Criminal

Author: Yan Cheng
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: This is a heart-stirring and extraordinary story that presents a life of confusion and the tragic consequences that followed. Security Chief Chen Xiaogang died after being refused medical treatment for his delivery of a baby, killing medical staff and a security officer who came to arrest him on the spot. After the incident, Chen Xiaogang was mistakenly believed by the police to have perished in a fire. During his hiding period, his father Chen Jianguo killed Zhang Gui, who had information about Chen Xiaogang. To change his impoverished and lost circumstances and secure his son's future, Chen Jianguo took the risk of robbing a money transport vehicle, acquiring a large sum of money.
The novel portrays characters such as Chen Jianguo, Zheng Wen, Yang Ming, Chen Xiaogang, Ke Yun, Liu Jiqiong, Li Xiaofeng, and Xu Huixia. From Chen Xiaogang's impulsive crime to Yang Ming's dissatisfaction with society, from Chen Jianguo's initial integrity to his criminal behavior in his later years, and from Liu Jiqiong's tragic love to Li Xiaofeng's death in a car accident, the novel meticulously depicts the twisted or desperate psychology of those on the fringes of real life, showcasing a strong sense of gravity and impact.
Through an objective description of criminals, the novel aims to reveal the motivations and roots of social crime issues. At the same time, from the perspective of human nature, it vividly portrays the conflict between emotion and law, revealing on a deeper level that dignity is inseparable from the dignity of the law. Any excuse or disguise cannot escape the just judgment of the law.