The man raised his head and glanced at Zhou Zhimo, then quickly lowered his head and whispered, "I can't say."
Zhou Zhimo could tell that this person was better at breaking through than the other suspect.
He began to follow the temptation: "You have committed a crime by setting fire to hurt people."
"If you shield others again, you will have to add another crime of shielding."
"Besides, the people who instigated you will not be able to escape legal responsibility because of your cover."
The man kept rubbing his fingers on his left and right hands, his shoulders shaking slightly.
Zhou Zhimo continued to say to him: "Actually, you don't want that family to be burned to death, right?"
"I'll tell you some news, the two old people from that family are still alive."
The man raised his head, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then it was shattered.
Zhou Zhimo leaned on the back of his chair and looked at him: "But, that man's condition is not very good now."
"They are also worried that they will continue to be retaliated against."
"Think about it, the people who instigated you must also know about their treatment in the hospital."
"Then will this person continue to seek revenge?"
"Since her family is kind to you, you can't just watch her continue to commit crimes, can you?"
The corner of the man's mouth moved, and after a while, he whispered: "She is Director Lin's wife."
He carefully observed the expressions on Zhou Zhimo and Liang Yinuo's faces and saw that they were not angry.
Then he continued: "Director Lin was stationed in our village. One time my mother fell ill, and it was he who sent her to the hospital."
"When my brother and I rushed back, my mother was in the hospital and the doctors had already made arrangements."
"Director Lin not only paid the money, but also helped an acquaintance find a good doctor."
"He is a benefactor to our family, but he wants nothing."
"During the Chinese New Year, we found out his home address and sent things to him."
"He couldn't help but stay. When he left, he packed a lot of clothes and household items for us."
"Actually, I said I was giving him gifts because I wanted to thank him. On the contrary, we took advantage."
The corners of the man's eyes were wet: "It's a pity that such a good person died suddenly."
"My brother and I came back from outside and found out that Director Lin was no longer here."
"When I went to the door, I heard Mrs. Lin say that after Director Lin left, their mother and son were not doing well."
Seeing that he stopped talking, Zhou Zhimo asked softly: "What did she say?"
The man replied: "Mrs. Lin said that that family, her former in-laws, caused her son to be arrested by the police."
"She went to find someone, but no one was willing to help her when Director Lin was gone."
"My brothers saw her crying pitifully as a woman, thinking that Director Lin had not yet had time to repay the great kindness he had done back then."
"We just wanted to do something to help her."
"She hated that family so much and wanted them to experience the loss of their family."
"She wanted to see the family burned to death, their bones shattered and ashes scattered..."
His voice became smaller and smaller, and he stopped talking.
Faced with this kind of "repaying kindness", Zhou Zhimo was as speechless as if he had seen those quarrels caused by "foolish filial piety".
Then he interrogated another arsonist. He was very tough at first. He didn't say a word, as if he could not betray others at all costs.
When Zhou Zhimo told him that he had obtained evidence of their crime, surveillance video, the victim's testimony, and his brother's confession.
The man's shoulders slumped and he muttered: "Spineless guy."
Zhou Zhimo said to him: "This is not a matter of integrity."
"You take your brother to commit crimes, and you want to protect the person who instigated you. Isn't this selfish?"
The man defended: "But they were kind to us and saved my mother."
Zhou Zhimo advised: "You can repay the kindness I received in the past."
"But it's not about hurting other people to fulfill your gratitude."
"What's more, do you really believe that Director Lin's wife's one-sided words mean that the family has committed an unforgivable crime and should be burned to death?"
The man raised his eyelids and looked at Zhou Zhimo: "Anyway, that family is definitely not a good person."
Zhou Zhimo told him: "When a person judges the quality of others, he will use his own standards to measure it."
"More often, you will first consider the impact on your own interests to decide whether that person is a good person or a bad person."
"The family that was burned had a daughter who married Director Lin's son Lin Jiajun."
"That girl's eyes were full of Lin Jiajun, but she didn't know until her death that one of the culprits that made her unable to live was her husband."
"The case is over, the evidence is conclusive, and Lin Jiajun himself told the facts of the crime."
"Of course he has to take responsibility. It was a living human life."
"And Mrs. Lin, just because of this, wants you to go to her house to set fire to others."
"I believe she didn't tell you these things behind her back, right?"
The man was a little surprised, but still wanted to insist: "Then it must be that the family did not educate their daughter well, which is why Lin Jiajun was forced to kill her."
Zhou Zhimo smiled angrily: "Lin Jiajun killed her first to resist the harm his parents had done to him and to take revenge."
"The second is for the generous dowry brought by the girl, so that it can be used as a living capital for another woman in the future."
Zhou Zhimo told him: "These experiences are all recorded, you don't have to doubt it."
Zhou Zhimo's words completely shattered the last bit of luck and hope in his heart.
At this point, the two arsonists have fully confessed. It will be left to the judicial authorities to determine whether Mrs. Lin was behind the scenes and whether they can be convicted.
There was a call from the hospital. Fang Qiyuan's father finally passed away due to lung infection and rescue efforts failed.
Fang Qiyuan's mother was left behind. When Zhou Zhimo saw her, she had become much older in just a few days. Like dead branches that have been drained of life in winter, they stand numb in the cold wind.
When she knew that the arsonist was ordered by Lin Jiajun's mother, she wiped the tears from her eyes and said in a deep voice: "In one's life, come naked and leave naked."
"A fire, a wisp of smoke, nothing."
After saying that, she walked away with a dull expression, her slightly hunched back, and slowly disappeared at the end of the aisle.
Fang Qiyuan's mother went to the detention center to visit Fang Zhengyang.
Fang Zhengyang's eyes were slightly red: "Mom, I thought you wouldn't come to see me."
Mother Fang said calmly: "Mom came to see you. Your sister is gone, and so is your father."
"It was Lin Jiajun's mother who found someone to prevent the fire from burning down the house. That's why your father died."
"I want to find a good lawyer and get her to die."
"You stay inside and learn to be a good person."
She didn't listen to Fang Zhengyang and left directly. This son broke her heart.
After she came out, Fang's mother found a lawyer and paid a large amount of legal fees: "No matter how much it costs, she must be brought to justice."
