Even if there was no evidence of murder, even if the confessions were contradictory, the court stopped two sentences against Zhang Yuhuan. After the verdict, Zhang Yuhuan began a difficult appeal for 27 years. The reason why this case can turn for the better is that he has every ordinary and kind person in his bones, such as Zhang Minqiang's "big brother is like a father", Song's "one day husband and wife are grateful for a hundred days", Zhang Youling's pity and pity, Cao Yinglan's duty, Faye Wong's duty as a lawyer, and so on. Everyone's strength is enormous. It is precisely because everyone who is ordinary and kind is doing ordinary things that the world becomes more and more extraordinary and Zhang Yuhuan can clear his grievances.
After Zhang Yuhuan was tried by the court, his brother Zhang Minqiang went to visit him in prison. Zhang Minqiang questioned whether the victim would be killed by him, but Zhang Yuhuan said that he didn't kill anyone, so Zhang Minqiang chose to trust his brother. In the next 20 years, Zhang Yuhuan's brother, Zhang Minqiang, insisted on writing a letter every week and visiting and reporting everywhere, hoping to retry the case.
In the past 20 years, I have written more than 1000 letters, and I have received similar replies, which can be described in one word, that is, waiting. For more than 20 years, Zhang Minqiang has also been treated coldly by others, and has suffered many unjust, false and wrong cases, but he has also made efforts from time to time. He said: After my father died, I was the younger generation in my family. "Big brother is like a father." My brother should help my brother.
Song Xiaonv is Zhang Yuhuan's wife. She also visited Zhang Yuhuan in prison and asked Zhang Minqiang the same question, but Zhang Yuhuan's answer did not change. Song Xiaonv chose to trust her husband. In the past 20 years, when she was busy in Zhang Yuhuan, she tried to make a living. She visited many relevant departments, but her education level was limited. She mainly relied on Zhang Yuhuan's brother to write to her, but her letters were not answered.
1999, this strong woman suffered a heavy blow in her life and divorced. After Song Xiaonv remarried, she ignored Zhang Yuhuan. She is still campaigning for Zhang Yuhuan, taking care of her mother-in-law and fighting for representation. On August 4, 2020, Zhang Yuhuan, who was released, received huge compensation. Song Xiaonv said that she would never go back to Zhang Yuhuan. Because she is very happy now, her husband has paid a lot for her.
A key turning point in this case is Zhang Youling, a village doctor, whose friend was sentenced to prison for robbing with a knife. Zhang Youling said that she was involved in this case because her friend inadvertently told me that Zhang Yuhuan kept complaining and negotiating in prison.
Her friend said that Zhang Yuhuan may really be wronged because he has been trying to negotiate for years. After understanding, Zhang Youling decided to help Zhang Yuhuan. So, on 20 16, she found a reporter, Cao Yinglan, and she told Cao Yinglan that she wanted to fight for an opportunity for Zhang Yuhuan.
Cao Yinglan was the first journalist involved in the Zhang Yuhuan case. From June 2065438 to June 2007, Cao Yinglan went to Zhangjiacun, stopped his visit and investigation of Zhang Yuhuan case, and wrote a report. However, for various reasons, she never published this report. But Cao Yinglan didn't give up, because she shouldered the responsibility of a reporter.
She said that if Zhang Yuhuan was really wronged, then Zhang Yuhuan must be very disappointed at this time. Unable to get over it, she introduced the case to lawyer Faye Wong, and lawyer Faye Wong asked to represent Zhang Yuhuan for free.
Lawyer Faye Wong said that all expenses in the process of handling will be borne by me. Because he can't let a wronged person stand trial, if Zhang Yuhuan really wronged, he is willing to help him once.
He said that Zhang Yuhuan's case is inseparable from all walks of life. When Zhang Yuhuan was acquitted, his heart finally sank. He said that the task had been completed. He said that when he met Zhang Yuhuan, he didn't give him any promises. He was just trying to save him.
Faye Wong put forward three possible reasons for extorting a confession by torture in this case. First, because of the pressure to solve the case, the police have to find a scapegoat without any clues, which may extort a confession by torture. Second, investigators are slow and steady, and their inner interests and honors may make them ignore objective facts such as physical evidence in the process of handling cases. Third, it may be that the solidified police ideology in a specific period mainly relies on its own experience and other factors to judge cases.
In 27 years, Zhang Yuhuan finally cleared the wrongs, which is inseparable from the persistence of every ordinary and kind person. To pursue the truth of things, to explore the inner world, to explore family, friendship and love, to believe that there will always be light in a dark life, and to wish everyone can pursue the footsteps of happiness and harvest warmth.