Under the pitch-black night.

The warm lights could not dispel the biting cold wind.

"If you hadn't given him those folk remedies, his illness might not have gotten so serious!"

"That bastard is now completely determined to fight us to the death! Two hundred thousand! Where the hell am I supposed to get two hundred thousand?!"

Wen's father's deafening voice came from the living room.

It roared like a huge beast.

"When he coughed up blood, didn't I say we should take him to the hospital? What did you say then? Do you need me to help you remember?"

"Now you're blaming me for feeding him folk remedies? He's not your child!?"

"And back when you dropped out of school, you almost strangled him to death! If I hadn't stopped you, you'd be in jail by now!"

Wen's mother's voice wasn't as fierce, but every word hit the nail on the head, and she held her own.

The thought of needing 200,000 yuan to keep them out of jail made Wen's father's face turn red with anger.

It's not that they can't come up with the money.

Instead, once they take it out, their savings accumulated over the years through frugality will be almost completely wiped out.

Before this incident, they had planned to use the money to buy a car.

Now look what's happened; we've gone back to square one.

They had already gone to such lengths, yet Wen He still showed absolutely no mercy.

He was frighteningly cold and had no intention of forgiving them whatsoever.

"I thought about it carefully, and decided to forget about it and save the 200,000 yuan to spend a few years in prison."

“We’ll also hire a lawyer; as long as we can reduce it to three years, that’ll be fine.”

"Thinking about it this way, it's like earning 200,000 in three years."

Wen's father also knew that now, no matter how angry or regretful he was, it was too late.

The damage has already happened, and the most urgent task now is to think carefully about how to minimize the losses.

"You're only thinking about saving 200,000 yuan in three years. Have you thought about what will happen to us after we get out of prison?"

“If we lose our jobs now and have to serve a few years before we get out, no company will want us!”

"Firstly, we have criminal records, and secondly, we're not young anymore. There are so many college graduates these days, what do we have to offer to compete with them for jobs?"

"Furthermore, won't Wen Ze have any expenses while we're in prison?"

"He's staying with relatives, so we need to pay for his living expenses and tuition. There are so many places where we need to spend money!"

Wen's mother's words caused Wen's father to fall silent.

Although he could not refute the realities that Wen's mother spoke of.

But when I think about how I've finally managed to save up a little bit of money over the years...

Life is slowly getting better.

This time, I have to hand over all my savings.

The intense physical pain caused them immense suffering.

The anger and resentment that had nowhere to go led Wen's father to pinpoint the key figure from the words he had just spoken.

Wenze.

This traitor!

"Brother! Don't believe them! Don't go home! That's not home! It's a prison! They're only after your money!"

If he hadn't suddenly shouted that, they might have had a chance to sway Wen He!

Anyone who hears this will instantly snap out of their sadness.

The situation was initially very favorable!

That ingrate ruined everything!

The more Wen's father thought about it, the angrier he became, and his whole body turned red.

He charged into Wenze's room like a wild beast.

When he didn't see Wenze in the room...

The anger in his heart burned even more fiercely.

at this time.

Hiding in the closet, Wen Ze held his breath, not daring to make a sound.

The intense fear made him tremble uncontrollably.

"I'm giving you one last chance. If I have to drag you out myself, I'll beat you to death today!"

Wen's father's deep voice exuded an extremely terrifying murderous aura, and his bloodshot eyes looked like he wanted to devour someone.

Wen Ze was so frightened that he covered his mouth with both hands, not daring to make a sound.

Tears streamed down her face.

Seeing that there was no movement, Wen's father's patience was completely exhausted at this moment.

He angrily began searching the room: under the bed, under the covers, on the table in the corner...

Then.

When he opened the wardrobe and saw Wen Ze, whose eyes were filled with extreme fear, the anger in his heart instantly burned away all his reason.

A strong, large hand suddenly grabbed Wenze's hair and flung him out of the closet.

The intense pain and fear made him frantically retreat, using both hands and feet.

"Hide! Hide some more! Let's see where you can hide today!"

"Damn it! I'm going to beat you to death today, you bastard!"

"We were so good to you before, and this is how you repay us now!"

"You ungrateful wretch! I'll make sure you're reborn!"

Behind every word was a full-force beating from an adult male.

Ten-year-old Wen Ze had never experienced anything like this before, and he was completely dumbfounded.

His body's instinct for survival made him hug his head tightly, curl up like a shrimp, and bear the wrath of his father with his young body.

Seeing this, Wen's mother made no attempt to stop it.

Her anger was no less than that of Wen's father.

If Wen Ze hadn't shouted that, things might not have gotten so bad.

That's a full two hundred thousand!

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