"South to North" Ma Kui didn't know until his death how cruel it was that Wang Yongge did not testify against him
On a summer evening, Ma Kui and Wang Yongge encountered a robbery on the street. They saw the robbers and noted the direction in which they fled. However, when he was under investigation, Ma Kui did not remember anything that happened that night, and Wang Yongge refused to testify, leaving the whole case at an impasse.
After a series of investigations and interrogations, no evidence was found to convict them. Ma Kui was convicted of obstruction of official business for failing to testify and was eventually sentenced to three years in prison.
Wang Yongge, on the other hand, was deeply guilty and unable to face his conscience and the reproach of his friends.
In prison, Ma Kui tried his best to find Wang Yongge, hoping that he would come out to testify, but there was no response. He begins to wonder if there is something wrong with his memory, and he begins to imagine if he was really involved in the robbery. These thoughts began to take over his life, plunging him into despair and loneliness.
After spending a year in prison, Maqui's mother died. The news hit him and made him think more deeply about his situation. He began to doubt the justice and fairness of society as a whole, and he began to wonder if he would be able to get back on track with his normal life.
When Ma Kui was about to end his sentence, Wang Yongge finally appeared. He brought a witness who confirmed that Ma Kui was not involved in the robbery that night. However, it was too late, and Ma Kui had only a few days of freedom before he was put back in a cell again.
Ma Kui now feels that he has been completely abandoned, and he has lost faith in society and life. He began to doubt those so-called "justice" and "justice", and he began to doubt his own worth and meaning. Although he was eventually acquitted, he was deeply wounded inside.