Chapter 685 The reversal is coming

Later, after hearing that Xiang Xiaoxiao had been arrested because of this incident, and that the man's sentence might be more severe due to the public's heated discussion about the imperfections of the law, Ye Wanxi stopped paying attention.

I didn't expect the results to come out so quickly.

"The results are out? How long was the sentence?"

Speaking of this, Yao Jinwei couldn't help but feel a little regretful: "Only one year, too young."

She genuinely felt that a year was too short, not to mention that they were celebrities who made a living based on their looks.

Even an ordinary person, if splashed with a bottle of sulfuric acid like this, might live a life that's neither human nor ghost.

They were unharmed by Ye Wanxi because she reacted quickly and was capable, not because the man showed her mercy.

Moreover, the smug look on the other party's face before his arrest made it seem as if this verdict was exactly what he wanted.

Ye Wanxi didn't think the sentence was lenient. Firstly, the other party was young, and secondly, they hadn't suffered any real harm.

If it weren't for public pressure and their insistence on not settling, the sentence might not have been this long.

Just like now, many people are now criticizing Ye Wanxi in the comments section of the announcement.

[They just threw a bottle of sulfuric acid, and the person who was splashed wasn't even hurt a hair. A one-year sentence seems too harsh.]

[Exactly! This is a minor; what judgment does he have? Isn't he just being instigated by adults?]

[I wouldn't dare say that, but celebrities' faces are more valuable than ordinary people's. Even touching one can result in huge fines, and in more serious cases, jail time. They're not like ordinary folks like you. Aren't you scared?]

[I heard it's just a kid who's a fan of a celebrity. He got instigated by the star and went to stand up for his idol. Ultimately, isn't it these celebrities' own doing? Their infighting drags innocent kids into it. Why not just blacklist all these celebrities first?]

When Yao Jinwei saw these comments, she was furious: "These people are really going too far. We are clearly the victims, so how come they say it's our fault? They're just sick in the head."

They keep calling them celebrities, but they're celebrities too, okay? They act like they're so precious, but it's just a way to elevate them and make it easier for them to morally blackmail others.

On one hand, they make sarcastic and cynical remarks, while on the other hand, they demand saintly standards from them, and if they don't meet those standards, they wish they could trample them into the mud. Their ugly face of jealousy and double standards is on full display.

Ye Wanxi glanced at her and said with a faint smile, "Don't worry about it. Maybe they have a child like that in their family too. They can empathize with them."

Yao Jinwei was stunned, but then she became genuinely happy.

"That's true. People with these values ​​will probably raise children who are just like that."

She hadn't forgotten how outrageous the internet was when this incident was first exposed; his home address and school information had been dug up by netizens.

His parents were even affected by him, losing their jobs, moving overnight, and having to endure the gossip and pointing fingers of those around them.

These people online are just talking nonsense, or they're just spouting off because they don't have kids. If they actually had a son like that, they'd probably want to beat him to death.

Of course, it's also possible that they might be morally blackmailed into letting the 1.7-meter-tall kid go.

What Yao Jinwei didn't know was that what she had foreseen had already happened, but due to various obstacles, the child's parents were never given a chance to get close to Ye Wanxi.

After learning about the outcome of Xiang Xiaoxiao's obsessive fan's situation, Ye Wanxi didn't take it too seriously.

Whether the sentence is too heavy or too light is one thing; the most important thing is that since this is the sentence, there will definitely be a criminal record. In addition, this person was quite "famous" before, so life will probably not be easy for him after he gets out.

His actions were commensurate with the price he paid.

What Ye Wanxi was more concerned about at this moment was...

"A surprising twist in the case of the drowning in Yutang District?" Yao Jinwei glanced at the topic Ye Wanxi had started, frowned, and said, "Yutang District? Isn't that right near my house?"

"Your home?"

“Yes, I’m a local from City A, and my family lives in Yutang District.” Yao Jinwei looked at the news carefully and said in surprise, “I’ve heard my family talk about this before. It seems to have happened seven or eight years ago. A top student went to a neighborhood near us to tutor children. On his way home late at night, he harassed a girl and ended up falling into the water and drowning.”

“My grandma had met this man before and said he was a very refined and handsome young man, not the kind of person who would do something like this.”

But at that time, news reports were everywhere, and older people had limited access to electronic products and did not understand the most rampant word on the Internet—rumors.

So, amidst all the news reports, the old man eventually believed it and lamented, "You can know a person's face but not their heart."

Ye Wanxi was surprised that Yao Jinwei also knew about this. After a moment of silence, she said in a low voice, "Hearing is believing."

I then clicked on the first video in the row, and what I saw was a woman in her early thirties with a haggard appearance.

Ye Wanxi could tell at a glance that this person's face showed that he had been tormented by evil spirits for a long time and was somewhat mentally broken.

"Hello everyone, I am Fan Xiaoli, one of the parties involved in the drowning incident eight years ago. I recorded this video today to tell you the truth. In fact, the man who drowned back then did not physically offend us in any way. He came after my classmate and I fell into the water. The reason he jumped into the water was entirely to save us when we accidentally fell in."

Hearing the sounds coming from the video, Yao Jinwei covered her mouth and gasped, "Oh my god."

The confession in the video continues: "Back then, fear made me choose to remain silent, and all these years my heart has been tormented by guilt. After much hesitation, I finally decided to tell the truth and clear Mr. Lu's name. Thank you for saving me, and I'm sorry."

The video ended there, but it left everyone deeply shocked.

Eight years is neither a long nor a short time.

Some people who surf the internet even actually followed this story, and now that it's been exposed, the impact is considerable.

Some netizens who had no idea about this matter wanted to investigate, but most of the reports about this matter back then had been deleted, so they couldn't find anything and could only return to public platforms to ask people in the know.

[What "fishpond area drowning case"? Searching with this keyword yields nothing.]

[Same here, I've been looking for ages and can't find it. What's going on? Is this some new internet celebrity hype tactic?]

No, no, no, I remember that. It really happened, about seven or eight years ago, a drowning case involving college students. It happened in the fishpond area. Three college students fell into the water; one died, and the other two survived. The one who died was severely criticized.

(End of this chapter)