Chapter 686 seems to have said it, yet it also seems to have left it unsaid.
It would have been better if this insider hadn't mentioned it; the fact that they did has only fueled the curiosity of the public.
Seven or eight years ago, one person drowned but two survived. Why is it that the one who died is still being scolded?
This question was quickly answered; no matter how many reports were deleted back then, there were always one or two that slipped through the net.
Furthermore, since Fan Xiaoli's matter was related to Wen Jue and others, and it was not easy to get the person in question to take the initiative to speak out, it was impossible to let the hype die down so easily.
As a result, not long afterward, many marketing accounts began to screenshot the cause and effect of the case from back then, and some even screenshotted the insults and curses left under news reports after the incident.
This action was tantamount to pouring water into a pot of boiling oil. Instantly, the internet exploded, and discussions about this old story reached their peak.
[Oh my god, no way, this is terrifying!]
[Is there anyone who can summarize this and explain what's going on? This news has me completely baffled and I don't know how to react.]
[The master of summarizing is here. To put it simply, eight years ago, three college students fell into the water late at night. Two of them were lucky enough to climb ashore, while the other drowned.]
The two surviving girls gave an interview, saying that they fell into the water because the man who died had sexually assaulted them. They resisted fiercely, and in the struggle, all three fell into the water. The two victims survived, but the perpetrator died. The media rushed to report the story, and countless netizens cursed and insulted the deceased and his family, much to the delight of the public.
Eight years later, one of the two surviving girls released a video revealing the truth of what happened. The man who died was not the perpetrator, but a passerby who jumped into the river to rescue them after they fell in.
[After reading this summary, my scalp tingled. So which is the truth? If it's the latter, just reading this summary sends chills down my spine. Risking his own life to jump into the water to save someone, only to be labeled a thug and a beast, dying with a stigma, and even having his parents, who bury their child, condemned along with him—was that even human? A beast, perhaps?]
Don't try to scam this beast. At least beasts know how to sacrifice themselves to satisfy our appetites. What can this kind of person do? Not only do they not thank you, but they'll also stab you in the back, ruining you, ruining your home, ruining your family. It's truly terrifying to think about.
So these days, even being a good person requires careful consideration of your own capabilities. You might end up bankrupt, or even lose your life, and then they might turn around and try to harm you. What's the point?
In recent years, there have been many cases where people have been extorted or resented for doing good deeds, and each time this happens, it sparks heated discussions.
Good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished; this is a saying that old people like to say.
But if one day you discover that your well-intentioned help doesn't bring good fortune, but instead attracts wolves, will you still have the courage to do this good deed?
The reason this topic has risen so quickly is precisely because there are ultimately more good people than bad people in this world.
They projected themselves into Lu Zheyan's shoes, imagining themselves one day encountering those in need of help, reaching out their hands, only to be dragged into an abyss of no return.
Just thinking about it makes me furious and filled with anxiety and fear, let alone the person involved.
Of course, not everyone believed Fan Xiaoli's story.
There are still some relatively cautious netizens who are unwilling to draw conclusions immediately, or who have participated in online arguments before. They are unwilling to believe that the netizens who were so full of righteous indignation back then were not criticizing the perpetrators, but innocent victims. They are unwilling to believe that there are such ugly people in the world, and even more unwilling to believe that they were so stupid back then that they became someone else's weapon.
Isn't it too hasty to draw conclusions based on just one video? And doesn't anyone think there's something wrong with the woman in the video?
[That's right, it happened eight years ago, and they're only bringing it up now. I don't believe there isn't something going on behind the scenes. And they've been living with guilt all this time; if they were truly guilty, they wouldn't have hidden it for so long. Even if that's the truth, I don't think someone who could slander their savior back then would suddenly have a change of heart and risk ruining themselves to tell the truth.]
These analyses seem quite reasonable at first glance, so much so that netizens who haven't personally experienced this event are hesitant to take sides.
After watching the video and reading the comments, Yao Jinwei had mixed feelings. She had just told Ye Wanxi that this person didn't seem like the type to do that kind of thing, and then the situation took a turn for the worse.
Yao Jinwei couldn't quite describe her feelings. Recalling the regretful and sad expression on her grandmother's face when she mentioned this person, she both hoped that the story was false and hoped that it wasn't true.
If this is true, then it proves that her grandmother's judgment was correct; she really wasn't a bad person.
But if this were true, the thought that there were such wicked people in the world, and that good people ended up like this, made her feel suffocated.
"Miss Ye, do you think this is true or false?"
Ye Wanxi lifted her eyelids and turned to look at her: "The truth can't be hidden, and the lie can't be made true. Once something has been done, it's impossible to pretend it never happened."
Yao Jinwei: "???" This seems to have said something, yet it also seems to have said nothing. Is it too profound for us mortals to understand?
After finishing her sentence, Ye Wanxi ignored the bewildered Yao Jinwei, looked down at the online criticisms, and sighed imperceptibly.
These kids have good intentions, but they're still a bit inexperienced when it comes to doing things. If they're not careful, someone might take advantage of their weaknesses and turn the tables on them.
This matter is probably not so easy to resolve. Oh well, young people always need to learn from experience and lessons in order to truly grow. We'll just help them out when they can't take it anymore.
As Ye Wanxi was thinking, she suddenly noticed a certain tag, and her finger, which was swiping the screen, paused abruptly.
Fan Xiaoli's story has generated a lot of buzz, and with Wen Jue and his group spending money to buy trending topics, the top few search terms are now almost entirely occupied by this incident.
The first entry at the top is the one with Ye Wanxi's name, about the extremist who was sentenced for throwing sulfuric acid.
Further down is #Lian Lifan's concert guest Xu Chen#
Upon seeing this entry, Ye Wanxi had a bad feeling. She had heard the name Xu Chen once before, when she was invited to be the initiator of "Tales of Ancient Music".
The initiator of the previous season of this show was Xu Chen, who is hailed as the last king of the entertainment industry. He is now in his late thirties, approaching forty.
He is known as the last king of the entertainment industry because after him, the music scene entered a period of decline, and the new generation of singers withered away.
(End of this chapter)
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