Chapter 1696

After a loud shout, all the reporters looked over, and those with quick reactions had already chased after him.

After running two steps, Zhou Andong stopped. He was the famous Chairman of the Yugong Group.

To be chased like a dog like this—if it were captured by these unscrupulous reporters and reported, he would lose a lot of face.

"Sigh!"

Zhou Andong looked at the reporters who rushed over and surrounded him in an instant, and could only sigh.

The Huang family not far away looked confused, staring at each other, not knowing what had happened.

Just now, they were still expressing their anger and the unfairness of the verdict to the reporters, hoping to use the media to gain public sympathy and get public opinion support when they appealed.

It was just that they had expressed their anger, but before they could finish speaking, why had all the reporters run away in the blink of an eye?

"I... I think I heard someone shout Zhou Andong."

Huang Taichang's wife felt very guilty because it was she who requested that the presiding judge be changed to Wei Hongyan, so she had no confidence when she spoke at this moment.

"I also heard someone shout Zhou Andong."

The Huang family's second son, Huang Taiguang, looked up at Zhou Andong's location. Because there were too many people, he couldn't see clearly who was surrounded by the reporters.

"Let's go over and take a look." Huang Taichang snorted coldly: "The person he hates most is Zhao Kun, followed by that meddlesome old fool Zhou Andong."

"Chairman Zhou, Zhao Kun was sentenced to six years and eight months. Are you satisfied with this result?"

"Chairman Zhou, had you already anticipated this verdict?"

"Chairman Zhou, the victim's family says they want to appeal. Do you have anything to say?"

"Chairman Zhou, can you talk about your views on this trial?"

"Chairman Zhou..."

"Chairman Zhou..."

"Chairman Zhou..."

"..."

Zhou Andong's ears were buzzing. People in front were talking, and those behind were shouting along; it was a chaotic mess.

"Quiet!" Zhou Andong raised his hand: "Everyone, be quiet. With you all being so chaotic, how can I answer?"

The noisy scene gradually quieted down, and then a dense forest of hands was raised.

Zhou Andong shook his head slightly: "Everyone, don't raise your hands. I won't answer your questions, but I can talk about my views on this case and the verdict."

The "uncrowned kings" all knew Zhou Andong's temper; if he said he wouldn't answer questions, he definitely wouldn't.

So, they were very unwilling, but they could only resign themselves to lowering their raised hands.

They raised their tape recorders, voice recorders, and cameras, trying to get as close to Zhou Andong as possible.

Zhou Andong sighed again and said in a very heavy tone.

"The dead are the most important. Out of respect for the deceased, I will not comment on Huang Fan, who unfortunately passed away in this incident, and his past history of multiple gang fights, molesting women, and escaping punishment because his uncle was the director of the City Appearance Office."

The uncrowned kings were stunned when they heard this. Huang Fan's relationship with Huang Taichang, the director of the City Appearance Office, had long been dug up.

However, no one really knew about things like Huang Fan's gang fights and molesting women.

Because of Huang Taichang's connections, Huang Fan had no criminal record, and even if these uncrowned kings were omnipotent, they couldn't investigate it.

Moreover, Huang Fan was the victim, and people's thinking at this time was not as complex as in later generations, where they would suspect a victim.

At this moment, being exposed by Zhou Andong, it immediately caused an uproar.

If what Zhou Andong said was true, then the problems derived from this case were not small.

Not to mention molesting women, just for multiple gang fights, even if he wasn't sentenced to a few years, he should have been sent to re-education through labor.

(The re-education through labor system was only abolished in 2013. Many young people don't know that this did not require a court verdict. As long as it was approved by the city's Labor Re-education Committee, one could be sent in for three years of re-education through labor. It was more bitter than labor reform, was mandatory, and you couldn't get out before the deadline; it was entirely up to the Public Security Bureau.)

But just because his uncle was the director of the City Appearance Office, he escaped punishment. This was a blatant contempt for the law and public order and good customs.

And such a person with a bad track record, just because his uncle was the director of the City Appearance Office, eventually became a law enforcer.

"Zhou Andong!"

Huang Taichang, standing behind the crowd, was furious, wishing he could swallow Zhou Andong alive.

You damn bastard, if you don't want to comment, why are you saying all this?

Other members of the Huang family also had blood-red eyes, staring at Zhou Andong with terrifying expressions.

Zhou Andong didn't see it, but even if he had, he wouldn't care.

Because once he said this, Huang Taichang would definitely be investigated.

Zhou Andong scanned the scene and continued: "A 22-year-old young life, who was also a contract worker for the City Appearance Office, originally had a beautiful life, but it ended because of an illegal enforcement.

A peddler living a hard life, who was running around in this city to give his parents, wife, and children a happy life, was thrown into prison because of an illegal enforcement by the relevant department.

This thing that shouldn't have happened, happened. What is the reason? Is it worth our reflection? In this case, why would Zhao Kun, a citizen with no bad record and who made a living honestly, break the law?

Why would he draw a knife against Huang Fan, the law enforcement officer who should have been the defender of his rights? What this case exposes is the abuse of power. And the abuse of power will definitely lead to loss of control over power; without constraints, it will eventually evolve into a disaster."

Speaking of this, Zhou Andong paused: "So what we need to think about is how to put power into a cage of institutions and let power operate under constraints."

Put power into a cage of institutions and let power operate under constraints.

Hearing this sentence, everyone fell into deep thought, including Guan Shengjie and Du Youwei, who had already come out.

Zhou Andong raised his head slightly, looking at the dark crowd, his voice becoming even heavier.

"I ask everyone a question: which is more important, urban order or citizens' survival?"

This question from Zhou Andong hit everyone's heart.

Yes, for a city to develop, there must be order.

But for the sake of urban order, should we not consider the survival of citizens?

No matter how you look at it, this is a bit putting the cart before the horse.

"An inhumane urban management system is a harm to the people. Therefore, the makers of laws must understand that the essence of the rule of law is to enforce the law for the people, not to harm the people through law enforcement.

Enforcing the law for the people is for the overall, long-term, and fundamental interests of the people. We must adhere to strict, standardized, fair, and civilized law enforcement, always keep the purpose of serving the people in mind, and place the people in the highest position in our hearts.

We must establish the concept that all rights belong to the people and come from the people, and take the realization, maintenance, and development of the fundamental interests of the broad masses of the people as the starting point and goal.

We must also understand that the people come first, life comes first, and survival comes first, not rules first or power first..."