Chapter 393 Consciousness Being Distracted
Han Xi's guess was indeed correct; there was absolutely no way Gu Hongyi could have suddenly changed into a different person. There must be some hidden story behind it.
“Even if you don’t tell me, I will find out the truth. Ji Heng has already investigated. I just hope you can tell me the whole story. We are family, and we should share the burden when something happens.”
Gu Hongyi sighed heavily. He hadn't expected Han Xi to be so persistent about this matter.
"I said, why do you have to keep bringing this up? If you leave, everything will be fine."
"Because I don't want to see my family suffer, please don't push us away."
Gu Hongyi thought that as long as he was rude, he could make Han Xi and the others leave. He believed that the troubles of the Gu family should not be imposed on her and that he should solve them himself.
When Han Xi appeared in the ward with the food box, he was already on the verge of breaking down and couldn't bear to hurt her with any more harsh words.
These words of infection left him at a loss for words.
Shen Jiheng said, "Uncle, you should see that no matter what happens, Han Xi has no intention of abandoning you."
Han Xi said firmly, "You are my uncle. When I was confused, you were there to accompany and encourage me. Now I will do the same thing."
Gu Hongyi looked at her with tears in his eyes and choked out, "Han Xi, it's your uncle who's sorry."
Han Xi shook his head: "I believe you had no choice. Now tell me what exactly happened."
Gu Hongyi looked at Shen Jiheng, sighed and said, "Since you've investigated enough, then you can tell Han Xi."
Shen Jiheng said, "What I found out is only the truth of the matter. As for the details, I'm afraid only you know them."
Han Xi looked at him in confusion. The two of them had been together all night and hadn't told him that they were investigating this matter. She didn't expect that he would know the whole story now.
Gu Hongyi closed his eyes weakly and nodded: "Just tell her what you know, and I'll add the rest."
Shen Jiheng nodded and said, "Since Gu Hanxi was imprisoned four years ago, your aunt's thinking has begun to change. She met some believers and started attending events with them."
No wonder Han Xi thought the cross didn't look new; there were signs of wear on its surface.
"Didn't these uncles know this back then?"
Gu Hongyi shook his head: "At first I didn't know. The company had problems during that time, and I had to deal with a lot of things every day. I didn't care about her enough."
Shen Jiheng said, "Those believers are radical in their thinking and gradually led your aunt astray. They even followed them in kidnapping passersby, ostensibly to exorcise evil spirits, but in reality, they were carrying out terrifying rituals."
Gu Hongyi covered his face, unable to face Han Xi.
Shen Jiheng continued, "After the police discovered this, they arrested a large number of people. At that time, you took Ding Shan away. After she realized the seriousness of the situation, she begged you to save her."
Gu Hongyi never expected that these things would be discovered by him. It was like experiencing them all over again, which made him look bitter.
“I spent a lot of money to help her resolve these issues, and she promised me that she would never contact these people again. I’m so glad I was able to bring her back to reality.”
Shen Jiheng sighed: "It's a pity you didn't expect that she started contacting these people again half a year ago. You were worried that her crimes would be exposed, so you forged the certificate for her to save her life."
Han Xi was completely taken aback by what had happened. No wonder Gu Hongyi dared not tell her; this was a much more serious crime than Ding Shan's poisoning charge.
Gu Hongyi nodded painfully, “She promised me that she would never do bad things again and would never hurt anyone again, but they still secretly contacted each other. After Hanxi died, she became even more insane.”
Now Han Xi understood.
Ding Shan didn't have a mental problem; rather, her thoughts became malicious.
Shen Jiheng raised a question: "I asked the Gu family's former servants. When she poisoned the food, you were in the kitchen. Did you already know she was going to do it?"
The atmosphere became serious as soon as he said that. Han Xi stared at him with surprise in her bright eyes. She had never expected that things were so complicated.
Gu Hongyi looked at the two of them and nodded: "I did see her adding something to the flour. I immediately asked her about it, and she said she added some croton powder to punish the Shen family for killing their daughter."
"So you took some of it, otherwise everyone who ate it would have been poisoned."
Shen Jiheng's tone was harsh, which made Gu Hongyi's face turn ugly.
Gu Hongyi has already lost all face; to reveal these things would be tantamount to facing execution.
“I tried to persuade her, but she was too agitated to listen. I was worried that this thing would cause trouble, so I secretly took it away so that it would lose its effect. I never expected it to be poison.”
If Gu Hongyi had known it was poison, he would definitely have stopped Ding Shan.
His mistake was loving this woman too much, being fooled by her words, and believing that these things would only make the Shen family uncomfortable, but he didn't expect that she wanted these people to pay for Gu Hanxi's life.
Han Xi was shocked. She had considered many possibilities, but she had not expected this outcome.
She murmured, "So it wasn't that she had any good intentions at all, but that you took it because you noticed something was wrong. Otherwise, how many people would have died?"
Han Xi still feels lingering fear when she talks about it; it's simply not something that could be done by human hands.
Gu Hongyi bent his knees to kneel down, but Shen Jiheng stopped him in time, saying bluntly, "You don't need to kneel down to her. This will make it even harder for her to face you in the future."
Han Xi was also taken aback by his actions. Even if she was still angry with him, as an elder, she shouldn't kneel down to her.
"Uncle, please don't do this."
"Han Xi, I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry. I didn't expect things to get so serious. It was all my mistake. I should have told you back then."
Unfortunately, no matter how much he apologizes, the damage caused cannot be undone.
Han Xi sighed and said, "Then these poisons were really brought by Bo Siye at Aunt's request, not at her instigation."
Gu Hongyi closed his eyes and nodded heavily: "That's what she told me. She contacted Bo Siye and asked him for help."
Han Xi found it laughable. No wonder Bo Siye was so calm about this matter, acting as if he wasn't afraid of their investigation.
It turns out that their consciousness had been distorted, and the one who started this whole thing was Ding Shan herself.
After the matter was exposed, she used the medical report as a get-out-of-jail-free card, shifting the blame onto Bo Siye and falsely claiming that she was instigated.
This is the truth of the matter.
"So you want to drive us away because you're afraid she'll target me, and you want to protect us."
Gu Hongyi replied, "I used to think I could control her, but now I find myself powerless in front of her. I'm afraid she'll hurt you in the future, so I have no choice but to let you go."
Shen Jiheng then revealed something astonishing.
"If I'm not mistaken, you also arranged for that hypnotist to get close to her, right? When you learned that she was out of control, you wanted to get rid of her, because only when she died could these secrets truly be buried."
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