Regarding Jia Dongxu's death, she had already explained it to Bang Geng countless times!
However, Bang Geng simply refused to listen to her explanations. On this matter, Bang Geng only listened to Jia Zhangshi.
Jia Zhangshi had personally stated that Jia Dongxu was killed by Yi Zhonghai.
Bang Geng now firmly believed that Yi Zhonghai was his father's murderer.
Under these circumstances, Qin Huairu continued to try and explain to Bang Geng.
Not only would she not gain Bang Geng's forgiveness, but it would also exacerbate the rift between mother and son.
When Yi Zhonghai and Bang Geng had a conflict, Qin Huairu unhesitatingly sided with Bang Geng.
Since she had already chosen to align herself with the Jia family, she absolutely could not speak up for Yi Zhonghai anymore; this was a "principle."
After much hesitation, Qin Huairu continued to speak.
"Bang Geng, I know you are heartbroken!"
"But you must learn to restrain yourself. If you want to avenge your father, I don't object!"
"But you must at least wait until you've grown into an adult!"
"You are still young now; you are no match for Yi Zhonghai!"
"I'm worried that if this continues, Yi Zhonghai might become desperate and harm you!"
"But I..." At this moment, Bang Geng was extremely frustrated.
He still wanted to kill Yi Zhonghai, but Qin Huairu's words also held some truth.
"Hmph!"
After a moment of thought, Bang Geng retorted coldly, "Qin Huairu, I know you and Yi Zhonghai are still entangled!"
"That's why you won't help me, right? If you don't help me get rid of Yi Zhonghai now, I won't support you in your old age!"
"Bang Geng, you..."
Qin Huairu was instantly furious and raised her hand as if to slap Bang Geng hard across the face.
But Bang Geng fearlessly said, "Go ahead and hit me. Kill me if you dare!"
"Anyway, I'm a burden to you. After you kill me, you can collude with Yi Zhonghai, and no one will bother you anymore!"
"I promise, alright!"
Qin Huairu had no choice but to reluctantly compromise: "But we must devise a strategy to get rid of Yi Zhonghai!"
"If Jia Dongxu was indeed killed by Yi Zhonghai, there must be evidence!"
"Even if Yi Zhonghai covered his tracks perfectly, there would still be some clues left behind!"
"As long as we can find proof, Yi Zhonghai will be shot!"
Qin Huairu's words somewhat eased Bang Geng's resentment.
However, soon after, Bang Geng became distressed again: "But it's not easy to catch Yi Zhonghai red-handed!"
"The steel rolling mill has already compiled detailed documentation regarding my father's death."
"It's extremely difficult for us to reopen the case now!"
Qin Huairu replied sternly, "Bang Geng, listen to my advice!"
"You are still young. No matter what you do, you must consider the consequences!"
"On this matter, you absolutely must heed my advice!"
"Alright!" Bang Geng nodded, indicating that he understood.
Although Bang Geng nodded readily, he actually maintained a defiant attitude.
However, with both his legs broken, Bang Geng had completely lost his ability to act.
He couldn't rely on Qin Huairu for revenge; he had to do it himself.
Bang Geng now considered Qin Huairu "one of his own," so his attitude towards her had significantly improved.
At Yi Zhonghai's home.
With Xu Damai's help, Yi Zhonghai returned home.
Yi Zhonghai was bedridden and unattended, so he could only place all his hopes on Xu Damai.
"Damai, I'll have to trouble you to take care of my meals from now on!"
"My body won't allow me to get out of bed for at least several more months!"
Yi Zhonghai pleaded with Xu Damai in an almost begging tone.
Xu Damai replied with a forced smile, "First Uncle, I have to work every day too!"
"At most, I can come to see you once every afternoon, like before."
"How can that be?"
Yi Zhonghai immediately became anxious: "Damai, don't joke with me!"
"I can barely move in bed now, let alone get up and move around!"
"If you don't take care of me, what will I do?"
"Hehehe..." Xu Damai chuckled but said nothing.
Yi Zhonghai knew that unless he offered something of value, he wouldn't be able to persuade Xu Damai.
With no other choice, Yi Zhonghai reluctantly continued, "Damai!"
"If you take care of me patiently for a while, I will definitely not treat you poorly in the future!"
"Before the deaf old lady died, she made a will leaving that house to me!"
"If you take care of me now, I'll leave the deaf old lady's house to you in the future, how about that?"
Xu Damai shook his head and laughed, "First Uncle, how can you still be so muddled?"
"A while ago, the neighborhood committee issued a public statement!"
"The will you hold has been invalidated; an invalidated will is now just a useless piece of paper!"
"What? The neighborhood committee invalidated my will!"
"Cough, cough, cough..." Yi Zhonghai was so angered that he coughed up another mouthful of blood.
"What right do they have to invalidate my will? It was clearly written in black and white!"
"And in front of so many people, the deaf old lady even pressed her fingerprint!"
Xu Damai shook his head and smiled, "It's useless for you to tell me this now!"
"If there's nothing else, I'll be going."
"Damai, wait!"
Yi Zhonghai couldn't let Xu Damai leave when he was bedridden.
He couldn't manage without someone to take care of him.
When he was in the hospital, the hospital attendants took care of his basic needs, and Xu Damai only needed to accompany him and chat.
Now that he was discharged, all his needs, from eating and drinking to personal hygiene, depended on Xu Damai.
But the situation was clear: Xu Damai was unwilling to take care of this old invalid.
"Fine, I'll pay you more, alright?"
Yi Zhonghai reluctantly said, "If you take care of me for one yuan a day, will that be enough?"
Xu Damai smiled and said, "At least two yuan; one yuan is too little!"
"I..."
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai truly wished he could jump off the bed and bite Xu Damai to death.
This move by Xu Damai was clearly using his life as leverage to extort money!
Yi Zhonghai felt wronged, but in reality, he might have overlooked a crucial detail.
He himself had done something similar a few months ago.
At that time, the deaf old lady was poisoned and on the verge of death!
Yi Zhonghai had still forced her to press her fingerprint on the will, seizing her inheritance.