Zhang was executed for intentional homicide, and the Shaanxi man ended his life on July 17, 2019. In 1996, 13-year-old Zhang Koukou witnessed his mother die in a neighborhood dispute.
On Chinese New Year's Eve 2018, Zhang Koukou had grown into a young man, and he personally avenged his mother and killed three enemies.
Zhang Koukou's case has aroused widespread concern in society. Most people believe that prisoners sentenced to death are mostly guilty of heinous crimes and do not deserve sympathy. However, two very different views have emerged in society on Zhang Koukou's verdict.
One party defended Zhang Koukou, believing that he was avenging his mother, which was excusable; The other side firmly supports the fair verdict of the law, holding that the law does not tolerate murder for life.
So, what exactly was Zhang Koukou's mother killed? In the next 22 years, how did Zhang Koukou spend it? What does he really look like?
It's all worth going deeper. Zhang Koukou was born in 1983 in Wangping Village, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, his father Zhang Furu is a hardworking and simple farmer, and his mother Wang Xiuping is a happy and capable rural woman.
Zhang Furu has a deep friendship with his neighbor Wang Zixin and often helps each other. In order to improve the life of his family, Zhang Furu has been looking for a way to make money.
At this time, the village committee of Wangping village was looking for funds to contract out the rice processing plant. This processing plant has two bungalows and several grain processing equipment, including a flour grinder, a noodle machine, etc.
Although the profit of each grain processing is not high, only a handful of dollars, but after accumulation, the interests of this factory cannot be ignored. Zhang Furu saw this opportunity and decided to contract the factory as a way to improve his family's life.
After careful consideration, after deducting the contract fee, Zhang Furu expects to make a profit of 10,000 yuan per year. In the 90s of the last century, the average monthly salary of Chinese people was only 300 to 500 yuan, and the annual income of 10,000 yuan has far exceeded the average.
In the face of such an attractive business opportunity, who is not tempted? For the sake of his family's livelihood, Zhang Furu was determined to fight for the project. So, he immediately approached the village committee to discuss the matter.
Unexpectedly, neighbor Wang Zixin also had the same idea. The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere was awkward. In the face of interests, it is difficult for even neighbors or relatives to make a fair judgment.
Considering that they had always had a good relationship, the village committee did not want to take sides, but left the decision to the two of them and let them negotiate on their own.
Zhang Furu is a benevolent person, he cherishes the friendship with his neighbors for many years, and does not want to be destroyed by small things, so he proposes a plan that is beneficial to the other party. He said to Lao Wang: "You have many children and big expenses, so it is better for you to contract first."
After two years, the contract period expired, and we contracted again. Lao Wang was naturally very happy to hear this, he took Zhang Furu's hand, and smiled innocently: "Thank you, brother, you are so righteous!."”
Two years later, as Zhang Furu said, the grain processing factory was indeed a profitable business. In two years, Lao Wang became the richest man in the village with the profits of the factory, and even built a new building, and the family lived a prosperous life.
However, as time went on, Zhang Furu began to remind Lao Wang about what they had agreed on, and sometimes he would jokingly say, "Lao Wang, don't forget our two-year contract, there is money to be earned together!."”
But every time Lao Wang just smirked and nodded in agreement, but he never answered positively.
Zhang Furu is a kind-hearted and upright person, in the face of his neighbor's overnight wealth, he did not blush and be jealous, but often went to the factory to help for free. However, the expiration date of the contract has arrived, and even the most docile person has to start thinking about his own interests.
Although Zhang Furu asked Wang Zixin many times, he never received a clear answer. In the end, Zhang Furu couldn't help but find the village committee. However, the person in charge has been replaced, and they said they had no knowledge of it, and even thought that Wang Zixin did not mention the matter.
Hearing the news, Zhang Furu's face instantly turned pale, his fists clenched tightly, and he felt an unprecedented sense of betrayal. He angrily ran to Wang Zixin's house and asked him: "How can you make your own decisions and betray your promises when we discussed the things we discussed at the beginning!"”
Zhang Koukou glanced at Wang Zixin, and said in a firm tone: "Do you have evidence?"If you don't, don't talk nonsense!You should focus on your own affairs and don't expect too much from the operation of my factory. ”
The anger in Wang Zixin's heart couldn't be suppressed, and he felt that his head was about to **. However, the four sons of the Wang family were strong, so Zhang Furu did not dare to act rashly. He had no choice but to go home and think about what to do.
In the evening, he mentioned the incident to his wife Wang Xiuping, but was reprimanded by her. "I told you a long time ago that you should not trust others easily, whether it is relatives or friends, or even neighbors. ”
Wang Xiuping has an independent personality, acts decisively, and is rarely bullied. She and Zhang Furu's personalities complement each other, usually, when Zhang Furu is bullied, Wang Xiuping will stand up and help her husband win back face.
This incident turned the two families from friends and neighbors to enemies, and they were arguing over big and small things. Especially Wang Xiuping, she hates the Wang family to the core, and often criticizes them without hesitation.
On August 27, 1996, Zhang Koukou was about to enter the new semester, and his mother Wang Xiuping carefully prepared school supplies and sumptuous meals for him, and told him to concentrate on studying.
Then, Wang Xiuping went to work in the field as usual. After some hard work, she was exhausted and carried farm tools home, passing by the door of Wang Zixin's house. At this time, she saw Wang Fujun, the second eldest member of the Wang family, lazily lying on a recliner basking in the sun, surrounded by several elderly people in the village.
Do you have a Phoenix bicycle at home? We just bought one and it's so comfortable to ride! Wang Fujun proudly displayed his wealth, as if he wanted to write the title of "richest man" on their doorstep.
Wang Xiuping looked at the hypocritical performance of the Wang family and felt extremely disgusted, so she spat in the direction of Wang Fujun. Wang Fujun immediately jumped like thunder, pointed at Wang Xiuping with his finger, and scolded: "You crazy woman, are you sick!" ”
Wang Xiuping was also enraged, and spat again, which happened to splash on Wang Fujun's face. This action instantly ignited Wang Fujun's anger, and he raised his voice: "Crazy woman! ”
As soon as the words fell, a crisp and loud slap landed on Wang Xiuping's face. When she came back to her senses, there was already a light red slap mark on her face, and the hot pain made her unbearable.
Wang Xiuping suffered an unprecedented insult, and despite the difference in strength, she bravely rushed towards the other party and engaged in a fierce struggle with Wang Fujun. Hearing the news of his mother's tragic death, Wang Zixin, Wang Xiaojun and Wang Zhengjun immediately rushed over.
Soon, Zhang Furu, Zhang Libo and Zhang Koukou also came to help. Although the Wang family has a large number of people, the Zhang family has men and women, and the difference in strength is huge, and the situation is unfavorable to the Zhang family.
Wang Xiuping became more and more courageous, and finally hit Wang Zhengjun's face, forehead and body with a flat iron.
Wang Zhengjun was completely enraged and felt that he had lost face. He immediately ran to his yard, picked up a thick wooden stick, and returned to the scene. He slammed a blow to Wang Xiuping's head, and after a while, Wang Xiuping felt dizzy and had a splitting headache, as if her head was about to fall off.
Her eyes began to flash back to the past, like watching a movie. Suddenly, she fainted and fell to the ground, bleeding from the wound on her head, looking very scary. Zhang Koukou had never seen such a scene, he stood in place in fear, and shouted hoarsely over and over again, "Mom! ”
After the Zhang Koukou incident, Zhang Furu found the village party secretary to seek justice, and tearfully told what happened to their family. The village party secretary summoned the two families to discuss the solution. "You knocked people unconscious, send them to the hospital first, and pay the medical expenses when they should be paid. ”
The village party secretary said. "Why should we pay, it's clear that this crazy woman is the first to provoke the incident! The Wang family was furious. After several rounds of argument, the Wang family agreed to send Wang Xiuping to the hospital**.
However, what she never expected was that Wang Xiuping was issued a critical illness notice as soon as she entered the hospital. "The patient has missed the best time, please prepare for the funeral as soon as possible, and mourn and change! ”
At 22 o'clock that night, the hospital announced that Wang Xiuping had died. In just a few hours, a person left quietly.
Faced with the suspicion of the cause of his mother's death, the medical examiner launched a public autopsy in front of everyone. Thirteen-year-old Zhang Koukou watched as the forensic doctor shaved his mother's hair, cut the skull with a sharp bone saw, and then hastily stitched it up.
During the whole dissection, although Zhang Koukou did not shed a single tear, his eyes were dull, there was no superfluous expression on his face, but he was silently enduring the pain in his heart.
In the end, the forensic doctor determined that the cause of Wang Xiuping's death was blunt force trauma to the head, and the murderer was Wang Zhengjun, the third son of the Wang family. After learning the news, Zhang Furu immediately appealed, demanding 250,000 yuan in compensation from the Wang family.
However, since Wang Zhengjun was only 17 years old and a minor, the court only sentenced him to 7 years in prison and paid 9,639 in compensation$3.
Wang Fujun had to inch in, sneered at the young Zhang Koukou, saying that your mother deserved to die if she had a bad temper, and dragged the Zhang family into the water. Zhang Koukou couldn't listen to his mother's insult, and reasoned with Wang Fujun, but he was beaten violently, and only said "I want revenge", but Wang Fujun sneered.
Wang Fujun didn't expect Zhang Koukou to really put it into action, and it took 22 years to realize that this was not an empty word, but it was too late. After the death of Zhang Koukou's mother, he became taciturn, gloomy and introverted, and buried the seeds of revenge deep in his heart.
In 2001, Zhang Koukou enlisted in the army as a soldier, with the goal of revenge, studied hard every day, strengthened his body, and went all out in every activity.
After Zhang Koukou retired, he tried two business careers, but failed to succeed. He turned to work as a security guard at a factory in Shenzhen, where he met his sweetheart.
During this time, he had the idea of giving up revenge. However, his mother's death has been haunting Zhang Koukou like a spell, so that he can never let go, and finally has to break up with his girlfriend.
In 2017, he went to Argentina to work and happened to witness a ** case. In the night, several Vietnamese armed with sharp knives killed the Argentines who had bullied them during the day.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Koukou did not feel afraid, but felt happy. This, he argues, is the thrill of revenge.
At the end of the year, Zhang Koukou returned to his hometown and handed over all his savings to his father: "Dad, please keep this money properly for your retirement." At this time, the living conditions of the Wang family were getting better and better, and the business was becoming more and more prosperous, and they changed a few sports cars.
Wang Zhengjun was also released early because of his good performance in prison. However, in contrast, Zhang Koukou's family has been living in increasingly difficult conditions since the death of his mother, and is still very poor.
This made Zhang Koukou feel unwilling. On February 15, 2018, Chinese New Year's Eve, the seeds of hatred finally sprouted. Zhang Koukou got up early, put on a hat and mask, and held a fruit knife in his hand, waiting on the way to the Wang family's tomb.
At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Zhengjun and Wang Xiaojun were descending the mountain, when suddenly, Zhang Koukou appeared behind them. In just a few seconds, Zhang Koukou slit Wang Zhengjun's throat, and then stabbed Wang Xiaojun several times in the chest and abdomen until he could no longer stand up.
After stabbing the two, Zhang Koukou was still dissatisfied, and he broke into Wang's house with a knife and attacked Wang Zixin, who was preparing for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. Finally, he set the Wang family's car on fire and stood in the firelight with a satisfied smile.
The New Year's bell is about to ring, and the fireworks are bursting in the sky with brilliant and beautiful fireworks. After 22 years of waiting, Zhang Koukou finally completed his plan to avenge his mother. At that moment, he felt relieved and relieved.
On February 17, Zhang Koukou quietly ate a bowl of noodles. At 7:45, he did not hesitate to walk into the police station and turn himself in. The report of the case has caused widespread online discussion, and some people have expressed sympathy for Zhang Koukou's experience, believing that his behavior is out of helplessness and revenge for his mother, which makes people feel sad.
But there are also those who believe that Zhang Koukou's behavior seriously challenges the law and must be severely punished, otherwise anyone may use "revenge" as an excuse**. The law has its bottom line, and no matter how painful and helpless our experience is, we cannot go beyond this line.
On January 8, 2019, Zhang was sentenced to death and deprived of political rights for life for the crimes of intentional homicide and intentional damage to property.