It could be said that Aunt Yi witnessed the entire development of the matter from beginning to end.
Even if she were to open her eyes and spin a yarn now, she'd have to be able to keep it up.
Yi Zhonghai was speechless, and after a long while, he couldn't utter a coherent word.
At this moment, Liu Kai Xuan launched another barrage of questions at him.
"Yi Zhonghai, say something!"
"In front of everyone, tell us, is Jia Zhangshi the kind of person who deserves forgiveness?"
"I this..."
Yi Zhonghai stammered for a long time before continuing, "I admit that Jia Zhangshi's actions were indeed inappropriate!"
"But she is an elderly person, and now she is severely disabled!"
"The most crucial point is that Jia Zhangshi has a very low level of education. We should show her more tolerance!"
"I'm sorry!"
Liu Kai Xuan retorted with a cold laugh, "You, Elder Yi, have the magnanimity of a prime minister, but I don't have your capacity!"
"I cannot tolerate Jia Zhangshi's malicious behavior!"
"You..."
Yi Zhonghai, at this moment, still wanted to morally blackmail Liu Kai Xuan.
However, after much deliberation, he couldn't bring himself to utter the words.
Moral blackmail is a tactic that only works when used on the "right" people.
Clearly, Liu Kai Xuan was not someone Yi Zhonghai could simply "blackmail" at will.
Unable to do anything about Liu Kai Xuan, Yi Zhonghai could only pin his hopes on Yan Bugui.
Although Yan Bugui had received a hint from Yi Zhonghai, he didn't say a word.
Old Yan was a shrewd calculator, a clever man who planned meticulously. How could he do something foolish?
"If there's nothing else, I'm going back to rest!"
With that final statement, Liu Kai Xuan stood up to leave.
"Liu Kai Xuan, stop right there!"
Unexpectedly, Qin Huai Ru suddenly rushed forward and blocked Liu Kai Xuan's path.
Qin Huai Ru said with immense resentment, "Liu Kai Xuan, why must you push our Jia family to the brink of despair?"
"Bang Geng's grandmother was crippled by you!"
"Now even Bang Geng is being sent to the juvenile detention center by you!"
"Do you know that for a child of Bang Geng's age, if they are sent to juvenile detention and get a criminal record, their future will be completely ruined!"
"Please, I beg you, leave us a way out!"
As she spoke, Qin Huai Ru's knees buckled, and she knelt before Liu Kai Xuan!
Liu Kai Xuan replied coldly, "Qin Huai Ru, I advise you not to waste my time!"
At this moment, Liu Kai Xuan didn't want to waste any more words on Widow Qin.
He left with a single sentence and was about to walk away. Unexpectedly, Widow Qin suddenly grabbed one of Liu Kai Xuan's legs with both hands.
Then she began to cry and wail loudly, "If you refuse to let our Bang Geng go, I will kneel here and refuse to get up!"
"Get out of here!"
In a fit of rage, Liu Kai Xuan shoved Qin Huai Ru's shoulder, sending her tumbling backward onto the ground.
By the time Qin Huai Ru struggled to her feet, Liu Kai Xuan had already left with Liu Xiao Yue.
"Wuwuwu..." Qin Huai Ru collapsed onto the ground, weeping profusely.
At the same time, the large crowd of onlookers who had gathered erupted into a flurry of discussion.
"Alas... this family of orphans and widows is truly in a terrible state!"
"If Bang Geng is truly sent to juvenile detention, his life will be ruined!"
"This kid Liu Kai Xuan is too ruthless in his actions!"
"I say, this matter cannot be blamed on Kai Xuan for being unforgiving!"
"Kai Xuan just said that he is primarily targeting Jia Zhangshi!"
"That's right, Jia Zhangshi is truly disgusting!"
"If it were me, I would never forgive her bottomless behavior!"
"If Liu Kai Xuan gives up pursuing legal action, won't Jia Zhangshi also get away with it?"
"There's some truth to what you're saying!"
"But I still feel that Qin Huai Ru is truly pitiful!"
"She endured hardship and survived all these years, her goal being to raise Bang Geng into a capable person..."
"But now, she has to watch her son go to prison, helpless!"
"Pitiful what? Pitiful for whom?"
"I say they deserve it all!"
"You people have too much free time!"
"What Kai Xuan said just now was correct. If it wasn't your family that was stolen, you'd all be acting like moral judges, right?"
"If it were your family facing this, would any of you give up pursuing justice?"
"Disperse, disperse!"
The one who spoke last was an elder of the courtyard named Zhu Chenggong.
Zhu Chenggong had been a deputy director at the steel rolling mill in his youth and held some prestige in the courtyard.
Under his "scolding," the gossiping women in the courtyard gradually dispersed.
You all say Qin Huai Ru is pitiful?
Good heavens, Qin Huai Ru's specialty is playing the victim to gain sympathy!
Does Qin Huai Ru bear no responsibility for Bang Geng's current predicament?
This afternoon, Bang Geng confessed his guilt in front of the police and honestly admitted all his crimes.
Even in this situation, Qin Huai Ru showed no signs of remorse and was still trying every means to cover for Bang Geng and clear his name.
Does such a person deserve sympathy?
...
The next morning, when Liu Kai Xuan opened his door and came out, he found Qin Huai Ru kneeling at his doorstep.
"Liu Kai Xuan, I beg you, give our Bang Geng a chance!"
Qin Huai Ru cried, "As long as you spare our Bang Geng this time, I'll do anything you want!"
"How about, tonight I come to your house and serve you well for a night..."
Her statement almost shocked Liu Kai Xuan to death on the spot.
Qin Huai Ru, this woman, was not without her looks.
But honestly, her moral character was already rotten to the core. How could Liu Kai Xuan possibly be interested in someone like her?
"I'm telling you to get lost right now, do you hear me?" Liu Kai Xuan glared at her fiercely.
Qin Huai Ru stubbornly replied, "If you don't agree, I'll kneel here and refuse to get up!"
"Slap!"
Liu Kai Xuan, unable to bear it any longer, reached out and delivered a fierce slap.
The slap sent Qin Huai Ru tumbling backward onto the ground.
This cleared the space in front of the door!
Qin Huai Ru struggled to her feet, but stubbornly remained kneeling on the ground.
Liu Kai Xuan said loudly, "Qin Huai Ru, if you have any grievances, go and vent them on Jia Zhangshi!"
"It was Jia Zhangshi who instigated Bang Geng to steal. Don't come here to disgust me!"