Siheyuan: Sap is the last word

He looked at Qin Huairu and the man being intimate, and felt his heart was as painful as if it was being cut by a knife.

He suddenly realized that he was wrong from the beginning.

He mistook Qin Huairu's gratitude for love and mistook his own fantasy for reality.

He has been living in his dream, and now, the dream is awakened...

He turned and left silently, leaving Qin Huairu and the man in disarray in the wind...

He Yudong held the diary, his fingertips trembling slightly. Jia Zhang's hatred was so strong that it seemed to seep out from the yellowed pages and devour him. He flipped through the pages, and the diary recorded every detail of Jia Zhang's life, and more of it was endless curses and resentment towards Xu Damao. Stealing, gossiping, extorting money... Every single thing was recorded in detail by Jia Zhang, like an indictment, accusing Xu Damao of all his evil deeds.

Seeing Jia Zhangshi write about how Xu Damao cheated her out of money, He Yudong couldn't help but sneer. This old hag has finally gotten what she deserves! She deserves it!

One passage in the diary particularly caught He Yudong's attention: "I had a dream. I dreamed that I died and turned into a fierce ghost. I haunted Xu Damao day and night, making him restless..."

He Yudong closed the diary, feeling mixed emotions. He didn't know whether Jia Zhang's death was really related to Xu Damao, but this diary undoubtedly provided him with a new clue.

In the next few days, He Yudong began to secretly investigate Xu Damao. He found that Xu Damao's recent behavior was indeed a bit strange, always mysterious, as if he was hiding from someone.

One night, He Yudong followed Xu Damao to a remote tavern. He saw Xu Damao drinking with a burly man with a face full of flesh. The two were whispering and looking around from time to time, appearing very alert.

He Yudong hid in the dark, listening to their conversation with his ears perked up.

"How's the matter going?" Xu Damao lowered his voice.

"Don't worry, Brother Xu. This is clean and efficient. I guarantee that no one will trace us back." The man grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

"That's good, that's good." Xu Damao breathed a sigh of relief and raised his glass. "Come on, brother, let's drink this glass. From now on, we are family!"

"Dry!"

He Yudong was shocked. He knew he had heard something incredible. These two people must be plotting something shameful!

He quietly left the tavern and rushed home. He had to tell the police about this matter and let them investigate it thoroughly and give justice to Jia Zhang!

When he returned to the courtyard, He Yudong saw Qin Huairu standing at his door with an anxious look on her face.

"Yudong, you're finally back! I have something to tell you!"

"What's the matter?" He Yudong asked.

Qin Huairu bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I...I'm pregnant."

He Yudong was stunned. He never expected that Qin Huairu would suddenly tell him this.

"The child's father...is Shazhu?" He Yudong asked tentatively.

Qin Huairu shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes: "No... yes... yes..."

She choked and couldn't speak.

He Yudong's heart sank, he had already guessed the answer.

"Is it...Xu Damao?"

Qin Huairu covered her face and burst into tears.

He Yudong felt a surge of anger rising from the bottom of his heart. He grabbed Qin Huairu's shoulders and yelled, "Why?! Why did you do this?!"

Qin Huairu cried and said, "I... I can't do anything... he... he threatened me..."

He Yudong's mind was in a mess, and he didn't know what to do. He hated Xu Damao, hated him for deceiving Qin Huairu, hated him for killing Jia Zhang, and hated him for putting himself in such an embarrassing situation.

At this moment, Sha Zhu suddenly rushed out of the house, holding a kitchen knife in his hand, and walked towards Xu Damao's house angrily.

"Xu Damao, you bastard! I'm going to chop you to death today!"

He Yudong quickly stopped Sha Zhu: "Sha Zhu, don't be impulsive! Things haven't been figured out yet, you can't do anything rash!"

"Yu Shui told me everything! The baby in Qin Huairu's belly is Xu Damao's! This bastard, I will make him pay the price!" Sha Zhu's eyes were red and he looked crazy.

He Yudong knew that Sha Zhu had deep feelings for Qin Huairu, and this incident was a big blow to him. But he couldn't let Sha Zhu act impulsively, otherwise it would only make things worse.

"Shazhu, calm down! Listen to me, I have some evidence of Xu Damao's crimes, I will bring him to justice and make him get the punishment he deserves! But you can't be impulsive now, if you kill him, you will also have to go to jail!"

Sha Zhu hesitated for a moment, but finally put down the kitchen knife.

"Yudong, tell me what to do. I'll listen to you!"

He Yudong took a deep breath and said, "The most important thing now is to protect Qin Huairu and let her rest assured and take care of her baby. As for Xu Damao, I will make him pay the price!"

Just then, there was a rapid knock on the door. He Yudong opened the door and saw several policemen standing outside.

"He Yudong, you are suspected of being involved in a murder case, please come with us!"

He Yudong was stunned. He never thought that he would become a suspect in a murder case...

He Yudong did not sleep all night, as Jia Zhang's diary weighed on his heart like a huge rock. In addition to her hatred for Xu Damao, the diary also recorded Jia Zhang's past few years in the courtyard, how she schemed against her neighbors, and how she took advantage of them.

In the morning, He Yudong walked out of the house with dark circles under his eyes and ran into Qin Huairu. She looked haggard and her eyes were swollen like walnuts.

"Yudong..." Qin Huairu's voice was hoarse, with a hint of pleading, "I...I want to talk to you."

He Yudong looked at her coldly without saying anything.

Qin Huairu bit her lip and continued, "I know you're still blaming me, but...but I really was forced into this. Jia Zhang...she's been controlling my life, and I...I don't dare to resist her."

He Yudong sneered: "Being forced? Were you forced to marry Sha Zhu?"

Qin Huairu's face turned pale, and tears welled up in an instant: "No... No... I... I like Sha Zhu, I have always liked him..."

"Like him? If you like him, you can let him be a scapegoat and support your family? If you like him, you can watch him being bullied by Jia Zhang and dare not say a word?" He Yudong pressed on, his tone full of sarcasm.

Qin Huairu covered her face and cried even more sadly.

He Yudong looked at her like this, and suddenly he felt disgusted. He turned and left, not wanting to have anything to do with this woman anymore.

He took Jia Zhang's diary to the police station and handed it to the police officer in charge of the case.

"This diary may help you find more clues." He Yudong said.

The policeman took the diary, read it carefully, and his face became solemn.

"If everything recorded in this diary is true, then this Jia Zhang must be a very powerful person," the policeman exclaimed.

He Yudong didn't say anything, just stood there quietly.

In the following days, the police conducted further investigations based on the clues in the diary. The results were shocking: Jia Zhang was not only suspected of multiple extortions, but also suspected of a case of intentional injury resulting in death.

The victim of this case was He Yudong’s biological father!

This news was like a bolt from the blue, shocking He Yudong to his core. He never imagined that the Jia Zhang, whom he had always hated, was actually related to his father's death!

He was angry, sad, and in pain, and he wished he could tear Jia Zhang into pieces!

However, Jia Zhang was already dead, and no matter how much he hated her, it was of no use.

He Yudong locked himself in the room, refusing to eat, drink or talk. He felt that his world had completely collapsed.

Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu came to see him, but he refused to see anyone.

"Yudong, open the door! You will suffocate yourself if you continue like this!" Yi Zhonghai shouted anxiously outside the door.

"Brother, I know you feel bad, but you also have to take care of yourself!" Sha Zhu also advised.

However, He Yudong acted as if he didn't hear anything and still locked himself in the room.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in He Yudong's mind:

"The system has been activated and the host has been successfully bound."

He Yudong was stunned. He thought he was hallucinating.

"System? What system?" He Yudong asked in his heart.

"This system is called the 'Counterattack Life System', and it is designed to help the host change his fate and reach the pinnacle of life." The voice sounded again.

He Yudong still couldn't believe it: "Are you real? You are not a figment of my imagination, right?"

"The host can try to complete the tasks issued by the system. If the tasks are completed, the host will receive corresponding rewards. At that time, the host will naturally believe in the existence of this system."

He Yudong thought about it and felt that this system might be true. Anyway, he had nothing now, so he might as well take a gamble!

"Okay, I accept your task!" He Yudong said in his heart.

"System releases mission: Expose Jia Zhang's crimes and avenge your father! Mission reward: One million cash and a special skill."

When He Yudong heard about this task, his blood immediately boiled.

"Ms. Jia Zhang, just wait, I will make you pay the price!" He Yudong swore secretly in his heart.

He suddenly remembered the figures of Qin Huairu and the man in a suit in his dream. His intuition told him that the man must have something to do with Jia Zhang's death and his father's death. A crazy idea emerged in his mind: Could it be that Qin Huairu and the man... were in the same group?

With shaking hands, He Yudong flipped through Jia Zhang's diary page by page. The diary was full of hatred for Xu Damao and despair for life. She recorded how she was deceived and humiliated by Xu Damao, and how she was overwhelmed by life. The diary even mentioned that she had thought about suicide, but finally gave up.

Seeing this, He Yudong felt mixed emotions. He suddenly realized that although Jia Zhang was hateful, she was also a pitiful person. Her life was full of suffering and misfortune, and ended in tragedy.

"Who sent me this diary?" He Yudong muttered to himself.

He carefully checked the package and found no information about the sender. This made him even more confused, who would send this diary to him?

Just then, there was a knock on the door. He Yudong opened the door and saw Qin Huairu standing outside with a lunch box in her hand.

"Yudong, are you...are you okay?" Qin Huairu asked with concern.

"I'm fine." He Yudong forced a smile.

"I...I made something for you to eat." Qin Huairu handed the lunch box to He Yudong, "You...you should eat something."

He Yudong took the lunch box, opened it and saw a few steamed bread and a bowl of porridge inside. He felt warm in his heart and an inexplicable feeling of emotion surged in his heart.

"Thank you." He Yudong whispered.

"Yudong, I know... I know you feel bad." Qin Huairu hesitated for a moment and said, "Although Jia Zhangshi... she is not kind to you, but she... after all..."

"I know." He Yudong interrupted her, "I understand everything."