Chapter 625: Can’t Escape Prison
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Li Er had never imagined that Li Da, the fool, would betray him at such a crucial moment. He was not that naive!
Instinctively, Li Er tried to escape, forcefully pushing Li Da away. Li Da fell to the ground. Although their parents were stunned, they rushed to help their eldest son. As Li Er turned to flee, he was swiftly apprehended by one of He Yan’s subordinates.
Su Shen instinctively protected Gu Zi, who leaned on Su Shen’s arm and took the opportunity to coax the truth out of Li Da. “So, you’re saying your younger brother taught you to do this? What did you eat that caused the poisoning?”
Li Da, steadied by his parents, abandoned any pretense of a plan. He had no desire to go to jail, which would mean being locked away from his parents. “No, I don’t want that!” he exclaimed.
“He taught me. He even added a bit of pesticide to the water and made me drink it. Then I felt so sick. My younger brother took me to the hospital, and I was diagnosed with food poisoning.
“Don’t arrest me, I don’t want to go to jail. It was all my younger brother’s doing, I beg you! Dad, Mom, you have to protect me. You promised to always protect me!”
He Yan approached Li Er and sternly asked, “It would be better for you to confess now. You have no grudge against the people of Sister Hua’s Gourmet Shop. Why did you frame them? Was it just for money?”
Li Er, who had been standing, suddenly felt weak and sat down on the ground.
He burst into maniacal laughter, which lasted for a while before he calmed down. He glared hatefully at Gu Zi and the others. “If you must know, it’s because I despise the rich. But it’s not my fault. If anyone’s to blame, it’s you for being unkind to your own relatives.
“You don’t know, do you? It was Lin Laoyao from Little Lin Village who showed me the way. Who can I blame but you? And you two old fools, you’ve always favored this big fool over me. Have you ever treated me like your son? I despise you all…”
Upon hearing this, Gu Zi finally understood. The rumor about the poppy seeds in the food had spread so widely, not only because of some envious people but also largely due to her uncle. He was seeking revenge for his son, Lin Jie, whom she had sent to jail.
Gu Zi was not one to repay evil with kindness. Since he wanted revenge, she wouldn’t hide. But she was determined to hold him accountable for this incident.
She would soon ask the police to investigate this matter seriously. However, Li Er was truly stubborn. He had made a mistake, yet he blamed his parents?
Parents with more than one child could hardly treat them all equally.
Even if he had been neglected by his parents since childhood, it didn’t justify such revenge on society. His parents might have failed him, but others hadn’t. Li Er, an extremist, was not deserving of pity.
The Li family parents were clearly stunned for a while, not expecting Li Er to harbor such thoughts. Finally, the mother sobbed, “Li Er, you’re confused. You’re a part of me. How could I not care about you?
“How could you incite your brother to commit such a crime? You’ve gone too far. You’re pushing both your brother and yourself into the fire…”
She cried so hard she couldn’t stand straight. Father Li shook his head and sighed, speaking to Li Er, “When your brother had a high fever as a child, we didn’t have money to send him to the hospital. It delayed his treatment and damaged his brain. We’ve always felt guilty, so we paid more attention to him. We know we’ve wronged you, but we had no other choice.”
Li Er was indifferent to his parents’ pleas. He Yan prepared to take him back for questioning, but unexpectedly noticed an irregular black mole on the back of his hand.
He Yan recalled several previous masked robbery cases. According to the victims’ descriptions, one of the members had an irregular black mole on the back of his hand. It seemed that Li Er would not be able to escape jail this time.
In the end, He Yan arrested the Li brothers. Although Li Da was instigated, he had indeed participated. Even if he was not very smart, he could not completely evade responsibility. Their parents cried so hard they almost fainted, but luckily they had relatives to look after them. As for the responsibility of those relatives, Gu Zi did not pursue it.
On the drive back to the police station, He Yan appeared calm, but his heart was racing with excitement. This trip had not been in vain. Not only was this case close to being solved, but there was also progress in the long-standing masked robbery case. His joy at that moment was something only a workaholic could understand!