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Domestic violence leading to death cases occur every year-hundreds, if not thousands. The legal path for victims

is long and tough. Because of connections, victims often remain victims forever.

If women don’t kill their husbands, they might not survive. Laws over the past 22 years fail to clarify the

boundaries of domestic violence. This problem is unsolvable; one after another, victims step forward.

“Sir, | confess too. Twenty-one years ago, my father-in-law had dementia and violated me. With my husband

dead and relatives turning a blind eye, | wanted to end it all but couldn’t leave my three-year-old daughter,

Sophia.”

“I heard of an unnamed man in the city helping the suffering, so | wrote a letter and left it at the last crime

scene. | thought there'd be no response.”

“I was about to jump into the river with Sophia when | heard my father-in-law had died.”

“Now, Sophia has graduated from college and found a job. I'm so grateful to that man for letting her grow up

safely.”

“And me. Twenty years ago in spring, | was left by my dad beside the stove and burned my hand. My mom had

already run away but wanted to cback for me. Afraid she'd suffer again, | wrote a letter to the unnamed

uncle.”

“With only one hand left, | couldn't write well-just a messy doodle. | wasn’t sure if Uncle Zane could understand.

Luckily, he did and cto save me.”

“Last year, my mother passed away. | felt like | had no one left to care about, so | wanted to prove Zane’s

innocence and thank him in person.”

In the adjoining room, Zane shut his eyes, hiding the sorrow behind them. He never wanted to drag these people

into this.

One by one, they stepped forward to share their motives for killing and extended their hands toward Bennett.

Their palms showed signs of age and deep scars, seven disfigured. Still, their faces wore a calmness

grateful for their salvation.

“This was the grand gift Joseph mentioned. Damn it, Stanley realized. He typed with his head down. [You've got

to be kidding me.]

Joseph replied. [I didn’t call them; they con their own.]

Stanley's feelings of anger momentarily faded. After replying with an awkward “Oh,” he wiped his eyes and

pressed down on Bennett's shoulder.

“Bennett, was it too heartless to arrest them?”

Bennett sighed. “If they confess, we have to interrogate them according to procedure.”

‘Forget the regulations!’ Stanley wanted to curse in his heart, but the cameras were on; he had to ke backlash.

“Hmph, then I'll pay to help them with their cases. Who was scared of whom?”

Im to avoid

At the stime, viewers in the live chat felt just like Stanley, accusing Bennett of being too cold-blooded.

[Outside of legalities, we should show empathy; they are victims!]

[Right! Dying doesn’t make them great. Let's see them live with the shame.]

[I think those people deserved to die.]

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Media representatives on-site lowered their voices. At this point, anyone demanding justice for the victims

looked ridiculous. They had elderly relatives, wives, and children at home. If they faced similar situations, they

might resort to even more brutal means.

Eventually, no police had to drive everyone away; they all left on their own, even those pretentious family

members, generally accomplices in abuse, leaving to avoid punishment.

Joseph then entered from outside, bringing a group of serious journalists and influencers. The live stream had

ended, but the cameras were still rolling.

“Bennett, the public is very interested in these former victims. How will your agency handle this?”

Joseph was handsand gentle, but his smile sent chills down their spines.

“So, you wantto explain myself?” Bennett chuckled, not daring to underestimate these rich kids. “The

murders happened 20 years ago. The statute of limitations has passed. At most, they'll be detained for a while

as a warning and then released.”

That was his plan all along.

Hearing this, Joseph’s smile seemed more genuine as he motioned for the cameras to lower.

“Quinlyn, Elowyn wants us hfor dinner,” he called.

Moments later, Quinlyn peeked her head around a corner, running out. “Joseph!”

Zane followed closely with Cher.

The handcuffed masterminds paused, surprised, and then bowed to Joseph.

Zane stopped a meter away. “Why are you here?” He hadn't even met sof them, avoiding drawing

attention.

The group smiled sincerely.

“We should be here. Twenty years ago, you saved us; now it’s our tto give back. Others wanted to cbut

had family obligations, so we talked them out. They wanted to apologize to you.”

Zane shook his head; he didn’t need thank yous or apologies.

“And thank you, Cher, for not letting our letters be revealed during the trial,” they said, turning to Cher, their

expressions friendly.

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Among the public outcry, only they understood where Cher’s judgment had been.

“This case must have negatively affected you. We hope to make our letters public. Will you return them to us?”

They wanted to restore Cher’s honor.

“Sure.” Cher nodded but first required each of them to register an account, take pictures of their letters, upload

them and then hand them to the nearby police officer.

Bennett looked utterly confused.

“Ms. Richardson, if you're going to teach them, do it away from me. You're violating professional ethics.”

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Teaching offenders to manipulate public sentiment could influence court decisions if public opinion was high

enough.

Cher looked at him, defiantly replying, “I'm not a judge during my probation period.”

Bennett thought, ‘Okay, | can’t win an argument with a legal expert.

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“No, it's impossible. Self-defense! How could that be justified? Officer, what about me? | saved that kid. Doesn't

that count as self-defense? | can’t die! I don’t want to die!”

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