Chapter 210

She looked up and said, "Director Lei, please let him off this time. He's still young and doesn't understand things. When he comes back, I'll definitely keep a tight rein on him and not let him go causing trouble again!"

Lei Ming shook his head and said, "Big Sister, this is no longer something where I can just let him off if I say so. He's already in the detention center, and his case file has been sent to the procuratorate. It's about to enter judicial proceedings, and it's no longer under our public security department's jurisdiction. If you don't believe me, you can ask Township Head Jin."

The woman looked up at Jin Taihe, and Jin Taihe nodded silently.

The woman lowered her head and began to weep helplessly. Within that crying was heartache for her son, anger at his foolishness, and deep regret—why hadn't she disciplined him properly?

Lei Ming added, "Big Sister, you can go to the detention center to see your son, lay the situation out clearly for him, and tell him to confess properly and show an attitude of repentance. With that attitude, the court will take it into account when deciding the conviction and sentencing. He hasn't been in this line of work for long, so he can't be considered a repeat offender. He might only get a little over a year, and if he behaves well while serving his sentence, he could be back in as little as a year."

The woman looked up and asked, "Is what you're saying really true?"

Lei Ming nodded and said, "Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, you can ask Township Head Jin, right?"

The woman looked at Jin Taihe again. Jin Taihe nodded and said, "What Director Lei said is correct. How about this—in a couple of days I'll go with you to the county seat to see Ming'an."

The woman nodded, wiped away her tears, then rose and said, "Then I'll head back!"

The female police officer saw her out. Jin Taihe looked at Lei Ming and Su Xinghui, his face a little awkward. After all, he was still a deputy township head—their superior—and his relationship with the two of them wasn't great either. Yet he had made such a fool of himself right in front of them, and it was the two of them who had gotten him out of the predicament. How could he face them?

Jin Taihe nodded somewhat stiffly and said, "Thank you both!"

After saying that, without waiting for the two to reply, he hurried off.

Su Xinghui and Lei Ming exchanged a glance, then shook their heads together and laughed.