Chapter 673: Birthday Ceremony (1)
"I'm crazy!" Yu Xuan's face was very heavy. No matter who heard such a cruel case, he would never feel good, especially because such a case actually happened to those around him.
"No, these people are all inhumane."
Liu Jiaxi shook his head and said, "There are 32 people involved in the case now. I'm afraid this is the largest number of people involved in the case since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the number of deaths can also be ranked among the top few. Now the Ministry of Public Security has dispatched a working group to guide the work."
As the suspects were arrested and brought to justice, the context of this major murder and insurance fraud case gradually became clear. The leader of the gang was mainly composed of the You brothers and Wu Erbao and others, and the members of the gang were developed in a network form below.
The location involved in the case was not only in Jin Province, but has now extended to Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang Province. Even in the more remote Guizhou Province, there are cases they committed, and they have developed from coal mines to various metal mines. The things recorded in the files are simply sensational.
What's even worse is that after You Long and Wu Erbao set the "vote of a letter" rule, almost everyone of the gang members had murders, especially the more than a dozen female members, who were unable to commit murder in the underground, changed to looking for murder in their lives and handing over a letter of "vote of a letter" in their lives.
As a result, many new and innocent lives were murdered. Among the fifty-eight dead people who have been found, twelve died because of the "sacrifice". The dead were not all homeless people in society, but there were several normal people.
For example, the case of the unsolved taxi driver in Hebei Province the previous year was committed by members of the Youlong gang. The murderer turned out to be a 52-year-old middle-aged and elderly woman. When she got off the car, she handed the taxi driver a bottle of highly toxic drink, which led to the driver's death.
The reason why the case was never solved was because it was unable to grasp the motive of the suspect. The direction of the investigation at that time was focused on the social relationship between the death taxi driver, but no one could have imagined that the passing of the innocent life was just for a "vote of fame".
"All these people should be shot!" Wei Mingcheng said angrily. Although he served in the army and would handle some emergencies in normal times, he had never encountered such a brutal and harsh case before.
"If there is no accident, the number of people sentenced to death in this gang will probably account for the vast majority..."
After hearing Wei Mingcheng's words, Liu Jiaxi nodded. The saying that the law does not blame the public cannot be applied to this case. To kill people and pay their lives, owes debts and pay them back. Moreover, according to national laws, the crime of murder is the most serious. As long as the facts are found out, there are probably few members of the gang that can survive.
"Brother Liu, it's the New Year, let's not talk about these..."
Seeing that everyone's expressions were a little heavy, Fang Yi smiled and changed the subject and said, "Let me go back and I will accompany you to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and buy some things for my sister-in-law and the others."
"No, no, Fang Yi, just accompany Miss Bai..." Liu Jiaxi waved his hand quickly. From the conversation just now, he could also hear that Fang Yi's girlfriend seemed to have come from the capital. It is estimated that these two people are usually together.
"Brother Yi, just go with my uncle!" Si Yuanjie volunteered. Si Yuanjie was undoubtedly the happiest thing about Liu Jiaxi's arrival. After this person lost his relatives, he would always cherish the friendship of his hometown people even more.
"That's fine, let's have dinner together tonight!" Fang Yi thought for a while and nodded. There was something wrong with him. The teacher came from home and wanted to accompany him. He also wanted to help Bai Chuxia choose the gifts given to his grandfather. He really couldn't leave-
"Boy, OK, you have urinary sensation!"
After seeing off Liu Jiaxi, Fatty and others, Fang Yi had just returned to the house and Wei Mingcheng gave him a thumbs up. Although Wei Mingcheng had a little bit of arrogance from a family, he was straightforward. Fang Yi's actions in this case had already won the respect of Wei Mingcheng.
"Brother Wei, I just beat the edge drums, and the police did it all." Fang Yi did not take credit and said with a smile: "The things I have prepared for you are ready, let's take a look first..."
When he got home yesterday, Fang Yi sorted out Zheng Banqiao's calligraphy and paintings. Among the batches of calligraphy and paintings I got from Peng Bin this time, Zheng Banqiao's works were the most, including three characters and two paintings, and they were all fine works of Zheng Banqiao during his prime.
It’s a coincidence that before the New Year, Fang Yi and his teacher focused on repairing these calligraphy and paintings, and after the restoration, Sun Lianda personally screened them, so if they took them out to give gifts, they just need to buy a gift box and put them in.
"Early summer, there are two paintings, you can choose one..." Fang Yi walked to the collection room, took out several calligraphy and paintings of Zheng Banqiao, and then spread a layer of soft cloth on the dining table, and then spread the two paintings of Zheng Banqiao.
"You boy, I'm really willing to do it."
Seeing the two paintings, Yu Xuan couldn't help but twitch his lips. You know, one of these two paintings is called "Bamboo and Stone Picture" and the other is called "Orchid Picture". Both are Zheng Banqiao's most famous representative paintings, and it is basically hard to find a painting on the market.
Especially the "Bamboo and Stone Picture", which also engraved Zheng Banqiao's most famous poem "Presist in the green mountains and does not relax, the roots are originally in the broken rocks, and it is still strong after thousands of blows, and the wind is still strong, and the wind is in the south, west and north." Moreover, it was written by Zheng Banqiao, which made this painting more and more precious.
"Hey, Fang Yi, is this drawn by Zheng Banqiao?"
Wei Mingcheng approached the two paintings, looked carefully, pointed to the inscription below the poem "Bamboo and Stone Picture" and said, "Isn't Zheng Banqiao's name three sons? The inscription on this is two characters. Fang Yi, don't fool us with fake paintings. My grandfather has a very high level of appreciating calligraphy and paintings."
As soon as Wei Mingcheng said this, the few people standing by the table suddenly showed a look of surprise on their faces, especially Yu Xuan. He never expected that his old friend who was also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting would have given birth to a son who knew nothing about it.
"Wei Mingcheng, can you close your mouth?"
Before Fang Yi could speak, Bai Chuxia was almost angry with her cousin. She originally thought that her grandfather loved Zheng Banqiao's works and everyone in her family knew it, but when she heard her cousin's words, Bai Chuxia realized that she had really overestimated him.
"What? Am I wrong?"
Seeing the expressions on the faces of the people around him, Wei Mingcheng knew that he had said the wrong thing. He scratched his head and said, "I went to the army at a very young age. I don't need to prepare gifts for my grandfather's birthday, so I really don't know much about these..."
Actually, it’s not Wei Mingcheng’s fault. He stays in the army all year round. When his grandfather celebrates his birthday, he just comes back and kowtows. He doesn’t need to give any gifts at all. He just thought about getting a playful jade item for his grandfather on a whim this year.
Bai Chuxia also had no choice but to use his cousin, and pointed to the words on the "Bamboo and Stone Picture" and said: "Wei Mingcheng, Zheng Xie is Zheng Banqiao, his surname is Zheng Xie, Banqiao is just his name, so if you don't know, don't talk nonsense!"
"Oh, it turns out that this word is pronounced Xie. This person is really true. If it is such a rare word, wouldn't I know the crab?" Hearing his cousin's words, Wei Mingcheng curled his lips. He looked at it for a long time but couldn't recognize the word. Subconsciously, he thought the painting was fake.
"I'm too lazy to talk to you." Bai Chuxia turned her head and said to Fang Yi: "Fang Yi, just this painting cost. How much? I'll call you..."
Bai Chuxia helped her parents find Zheng Banqiao's works that she had been looking for for a long time. She naturally knew the prices of Zheng Banqiao's works. She knew that the price of such a large and representative "Bamboo and Stone Picture" was at least one million.
Naturally, Bai Chuxia can't afford it himself, but her parents are still strongly supported by her family. Although this painting is a little expensive, it is not an affordable price for the Bai family.
"Forget the money, didn't you ask me to go with you to celebrate the old man's birthday? This painting is my birthday gift."
Fang Yi smiled and waved his hand, saying, "This painting is what we two gave to the old man. The old man has experienced storms in his life, but he stands proudly like this bamboo and stone. It complements this "Bamboo and Stone Picture". I believe your grandfather will like..."
When I took out these two paintings yesterday, Fang Yi actually chose "Bamboo and Stone Picture". The reason is very simple. Bai Chuxia's grandfather came from the war years and I don't know how many hardships he suffered in his life. The strong bamboo in the broken rock in this picture can symbolize the noble character of the old man.
"Then...well, even if it's what we both gave."
Bai Chuxia is not the kind of shy girl. After thinking about it, he nodded and agreed. Although the environment he grew up with Fang Yi was different, there was one thing that the two were very similar, that is, they had no idea about money.
"Hey, Fang Yi, you have your birthday gift, then... what about mine..." Seeing that my cousin had chosen something, Wei Mingcheng was a little anxious. This was the first year he gave his grandfather a birthday gift. Although he had also gotten a Shoushan Stone before, he always felt that he was not so happy.
Seeing my cousin's longing look, Bai Chuxia couldn't help but laugh, turned to Fang Yi and said, "Fang Yi, do you have any carved works? Give me one to my brother."
"Okay, I carved a few items a few days ago. There is a birthday boy's play piece, which is quite suitable." Fang Yi nodded when he heard this, got up and went into the house to take out a handheld piece, and said, "This thing has not been polished yet, but it has time to go there, so I'll just send it over and polish it later."
"This is good, this is good!" When Wei Mingcheng saw the jade birthday star in Fang Yi's hand, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Although this handle is not big, it fully reflects the smile of the birthday boy. Moreover, the two longevity peaches hanging on his shoulder are also very eye-catching. Wei Mingcheng believes that grandpa will definitely like it.
"Well, brother, how much does this thing cost?"
Chapter completed!