Chapter 212: The County Magistrate Personally intervene

When they heard this, Shitou thought of something and covered his mouth with his hand, then scratched his head embarrassedly. “Just forgot.”

County Magistrate Guo Zijing hung up the phone and walked out of his office. “Secretary Liu, prepare the car. We’re heading to Chaoyang Commune.”

Secretary Liu asked, “Secretary, should we inform them at Chaoyang Commune first?”

Guo Zijing glanced at his watch. “Sure, give Chaoyang Commune a call first. Let them know we’re coming, so we don’t arrive and can’t find anyone.”

At Chaoyang Commune, Wang Tiejun, who was about to leave work, was stopped by the switchboard operator. “Director, it’s a call from the county.”

Wang Tiejun quickly propped up his bicycle and walked over quickly. “I’m Wang Tiejun.”

Wang Tiejun didn’t expect that the county magistrate to come personally to inquire about this case. Who exactly was this victim that so many people were concerned about?

He thought to himself, Zhang Dezhen, that Village secretary probably won’t last. Nothing specific was mentioned above, everyone just called to ask about the progress of the case.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Tiejun hurried out and gathered the cadres from the commune and the comrades from the police station. “Stay a bit longer tonight. The county just called, the magistrate will be here soon.”

The Director of the police station, Liu Jun, asked, “Director, what background does this victim have?”

Wang Tiejun replied, “We don’t know her background, but we just need to handle the case fairly and impartially. That’s all that matters. The calls from above only emphasized handling it fairly and impartially.

I suspect the person who called also knows Zhang Dezhen’s identity and is afraid we might act unfairly.”

In a quiet voice, the only female police officer in the police station, Wang Xiru, said, “The girl from Zhang’s family is really despicable. Today, Cheng Ping and I went to Qingshan Village to take Luo Qiao’s statement.

When we were taking photos to document her injuries, it was truly shocking. I couldn’t help but wonder how lucky she was to escape being trampled by cattle or falling off the cliff. She managed to grab onto an elm tree on the edge of the cliff.

Below the cliff were all thorns, if she had fallen, the consequences would have been unimaginable. She really suffered for no reason at all.”

Cheng Ping, standing beside her, added, “Her jealousy is terrifying. There was really no interaction between them. Just because Luo Qiao got into the city’s No. 1 middle school, she resorted to such extreme measures. It’s truly an unjustifiable calamity.”

Wang Xiru looked at Cheng Ping. “Don’t lump everyone together. Not everyone is as malicious as her.”

The director of the police station, Liu Jun, said, “Now that we have the statements and evidence ready, let’s send the suspect off early tomorrow morning.”

After waiting for over an hour, the cadre members from the commune and the comrades from the police station finally received County Magistrate Guo and Secretary Liu.

After a brief discussion about the commune’s daily work, County Magistrate Guo turned to today’s case. Knowing that all evidence had been gathered and the culprit had confessed, they were to be transferred to the county detention center tomorrow.

Guo then carefully inquired about the details of the incident, learning that the perpetrator was a seventeen-year-old girl, whose father was the village secretary. He also understood the girl’s motives for committing the crime.

After a moment of silence, Guo remarked, “Raising a child to behave like this, it seems he’s not fit to remain in his position. If his daughter has become so indulgent, he should first sort out his family affairs.”

Wang Tiejun nodded. “Yes, such village members and cadres are also a failure on our part. The cadre members of our commune should reflect and self-criticize as well.”