Mr. Wen’s Quote (08)

Some ordinary people hate me because I did not put certain lawbreakers to justice, or I did not exonerate then from the injustices they suffered. Maybe I should make an apology to them before I leave. In some cases, if I had not taken the money from the criminals and settled the cases to their advantages, they would have given the money to my superiors, and I myself would have been “settled”. Can you blame me for all of these? What hatred did I have towards those ordinary people? Did I have to harm them for no reason? They are the victims. Am I, Wen Qiang, also a victim?

有些老百姓恨我没有替他们惩治罪犯，沉冤昭雪。也许我走前该给他们道个歉。有些案子我要是不去收那些人的钱替他们摆平，那些人就要把钱送到我的上司那里，最后要把我摆平。这都能怪我吗？我跟那些百姓有什么仇？我会无缘无故地加害他们吗？他们是受害者，难道我文强就不是受害者吗?