Chapter 89: What a great cause
Cheng Zhe's face turned pale and blue, his eyes flickering with resentment, "Dad, have you ever thought about this: if the truth gets out, as your son, will you still be able to keep your current position after such a scandal?"
"When will it be your turn to question my decision?" Cheng Sheng pointed at his nose. "You don't need to teach me how to do things. I will naturally clear myself."
"How?" Cheng Zhe asked through gritted teeth.
Cheng Sheng put down his hand, glanced at Cheng's mother standing next to him, and said, "I will pretend that I know nothing about this matter. It was your mother who ordered someone to silence Chen Yan, so when the time comes, your mother will go abroad with you to avoid the limelight."
"Heh." Cheng Zhe sneered, a hint of sarcasm on his lips. "Dad, you're really good at putting your own interests above your own. Just for your position as mayor, you're going to push my mom and me into the public eye to be cursed."
Cheng Sheng was also amused. He didn't know how he could say such a thing. "Get it straight to me, you're the one who caused this trouble! I was cleaning up your mess, and now you're bringing trouble upon yourself. If I don't keep my position, my whole family will be left starving!"
He paused and continued, "If I continue to protect you and don't do what Xie Tingzhou says, not only will he not let you go, he will also get me, do you understand?"
Even if Cheng's mother favored her son, she knew what was more important. She reached out and pulled Cheng Zhe's arm, saying soothingly, "Okay, son, stop talking. We'll listen to your father. We'll come back after a while when everyone has forgotten about this."
Cheng Sheng was in no mood to waste time talking to the mother and son. He said firmly, "Go record a video right now and tell me everything you did in detail. I'll have the PR department post it online along with the surveillance video of the incident. Tomorrow I'll take you to apologize to Chen Yan."
Cheng Zhe lowered his brows and said nothing.
Cheng's mother was afraid that if he continued like this, he would anger Cheng Sheng again, so she quickly spoke up for him, saying, "Calm down first. I'll go help him record it now."
Cheng Sheng nodded, looked at Cheng Zhe again, then turned and left.
Mother Cheng watched his back as he left until he disappeared from her sight. Then she looked away and turned to look at Cheng Zhe beside her. "Go back to the room and record the video. Soften your tone when you speak. Let everyone know that you realize your mistake."
Cheng Zhe's eyes were filled with sinister intent. "I'm not wrong. Do I want to ruin my future just because of a beast?"
"You're ruining your future? It's not that serious. You're just in the spotlight right now." Cheng's mother patted him on the back. "Your father also said that we can come back after the storm has died down. No one will remember this. It's just a temporary inconvenience for us mother and daughter."
"You should understand your father. He had no choice but to do this. No one expected that the master of the Xie family would actually intervene. It wasn't easy for your father to get to this position. Do you want our family to be left with nothing?"
Cheng Zhe clenched and unclenched his hands at his sides, "I understand."
"As long as you figure it out, go record the video," said Cheng's mother.
Cheng Zhe responded and turned to walk into the room.
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Eleven o'clock that night.
The surveillance video of the incident and the video of Cheng Zhe publicly admitting that he was the one who did it quickly became a hot search on Weibo once they were released. It reached the top of the search list in less than a few minutes and became an instant hit.
"I'm Cheng Zhe, the son of Mayor Cheng Sheng. I'm responsible for the kitten Kong Kong's death. I took the cat away while Chen Yan wasn't paying attention, untied the leash, injected poison into the cat with a syringe, and dumped the cat's body on the roadside two kilometers away from the scenic area. I'm sorry, I know I was wrong..."
"My father didn't know I was the one who did it at first. I didn't dare tell him I was in trouble, so I told my mother. Then my mother sent someone to find Chen Yan and told him to keep his mouth shut and delete the video..."
"Because my mother accidentally let the cat out of the bag, my father eventually found out about it. Now, at his request, I am coming forward to admit what I did. This is also to give an explanation to Chen Yan and everyone online."
"I sincerely apologize to Chen Yan. I don't know what happened at the time. I got carried away and poisoned the kitten."
"Tomorrow I will go and apologize to Chen Yan in person and compensate him for all the losses I have caused him..."
The comment section below the video was also buzzing with activity.
Crowd: [What? I never thought the murderer would be a high school student, and the mayor's son, and possessed by a demon. You had a syringe and poison on you. Wasn't that premeditated?]
Pineapple Blowing Snow: [You sound so righteous, but I see you're a psychopath who gets pleasure from torturing and killing small animals!]
Top gastroenteritis: [Haha, I'll eat you if you're a fucking human.]
The wind and snow have been pressing down on me for two or three years: [Beast, is there anyone who wants to take over from someone in the same city?]
Yizhixianyujiang: [666, I'm impressed with the mayor. He puts justice above personal interests and doesn't even protect his own son. I want him to stand up and admit his wrongdoings. I support him!]
Sad Potato: [The cruelty of killing small animals happens all the time in every city and every corner. I suggest enacting a small animal protection law so that the perpetrators receive the punishment they deserve, rather than just a superficial apology and some random compensation.]
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After Li Zhi browsed the comment section for a while and just logged out of Weibo, she saw that Chen Yan had sent her a private message on Yinfu.
Master Li, I see it, thank you!
Li Zhi: [It's okay, just get justice. But without the Small Animal Protection Act, it doesn't constitute a crime. This is all I can do.]
Chen Yan hadn't expected the other party to publicly admit what they had done so quickly. "I know they've already contacted me and asked me to meet them tomorrow. They said they'd personally apologize and offer compensation."
Li Zhi: [If you want to go, go. If you don't accept their apology, then don't go. It's up to you.]
Chen Yan: [I will go, but the person they should apologize to is Kong Kong, not me. So Master Li, could you please come with me tomorrow? I want Cheng Zhe to apologize to Kong Kong in person.]
Li Zhi knew what he meant. He wanted Cheng Zhe to see the empty soul as well. [Okay, sure. What time tomorrow?]
Chen Yan: [Tomorrow morning at 11:00, they asked me to meet them at a restaurant for dinner. I'll send you the address.]
Li Zhi glanced at the address he sent and said, "Okay, I got it. See you tomorrow."
Chen Yan: [Okay, see you tomorrow.]
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