Chapter 1053: 708: Doing Bad Deeds Can Be Addictive (First Update, 8,000 Words)_3

Luckily...His visit was not in vain.

Fortunately...

The culprit was Shi Haiyan, not Yin Shiqing who was already imprisoned.

Thankfully...

The Shi brothers were not as ruthless as Shi Shengde.

The room remained silent for a while, and the tea in front of Bai Fengmao had cooled several times.

Every family has its own difficulties; no matter how the world views the actions of Yin Shiqing’s family with cold eyes, no matter how they despise and hate evil...

Whatever exists is reasonable.

Be it the unscrupulous tactics of Yin Shiqing and his wife, the idle and unenterprising nature of Yin Bowen, or the maturity, sensibility, integrity, and justice of Yin Junjie...

There is cause and effect.

Everyone has their own story, their own expectations and despair.

Bai Fengmao sat there, speaking little, yet feeling somewhat emotional inside.

Having lived so many years, claiming to have seen through the desolation of the world is far from true.

Yin Shiqing’s greed is indeed terrifying.

But who dares to claim they are without greed? Who dares to assert their desires are endless, who dares to say they are so unattached to the world, neither fighting nor competing, who dares to claim they are so... passive?

In Bai Fengmao’s view, people have emotions and desires, and "greed" is a very small and common human frailty.

What encouraged Yin Shiqing to develop his greed—his craving for power, money, reputation, and honor—was precisely the couple, Yin Shaohui and his wife, who adopted him and raised him.

Shi Haiyan’s folly equally incites anger.

Yet...

There are far too many people like Shi Haiyan in this world, following their husbands blindly and being unaware of their own foolishness.

The husband is everything; his words are truth, his actions are justified...

Why strive on one’s own when relying on a husband is possible?

Doing as the husband says, supporting him unconditionally...

The relationship deeper than familial bonds is precisely between husband and wife.

Such sentiment causes Shi Haiyan’s foolishness to grow deeper and heavier with each passing year.

With such a couple, what kind of responsible or notable son can one expect them to raise...

Yet life is often dramatic, with so many situations defying logical explanation.

For instance... Yin Junjie.

Perhaps... fate does not wish to end a family.

And thus, a seed is left behind.

Yin Bowen remained standing, his gaze intense, rare for him to appear thoughtful.

After an unknown duration, he suddenly seemed to recall something and spoke,

"Grandpa Bai..."

Bai Fengmao looked up, meeting the gaze of this junior with a scruffy face.

"Um... Xiao Hai and Xiao Yang have already been wanted by the city for ’kidnapping suspect’ charges... Their photos are on TV and online... I only found out about this through the city bureau’s full arrest notice online."

Bai Fengmao was indeed unaware of how rapidly his son acted.

Upon hearing Yin Bowen’s words, Shi Haiyan was stunned and quickly looked at Bai Fengmao,

"Mr. Bai, Xiao Hai and Xiao Yang are definitely not the ones who kidnapped Shuangshuang and Huang Huang... They just followed my instructions to pick up the children..."

Bai Fengmao raised his hand, signaling Shi Haiyan not to rush.

He retrieved his cell phone from his pocket, its screen flashing with Bai Sidong’s incoming call.

The phone had been on silent the entire time, and Bai Fengmao realized his son had called several times, but he hadn’t answered.

As he answered, he heard Bai Sidong’s urgent voice from the other end,

"Dad! Where are you! Are you alright?"

"I’m currently at Yin Shiqing’s home; I’m chatting with Mrs. Yin. My phone was on silent, so..."

"Did Shi Haiyan do anything to you?"

Bai Sidong hurriedly inquired.

Bai Fengmao didn’t expect his son to ask this, replying,

"Mrs. Yin is very courteous to me, you don’t need to worry. Also, revoke the arrest order for Shi Xiaohai and Shi Xiaoyang; Mrs. Yin has explained to me that this is all a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding?"

Bai Sidong paused on the other side.

Meanwhile, Shi Haiyan, Yin Junjie, and Yin Bowen watched him intently.

The outcome and nature of this matter hinge significantly on these few words of Elder Bai.

Bai Fengmao lightly explained the situation to Bai Sidong and then emphasized,