Chapter 128 Death of the Virgin: Moral Choice (Li Min Extra)

Li Min has lived in a family that favors boys over girls since she was a child. After giving birth to five daughters, her parents finally gave birth to a son.

But God seemed to have played a joke on their family. This son, who was finally born, turned out to be a fool. He couldn't speak, couldn't understand what others said, and would throw things around when he was angry. But even so, because he was a son, he was still the center of the whole family and a treasure held by everyone.

Li Min was only three years older than him, but she shouldered the burden of taking care of her younger brother. Although his parents favored his younger brother, they were also fed up with this fool son, and they pushed all the responsibilities to the young Li Min.

Li Min had mixed feelings towards her brother. She loved him because she had taken care of him and he depended on her. But she also hated him because he made her lose all her spare time. Her parents even planned to let her drop out of school to take care of him. After her pleading and her sisters’ support, they finally gave up the idea.

Li Min’s love for her brother gradually disappeared, and hatred finally prevailed.

So when she saw those naughty kids in the village teasing her brother that day, Li Min hid and let them humiliate her brother.

She watched her brother being pushed into the pond by them. He screamed loudly and the kids laughed. After enough jokes, they left, and her brother struggled in the pond.

Li Min was anxious. She ran to the pond and tried to pull her brother out, but she suddenly remembered what her parents said.

"We should not let Xiao Min study anymore. If she studies too much, her mind will become wild and she will not want to take care of her brother. When she grows up, we will find a live-in son-in-law for her. It doesn't matter which man is willing to take care of Qiangqiang. In this way, she can continue to stay in this family and take care of Qiangqiang."

Why should she tie her life to this stupid brother?

If her brother died, she would be free. The brother deserved to die.

Thinking of this, Li Min retracted her outstretched hand.

"Sister, I'm scared." The brother looked at her blankly and desperately, and sank into the pond little by little.

At this time, Li Min was scared again. She wanted to pull her brother, but she couldn't find him. She also sank into the pond.

An adult passing by heard the noise, jumped down, and picked them up. She survived, but her brother died.

After being taken home, the dripping Li Min was beaten by her parents. They almost broke the fire sticks before they stopped.

"Why did Qiangqiang die instead of you, a loser?"

Li Min looked at them fiercely: "Go ahead and beat me, keep beating me, if you have the guts, beat me to death! Your only son is dead, and my sisters are all married. If you beat me to death, you will have no one to see you off to the grave!"

Her parents were frightened and seemed to have thought of something. From then on, they changed their attitude and treated Li Min very well.

They thought that since they didn't have a son anyway, when Li Min grew up, they could find a live-in son-in-law for her, so that she could be half a son.

The cause of her brother's death was soon investigated. It was those little boys who teased him and pushed him into the pond and drowned. Li Min's parents went to their house and made a big scene, and received a lot of compensation.

With the comfort of money, her parents were not so sad about her brother's death. After all, he was just a fool.

They quickly forgot about her brother, but Li Min couldn't. She always thought of those desperate eyes, and always heard someone say in her ear: "Sister, I will wait for you at home after school."

Li Min's body was free, but her soul was not free. She killed her brother and she was guilty.

Later, she studied special education and came into contact with a lot of professional knowledge. She knew that her brother was not a fool, but had autism. After graduation, she worked as a teacher in an autism prevention institution, hoping that by taking care of these children, she could make up for her guilt towards her brother.

Later, she was moved by Dean Zhang's deeds, resigned and went to "Stars Home" as a volunteer.

Dean Zhang is the kindest person she has ever met. She is very patient and almost treats all the children as her own children. She will patiently tell them fairy tales and get up in the middle of the night to check on them. The children all call her Dean Mom.

One night, Li Min saw Dean Zhang in the dormitory corridor late at night. Dean Zhang saw her, smiled, and asked, "Xiao Min, you have insomnia again, do you need someone to talk to you?"

Li Min's nose was sore, and she sat on a chair in the game area and chatted with Dean Zhang. Li Min couldn't help but tell Dean Zhang about her and her brother.

"Is that pond deep?"

"Very deep."

"Xiao Min, memory can be deceiving. Even if you had grabbed your brother at that time, you could not have saved him. The pond was too deep. If you had saved him, you might have been pulled into the pond by him. It was not your fault. It was those kids who pushed your brother into the pond. You feel guilty, so you exaggerate your responsibility. But it is not your responsibility to protect and take care of your brother, but your parents'."

"All of them are blaming me!" Li Min burst into tears at that moment.

Dean Zhang hugged her and comforted her like comforting a child, "Xiao Min, the one who should be most responsible is not you, but your parents."

Dean Zhang told Li Min her story again.

"I once had an autistic son. I loved him very much. I divorced and sold all my property for him. But it was too difficult to take care of him. Sometimes he would be incontinent, and sometimes he would suddenly lose his temper and smash things. I had to watch him almost 24 hours a day. But I was so young and I wanted to have my own life.

On a rainy night, he ran downstairs again, and I ran down with him. At this time, I saw a strong light shining over. It was a big truck. I knew what was going to happen, and I also knew that if I grabbed my son immediately, he could still live well. But I hesitated. I was afraid of living like this for the rest of my life. In the few seconds I hesitated, the car hit and killed my son..."

Li Min looked at Dean Zhang in a daze, "So you are making up for your guilt towards your son"

"Yes. I am atonement."

"Could it be that your memory deceived you? In fact, you could not have held back your son at that time."

Dean Zhang was silent.

That late-night chat brought them closer together.

But Li Min did not expect that Dean Zhang's true face would soon be exposed to her.

Dean Zhang actually reached an agreement with a pharmaceutical company to make these autistic children guinea pigs. She even helped the pharmaceutical company to contact more parents of autistic children.

Li Min ran to question Dean Zhang, "We are not sure if the drug has side effects. If we give it to those children, what if something happens to them?"

"Li Min, it'll be fine."

"How can you guarantee that you have asked those children for their opinions? Are they willing to be used as guinea pigs? Autism cannot be cured! How can these drugs work?"

"How do you know it's useless if you don't try it?" Dean Zhang retorted, "Li Min, if Yuanyuan and the others can choose, do you think they are willing to be idiots for the rest of their lives, or are they willing to risk their lives to gamble on the one percent chance of becoming normal? I tell you, they would rather die than stay like this forever. They want to become normal, and I'm helping them."

"This is just your idea, not theirs! You are a hypocrite. In order to get rid of your burden, you watched your son being hit by a car and died. You could have saved him, but you deliberately didn't. And now, you are obviously doing it for money, but you use such a ridiculous reason to excuse yourself."

Dean Zhang was silent, she did not defend herself.

Li Min knew that Dean Zhang was not doing it for money. If Dean Zhang wanted to embezzle public funds, she had many ways to do it. But she didn't understand why Dean Zhang believed the lies of the pharmaceutical company.

When Yuanyuan kept asking her for help and used paintings to express his fear of those drugs and medical examinations, she finally made up her mind to kill Dean Zhang and Jiang Yun, the mastermind behind the scenes.

She must protect these poor children!

She used the two children to kill them very smoothly. But she fell into deeper self-blame. She used Yuanyuan and Yanyan to kill people. What was the difference between her and Dean Zhang and the others?

She also became a demon.