"Why are you broadcasting live? Did we give you permission to broadcast today's events live?" Xu Xin asked defiantly.
Qian Mingjun laughed, thinking to himself, "Are they the only ones who know how to use the internet? Don't they realize that Gu Yueji has been a live streamer for several years? Do they think she doesn't know the tricks they're good at?"
Last night, everyone was surprised when Gu Yueji said she would livestream their visit to Xu Wangde's house online. The online discussion about Xu Wangde's death is already heating up, and their livestreaming trip to his house is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire, making the discussion even more intense.
However, Gu Yueji said that even if they didn't start this fire, Xu Xin and his group would still start it. Xu Xin wouldn't let go of this opportunity to continue cyberbullying her and Ren Jin. Rather than waiting for Xu Xin to release more embellished videos, they might as well go live and let netizens watch to their hearts' content. This way, netizens could hear what they were saying, and Xu Xin would no longer have the opportunity to release those videos that smeared them.
Everyone agreed that Gu Yueji's words made sense. Qian Mingjun, seeing the astonished and nervous expressions on Xu Xin and her son's faces, praised Gu Yueji for her brilliant move. Since Xu Xin and her group liked to put others on the internet so much, let's put them all on the fire and see who can withstand the test first.
Qian Mingjun felt contempt for Xu Xin and her son, but he remembered what Gu Yueji had said last night: they were going to put on an act with Xu Xin and her son in front of netizens, and they had to act more convincingly than Xu Xin and her son.
He explained in an innocent yet patient tone, "Didn't you post the video online to ask netizens for help? Now that so many people are paying attention to this, my sister-in-law wants to apologize to you in front of the netizens, to show everyone our sincerity, and to give the netizens an explanation. Don't you want us to go live and let the netizens see what happened today? We're not afraid, so what are you afraid of? Or is there something you're hiding that you don't want the netizens to know?" As he spoke, he shoved the phone even closer to Xu Xin and the others.
Xu Xin and Wang Jiao stared at the phone pointed at them, their eyes involuntarily becoming evasive and unnatural. Xu Xin, with his neck stiff, said, "How could that be? We're not hiding anything. I just want netizens to help us find the truth about my father's death!"
"That settles it then. Today, we'll clarify things with netizens as witnesses."
Xu Xin was furious, but he couldn't show it under the live broadcast camera. This sudden situation was completely different from what he had expected, catching him off guard.
He installed two cameras at home to record the entire day's events, intending to selectively embellish and edit the footage after Gu Yueji and the others left, then post it online to create another wave of public opinion.
However, Gu Yueji is now broadcasting live, which means they can't edit or process the content afterward. Now, their every word and action is being watched by millions of people. For the first time, Xu Xin and Wang Jiao are feeling the invisible pressure from the internet.
Xu Xin gave Wang Jiao a look, indicating that she was looking at the phone in Qian Mingjun's hand. Wang Jiao immediately understood and changed her arrogant attitude from before. She bent down to help Gu Yueji up, saying, "Get up quickly. You're pregnant. Your aunt isn't an unreasonable person."
Gu Yueji lowered her head and gave a mocking smile, but said in agreement, "Yes, I've heard people in the village say that you are the most reasonable person, Aunt. I came here today to clear up our misunderstanding."
"What misunderstanding?"
“I watched the video you posted online. There was some misunderstanding, so I haven’t been here for the past few days to find out what happened.”
Wang Jiao immediately disagreed, emphasizing, "What misunderstanding is there between us? My husband, Lao Xu, was working on a construction site when he inexplicably fell to his death."
After Gu Yueji returned to her seat, she said slowly, "When Ren Jin was two years old, his parents divorced and abandoned him in his hometown. Ren Jin was raised by his grandparents and also watched over by Uncle Xu. It can be said that Uncle Xu has taken better care of Ren Jin than his parents have done for him over the decades. So when Uncle Xu was unemployed, even though the construction site didn't need more people, he still asked Uncle Xu to come to the site. Ren Jin didn't want Uncle Xu to leave without a clear reason, which would make you feel bad."
Gu Yueji deliberately brought up Ren Jin's parents. This time, her live broadcast was not only about Xu Wangde's matter, but also about clarifying those who slandered her and Ren Jin. Didn't they say that Ren Jin didn't support his parents? Then she would tell everyone why.
As she spoke, Gu Yueji glanced at Xiao Yao, who immediately understood and handed over a stack of papers she had prepared beforehand. "Regarding the matter of Ren Jin withholding wages that you mentioned in the video, I asked the workers at the construction site, and everyone said that Ren Jin has never been late with their wages, let alone withheld them. Then I went to the bank to check the construction site's account statements and found that Ren Jin would transfer money to everyone on time on the 5th of every month, including Uncle Xu's. Here are the bank statements for you to see."
Wang Jiao glanced at the stack of papers. Of course she knew that Ren Jin paid her salary on time every month because Xu Wangde would transfer money to her on the 5th of every month. She pushed the stack of papers away, "I don't understand these, I'm not looking at them."
Gu Yueji insisted, turning to hand it to Xu Xin, "Then Xu Xin, take a look. You're a PhD from B University, you'll definitely be able to understand it."
Xu Xin's expression changed when Gu Yueji mentioned his school. He had said so much online but never talked about his own information, let alone his school, just to avoid attracting the school's attention and letting his classmates and mentors know about these things.
Isn't Gu Yueji intentionally exposing him now?
But he couldn't say anything, so he could only say irritably, "This flow of water doesn't prove anything."
Gu Yueji feigned surprise and said, "Why can't this prove it? It proves that Ren Jin did not deduct Uncle Xu's wages. According to your coworkers at the construction site, from when you started university until you were pursuing your doctorate at B University, Uncle Xu would send you 5,000 yuan every month for living expenses. You received the money every month, right? If Ren Jin had deducted your wages, how would Uncle Xu have had the money to send you?"
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