Chapter 176: Shen Ruyi’s Sentence

If Lu Zhenting had gotten into more trouble, Wang Weihua would have felt responsible.

Though Su An and Lu Zhenting were okay, Wang Weihua still apologized to them, saying, Su Zhiqing, Lu Zhiqing, I’m really sorry for you.

If I hadn’t been worried about the reputation of our Yutou Village production team and had reported Shen Zhiqing directly to the police, we wouldn’t be in this situation.

Seeing Wang Weihua’s remorse, Su An quickly reassured him, Captain, you can’t blame yourself for this.

Who could have known that Shen Ruyi wouldn’t reflect after being reformed at the farm and would resort to such extreme actions?

Lu Zhenting added, Yes, Captain, you are not to blame. Please don’t be too hard on yourself.

Wang Weihua was moved to tears by their understanding.

Okay, since you both say so, I won’t blame myself anymore. But I owe you both for this. If you ever need anything in the future, just let me know.

I will do my best to help.

Su An and Lu Zhenting nodded in agreement.

They genuinely didn’t hold Wang Weihua responsible and had no intention of asking him for favors in the future; they were just trying to make him feel better.

Meanwhile, Tao Dani brought an old hen from her home to give to Lu Zhenting, believing he needed good nourishment for recovery.

Given that every household could only raise a few chickens and relied on them for eggs, Su An and Lu Zhenting felt it was best not to accept the old hen.

Aunt Dani, we really appreciate your kindness, but we don’t need this chicken. You can take it back and keep it for laying eggs.

We have enough tonics here, and we can get game, Su An insisted.

After some back and forth, Tao Dani eventually took the old hen back.

Noticing that Lu Zhenting needed someone to care for him and that living in the educated youth site wasn’t as convenient, Jiang Xinyue suggested that Lu Zhenting and Guo Miao move in with them.

Su An had originally built three rooms, and if Guo Miao and Lu Zhenting moved in, there would be a room shortage.

However, since Lu Wanting and Sun Xinxin, two female comrades, shared a room, there was a possibility to allocate a room for Guo Miao and Lu Zhenting.

Lu Zhenting was thrilled at the prospect of moving in because it meant he could see Su An every day.

After Lu Zhenting was discharged from the hospital, Su An was eager to learn about the outcome of Shen Ruyi’s trial.

It had been quite some time, and she wondered if the verdict had been announced.

While Su An was lost in thought, she spotted Cheng Siyuan approaching the Yutou Village Production Team.

As she had suspected, Cheng Siyuan was there to discuss the results of Shen Ruyi’s trial.

From Cheng Siyuan, Su An learned that Shen Ruyi had received a serious sentence.

She was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.

Even if Shen Ruyi refrained from committing any further crimes during those two years, she would still be imprisoned for life.

Su An felt satisfied with the outcome. It would have been too easy for Shen Ruyi to simply die; a lifetime in prison, under constant restriction, would be a more fitting punishment.

After informing Su An, Cheng Siyuan asked, Comrade Su An, are you satisfied with this outcome?

If the parties involved are not satisfied with the verdict, we can also escalate it to higher authorities.

Director Cheng, we will accept the punishment decided by your public security agency without objection. I trust that you’ve made a fair judgment in this matter.

Cheng Siyuan appreciated Su An’s understanding and support for the justice process.

Comrade Su An, thank you very much for your understanding and support of our public security efforts.

After Cheng Siyuan shared the news, he spent some time with Su An before leaving.

He wanted to linger longer, but there was no suitable reason for him to stay.

The news of Shen Ruyi’s sentence spread quickly throughout the Yutou Village Production Team.

No one sympathized with her fate; they all believed she deserved it.

If she hadn’t contemplated kidnapping and murder, would she have faced such a dire consequence?

Wang Weihua used Shen Ruyi’s case as a cautionary tale for the team members, urging them not to follow her example and engage in illegal activities, or they might end up suffering a similar fate.

At the same time, in Beijing City, the Shen family received news of Shen Ruyi’s actions and her subsequent sentence.

Understanding that she was a member of their family, Cheng Siyuan felt it necessary to inform the Shen family about the situation.

However, he was determined to ensure that the family would not meddle in the case.

The Shen family was wealthy, but the severity of Shen Ruyi’s crimes made it impossible for them to intervene successfully.

Upon hearing about Shen Ruyi’s actions in the countryside, the Shen family was shocked.

She had always been well-behaved within the family, and they could not believe that she would resort to kidnapping and murder shortly after going to the countryside.

Old Master Shen sighed, Fortunately, we didn’t keep this girl in the family. Otherwise, with her temperament, who knows what troubles she would have caused us.

After the old master spoke, the other members of the family expressed their relief.

Indeed, if they had not sent Shen Ruyi away when they did, they would have been forced to bear the repercussions of her actions.

Old Lady Shen added, Other people’s children are other people’s children, but our Shen family’s children would never act this way.

I didn’t think much of it before, but now I see that this girl is nothing like our family.

Which of the Shen family’s children wasn’t exceptionally intelligent in their studies? Yet Shen Ruyi’s abilities were merely average.

The children of the Shen family were all attractive, while Shen Ruyi’s appearance was quite ordinary.

Not to mention her character. Even with the Shen family’s guidance, she had become a normal person; at least she wouldn’t engage in illegal or immoral acts.

In such a short time since moving to the countryside, she had dared to do anything.

What does this suggest? It indicates that Shen Ruyi was born with a poor character.

Uncle Shen Changlin remarked, Exactly, our Shen family’s children would never stoop so low.

Since she isn’t one of us, whatever she does is her own business, and we won’t concern ourselves with her fate.

Had Shen Ruyi been a true child of the Shen family, they would likely have sought ways to save her, but since she wasn’t, they felt no obligation to care about her life or death.