On August 5, 1986, night fell, thousands of lights were on, and the young man Cao Bing hurried to the Cultural Center of Wuwei City, Gansu Province. It was so late, my girlfriend was rehearsing and singing there and had not yet returned home. My mother-in-law was worried and asked him to go and take a look.
Whatever you are afraid of is what you are afraid of, and the things you are worried about finally happened.
When I arrived at the cultural center, it was already seven o'clock in the evening. At the door, he met Mr. Lu, the concierge.
"Uncle Lu, have you seen my girlfriend Huifang?"
"Xiao Cao, your girlfriend is in Teacher Pei's office and she didn't come out for the afternoon."
When Xiao Cao heard this, he felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help but speed up his pace.
Liu Huifang is a painter in a woodworking factory. She is a beauty who is born as a worker, with skin as snow and a slim figure. Not only that, she also has a good voice and loves singing, like a lark.
Because of this, before the Provincial Workers' National Day Art Fair in 1986, she was selected to participate in the art group and represented the district in the competition.
City leaders attach great importance to this and want to get a good ranking in the performance. They specially arranged for the talented man from the Cultural Center to take charge of tutoring and train these amateur singers.
Pei Shutang was 42 years old at the time and had an artistic cell. He was a professional, graduated from an art school, and was proficient in playing and singing. He won awards many times in an amateur singer competition held in the city.
Because of his professionalism, the literary and artistic team that Pei Shutang had personally tutored before has won the top spot in similar competitions in the province many times.
After accepting the task, Pei Shutang did not dare to be careless at all and devoted himself to the tutoring work.
August 5, 1986 is Monday, and it is time for the performance rehearsal again. That afternoon, the members of the performance group gathered together and began to prepare for the battle.
In addition to Pei Shutang, there was another teacher who also participated in the tutoring that day. His name was Yan Zhongquan. He came from the local Qin Opera Troupe. His mission was to accompaniment to everyone.
Pei Shutang selects a singer every day to do targeted training. That afternoon, the student he tutored was Liu Huifang.
Unexpectedly, this tutoring incident happened, which tortured his next 25 years of life.
Because of shouldering the heavy trust of the leader, Pei Shutang did not dare to be negligent at all, so he called Liu Huifang to his office and started one-on-one tutoring seriously. In order not to interfere with others or be disturbed by the outside world, he pulled up the curtains and closed the door.
Liu Huifang is at the age of being competitive and has a very serious attitude towards learning. In addition, Pei Shutang's singing skills have long been as good as playing trumpets on the mountain and are well-known. It is rare to have the opportunity to tutor famous teachers in normal times, so Liu Huifang cherishes this opportunity even more.
Liu Huifang has good conditions and a pure tone, but pronunciation is flawed and the breath is not good. Logically speaking, she mastered the skills with a little point of guidance, but she got used to it and forgot at any time. Pei Shutang used the power of nine oxen and two tigers, but Liu Huifang couldn't understand it, and remembered that he was sweating all over his head.
Because there are only two of them in the office and the curtains are not opened, both of them are very devoted, so no one noticed that the sun had set and night had quietly come. There was no one in the cultural center except them. When Pei Shutang felt hungry and was urinating, he subconsciously looked at his watch, and the hour hand was already pointing at almost eight o'clock.
He cried out in dismay: "Oh, it's getting late, it's time to go back, otherwise your mother is in a hurry."
Liu Huifang smiled embarrassedly after hearing what he said.
After closing the door, Pei Shutang and his teacher and student walked towards the door. Before they could take two steps, a man came towards him. He was Liu Huifang's boyfriend Cao Bing.
Cao Bing saw from afar that Pei Shutang's office was pulling the curtains, and then he saw his girlfriend and the male teacher come out side by side, talking and laughing, and he couldn't help but feel jealous.
Cao Bing rushed forward with a quick arrow, grabbed Liu Huifang's hand, and pulled her from Pei Shutang behind him, as if he was to his girlfriend, and as if he was to Pei Shutang:
"It's dark, what can I train so late?" His expression was not clear in the dark, but it was obvious that he had a lot of opinions about his girlfriend and Pei Shutang.
The reason why Cao Bing was angry was mainly because he could hear a different smell from the mouth of the gatekeeper Lao Lu.
In that era, people's thoughts were very conservative, and the concept of men and women not being able to be close to each other was deeply rooted. As long as men and women were alone, they were definitely doing bad things, and rumors would soon spread.
The male teachers and leaders at that time were very alert to this. When talking to girls and female subordinates in the office, they had to open the door even in the middle of winter.
Pei Shutang teaches students to sing. He is afraid of interference and can only close the door. This is very difficult for outsiders to understand, and it creates a misunderstanding, thinking that Pei Shutang is doing shameful things.
Men and women in love also have this feeling. Once their lover is alone with the opposite sex, or even look at each other and say hello, they will be jealous and suspicious.
Therefore, it was normal for Cao Bing to have association when he saw that scene. Pei Shutang, who is humble, did not do anything wrong, and often did not think about this, and did not give any explanation to Cao Bing. This made Cao Bing feel that Pei Shutang was guilty of being a thief and must have done something to his girlfriend, otherwise he would pull some curtains in broad daylight.
Thinking of this, Cao Bing became even more angry and pointed his finger at Pei Shutang directly and shouted at him: "You are so dedicated. If you work so hard on a girl, will it still be like this if you are a man? I think you are not teaching singing, but teaching love, right?"
The more you talk, the more ugly the other party was, Pei Shutang couldn't bear it anymore and began to retort: "You young man, make it clear. Ask Liu Huifang, what did I do to him?"
Cultural Center was already close to the street. When they quarreled, pedestrians walking on the street were attracted, and soon surrounded many people and talked a lot.
"The young man is right, what curtains are pulled in broad daylight?"
"If you practice singing, what door should you close?"
"It's late at night, and the lonely man and widow are still together, so there must be no good things."
At this time, Teacher Yan Zhongquan appeared. He had already returned home after the afternoon training. His home was living upstairs opposite. He heard the noise and rushed over to help his colleagues.
Yan Zhongquan said to Cao Bing angrily: "You young man, you are too ungrateful. Teacher Pei teaches her to learn singing day and night. If you don't say thank you, you are still talking nonsense."
Then he said to the onlookers: "Everyone doesn't know the truth, don't speak randomly, okay? I can tell you responsibly that our teachers must close the door and pull up the curtains when teaching vocal music. This is the usual practice. If you don't believe it, you can inquire everywhere. It's really a ignorant person fearless!"
At this time, Liu Huifang also angrily scolded Cao Bing and said: "Do you go? If you don't leave, I will leave alone. I can't afford to lose this person."
Cao Bing was half angry after hearing Yan Zhongquan's words. After hearing what his girlfriend said, he stopped yelling and took Liu Huifang's hand and left the cultural center.
Pei Shutang was so angry that he was trembling all over, but when he saw that Cao Bing had left silently, he sighed and went home.
Liu Huifang did not come to the cultural center again. Pei Shutang was uneasy and had an ominous premonition.
A week passed without realizing it, and life was as usual. Pei Shutang forgot about this matter, just as a misunderstanding. However, on August 15, 10 days later, Pei Shutang, who was in a meeting, fell from the sky.
A police car roared in, drove into the cultural center, got out of the car, and went straight to the conference room.They walked to his seat, and one of the police officers asked, "Your name is Pei Shutang?"
Pei Shutang looked confused and nodded subconsciously and said, "What's the matter? Do you want me to teach you singing?"
Public Security said with a serious look: "No, Liu Huifang accused you of rape, please come with us."
After hearing the police's words, Pei Shutang felt like he was bolt from the blue. His blood surged up and shouted loudly: "You must have made a mistake. I didn't bully her. I was wronged!"
"If you have anything to say to the Public Security Bureau, please cooperate with our investigation," the police said sternly.
In full view of everyone, Pei Shutang was taken into the police car.
Amid the screams of everyone, the police car roared away and disappeared from sight.
Soon, the news of "Pei Shutang raping a female student" spread wildly, spreading throughout , Wuwei City, and became a topic that people in small towns talked about after dinner.
At the beginning, although Pei Shutang was shocked, he was not worried. It was not true or false. He didn't even touch the other party's hand, so there was no need to be afraid.
The police are in charge of cases and they will definitely clear their innocence.
Let’s talk about it again, Liu Huifang is a simple and kind girl, not a shameless person. How could she say that she raped her? Just call her to confront her!
But reality is very cruel. In the interrogation room, the police read a record and the person who sued him for rape was Liu Huifang. It was this beautiful girl who gave him a heavy blow, making him famous and separated from his wife and children.
This made Pei Shutang thunder thunder. He really didn't understand why the other party did this. He and Liu Huifang didn't know each other before, and they had no interaction, let alone any grudges. Besides, my attitude towards her is normal. I blame her learning ability during the teaching process, but that's also for her good. He really couldn't think of what the other party's purpose of slandering him.
Pei Shutang was unbelievable and seemed very anxious. The police did not cooperate when they asked, because he knew that this was a naked frame-up and there was nothing to say.
Pei Shutang just kept saying, "This is a frame-up, I want to confront her!"
The police told him, "I hope you calm down and cooperate with our investigation. In order to ensure the personal safety of the victim, you will not see Liu Huifang before the trial."
After hearing the police's words, Pei Shutang collapsed on the chair like a deflated ball.
During the subsequent interrogations, Pei Shutang always made an innocence confession. He believed that he had not had any relationship with the other party at all, and did not even say a single frivolous word.
He firmly believes that as long as he does not admit it, the court will not be able to convict himself and will definitely restore his innocence.
In his letter to his wife, he also said this: "Believe me, I didn't do anything to sorry for you."
At the beginning, his wife also told him through friends: "I believe in your innocence. I want to run for you and clear your guilt." After hearing his wife's words, Pei Shutang was full of confidence. He believed that the days of his freedom were not far away.
But he did not wait for the desired result, but the situation was gradually deteriorating. Soon after, the police interrogated him again and asked him to confess his crime.
Pei Shutang said confidently, "Didn't you have interrogated the trial?"
The policeman Yang Yang said, "The case has changed, and we have new evidence."
It turned out that someone wrote a report to the public security organs, which said: Pei Shutang has a bad record and is lustful. He once took advantage of the opportunity of tutoring students to defile 13 girls. Not only that, there are also signs and seals of students who were "infringed".
This made Pei Shutang cry without tears, and he didn't even have the courage to defend himself.
However, while sending the letter, the mysterious man also posted a small-character poster in the cultural center. The content is the same as the anonymous letter, which all say that Pei Shutang bullied more than a dozen girls, and said it with a slight and eye-catching voice.As a result, Pei Shutang's reputation completely ruined, and his wife also became suspicious of his loyalty.
On the day of the trial, Liu Huifang kept her head down, without looking at him, and without saying a few words, but just answered the judge's question mechanically.
testified was her boyfriend Xiao Cao: "When Huifang went home that day, she had disheveled hair and her clothes were messy, and she didn't even have buttons."
The judge asked if it was true, and Liu Huifang answered a lightly "Yes".
"I didn't say anything when I got home, and I couldn't cry."
"I felt something strange. After half an hour of patient persuasion, she stopped crying and talked intermittently about what happened that afternoon."
wrote in this indictment:
Pei Shutang: "Huifang, it's too hot, take off your skirt."
said, and Pei Shutang went to take off the victim's skirt.
"Teacher, no, no..." Liu Huifang shouted while struggling.
Pei Shutang said in a trembling voice: "Girls' home, there will be this time sooner or later. I am sincere to you."
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prosecutor asked: "Liu Huifang, what is said in the prosecution is the fact?"
Liu Huifang: "Yes".
Pei Shutang closed his eyes in pain after hearing this, and was so angry that he didn't even have the strength to shout for justice. But he thought again, if he didn't defend himself, how could the judge know his injustice? So he defended: "Comrade Judge, the other party said she struggled and shouted; there were teachers working next door and (8 meters away) in the office. Have they ever heard the shouting?"
(Police investigation showed that the rest of the students and teachers in the Cultural Palace that day proved that they did not hear any abnormal sounds in Pei Shutang's office, nor did they hear Liu Huifang's cry for help.)
"Liu Huifang said that I raped her, there were some inside and on her clothes. My secretions? "
" Liu Huifang said she resisted fiercely, where is the scar on my body? What are the traces on her body? "
" Comrade Judge, the indictment said that I raped her on August 5, why did I report the case 10 days later? How could such a strange thing be in the world! "
Although there are all kinds of doubts in the case, the judge finally believed that Pei Shutang's rape was confirmed and sentenced him to 7 years in prison. Because in the 1980s, people were very traditional and women's chastity was more important than life. No girl has discredited her reputation in order to frame a person who has no resentment from her.
Moreover, Liu Huifang and her fiancé have never had any contact with Pei Shutang afterwards, so the possibility of extortion was also ruled out.
says that Liu Huifang is falsely accusing her, and there seems to be no motive.
Pei Shutang in the trial was suffering and could not speak clearly. In addition, the legal system was not very sound at that time, and when encountering this situation, Pei Shutang could only unfortunately be wronged.
On December 17, 1986, the verdict was coming. Pei Shutang was crying and shouting "Injustice" while writing five big words "Compared to Dou E's Injustice" on the back.
Pei Shutang refused to accept the verdict and filed an appeal. In the spring of the following year, the Wuwei Intermediate People's Court rejected the appeal in the second instance and upheld the original judgment.
Pei Shutang insisted on continuing to appeal and appealed to the Provincial High Court. He firmly believed in the justice of the law and waited patiently in prison.
In 1991, the final trial result of the Provincial High Court came to an end, and the verdicts in the first and second instances were unexpectedly maintained.
While losing freedom, Pei Shutang also suffered a huge psychological blow.
First of all, Pei Shutang's character collapsed, from a good teacher and a good neighbor, he has now become an old man and a beast in clothing. The family was also implicated, and the parents were pointed at by the neighbors; the classmates pointed at his son's face and scolded, "Your father is a rapist."
Although the wife knew that her husband was innocent, she still couldn't stand the rolling eyes of her neighbors and did not want her children to be discriminated against. She could only choose to divorce after the final judgment of and start her life again in a place where no one knew her.
Pei Shutang once lost confidence in life and even thought about ending his life.
But when he thought of his gray hair and his waist bent, he struggled to prevent himself from falling down in order to cultivate his hard-working parents and his young daughter who had lost his father's love.
After serving his 7 years in prison, he won the award for his meritorious service four times due to his good performance. As long as he signed the word "confession and repentance" and his name, he would immediately get a chance to reduce his sentence. However, he did not choose to sign because that would be equivalent to pleading guilty. Not only that, although the case cannot enter the appeal process again, it is also allowed to appeal to the upper class. During these seven years, he wrote four-digit complaint letters and sent them continuously.
Summer goes and autumn comes, and the long sentence of 7 years, that is, 2557 days, has finally ended. After being released from prison, he firmly maintained his attitude of continuing to appeal, thinking about overturning the case and giving himself a clean innocence.
has a criminal record, and he has long been expelled from the Cultural Center. He has no salary, no future pension, no source of income. He has some private schools admire his talent and is willing to hire him to teach, but he refuses.
Pei Shutang regards reputation as more important than life. Compared to making money, he has more important things to do, that is, spend his whole life and seek innocence.
After being released from prison, a kind-hearted person reminded him: the person who tied the bell must be untied. If you want to successfully clear the wrongdoing, you must find Liu Huifang who framed you.
I feel like the vast crowd, where is Liu Huifang?
I heard that Liu Huifang was in Yunnan, so Pei Shutang rushed there immediately. When she arrived in Yunnan, someone said she was in Shenzhen, and Pei Shutang boarded the train heading east again.
After missing in Shenzhen, he received a call saying "Liu Huifang is in Harbin", so Pei Shutang started to go north without stopping...
In the few years after he was released from prison, Pei Shutang spent most of his time on trains or other places, and the fare alone cost more than 100,000 yuan. Most of the money was borrowed, so he was heavily in debt for this.
There is also something he begged at the station. In order to make his innocence, he has already put down his dignity and is as humble as dust. But a few years later, Liu Huifang still has no news and he is still on the blame.
The sky has eyes. In the winter of 2000, when he was looking for someone in Jiaozuo, Henan, he received a call from his classmate saying, "If you have something to do at home, please go back quickly." After he got home, he saw a woman standing in front of him.
This person is nothing else, it is Liu Huifang who ruined his life and searched hard but disappeared.
As soon as he saw Pei Shutang, Liu Huifang knelt on the ground before she could speak, and as soon as she said, "Teacher, I am guilty...", she burst into tears.
After a long time, after his emotions stabilized, Liu Huifang revealed the hidden truth behind it. The hidden truth expressed by
once again shocked Pei Shutang. In addition to Liu Huifang, there are also forces behind the scenes who ruined his life.
It turned out that after Cao Bing and Pei Shutang had an argument, Liu Huifang explained all the way. After Cao Bing calmed down, he felt that he had misunderstood Pei Shutang, so he made a special trip to apologize to him the next day. Who knew that Pei Shutang was on a business trip and met Tang Mou, the director of the Cultural Palace where Pei Shutang was located, and Yu Mou, deputy director.
Pei Shutang is straightforward and refuses to be arrogant. He is dissatisfied with the leaders' inappropriate style, messing with relationships between men and women, etc. Not only that, he also requested the announcement of finance at the meeting, and offended two leaders.
The two leaders had long wanted to wear Pei Shutang's shoes, but they had no chance, so they encouraged Liu Huifang to falsely accuse Pei Shutang of rape, and promised to transfer Liu Huifang and her boyfriend to work in the cultural center after the matter was completed.
In the face of huge temptation, Liu Huifang and her boyfriend were so obsessed with profit that they threw dirty water on the innocent, creating this unjust case.
At first, Liu Huifang, who didn't understand the law, felt that Pei Shutang would be dismissed from public office at most, but who knew that he was sentenced to 7 years in prison. Her conscience was tormented and she planned to go to the public security organs to explain the truth.
But someone told her that in that case, you will not only lose the job you have, but also constitute a crime of false accusation. The result of waiting for her is to be sent to jail. Her boyfriend and the director also threatened her not to talk nonsense, and the police would not believe it even if you said it.
Liu Huifang spent year after year in entanglement, self-blame and torture. The condemnation of her conscience has made her unable to sleep or eat for years. And the guilt has not been relieved with the passage of time, but has been increasing day by day.Finally, she decided to tell the truth, clear Pei Shutang's innocence, and free her conscience.
Liu Huifang then found Pei Shutang and said she was willing to issue materials to prove Pei Shutang's innocentness.
Then another ten years of long complaint road. During this period, the director of the Cultural Center passed away, some witnesses died, and even the judge who tried the case before also passed away, which brought considerable difficulty to the process of restoring the evidence and overturning the case.
On the morning of January 26, 2011, local court staff delivered the acquittal verdict to 57-year-old Pei Shutang. They compensated him for more than 410,000 yuan in compensation for his seven years of detention. The relevant departments also restored him and repaid him for his salary.
So far, he has been responsible for rape for 25 years. After issuing 3,007 blood cases of complaints, he finally got relieved and has no regrets since then.
Someone advised Pei Shutang to sue the initiators who framed him 25 years ago. The gray-haired Pei Shutang shook his head with a wry smile: Some of them have passed away, and I am not going to pursue the rest, so let all this resentment go with the wind.
(The names of the people in this article are all pseudonyms except Teacher Pei Shutang)
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