Nahem's eyes widened when he heard it.

She never dreamed that Hu Pingtao would see through her carefully planned plan so easily.

Hu Pingtao continued to intensify his psychological offensive: "Do you know why I brought you back specifically? If you are left in Mengsuo Village, as long as what I just said is made public, you will be beaten to death by Zhao Hannan's family."

After a pause, he continued: "You are a local, you should know that I did not lie, nor did I mean to intimidate."

Nahemxiang lowered his head and bit his lip, blood oozing from it.

Hu Pingtao raised his voice slightly: "Every murderer has his own reasons. Whether out of hatred or other reasons. But no matter what, this has violated the law. Please note that it is a violation of the law, not

Illegal."

"I know you once liked Zhao Hannan, but that was in the past, not now. So at the beginning I said "lenity for confession, severity for resistance". Not all criminals are bad people, and there is no absolute in the true sense.

Bad guy. You have to believe in the fairness of the law and believe that as long as you open your heart and explain the problem seriously, we can help you."

Nahemxiang raised his head, with an unpredictable expression on his beautiful face: "...You can't help me, and no one can help me."

Hu Pingtao smiled faintly: "How will you know if you don't try? Well...since you have such an attitude, I might as well tell you some more things."

Nahemxiang stared at him. She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt that this young policeman could see through her inner world.

"Dao Yong killed Yan Hanguang and Yan Zai. Zhao Hannan ordered him to do it behind the scenes." Hu Pingtao spoke slowly and clearly. He had been paying attention to Nahan Muxiang's emotional changes.

Sure enough, Nahemxiang's expression suddenly changed and she screamed: "You...how did you know?"

"I'm a policeman." Hu Pingtao seized the opportunity, straightened his upper body, and said in a majestic tone: "Find out the truth and never let a bad guy go. This is our responsibility."

Nahemxiang twisted her hands together and pinched the tiger's mouth of her left hand with her right thumb. She was making a difficult choice in her heart: "...can you really help me?"

Hu Pingtao replied seriously: "It depends on your attitude."

Nahemxiang hesitated and asked: "In a situation like mine...how many years will I be sentenced?"

"It still depends on your attitude." Hu Pingtao continued: "Surrender and leniency are conditional. If you still have a chance, deliberately mislead or conceal the facts, wait until the case is found out, and you will be punished for all crimes.

No one can help you. If you should have no time limit, there will be no time limit, and maybe even the death penalty."

Nahemxiang was completely desperate. She shouted desperately: "I don't want to die, I want to make atonement for my sins."

Hu Pingtao picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then put it down: "Then let's talk!"

…

"I am a local and grew up in Mengsuo Village. Zhao Hannan, Yan Hanguang, Yanzai and Daoyong are all friends. Zhao Hannan is four years older than me. At that time, he was a member of the village.

The child king."

"It's not like in the city, especially girls. When they reach a certain age, they have to help the family with work or get married early. Boys are different. If their families can afford offerings, they can go to school in Buddhist temples. When they grow up,

There is still a chance to become a great Buddha."

"Both Zhao Hannan and Yan Hanguang went to Buddhist temples to become monks. Everyone was envious of them. Especially Yan Zai and Daoyong. They always touched the cassocks on Zhao Hannan and Yan Hanguang enviously when they had the opportunity.

I almost knelt down and kowtowed."

The atmosphere in the interrogation room was no longer as tense as before. Nahemxiang let go of her thoughts, and it was more like a casual conversation. She looked at Hu Pingtao, and suddenly many of her previous worries were gone, and the heaviness in her heart was completely relieved.

This is probably what it feels like to step out from the shadow of crime into the sunshine!

"I don't know if you can understand what I'm saying." Naham Xiang's voice was a little hesitant: "The customs here...because of their religious beliefs, they have a special kind of worship for the Buddha. They are highly virtuous and do everything.

There is no need to do anything, people in the village will send offerings regularly. From food to things to use, everything is available."

Hu Pingtao showed a gentle smile: "I understand, I understand. So Zhao Hannan and Yan Hanguang have special status among you, especially Zhao Hannan. After all, his ancestors are nobles."

Nahemxiang suddenly lowered his head and his voice became very soft. Hu Pingtao and the recorder had to work hard to hear clearly.

"...I like Zhao Hannan. I have liked him since I was very young. I think I was five or six years old. I have liked him since then. This kind of liking cannot be said to be love, but more of admiration and respect.

.”

"Women are not allowed to enter Buddhist temples. They can only kneel and prostrate outside the temple. I remember clearly that every time when sutras were chanted, Zhao Hannan was sitting on the right side of the temple. He was very serious and serious. He was watching the ceremony.

Everyone says that he is the most promising young man in Mengsuo Village and will definitely become the Great Buddha in the future."

"According to the rules here, women have to endure hardships for a lifetime. Especially after marriage, whether it is farming in the fields, or going up to the mountains to chop firewood, women are doing all the housework. My grandma was like this, and later it was my mother's turn.

. But my dad is different from other men. He will take the initiative to help my mom with the work in the fields and usually cooks at home... Many people in the village say that my dad is a man who is afraid of his wives. Every time he listens

They all just smiled and never cared."

"When I was seven years old, a school was opened in the town. I heard that the tuition was free and there were teachers who specialized in Chinese. At that time, people were specially sent to the village to inform all the children to go to school, but no one paid attention.

.The reason is that everyone is used to sending boys to be novice monks, and girls as long as they are a little older can work with the family... I know that you Han people have a saying of "preferring boys over girls", and it is similar here.

"

"I was still young and didn't understand anything. My dad knew a few people in the town. After asking around carefully, he decided to send me to school."

"Zhao Hannan and I were already close at that time..." At this point, Nahan Muxiang's face showed a blush, and she quickly defended: "It's not the kind of "good" relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend, just ordinary friends...

…”

She was a little anxious, feeling that the words she said were inappropriate, but she couldn't find better words to describe them. She quickly raised her handcuffed hands and gestured in the air: "Really just ordinary friends, at most

The kind that takes action."

Hu Pingtao smiled and nodded: "I understand. Children aged six or seven cannot talk about the so-called feelings, just a kind of ignorant liking, which is a little more friendly than normal."

Nahemxiang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's it."

Seeing her eager expression, Hu Pingtao suddenly felt something in his heart and asked, "Isn't Zhao Hannan the only one who likes you?"

This question was unexpected. Nahemxiang was completely unprepared and subconsciously said "hmm". Then she realized that she had let it slip, but it was too late to speak. The expression on her face was a little unnatural and she asked: "How do you know?"

Hu Pingtao said: "We Han people have a saying called "women's eighteenth transformation." Although I have never seen photos of you when you were a child, and I don't know what you looked like at that time, but according to what you just said, you are still

Judging from your current appearance, you must have been very beautiful when you were a child."

Nahemxiang didn't say anything. Her expression was very complicated, ranging from happiness to sadness, a bit of pride, and a bit of self-deprecation.

After a long time, she slowly opened her lips: "You are right. Except for Zhao Hannan, many boys of the same age in the village like me. We were enlightened in this area earlier and we are more open-minded. But after all, we are among the children.

The "like" between people is not like that of adults... To be honest, when we got together to play, we had the concept of "who is with whom", but we didn't know how to kiss or cuddle, we just felt that we liked each other.

People are happy to be together, that’s all.”

Hu Pingtao looked at her: "I understand."

Nahemxiang continued: "It's funny now that I think about it. At that time, I was the only one in the village who went to the town to study. Almost everyone in the village said that my father was mentally ill. If one more person works at home, he can earn more money.

What's more, I'm a girl. Zhao Hannan thinks the same way, he thinks it's a waste of time for me to go to school. Yan Hanguang and the others also agreed, and later they even made an appointment with Yan Zai and Dao Yong, saying they wouldn't play with me anymore."

"Later, we grew up."

"I went to junior high school, and three years later I was admitted to the county high school."

"Zhao Hannan and Yan Hanguang did not continue their practice and left the Buddhist temple and returned home. Zhao Hannan followed his parents to do farm work, as did Yan Hanguang, Yan Zai and Daoyong."

"Iwazai is a scheming person. He knows some people from outside and followed them abroad several times, just for smuggling. He transports motorcycle parts from the mountains and assembles them himself, and then sells them at a high price."

"After entering high school, Zhao Hannan became closer to me."

"I live on campus and study day-to-day. Every weekend, he will wait for me at the entrance of the village. In the evening, he invites me to his house for dinner."

Hu Pingtao lit a cigarette and asked with interest: "Have you already confirmed your relationship at that time?"

Nahemxiang nodded, then shook his head: "That's right! In fact, even I don't know whether I like him or not."

Hu Pingtao glanced at her in confusion: "Why? Haven't you been playing together since you were children?"

Nahan Muxiang's words were mixed with ridicule: "If I had stayed in Mengsuo and not gone to the town to study, I would definitely marry Zhao Hannan and become his wife. Every day, I would lead the cows and carry the children to the fields, starting from the morning

I worked until the afternoon and went home to cook for him in the evening. Day after day, I lived like this for the rest of my life."

"As for him, he doesn't have to do anything. He sleeps in the morning and doesn't get up until the sun comes up. After eating the breakfast I put in a pot with hot water, he wanders around outside with his hookah and doesn't go home until evening."

"All of this seems normal to my ancestors and fathers. After all, he is a man."

"My grades in school were not very good. I only scored over 400 points in the high school entrance examination and barely got into the county high school. When I was in the village before, I didn't understand anything. Only after I went to junior high school and high school did I know that outside the mountains

There’s a big world out there.”

"In my second year of junior high school, it happened to be the Olympic Games. When we were in physical education class, the teacher took us to watch the broadcast in the video classroom. Running, high jump, long jump, skating, fencing, and various other competitive events... I suddenly

I found that Mengsuo Village is too small, and the people here have no discernment at all. In their view, the Big Buddha is the sky, and there is no taller or bigger building than a Buddhist temple."

"When I entered high school, what I saw and heard was even more different. I never thought about going to college because my foundation was so poor, and Chinese language teaching was still very difficult for me. When I was in my second year of high school, I thought about it after graduation.

I want to go out to work, and I don’t want to go back to be like my parents, facing the earth with my back to the sky, and stay like that for the rest of my life.”

"Many boys in the class like me because I'm pretty. I know this is my advantage, and I'm willing to associate with them... Don't get me wrong, they are just ordinary friends, but I have more ideas and think they have good academic performance.

He will definitely have a better future than me in the future, so I’ll take advantage of now to build relationships.”

Hu Pingtao nodded slightly in understanding: "So you have changed your previous views on Zhao Hannan."

Nahan Muxiang looked gloomy: "He can recite Buddhist scriptures and knows a lot of knowledge taught by the Buddha. But these are not tested in the college entrance examination, and the outside world is not interested in them. I am not a devout believer, and the textbooks say that men and women

Equality. There are two paths before me: either marry him, work hard forever, and be his slave forever; or leave Mengsuo Village and go to the outside world."

“The result of the college entrance examination was just as I imagined, I failed.”

"I told Zhao Hannan that I was leaving Mengsuo and going to work outside."

"He didn't want to, and he didn't allow me to go... We had a quarrel over this matter."

"He found me the next day and said that he had thought about it carefully and thought what I said was right. His attitude was very sincere at the time. I thought he had figured it out, so I followed him to his house for dinner. Everyone in his family had gone out.

Because we were already very familiar with each other, I didn't pay attention when we were drinking and got drunk by him. Later... everything that was supposed to happen happened."

"Although this is my first time, I don't care much about this kind of thing. I have long thought that I am his and should marry him, but I don't want to be his vassal and stay at home like a puppet every day.

"

"But I never expected that Zhao Hannan would use this matter to threaten me. He went to my parents and proposed marriage, and even publicized the fact that I was deprived of my virginity by him in the village... I want to make a special statement,

In the eyes of the people in the village, this kind of thing has nothing to do with morality, but it means that the former relationship between a man and a woman has become an unmarried couple. As long as both parents agree and hold a banquet in the village, there is no need to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to obtain a marriage certificate.

They are a legal and recognized couple."
Chapter completed!