Chapter 14: Cage (Part 1)

  "Is there another girl thrown on the train?"

  After hearing Qin Feng's words, Director Song immediately called over a police officer and said: "Go check the starting point of that train, send someone there right away and bring that child back."

  As a veteran detective of several decades, Director Song naturally knew that interrogating suspects also required strategy. Sometimes satisfying some of the suspect's conditions would actually make the interrogation proceed more smoothly.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, after he gave the order to find the little girl, Qin Feng's anxious face relaxed, and there was no longer the hostility that had been present when he first entered.

  "Thank you, thank you Grandpa!" Qin Feng looked at his handcuffed hands and expressed his gratitude to the old man in front of him. His simple and sincere demeanor even made Director Song doubt his own conjecture.

  Director Song didn't beat around the bush either and said straightforwardly: "Young man, those people... were all killed by you, right?"

  After hearing the old man's words, Qin Feng's heart tightened, but his face remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "That's right, I killed them. They broke into my home and wanted to beat me up and take away my sister. This is self-defense!"

  Qin Feng, although a vagabond, was not ignorant of the law. In his free time, apart from practicing martial arts and picking up scraps, he liked to read books. And in Qin Feng's dilapidated hut, what was least lacking were books.

  From comic books to literary classics and legal knowledge, Qin Feng had read them all. He vaguely remembered that a juvenile under the age of 14 who committed a crime was not required to bear criminal responsibility.

  Qin Feng had just turned thirteen, so even if he had committed a serious crime, the police couldn't do anything to him, which was why Qin Feng had been able to kill without any qualms.

  "Self-defense? Are you aware that there's also a crime called 'excessive self-defense'?"

  Looking at the calm and composed young man in front of him, Director Song felt a sudden sense of annoyance. He had seen countless criminals filled with evil, but he had never seen anyone like Qin Feng, who still looked as if nothing was wrong after killing five people.

  "My sister and I wandered here, and I'm only 13 years old, haven't been to school, don't understand what you mean by self-defense..."

  Qin Feng shook his head. Since the incident at home a few years ago, he had never had a good impression of the police. Otherwise, why would someone still be guarding their own door after his parents went missing that day? Why didn't the police go catch those bad people?

  This was also the main reason why Qin Feng took his sister to a distant place, and he had an unconscious distrust of the police in his heart. Now facing a room full of police officers, he didn't want to say much either.

  "You're only 13 years old? How...how is that possible?" Director Song didn't mind Qin Feng's attitude, but he was shocked by his words.

  Qin Feng's face still had a childish look, but he was very tall and had a maturity that few young people possessed, making him appear to be around fifteen or sixteen years old.

  Moreover, the ruthless and cunning way Qin Feng killed people was something that even some old Jianghu hands couldn't do. Director Song couldn't believe Qin Feng's claimed age no matter what.

  "I brought my sister here five years ago, and everyone in the town knows." Qin Feng didn't argue either. In more than half a year of eating and drinking at the Liu's house, his body had grown by seven or eight centimeters, looking like a small adult now.

  Director Song frowned upon hearing this and turned to a police officer behind him, saying: "Officer Wu, go investigate in the town immediately."

  Although the cause of this matter was not on Qin Feng's body, his murderous heart when he got angry made Director Song feel a little chilled to the bone. If possible, Director Song wanted to send Qin Feng to a juvenile reform school for labor reform for a few years.

  It is necessary to know that vagrants like Qin Feng, who have no parents and have committed shocking crimes, if not guided correctly and allowed to drift in society, may still pose a greater threat to society in the future.

  According to the national criminal law, people under 14 years old do not need to bear criminal responsibility. However, there is another clause that those who have reached 14 years old but are under 16 years old and commit particularly serious crimes also need to bear criminal responsibility.

  Qin Feng's act of killing five people is already a very serious crime, but if he really was 13 years old, Director Song would also have no way to deal with him.

  "We will investigate what you said, you take good care of your injury first."

  Some head-scratching Director Song ended his conversation with Qin Feng, he still had to rush back to report to the leader, after all, in the early 1990s when the folk customs were relatively simple and pure, such cases were still shocking.

  "You can do whatever you want with me, but find my sister!"

  When Director Song walked out of the ward, Qin Feng shouted, although Qin Jing was also a clever and nimble girl, she was only eight years old this year. What Qin Feng feared most was that she would suffer some harm if she wandered outside.

  Director Song nodded, but his footsteps didn't stop. This case made his mood very heavy. No one could have imagined that such a bloody case was actually done by a child.

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  Although orders had been given to seal off the news, paper can't wrap up fire after all. The matter of Qin Feng killing the Sun brothers spread throughout the small town in just a few days.

  The Sun family was also a big household in the small town. Although these two brothers were not competitive, their old man was kind to others and had good relationships with people in the town.

  The pain of losing a child, and one death is still two sons. The old Sun led a group of Sun's clan to start petitioning, demanding severe punishment for the murderer. The news that a small town had produced a killer also spread quickly.

  This made the work of the Public Security Bureau passive, because after their careful investigation, Qi Baoyu, who was originally waiting at the train station, was caught on the spot due to his suspicious behavior and flustered manner after the train station was sealed off.

  Thus, the identities of Hao Lao Da and others were exposed, as well as their motives for committing the crime. The dead people, except for the Sun brothers, all had blood on their hands.

  According to the clues provided by Qi Baoyu, the police in both places cooperated and eradicated the begging gang in that coastal city, which can be considered as removing a tumor from society.

  It's just that in dealing with Qin Feng, the leaders of the municipal bureau felt very embarrassed, and the key point was Qin Feng's age. Because Qin Feng bit to death his own under fourteen years old, according to national criminal law, he cannot be sentenced.

  However, the repeated visits of the Sun family also made the public security bureau leaders scratch their heads. After several times of city leaders' cars being blocked, the municipal government issued instructions to handle the case quickly and severely.

  Two months later, the court made a judgment on this case. In the judgment, they determined Qin Feng's age to be fourteen years old.

  As Qin Feng was between 14 and 16 years old, due to the severity of the case but considering his youth and showing mercy, he was given a lighter sentence, sentenced to five years in prison.

  Considering that imprisoning minors and adults together is not conducive to the healthy growth of young people, after the judgment is pronounced, Qin Feng will be sent to the province's only juvenile reform school.

  In the entire Cangzhou area, a large-scale rectification campaign was carried out in martial arts schools, and strict requirements were put forward for the education of martial arts students' martial arts morality.

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  The day before being sent to the reform school, Liu Zimo, under his father's leadership, came to the detention center again and looked at his bald-headed friend, he was speechless.

  "Ah Feng, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have handed the gun over to you." Liu Zimo, who was one year younger than Qin Feng, could no longer control his emotions and burst into loud sobs.

  Liu Zimo received news of Qin Feng's murder half a month ago, and at that time he immediately wrapped up his father and returned to Cangzhou to make excuses for Qin Feng.

  They just came back too late, Qin Feng's case had already been settled, and because of the gun head's matter, it almost dragged the Liu family in, and it took a lot of effort to settle this matter.

  "Zi Mo, have you found my sister?"

  Qin Feng looked at Liu Zimo, the wound on his head had healed, and instead of being locked up in a cell, he was eating and drinking well, and his body had become much stronger.

  But the gloom in Qin Feng's eyes, however, was daunting. He didn't care about what kind of punishment he would receive, but instead was always worried about his only younger sister.

  Liu Zimo didn't dare to look into Qin Feng's eyes and lowered his head, saying: "Sorry, Ah Feng, I've been searching for Xiao Ji all this time, but...but I just can't find her! Da Huang couldn't find Xiao Ji either!"

  "Xiao Jie, where are you?" Qin Feng's eyes showed a disappointed expression, his right hand clenched tightly, and even the pain of his fingernails digging into his flesh was not felt.

  For this news, Qin Feng had some psychological preparation because just yesterday, Director Song came to see him and informed that the police in two cities had been mobilized, but still couldn't find Qin Jing.

  According to Director Song, Qin Jia might have gotten off the train halfway and was possibly adopted by a family, which is also what Qin Feng has been using to comfort himself.

  The hardships of childhood made Qin Feng and his sister unusually mature. Qin Feng believed that his sister would be fine, and the two siblings would definitely meet again someday.

  Seeing the sad look on his son's face, Liu Zimo's father spoke up: "Qin Feng, don't worry, I'll keep sending people to look for Xiao Qin Jia. You can rest assured and serve your sentence, if there's anything, just tell Uncle Liu."

  Liu Zimo's father and elder brother were in charge of the family business together, so they didn't lack money. During this period, he had put up wanted posters for him along the cities on that train route.

  "Thank you, Uncle Liu, I will definitely come out soon."

  After hearing Liu's words, Qin Feng regained his calmness, but this calmness made Liu Zimo's father feel a little nervous. Who knows if there is a volcano about to erupt behind the calmness?

  Having experienced unimaginable twists and turns since childhood, Qin Feng was far more mature than ordinary children. He had long learned how to hide his emotions. From the day the verdict was delivered, Qin Feng had already made up his mind.

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