Yan Ruihe was so greedy that he couldn't wait a few years, the Shi Family estate would have inevitably become his.
Another reason was that he himself was originally a bandit, if he didn't strike first, being exposed in the future would mean a dead end for him.
Therefore, he killed Master Shi and his wife first, plotting against Shi Jiayu's life, not expecting Shi Jiayu to overhear by accident, which led to Shi Jiayu being imprisoned.
But the Shi Family, being a benevolent house, always had some loyal servants.
During the public interrogation, Yan Ruihe's eyes widened, several times he wanted to speak, to beg Shi Jiayu for forgiveness, yet Shi Jiayu knelt upright, tears streaming down her face, eyes bloodshot, but she refused to look at him.
Only when all the mountain bandits were captured and brought before him, did his face turn ashen, and he closed his eyes.
