Chapter 11 (1/2)

The

white suit wearing female reporter had her hair up in a brisk ponytail. Her

hands were tightly wound around a microphone as she took her steps forward

beside Commissioner Xie.

They

stopped at about 5 to 6 meters away from the jumper, just enough to make sure

his voice was recorded but not too close to alarm him.

“h.e.l.lo,

I’m Lee Wei from Province X Tv Station’s <legal frontline=””>. Mr. Da,

Commissioner Xie had told me about your plight but do you mind explaining it further

for the camera?”

Le Wai

said consolingly as she inched slightly forward.

Her

voice was soft but charismatic, the kind that was perfect for broadcast.

“Yes,

you listen to me… I was out for dinner with my wife and son about a month ago.

When we arrived at the intersection in front of our apartment, a Cayenne

Porsche suddenly sped round the corner. I instinctually pulled my family

towards the sidewalk to avoid collision with the car. But the car suddenly

veered and rammed into my wife and son. The street was covered with skid marks

of their blood but did the car driver stop? No, he didn’t not! And I’ll never

forget its plates as it sped cowardly away, it was 88888, Gao Song’s car!”

w.a.n.g Da

Fa started to break down, “Gao Xung was drunk driving and killed my family and

the sentence he got? 20000 RMB fine! What is that going to do? Can the money buy

my family back?!”

“Are you

sure he was drunk driving? According to traffic law, his sentence should be

more than just monetary fine.”

Lee Wei’s

keen news sense sniffed out the inconsistency in w.a.n.g Da Fang’s story.

“I’m

sure! Who drives like that sober? Also why else would he report to the police

only the next day? He must have been waiting for the alcohol to disperse! And

he even pushed his driver to take blame for him. I saw it clearly that day, it

was Gao Song who was behind the driver seat not his driver. You think I would

mistake the person that killed my family?”

Lee Wei

nodded along to his explanation, then she added, “I believe you. I can’t

imagine the sadness you’re going through right now but I’m sure your wife and

son wouldn’t want to see you this way right? They certainly wish to have you

move on and live a fuller life on their behalf, wouldn’t you agree?”

“No! As

long as Gao Song is not brought to justice, I’ll never be able to move on! If

he’s truly innocent, why wouldn’t he dare to come up and confront me?” w.a.n.g Da

Fa screamed in her face.

Lee Wei

snuck a look at Commissioner Xie, asking about Gao Song’s conditions. The

latter shook his head imperceptibly, whispering, “We can’t bring Gao Song up

here. The jumper’s too unstable.”

“Reporter

lady, as you can see, the law can’t help me so you’re my only hope. My wife is…

was <legal frontline=””>’s loyal viewer, I beg you to air her story and help

bring justice to her death.”

w.a.n.g Da

Fa wiped the tears from his eyes, and then took in a deep breath in an effort

to collect himself. He uttered as calm as he could, “Lady, can you pa.s.s me the

microphone? I would like to say my last words if you’ll allow it. So please

make sure the sound and picture’s clear.”

“Brother

w.a.n.g, please listen to me. You still have a long future ahead of you. We’ll

gladly record what you have to say but please don’t say it’s your last words.”

Lee Wei

advised as she made to move forward. Commissioner Xie grabbed hold of her

before she could do so, whispering violently, “w.a.n.g Da Fa is too unstable, it’ll

be too dangerous for you to get any closer!”

Lee Wei

smiled and shook her head, “Don’t worry, I’m an experienced legal beat

reporter. I’m sure I can handle this. Plus the wind up here is blurring the

recording of his voice. This is for the sake of a good news but at the end of

the day, it is also to save a life. Rejecting his request might push him over

the edge.”

Se Cai