Chapter 597 Voice of the Chapter
There was a flame of anger burning in his eyes, a persistence in brotherhood, even if it was misplaced.
Policeman A sighed softly. He actually understood Brother Shan Ji's thoughts to a certain extent. In the underworld, brotherhood sometimes makes people do some crazy things. But he knew that the bottom line of the law could not be crossed: "Brother Shan Ji, no matter what your reasons are, your behavior has violated the law. Today's society is about the rule of law, not the kind of place where you can take revenge on others."
Brother Shan Ji was silent for a while, with a complicated look in his eyes. It seemed that for a moment he was also thinking whether his behavior was really correct, but soon the hatred took over again: "I know that I am a criminal in your eyes now, but I don't regret it. If I have the chance, I will still settle accounts with Qi Tongwei."
At the hospital, Qi Tongwei dragged his tired and bruised body back to the ward. When his son saw his father coming back, he immediately threw himself into his arms and cried, "Dad, I'm so scared." Qi Tongwei hugged his son tightly, feeling guilty, "Son, don't be afraid, Dad is here. It's Dad's fault for leaving you alone at home."
Liang Lu looked at the father and son with mixed feelings. She knew that this family had gone through too many hardships, and it all seemed to stem from Qi Tongwei's past. When Qi Tongwei proposed to write a parole application for Shan Ji Ge, Liang Lu widened her eyes, pointed at him in disbelief and said, "Are you crazy? Shan Ji Ge deserved it. He almost killed our whole family. Why are you still thinking about helping him get parole?"
Qi Tongwei sat on the bedside with a tired face, his eyes revealing helplessness: "I know he deserves his crime, but I sent him to prison, and his brothers in prison also suffered a lot because of me. I don't want our family to live under the shadow of this hatred, I want to try to resolve this grudge."
Liang Lu paced the room angrily: "You are inviting a wolf into the house. Do you think he will be grateful to you when he comes out? He will only retaliate against us more severely."
Qi Tongwei shook his head: "I will have a good talk with him. I believe that people have feelings. I want to give him a chance and give our family a chance for peace."
Liang Lu looked at Qi Tongwei's determined eyes, knowing that she could not change his decision, and her heart was filled with worry and uneasiness. She didn't know what consequences this decision would bring to the family, but she also understood that the family could not withstand too much tossing.
As the days passed, Qi Tongwei took care of his son at home while running around for Shan Jige's parole application. He found many witnesses from the past, trying to prove that Shan Jige had shown repentance in prison. In the process, he also learned more about Shan Jige and his brothers' stories, and his guilt became stronger.
Brother Shan Ji still maintained a tough attitude in the police station, but as time went by, he began to think about his future. He knew that even if he was released from prison again, he could no longer hang around in the underworld like before. He thought of those days in Hong Kong and Taiwan, those days of fighting and killing that seemed to be endless, but in fact, the inner emptiness of life. He also thought of his family, who had suffered too much pain after years of imprisonment.
In the police station's detention room, Brother Shan Ji sat alone in a corner. The silence around him gave him more time to review his life. In the days when he used to whiz through the streets of Hong Kong and Taiwan, he was a group of brothers, seemingly powerful, but in fact, he was on the edge of a knife. Every fight and every illegal transaction was like a time bomb buried by fate, which eventually blew him and his brothers to pieces and sent them to the cold iron bars.
He thought of his elderly mother, whose face had become increasingly haggard after he was imprisoned, and his once lively child, whose eyes were now filled with unfamiliarity and fear of him. These images were like sharp blades, piercing his heart. He began to realize that in all these years of life in the underworld, he had lost far more than he had gained. However, the seeds of hatred had taken too deep a root in his heart, making it difficult for him to easily let go of his resentment towards Qi Tongwei.
As Qi Tongwei was investigating Brother Shan Ji's situation in prison, he felt that although his original actions were in accordance with the law, they were also too cruel. He saw the broken families behind Brother Shan Ji's brothers and heard their thoughts and repentance for their families in prison. All this made him fall into deep self-blame and contradiction. He knew that if Brother Shan Ji was blinded by hatred again, his family would never have peace. But he also didn't want the hatred to continue and cause more families to suffer misfortune.
Liang Lu could not let it go. In her opinion, Brother Shan Ji was a bomb that could explode at any time. Only by completely eradicating him could the safety of her family be ensured. "Qi Tongwei, you can't be soft-hearted. This Brother Shan Ji is too dangerous. For the sake of the children and our family, he must be sentenced to death." Liang Lu said with a firm look in her eyes. Her voice echoed in the room with unquestionable determination.
Qi Tongwei frowned and looked at Liang Lu helplessly: "The man has been arrested, and the law will punish him accordingly. We can't let hatred cloud our minds. When will the cycle of revenge end?"
Liang Lu approached Qi Tongwei excitedly: "You don't understand! His existence is the biggest threat to our family. Look, our eldest son is still in bed, and our youngest son has been so frightened. What should we do if he comes out again?"
Qi Tongwei was silent. He understood Liang Lu's concerns, but he also hoped to give Brother Shan Ji a chance to reform: "I will have a good talk with him. I believe that he will change after going through so much. Giving him a chance is also giving ourselves a chance."
Liang Lu sneered: "You are too naive, Qi Tongwei. How can someone like him who has been in the underworld for many years change so easily?"
The two quarreled in the room, and the atmosphere was tense, like the depression before a storm. At this time, the eldest son's condition in the hospital was gradually stabilizing, but he still needed a long period of rehabilitation. The youngest son also became silent, and the haze in the family lingered for a long time.
In the police station, the police were also investigating Shan Ji's case. They found that although Shan Ji had a bad attitude in prison at first, he did change later.
He began to attend some educational courses organized in the prison, learn laws and regulations, and also helped the prison guards maintain order and prevented several fights in the prison. These situations made the police think more about his sentencing.