Chapter 235 How to resolve this matter?
Gu Beichen also had to admit that no matter how hard he tried to stop it, there was nothing he could do, since the Shen family was the one who was being harmed.
Ding Shan looked up at her and asked, "What do you want to confront me about?"
Han Xi walked over and played the recording of her conversation with Bo Siye from yesterday for her. Rather than letting them suspect her by having her say it, it was better to just listen to the content.
Gu Hongyi and his son stared wide-eyed in surprise at Ding Shan, looking at her incredulously.
Compared to the reactions of the father and son, Ding Shan remained remarkably calm.
Han Xi thought she would definitely refute these words, but to her surprise, she just breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing them.
Han Xi then asked, "Is what Bo Siye said true? You were the one who wanted to buy these drugs, and you were the one who poisoned the Shen family. He also said that he had advised you, but you didn't listen. If he is lying, then explain it to us."
Gu Beichen said excitedly, "Mom, tell Han Xi that's not how it is. Bo Siye must have forced you to take this medicine, right? Or is he lying to you? You couldn't possibly do such a thing."
“Honey, I know you’ve been upset lately, but you’ve always been kind-hearted and never hurt anyone. You would never do such a thing.”
Gu Hongyi didn't believe it either and wanted to guide her to tell the truth and refute the contents of the document.
However, Ding Shan shook her head and calmly stated, "It was indeed me who did it; no one forced me."
The father and son were visibly devastated; how could she say such a thing?
If so many people are intentionally murdered, the punishment is quite severe.
"Mom, are you crazy? How can you admit to this? Do you have some kind of reason for this?"
Gu Beichen has been working hard to clear her name.
However, Ding Shan did not seem to appreciate it.
"I'm sorry, Beichen. I don't want to lie to you. This was something I wanted to do from beginning to end."
"Why?"
Ding Shan turned to look at Shen Jiheng, her eyes filled with hatred, and pointed at him through gritted teeth.
"He killed my Xixi. I want to take revenge on him. I want him to experience what it's like to lose a loved one. I want to see him suffer."
Han Xi frowned and said, "If that's really the case, then why did you reduce the amount of medicine later? If you put all the poison in, everyone who ate it would die. You didn't do that, which means you still have good intentions."
Ding Shan laughed twice, her shoulders shaking as she did so, her expression constantly changing, indicating that she wasn't in a good mental state.
"That's ridiculous. Do you think I didn't want to put all the poison in there? I just spilled a bottle in my haste, otherwise they would all be dead."
Ding Shan said these words through gritted teeth, making people believe their authenticity.
But Gu Beichen didn't believe it: "It can't be like that. Mom, why did you admit it? Did Bo Siye threaten you so that you wouldn't take the blame for someone else?"
Ding Shan turned her head and cursed, "You're such a useless piece of trash, you can't help with anything. You wouldn't even help me avenge Xixi, so I have to do it myself."
Gu Hongyi tried to speak but was met with her scathing rebuke: "And you! I'm so unlucky to have married into the Gu family. My husband is incompetent, my son is useless, and my beloved daughter has left me..."
As she spoke, Ding Shan suddenly lost control of her emotions, lunged at Gu Beichen, grabbed his arm, and bit him.
If Gu Hongyi hadn't reacted quickly and pulled her away, Ding Shan, with her aggressive manner, could have bitten Gu Beichen to pieces.
She lunged at Han Xi again in the blink of an eye, but Shen Jiheng quickly blocked her away.
Ding Shan's face contorted into a ferocious and malevolent expression, and she reverted to her previous crazed state.
Seeing that she had started attacking people, Han Xi had no choice but to press the call bell.
Soon after, medical staff arrived, immediately restrained Ding Shan, and administered a sedative.
The doctor said gravely, "Mr. Gu, your wife's mental illness is getting worse. I think you should take her to a mental hospital for treatment as soon as possible."
Gu Hongyi rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. If he had started treatment earlier, it might have been effective and he wouldn't be in this state now.
"Doctor, is my wife's condition curable?"
"That's hard to say. If the person doesn't cooperate, even medication won't be effective."
Seeing Ding Shan's hoarse and grimacing appearance, Han Xi wondered how much hatred she harbored in her heart to do such things.
Considering how virtuous she's been at home lately, and how often she's spent time with the children, if I were to make a move...
Han Xi dared not think any further and turned to look at Shen Jiheng, who was equally somber.
"I think we should contact Professor Yang and have the doctor who treated her before continue the treatment."
Shen Jiheng's expression was not good. He nodded and looked at Gu Hongyi, asking, "I want to ask if your mother has undergone a mental illness test?"
Gu Hongyi nodded and replied, "After my daughter passed away, she was constantly having all sorts of wild thoughts. I was worried that she might have mental health issues, so I took her for a checkup."
Gu Beichen looked at him in confusion; he knew nothing about these things.
"What were the test results?"
"She did have a mild mental illness, but I was worried that people would have a negative opinion of her, so I kept it a secret."
If it had been proven earlier that Ding Shan had mental problems, then the things she did during that period would have been considered as not being of her own volition, and she could have been acquitted.
Shen Jiheng assumed that Bo Siye also knew this and understood that Ding Shan's actions could not be punished by law, which is why he shifted all the blame onto her after the incident.
"It seems that the person behind this is also aware of Auntie's condition, which is why they are pushing all the blame onto her. Anyway, she won't be punished if she admits it; at most, she'll be locked up in a mental hospital."
Han Xi understood the implication in his words and frowned, saying, "You mean that everything was orchestrated by Bo Siye behind the scenes?"
Shen Jiheng nodded: "Yes, it's him. Auntie just said that the poison was spilled. I think she couldn't bring herself to do it. She only took the blame for him because of her relationship with his father."
Gu Beichen definitely agreed with this view and said excitedly, "I knew my mom wouldn't do such bad things. This was definitely the work of that bastard Bo Siye. I'm going to find him and settle the score."
According to Shen Jiheng's reasoning, everything was Bo Siye's scheme to turn the two families against each other.
At this moment, apart from Han Xi, everyone else seemed to agree with this view.
Shen Jiheng added, "I know he has helped you a lot, so if you still have doubts about this matter, I will find evidence to prove that he was behind it all."
Han Xi didn't reply, so Gu Beichen stepped forward and asked, "If it's really as you say, then the Shen family won't sue my mother anymore, but will instead all turn their attention to Bo Siye."
Shen Jiheng nodded: "If he is the real culprit, all the blame will be placed on him, and I will never let this person go."
"Then I'll go with you to find evidence. I firmly believe that my mother was innocent and was used." Gu Beichen was willing to go to any lengths to help his mother clear her name.
However, Han Xi also reminded them: "These are just our guesses, and the biggest problem is that Auntie insists that she did it. How do we break this deadlock?"
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