Chapter 95 No!
"right!"
Sister-in-law Li nodded in agreement. "My niece is studying medicine abroad. Although she hasn't achieved much academically, her professors are all leading figures in the field. We'll send her the relevant materials first so she can consult her professors. Right now, the most important thing is that you two don't fall ill, Uncle..."
She glanced at the man in the intensive care unit, whose body was covered in tubes, and sighed inwardly, "...He definitely doesn't want to see his parents worrying about him and neglecting their own health."
Following her gaze, Li's mother saw her son's pale face and felt a sharp pain in her heart.
"Don't cry, it's good to have hope."
Li's father, supporting his daughter-in-law's shoulders, looked at his third son and exhaled with a trembling breath.
As the group was talking, Li Erge and Li Ersao came over with breakfast to relieve Li's father and mother. Their eyes immediately reddened when they saw their eldest brother and sister-in-law rushing back.
"Big brother, sister-in-law, you're back."
Sister-in-law Li smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Second Uncle."
Brother Li shook his head.
Brother Li patted his younger brother on the shoulder and advised his parents to go to the hotel and rest. He said they would notify them later when news came back from Shanghai, in case they needed to be transferred to another hospital and they would need to be able to go with the ambulance.
Mr. and Mrs. Li exchanged a glance and nodded. Mr. Li's second brother asked his wife to take them and Mrs. Li over, saying, "Sister-in-law, you must be tired after traveling all night. Let's go to the hotel and rest first."
Sister-in-law Li smiled, glanced at her husband, and Brother Li nodded. She took the breakfast and went to the hotel with Sister-in-law Li and her parents-in-law.
Everyone else left, leaving only the two brothers outside the intensive care unit.
Brother Li looked at Brother Li San and asked Brother Li Er, "Have you called the two children?"
"No."
Li Erge recounted what he and his wife had discussed, saying, "...This is such a difficult decision for the child, so..."
"Tell them to come back."
Brother Li glanced at Brother Li and sighed, "They are adults now and have the right to know about their parents' affairs. No matter what they choose, they are all members of the Li family. Our parents never taught us to sit idly by and do nothing about our children and nephews."
Li Erge nodded.
He said, "Okay, I'll make the call later. I..."
As the two brothers were talking, Li Banxia arrived with his two sons.
Seeing her elder brother return, Li Banxia felt as if she had found her anchor. She took two quick steps and called out, "Elder brother."
"Little sister."
Brother Li smiled and turned his head. When he saw his little sister looking exhausted and listless, he frowned and glanced at Second Brother Li.
Li Erge gave a soft hum.
Brother Li turned around, glanced at Li Banxia's two sons behind her, and glared at them with annoyance.
"You guys have so much free time..."
The third brother, Su, with his thick skin, chuckled twice and said, "Uncle, you're back! We saw Aunt when we arrived. Are my cousins back too?"
“With such a big thing happening at home, of course I have to come back. If I don’t come back, I don’t need to come back at all.” Brother Li said coldly.
Su Laosan shrank his neck and awkwardly hid behind Li Banxia.
Brother Li looked at Su Lao Er again, but Su Lao Er looked away and called out in a muffled voice, "Uncle."
Brother Li's forehead vein throbbed.
Turning to look at Li Banxia, his expression instantly softened, and even a hint of a smile appeared in his eyes.
He praised his younger sister, saying, "You were smart this time, knowing to seize the opportunity given by the higher-ups and rise against the tide."
Upon hearing this, Li Banxia shook her head.
She said, "It's all because of money. If it weren't for the national vouchers, maybe Third Brother wouldn't have been harmed like this by the Zhou family. It's all my fault..."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Brother Li and Brother Li spoke in unison.
Brother Li frowned disapprovingly, "Why are you taking the blame? Don't we know what kind of people the Zhou family are?"
"...The whole family is a bunch of ungrateful wretches!" Li Erge said angrily.
Brother Li nodded, "I just didn't expect them to be so bold as to commit murder for a few dollars. Is there any news from the police?"
"Not yet," Brother Li shook his head.
Just then, footsteps came from the stairwell, and a nurse came up and said to them, "Li Guangbai's family, there is a phone number downstairs. It's the police station calling."
The two brothers exchanged a glance, and the elder brother, Li, said with a serious expression, "I'll go take a look."
After Brother Li introduced himself, there was a pause on the other end.
"...Hello, Commander Li, it's like this, we interrogated Zhou Xiaolian and her family overnight. Zhou Xiaolian... still wants to hide the truth, insisting that she was the one who obstructed Li Guangbai's actions. On the other hand, Zhou Xiaobao, after being intimidated several times, confessed everything, admitting to the attempted murder he committed, but..."
The person on the other end hesitated for a moment, seemingly considering whether or not to speak.
Brother Li frowned.
The person on the other end of the phone changed. "It's like this, Commander Li. After the confession came out, Zhou's parents blamed Zhou Xiaolian entirely, subjecting her to extreme humiliation and verbal abuse..."
Zhou's mother scolded her, "You bring bad luck to your father and mother, to your own brother and your own husband! You're such a jinx, why don't you just die?!"
Zhou's father berated her, "...You should die just like your man!"
Li Sansao broke down, her face deathly pale, and said to the investigators, "Why won't you let me die? Brother Guangbai is so badly injured, he definitely won't live much longer. Let me die, let me die! I killed him, let me go to the underworld to atone for my sins..."
Upon hearing Li Dage's retelling of these words, Li Erge's chest heaved violently with anger, and he sneered repeatedly.
"Someone who would rather die than atone for their sins? She'd have to suffer like my third son to atone for her sins. Can she even afford that? She only knows how to run away from things she can't do and just talks big. Who does she think she's moving? Who does she think she's showing off to!"
Brother Li didn't look well either.
"You all stay here and watch over things. I'll go find the attending physician and compile the data as soon as possible and send it to Shanghai."
Li Erge glanced at Li Banxia and said, "No matter what, Yuanzhi helped us a lot this time. Brother, you should thank him properly when you get back to the army."
"Um."
Brother Li glanced at Li Banxia, then turned and left.
Li Banxia glanced at the two of them and frowned.
In the afternoon, before the results were available in Shanghai, all the children in the family rushed back.
Upon seeing Li Sange in the intensive care unit, all six children cried.
Li Sange's two children cried the most.
Hearing Li's mother say that she wanted her parents to divorce, she felt heartbroken and helpless.
"Grandma, we know Mom was wrong, but... given the circumstances, nobody expected the Zhou family to do this... Could you please give Mom another chance?"
Li's mother glanced at her grandson, her eyes unfathomable, and shook her head, saying, "No! If I give her a chance, who will give my son a chance?"
"Grandma, I'm sorry..."
The two cried and apologized.
After all, she was the child she had raised herself, and Li's mother felt sorry for him.
But she felt sorry for them; what about her son?!
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