"The Wind at Home" is a novel with a realistic theme. It tells the story of a mother who lost her child and an orphan boy who support each other in a desperate situation and jointly pursue the truth.
Thirty-one-year-old Li Wen is an ordinary high school chemistry teacher in Qingshi County. Two years ago, her eight-year-old son Li Xiang died in a canal in the west of the city. The relationship between the school and the local government suppressed the case and closed the case as "accidental drowning." Li Wen refused to believe it. He took the remote No. 241 Bus alone after get off work every day, combing through clues repeatedly, silently guarding the truth that no one recognized.
Seventeen-year-old Xie Bai is a sophomore at Chengnan No. 1 Middle School. His parents are dead and he lives with his younger brother Xie Qing. Xie Qing was invited to a construction site in the north of the city one night and fell from the seventh floor to his death. This was also characterized as a "slip". Xie Bai himself was also violated and was secretly rescued by Li Wen after escaping from death. The two discovered that the injustice they were facing pointed at the same group of people, and thus formed an unknown alliance, secretly collecting evidence and protecting each other.
They encountered warnings from the school, silence from others, and death threats, and were eventually forced to leave Qingshi County and go to Nanping, the provincial capital. With the help of reporters and a former detective, the investigative report was made public and public opinion exploded across the country. The case was re-investigated thoroughly, the chain of cover collapsed one by one, and the real culprit and his protective umbrella were severely punished in accordance with the law.
However, just when they thought they could return to the city openly, the perpetrators at the end of their rope retaliated in public. Li Wen and Xie Bai were stabbed several times at the school gate, their lives hanging by a thread, but they both survived after being rescued. Justice is finally served and the perpetrators are punished.
The story is based on the sad and warm reality, and thoroughly describes the human shielding in a small town, the hidden evil deeds on campus, and the difficulties of protecting the rights of the grassroots. It also describes how two people forgotten by the world used their obsession and courage to tear apart the long-term silence of a small town. The so-called return to the city means returning to the truth and returning to people's hearts.
Intention: The ending of justice. It didn't fall from the sky, it was earned by two people with one step and one blood.