Lawyer Zhang Yanfeng from Kyoto Law Firm introduced to the reporter that there is no time limit for the investigation of criminal cases. Therefore, Yangzhong Public Security Bureau will not violate regulations due to excessive investigation time. However, this makes it difficult for the court to conduct a trial on this civil case.
Under the urging of the defendant Zheng Xiaoping for the court to continue the trial, another dramatic event occurred.
"Currently, the case (the civil case of Zhang Juhua suing the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Yangzhong Branch for deposit disputes) has finally resumed its hearing. However, two years have passed, and the Yangzhong Public Security Bureau still hasn't provided the results of the criminal investigation on He Weihua." On November 22nd, the agent of depositor Zhang Juhua, Zheng Xiaoping, told reporters.
This means that on June 2nd when Zhang Juhua handled her deposit, regardless of whether He Weihua had already terminated his employment contract with ICBC or not, he was certainly still in the office. It's puzzling why a former director who had already been terminated from his labor contract was still in the ICBC office nearly a month later.
Who exactly is lying? After more than two years of investigation, the Yangzhong Public Security Bureau still hasn't given an investigative result. Zheng Xiaoping said that every time they inquire about the investigative result, the public security department replies with "the case is still under investigation."
Even more perplexing is that He Weihua confessed in his written confession that he had privately forged the "Yangzhong Industrial and Commercial Bank No. 2 Seal" and used it 11 times over a period of less than two years (from September 2007 to June 2, 2008) to accept around 30 million yuan in funds. On April 24th, 2008, He Weihua was investigated for misappropriating 12 million yuan in deposits from Fujian depositor Ruan Zhangxin. Strangely, after that, he continued to use the same seal multiple times to attract deposits.
While reviewing documents related to the case, I found an important detail. In the investigation situation understood by the Jiangsu Higher People's Court from the Yangzhong Public Security Bureau, there was such an introduction: "When He Weihua was handling deposit business with Zhang Juhua, he was no longer a bank employee but had not yet moved out of the original office. Zhang Juhua's deposit business was handled by He Weihua instructing bank employee Hong Boguang."
On November 17th, 2009, the Zhenjiang Intermediate People's Court transferred the case to the Yangzhong Public Security Bureau for investigation and handling. During the police investigation, the case took a 180-degree turn.
Why did ICBC impose an administrative dismissal penalty after terminating the labor contract? The reporter sought verification from the Zhenjiang branch of ICBC. The head of the office, Sun Tao, said that the decision was made on May 7th, 2008. As for how to explain the handling decision on June 20th, Sun Tao did not give a direct response.
However, on September 30th, 2009, the Yangzhong branch of ICBC sent a letter titled "Application for Suspension of Hearing" to the Zhenjiang Intermediate People's Court, stating that the Yangzhong Public Security Bureau had already investigated and found that the person responsible for transferring funds from Zhang Juhua was He Weihua. But the question remained as to whether He Weihua obtained the U-shield legally from Zhang Juhua or stole it, which was crucial for determining facts and responsibilities. Thus, they applied for suspension of the hearing.
He Weihua also admitted in writing to Zhang Juhua's agent, Zheng Xiaoping, that Zhang Juhua's U-shield was handed over by Hong Boguang to Wang Cheng, who then gave it to him. The facts seemed clear.
The intermediate people's court of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, accepted the case. Hong Boguang, the teller at the Yangzhong branch of ICBC who handled Zhang Juhua's deposit, testified to the court that on June 2nd, 2008, He Weihua brought Zhang Juhua to handle the deposit business. After finishing the deposit transaction, Hong Boguang didn't hand the U-shield over to Zhang Juhua but instead gave it to He Weihua's acquaintance, Wang Cheng, who then handed it over to He Weihua.
After three years, the dispute over the loss of 9 million yuan in deposits by the depositor finally saw some progress.
The identity of He Weihua at the time of Zhang Juhua's deposit is another key piece of evidence in this case. According to a document from ICBC, on May 7th, 2008, the Yangzhong branch of ICBC terminated He Weihua's labor contract because he had signed informal wealth management agreements with customers without authorization. In another document dated June 20th, the Zhenjiang branch of ICBC imposed an administrative dismissal penalty on He Weihua.
If the statements made by He Weihua and Hong Boguang in the police inquiry are true, then naturally, this deposit dispute case would have nothing to do with the Yangzhong branch of ICBC.
As of the time of reporting, He Weihua had not received any criminal or civil penalties for the aforementioned actions, and instead was hired as the head of Tian'an Insurance in Yangzhong in 2009.
"If we file a new lawsuit, we will need to collect evidence again, and these two pieces of evidence might be lost, which would be very disadvantageous to us." Zheng Xiaoping said that ultimately, he insisted on "resuming the trial" rather than filing a new lawsuit.
Moreover, He Weihua's status as an ICBC employee is another critical piece of evidence in this case. What's confusing is that the ICBC branch and division issued two termination orders to He Weihua before and after the incident. On June 2nd, when Zhang Juhua handled her deposit, He Weihua, who claimed to have already had his labor contract terminated, was still in the ICBC office, directing bank staff to handle the transaction.
"The U-shield confession" group flipped their testimonies.
In September 2009, Zhang Juhua sued the Yangzhong branch of ICBC, demanding compensation for her deposit principal and interest.
On June 2nd, 2008, Zhang Juhua deposited 9 million yuan at the Yangzhong branch of ICBC in Jiangsu province, with a deposit term of half a year. However, at the end of the year, she discovered that this deposit had disappeared. Later, Zhang Juhua learned that the 9 million yuan deposit had been transferred via online banking using a U-shield by He Weihua.
The method by which He Weihua obtained the U-shield became the most crucial basis for the court to review this civil case. There can only be one truth - either ICBC or the depositor must have orchestrated He Weihua and Hong Boguang to lie about the way they obtained the U-shield.
He Weihua and Hong Boguang collectively retracted their previous statements in the investigation records of the Yangzhong Public Security Bureau's economic crimes unit. Hong Boguang claimed that on the day of the deposit, Zhang Juhua had already signed to receive the U-shield and had given it to her on the spot. He Weihua then claimed that on June 2nd, 2008, after Zhang Juhua finished her deposit, she handed the U-shield, Tongda card, and password slip in an envelope to him inside his business car.
Through contact with the parties involved in the deposit dispute case and reviewing relevant documents, it was discovered that either ICBC or the depositor must have orchestrated the parties He Weihua and Hong Boguang to lie about the way they obtained the U-shield. How He Weihua, the former head of the business department of the Yangzhong branch of ICBC, obtained the U-disk of depositor Zhang Juhua is precisely the core evidence in the case of Zhang Juhua suing the Yangzhong branch of ICBC.
Regarding the previous testimony given in court, He Weihua claimed that it was all arranged and planned by Zheng Xiaoping. On July 31st, 2009, Zheng Xiaoping called him and said that if he wanted to properly resolve the deposit dispute issue, he must write a material, namely the aforementioned "written material stating that He Weihua obtained the U-shield from Wang Cheng."