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That night, Yin Zhiyao dreamed of his father.

It had been a long time since she had dreamed about Yin Jinze. The dream was that when she was a child, Yin Jinze severely disciplined her when she made mistakes.

In Yin Zhiyao's impression, his father has always been a very strict man. He always makes a clear distinction between right and wrong.

Therefore, her education was also extremely strict.

Yin Zhiyao has been afraid of Yin Jinze since he was a child, rarely getting close to him, and never acting coquettishly in front of him.

Despite this, Yin Zhiyao knew that her father loved her more than his own life.

This is also why there was so much subjective emotion in handling Xu Ruotong's case later.

Because Xu Ruotong was the same age as his daughter, Yin Jinze couldn't imagine what he would do if such a thing happened to his daughter.

Therefore, when dealing with Xie Tongxiang, who is still a suspect, he will inevitably show some extreme emotions.

This was the biggest mistake he made.

Yin Zhiyao woke up from his dream and looked at the half-bright red tip of the morning sky.

She felt that tonight's dream might be the answer given to her by her father.

Perhaps, her father wanted her to do more.

The recording containing Xu Ruotong's confession, as well as the original circumstances of Xie Tongxiang's case, were put on the Internet exactly as they were.

Her Weibo account only had a few dozen fans, and they were all zombie accounts. Yin Zhiyao never thought about how much influence it would have.

But regardless of whether anyone saw it or not, she wanted to tell it.

Instead of the truth being buried forever with the death of the person involved.

...

The audio with pictures and text has been published for two days, with less than a hundred reads and not a single comment.

During this period, Yin Zhiyao had his share of regrets and struggles.

Is all this... really worth it compared to having Xie Yuan's sentence commuted?

However, in the early morning of the third day, Yin Zhiyao's Weibo was retweeted by a big internet marketing V, along with some inflammatory and fierce words.

Within half a day, this matter started to spread on the Internet.

Because it involved the suicide of a teacher many years ago, it touched the moral nerves of netizens.

Just like water droplets dropped into a frying pan, it exploded all of a sudden.

After several rounds of hot searches, the matter has become a big deal, with thousands of discussions under each hot comment.

Some people discussed this matter rationally and thought it was a complete tragedy.

Similarly, there are also many irrational netizens, including those who previously scolded Xie Tongxiang and his son, but now they have turned against him and started attacking Xu Ruotong with the same language——

"I didn't expect that he could be so vicious at such a young age!"

"I'm really disgusted by this woman's slutty behavior."

"I heard that this rich second generation is a noble white lotus in school."

"I am a student taught by Teacher Xie. Teacher Xie is upright and very responsible. He treats his students better than his own son. I still don't believe that Teacher Xie would do such a thing. It feels so uncomfortable."

"Bitch! Pay for Teacher Xie with your life!"

"Spreading rumors will lead to death!"

...

Of course, the Xu family also spent a lot of effort to remove hot searches and buy trolls...

But no matter how hard they suppress it, there will still be an endless stream of marketing accounts that come out and forward it.

Soon, a reporter contacted Xu's parents and asked them in detail about the truth of what happened that year, including whether Xu Ruotong's rumors were true and whether his parents knew about it.

The Xu family's parents all denied the incident and only said that Xu Ruotong was forced by the murderer to say those words.

Therefore, that recording cannot be used as evidence to prove that she can spread rumors.

However, the answers given by Xu's parents were not convincing. Even though Xu Ruotong confessed in extreme fear in the audio, she told the causes and consequences of her rumor-making, as well as her state of mind at the time. If it were not true,

Having experienced it, I would never speak so heartfeltly.

The Xu family's parents' attitude of refusing to acknowledge her until death completely angered netizens.

As a result, the matter intensified. Not only marketing accounts, but also some very influential Vs began to pay attention to this matter.

Later, the police finally reopened the case for investigation.

Although the audio cannot be used as evidence, the Xu family insisted that they did not lie.

But Xu Ruotong was not the only one who accused Xie Tongxiang, there were several other girls who were Xu Ruotong's best friends.

These girls saw the situation intensifying on the Internet and were under great psychological pressure. Therefore, the police had not yet launched an investigation, and they themselves made it clear.

Xie Tongxiang did not assault them, but Xu Ruotong forced them to come out to accuse Xie Tongxiang. Because Teacher Xie always criticized Xu Ruotong, she hated him, so she wanted to use this method to get him "out of class".

Because Xu Ruotong is usually very popular among girls, if she doesn't do what she says, she will unite with the girls to isolate others.

But they never thought that things would get so serious and even end up costing lives.

Later, they became even more afraid to tell the truth.

That afternoon, while Yin Zhiyao was holding his head and looking away from the teacher's class notes, his deskmate Chen Xiangyu handed over his cell phone.

Nancheng Public Security Bureau released an official message, truthfully announcing the investigation results and clearing the name for Xie Tongxiang.

Yin Zhiyao took the phone and opened it. There were already over 100,000 comments. Most of them were in memory of Teacher Xie, and there were also many voices cursing Xu Ruotong.

Because Xu Ruotong was under fourteen years old at the time, she was still protected by the law. Even if the truth is revealed now, she cannot be made to pay the criminal penalty.

Therefore, netizens can only vent their grievances and resentment through endless abuse.

Xu Ruotong's Weibo had been dug out by them a long time ago, and now every Weibo comment is full of vicious and abusive words.

In addition, Xu Ruotong especially likes to post some exquisite daily life in Versailles on Weibo, so the abuse became more and more intense.

All of this has far exceeded Yin Zhiyao's expectations of revealing the truth. She wants to make Xie Yuan's father redress the injustice and let the bad guys accept punishment, but it is definitely not in this way.

When get out of class was over, Yu Bai came over and took away Yin Zhiyao's cell phone.

She had been observing her in the back row for a long time. During the whole class, she didn't pay much attention to the lecture. She kept reading the comments with a very ugly expression on her face, as if those vicious comments were scolding herself.

"Stop looking." Yu Bai forcibly turned off her phone: "What they scolded them has nothing to do with you. Everyone must be responsible for the wrong things they have done, otherwise it will be too easy for her."

Yin Zhiyao also knew that what Xu Ruotong was enduring now was nothing compared to the death of Xie Yuan's father.

As long as she turns off her phone and doesn't look at it, it won't affect her at all, the heat will soon dissipate, and people's eyes won't stay on her forever.

Yin Zhiyao no longer thinks about this matter.

Over the weekend, she went to the prison to visit Xie Yuan. Xie Yuan's complexion improved a lot, and the anger in his eyes dissipated a lot.

Due to pressure from online public opinion, the Xu family stopped pursuing Xie Yuan's case, and the court eventually sentenced him to four years in prison.

The two people looked at each other through the glass window for more than twenty minutes without saying a word.

Maybe he didn't even know how to speak or what to say.

The prison guard urged Yin Zhiyao that the visiting time was over. Just when Yin Zhiyao stood up and left with the prison guard, Xie Yuan suddenly grabbed her hand and held it tightly.

Yin Zhiyao could feel his rough palms, so forceful, as if they were holding the most cherished treasure.

With an extremely hoarse voice, he read out two words in a deep voice: "Thank you."

Yin Zhiyao took his index finger, shook it gently, and said with relief: "Brother, we don't say thank you to each other."

The moment Yin Zhiyao turned around and left, Xie Yuan lowered his head and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

The moment Yin Zhiyao walked out of the detention center, he looked at the blue sky, the breeze blew on his face, and everything had settled.

Yin Zhiyao knew that this was what her father wanted her to do.

*

Two days later, news of Xu Ruotong's suicide attempt spread throughout the school. It was said that he attempted suicide on the rooftop of the hospital, but was later saved by a patient who sneaked up to the rooftop to smoke.

Yin Zhiyao heard from his classmates that Xu Ruotong might have some mental problems after going through so many things in succession, so his suspension from school was extended indefinitely. He heard that he would be sent abroad for treatment and might not come back again.

The seat next to Yu Bai was just empty.

The study life was boring and lengthy. Soon, the students forgot about it and entered into the intense preparation for the college entrance examination.

Yin Zhiyao often visits Xie Yuan and reports to him about his studies and life.

Most of the time, Xie Yuan listened silently, but whenever he heard that her grades had improved, he would also show a slight smile.

The two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding, never mentioning the past, and they probably wouldn't mention it again in the future.

During the summer vacation, Qiao Zhengyang went home to cool off. When he saw Yin Zhiyao, he still teased her a few times as usual and asked her if she could pass the undergraduate exam. There was a good vocational and technical school next door to their school. She was so strong that she could drive a tractor.

Shouldn't be a problem.
To be continued...