Chapter 26
After these two blows, not only Daqiang was completely stunned, but even Wang Song and Su Lang were completely unable to react.
After everyone came to their senses and pulled Ming Ziqin away, Su Lang quickly helped Daqiang check his injuries.
Although there were two red marks on the back, it was just a PVC pipe after all, and Ming Ziqin was not very strong, so there was not much damage.
Su Lang pinched Daqiang's chin and said harshly, "If you dare to go out and say something, you'll be dead."
Daqiang was still in shock at the thought that he was bitten by a cornered rabbit. When he heard Su Lang's words, he nodded subconsciously: "I know...I know."
Su Lang tilted his head: "Get lost."
Daqiang felt as if he had been pardoned and ran away quickly.
However, after Daqiang left, Ming Ziqin, who had looked ferocious just now, suddenly collapsed to the ground as if all his muscles and bones were pulled out.
Ming Ziqin's hands were shaking and he could hardly hold anything.
Wang Song gently stroked his back and asked him, "Are you okay?"
Ming Ziqin paused for a long time before saying, "Yes, and no."
"What happened?" Wang Song asked with concern, "What's good? What's bad?"
"Not good means really not good. I feel bad, scared, anxious, nervous. I have been feeling bad for the past few weeks," Ming Ziqin's voice was still shaking. "It feels good because... beating people up feels good."
Hearing the answer, Su Lang was stunned for a moment.
He deeply agrees.
Su Lang also sat next to Ming Ziqin and sighed: "I can understand you."
The afterglow of the setting sun enveloped the earth and also enveloped the two people in this dark corner.
The days when he was bullied flashed through Su Lang’s mind.
Just like pictures, he should feel calm when looking at those scenes now. The physical pain he once felt has become very vague, but the humiliation and pressure, the cautiousness every day, still linger in his heart and are difficult to erase.
He spoke calmly about the tortures he had endured.
Although it does not contain any emotion, it is enough to touch the heart.
Why are the weak and alien always bullied?
Is this the bad nature of human beings?
“Man’s nature is evil at birth”?
During Su Lang's narration, Ming Ziqin's expression changed several times before finally returning to calm.
"So, what did they do to you?" Su Lang asked, "What did Mao Mao do to you?"
Ming Ziqin looked at the last bit of afterglow of the setting sun, pondered and struggled for a while, and finally spoke.
"They are just very childish means."
When Wang Song left him, he was taken away by Mao Mao and his six companions.
This time they were taken to a bathroom that was farther away from them.
What they wanted Ming Ziqin to do was also very simple.
Plucking hair.
Then, eat it yourself.
Ming Ziqin tried to resist, but was held down and had his hair plucked out by Mao Mao himself.
Physically speaking, this movement is almost painless.
But the psychological shame is overwhelming.
The most hateful thing is that the whole process was recorded.
Ming Ziqin was no match for the six men and soon lost the ability to resist.
The only remaining movement was mechanical swallowing.
Until this matter is over.
He walked out of the bathroom silently and vomited completely.
But this one action alone would be enough.
This reminded Ming Ziqin of his days in the US.
As a little-known boy band, the entire Huarui Entertainment pays little attention to them. Apart from arranging some albums and commercial performances, they can be said to be left to fend for themselves.
The remaining three members come from wealthy families, but their abilities are not that strong. Only Ming Ziqin, although his family is very poor, has a natural good voice.
So after several commercial performances, the audience's response to Ming Ziqin was actually the best.
This made the three people very dissatisfied.
Ming Ziqin's life became difficult from then on.
At first, he could still tolerate it because he couldn't hire a good makeup artist, or because the clothes and shoes in the dormitory often had holes.
But perhaps it was Ming Ziqin's attitude of saying nothing and remaining calm that aroused the evil of those three people.
Soon, they began to torture Ming Ziqin, not allowing him to eat or sleep, and only making him live in the dormitory toilet. These were not the worst.
But they also took a lot of private photos of Ming Ziqin.
Threatening him that if he continued to behave so well, the photos would be leaked.
Sometimes a man's evil is very simple and direct.
But it's scary because they know what other boys are afraid of.
Ming Ziqin naturally didn't dare to perform well anymore.
Therefore, it gradually became the edge and background of US.
In fact, he felt relieved when he was fired.
I didn't expect to encounter such a thing again when I returned to school.
However, he could also predict it.
As a person with no background and a weak character, being good-looking or having a skill is not a gift from God, but a curse.
The jealousy of some men is very scary, and the most chilling thing is that this kind of jealousy will not become their motivation to surpass the object of jealousy, but will become a dark thought to drag the other person down.
They love to destroy dazzling things and use it to show off their abilities.
Ming Ziqin sighed: "Come to think of it, it's the same in boy bands, schools, and even in future companies. I'm really fed up with this kind of life."
Just after saying this, a man walked to the entrance of the alley.
Wang Song was surprised to see the newcomer and immediately said, "Strangers, don't come to our school!"
Su Lang also reacted quickly: "Who are you? What are you doing here? Get out of here!"
Qiao Yiqiao looked at the two younger brothers who were still trying hard to get into the role and smiled, "Stop pretending."
Then, he looked at Ming Ziqin: "Shall we talk?"
…
The sky had grown dark.
Qiao Yiqiao lit a cigarette and handed it to Ming Ziqin. They faced each other and smoked one after another until the cigarette burned out. Qiao Yiqiao finally spoke: "When did you find out?"
Ming Ziqin smiled and said, "I recognized you the first time I came here. I have been following the entire fledgling project. I saw you at the opening ceremony and knew you were a director."
"Since you knew this was all fake, why did you still want to take the risk?" Qiao Yiqiao asked, "Why did you send away the people I arranged to be with you and still go with Mao Mao?"
Ming Ziqin stamped out his cigarette butt, "Because the bullying is real, isn't it? If he doesn't bully me, he will bully others. I want to see what methods he uses. Of course, I know you are filming, so I also want to find some gimmicks for myself, even if it's a bad business, it's not a big bullying method anyway. I'm telling you very frankly, I want to be famous, is that okay?"
Qiao Yiqiao was speechless for a moment, and thought for a while: "Actually, you don't have to do this."
“So, what path did the director originally plan for me?”
Qiao Yiqiao thought for a long time: "Those who want to rely on me to fight evil with evil, tell them that this road is not easy to walk, and then you just watch and feel healed in the process. Your route is to study hard under the healing of these kind people. I have also contacted the best high school in our city with the help of Principal Wan. If your grades meet the requirements in the next two months, I will transfer you there."
"It's a very good way," Ming Ziqin smiled sadly, "but I don't want that. I don't want to let these evil people go again, even if they didn't really bully me before. Director Qiao, you know, a person who is bullied will not be cured, he just wants to beat them up."
Qiao Yi Qiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
In a way, they are the same people.
They can take risks and use any means to achieve their goals.
But deep down, no matter what the purpose is, there is still a sense of justice that prevents them from running too far.
"So, director, how did you find out that I knew that?" Ming Ziqin asked, "I thought my acting was pretty good."
"When you were bullied, it was actually a bit exaggerated. I know that Daqiang is not very good at fighting, but you are," Qiao Yiqiao said, "The biggest flaw is the monologue you just gave. The way you recited the lines seemed a bit deliberate, but it's not too serious."
"Oh, I thought I had acted in Huarui for so many years, and my acting skills were good enough," Ming Ziqin smiled embarrassedly, "I didn't expect that I would still be discovered. I will have to rely more on the director's training in the future."
Qiao Yiqiao reflected on himself: "It seems that my people misunderstood you. In fact, your acting skills are much better than we thought. If I had known that you could act, I wouldn't have used such a special filming method."
Ming Ziqin smiled bitterly: "Maybe I don't perform well in front of the camera, but I'm pretty good in real life."
Who in the entertainment industry is not like this?
Qiao Yiqiao sighed: "So, are you willing to film like this? If not, I will stop it immediately."
In fact, he really didn't want Ming Ziqin to put himself in danger again.
There are some things that he always finds difficult to fully control.
"I must continue to do it," Ming Ziqin's eyes were firm. "In Huarui Entertainment, I didn't have the ability to change or even expose the practices of those three people, but here, with your arrangements and protection, I have this opportunity, so I must do it. So please don't worry about these. At the very least, we have to find Mao Mao's phone."
"Okay, I will." Qiao Yiqiao thought about it and decided to make one last effort. "Let's call the police first."
If there was any other way to solve this problem, he didn't want Ming Ziqin to continue such an experiment.
Ming Ziqin thought for a moment, a light flashed in his eyes, but it quickly went out.
"good."
He said.
The local police station police arrived soon.
The police officer's surname is Hu, and I heard he specializes in handling campus cases.
Officer Xiao Hu quickly took Wang Song, Yuan Lang and Ming Ziqin away and took very detailed statements from each of them.
Afterwards, he took Mao Mao, Wang Qiang and several others away and questioned them in detail.
Even Qiao Yi Qiao cut out the reactions of those people before and after Mao Mao found them in the toilet and gave them to Officer Xiao Hu.
But he also knew in his heart that this was circumstantial evidence at best - probably not even that.
Police searched the campus but did not find the phone.
That night, Qiao Yi Qiao used his connections to inquire about the matter.
The result was disappointing to him.
This is still a confusing lawsuit.
The crux of the problem is that Mao Mao did not cause any actual physical harm to Ming Ziqin.
Mao Maoye completely denied those so-called videos, and although Officer Xiao Hu tried very hard, he did not find the phone.
Officer Xiao Hu even questioned those who had also been videotaped by Mao Mao.
But they all kept silent about it.
Qiao Yi Qiao could actually guess what they were thinking.
Those who were selected into this cram school were originally a group of bad boys. They all yearned for the so-called gang life, so whether they were forced or voluntarily, they have now joined Mao Mao's gang and recognized Mao Mao as their boss.
Naturally, according to the so-called gang code, they were unwilling to betray their boss.
Therefore, the victims of this incident don’t even think of themselves as victims. In short, they were collectively PUA’d by Mao Mao.
In the end, Xiao Hu had no choice but to criticize and educate the group of people and that was the end of the matter.
In China, school bullying, as long as it does not cause great harm or loss of life, will most likely be classified as the excuse of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble".
What's more, in this case of bullying, there was no evidence or substantial harm, so it was not even considered "picking quarrels and provoking trouble."
When Qiao Yi Qiao received the result, although it was expected, he still couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Isn’t this the depth that Huarui Entertainment wanted?
The depth of film and television works comes from two sources: one is the exploration of human nature, and the other is the criticism of reality.
After returning to school, Wang Song wanted to comfort Ming Ziqin, but he didn't expect that the other party looked so relaxed.
"Brother Wang, I told you it's useless," Ming Ziqin smiled, "People like us only have one way to go."
Wang Song sighed helplessly: "No matter what you do, I support you."
Su Lang also said: "Me too."
"Don't feel too burdened. I chose this path myself. If he didn't bully me, he would have used the same method to bully others. Rather than this, I would rather be the victim." Ming Ziqin felt that he hadn't felt relieved for a long time. He closed the curtains. "The sun will rise tomorrow, and everything will start all over again."
…
The next day.
Taekwondo club activities.
Daqiang was beaten yesterday, but he still looks great.
In fact, he had been holding his breath because of Su Lang's tricks. The reason was simple: his boss Mao Mao had always told him that he was his most capable subordinate.
He has to behave well.
And yesterday this group of people actually gave him a beating and finally called the police.
What does calling the police mean? It means they are scared.
What's more, these people didn't cause him any physical harm at all.
It's obvious that he's just pretending.
So today, during the free activity session after the teacher finished class, he still plucked up the courage and said, "Little idol, come here."
Su Lang and Wang Song both held their breath, not knowing how Ming Ziqin would act.
Unexpectedly, Ming Ziqin walked forward obediently and picked up the wooden board: "Okay, Brother Daqiang."
Daqiang became even more arrogant, thinking that he was right: "Come, I'll give you a good kick today."
However.
Just as Daqiang was about to kick, Ming Ziqin suddenly changed his moves.
Time seemed to slow down at this moment. Ming Ziqin picked up the wooden board and smashed it hard towards Daqiang's leg.
Daqiang had no way to avoid it. Under the strong impact, the wooden board broke with a "crack".
"ah--!"
Daqiang fell to the ground in pain, and even his brothers were still unable to react.
But that’s not the end.
Ming Ziqun quickly picked up the bucket next to him, covered Daqiang's head with a rag, and then poured water down.
“Cough cough cough cough—”
Daqiang was forced to swallow several mouthfuls of dirty water, but the rag was stuck in his mouth and nose. His legs were already hurting, so he couldn't shout or scream, and he was almost suffocated to death.
Several of his younger brothers just reacted and rushed forward, trying to exonerate their boss.
But Wang Song and Su Lang also came to their senses. They immediately looked ferocious and directly pushed away the group of noisy brothers.
Ming Ziqin's voice trembled slightly, but it was still his most ferocious voice: "Are you still fighting?"
Daqiang was unable to respond and could only cough violently and shake his head.
Ming Ziqin asked again, this time his voice was much calmer: "Do you understand what I ask you to do in the future?"
Daqiang could only shake his head.
Then, Ming Ziqin poured out all the water in the bucket.
Daqiang struggled to stand up, still coughing violently.
Ming Ziqin pinched his face and stared at him: "Look at me."
Daqiang looked up in fear.
Ming Ziqin's voice was very cold: "Do you remember what I just said?"
Daqiang nodded seriously: "Remember... remember."
There is a saying in the underworld: the poor are afraid of the arrogant, the arrogant are afraid of the stupid, and the stupid are afraid of the desperate.
And now Ming Ziqin looks like someone who doesn't care about his life.
So Daqiang naturally became scared.
But he didn't expect that Ming Ziqin's expression quickly turned indifferent.
There is even a feeling of indifference.
"You are hanging out with Mao Mao, what does he give you?" Ming Ziqin asked lightly.
Daqiang was confused: "No... I didn't give you anything."
"You work for him without paying anything?" Ming Ziqin sneered, "Do you think I'm a fool?"
"It's nothing," Daqiang thought for a long time, "He gave me some money occasionally and told me that if I could really become the boss here in the future, he would let me be the head of the hall..."
"Then follow me in the future," Ming Ziqin said, "I will also give you money and let you be the head of the hall in the future."
Daqiang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay."
Both Ming Ziqin and Mao Mao are actually a little crazy.
But between two evils, choose the lesser one.
At least he felt that he could tell what Ming Ziqin was thinking.
And at least Ming Ziqin didn't use anything to threaten him.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask: "But Mao Mao still has my video..."
Ming Ziqin nodded: "I know, I will take care of it."
Daqiang wanted to ask Ming Ziqin how to deal with it, but seeing Ming Ziqin's determined eyes, he had to give up.
That night, Ming Ziqin found Qiao Yiqiao again.
"Now that Daqiang has been subdued, what should I do best next?" Ming Ziqin asked.
"He doesn't know where the phone is, right?" Qiao Yi Qiao asked.
"Yes," Ming Ziqin also shook his head, "Daqiang is already very close to him. If even he doesn't know, I guess no one knows the real whereabouts of the phone. Maybe only Mao Mao himself knows."
"You continue to observe and try to persuade the people in his team to defect," Qiao Yiqiao said with a wry smile, "That's how gangs all start."
He also didn't expect that his previous undercover experience would come in handy in this way.
"Also, although you were very fierce this time, it was a bit too much," Qiao Yiqiao did not forget to guide Ming Ziqin's performance, "When a person is really fierce, his face is often expressionless. This will also make it difficult for people to guess your thoughts, which will be more deterrent."
Ming Ziqin nodded seriously: "Okay."
"It would be more appropriate to persuade Xiao Li to defect next," Qiao Yiqiao analyzed. "You have to seize the weaknesses of this gang. For example, Da Qiang only obeys those who can beat him, while Xiao Li only goes after whoever pays the most. You have to first find these weak people and erode his gang little by little. When you have the power to compete with him, many people will naturally come to you."
"At the same time, you also have to pay attention to those who have been turned against you. They may not be sincere in joining you."
"clear."
In addition to Ming Ziqin's efforts, Qiao Yiqiao also helped him from the side.
The first thing the teacher did was to confiscate all the students’ cell phones.
But as expected, the mobile phone where Mao Mao stored the video was not collected.
So, Qiao Yi Qiao borrowed a high-power signal jammer from Principal Wan.
The entire campus is within the signal shielding range.
In this way, even if Mao Mao takes videos, they will not be circulated.
Finally, Qiao Yi Qiao also asked A'mo, Li Wei, Jenny, Bulbasaur, Pipi and others and their men to patrol the entire campus perimeter 24 hours a day.
Make sure no one is allowed to escape from the campus.
The power hierarchy within the school has also changed dramatically in the past two weeks.
Because the existence of the club broke the barriers between classes, and Mao Mao was well aware of the principle of capturing the leader first, he actually captured several leaders from other classes in a very short time. Naturally, the students from other classes turned to his camp.
And now, Mao Mao is targeting Class 1. His expansion strategy is very methodical, and at the same time he is eroding the weaker classes.
It can be said that if a school leader is chosen at this time, Mao Mao will naturally be at the top of the list.
But Ming Ziqin was also expanding his camp.
Many of Mao Mao's subordinates were conquered by Ming Ziqin using the methods taught by Qiao Yiqiao. They were in Cao's camp but their hearts were with Han.
After Qiao Yiqiao performed signal shielding, the effect was significant.
Not only themselves, but many people on campus have also realized that the school has now become an isolated island completely cut off from the outside world.
As a result, some people who were not satisfied with Mao Mao's use of video to manage them also stood up and naturally joined the camp of Ming Ziqin, the largest powerful gang in the school.
Of course, Ming Ziqin’s small gang is currently well hidden, and Mao Mao has not yet discovered that someone is trying to instigate his younger brothers to rebel.
While undercurrents were surging among the bad boys, the people of the Xicui Gang were eerily quiet.
Because, they are all...
Study hard.
The whole thing is that I won’t offend others unless they offend me.
Of course Mao Mao wasn't stupid enough to attack the people from Xicui Gang.
In other words, he would not touch the people from the Xicui Gang until he thought he had united all the bad boys.
But sooner or later the two groups will have to clash head-on.
This is a result that everyone could have expected.
…
Ever since Ming Ziqun beat Wang Qiang, he has never been bullied again.
Mao Mao also seemed to think that he had conquered Ming Ziqin, and did not pay too much attention to him, which gave Ming Ziqin time to "grow up".
Every night Qiao Yi Qiao would tell him how to develop and expand the gang.
Ming Ziqin was also very smart, so he always did a good job.
By the time Mao Mao had subdued all the bad boys in the school, almost one-third of his gang had already defected to Ming Ziqin.
It’s just a pity that these people don’t know where Ming Ziqin put his phone.
After discussion between Qiao Yiqiao and Ming Ziqin, they decided to take a risky move.
They wanted to try to incite Mao Mao's best "friend", a younger brother named Ji Ran who had been with him for several years.
The two are said to have been best friends since elementary school.
After that, we transferred to a work-study school together, and we were inseparable.
And Qiao Yiqiao had already figured out Ji Ran's background.
Ji Ran actually has some relationship with Mao Mao from the previous generation. Mao Mao's parents are the superiors of Ji Ran's parents, so Ji Ran always follows Mao Mao's lead.
But Qiao Yi Qiao was not sure what their specific situation was before.
But now he had a golden opportunity to find out.
Tu Yu invited Qiao Yiqiao to attend a charity dinner.
This is a foundation specifically established for victims of school bullying, and the participants and initiators are Mao Mao's parents, Mao Siping and Zhou Mei.
The dinner was held on the executive floor of a very expensive hotel in Heng City.
Because Mao Siping and Zhou Mei are both variety show PDs, most of the people who came were from the variety show industry. Qiao Yiqiao was able to barely recognize a few of them under Tu Yu's guidance.
As expected, Ji Ran's parents were also among the invited guests.
At the beginning of the dinner, Mao Siping gave the first speech.
"Thank you very much for attending our banquet. Zhou Mei and I have a simple idea. Bullying is everywhere in our society, and it is even worse on campus. So we hope everyone can contribute to this foundation to help the children who are victims."
The speech was concise and to the point.
After he finished speaking, he stepped down from the stage and toasted the guests with Zhou Mei.
Behind them was a young man.
"...Yes, yes, this is our son. He has been admitted to a top private high school abroad. After we are done with this busy period, we will all go abroad to accompany our son. This foundation can be regarded as the last thing we do." Mao Siping was talking to others when Tu Yu and Qiao Yi Qiao walked up to him.
"Hello, PD Mao," Tu Yu greeted someone, "Your dinner was really well organized."
"Not bad, not bad. Thank you, Mr. Tu, for your support." Mao Siping looked at Qiao Yiqiao, "Who is this?"
"This is a director from my company, Qiao Yi Qiao," Tu Yu introduced.
"Oh, hello," Mao Siping said politely, "You look very young, you are really a young talent."
Qiao Yiqiao was about to say hello to someone when the young man suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, you are a director. I also want to be a director in the future."
Qiao Yiqiao shook hands with him, and Mao Siping introduced him, "This is my son, Mao Yiran. He wants to be a director in the future. You should communicate more with Director Qiao."
"You want to be a director too?" Qiao Yiqiao asked with a smile, "What kind of film do you want to make the most?"
Mao Yiran thought for a while, then said calmly: "I want to make a movie about social themes."
"Social themes?" This answer was a little unexpected for Qiao Yiqiao.
"Yes, because my parents are also very concerned about the social field," Mao Yiran smiled politely, "I also want to be such a person."
Qiao Yiqiao looked at Mao Siping who was also smiling: "Mr. Mao is really a good parent."
Mao Siping didn't understand the sarcasm in Qiao Yiqiao's tone: "It's okay, it's okay."
"I heard that Mr. Mao has a son?" Qiao Yiqiao asked again, "Why didn't he come today?"
Mao Siping froze for a second.
Then he casually replied, "He went to study. It's nothing serious."
After saying that, Mao Siping quickly left with his wife and son.
Qiao Yi Qiao let out a long sigh inwardly.
If you don’t know the inside story, you might think that this family of three is quite harmonious, and that Mao Siping and Zhou Mei are a particularly good couple.
During the rest of the banquet, Qiao Yiqiao focused on eating and drinking.
Until he discovered that Mao Siping, Zhou Mei, and Ji Ran's parents had disappeared.
A small hotel naturally could not escape Qiao Yi Qiao's investigation, and he soon discovered that these four people were arguing in the lounge.
"PD Zhou, didn't you say that I would take over those programs after you left?" Ji Ran's father said in a serious tone, "Why do you want to hand them over to those new people?"
Mao Siping replied awkwardly: "Of course I found capable people to entrust important tasks to."
"You mean we don't have the ability? We have been working under you for more than ten years!" Ji Ran's mother shouted, "Let alone anything else, Ji Ran has been with Mao Mao for such a long time, taking care of him all the time, isn't it too unkind of you to do this!"
"Oh, of course I appreciate your efforts," Mao Siping still smiled, "But Mao Mao is already eighteen years old. After we go abroad, he should be responsible for his own life. He doesn't need your help to keep an eye on him, so forget it."
"It means that all our efforts have been in vain..."
Ji Ran's parents were still arguing with Mao Siping, and the argument was getting more and more intense.
But Qiao Yi Qiao knew.
Here comes his and Ming Ziqin's chance. !
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