The trial lasted for three whole days.
When the verdict was finally announced, Cao Daqiang stood frozen in the defendant's box, his face ashen.
Bailiffs came forward and escorted him from the scene. He didn't struggle, nor did he say another word.
That afternoon, the execution was ordered, and the process moved swiftly.
And what of Yuan Zhihe?
With her wedding collapsing around her, all she could do was run home in disgrace.
Her mother cried in front of her until she couldn't breathe, fainting several times.
Hearing the commotion, neighbors came over to offer comfort, but after a quick glance inside, they would quietly retreat.
Her mother knelt on the floor, kowtowing and begging the heavens to show mercy, wailing that her own past-life sins had brought this misfortune upon her daughter.
An ambulance arrived and took her to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed her with stress-induced syncope.
