It's real important that you and your parents stop getting angry with him when he pees in the wrong place. You will never solve this problem with negative reinforcement, and the more stress you add to his life, the worse it will get.
The fact that he pees in a place, you put a litterbox there, and then he pees somewhere else suggests that he thinks there is something wrong with that litterbox. So it's probably not marking or environmental (like too noisy a location or something like that). So I think that leaves you with:
1. A medical issue that is causing an aversion to using the litterbox (i.e., he pees and is having discomfort, therefore he associates it with the litterbox)
or
2. Something about that litterbox he is finding unacceptable (too small, too smelly, wrong kind of litter, not enough litter in it, closed when he wants open etc etc).
How many litterboxes does he have? How long have you had him? Has he always had this problem? If not what has changed? Have you changed the brand of litter you are using? What is his medical history? When he goes somewhere he shouldn't, does he approach the box and sniff it? Or just avoid it completely and march straight to where he wants to go and goes? Where does he go poo? In this same box? In a different box? On the floor?
These kinds of problems are definitely solvable, but it will certainly test your commitment to you cat, and the anger and added stress are the first things that need to stop to get this solved. You can also contact a cat behaviorist who should be able to help, as this is undoubtedly one of the most common issues that they deal with, so they will be very familiar with this type of problem.
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