Chapter 393: Hidden Meanings
A judge sentencing someone to death doesn’t mean they immediately drag the person out and shoot them. There is a very long process involved, where the execution is generally delayed for 2 years, unless the crime committed is particularly severe and warrants immediate execution.
Drunk driving that results in hitting someone, without the perpetrator actively fleeing the scene, clearly doesn’t qualify for immediate execution.
Thus, the guy who killed He Qingyan and her two daughters is, for the time being, still alive.
"Judge Sun is truly a good judge, sparing his life like that. If it had been up to me, I would have killed him long ago; he wouldn’t still be alive," said Huang Yuntao.
Seeing Huang Yuntao’s competence in investigating Xu Jiawei and Kang Yurong, Shen Siyuan realizes he has connections and wants his help in investigating the person who killed He Qingyan and her daughters.
If he’s going to ask for help, naturally, he has to narrate the situation to him. After understanding it, Huang Yuntao is filled with righteous indignation.
"What do you mean by that?" Shen Siyuan asks, although he himself harbors some doubts.
"He is a judge, after all. His decisions are final. Even if other judges in the same court learn about it, they’ll likely turn a blind eye and won’t say much. After all, a man has caused the death of his wife and daughters; any form of revenge wouldn’t be too much..."
Huang Yuntao continues to ramble, while Shen Siyuan becomes even more doubtful.
He Qingyan claimed that they were hit by a car because Sun Xinghai had offended some people. This information, however, is something she uncovered after her death—Sun Xinghai himself was unaware of it.
Upon closer consideration, this seems difficult to scrutinize. A judge is actually a top figure in his locality; if he wanted to investigate something, it would be impossible for him to find out absolutely nothing.