Inside the prison, Fan Jiangshi cried and cursed incessantly until her throat became hoarse.
Fan Mingli and Fan Baowen were upset and irritable from crying.
"We really underestimated Xia Chunmei, that bitch!" Fan Mingli clenched his fists, wishing he could devour Xia Chunmei and Du Bin alive.
“What are we going to do now? Are we just going to wait here to die?” Fan Jiangshi cried again when she thought about going to jail and possibly being beheaded. “I really regret it. I regret listening to Baoyun and letting Baowen break off his engagement with Xia Chunmei.”
If the engagement hadn't been called off, none of this mess would have happened. He could have easily filed for divorce after the marriage on grounds of disrespect for elders or jealousy, and none of this would have occurred.
“Given the current situation, the Du family will definitely try every means to solidify our guilt,” Fan Baowen said. “Now we only have one path to take.”
"What, Lu Baowen? Do you have a way?" The Fan couple looked at him expectantly.
Fan Baowen hesitated and said, "When the time comes, you will all push the blame onto me, and I will take all the responsibility. Then you won't have to suffer here anymore. In the end, it's all my fault that you've been dragged down."
Fan Mingli and his wife, Fan Jiang, thought Fan Baowen had some brilliant idea, but it turned out he just wanted to change the number of people in jail from three to one.
However, Fan Mingli and his wife, Fan Jiangshi, were still very moved that Fan Baowen was willing to sacrifice himself; at least it showed that their son was filial.
After thinking for a moment, Fan Mingli said, "Son, you are still young. If someone has to take the blame, it should be us. Besides, you are studying in the county town, and your classmates are all powerful and influential people. It will be easier for you to take revenge in the future."
After saying that, Fan Mingli looked at Fan Jiangshi and said, "Now everyone knows that you have contacted Jin Biao. It is most reasonable for you to take responsibility for this."
Fan Jiangshi was stunned.
In the past, Madam Fan Jiang was the most superior person in Fanjia Village. She always felt that her husband was good at making money, her daughter Fan Baoyun had married into a wealthy family in the city, and her son was handsome and still studying. She thought that she would definitely be the mother of an official in the future, and maybe even be granted an imperial title. She felt that she was a winner in life.
But now her husband is making her take the blame and go to jail!
She didn't want to go to jail.
Fan Mingli continued, "Xiuying, do you really want to see our son go to jail at such a young age? Xiuying, for the sake of our child, please take responsibility. I'm begging you, please?"
Fan Baowen didn't speak, but looked at Fan Jiangshi with pleading eyes.
Fan Mingli continued, "Xiuying, if my son and I get out, then someone will be there to help you and make things easier for you in here. Otherwise, we'll all be trapped inside, and my second son and his family will only be concerned with dividing the family property and taking advantage of us. No one will come to our rescue, and even if they wanted to, they wouldn't have the connections."
And what about Baoyu and Baoli at home? Without their father's support, what will happen to the two sisters in the future? Xiuying, it's better for you to go to jail alone than for the three of us to be in there. Don't you think so?"
After saying that, Fan Mingli held Fan Jiangshi's hand and said affectionately, "Xiuying, I know it's unfair to make you bear all of this alone, but I promise you, even if you go to jail, we will not let you down."
"Father, please stop. Mother is a woman, how could her body withstand life in prison? I should stay here, so you won't have to put Mother in a difficult position."
Fan Jiangshi didn't want to go to jail, but she also couldn't bear to see her son go to jail.
"Fine, I promise. If there's really no other way, and it comes to that, I'll plead guilty and go to jail alone. If you and your son are released without charge, remember to avenge me!" Madam Fan's eyes were sinister as she said sharply, "I want that bitch Xia Chunmei and the Du family to suffer a terrible death!"
Fan Baowen's tactic of using retreat as a means of advancement was ingenious. Both father and son breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Fan Jiangshi was willing to take the blame alone.
“Mother, don’t worry, I will not let anyone who hurt us get away with it. I will make them pay the price!” Fan Baowen said with a sinister look. “However, if it really comes to the point where you have to confess, we cannot implicate the Du family.”
Why? Fan Mingli and his wife, Fan Jiangshi, were completely baffled.
"Because we can't deal with the Du family yet."
The Du family is definitely out there trying to avoid getting involved in this matter. In addition, Xia Chunmei said that Du Bin gave her the information to help her rescue Yaomei. Just based on this, even if we implicate the Du family as accomplices, we still won't be able to convict them.
Even if we can convict the Du family, they are all wealthy and powerful, and they can pay their way out of prison. For the Du family, it would only be a matter of reputational damage, but the Du family is very likely to retaliate against our Fan family.
Don't forget, this idea came from me. I'll be considered the mastermind, and my punishment will be much heavier.
After Fan Baowen's analysis, Fan Mingli immediately said, "That won't do, you can't go to jail."
"So we're just going to let the Du family off like this?" Madam Fan Jiang protested.
Fan Baowen: "If I am only convicted of being the mastermind, that would be too lenient. What if the Du family takes their anger out on the Fan family? What will happen to the rest of us?"
The Fan family's conditions were indeed quite good by rural standards, but they still couldn't compare to the Du family's.
"Mother, don't worry. Although we can't implicate the Du family, your son will never let them go! I will make them pay the price!" Fan Baowen's face was fierce. It was true that he would not let the Du family go, but it was also true that Fan Baowen wanted to take the opportunity to gain more benefits and maximize his own interests.
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