Liu Hai, with red eyes, comforted me, "Jia Jia passed away due to complications from an infected wound and malnutrition."
My heart felt as if it had been pierced by countless knives, bleeding profusely.
"Zhang Qiming, you beast!"
"I want you dead!"
I never expected that Zhang Qiming would actually steal Jia Jia's body. When Liu Hai and I blocked him on the bridge over the moat, he was holding Jia Jia's corpse and laughing maniacally.
"Wang Hui, it's all your fault that Jia Jia died!"
"If it weren't for your commotion, Jia Jia wouldn't have died!"
"It's all your fault!"
Zhang Qiming's words stabbed into my heart like a knife. Yes, if I hadn't taken Zhang Qiming to court back then, would these things have happened? Would my Jia Jia still be alive?
I collapsed, my legs giving way as I fell to the ground. I frantically knocked my head against the ground, blood streaming from my forehead. I cried so hard I nearly fainted, yet Zhang Qiming remained unsatisfied.
"Wang Hui, you said it yourself: you caused Jia Jia's death."
"It has nothing to do with me!"
"Say it!"
I trembled as I spoke with great difficulty: "I... caused Jia Jia's death."
"It has nothing to do with you..."
"I... I caused my child's death."
After saying this, I cradled my head and lay on the ground, crying out loud. Zhang Qiming nodded in satisfaction and then pulled out a file from his pocket.
"Wang Hui, if you want me to give you the child, sign here."
Inside the folder was a House Transfer Agreement.
"Jia Jia is dead, and you still want to use his corpse to threaten Wang Hui?"
"Are you even human?"
Liu Hai couldn't help but curse angrily.
Zhang Qiming, however, looked smug: "I have nothing left; I’m not afraid of retribution!"
"Besides, Jia Jia is my child; he would do anything for his father."
"You’ve always wanted to see him, right? Just sign this agreement, and I’ll give you the child."
I looked at Jia Jia in Zhang Qiming's hands and signed my name without thinking.
Zhang Qiming then pulled out another document from his pocket.
"This time, let’s sign a divorce agreement as well."
I numbly signed my name.
After handling Jia Jia's affairs, I lay on the bed in a daze, feeling as if my soul had been drained away, completely lifeless.
Worried about me, Liu Hai took me to an orphanage.
"Wang Hui, don’t you love children?"
"There are many kids here; playing with them will lift your spirits."
I didn’t want to disappoint his good intentions and started volunteering at the orphanage.
Listening to the children's laughter did indeed improve my mood significantly.
But one day, a ragged old woman suddenly knelt in front of me.
This old woman turned out to be Zhang Qiming's mother.
"Wang Hui, I beg you, please go see Qiming!"
"He’s been immersed in games every day, not even eating, and expects me to support him."
"I’m begging you; please talk some sense into him!"
Zhang Qiming's mother cried with snot and tears, her body showing no signs of good health.
Without her saying it, I already knew these injuries were caused by Zhang Qiming.
After all, that beast could neglect his own son; how could he care for his own mother?
But I cannot forget, cannot forget their family's indifference towards Jia Jia. If they hadn't stood by and done nothing, how could my Jia Jia have died!
"I'm sorry, I can't help you."
I shook off Zhang Qiming's Mother and tried to leave. But she clung tightly to my leg, refusing to let go no matter what.
"Wang Hui, I'm begging you, please talk to Zhang Qiming!"
"I only have this one son; he can't just be ruined like this!"
"It was our fault back then; we shouldn't have ignored Jia Jia, but we have received our retribution!"
"Zhang Qiming doesn't even have a job now, and I'm still supporting him. How am I supposed to live like this?"
"Wang Hui, I'm begging you..."
I tightly closed my eyes, suppressing the pity in my heart.
"When I begged you back then, did you ever show any mercy?"
"Now that this is the outcome, it is your retribution!"
"I can never forgive you; it will never happen in this lifetime!"
"Just go away and stop bothering me!"
I had the security guard drag Zhang Qiming's Mother out of the hospital. And I completely let go of Zhang Qiming's family.
The next time I heard news about Zhang Qiming was in a headline.
"Man addicted to gaming unaware of fire at home, ultimately perishes in flames..."
In the video, firefighters were doing their best to extinguish the fire, but the house was completely burned down. Zhang Qiming, that beast, was burned alive.
Zhang Qiming's Mother was rescued. But she was traumatized and suffered a stroke. With no one to care for her, she ultimately starved to death.
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