Chapter 44: Public Opinion, All the Villains
At first, a headline author with 200,000 followers posted a push on his official account, titled "Unveiling the Truth about the Linhuai High School Entrance Examination Champion Incident."
Introduction: Do you still remember Zhan Yating, the top scorer in the Linhuai City middle school entrance examination two years ago? If you have forgotten her name, it doesn’t matter, but you must remember the "Ice Cream Sister" who once went viral on the Internet.
In the summer of 2048, the Linhuai high school entrance examination was over, and local TV reporters were waiting outside the examination room, hoping to interview the first candidate to hand in his paper.
This candidate is Zhan Yating.
The younger sister was wearing a school uniform and standing in front of the camera, patiently answering the reporter's questions, but her eyes kept wandering away from time to time. It turned out that her father had bought some ice cream and was waiting for her. The ice cream was almost melting, but the reporter kept asking questions, and she became very anxious.
In the end, he cooperated and completed the interview. When he got the ice cream that had melted beyond recognition, he looked distressed.
This video was edited and posted on the official Weibo of the local TV station that day. It was originally just an ordinary report, but the little girl was so pretty, and her anxious look of wanting to eat ice cream was too cute. The number of clicks and reposts skyrocketed, and it jumped into the top three hot searches in one fell swoop.
Now people all over the country know this energetic girl and affectionately call her "Ice Cream Sister".
Half a month later, the results of the high school entrance examination came out. Ice Cream Sister won the top spot in the Linhuai City High School Entrance Examination with a total score of 744 and full marks in mathematics and English.
The local TV station interviewed her again and she became a hot topic again that night.
For such an outstanding girl, a smooth road paved with flowers will be waiting for her.
Why would my lively and cheerful daughter make such a choice?
What made her...?
Unfortunately, no one told them the answer.
Yating, the only one who knew the truth, was unable to speak.
There were many speculations on the Internet at the time, but there was no sufficient evidence to prove it.
All netizens can do is express regret.
Now, two years have passed, and the once sensational event has been covered by countless fresh and exciting news, and no one is interested in it anymore.
but--
The Internet has memory!
The truth may be late, but it will never be absent!
The video below may tell us why.
In the video, a beautiful girl is in the corner and another girl is holding a camera to take pictures of her.
Because he was laughing so hard that he was leaning back and forth, the whole picture was unstable.
She approached slowly, recording the scene from 316 degrees without any blind spots.
The video is 12 minutes long.
This push notification was sent out at two o'clock in the morning, a quiet and even extremely deserted time.
But what is surprising is that in less than an hour, the number of readings exceeded 100,000, with more than 60,000 people reading it, and the circle of friends was almost flooded with it.
At 2:06, the first big V came out and posted the video on Weibo.
At 2:10, more than 20 big V accounts forwarded the message and frantically @ed a group of more influential big Vs.
After more than four hours of fermentation, by seven in the morning, public opinion had gained momentum, but it still had not attracted widespread attention.
At 8:02 am, the famous commentator "Xing Bu Ye Ge Ge" with tens of millions of followers forwarded the video and commented:
What peers foster may not be empathy or sympathy.
Soon, a large number of bloggers with millions or tens of millions of followers spoke out, pushing the situation to a "high temperature".
Then, the first official news blog came out to speak, and many mainstream media outlets took action.
Celebrity accounts also began to pay attention to the situation, and their natural traffic advantage allowed the video to spread rapidly on a large scale.
At 12:16 noon, the four terms [The truth about the Ice Cream Sister incident], [Zhan Yating], and [Linhuai High School Entrance Examination Champion] all became hot searches at the same time.
At 12:30, [The truth behind the Ice Cream Sister incident] topped the trending search list, followed by the tag “explosive”.
At this point, the situation has been pushed to a "high point", and netizens are angry——
"There has never been a moment when I wanted someone to be exposed so much. No, she is not human!"
"One minute, I want to know all the information about this person!"
"Such a beautiful and clean girl...whoever filmed the video should go to hell!"
"Hell is empty, the devil is on earth!"
"How despair must James' parents be when they see this video? Their daughter, whom they hold in their arms..."
"I'm sorry to have met you this way. I hope you can find happiness and joy in your life now."
"Sisters will definitely help you get justice."
"Yating and I were in the same class. She'd been a goddess since we entered school. She was beautiful, had good grades, and was warm and patient with all her classmates. But some people didn't respond with kindness at all. Instead, they hurt and insulted her. Li Xue, you'll get what you deserve!"
“…”
Other people may not recognize the person who took the video, but how could someone who went to the same junior high school as Zhan Yating and Li Xue not recognize them?
Under this shocking wave of public opinion, Li Xue's personal information was quickly exposed.
Even her parents, relatives and friends were not spared.
As expected, netizens discovered that this girl's family background was indeed very good. She was picked up and dropped off at school in a luxury car, lived in a famous wealthy area in Linnan, and wore designer clothes from head to toe.
Netizens' divergent thinking and associative ability never disappoint people——
Her sister's suicide caused such a big stir, but she was able to get away with it. Was it because her family helped cover it up and clean up the mess?
How to cover it up? Nothing more than using power to suppress others.
How to deal with the aftermath? Probably hiding it from the world.
How can the parents be good people if they raise their daughter to be so vicious?
Is your family business clean?
…
In this world, many things cannot withstand deep digging. Once you take them too seriously, the blow may be devastating!
At 2:00 p.m., the class lunch break ends and the bell for the first class is about to ring.
The classroom was so quiet that only the sound of the English teacher's lecture could be heard, but a vigorous exposé was unfolding online.
First is Li Xue’s father, Li Yongsheng. When he was young, he committed economic crimes twice and was sentenced to three years in prison. After he was released from prison, he was involved in murder lawsuits many times, but he managed to get out of them in the end.
The second is Li Xue’s mother, Wei Shaohong, who owns five KTVs and is notorious in Linhuai. She is said to be a key focus.
In the end, Li Xue's grandparents were also jailed for fraud.
"Oh my God! What kind of monsters are this family!"
"I thought it was a good bamboo that gave rise to bad shoots, but I didn't expect it was the mouse's son who dug a hole."
"There must be something wrong with Li Yongsheng and Wei Shaohong!"
"It turns out that badness and evil can really be inherited."
"Three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, all villains!"
"Only a family with a criminal record can raise a daughter like a devil!"
Soon, [Li Xue], [Li Yongsheng], and [Three Generations of Evil] appeared on the hot search list.
At the same time, Linhuai Airport.
Li Yongsheng had just returned from a business trip when his phone started vibrating wildly as soon as he exited airplane mode.
Countless messages came pouring in, and before he could click to read them carefully, his wife Wei Shaohong called.
"What should I do, husband? We're done... We're really done this time..."
"What the hell are you talking about?! You're already messing with me as soon as you get off the plane. If you want to act drunk and crazy, go find your pretty boy. Don't fucking mess with me!"
"No, I didn't drink! Something happened to Xue'er!"
"Xue'er? With so many bodyguards watching her, what could happen to her?"
"You're on the Internet...Ah! Who are you? Why did you break into my house?"
beep--
"Hello? Hello?!"
No one responded.
Li Yongsheng's heart sank suddenly, as if something was getting out of control.
He clicked on the messages that he hadn't had time to check, and understood everything without even going online.
Suddenly, his face turned as pale as paper.
…
The shocking revelations dug up by netizens have no solid evidence and are just for the enjoyment of the crowd, but they cannot actually convict Li Yongsheng and his wife.
But the role of public opinion has never been to "judge", but to push those who have the "power of judgment" to the forefront!
Huaan Online V: This is a crime! //@Xing Bu Ye Gege: [Video]
Deep Blue V: Young age is not an excuse or shield for committing crimes.
Direct Train V: The legal bottom line must not be crossed!
"The relevant media finally took action!"
“This response is so timely [thumbs-up]”
"When I saw the forwarding, I burst into tears."
"This is a public execution that's two years overdue. It's a shame that Yating won't be able to see the murderer punished."
"The netizens' calls for help have not been in vain. Sisters, keep going—"
"Why only mention Li Xue? Don't we need to check her parents?"
"I strongly suggest exposing this monstrous group of people. Someone might even be killed!"
“Some people are rotten to the core. They look like a bunch of flowers, but when you peel them open, they are just rotten flesh.”
If the current evidence only implicates Li Xue, then the subsequent statements from the three local media outlets in Linhuai will be enough to completely hammer Li Yongsheng and his wife.
Police Online-Linhuai V: According to reports from the public, Li Mousheng and Wei Mouhong may be related to a murder and corpse disposal case ten years ago. The police have sufficient evidence and have now formally arrested the two.
Linhuai Judicial Procuratorate V: This court will review the case. //@Police Online-Linhuai V: Following a public report...
Economic Investigation Brigade-Linhuai V: According to reports from the public, the cash flow of Charm Daily Chemicals is abnormal, and the person in charge, Li Mou Sheng, is suspected of economic crimes. The office premises have been sealed and the company's assets have been frozen.
"There's no running away now."
"A family must be together, no one should be missing!"
"This is amazing! Someone actually found evidence of Li Yongsheng and his wife's crimes?"
"Is this just a show to calm public opinion? Once the storm has died down, will they release the person?"
"Impossible! Pay attention to those expressions above—'sufficient evidence', 'formal arrest'. This is serious business."
"I'm just curious, which enthusiastic citizen reported it, hehe..."
Linnan No. 1 Middle School, Grade 12.
It was originally just an ordinary break between classes, but it became chaotic due to the sound of sirens.
"Who is Li Xue?"
"No...it has nothing to do with me...I didn't do those things...You got the wrong person..."
A quarter of an hour ago, she opened Weibo and saw everything.
That video... and all the criticism and insults directed at her...
She was panicked and at a loss. Her first reaction was to call her parents. Yes, her parents would help her settle everything, just like they had settled the matter with Zhan Yating.
But the only response I got was a cold "Sorry, the number you dialed is turned off."
Li Xue collapsed on the spot. At that moment, she felt as if she was in the wilderness, surrounded by wolves.
what to do?
What should she do?
Before she could come up with a solution, the police arrived...
This one has 3500 words, fat~
(End of this chapter)
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