Chapter 1270: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1270: Knowing the Law and Breaking It, Aggravated Crime!

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Zhong Hongtao, his face full of exhaustion, rushed to the police station in a panic.

The occurrence of such a major traffic accident on the Shanggou Village road section not only shook the entire Traffic Police Department, but even the entire Town Government was greatly shaken.

If this matter is not handled well, many people will lose their official hats!

Especially him, Zhong Hongtao; he was originally the one responsible for managing the funeral and burial sector.

Now the Wang Family held an earth burial in the middle of the night, and a car accident occurred, killing so many people.

He belongs to the category of insufficient supervision and publicity; responsibility will definitely fall on him, it's just a question of severity.

Zhong Hongtao sought out Wang Erhai at the first moment; he did not go to find Wang Dashan or Wang Xiaohua, because he was more familiar with Wang Erhai.

"Nonsense, utter nonsense! A funeral procession and earth burial in the dead of night — you actually thought of it! Now that such a big thing has happened, who will take responsibility!"

Zhong Hongtao couldn't help but scold Wang Erhai, then sighed and said:

"Wang Erhai, oh Wang Erhai, back when you were a Temporary Village Cadre, I thought so highly of you, promoted you; I never expected I was blind as a bat, completely misjudged you!"

Wang Erhai hung his head, his face full of guilt:

"I didn't want an earth burial either, but my eldest brother insisted; it was our father's dying wish, so I couldn't say anything."

Zhong Hongtao cursed:

"Your eldest brother has low cultural quality, can't distinguish priority; you can't distinguish priority either! You couldn't handle it yourself, wouldn't you call me!"

"Town Mayor Zhong, it's my fault; I indeed should have called you. At the time I had too many concerns, only thinking of preserving brotherly affection, never expecting such severe consequences."

Zhong Hongtao said coldly:

"Knowing the law and breaking it — aggravated crime! This car accident was originally the freight truck driver's main responsibility, but because you secretly conducted an illegal earth burial in the dead of night, you no longer occupy the side of reason! It's not that I won't help you; if the Court sentences you three brothers at that time, don't blame it on my head!"

Wang Erhai shuddered, his face changing drastically:

"This traffic accident — will it still incur imprisonment?"

"So many people died; it constitutes a major traffic accident. What do you say!"

Wang Erhai's face was full of pain:

"What can we do? Us being sentenced doesn't matter, but Third Brother is still in school; additionally, after he graduates he plans to take the Civil Service Exam. If he's sentenced, wouldn't his future be completely ruined?"

Zhong Hongtao kept a cold face:

"His future ruined is also your Wang Family's own doing!"

And at this time, in another room.

Wang Xiaohua sat quietly on a chair.

At this moment, he also felt extremely regretful, extremely self-reproachful.

It wasn't that he was worried about his future.

But with so many villagers dead and injured, how many families would be shattered?

And all of this, he originally could have prevented!

The tragedy originally need not have happened!

Only pity he wasn't decisive enough; for the sake of brotherly bonds, he failed to stop it in time!

When it comes down to it, he still had too much selfishness, not enough determination!

When Zhong Hongtao came to Shanggou Village yesterday, he should have explained everything to Zhong Hongtao, let Zhong Hongtao stop his eldest brother's stupid and ignorant behavior!

Only pity, now everything is too late!

"Wang Xiaohua!"

A traffic policeman walked in.

"Here!"

Wang Xiaohua hurriedly responded.

"Now we'll take your statement; whatever I ask, you answer."

The police officer was expressionless.

"Okay."

"Heard you're a student at Tsinghua University?"

"Mm, in my junior year."

"Heh, still a university student, huh? Don't you know earth burial is illegal? So many people walking on the highway in the middle of the night, not a shred of safety awareness! Studied until you became stupid!"

Facing the police officer's cold, sarcastic words.

Wang Xiaohua didn't refute anything.

Because he knew, this time the other party wasn't wrong!

He indeed had studied until he became stupid!

This kind of matter, actually as long as he carefully analyzed it a bit, he could have thought of the potential risks!

Only pity he was troubled by emotions.

And failed to make the correct judgment in time!

"Whose idea was the earth burial?"

The police officer continued asking.

Wang Xiaohua answered truthfully:

"It was my father's dying wish. My second brother and I originally opposed it, but my eldest brother insisted on doing it this way."

"Couldn't you have persuaded him?"

"We did, but he wouldn't listen."

"Sigh! Your family is finished! So many casualties—how much will you have to pay?"

Another room.

Wang Dashan was locked up here.

The three brothers were all separated to give statements.

The police did this to prevent them from coordinating their stories.

"Everything is my responsibility and has nothing to do with my second and third brothers."

Wang Dashan kept his head down, his face full of dejection, and when questioned by the police, he took all the responsibility on himself.

He had already harmed many people; he couldn't harm his second and third brothers too.

"I insisted on burying my father in the earth. My second and third brothers advised me many times, but I wouldn't listen. I even went ahead stubbornly. To avoid being stopped by the relevant departments, I changed the funeral time from nine in the morning to three in the morning. I deserve to die!"

After saying these words, Wang Dashan slapped himself hard twice.

The traffic police officer had a complex expression and sighed:

"You say you're all living people—how can you be tormented by the dead? Those feudal dregs should have been discarded long ago... When you walked the night road, did you wear reflective clothing?"

"No. We're rural people—where would we get reflective clothing?"

"Why didn't you walk by the side? What were you doing in the center of the road?"

"There were too many people. Some were walking and walking, and just ended up in the center of the road..."

"How did the freight truck hit them?"

"I'm not too sure. I only know that after that sharp turn, there was suddenly a loud bang behind us. Looking back, in the dim night, a large group of people had already fallen, wailing everywhere. The freight truck crashed into the mountain body on the inside of the curve..."

"So it hit them after the turn?"

"Mm, probably..."

On the other side, freight truck driver Zhang Jianguo was also dejected and shaken.

Facing the police, his first move was to defend himself:

"This can't be ruled my responsibility. That place is a sharp turn—I couldn't see anything after the turn at all. Plus it was the middle of the night. Who the hell could have imagined there would be so many people on the road! I wasn't speeding, and I was completely in my own lane! They were seeking death themselves! Damn, truly unlucky!"

Then he also said:

"You should severely punish those people who bury the dead in the middle of the night! Pure calamity!"

The police recorded Zhang Jianguo's words expressionlessly.

Then they asked:

"You bought insurance for this vehicle, right?"

Zhang Jianguo said:

"Yes. I called the insurance company right away."

Then they asked:

"Can I call my wife?"

The police said:

"Go ahead. You can call whoever you want—no problem."

Zhang Jianguo took out his mobile phone, found his wife's number in the contact list, was about to dial, but then froze, hesitated for a while, and finally put the phone away.

"Why didn't you call?"

The police officer asked curiously.

Zhang Jianguo smiled bitterly:

"Forget it. It's past four in the morning now. She's probably asleep with the child. Don't disturb her. Besides, it's so far away—even if she knew, she couldn't help. It would only add to her worry."

"Where is your wife now?"

"In my hometown, Hubei."

"That is indeed quite far... How old is your child?"

"Over a year old, just learned to call Daddy... I drove day and night, hoping to save some money to give my wife and child a better life. Now it seems it's all over..."