu Lang experienced the sacrifices of members of the Second Criminal Investigation Team. Some of them died in the hands of criminals, and some fell under the gun of their former comrades. Xu Lang had thought about it countless times, why did they die every time?
What about us police? Why are our people not understood after their sacrifices, and have to endure the abuse and even applause of countless people? Is there any point in continuing to be a police officer?
Xu Lang didn't know the answer. He spent seven years looking for the answer. In other words, he spent seven years avoiding this question and not wanting to face this cruel fact.
Now, Xu Lang faced the same thing again.
Standing in the morgue, looking at the cold corpses of Luo Jiayan and Lai Pi, Xu Lang was silent. In fact, he had a lot of things to say to them, but they had not yet said many things.
I can no longer hear it, and some words will never be spoken if they are not spoken.
Luo Jiayan is actually the youngest one in the CSY criminal investigation team. Not only is she young, she also has a baby face, which makes her look even younger, like an underage girl. When she is around,
CSY is never too boring. No matter how complicated and difficult the case is, Luo Jiayan can always stand up and lighten the atmosphere when everyone is anxious.
Perhaps, in the past few days, everyone has become accustomed to Luo Jiayan's existence, her foodie nature, her wild heart hidden under her gentle appearance, and her jokes, because they are used to it.
, so she ignored it, because she ignored it, she didn’t care, because she didn’t care, so she sacrificed.
It wasn't until Luo Jiayan died that everyone suddenly discovered that, in fact, they knew very little about this little girl. They didn't even know what Luo Jiayan really liked to eat, what colors Luo Jiayan liked, or what she liked.
I don’t know the brand of clothes...
Anger, guilt, self-blame...it seems that all negative emotions become so heavy and powerless when facing that cold body.
For the living, they can have countless excuses and opportunities to make corrections when they have done something wrong, but for the dead, they can only lie there silently, looking at the past with no expression on their faces.
Family, friends, and even enemies watch them grieve and laugh at themselves. In the end, whether they are willing or unwilling, they will eventually become a handful of ashes, lying silently in that small and dark box. The only thing left is
The only thing left for the people around me is that black and white photo, which slowly turns yellow, curls, and is eventually forgotten as time goes by.
Luo Jiayan's body was relatively well preserved. She was shot three times, one in the thigh, one in the chest, and one between the eyebrows.
After Luo Jiayan's body was sent back to City S, forensic doctor Qin Mingyue took out all three bullets. However, Qin Mingyue did not sort out Luo Jiayan's remains, not because he didn't want to.
But someone did it, and Lu Xing did it himself.
After Luo Jiayan's parents learned of their daughter's death, they immediately rushed to S city from their hometown of Xiangzhou.
Luo Jiayan's father was once a soldier and served as a squad leader (squad leader of the cooking class) in the army. After he was discharged from the army, he returned to his hometown and became an auxiliary police officer. Later, he slowly became a full-time police officer.
, because of his outstanding performance, he entered the criminal investigation detachment; and his mother is an employee of a state-owned enterprise, with a very ordinary job, a very ordinary position, and a very ordinary appearance. However, it is an ordinary couple who cultivated an excellent policeman.
daughter.
According to Luo Jiayan's parents, Luo Jiayan has been active since she was a child, feeling a bit like a tomboy. She likes to fight with people since she was a child. For this reason, her parents did not educate her. However, after she grew up, she changed a lot.
She became quiet. When Luo Jiayan filled out her application form for the college entrance examination and chose to apply for the police academy, her family was right. Only her father supported her.
Luo Jiayan is an only daughter. Her father has a strong military style because he was a soldier. Although he has been retired for a long time, this habit is still maintained. In his opinion, since men can be policemen, why can't women? In my life,
That's it, there's no way to change it. Since your daughter wants to be a police officer, support her in becoming a police officer. Just like that, Luo Jiayan became a police officer.
Luo Jiayan seemed to be born to be a police officer. After she became a police officer, she performed very well in all aspects. When Luo Jiayan was transferred to City S, her parents were actually very reluctant to let her go, but they still supported her.
work.
During the Chinese New Year this year, Luo Jiayan returned to her hometown and spent the New Year with her parents. This was the first time Luo Jiayan had stayed at home for so long since she came to work.
When they were at home, their parents asked Luo Jiayan a lot of questions, such as how was your life in S City? Is it hard to handle the case? Have you encountered any danger? Of course, the most important thing is whether you have encountered any danger.
to the person you like.
When asked this question, Luo Jiayan's mother saw a shy expression on Luo Jiayan's face for the first time. You must know that Luo Jiayan has rarely been shy since she was a child. As a person who has experienced this, her mother is naturally very shy.
They soon knew what was going on, and immediately started asking questions. Only then did they learn that their daughter was already in a relationship, and her boyfriend was her colleague. At that time, they were both happy and worried. What was happy was that their daughter was finally in a relationship.
When you fall in love, life-long matters will be solved immediately. What worries you is that the daughter you have raised for more than 20 years is about to be taken away by others. I always feel a little unhappy in my heart.
After Luo Jiayan's parents left after her vacation, they were still discussing when to come to S City to see their daughter and her boyfriend by the way, so that they could keep a close eye on her.
Yes, they are here, but they are a little late.
When Luo Jiayan's parents came, Tian Yongchun personally went to receive them. The couple was very polite and polite. They did not make a fuss or criticize Tian Yongchun and the others as leaders. They just wanted to say: "I
Where is my daughter now? Has anyone brought her back?"
There were no harsh words or heart-rending cries. They were very calm, as if Luo Jiayan had not left them.
However, all this peace suddenly collapsed the moment he saw Luo Jiayan's body.
When they went to visit Luo Jiayan's body, no one stopped them, and they also refused the company of others. Two couples, less than fifty years old, walked into the morgue hand in hand. The only person who accompanied them
The only one beside him was Lu Xing.
After seeing Luo Jiayan for the last time, they did not ask what mission Luo Jiayan was on, nor how dangerous the mission was. Her father only asked: "Has the murderer been caught?"
When they learned that the murderer had been arrested, they fell silent and said nothing more.
Compared to Luo Jiayan, who still had relatives at home, Lai Pi seemed much more deserted.
Luo Jiayan was shot three times, while Lai Pi was shot twelve times, five of which were very fatal. Many members of CSY had red eyes when they saw Lai Pi's body after being sorted out.
Lai Pi was not wearing a bulletproof vest at the time. With a pistol, he defeated a team of twenty-one people. It was incredible. It can even be called a miracle. However, after Lai Pi suffered such a serious injury
Even though he was injured, he also arrested Lu Xiujie himself. If people like Lai Pi are not heroes, then who can be called a hero?
However, most heroes die unknown.
Lai Pi's body was incomplete because he was seriously injured and many parts of his body were damaged by bullets or other things. Even though Qin Mingyue spent several hours carefully sorting it out, it was still not put together completely.
Lai Pi's hometown is in Qianshan City, and he has no relatives since his wife was killed. Therefore, no family members came after his death, which made him seem unusually deserted.
After Xu Lang came back, he personally handled the funeral affairs of Luo Jiayan and Lai Pi. After the bodies were cremated, they were buried in the Martyrs Cemetery belonging to the police.
Originally, Xu Lang and the others thought that Luo Jiayan's parents would bring Luo Jiayan's ashes home for burial, but they didn't. After getting Luo Jiayan's ashes, they found Xu Lang and took the ashes with them with their own hands.
Yu Wen handed Xu Lang's ashes and said: "Since Jiayan's last job was in S city, then let her ashes stay in this city that she defended with her life. During her lifetime, she defended this city.
It is a prosperous city. After death, let her still watch over this city. We miss Jiayan
If you were still alive, you would definitely think so too."
The urn, which was originally very light, now weighs as much as a thousand pounds. Yes, it is really heavier than a mountain.
Luo Jiayan's ashes were finally buried in S City, but Lai Pi's ashes were scattered in the sea by Xu Lang. No one said anything about this.
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A month ago, Lai Pi returned to S City and met Xu Lang.
The two of them had a barbecue in front of a barbecue stall. At that time, Xu Lang arranged for him the task of tracking down Lu Xiujie. Lai Pi did not refuse and was even very happy.
"Brother Lang, is the 'Master Chang' organization finished?" Lai Pi, who was a little tipsy at the time, looked at Xu Lang and asked.
Xu Lang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "It's still early."
"Sooner or later, I will catch all these bastards."
"Nice idea, go for it."
Two grown men were sitting in front of an outdoor barbecue stall, drinking cold beer.
"Brother Lang, if I die..."
"Go away, what depressing words did you say during the Chinese New Year? I'll punish myself with a drink."
"Since when do you still care about this?"
"It's not that I'm particular about it, but I think it's unlucky, so I drank as fast as I could."
Lai Pi smiled and drank the beer in his glass. After filling it up, he looked at Xu Lang and continued his previous topic.
"If one day, I die while performing my mission..."
Before Lai Pi finished speaking, Xu Lang stared at him.
At that time, I didn’t know whether he had drunk too much, which made him emboldened, or whether he really had a premonition of something. He ignored Xu Lang’s glare and continued: "If, I mean if, one day I die, if the body is still there
If you can find it, please Brother Lang, please help collect the body. After the body is cremated, don't send it back to my hometown. I have no relatives there anymore. Don't bury it in S City. To take up space, just scatter my ashes in
Above the sea, this is the South China Sea, and the ashes can go very far along the sea."
"Hypocritical, maybe I will die in front of you by then and I won't be able to collect your body." Xu Lang curled his lips and said.
Lai Pi shook his head with a smile and said: "If you die in front of me, I will definitely avenge you and help you take care of Xiao Yueyue."
"Dear me, Xiao Yueyue is still so young, and you actually care about my daughter, Lai Pi. Are you getting tired of living?"
"Haha, I really didn't think so, forget it, forget it, stop talking, drink..."
This was the last time Xu Lang had dinner with Lai Pi, and the last time he chatted. Unexpectedly, it would become a farewell, and the joke at that time would actually become his last words.
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After the bodies of Luo Jiayan and Lai Pi were brought back, their superiors soon recognized them as martyrs and awarded them second-class personal merit.
Relevant medals and certificates came out quickly. After Luo Jiayan's parents took care of their daughter's funeral arrangements, they left City S and returned to Xiangzhou City with these things. Lai Pi's related things were being sorted out.
After coming out, he temporarily placed it in Xu Lang's office. Xu Lang planned to wait until the Xu Lulu case was over, and then personally send it to Qianshan City and hand it over to the family members of Lai Pi's wife. Perhaps handing it over to them would be a good choice.
Lu Xing was basically busy with Luo Jiayan's funeral affairs. He was still very silent. Even after Xu Lang came back, he was still very silent. In addition to being busy with Luo Jiayan's funeral affairs, he spent more time
They are all accompanying Luo Jiayan's parents.
In fact, Lu Xing wanted to register his marriage with Luo Jiayan. He found Xu Lang in person, but Xu Lang did not express his position, so he found Tian Yongchun. After Tian Yongchun contacted Xu Lang, he thought about it and agreed.
Yes, Luo Jiayan agreed, but Luo Jiayan’s parents did not agree.
After Luo Jiayan's parents knew that Lu Xing was their daughter's boyfriend, they saw everything Lu Xing did during this period. They knew that Lu Xing was a very good child. If Luo Jiayan was still alive, Luo Jiayan would
They would definitely agree to Xing's request for marriage. However, Luo Jiayan had passed away and they did not want to delay Lu Xing. After all, Lu Xing was only two years older than Luo Jiayan. In their opinion, Lu Xing was still
As a child, there is still a long way to go.
Lu Xing was very dissatisfied with the result, but Luo Jiayan's parents refused to agree. Finally, after some discussion, they accepted Lu Xing as their godson, which made up for their wish to not have a son in their lives.
A son-in-law is half a son, and a godson is also a son. Lu Xing has nothing to say about this.
CSY is currently busy with Luo Jiayan and Lai Pi's funeral affairs, while continuing to investigate Xu Lulu's case, or in other words, they are waiting for Lu Xiujie's recovery.
Some things still need an answer after all, and some things still need a truth after all. Although the price of getting this truth is very high, so big that it is unbearable for everyone, the truth still needs to surface. Only
Only in this way can we give an explanation to the dead, and isn't it the police's duty to investigate the truth?
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PS: Okay, I admit that when I was writing this chapter, I cried. How can there be peace in the years? It’s not enough because someone is carrying the burden for us. Everyone of us longs to be a hero, but most heroes die anonymously.
, I hope everyone will remember the unknown heroes who have sacrificed their lives for us and pay tribute to them.