Everyone was startled and quickly tried to comfort the elderly man.
After his initial excitement, the old man suddenly stiffened and knelt down facing northeast.
No matter how much people tried to stop or pull him, the old man remained kneeling on the ground and refused to get up.
When he looked up, his face was already streaked with tears.
The old man wept bitterly and said something that shocked everyone:
"We are guilty, Lord Yan, we are guilty... We are deserters, we have let you down, we have let down the people of Chaohai City..."
We are sinners, sinners who live on to atone for our sins…
All five people, including all the audience members, were stunned.
"Master Yan", "deserter", "Chaohai City"...
These sensitive words, taken together, inevitably remind people of...
At the end of the Third Age of Natural Disasters—in the year 299 of Natural Disasters, a strange and violent catastrophe occurred in the coastal region of the Fourth District.
That was the only "catastrophic" natural disaster in nearly a century.
Ruled by the forbidden alien species "Sea Monster - Tentacles" and "Sea Monster - Styx Jellyfish",
Tens of thousands of native mutant species and invasive marine species form the main force in the Dongcanglan Sea area.
A suicidal, devastating invasion of human cities.
That natural disaster caused the entire territory of Chaohai City, one of the three major cities in the four districts, to fall!
To this day, the Chaohai City area remains a desolate wasteland!
Although it has not completely turned into an old ruin overrun by alien species, the remaining alien energy fluctuations and weapon radiation are no longer suitable for human survival.
More importantly, during this disaster, a despicable act of desertion occurred, which is universally condemned.
When Chaohai City was in danger, the rearguard responsible for protecting the city's residents during their evacuation was attacked and abandoned the city.
Because of their actions, tens of thousands of city residents perished in the giant waves!
Meanwhile, Yan Guanshan, the chief administrator of Chaohai City, the number one superhuman, and an eighth-level expert, died fighting at the city gate to protect the city, his body left without a complete corpse.
Back then, this incident caused a huge uproar!
However, in the final official statement, it was only mentioned that the escaped team members were stripped of their identities and basic rights as hunters, without further details.
Although everyone was discussing it enthusiastically at the time, the hype gradually died down and no one paid attention anymore.
No one expected that nearly a century later, in a little-known mountain town, they would meet the person who was despised back then.
Immediately afterwards, the live chat exploded, and the internet crashed.
[This is absolutely shocking! This group of pathetic soldiers turned out to be the same group of deserters from back then?!]
[Damn! I donated money too early!]
[Fuck you, refund my money!!!]
[I feel like throwing up. This town, filled with deserters, is just as disgusting as they are!]
[@Fang Yi!!! What is the production team doing?! Didn't they check backgrounds before choosing locations?!]
[@Fang Yi has also learned to negotiate for easy money? ???]
[They all act so polite and affectionate, but they're all a bunch of hypocrites!]
This incident also quickly broke out online:
#Deserted soldiers from Chaohai City appear on variety shows#
#Shocking! A criminal who wreaked havoc on the entire city has become a charitable adopter?#
#Boycott "The Fighter" Online#
Qiao Risheng and the others were stunned and didn't know how to react.
Liang Chengyu immediately gave Lin Xuanyao a wink, and she ran out to find the director, avoiding the camera.
On the other side, the directing team had set up a temporary residence in the town.
The assistant director anxiously scrolled through online entries and live stream comments, and two more strands of his already precarious hair trembled and fell down.
He looked at Fang Yi beside him with a resentful expression: "Fangzi, I'm risking my life for you. I've staked the rest of my career on this."
Fang Yi remained calm and composed: "It was expected, and it was within the plan."
Didn't Fang Yi check the origin of Huaixiangye Town?
I've checked.
Do you think the regional authorities are unaware of the root causes of the problems in the rural towns?
Know.
Are the people of Huaixiangye Town deserters?
yes.
But is what happened back then really as everyone knows it?
Not entirely.
Fang Yi learned about this place by chance when he was choosing a filming location.
After investigating the background, he astutely discovered that the rumors from back then were definitely problematic.
First, since the authorities knew the identities and "crimes" of the townspeople, why didn't they punish them severely, but instead silently supported them and adopted the abandoned "powerless"?
Secondly, the tens of thousands of city residents and these "deserters" who were the last to evacuate from Yanguanshan were all evacuating in the same direction.
Why did Yan Guanshan ignore the "deserters" and instead protect them so they could "escape" safely?
Third, why did a group of superhumans who were once elite members of the team become "powerless"?
These doubts were raised before, but due to a lack of crucial evidence and the extremely negative impact of the incident at the time, the authorities were unable to control it.
Therefore, the doubts were completely obscured by the clamor of public opinion.
Just like now, the online comments are also very heated.
A few rational people:
[Stop acting like you're on steroids! Can't you use your brain? There was never an official conclusion about what happened back then! They weren't necessarily "deserters," they were just said to have "failed their mission"!]
Putting everything else aside, they are the only survivors in the entire Chaohai City, the last remaining spark of hope in the city. I feel there's something more to this.
[Enough with the criticism, please don't drag those innocent children into it! They've done nothing wrong!]
However, these comments were met with fierce criticism from the enthusiastic "righteous people".
It wasn't just the production team and the older generation of townspeople,
Those "powerless" children were also labeled as "the lower class is crooked," "future deserters," "scum of society," and "burdens that should be dealt with"...
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