"I don't want to go abroad!" He Jun said angrily. "You'll have to kill me to make me go abroad!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
" Junjun, Junjun..." He heard Grandma He's earnest voice calling from behind him, accompanied by Father He shouting "You unfilial son!" He pretended not to hear it.
As soon as he left home, he made a few phone calls, inviting some like-minded friends to their usual karaoke bar.
"You guys have no idea how bored I've been this week. My dad's been watching me every day. If I dare to go out, he'll break my legs..." Sitting in the private room, he complained to the people next to him, "My dad even wants me to go abroad. Humph, he's dreaming. What's so fun about going abroad?"
As the only eldest son of the He Family, he was always fawned over by many people. Hearing him say such things, everyone flattered him and said the things he wanted to hear, making He Jun even more smug.
After one glass of wine after another, the private room quickly became filled with smoke and chaos. In the end, everyone was drunk, lying casually in twos and threes on the sofas and the floor, the room reeking of alcohol.
He Jun leaned back on the sofa, also passed out drunk. Just then, he put his hand in his pocket...
The phone inside suddenly lit up and started vibrating continuously. The screen displayed the word "Dad" as the caller ID.
At this very moment, a message appeared on various online platforms. As soon as it appeared, it spread rapidly across the internet like a virus, reaching countless people.
[... So what if I killed Yu Rong Yu Rong? He was so ungrateful, always putting on airs. A country bumpkin like him, acting all high and mighty. He even dared to seduce Su Xiuxiu. He deserved to be beaten to death.]
[...]
[What are you afraid of? My uncle is the vice principal of the school, and my dad is the Party Secretary. So what if I killed someone? As long as you two keep your mouths shut, all three of us will be fine!]
The message consisted of several audio clips. After a few seconds of silence, an extremely arrogant voice came through, making one's breasts tingle. In this person's words, even if he killed someone, it wouldn't be a big deal because he had someone backing him up and could cover for him.
Before the crowd could get angry at his remarks, they heard the following audio:
[If you're willing to come forward and confess that you killed the person, I can arrange good jobs for your parents and sister, guaranteeing them a comfortable life! But if you're not willing, I have plenty of ways to make you.]
[No, I'll turn myself in. I'll die. I don't want to die!]
[Don't worry, we have people at the police station. If you turn yourself in, you'll not only get lenient treatment, but we'll also find the best lawyers to defend you. At most, you'll only serve a few years in jail.]
[Really?]
[real...]
[... Director Hong, we're entrusting this matter to you. If you can handle this case properly, our He Family will owe you a favor, and you might even be eligible for a promotion.]
[Haha, Secretary He, you're being too polite. Don't worry, leave this case to me!]
"Chief, there are still many suspicious points in this case. We can't just close the case so hastily!"
[Alright, are you the chief or am I? The murderer has already turned himself in, what else is suspicious? I think you've become so obsessed with judging cases that you see suspicion in everything... Alright, let's just close this case!]
[Haha, thanks to Director Hong for handling this case, the He Family will remember this favor... To express our gratitude, I'll treat you to dinner tonight.]
[You're too kind...]
***
The amount of information revealed in those few audio clips was enormous, sending chills down one's spine and giving one goosebumps all over.
On Weibo, the comments section under this message has been flooded with messages from countless netizens, with the number reaching 999+ in a short time. After listening to several audio clips, netizens couldn't help but feel angry.
[Goodness gracious, this is truly a goodness gracious! I thought the murderer was really this Zhang X, but it turns out he's just a scapegoat? Ha, no wonder he came out to "confess"!]
[Can anyone tell me who this Secretary He is, and He Family is? They're practically controlling everything!]
[This audio is so disturbing, so dark. A human life, spoken so casually by the murderer, as if it weren't a life, but an ant... The later audio is even more distressing. A human life is used as a bargaining chip, used for all sorts of dirty deals. I wonder how many more such dirty and dark things exist in this world.]
These voice messages really sent chills down my spine. It's the first time I've felt this world is so dark. What do they mean by human life?
[Am I the only one concerned about the blogger's safety? Aren't you afraid of retaliation from the He Family for posting this? Just listening to this audio makes me tremble and shudder. You dared to post this; I salute you as a true hero!]
The netizens reacted strongly to these audio clips. In a short time, several related topics soared to the top of the trending searches, firmly occupying the top spots. The comments section was filled with outrage, with netizens constantly tagging the central government and various authoritative official Weibo accounts, demanding an explanation.
At the same time, netizens are also worried about the safety of the blogger who posted this message, fearing that they might be retaliated against by the person behind it.
Speaking of which, netizens also think that this blogger's username is strange, called [ System 888 ], and they don't know what it means.
One netizen, with a vivid imagination, commented. "[Perhaps the blogger really is a high-tech system that drifted down to Earth from some high-tech planet. Because they couldn't stand the darkness in this world, they stepped in to expose it and wanted to restore fairness to the world!]"
Upon seeing this message, 888 couldn't help but immediately shout in Ye Mo's mind: [Host, something terrible has happened! Someone has discovered my identity!]
Ye Mo:???
"[Who discovered your identity?]" she asked immediately.
[This, this person called "[ The Cilantro-Hating Alien ]" actually guessed that I'm a high-tech system! Host, what should I do? Will I be captured and dissected for research? She's a good system!]
Hearing its panicked voice, Ye Mo couldn't help but say, "[Don't worry, let me check the situation first.]"
She took out her phone, opened Weibo's trending topics, and sure enough, she saw the comment that 888 had mentioned.
[See? I wasn't lying to you!] 888 puffed up angrily, [Someone really discovered my true identity! What am I going to do? But I haven't earned enough Gossip Points, so I can't leave this world... Waaah, what am I going to do? 888 is going to be dissected!]
Ye Mo: [...]
"Don't worry, nobody knows who you are," she said helplessly, pointing to the comments below the post, "Everyone's just making a joke."
Unexpectedly, this seemingly accidental act actually revealed 888's identity. Indeed, this "[ System 888 ]" is 888's Weibo account, which it registered itself.
Unexpectedly, netizens' wild imaginations led them to pinpoint its true identity, leaving it completely bewildered.
Hearing Ye Mo's explanation, it was still somewhat skeptical: [Really?]
Ye Mo: [Really!] After all, who could have imagined, or dared to think, that this [ System 888 ] really is a system?