Three hours before jumping into the sea, Qiu Beibei called her mother and asked if there was any place where she could borrow money. She loaned 2 million to "that man", which was the breakup fee the other party asked her for.

Three hours before jumping into the sea, Qiu Beibei (pseudonym) called her mother and asked if there was any place where she could borrow money. She loaned 2 million to "that man", which was the breakup fee that the other party asked her for. , she "really couldn't stand the torture anymore."

My mother said that it is too late now, and I have to wait until tomorrow if I want to borrow it.

Qiu Beibei did not wait until tomorrow. At 10:25 pm on April 5, she called the police and said she wanted to jump into the sea. When the police arrived, the man was gone. Only two packs of cigarettes, a bottle of water, and a pack of rat poison scattered on the ground were found on the steps along the coast of Haicang District, Xiamen.

She also left a suicide note titled "Confessions and Voices of an Unfortunate Woman". In her suicide note, she accused the man Luoshan (pseudonym), who had lived with her for 11 years, of domestic violence and demanding money for a long time.

"I was forced by him to have no choice but to give up my two children and take the road of suicide. I hope the relevant departments can morally allow Luoshan to accompany me to death."

"He did not bring happiness to this family. Instead of eating, drinking, prostitution, and gambling... I am a woman and my daughter is afraid to return to Shitang. She is not afraid to return to this house. She forces me to break up all day long to divide the property."

html At around 3 a.m. on April 6, Qiu. Beibei's body was pulled ashore and she had drowned.

On April 22, Qiu Beibei’s eldest daughter Xie Wen (pseudonym) reported the case to the local police. On May 29, Luoshan was criminally detained by the police on suspicion of abuse. At present, the local procuratorate has approved the arrest of Luoshan. According to the police, since 2016, Luo Shan and Qiu Beibei often quarreled due to emotional disputes and financial issues, which led to the gradual deterioration of their relationship. During the quarrel, Luoshan beat Qiu Beibei many times.

html On the afternoon of June 7, Xie Wen paid homage to her mother at home. Photographed by Beijing News reporter Xue Xingxing

Marriage

April 5th is the Qingming Festival. Niece Qiu Hong (pseudonym) recalled that Qiu Beibei went out in the morning to pay homage to her recently deceased father.

That day, Qiu Hong didn't feel anything unusual, but she felt that her aunt talked very little, which was not like her usual personality. But considering that we were going to pay homage to the deceased that day, it was normal.

The day before, Qiu Beibei went to pay homage to her deceased husband and he was buried on the mountain behind the village. Five years after her husband married her, she contracted cancer. When she was discovered, it was already in the advanced stage. She died a week later, leaving behind a 5-year-old daughter named Xie Wen, who is in her senior year of college this year.

In previous years, her daughter Xie Wen accompanied her to worship, but this year Xie Wen had a cold and did not go home. Looking back afterwards, Xie Wen felt regretful that she should not have allowed her mother to visit the grave alone.

Xie Wen told reporters that a few years after his father passed away, his mother remarried. The other party told Qiu Beibei that she dared to be with him because she had no children. She was afraid that if the other party had children, they would come to compete for the inheritance left by her late husband, which she wanted to leave to her daughter.

But not long after we got together, the other party brought back a 3-year-old child, saying he was his son. Qiu Beibei was shocked and immediately divorced the other party.

People in southern Fujian value tradition. Qiu Beibei, who has been married twice, rarely mentions her marriage to outsiders. My friend Zhang Xia (pseudonym) never remarried after her husband passed away. Qiu Beibei once mentioned to her that she "wanted to give her children a home." In 2008, she met Luo Shan, who came to Xiamen from Zhangzhou to work. Luo Shan was 7 years older than her and divorced. Qiu Beibei's sister Qiu Yamei (pseudonym) remembers that when Qiu Beibei first took Luo Shan to meet her parents, Luo Shan told them that Abe would marry me in the future and he would not let her work so hard anymore. I will also protect.

Not long after the two parties moved in together, Zhang Xia heard Qiu Beibei say, "Luoshan is very bad. I will separate from him soon. I watched it alone." But after she became pregnant, Qiu Beibei gave up this idea. , "She is very soft-hearted, and she couldn't let go of her when she got pregnant." Perhaps because of the experience of their previous marriage, although the two have lived together for 11 years, they have never obtained a marriage certificate.

Xie Wen remembered that in 2009, when her mother was close to her due date, Luo Shan proposed breaking up with Qiu Beibei, but her mother was "silent". Later, when his youngest daughter was born, Luo Shan was not with her in the hospital."I had just finished the exam and called him to ask how my mother was doing. He said he was drinking at home and did not go to the hospital." Xie Wen said. People around

said that in 2011, Luo Shan lost money while gambling, and Qiu Beibei took his youngest daughter with him to Shantou to avoid debts and contracted canteens locally, leaving his eldest daughter, who was in junior high school, at home. Zhang Xia thought she was "stupid" and asked, "Why did you run away with him?" Later she figured out that she was afraid that the creditor would use her little daughter to threaten Luo Shan, "and she would die."

A man who drinks

In the eyes of others, 44-year-old Qiu Beibei is cheerful and optimistic, "smiling all day long when going out." In the photo, she has dark red curly hair and smiles, showing a row of neat teeth. Tenants who rented her home said that Qiu Beibei was a kind-hearted person. “She always smiled and said hello when she saw us.”

Xie Wen said that her mother was a strong woman. In other families, the father goes out to make money, but her mother has been working hard outside as long as she can remember. Opening a gold jewelry store, contracting canteens at construction sites, and driving vans to solicit customers, there was never a moment of leisure.

Her home is in Shitang Village, , Haicang District, Xiamen, which is an urban village. Enter from an uphill path, turn right, and you will see two 7-story buildings. The two buildings are right next to each other, less than one meter apart. The house is one of the legacies left by the late husband. In 2013, Qiu Beibei knocked down her old house, borrowed money from relatives and friends, and scraped together everything to build one. The other building was invested by an outsider, and she took out the land, and the rental income was divided equally after completion.

Qiu Beibei's home. Photo by Beijing News reporter Xue Xingxing

Since then, rent has become the main source of income for this family. They can earn 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a month, which is considered a good income in the local area.

Qiu Beibei believes in Buddhism and has Buddhist statues at home. She also plays Buddhist songs when she is at home alone. She planted more than a dozen potted plants on the balcony and watered them carefully every day. The roof is also full of vegetables, including peppers, water spinach, sweet potato leaves, and watermelons.

In the eyes of people around him, Luoshan seemed to have no long-term job. His sister said that Luoshan once worked in an insurance company and also ran an online ride-hailing service for a period of time. Li Yao (pseudonym), who has rented at Qiu Beibei's house for more than five years, said that Luo Shan worked for the local bus company, but resigned after not working for long. "He said I can't live with that little salary every month."

Most of the time, Luoshan is idle at home. On weekdays, he most often goes to the mahjong parlor next to his youngest daughter’s school to gamble. After playing mahjong, we went out to drink. Every month, Qiu Beibei regularly gave Luoshan living expenses ranging from 3,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan. This statement has been confirmed by many people. The verdict published by

China Judgment Documents Network shows that in 2016, Luo Shan had a dispute with others over trivial matters and later beat others, causing injuries. He was sentenced to pay 28,385.08 yuan in compensation. In addition, Luo Shan was also sued by the other party for defaulting on a loan of 45,000 yuan. Go to court.

Luoshan loves to drink. A friend who claimed to have drunk with Luo Shan dozens of times said, "I drink wine every day, more than twice a day. I drink it after lunch and drink it in the evening." Another person who has been in contact with Luo Shan said that Luo Shan drinks After drinking, his temper became louder, "As soon as I drink, I no longer know who is who."

domestic violence

In the eyes of the two families, at least in the early days of Luo and Qiu getting along, this was still a harmonious family.

Xie Wen remembered that after dinner at that time, Luo Shan would ask the whole family to go out for a walk. He rarely saw Luo Shan drinking, and she was willing to call him daddy.

No one remembers when Luo Shan hit Qiu Beibei for the first time. Xie Wen recalled that since Qiu Beibei became pregnant, Luo Shan started drinking and his attitude towards Qiu Beibei became worse and worse. According to her, Luo Shan often gambled away from home, and when he owed money, he asked Qiu Beibei for money. When Qiu Beibei refused to give it, he beat her.

Xie Wen said that one time, Luo Shan asked Qiu Beibei for money in front of her. The two of them had a fierce argument. Luo Shan wanted to take action. She stepped forward to stop him. Luo Shan directly put the hot water on the table while it was boiling. The kettle was thrown at her.

The most memorable domestic violence incident for Qiu Beibei’s nephew Xie Xiaolong was in 2016. That day, he heard a noise at Qiu Beibei's house and went over to take a look.He saw Luo Shan holding a water glass and smashing it against the wall. The broken glass splashed onto Qiu Beibei's arm, scratching it and causing blood to flow down her arm. Xie Xiaolong was so frightened that he quickly took Qiu Beibei to the hospital on a motorcycle and received 4 stitches.

During the summer vacation of 2018, Qiu Beibei’s niece Qiu Hong went to Qiu Beibei’s house as a guest. During the dinner, Luo Shan went home after drinking, quarreled with Qiu Beibei, and threw the beer bottle in his hand at Qiu Beibei.

"We were all stunned at the time." Qiu Hong said. Luo Shan rushed over to hit Qiu Beibei, but his daughter Xie Wen ran up to stop him and was slapped by him. Qiu Beibei grabbed a chair and tried to fight back, but missed. Luo Shan rushed over and grabbed his head and beat him.

"We didn't expect that we would happily go to their house for dinner and end up in such a mess." That night, they called the police, and Luo Shan was taken away from the scene by the police. They were afraid that Luo Shan would beat Qiu Beibei again when she came back, so they stayed at her home.

Tenant Li Yao lives on the 6th floor, and Qiu Beibei's family is on the 7th floor. The quarrels can be heard clearly in their bedroom. Li Yao said that there are quarrels almost every night.

Sometimes when two people quarrel fiercely, Luoshan will throw things. They also tried to persuade her, but Qiu Beibei was crying on the side with injuries on her face, but they were "outsiders after all" and couldn't say anything.

Li Yao said that one time, his wife went to Qiu Beibei's house as a guest, and Luoshan and Qiu Beibei quarreled again during the trip. Luo Shan called Qiu Beibei a "bitch" and threatened to beat her up. His wife quickly stopped him, and Luo Shan smashed the TV in the living room.

According to information provided by the Xiamen City Public Security Bureau, since 2016, Luo Shan and Qiu Beibei often quarreled due to emotional disputes and financial issues, which led to the gradual deterioration of their relationship.

During the quarrel, Luo Shan beat Qiu Beibei many times, causing injuries to his eyes, hands and other places. He also caused mental panic to Qiu Beibei by breaking cups, TVs and other items at home.

In addition, Luo Shan often followed Qiu Beibei's whereabouts and eavesdropped on his phone calls, causing Qiu Beibei a mental blow.

The “cheating” dispute

According to Luo Shan’s sister, the relationship between the two deteriorated because Qiu Beibei had an affair in 2016, which was discovered by Luo Shan. The two had a quarrel, and Luo Shan beat Qiu. Beibei. However, she did not believe that Luo Shan had engaged in long-term domestic violence. Qiu Beibei eventually committed suicide by jumping into the sea, possibly because of "emotional entanglements" with others.

html On the evening of April 5, Qiu Beibei committed suicide by jumping into the sea near Haicang Bay, Xiamen City. Photo by Beijing News reporter Xue Xingxing

Qiu’s family does not agree with Qiu Beibei’s theory of cheating. "Who did she chat with on WeChat today? Who did she talk to when collecting rent? Who did she meet while shopping for groceries? Luo Shandu said that Qiu Beibei had something to do with that person." Qiu Yamei said.

Xie Wen said that in order to prevent Qiu Beibei from contacting outsiders, Luoshan would check Qiu Beibei’s mobile phone and WeChat chat records. He also changed the door locks at home to prevent Qiu Beibei from going out, and purchased a tracker to put in Qiu Beibei's bag. Many people close to Qiu Beibei confirmed that they had less contact with Qiu Beibei in the first half of this year.

Xie Wen said that at home, Luo Shan would ask Qiu Beibei to kneel in front of the Buddha statue and swear an oath to ensure that he would not have any affair with others.

My friend Zhang Xia once went to Qiu Beibei's home and took her out to wash her hair. "We only went out for a total of 40 minutes, and he made seven or eight phone calls." Another time they went out together, and Luoshan called halfway to ask where they were, and then ran over to take Qiu Beibei home.

In the winter of 2018, after a quarrel, Qiu Beibei took the opportunity to run out of the house. Luo Shan couldn't find her, so he called his eldest daughter Xie Wen, who was studying in college in Fuzhou, and threatened to kill her mother if she couldn't rush home to deal with family matters tonight.

Xie Wen rushed home on the high-speed train that night and saw Luo Shan throwing the quilt at home and Qiu Beibei's clothes out the door, then lighting it with a lighter, and even throwing the half-burned clothes at her. The burning clothes left scars on the tiger's mouth on her hands.

Qiu Beibei hid outside for nearly three months, sometimes staying at her parents' house, sometimes going to live with Xie Wen, who was interning in Zhejiang, or at a friend's house.

Although she had no fixed place to live, she still felt happy. She said to Xie Wen, "At least I don't have to worry as much as I did at home."

But she still couldn't let go of her little daughter. After the Chinese New Year this year, she returned home in order to take care of her little daughter. She also drafted a special agreement, which said, "For the sake of my little daughter, I decided to go back to Shitang Village and work with Luo Shan to raise the child."

Local Women's Federation: Never received help before.

In the eyes of relatives and friends, Qiu Beibei is "good face" and rarely takes the initiative to tell her friends about domestic violence. My friend Mr. Liao said that once he saw Qiu Beibei's arms were "black and blue" and asked what was going on. Was he beaten? Qiu Beibei refused to admit it, saying that she accidentally bumped into it. Mr. Liao didn't believe it, "How could the collision have happened like this?"

Her parents were also very helpless about Qiu Beibei's situation. Qiu Yamei said that one time Qiu Beibei called to ask about Luo Shan. During the phone call, Luo Shan cursed and claimed that he would let Qiu Beibei die when he returned home.

Qiu Beibei felt scared and ran back to her parents' home with her little daughter overnight. When I arrived at my parents' house, my freshly washed hair was still wet and dripping with water. Luo Shan later chased Qiu Beibei to her parents' home. He stood downstairs and cursed, holding a brick in his hand.

Her mother-in-law wanted to stand up for her, but she was afraid that something would happen and said, "It's not worth it for this kind of person." Qiu Yamei said she wanted to call the police, but she quickly stopped him, saying that she was already so famous in Shitang and didn't want everyone to make a fuss at her parents' house.

Qiu Yamei also advised her whether she should seek help from the local media in Fuzhou for exposure or the local Women's Federation. Qiu Beibei disagreed and did not want to make the matter a big deal. "She felt that once these things were revealed, as a local woman, she would not be able to speak out if she was beaten by her husband like this."

Niece Qiu Hong can understand Qiu Beibei's situation. In southern Fujian, tradition is valued and the status of women is not good. high. Qiu Beibei has been remarried twice, and she can't hold her head high. "She is such a strong person, how can she let others gossip."

Lin Qiaoyun, a member of the village committee in charge of women's work in Shitang Village, said that they only learned about the incident after the incident. Knowing the situation, Qiu Beibei had never asked them for help before. The reporter asked the Women's Federation of Haicang District about this matter, but as of press time, no reply had been received.

Haicang police told reporters that since 2016, they have received 5 calls to the police from Luo and Qiu and related people, all of which were due to fierce quarrels between the two parties due to family conflicts and emotional disputes. Among them, in the first call to the police, Luoshan threw a cup and cut Qiu Beibei's elbow. In the remaining four times, no beating was found, and the two parties reached a settlement or voluntarily negotiated privately.

A police officer handling the case who did not want to be named said that they are also very embarrassed when encountering such domestic violence cases, and they mostly focus on negotiation. If one party strongly requests processing, they will detain the party suspected of domestic violence. "But often just a few days after being imprisoned, the woman comes to beg for mercy again."

Haicang police told reporters that when encountering domestic violence, the victim can seek help from relatives and friends, or to the neighborhood committee or village committee, and seek help from a third party. Intervention to reverse the situation as soon as possible. After suffering severe domestic violence, you must report to the police promptly and go to the hospital to have your injuries examined and leave evidence.

2 million breakup fee

Qiu Beibei has never thought about breaking up. Xie Wen said that since 2017, her mother had proposed breaking up with Luoshan, but the other party did not agree. "He said you can either give me 2 million, or it's impossible. It's impossible for the two of us to separate, and you can't escape from my grasp."

Qiu Beibei's nephew Xie Xiaolong told reporters that at first Luo Shan wanted The breakup fee is not that much, it is 500,000. Qiu Beibei agreed and proposed that the 200,000 gambling debt she had previously helped him pay off should be deducted. Luo Shan disagreed and raised the price to 1 million, and finally to 2 million.

Luo Shan’s defense lawyer, lawyer Chen Yun of Beijing Yingke (Xiamen) Law Firm, said that it was true that Luo Shan asked Qiu Beibei for a breakup fee of 2 million.

Luoshan’s sister believes that Luoshan’s request for a breakup fee of 2 million is not excessive. "They have worked hard together for 11 years. From scratch to now, Qiu Beibei is in charge of the money. If they really can't survive, my brother's 11 years of hard work will be rewarded."

After Qiu Beibei jumped into the sea, the local village committee organized a mediation between the two parties. The Qiu family asked Luoshan to move out of the existing house and stop collecting rent. Luo Shan emphasized that the existing house was jointly purchased by him and Qiu Beibei. He asked to continue living in the existing house, and Xie Wen was responsible for the child support, saying that he could not support the child without a job.

The two parties reached a verbal agreement that day, agreeing that Luoshan would move out of the existing house. , and Xie Wen paid a certain amount of child support every month, but later Luo Shan reneged and did not agree with the agreement.

Qiu Beibei once imagined that she could reconcile with Luo Shan after returning home. , once told a friend on WeChat, “Luoshan said that he should go home and have a good time, so he should stop drinking when he returns home. "In March, she said to Luoshan, "As long as the family has enough money to spend, (people) will die if they want to. Is money useful? Hanhan (younger daughter) is so happy when I come back. "

She tried her best to create a warm environment for her child. Looking through her circle of friends, almost all of them were videos of her daughter. She took pictures of her children watering flowers, taking pictures of their children going to eat, and taking pictures of going to the supermarket with her daughter. "Happy Companionship is the best wealth! "The caption of one of the videos reads.

But in fact, in the last few months of Qiu Beibei's life, she was still struggling to collect 2 million in breakup fees. Two weeks before her suicide, where did she go? My sister Qiu Yamei borrowed money, and Qiu Yamei said that even if you raised 2 million to give to Luo Shan, he would still come to you to ask for it after you spent it.

Xie Wen said that in the end, Luo Shan took over the rent at home, and her mother lost all her finances. Source. In March, Qiu Beibei went to work in a nearby bird's nest factory with her tenant. Her eyesight was bad and she couldn't work anymore after less than a month. At the end of March, she asked the tenant Liu Juan (pseudonym) about the neighborhood. When working as a security guard at a property, she heard that she had to work 12 hours a day and had no way to take care of her children, so she had to give up. After hearing this, Luo Shan scolded her for going out to find a man, "just for the convenience of chatting on WeChat."

Liu Juan is Qiu. Beibei felt aggrieved, "She is not that kind of person."

committed suicide

On the night when Qiu Beibei jumped into the sea, Luoshan knocked on the door of tenant Liu Juan, smelling of alcohol, and said that he could not ride a bicycle after drinking. , wanted her husband to take him to the beach, "to find Abe".

On the way, he said to Liu Juan's husband, "Abe cannot jump into the sea" and "Abe is looking for his lover" until he When he saw the two packs of cigarettes left by Qiu Beibei on the steps, he recognized them and said they were broken.

This was not the first time Qiu Beibei sought death. Two days before he jumped into the sea, Qiu Beibei threw them in front of Luo Shan. A large amount of rat poison went into her mouth. Luo Shan quickly put his hand on her mouth and asked her to spit it out. The little daughter next to her was so frightened that she cried. Qiu Beibei comforted her and said that her mother was eating vegetables. Seeds, not rat poison.

Qiu Beibei was afraid that her younger daughter would stay in the shadows. She said in her suicide note, "My eldest daughter has been living in this kind of home, and now I am afraid that my younger daughter will also live in fear, so I choose. Quiet suicide. "

The suicide note left by Qiu Beibei. Photo provided by the interviewee

html At 10 noon on April 5, Qiu Beibei sent a WeChat message to her daughter, saying that she had returned from sweeping the grave. Xie Wen said that you came back so early, so you can sleep a little longer Son. Qiu Beibei said "Oh" and didn't say anything. Afterwards, my sister told Xie Wen that they had another argument at noon on April 5. I remember the two people were arguing about "cars" and "money".

In the afternoon, Qiu Beibei went to the market to buy durians for her little daughter.

At about 9 o'clock in the evening, Qiu Beibei left home. A friend sent a message on WeChat saying that he saw Luo Shan drunkenly going upstairs in the elevator and ran down the stairs without daring to meet him.

"There is no way I can't stand the torment of this world, maybe I can't either." We have lived enough, it’s time to say enough is enough... We can’t live without taking this road..." she said to her friends on WeChat.

Her friends couldn’t get through to her phone and were blocked. Her daughter Xie Wen called, but she answered. , He said he would go out for a walk, have a bowl of snacks, and then go back soon.

Luoshan returned home and found that Qiu Beibei was not there.That night, multiple witnesses confirmed that Luo Shan took a screwdriver and walked all over the street looking for Qiu Beibei's "lover."

WeChat chat records show that from 4:30 pm to 10:44 pm that day, Luo Shan initiated 9 video chats with Qiu Beibei, but none of them got through. "Are you at home? You're dead." He said on WeChat.

WeChat chat records between Luo Shan and Qiu Beibei on the night of the incident. Picture provided by the interviewee

At 10:25 pm, Qiu Beibei called the police and said that she wanted to commit suicide. She left her suicide note in the trunk of the electric car. A few minutes later, she walked down the steps, walked through the lush mangroves on the spring beach, and walked step by step into the sea.

Beijing News reporter Xue Xingxing editor Hu Jie proofread Liu Baoqing