Although she was berated by Qin Huai Ru, Zhang Cui Hua still clung to the bed, refusing to move.
Only she herself knew best how serious Jia Zhang Shi's condition was now.
Her body was covered in pustules, and she felt like she was on the verge of death.
With her own life hanging by a thread, how could Zhang Cui Hua possibly care about Bang Geng's fate?
Qin Huai Ru had no choice but to attend the trial alone.
...
Qin Huai Ru and Bang Geng, mother and son, put on a dramatic show of suffering in court, shamelessly shifting the blame onto Sha Zhu.
Unfortunately, Sha Zhu had already suffered a great loss once before, and this time he refused to fall for the trap.
The two sides clashed fiercely in court for most of the day, and a verdict was reached that very day.
Bang Geng's theft was proven with irrefutable evidence, and he was found guilty. Furthermore, his deliberate false accusation and framing of others made his crime extremely malicious!
The court sentenced Bang Geng to five years of imprisonment.
Simultaneously, Sha Zhu was also sentenced to six months of imprisonment for misleading the judicial authorities.
It is worth mentioning here that Bang Geng's charges of theft and false accusation were not brought by the same person.
The theft charge was brought by Liu Kai Xuan, and the false accusation charge was brought by Yi Zhong Hai.
That's right, Yi Zhong Hai!
Qin Huai Ru had wanted Yi Zhong Hai to take the blame for Bang Geng, but not only did Yi Zhong Hai refuse to cover for Bang Geng,
On the contrary, Yi Zhong Hai seemed to be kicking him while he was down, intending to utterly ruin Bang Geng.
Of Bang Geng's five-year sentence, two years were for the theft.
The remaining three years were for the crime of false accusation.
It could be said that the Jia family had been severely stabbed in the back by Yi Zhong Hai this time.
Qin Huai Ru now hated Yi Zhong Hai to the bone.
Yi Zhong Hai didn't care about all that. Even if the Jia family threatened him, he still had to completely cripple this little beast, Bang Geng.
Otherwise, Bang Geng would eventually kill him.
Qin Huai Ru expressed her dissatisfaction with the verdict and filed an appeal in court.
...
"What, my grandson was sentenced to five years?"
Zhang Cui Hua, who had been lying on her sickbed, close to death, and about to completely give up the ghost!
Upon hearing the devastating news relayed by Qin Huai Ru, Zhang Cui Hua suddenly leaped out of bed.
"Qin Huai Ru, what are you good for!"
Zhang Cui Hua roared, "I told you to defend Bang Geng, and this is how you defended him?"
"You won't be satisfied until you've driven me to my death, will you!"
Qin Huai Ru retorted, "Zhang Cui Hua, stop disgusting me, can you?"
"This morning, I asked you to come to court with me, why didn't you go?"
"I risked my life today to try and save Bang Geng!"
"But... now that things have become like this, what else can I do?"
"Oh, it hurts so much!"
Zhang Cui Hua, wanting to continue her tirade, suddenly felt a sharp pain in her back and could only grimace and cry out in agony.
At this moment, Qin Huai Ru clearly sensed something was wrong.
Zhang Cui Hua's body was covered in numerous pustules, oozing pus and blood, emitting a pungent stench.
It looked as disgusting as one could imagine.
In reality, Zhang Cui Hua's condition was many times more severe than what Qin Huai Ru could see.
During this period, Jia Zhang Shi had developed over 40 pustules!
The largest pustule was as big as a walnut, and the smallest was the size of a peanut.
After applying medicine, the condition of the pustules would improve slightly.
However, after sleeping for a night, the pustules would immediately worsen again.
The initial blisters were not painful, but once scratched open, they would become excruciatingly painful.
The more she scratched, the more festered it became; the more it festered, the more it hurt.
The sensation could truly be described as living death.
In fact, the hospital had recommended that Jia Zhang Shi be hospitalized for treatment.
But Jia Zhang Shi was reluctant to spend her retirement savings, so she only bought some medicine and tried to endure it at home, refusing hospitalization.
"You're already like this, why aren't you going to the hospital quickly?"
Qin Huai Ru, thoroughly disgusted by Jia Zhang Shi, urged her to go to the hospital.
The leech, of course, wouldn't genuinely care about Jia Zhang Shi's well-being. It was just that Zhang Cui Hua's festering illness looked too terrifying.
Qin Huai Ru was worried about being caught in the crossfire!
"You give me money! Without money, how can I go to the hospital?"
Even at death's door, Zhang Cui Hua still displayed her ugly, money-grubbing demeanor.
"Fine, you win, I'm scared of you!"
Qin Huai Ru snorted, found bedding, and took the two girls to sleep on the floor.
Given Jia Zhang Shi's condition, she didn't dare to continue living with her.
...
Jia Zhang Shi was venomous and wicked to the core, valuing everyone else's life as less than nothing.
However, her own old life was incredibly precious to her.
After lying in bed all night, Zhang Cui Hua's condition worsened the next day, with the pustules spreading further.
Reluctantly, Jia Zhang Shi had no choice but to use her retirement savings to be admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Although the doctor said her condition was not life-threatening, the widespread pustules were truly terrifying.
Moreover, Zhang Cui Hua could clearly feel her life force rapidly draining away.
For someone with an extremely strong will to live, a desperate struggle was necessary.
Lying in bed waiting to die was certainly not in Zhang Cui Hua's nature.
The news of Bang Geng's imprisonment in the courtyard caused less of a stir than the more severe impact of Zhang Cui Hua's hospitalization.
On this day, the atmosphere in the Siheyuan was particularly lively with gossip.
"Zhang Cui Hua, this old immortal, has gotten herself into big trouble recently!"
"Yes, I saw it too!"
"Her face is covered in pustules, it's quite scary!"
"What's so scary about it? It's just a little retribution from heaven!"
"Yes, that old woman is simply too disgusting!"
"It was clearly her grandson who committed the crime, stealing from others!"
"And she had the audacity to go to Liu Kai Xuan's house and throw a tantrum!"
"In Zhang Cui Hua's world, there's only her grandson!"
"Oh, come on! If you ask me, Bang Geng's current predicament is all Zhang Cui Hua's fault!"
"Well said, I think so too!"
"Bang Geng's current situation is all due to Zhang Cui Hua's spoiling and indulgence!"
"What do you mean by spoiling and indulgence? It's clear that Zhang Cui Hua instigated Bang Geng to steal!"
"Wasn't the last incident of Bang Geng stealing salted fish a result of Zhang Cui Hua's instigation?"
"This time, Bang Geng stealing chickens is probably also the work of that old hag!"
"Indeed, Bang Geng is truly cursed to have such a grandmother!"
"Sigh, what a sin!"