On February 10, the first day of the first lunar month, shortly after midnight, Zhao Anji, the little princess of the "first Chinese American family", was found dead in the pond of a private ranch in Blanco County, Texas.
Zhao Anji graduated from Harvard University in the United States and served as the chairman and president of Fumao Group, the most famous Chinese enterprise in the United States. Her sister Elaine Chao was the U.S. Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Transportation; Her brother-in-law, McConnell, is the current Republican leader in the U.S. Senate; Her husband, Breyer, is a well-known venture capitalist in the United States; She has a 3-year-old son and a 96-year-old father.
According to Chinese tradition, on the first day of the new year, Zhao Anji is supposed to celebrate the New Year with her family, especially her 3-year-old son, 96-year-old father, how could she die in the middle of the night in a car sunk into a cold and piercing pond?
Zhao Anji's death is too unreasonable, too bizarre, and too incredible.
To this day, Zhao Anji has been dead for 22 days, and Texas has still not released an investigation report on the cause of her death.
First, could Zhao Anji commit suicide?
On February 14, Zhao Anji's best friend in Taiwan and Wu Xinying, the deputy leadership candidate of the Taiwan People's Party, posted on Facebook that she learned the news of the unexpected death of her friend Zhao Anji, "I am very shocked, and even more very sad.
Wu Xinying said: "We just exchanged messages on Sunday (February 11), and made an appointment to come to Taipei next week to attend my baby's week ceremony, and I was looking forward to a party with her, but I didn't expect such sad news to come." ”
Because of the time difference, February 11 in Taiwan is February 10 in the United States. In other words, on the first day of the Lunar New Year in the United States, Zhao Anji and Wu Xinying met through a message: see you in Taipei next week.
Angela also said that Angela is "smart, studious, humorous and very considerate." "We have been there for each other in the ups and downs of both of our lives. She is my best friend and my mentor and friend, we travel together, and we both love equestrianism and art."
We are three generations old, but Angie and I share a passion for public affairs and have a lot to do."
Judging from Wu Xinying's post, Zhao Anji has no motive to commit suicide.
In the eyes of his father, Zhao Xicheng, "Zhao Anji is a talented woman, a visionary leader, and is deeply loved by all her sisters and our whole family." From a very young age, she showed a surprisingly precocious wisdom and a strong intellectual curiosity, and she was astute, intelligent, lovable, and god-endowed with wisdom and excellence, which made her excel in all that she did. As a beloved daughter, sister, mother, aunt, wife and friend, she has always been filial, considerate, kind, dedicated, altruistic, always positive, discerning, and wise. She believes that the true treasures in life are family, friends, and helping others. ”
Judging from the father's description of his daughter, Zhao Anji had no motive to commit suicide.
Second, why did Blanco County change its tune?
On Feb. 16, the Blanco County Sheriff's Office issued a statement saying, "Our preliminary investigation determined that this was an unfortunate accident. ”
But by Feb. 29, the Blanco County Sheriff's Office wrote in a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that it was "not a typical accident";"Until there is sufficient evidence to rule out criminal activity, this sheriff's office is investigating this accident as a criminal case."
That is to say, just two weeks later, Blanco County** changed the nature of the incident from the initial "unfortunate incident" to the judgment that "it was not a typical accident", changed the investigation of a non-criminal case to a "criminal investigation", and also talked about "possible prosecution".
It can be seen that Blanco County** should have found some evidence related to Zhao Anji's death and "criminal" and "prosecution".
Third, how did Zhao Anji sink into the pond with people and cars?
On February 22, Kyle Bass, a well-known American investor, posted that Zhao Anji died on the Texas farm of McConnell and Chao Xiaolan's family, and the monitor saw Zhao Anji's Tesla car cross some kind of obstacle and retreat into a pond on the farm. Then the family judged it to be an "accidental death", demanded that an autopsy not be performed, and immediately asked the Tesla to be returned.
On Feb. 16, Blanco County Emergency Services District 1 Emergency Center Chief Ben Oakley said first responders were alerted just after Feb. 11 to a private home in Blanco County for a "water rescue." Ambulances arrived at the scene at 12:12 a.m. to find a car "completely submerged" in a pond with an estimated depth of between 12 and 15 feet (4 5 meters) and only one person in the car.
Rescuers "rescued the woman in the car" and rescued her for 43 minutes, but were unsuccessful.
In particular, Oakley said there was no indication of how the car got into the pond.
If Zhao Anji's car was "over some kind of obstacle and forced backwards into a pond on the farm", as Kyle Bass said, then there should be obvious wheel marks on the ground, why did Oakley, who went to the scene to participate in the first aid, say that there is no indication of how the car got into the pond?
Someone found Zhao Anji's farm where he mysteriously fell into the river and died, judging from the picture, the open space in front of the Diaoyutai by the river is wide and flat, not a place where the road conditions are dangerous and prone to accidents, the driver has enough space to brake, and there are no buildings around the riverbank.
What's even more unbelievable is that when reporting on the incident, the mainland ** at the beginning unanimously called Zhao "died in a car accident", and some**, including Caixin, quoted information from unknown sources, saying that "the car accident happened on February 10, and Zhao Anji was on his way to a business meeting in Austin, Texas." Zhao Anji's vehicle was hit by a speeding truck running a red light at the time of the incident, and Zhao Anji was pronounced dead on the spot, and the truck driver was subsequently arrested and charged with drunk driving and manslaughter. ”