Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 813 - 814: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 62

Chapter 813: Chapter 814: 1960s Quadrangle Courtyard 62

After He Daqing reported the case, he kept waiting here for Yi Zhonghai to appear, curious to see what his once good friend’s expression would be when he saw him.

When Yi Zhonghai got out of the van, he saw a familiar stranger.

He always felt he knew the person, but he just couldn’t remember the name.

"Yi Zhonghai, you’re truly heartless, embezzling the money I gave to my daughter. Because of your selfish desires, you actually made Sha Zhu become a eunuch!"

"What, just because you’re infertile, you want Sha Zhu to be the same?"

"I really shouldn’t have entrusted Sha Zhu to you, it was truly a case of misplaced trust."

Upon hearing that the other party was He Daqing, Yi Zhonghai knew he was completely finished; he had wanted to make Sha Zhu admit he took the money.

But now, He Daqing’s appearance made him realize that it was impossible to make Sha Zhu confess, He Daqing wouldn’t strike unless he meant to leave no room for reprieve.

Since there was no way to make Sha Zhu confess that he took the money, Yi Zhonghai directly admitted he took the money without giving it to Sha Zhu and his sister.

"I did it for Sha Zhu’s own good. I worried that as a young man with no determination, he would squander the money."

Yi Zhonghai quickly started to rack his brain for various excuses.

Watching Yi Zhonghai’s non-stop explanations, He Daqing took a deep breath, "Stop finding excuses. Even if you took the money and didn’t give it to Yu Shui, you could have still ensured the girl ate her fill."

"But you didn’t even do that."

"Yi Zhonghai, I will never forgive you. You’ve made Sha Zhu childless for life, there’s no possibility of forgiveness."

He Daqing now only wanted to see Yi Zhonghai locked up to reflect on his behavior.

He felt that without Yi Zhonghai’s influence, Sha Zhu would not be swayed by Qin Huairu.

Yi Zhonghai knew He Daqing would not let him off, "He Daqing, have you forgotten?"

"Deaf Old Lady." He Daqing was unafraid, "It’s just a matter of who will have a bigger problem in the end."

Yi Zhonghai originally thought He Daqing would back down, but he did not only stay firm, he even counterattacked.

He Daqing looked at Yi Zhonghai with a joyous smile, truly thankful to Zhang Yu for the information; otherwise, even with reluctance, he might have had to concede.

Yi Zhonghai knew this was a tough situation, "Speak up, name your terms."

"Justice will take its course."

"Yi Zhonghai, I know you have a high income, but can you suppress us with money because of that?"

Thinking about it, He Daqing found it amusing, "Before I left, I asked you to take more care of Sha Zhu, how did you fulfill that?"

"After Zhang Hao’s couple left, how did you treat Zhang Yu’s sisters?"

"I won’t mention how many times I’ve helped you, but when you were in dire straits, when you both were ill and had no money for treatment, who provided the money?"

"It was Old Master Zhang, it was Zhang Yu’s grandfather; without him, would you two still be hopping around alive?"

"And yet, for the sake of your retirement, you schemed against the Zhang Family’s house. Do you not feel guilty?"

"They say Yi Zhonghai is fair and just, it’s all crap."

"A person like you cannot be spared lightly; you should be re-educated."

"As long as you are around for a single day, I know for certain you’ll sway Sha Zhu."

He Daqing fiercely said, "I’ve inquired; you have to not only return the money but also start at ten years inside."

Ten years? Yi Zhonghai backed away a few steps; he was nearly fifty now, if he was locked up for ten years, wouldn’t he emerge an old man?

How would he manage his retirement? And his wife, left alone in the courtyard - how would the neighbors look at her?

"Old He, Old He, our many years of friendship..." Yi Zhonghai knew he couldn’t easily smooth-talk his way out of this and knelt down right away.

He Daqing was quite shocked by Yi Zhonghai’s gesture, but quickly recovered, "Don’t kneel to me."

"If it weren’t for your instigation, sending Sha Zhu to deliver lunch boxes to Lady Jia Zhang, how would my son end up like this?"

"He’s my only son, you you you..." He Daqing wiped away a tear, "No matter what, I will not let Sha Zhu sign any letter of forgiveness."

"As for the money, you must return it with interest to Yu Shui, and you need to go in and thoroughly reform."

He Daqing was not going to let Yi Zhonghai get away with not returning the money; after all, it was over a thousand yuan, enough for his daughter to live a better life.

Yi Zhonghai thought that since He Daqing mentioned returning the money, he might let him off, but that wasn’t the case.

"He Daqing, when you left without a word back then, did you care for Sha Zhu?" Since it had already come to a confrontation.

"When I left, Sha Zhu was already a teenager and had learned cooking from my senior brother; I also made sure he had a job arranged before I left."

"Not to say he was the most promising child in the courtyard, but he was certainly not the worst." Everyone knows that a chef is one of the "eight immortals".

"Don’t brag about how you looked after Sha Zhu; would you treat him well if you weren’t eyeing him as a prospect for your retirement support? Wouldn’t you have done the same for my other child? Whether it was you or Deaf Old Lady, who took care of Yu Shui?"

"My biggest regret is not having Zhang Hao take care of Sha Zhu."

"I was thinking, after I left, if you took more care of Sha Zhu and his sibling, they would surely provide for you in your old age, but instead..."

He Daqing sighed again, "Misplaced trust."

Yi Zhonghai didn’t expect He Daqing to have thought it through so long ago, and was left speechless.

"Impossible, impossible." Yi Zhonghai felt He Daqing was just trying to provoke him.

"After you go in, if you see Lady Jia Zhang, just speak with her properly; it’s impossible to forgive her, I only have one son."

"Go in and accept re-education properly."

"You must provide the due compensation." He Daqing sighed deeply, "Old Yi..."

Wanting to say something, but unsure what to say, "Old Zhang once mentioned, if you had no children, adopt one, but you refused."

"At that time, Old Zhang already hinted to me that you might be eyeing Old Jia’s Dongxu, but I didn’t believe it then; it turns out he was right."

"Why can’t you see that Jia Dongxu can’t outmaneuver Lady Jia Zhang?"

"Now look, the lad is nothing like Old Jia."

"Forget it, some things are pointless to say now." They’re already things of the past; why bring them up?

He Daqing turned and left the police station, heading back to the courtyard, where Yan Fugui had finished work, was watering the plants, and casually observing the people coming in and out of the courtyard.

Seeing He Daqing, he was stunned, "Old He, you?"

It had been so many years since his last visit, why come back now; worse yet, Yan Fugui remembered Sha Zhu and couldn’t help but look sheepish.

When He Daqing used to be in the courtyard, he took good care of him, but now such a thing had happened to the man’s only son.

"Such a big incident occurred; Yu Shui came to me, and only then did I find out."

"Old Yi’s deeds are unscrupulous." Yi Zhonghai was taken from the steel plant and eventually, everyone would come to know of it.