Chapter 34 Jiangshi?

Curiosity: the basic and unquenchable human thirst to understand more about themselves and their surroundings. Yet many failed to comprehend that some mysteries are best left unsolved, and this man was the epitome of this very fact. I had been frank in telling him that the condition of his mother was simply beyond our scope of abilities. The truth of the entire episode, which I would rather not divulge, was something not a son would be able to suffer. He might even turn cross and things might even become ugly... I could only hope that Lin Feng would refrain from delivering his blows too heavily if things were to indeed come to such lamentable outcome... But the man was relentless. He stubbornly demanded that I tell him the truth, or he would refuse to leave. Why the hard-headedness, I wondered, my face contorting sourly. He left us no choice then, but to disclose the whole story. I said to Yuan Chongxi, "Let me do the talking. This needs to be delivered delicately." He nodded in agreement. I turned back to face the man and said, "I'll speak bluntly. But I'm afraid the true story might be hurtful to a filial son like you. Please remain calm." The man waved me off and pressed, "Understood. Just fire away, Young Master." In truth, I meant to tell him that if things were to turn ugly because of his temper, chances were he could be the one receiving the shorter end of the stick. But it seemed that he had misunderstood my meaning. I could only shake my head wearily as I began the tale, "Very well. Here begins the tale of how your mother's dementia came to be..."