Wang Ke hiding in the dark was shocked. He did not expect that this young man wanted to commit suicide. He followed him out to see what this young man wanted to do. However, what he saw at that moment was beyond his expectation.
Wang Ke's figure seemed to turn into a sharp flying arrow. Within five to six breathes, he had rushed to the back of that young man. Before the young man could use his strength to kill himself, Wang Ke's one hand, like an iron vise, had pinched the wrist of the young man's hand with the knife.
The slight force that Wang Ke exerted made the young man's expression change. The young man suddenly released his hold on the knife, and it then fell onto the rock.
Wang Ke let go of his wrist and walked to the front of him. He thundered, "Aren't you a heartless j*rk? Are you stung by your conscience, so you want to kill yourself? Are you f*cking a real man? What a good-for-nothing you are!"
When the young man saw Wang Ke, another two lines of tears welled up in his eyes. He was almost impervious to Wang Ke's curse, letting his tears run. He murmured with sorrow and despair in his eyes, "Why do you save me? I'm not a real man. I was haunted by ghosts. I've done so many damnable things these years. I feel so sorry to my parents. I deserve to die! Why did you stop me?"
Speaking of which, he finally got some focus in his eyes. He slumped to his knees in front of Wang Ke and hugged Wang Ke's leg with his hands. He cried bitterly, "Please. Please, let me die. I have done so many evils, so I have to go to hell to atone for my sin. Please, don't stop me. I'm too ashamed to live in this world."
Wang Ke looked at the young man blankly, seeing pain and despair as well as deep regret in that young man's pure eyes.
Was he indeed obsessed by the Hui energy?
Wang Ke patted the young man on the shoulder and said after taking a deep breath, "If you want to atone for your sin, I think you don't need to go to hell. Since you committed those sins in the mortal world, you must atone for them as a human being. I know what you are thinking. However, your parents had brought you up under the hardship of living. Are you going to end all the things by death after regaining your sense? Have you considered their feelings? Do you only want them to be informed that you commit suicide after regaining your sense? Do you want them to suffer the pain of outliving their son? Do you want them to have no one take care of them in their later years?"
Wang Ke's scolding silenced the young man. He quietly released Wang Ke and then slumped on the rock. After a long while, he wailed, looking in the direction of his home.
Having cried for more than ten minutes, he finally wiped away the tears on his face. Enduring the piercing pain resulting from his broken right leg, he kowtowed to Wang Ke three times and said, "I know that it's you who helped me wake up. I, Hu Rundong, am extremely obliged to you. I can do anything for you to repay you. I've thought straight. You're right. I can't die now. I need to atone for the sins I've committed in the past few years. I'll shoulder the responsibility of taking care of my parents. I'll let them live happily during their old age."
Wang Ke put on a look of satisfaction and smiled with a nod, "It's nice of you to have such a thought. Sit down, and I'll treat your right leg."
The young man sat down in compliance with Wang Ke's command. He saw that Wang Ke rolled up his trousers and kept touching the broken bone of his lower leg. Suddenly, he felt as if Wang Ke's hand had been magic. With his touching, he felt that a cool feeling replaced his torturing pain.
After half an hour, Wang Ke relaxed his grip on the young man's lower leg and said faintly, "Let's stop here now. We will continue the treatment in the late afternoon. Now, I'll take you back. Let's go."
The young man's expression became a little complicated. He nodded silently and let himself be carried by Wang Ke on his back. Then, they rushed back to the village.
When they came back home, the young man saw that his father was squatting outside the central room and smoking silently. Then, he struggled to get off Wang Ke's back and slowly walked up to the old man. He dropped on his knees before the old man with his tears pouring out uncontrollably. He slapped his face fiercely again and again and said with regret, "Dad, I've done so many wrong things these years. I'm so unfilial. How could I treat mom and you in that way! I know it's all my fault. I hope you can pardon me, please."
The old man was shocked at what he saw at that moment. How many times had he thought about this scene? How many times had he dreamed of it? However, every time he woke up, his face was wet with tears, and his heart was full of sorrow.
The old man's eyes were sparkling with incredibility. He took a blank glance at Wang Ke and then quickly turned his eyes back to his son. He murmured to himself, "Am I dreaming? This man kneeling before me is my son?"
Hearing his father's muttering, the young man felt as if a knife had been piercing his heart. Though he did not know what had been wrong with him in these years and why he had acted like that and done so many wrong things, he felt really regretful now. Looking at his hoary-haired father, he bit his lower lip with his white teeth and slapped his face once and once again. He wailed and whimpered, "Dad, I was wrong. A thousand deaths will not atone for my sins. Please trust me. I don't know what has happened in these years. I always felt myself muddleheaded. Some things I have done were even not under my control. Please, forgive me for my mistakes. I promise that I'll make a thorough reformation and become a sensible and filial child. I won't go out to smoke and drink. I won't fight with others. I'll accompany you and mom to make up for the mistakes I have made in these years. I'll take care of you and mom..."
The blood on his lips mixed with the falling tears.
Having finished his words, the young man then kowtowed nine times to his father on his knees. As he had kowtowed too hard, there had been blood on his forehead. The blood dripped down the bridge of his nose, which made him look pathetic.
Finally, the old man earthed to himself. He stood up tremblingly and slowly put his hands on his son's arms to support himself. His eyes were filled with tears, and large drops of tears fell on the ground. He whimpered and patted his son's arms. Then, he threw his arms around his son's head and cried loudly.
He vented the years of pain, bitterness, expectation, and restraint by wailing at that moment when his son was reflecting on himself.
As one old saying went: A fault confessed was half redressed. Moreover, the man in front of him was his son.
The old man took his son in his arms. He was crying not only because he wanted to vent his feelings but also because he was delighted and excited.
Wang Ke was standing on the side quietly. Seeing that the father forgave his son, and they discarded all the unpleasant memories, he hove a sigh inwardly. He had already known that it had not been that young man's intention to do all kinds of evil in these years. The young man had just lost his nature under the impact of Hui energy.
He was moved by the scene in front of him. Meanwhile, it also reminded him of his parents back at home. How were they going?
He had not gone back for a long time.
He would go back when he finished his study and came to be successful!
Having made up his mind secretly, Wang Ke was full of expectations for his future.
In the evening, Wang Ke stayed at the old man's home for dinner. He was quite satisfied with the young man's performance. He swallowed the last bite of food and then said to that young man, "Do you remember where is that cave in which you once did your homework in the back mountain?"
The young man was slightly shocked and then said, "Yes, I remember it. Go along the path to the east of our village to go into the mountain. I remember that the cave was halfway up the first mountain peak, and there were some plane trees there. By the way, there was also a big human-shaped rock just outside the entrance of the cave. If you can see that big rock, you can easily find the cave."
Hearing that, Wang Ke nodded. He tipped that young man a wink, and then they walked out of the house, the one behind the other.
Wang Ke took out twenty thousand yuan in cash that he had drawn out from an ATM in the antique trading market and gave it to the young man. He said to him, "Take the money. It's twenty thousand yuan. It is a good thing for you to stop doing evil and reform yourself. People always say that a prodigal who returns is more precious than gold. Be a good man and be filial to your parents in the future. I give you this money. In the future, find a regular job or just run a small business. Take care of your parents!"
The young man stood still for a moment and then shook his head like a rattle-drum. He quickly said, "No, I cannot take your money. You're the great benefactor of my family. If I take your money, I'll insult you. I'll try hard to make money on my own ability. No matter how hard and tired I will feel, I'll let my parents live a happy life. Please put away the money!"
Wang Ke pressed the money into the young man's hand and said with a smile, "Take it! It is a token of my regard. I'll be delighted as long as you can be a good man and not let your parents have nothing to depend on."
Having said that, Wang Ke strode back into the house. Seeing the old man who had fed his wife and walked out of the inner room, Wang Ke said with a smile, "Sir, the problem of your family has been solved, and it will take another ten days or half a month for Aunt's injury to recover. Besides, I've almost cured your son's right leg broken by me. He will be the same as an ordinary person after resting for some time. In that case, I plan to return to Changji as I still have many things to do there."
Hearing that, the old man shivered, showing reluctance to part with Wang Ke. Looking at Wang Ke's young face, the old man hesitated for a moment and finally nodded. He sighed, "Kid, you are a good man. You are the best kid I've ever met. It is with your help that our family could come to today's circumstance."
He took out a handkerchief from his bosom slowly. Then, he opened it gently and gave something to Wang Ke. He said, "This is that bank card with sixty-nine thousand five hundred yuan in it, and I keep five hundred yuan. Kid, take it. The money in it shouldn't belong to me."
Wang Ke hurriedly shook his head. It must be a joke! He would not take the money at all as the old man's family was in a state of utter poverty!
"Sir, this money came from the sale of your antique. In fact, that small bowl is indeed an antique. Though it was not worth seventy thousand yuan, it was worth about twenty thousand yuan. I believe that you could tell that that man named Xu Jingkai is not a good man. He had pestered me several times, so I trapped him. Please, keep this money. I'm not short of money. So, I won't take it!"
Having said that, Wang Ke nodded at the old man's son and walked outside without a backward glance.