"I want the truth of the incident, I want the justice of the law" - Journalist Exclusive Interview with the Family of the Victims in the October 16 Hebei University Campus Car Accident Case.
At approximately 9:40 PM on October 16, Li Qiming, an intern from a certain unit in Baoding, Hebei Province, drove under the influence of alcohol and ran over two female students, Chen and Zhang, at the living area of the new campus of Hebei University. Chen later died from her injuries. After the incident, Li continued driving until he was stopped by security guards and students. Subsequently, he arrogantly declared, "If you have the guts, go ahead and sue! My father is Li Gang."
It is known that Li Gang is the deputy director in charge of criminal investigation at the North District Public Security Bureau of Baoding City.
In recent days, this malicious event has drawn significant public attention. Currently, Li Qiming has been criminally detained by the police according to the law.
On October 24, the victim's family accepted an exclusive interview with a journalist.
"I still want to argue and bicker with my younger sister"
At noon on October 24, Chen Guangqian, who had just returned from the hospital after visiting his wife, sat on the bed in the reception room, head down, constantly flipping through the diaries, notes, and scattered applications for party membership and speeches for class officer elections left behind by his daughter, Chen Xiaofeng. He leaned close to the writing, as if this way he could feel his daughter's thoughts; then he kept standing up, feeling the backpacks, clothes, and brand-new Oxford English-Chinese dictionaries left by his daughter, muttering to himself, "What a pity, what a pity. These new books haven't even been used yet. Her beautiful life had just begun!"
The flower-like blooming life disappeared in an instant, and tears filled the eyes of this father, but they did not fall in front of us.
Beside him, his nephew said that his uncle-in-law had cried countless times.
This loving father couldn't believe that his daughter was really gone so quickly. He said that on September 2, his daughter was admitted to Hebei University. During the National Day holiday, which was also the autumn harvest time in the city, his daughter came back and stayed for four days. Every day, she went to the fields with me to harvest corn and told me about the fresh things in the university. I also instructed my daughter to cherish the opportunity, study hard, and become an ambitious person.
He said that his daughter was a very sensible child who would help with household chores and wash clothes for her parents when she came home from school. His daughter was also very independent. She started going to school outside the village in fifth grade and never needed anyone to pick her up or drop her off. The 40-li road from the village to Xinji was always traveled alone, and she only came home once a month, during which time we never visited her.
An uncle who came to handle the aftermath said that Xiaofeng was a lively, flexible, and enthusiastic child, and it was unimaginable that she would lose her life in the living area of the school.
"How can a live person just be gone?" Brother Chen Lin couldn't believe that his sister was no longer around. Because on the 16th, he had spent three hours with his sister, returning to Xinji's home at 3 PM.
Chen Lin works in Guangzhou and hadn't returned home for the Spring Festival. He hadn't seen his sister for more than a year and took leave from Guangzhou to directly visit his sister in Baoding.
Chen Lin and Xiaofeng were only 3 years apart, but they got along very well.
"My sister, though born in the 90s, was relatively mature. We discussed very mature topics together, such as personal ability building, responsibility to the family, and future development. I often recommended some inspiring books to my sister, and this time I recommended 'Who Moved My Cheese?' to her. My sister also liked reading books by Li Kaifu. My sister listened to me very much. I reminded her about the current employment situation and advised her to focus on cultivating abilities in university, whether it was running for class officer or joining the Student Union or clubs, to actively exercise her abilities."
He said that his sister's ambition was to pursue a master's degree and take the civil service exam.
When leaving the school, he sent a text message to his sister: "Go ahead and do it, be a capable person." His sister replied, "I will do it well, show something to my brother, and to myself."
"But I didn't expect this to be my farewell with my sister," Chen Lin said sorrowfully.
Chen Lin often looked at his sister's diary these days and found that in just one month since the start of school, his sister had gotten along particularly well with her upperclassmen in the club, "which also shows her ability."
"God was unfair to my sister. Some people can lead a mediocre life, while someone who has beautiful aspirations for herself, the future, and the family, why would she have such a fate?"
"Our family of four was very happy. My sister and I often argued and bickered, but now with one person missing, it instantly plunges me into endless emptiness. I still want to argue and bicker with my sister."
Chen Lin's mother could not accept the reality of losing her daughter. Upon hearing the terrible news, she arrived in Baoding early in the morning on the 17th and fainted due to excessive grief. She is currently still being treated in the hospital. Her unstable emotions often cause her to suddenly sit up and cry.
The reporter also flipped through the diary left by Chen Xiaofeng and saw the following words: "Time flows faster than water, so if there's something you want to do, strive for it. In this lifetime, at least don't let yourself down." "In the face of this confusing scene, it's best to remain humble, even though it may not necessarily help you make the right decision, but at least avoid making obvious mistakes."
We want the truth of the matter, we want legal justice
At 9:40 PM on the 23rd, at the new campus of Hebei University, where Chen Xiaofeng fell, her father, brother, uncle, and other relatives quietly came here, drew a circle, placed paper money, and lit it. Because according to traditional customs, the 23rd was the first seventh-day memorial day.
Tears streaming down his face, the brother burned the paper money and said to his deceased sister, "I will find out the truth of the matter, and I will get justice for you."
It was reported that the other day, the Second Detachment of the Traffic Police Brigade of Baoding Municipal Public Security Bureau delivered the "Traffic Accident Determination Book", determining the fault and responsibility of the parties involved in the traffic accident or the unexpected reasons. Li Qiming's actions violated Article 22, Paragraph 2, and Articles 42 and 70, Paragraph 1 of the Road Traffic Safety Law; in terms of responsibility determination, Li Qiming was fully responsible for this accident.
Among them, it was written in the speed appraisal report that "the vehicle FWE420 fled the scene and was not present. There were no obvious brake marks at the accident site, so the speed could not be calculated."
"The campus is neither a highway nor a practice field, and you can hardly imagine how fast the car was going. It hit the child so hard that she lost all consciousness and died directly in a coma. She was shocked several times in the hospital with no effect. They say the speed couldn't be measured, we don't believe it," questioned Uncle of Chen Xiaofeng.
"From the information provided by the witnesses at the scene, the troublemaker was so reckless, it wasn't accidental, it was habitual, improper upbringing. He thought there was nothing his family couldn't smooth over, so what if he hit someone? He just drove away. He didn't care about the life or death of the victims. Drunk driving, fleeing the scene, bad attitude, this is completely different from an ordinary traffic accident. This is endangering public safety," Chen Xiaofeng's uncle was full of anger.
"We want to see the video footage from the time, but the school said we don't have the right. Only the police and the court can view it. Is this right? We are the victims, we also have the right to know!" Xiaofeng's cousin said.
"From the scene, there were no signs of braking, indicating intentionality, which should be classified as endangering public safety, and we hope for a fair judgment," Xiaofeng's brother said.
Regarding the apology from Li Qiming's parents, Chen Lin sighed, "Whose child hits someone and their parents apologize, it's human nature. A simple 'I'm sorry' cannot equate to a lost life because the person is already gone."
According to the Chen family, on the morning of the 24th, a leader surnamed Wang from the school visited them at the guesthouse. Chen Guangqian said, "This is the first time in eight days since the incident that the highest-ranking official from the school has come, and his attitude was quite sincere, asking what we need and telling us to tell the school."
An uncle from the Chen family said, "Schools are places for teaching and nurturing, noble places where students seek knowledge. When students come to school, the school has management responsibilities, and with such a bloody case, the school should take responsibility for its dereliction of duty."
At only 23 years old, polite, and somewhat naive, Chen Lin has matured significantly in the face of this major family tragedy.
He said, "I want absolute truth for my younger sister, and the murderer must receive appropriate punishment."
Chen Lin said, "We hope the school will cooperate with us well, not evade, and not take a neutral stance, thinking it's irrelevant to them, thinking it's just a regular traffic accident."
"We hope the students who witnessed the incident can stand up, not remain silent, and think about the students on campus and the young sister who passed away. Let my sister's life bring peace and safety to the campus."
"We hope everything is made public, transparent, and fair. For example, the video footage from the time of the incident, the school should allow us to see it, we have the right to know. And issues regarding jurisdiction and avoidance in handling the incident, I think there are also injustices."
"I earnestly request the truth and fairness. I hope that the law truly treats everyone equally."
It is reported that Hu Yihua, a lawyer from Beijing Hanliang Law Firm, will provide free legal assistance to the Chen family. (China Women's Newspaper Xu Shanshan Zhou Litong)
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