Chapter 320 [Children are inherently cruel. That is human instinct.]

Rumbling--

The last hot rain in the scorching summer turned the whole world into a huge steamer after a muffled thunder. Ahong and his partner were called into the house of the enthusiastic grandmother next door to take shelter from the rain. They also heard some gossip about family matters from the grandmother, such as Xiaofei's mother who loved to take advantage of others and even took away a handful of pickled vegetables that the old lady had dried, and Xiaofei's father who often took lighters from her old man. Another example was that they were going to blackmail people with their son's ashes.

The good and evil of teenagers are similar to those in the adult world, but they are essentially different, so much so that they simply cannot believe that even after their good friend died, his parents are still trying to make money from his death.

The rain clouds came quickly and left even faster. There were faint thunder sounds in the sky, but the rain had stopped.

Ah Hong and his desk mate looked at each other and still couldn't believe that what the old lady had just said while eating melon seeds was true, so they decided to find out the truth themselves.

According to the old lady, Xiaofei's parents told everyone that Xiaofei was corrupted by reading comics, and after the cremation, they took the urn to the comic company to demand justice, and demanded that the company pay all the compensation.

When they looked at each other, they knew that the comic company was Yuanhang Media. They had said before that they would work together at Yuanhang Media, and whoever got promoted first would have to protect the other two.
Yuanhang Media, top floor office.

Shen Ming and Xiao Hai looked down at the dark crowd gathering downstairs with heavy expressions.

"Compared with the dirty tricks in business, this method is simply too low! But it is as low as a toad, it doesn't bite but it makes people feel disgusted!" Xiao Hai was speechless and kept scratching his head. His hair, which had been sprayed with hairspray, was ruined into a mess, which was very much like the non-mainstream style of his middle school years.

Shen Ming felt that his new hairstyle was eye-catching, so he turned around and sat on the sofa with his eyes closed, muttering, "Anna is working overtime with the people in their public relations department, and public opinion will be controlled soon. The key is that these people downstairs are really annoying."

You can expose it as much as you want. They only want money. They will even accuse you of comics that poison young people and kill people. If you don’t pay, they will block your door and make you feel uneasy at work.

It's not that he hadn't thought about giving them money to send them away, but this kind of thing will happen again, and he couldn't open this loophole. Shen Ming took a deep breath and prepared to notify the group that the vacation would be extended. Except for the crew who went in and out through the back door, everyone else would continue to work online.

Halfway through typing, there was a knock on the office door. The assistant hesitated and said, "Boss Shen, Boss Xiao, a girl found the back door and said she must see you. She also said she can help those people who are causing trouble at the door."

When Xiao Hai heard that someone could deal with those troublesome people, he agreed, "This Wonder Woman must be an angel sent by God. She can finally deal with those annoying people at the door."

"Wonder Woman" was not as heroic as imagined. On the contrary, her face was so pale that it seemed as if a gust of wind could blow her away. Shen Ming looked at her face and turned up the air conditioner by one degree. She was afraid that she would get a fever and then blame them. Otherwise, she would not be able to explain herself.

"My name is Xiao Meng. The news online about a cartoon killing a middle school student is fake. Words are not enough. I have a video to prove it. But I have conditions for this evidence. I want money, 50,000 yuan, no room for bargaining. As long as the money is in place, you can do whatever you want with the video, but you cannot reveal that I was the one who filmed it."

A little girl of fifteen years old, who was not yet an adult, could actually negotiate with two grown men without batting an eyelid. Shen Ming and Xiao Hai looked at each other, trying to figure out how credible her words were.

Fifty thousand was much less than the five hundred thousand that the troublemakers had demanded, but she was just an underage girl and her credibility was not high.

Finally, Shen Ming spoke up and asked, "We need to first see what the so-called video is about. If it's valuable, we can consider a deal."

Xiao Meng took out a mobile phone with a screen covered with spider cracks and started playing a video.

The scene seemed to be a rooftop at night. The lights were dim. The shrill voices of adolescent girls spread in the office, every word was obscene. The person surrounded by a group of girls was none other than Xiao Meng.

She curled up into a ball, protecting her head, numb and dazed.

After a while, a boy broke into the picture. This should have been a story of a hero saving a beautiful girl.

If the bully who led the scuffle had not had half of his body fall outside the rooftop, and if the boy had not extended a helping hand to her as she screamed, he would not have fallen from the building during the scuffle.

The darkness six stories high could cover even blood.

"After the incident, the school cleaned up the scene immediately. All those who knew about the incident were warned by the teachers, and no one dared to tell the truth. The school gave the bullies a demerit, but the parents of the deceased took the school's money and turned black into white, hoping to have the best of both worlds."

"Both the bullies and the scumbag parents who profit from the abuse of others should be punished. What do you think?"

Xiao Hai was a little scared by Xiao Meng's gaze. Could this little girl have some psychological problems due to being bullied? Could she have a bomb tied to her skinny body? Could she suddenly rush up and stab him to take revenge on society?
Shen Ming found out from his investigation that the boy suffered from depression and committed suicide due to the heavy pressure from studying. He didn't expect there was such a hidden secret.

The school concealed the truth, the parents took money to keep silent, and they were still trying to blackmail their company to get rich overnight. Even the bullied people who were protected by the deceased exchanged benefits for his death. No one cared about the boy who was just starting his youth.

Shen Ming sighed, held the phone in front of him, and called the assistant in, "From now on, this student Xiao Meng is a student sponsored by the company, with a funding of 50,000. If you can get into a prestigious university, the tuition will be fully covered."

Xiao Hai who was standing next to him was stunned. What his brother was doing was so sinful. How could a good businessman in the new era do such a thing that was against public morals?

Shen Ming was swinging the spider-patterned phone in his hand, and suddenly met Xiao Hai's strange eyes. He asked, "Do you have a cramp in your eye? Looking at me like that."

Xiao Hai patted him on the shoulder and said after a long while, "Brother, I will pretend I don't know about Joanna's situation. You should be careful too."

Shen Ming had a question mark on his face. He didn't understand what he meant for a moment, and just said a line with emotion -

【Humans are so stupid that they think children are innocent. They sometimes abuse the weak and play with them. Children are cruel creatures. It is human instinct.】

Xiao Hai was a little confused by his sudden profoundness, and it took him a long time to remember that this was a line from The Knight. Compared with the gentleness of the Austrian drama, the cruelty of The Knight was still a bit ahead of its time, but he liked it very much.

"Speaking of the knight, the first edition of BLACK's real bone sculpture has already entered pre-sale, and will be officially launched on National Day. It will be another hot seller then. Talk to Mr. Zhong and ask him to draw faster. The children are looking forward to it."

Shen Ming wanted to urge him to submit the manuscript, but Teacher Zhong was testing his bottom line every day, and his discharge date was delayed again and again, which made him very embarrassed.

The noise from the office gradually faded away as the door closed. Xiao Meng lowered his eyes and silently took note of the "knight" they mentioned.

Kamen Rider BLACK, this name is known to almost everyone among middle school students. Boys like the clean and neat fighting scenes and the handsome and simple black leather suits, while girls like the handsome appearance of the male protagonist and regard him as a male god.

But these were too far away for Xiao Meng, and she didn't have time to chase after any male god, until just now, when she suddenly became interested in that line.

[Children are inherently cruel. That is human instinct.]

Xiao Meng thought, this is truly a true saying.

(End of this chapter)