Bang Geng was handcuffed and taken to the detention center.
Jia Zhang Shi, due to the severity of her fractures, was temporarily under house arrest.
However, this was only temporary. After the court judgment, Jia Zhang Shi would still be sent to prison to serve her sentence.
Meanwhile, the courtyard, which had gradually begun to quiet down, became extremely lively due to Bang Geng's theft case!
That evening, Yi Zhong Hai specifically convened a courtyard-wide meeting to openly discuss Bang Geng's theft case!
Liu Kai Xuan did not avoid it this time, but attended the meeting with Liu Xiao Yue.
As the meeting began, Liu Hai Zhong gave the opening remarks: "What happened this afternoon truly pains me!"
"Lately, the environment in our courtyard has become more and more unsettled!"
Yan Bu Gui also chimed in: "Yes, Bang Geng is just a child, after all!"
"Kai Xuan, you're an adult, there's no need to bicker with a child, is there?"
"If Bang Geng gets a criminal record at his age, his life will be ruined!"
"That's right!"
Liu Hai Zhong also added: "Liu Kai Xuan, you should just take a step back!"
Yan Bu Gui and Liu Hai Zhong, working in tandem, were quite effective.
Under their instigation, some of the onlookers at the meeting were gradually misled and began to side with them, showing sympathy for the Jia family.
"Kai Xuan, the Jia family is already in dire straits, you can't really push them to a dead end!"
"I think we should just let this matter blow over, large issues become small, small issues disappear!"
"We are all neighbors in the same courtyard, we can't go too far, can we?"
As the crowd buzzed with discussion, Yi Zhong Hai raised his hand to signal for quiet.
Then, Yi Zhong Hai continued: "Everyone, please quiet down. I have a few words to say to all of you!"
After calming the crowd, Yi Zhong Hai turned his gaze towards Liu Kai Xuan's location.
Then, with earnestness, he said: "Kai Xuan, the two of us have indeed had many misunderstandings recently!"
"I admit that my own methods of handling things have had some issues!"
"But this time is truly different. Bang Geng is, after all, just a child!"
"As adults, there's no need for us to hold a grudge against a child, right?"
Liu Kai Xuan sneered in response: "So it's easy for you to say, it wasn't your house that was robbed!"
Unexpectedly, Yi Zhong Hai was much calmer this time.
Instead of becoming angry as before, he said kindly: "Kai Xuan, don't be impulsive!"
"Qin Huai Ru has already stated that they will return all those items to you!"
This made Liu Kai Xuan laugh. "Those items were originally ours!"
"Does she, Qin Huai Ru, even need to proactively return them to me?"
"In addition to returning the items, Qin Huai Ru will also compensate you two yuan!"
"We'll just let this matter pass, large issues become small!"
Liu Kai Xuan didn't have time to waste his breath with this hypocrite, Yi Zhong Hai!
However, in front of everyone, Liu Kai Xuan definitely had to expose the true nature of the Jia family.
Otherwise, Liu Kai Xuan's reputation would be tarnished by Yi Zhong Hai.
"I also know that Bang Geng is a child, and since he has confessed, he deserves a chance."
Seeing Liu Kai Xuan's softened stance, Yi Zhong Hai thought his tactic of moral blackmail had "worked."
However, he never dreamed that Liu Kai Xuan would immediately change the subject.
"But the key issue is, Bang Geng is not the mastermind behind this theft this time!"
"The mastermind is Jia Zhang Shi!"
"Bang Geng himself admitted that Jia Zhang Shi instigated him to steal from my house!"
"What…"
"Jia Zhang Shi instigated Bang Geng to steal?"
Liu Kai Xuan's words were like a bombshell, completely igniting the crowd.
When Bang Geng confessed the truth that afternoon, only a few eavesdropping neighbors heard some of it.
The vast majority of people still didn't know the truth, and had been misled by Yi Zhong Hai.
Seeing the crowd's reaction, Liu Kai Xuan continued: "Fellow neighbors!"
"When Comrade Zhang Lei went to the Jia family to investigate the truth, Jia Zhang Shi obstructed him at every turn, even spewing nonsense in front of the police!"
"Ayi Yi and Ayi San are most aware of this!"
Surrounded by the crowd, Ayi Yi had no choice but to nod her head reluctantly.
Liu Kai Xuan then summarized!
"Jia Zhang Shi not only instigated Bang Geng to steal, but after the incident, she also tried every means to cover for Bang Geng!"
"When the ironclad evidence was presented, she still denied it repeatedly and obstructed the police from arresting Bang Geng multiple times!"
"Everyone, think carefully, does a person like Jia Zhang Shi deserve my forgiveness?"
The reactions from the crowd below immediately became fervent!
"This Jia Zhang Shi is utterly disgusting, inciting her own grandson to steal!"
"Such garbage should be shot!"
"This child Bang Geng is truly unlucky, how did he end up with such a bizarre grandmother?"
"I'd say there's a high probability that Bang Geng isn't even Jia family's child!"
"If he were truly Jia Zhang Shi's grandson, why would Jia Zhang Shi treat him like this?"
At this moment, Liu Kai Xuan raised his hand to signal for quiet.
Once the crowd had quieted down, Liu Kai Xuan looked at Yi Zhong Hai and asked: "Then, may I ask Master Yi to help us analyze!"
"Does a person like Jia Zhang Shi deserve forgiveness?"
"I…" Yi Zhong Hai was instantly speechless.
Liu Kai Xuan continued: "What I've just said, Ayi Yi personally experienced!"
"If you don't believe what I'm saying, you should at least believe her words, right?"
"Or, you don't even believe your own wife!"
"We can invite Comrade Zhang Lei to come and verify the situation publicly!"
Was Yi Zhong Hai a fool? This guy was a cunning old fox!
Ayi Yi and Liu Kai Xuan were sworn enemies, and she would absolutely not help Liu Kai Xuan.
If even half of what Liu Kai Xuan just said was false, she would have jumped out to refute him long ago.
How could she be hanging her head and remaining silent?
Jia Zhang Shi was crippled and bedridden, unable to get out of bed.
It was Ayi Yi and Ayi San who, working together, helped Jia Zhang Shi outside to bask in the sun.
Later, when Zhang Lei inquired with Zhang Cui Hua about whether she had gone out, Zhang Cui Hua, with a guilty conscience, vehemently denied it.
Zhang Lei only managed to catch Zhang Cui Hua's slip-up through the testimony of Ayi Yi and Ayi San.