In July 2009, a college student robbed a bank with a knife caused a nationwide uproar. The protagonist of this case turned out to be Li Li, the top science student in the college entrance examination in Shangli County, Jiangxi Province, and an outstanding graduate of the University of Science and Technology Beijing.
In addition to being amazed, people couldn't help but wonder how this young man, who should have a bright future, could have embarked on this wrong path. Let's dig deeper and dig out the story behind Li Li.
In Shangli County, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, there is a high-profile genius boy, who is Li Li, who is known as the hometown of Li Jin, the "firecracker patriarch". Shangli County has a thriving fireworks industry, with one out of every five residents working as firecrackers, and Li Li's father is no exception.
In addition to the fireworks business, his parents also worked hard, and although they had three children, they lived a full and nourishing life. However, Li Li's parents had higher expectations, they wanted their children to get out of the mountains and broaden their horizons, so they pinned their hopes on their youngest child, Li Li.
Li Li, known as a gifted teenager, surpassed his peers in speech and writing. He entered primary school early at the age of four and performed better than many older children.
Under the strict requirements of his parents, Li Li studied more diligently and maintained excellent grades. The school has high hopes for Li Li and regards him as a key training object.
However, life is not always smooth sailing. A sudden change pushed Li Li's life into the abyss. His father's fireworks business was designed to not only drain all the family's savings, but also take on huge debts.
The family's financial situation suddenly became strained. At a desperately low family meeting, they made a decision: Le Li's older brother and sister would drop out of school to work to help the family pay off their debts, and Le Li, as the best achiever, would take on the family's hopes and continue his education.
At this age, it should be a day to run under the sun, but the weight of life has troubled Li Li. Riddled with illness and tremendous pressure, his originally confident and cheerful personality became taciturn.
His family was often harassed by debt collectors, and every day was like walking a tightrope, unable to eat and rest, and to add insult to injury, he was found to have hepatitis B.
Hepatitis B is a contagious disease, but living with someone with hepatitis B does not infect the virus. However, the discrimination of his classmates made him feel pressured, and no one wanted to approach him.
These pressures caused him to begin to distance himself from the crowd, and his mild stuttering worsened until the painful experience in class made him completely close his mind.
The young chemistry teacher had just arrived, and one day he asked Li Li to answer a simple chemistry question by name in class, and Li Li was very nervous and stumbled to answer. The teacher commented casually: "The answer is correct, but Li Li, why do you stutter?" ”
The class burst into laughter, and Li Li blushed so much that he wanted to find a hole in the ground to get into. Since then, Li Li's heart has been locked, and he no longer has illusions about his friends, and he only reads the books of the sages.
His academic performance has always been good, but his heart is desolate. In 2003, Li Li became the top science student in the county with a score of 554 and was admitted to the University of Science and Technology Beijing, majoring in automation.
Although the phoenix dances in the flames, how many people know about its shattered wings? Similarly, when Li Li walked into the Bank of China business hall on the campus of Beijing University of Science and Technology at noon on July 12, 2009, people only saw his bravery but ignored his criminal behavior.
He had already prepared and succeeded in getting a female teller to hand over 100,000 yuan. However, the female teller soon discovered that Li Li's threat was fake and pressed the silent alarm, but did not let him succeed.
As long as you let that girl go, we'll give you money now! Li Li nodded and did not speak. The audience was silent, only the money counter kept ringing frantically, and this sound made Li Li unforgettable.
After Li Li got the money from the bank, he immediately disappeared and disappeared. On the other hand, the police blocked all the exits of the school and asked all the boys who were going out to be checked with their carry-on bags.
Li Li is like a bird in a cage, and it is only a matter of time before he escapes. One thought of heaven, one thought of hell. If Li Li's parents knew that he would turn into a robber in the future, would they continue to support him?
But when Li Li was admitted to a prestigious university, they were only full of joy. The Li family held a feast in the village to show off that their family had produced a genius, and the future of the Li family would definitely be even more brilliant.
The whole village came to see this once-in-a-century genius, and Li Li stood cramped in the crowd, numbly listening to the elders describe the prosperity of the city and the brilliance of the future. Will those futures really come to fruition?
Li Li himself did not know that the past experience of poverty was like a needle that could not be removed, forever stinging him.
On his first day of college, he and his father went to apply for a student loan, but only managed to apply for 170,000 yuan, and there is still a gap of 3,000 yuan to pay for four years of tuition.
When my sister in Shenzhen learned of the situation, she immediately remitted 3,000 yuan to support her younger brother and said to him: "Brother, if you can't finish college, I won't marry." ”
Li's father, who was on the side, also kept echoing, saying that in order to provide for you to study, the economic situation at home is already very difficult, and you must get ahead. The Li family built a cage for Li Li in the name of love, but Li Li didn't realize it.
Since he was a child, he has understood that his mission is to study hard, repay his parents and sister, and save a family in distress. Despite going to college at the age of 16, Li Li still came to a crossroads in his life, and fate seemed to play another joke on him.
Li Li, the youngest student in the class, lives alone because he has been assigned to a dormitory in another class. His stuttering prevented him from integrating into group activities and was isolated by his classmates.
What bothered him even more was that his academic performance at Beijing University of Science and Technology was not outstanding, and he felt deep self-doubt compared to many outstanding students. However, the leak happened to rain overnight, and his grandmother fell ill in her hometown, and the medical expenses were so high that his family was overwhelmed.
In order to help his family ease the burden, Li Li decided to settle the living expenses by himself. For college students, tutoring is the best part-time job with a high rate of return, so Li Li started his own "crazy tutor" model.
The level of consumption in Beijing is really too much for Li Li to bear. An ordinary meal is just a meal in the eyes of his classmates, but he can eat it for a week at Li Li's house; An ordinary handbag can only be bought by working for a month at Li Li's house.
Li Li began to live a difficult life, working day and night every day. He even told his family that he was making thousands of dollars a month in Beijing, so they didn't have to worry.
However, the overload of work caused his studies to decline all the way, and he failed several subjects in a row, becoming a 4% dropout of Beijing University of Science and Technology. If Li Li asks for help from his family at this time, he will actually have a chance to graduate from the make-up exam in the final year.
But he did not tell his family about his plight, for he feared that the slightest stain would make the family's suffering insignificant. So, he chose to continue skipping classes to work.
In 2008, Li Li was caught cheating by the examiner in the examination room of his last chance to retake the exam, and all he could get after years of hard work was a certificate of completion.
Li Li, an ordinary person with a high Chinese background, faced with the pressure of life and stuttering, fell into deep anxiety and self-doubt. His job opportunities were dwindling, and his tutor was unable to make ends meet.
In 2009, his stutter worsened, causing him to lose more job opportunities and eventually fall into poverty. This deep wound allowed depression to grow in his heart, and life fell into trouble.
However, unlike other robbers who splurged on a large scale, Li Li only spent 150 yuan after robbing the money. He recharged his long-overdue mobile phone with 30 yuan, bought himself a decent pair of pants, and planned to leave the rest of the money to his family by mail.
This seemingly insignificant gesture reveals the kindness and tenacity in his heart.
After five hours of investigation, ** successfully captured Li Li. A suicide note was found inside his residence, detailing his years of loss and plans to end his life after committing the crime.
Li Li's parents were devastated when they heard the news, unable to believe that their son had made such a serious mistake, and his father turned white overnight.
The drastic transformation from a top student in the college entrance examination to a robber shocked society and surprised the villagers in his hometown. They all said that they couldn't believe that Li Li would carry out the robbery, because in their eyes, he was a genius with excellent character and learning.
* During the interrogation, Li Li's mental state was found to be abnormal, and after diagnosis, he was diagnosed with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. At the same time, more than 2,000 village leaders in Shangli County wrote a letter asking the judge to give Li Li a chance to be a new person.
Judge Shang Xiuyun sentenced Li Li to 10 years in prison, deprivation of political rights for one year, and a fine of 20,000 yuan. Li Li, who was reduced from the pride of the sky to a prisoner, fell to the bottom of his life, but he was not defeated by fate.
While serving his sentence, he ushered in the noble man of his life - his presiding judge Shang Xiuyun. Shang Xiuyun not only sent many books, but also invited Li Meijin, a professor at the Chinese People's Public Security University, to provide him with psychological counseling.
Now, Li Li has walked out of the trough of his life and started his post-catastrophe rebirth.
With the encouragement of the judge, the support of his family and the attention of the community, Lai Li gradually opened his heart and decided to start all over again, be proactive and return to school. Li Li performed well in prison, receiving a two-year and eight-month reduction in his sentence and his early release from prison in November 2016.
This year, Li Li is 29 years old, there are still many possibilities in the future, he just accidentally took the wrong path, as long as someone lends a hand, he can find the right path.
In June 2017, with the support of Shang Xiuyun and his family, Li Li stepped into the college entrance examination room again, and finally he was successfully admitted to Xi'an Jiaotong University with a score of 598.
Li Li, who was admitted to the university, did not forget the help of Judge Shang, and went to report the good news to them with the notice, and everyone said that Li Li did not forget his original intention and knew how to be grateful. Even the high school teacher who Li Li reviewed couldn't help but give him a thumbs up when he talked about him.
Li Li, an outstanding graduate from Xi'an Jiaotong University, now works in corporate culture for a company, bringing a better life to his family. He had gone astray due to physical and mental illnesses and wasted a precious decade of his youth.
However, he bravely chose to turn back and rewrite his life with his own efforts. This proves that with the courage to change, success will come your way. No matter what situation you are in, you must have the perseverance to face life and the spirit of starting over.