I'm back in 1990

Chapter 968: A Difficult Choice

After seeing the lawyer off, Huang Erhe was still undecided; he didn't know whether he should help or not.

Just as he was struggling with this decision, his phone rang. It was his younger brother, Huang Xiaochuan, calling, so it seemed he knew about it too.

"You know?" Huang Erhe's mouth tasted bitter.

Huang Xiaochuan's calm voice came through: "Okay, I understand. What are you planning to do?"

Huang Erhe expressed his conflicted feelings: "I don't know either."

Huang Xiaochuan understood this. After all, she was his ex-wife, and there was a child caught in the middle. His second brother would never completely ignore her. However, even if he helped Fan Yingrong, he could only do so from a legal perspective to try to reduce her sentence. She was going to be in jail, otherwise he would not be able to explain to so many victims.

This woman is both greedy and foolish. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Besides, she's not short of money; she's quite well-off. To be honest, 90% of the local Shanghai residents aren't as well off as she is.

No mortgage, owns two properties, and has a large sum of money in hand, what more could you want?

Now it's a complete mess. More than 400 victims have been ruined by her. Although some of the reasons are their own, the money was probably their life savings or borrowed from elsewhere. It's actually a good thing that Fan Yingrong is in jail. If she were still out there, she would probably be lying in the hospital right now.

After a moment of silence, Huang Xiaochuan gave Huang Erhe a suggestion.

"Second brother, hire a lawyer for her, Zhou Zheng is fine, but don't let Fan Yingrong know that you found this lawyer for her."

Huang Erhe immediately understood what his younger brother meant: "I understand."

Huang Xiaochuan continued, "That's all you can do to help her. She's an adult, and she has to bear the consequences of her mistakes."

Huang Erhe nodded. He thought so too. She wasn't a three-year-old anymore; no one could cover for her in this situation.

However, after hesitating for a while, he still expressed his opinion: "It seems that actively making restitution could significantly reduce the punishment."

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but retort, "So you're planning to pay that 100 million on her behalf?"

Huang Erhe was stunned by the question. Even if he had some wealth now, he still couldn't come up with 100 million!

Seeing that his second brother hadn't spoken for a while, Huang Xiaochuan said bluntly, "Whether it's Fan Yingrong or any other victim, they are all adults and must take responsibility for their actions. You are just Fan Yingrong's ex-husband, and you have no relationship with her now, so please don't try to be a good Samaritan."

Huang Xiaochuan's biggest worry was that his second brother would suddenly become a saint, without considering whether he could fill the hole.

Things have already come to this point, and the rest can only be left to the law. Recovering stolen funds and arresting fraudsters are the government's business; why is Huang Erhe meddling in this?

Huang Xiaochuan didn't want to continue talking to his second brother on the phone; it was better to discuss this in person.

"Wait for me at home tonight, I'll come to your house tonight." After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Hearing the dial tone from his phone, Huang Erhe knew his younger brother was angry. He also regretted what he had just said; he had really acted rashly.

When Huang Erhe returned home, he looked preoccupied. Cheng Jing didn't pay him any attention or ask him about Fan Yingrong's current situation. After all, it involved the man's ex-wife, and she thought it best not to get involved and trust that he could handle the matter himself.

After a quick dinner, Huang Erhe went to the yard alone to smoke, while also waiting for his younger brother Huang Xiaochuan to arrive.

The doorbell rang within the time it takes to smoke two cigarettes.

"Uncle."

"Hello, Uncle!"

Maowa and Miguo greeted Huang Xiaochuan warmly when they saw him.

Huang Xiaochuan responded to the two children with a smile, while also teasing Xiao Dandan.

"Second Sister-in-law!" He didn't forget to greet Cheng Jing.

Cheng Jing knew that her brother-in-law must have come to see her husband, so she responded to him while taking the three children upstairs.

"You two chat, I'll take Maowa and Miguo upstairs to do their homework."

Huang Xiaochuan smiled and watched Cheng Jing take the three children upstairs.

After they disappeared from sight, he said to Huang Erhe, "Let's go sit in the courtyard for a while."

Huang Erhe didn't speak, but he nodded.

The two brothers sat down at the stone table in the courtyard.

After sitting down, Huang Xiaochuan said to Huang Erhe, "I know what you're thinking, but this is something you can't change. Besides, you've already decided to provide her with legal assistance, so you've already done right by her."

Huang Erhe silently took a deep drag on his cigarette and nodded: "I know, you're right."

Huang Xiaochuan continued, "I don't think Maowa will blame you when he grows up. I don't believe this child can't distinguish right from wrong."

Huang Xiaochuan continued, "I don't think Maowa will blame you when he grows up. I don't believe this child can't distinguish right from wrong."

Huang Erhe shook his head: "No, actually his feelings for his mother weren't that deep. It's all Fan Yingrong's fault. In her heart, only she herself is the most important."

However, he still asked his younger brother with concern, "If Maowa finds out his mother is in jail, will it cause him any harm?"

This is also what Huang Xiaochuan is worried about. Everything else is not important, the key is what to do with Maowa.

For an adolescent whose values ​​and beliefs are on the right track, having their own mother go to jail for fraud is a huge shock and could lead to feelings of inferiority.

He thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good solution, so he could only say helplessly, "Otherwise, how about finding him psychological counseling or changing his environment, like sending him abroad?"

Huang Erhe was startled; he hadn't expected his brother to say something more serious than he thought: "Psychological counseling? Going abroad?"

Huang Xiaochuan nodded: "If you don't want him to go abroad, going to Hong Kong is fine too."

To urge Huang Erhe to make a decision sooner, he gave him a special reminder: "Whether you let Maowa out or not is up to you, but I must warn you, it won't be long before the Fan family comes looking for you."

Huang Xiaochuan's words were absolutely based on evidence. Just like a person struggling to survive, he would grasp at any straw and think it could save his life. Moreover, Huang Erhe has achieved some success now, and he also has his younger brother as a powerful figure behind him. If the Fan family didn't come looking for him, Huang Xiaochuan would dare to write his name backwards.

Huang Erhe was jolted awake by his younger brother's words. No one knew his two former brothers-in-law better than him. They would definitely come looking for him. Although they didn't know where he lived, they knew where he worked and would definitely go to his workplace to look for him.

Seeing his second brother looking rather troublesome, Huang Xiaochuan certainly wouldn't stand idly by.

He suggested, "How about this? You and my second sister-in-law switch jobs and go to Hong Kong! You can take Maowa there to school too, and that will solve everything."

Huang Erhe was so surprised that his younger brother had come up with such an idea that his jaw almost dropped.