Chapter 30 Quick Victory [Bonus Chapter 250] Her title...
Her address was affectionate, and her tone carried a protective quality, indicating she had a good impression of Ning Buyi. The assistant stepped forward and explained the purpose of their visit. Only then did the woman lower her guard, realizing they were there for Ning Buyi's sake, and opened all the doors to let them in.
The two entered the room, and Zhu Yanhe thought for a moment before politely saying, "Hello, I'd like to ask why you were so wary when you heard we were looking for Ning Buyi?"
He had just noticed the disgust in the woman's eyes; it must have been more than the first time she'd been knocked on the door because of Ning Buyi.
Upon hearing this, the woman breathed a sigh of relief, invited them to sit down, turned around and went to the kitchen to get two disposable paper cups, poured them some cold water and brought them over. She sat down on a small stool to the side and slowly said, "I'm afraid I've come to collect a debt from Xiao Yi."
The assistant asked in confusion, "Collecting a debt?"
The woman nodded and decided to tell the two of them anyway: "His father is a gambler. He quit once before, had a period of peace, but then started gambling again, and he even borrowed money to gamble."
Ning Buyi's father quit gambling before his second marriage. At that time, he treated Ning Buyi fairly well, at least he could sleep in the house every day, which was the only bit of fatherly love Ning Buyi ever felt in his life. After he married a new wife, he was dragged back into gambling by his former gambling friends, and that new wife was no pushover either.
It was one thing for her to bully Ning Buyi, a child, but after finding out that the man had gambling debts, she immediately divorced him, took the child, and left with the remaining money.
The two men frowned as they listened, and the assistant continued, "Where's his father?"
His father's debts are his own business, so it's none of Gan Ning's concern.
The woman's eyes were full of pity, her sorrow almost dripping with tears: "His father knew the debt collectors were coming, so he ran away long ago, leaving the child alone here. Xiao Yi was blocked by the debt collectors and didn't even take the college entrance exam. I only found out when I came back from my parents' house and saw the door next door being knocked repeatedly."
Unfortunately, the debt collectors arrived just as Ning Buyi was about to leave. He had no idea that his father was heavily in debt and simply assumed that his family had gone out to play again.
Ning Buyi was surrounded by several strong men and couldn't escape. He begged them to let him take the college entrance exam, promising to pay off his father's debts. But how many loan sharks are truly kind-hearted?
They beat Ning Buyi up, locked him in the house, and stole his ID card. Ning Buyi still struggled to jump out the window, but the security window was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
His only dream was shattered.
"I called a locksmith to open the door, and Xiao Yi was sitting right there at the door, covered in sores. I called him several times after opening the door, but he didn't hear me. Xiao Yi is such a good boy." The woman choked up as she spoke, wiping away her tears.
The assistant handed the woman a tissue.
The two remained silent for a long time. Zhu Yanhe thought that his father had broken his son's wings out of conscience, but he didn't expect that he had done something that deserved even more retribution.
So Ning Buyi's need for money wasn't simply a matter of wanting it; he had his own things to do. In fact, he wasn't stupid at all; it was just that his perception was different.
Zhu Yanhe looked out the window at the slanting shadows of the trees, so gentle and tender, just like Ning Buyi sleeping in his arms. Zhu Yanhe's heart ached inexplicably; he longed to see Ning Buyi now.
Even when mired in the mire, it still strives to grow upwards.
He never revealed his vulnerability to anyone, but Zhu Yanhe, who wanted to understand him, inadvertently glimpsed a corner of it, and the protective layer of his defenses vanished before his eyes.
"Would it be convenient for you to tell me about his other things?" Zhu Yanhe asked.
The woman nodded slowly: "When he was little, this child was so thin he looked like a skeleton. I often invited him to our house for meals. Every time, he would eat with his mouth full of food and would sweetly call me 'Auntie'."
As he grew older, Ning Buyi came to eat less often. He was often kicked out of the house at night. When she saw this, she would call Ning Buyi to come to her house to sleep, but most of the time he would go to an internet cafe to sleep overnight and then catch the bus to school in the morning.
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Zhu Yanhe came out of the residential building and looked back at the location of Ning Buyi's house. The small window was covered with dust, which was his only way out that day.
"Mr. Zhu, we have all the evidence. Shall we clarify things now?" the assistant asked, tilting his head in the car.
The man, resting his cheek against the window, replied, "That's too mild. Let's provoke him a bit more, and then we'll issue a verdict."
After saying that, Zhu Yanhe took out his phone and sent a message to Ning Buyi using his sugar daddy's number.
Zhu Yanhe posted a message: "Is this all the evidence you have?"
"Unbelievable!"
A game sound effect rang out, and Ning Buyi was playing Candy Crush under Li Chang's watchful eye, because Li Chang wouldn't allow him to play anything else.
A pop-up window appeared, and Ning Buyi turned to look at the person next to him: "Message, can I look at it?"
Li Chang peeked over and took a closer look, then nodded slowly: "Approved."
He's a sugar daddy, that's fine.
Ning Buyi opened the message and posted a message as he instructed, while also tagging Brother Jiu.
The post exploded like a firecracker almost as soon as it was published, after all, Ning Buyi's post looked very much like a provocation.
As Zhu Yanhe expected, the comments below were unanimously filled with insults, but it doesn't matter what the water quality is like, it's just fishing.
A moment later, the person who was tagged seemed to have been prepared and replied to the post with a confession from the bullied person. In the video, he first revealed some of Ning Buyi's personal information to prove its authenticity, and then began to talk about how Ning Buyi bullied him, even saying that Ning Buyi caused him to develop depression.
They even posted medical records, making it hard to believe that this was true.
Behind the screen, the culprit, with a triumphant smile, wields a bloodless scythe, willing to kill innocent people simply out of jealousy.
The rice paddies along the way seemed to recede as the car moved forward. Zhu Yanhe leaned back into his seat and chuckled, still worried that the man's act might not be genuine.
“The official account will post a message saying that they have received a report or appeal from the streamer, and then upload the evidence.”
The audience's emotions are at their peak right now. If there's a major plot twist, they'll be shattered to pieces.
The assistant nodded, then pulled up the account information and began processing.
On the other side, Li Chang snatched Ning Buyi's phone, and before he knew it, Ning was in trouble again.
"That was my sugar daddy sister who told me to post it." Ning Buyi defended himself, he really wasn't a rebel.
Li Chang only knew that the person was helping Ning Buyi handle things, but he didn't know the specifics of how. Of course, he was unwilling to let Ning Buyi post such a provocative message.
Now Ning Buyi can only play Candy Crush on Li Chang's phone.
As the clock struck dusk, I pressed the send button. My phone was buzzing with messages, and I checked whether public opinion was on the right track.
If the posts by Ninth Brother and Ning Buyi were just small-scale private squabbles, then the official response was a full-blown military conflict.
Once the official clarification post was released, the commenters in the previous section fell silent. The official response addressed each point methodically, and the evidence was compelling. The post clearly stated that the streamer was innocent, that the commenters were committing verbal murder, and that their bandwagon judgment was guilty.
With a flick of his finger, Zhu Yan refreshed the comments section, with several of Ning Buyi's biggest fans at the top. They had been fiercely criticized for making a few clarifications for Ning Buyi before, but now they seemed to be reaping the rewards of their hard work.
"I knew Jianjian wasn't a bad kid."
"Apologize! Apologize to that jerk!!"
"Are you satisfied now? The evidence has been posted, open your eyes and take a look."
...
Li Chang was keeping a close eye on the information, and upon seeing it, he immediately handed his phone to Ning Buyi: "You bastard! Your good days are here!"
Dawn finally broke.
The boy took it with one hand, glanced at the official clarification post, and saw familiar figures in the video: his deskmate, his teacher, and Aunt Chen.
How did they find the people around him?
Ning Buyi clicked on the video, which showed almost the entire class gathered together, with their homeroom teacher at the front, all vouching for Ning Buyi and clearing his name.
Another video features Aunt Chen, a woman with graying temples sitting on a soft sofa, talking while wiping the corners of her eyes with a crumpled tissue.
She recounted the despicable things Ning Buyi's father had done, and showed the camera the only photo of her and Ning Buyi together on her phone to prove that what she said was true.
"What's the difference between having a father like that and not having one at all?"
The video froze in front of him. Ning Buyi held his phone, his heart pounding in his chest.
The heart, once gripped by coldness and numbness, was now transformed by their presence and words, which, like flames, dispelled all gloom. They used the sharp sword of sincerity to carve out a ray of dawn from the darkness that had trapped him, warming his pulse once more.
Li Chang waved his hands twice in front of him: "Are you stupid?"
Ning Buyi shook his head and exited the post. Only then did he see the evidence against Ninth Brother. He pressed his fingertip on the screen, and the person in the video who proved it was Wang Ming, who had come to the internet cafe that day.
Seeing that he was staring intently at the video accusing him, Li Chang asked, "Was he your high school classmate?"
Hearing this, Ning Buyi nodded: "He came here before, but you weren't here then."
Li Chang scratched his head, then suddenly stood up and pushed Ning Buyi aside. Why didn't he say so earlier? There were surveillance cameras here.
Upon checking the surveillance footage on the computer, they indeed found a person who looked exactly like the one in the video. From the moment Wang Ming entered, Li Chang's provocations, taunts, and eventual defeat and departure were all revealed to be the truth.
Li Chang couldn't help but curse. Was this guy the only one left in his family? He was deliberately picking on his son's sore spot.
Upon hearing this, Ning Buyi spoke up: "Brother, have some manners."
Li Chang: ...
He miraculously recovered from the shock, and he shines brighter than anyone else when given a little sunshine.
Li Chang downloaded the entire video: "You should post this online, so that no one will bring up the bullying issue again."
Ning Buyi obeyed and did as instructed. Now, the majority of the online sentiment is in Ning Buyi's favor, while a small minority is still focusing on the fact that the bullied person got sick.
Once this new post was published, all the rumors were dispelled. The swords that were originally meant to be used against Ning Buyi were turned around and aimed at the culprits. No matter how much they tried to prolong their lives, it was all in vain.
Ultimately, the official punishment for Jiu Ge was that his account was banned for allegedly spreading rumors and inciting cyberbullying. As for Wang Ming, his pitiful and proud self-esteem will surely make him live in constant fear from now on.
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Author's Note: I love extra chapters! I can't wait until they're due. What's that saying again? The happiest time is when you're almost there. [Lop-eared rabbit head][Lop-eared rabbit head]
P.S.: So Li Chang's earlier statement about the stepmother withholding the ID card was a lie by Ning Buyi, not a logical error. [Let me see] You cheeky little brat!
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