CHAPTER 33: CHAPTER 33: THE MOST CIVILIZED LIVE STREAMING ROOM IN HISTORY [FOURTH UPDATE]

Indeed.

Sun Chenglin and his two companions had sound limbs and strong bodies. Even without much education, they could have worked construction and supported a family. They shouldn’t have ended up in such a state.

But Sun Chenglin and the others, even after the lesson from Yang Minghui and her companions, still showed no ambition, no awakening. They actually resorted to the same method again, holding hostage those viewers who were unaware of the truth to exert pressure. They wanted money and a letter of forgiveness.

In every sense, beggars were more capable than these three.

"You... you... Our family’s affairs are none of your business!" Sun Chenglin and the others retorted when confronted by Qin Mu’s questioning, their demeanor fierce on the outside but timid within. Their gazes flickered evasively as they tried to bypass Qin Mu.

"Mr. Li, I want to speak with Mr. Li!"

However, since Sun Chenglin was kneeling and Qin Mu was standing, he simply couldn’t get around him. No matter which way he tried to move, Qin Mu remained in front of him. In other words, he was continuously kneeling before Qin Mu.

And Qin Mu was enjoying their obeisance without any psychological pressure.

The faces of Sun Chenglin and the other two flushed red; after all, they still possessed a shred of dignity and shame. However, remembering the purpose of their visit, they couldn’t bring themselves to stand up. If they did, all their efforts would have been in vain.

「Meanwhile, in the livestream chat.」

Following Qin Mu’s interrogation and after witnessing the reactions of Sun Chenglin and the others, the commenters who had been unleashing a barrage of criticism against Qin Mu finally began to sense something was amiss.

"No way? Have we been deceived? Were their wives imprisoned for fraud?"

"I knew something was off. So we were being used by Sun Chenglin as pawns?"

"Even so, this young man is too disrespectful; they’re already in such misery, and he’s berating their father in front of the children?"

"No, things aren’t that simple. We can’t just take his word for it!"

"..."

In the comment section, the accusations and curses against Qin Mu suddenly dwindled. However, these viewers became cautious. They considered Qin Mu’s words to be only one side of the story and maintained a skeptical attitude.

At this moment, a comment appeared in the livestream chat that caught many people’s attention:

"Might I ask, am I the only one who noticed that this guy looks a lot like an ’UP’ who just became famous?"

The viewers in the livestream chat paused for a moment. Most of them were long-time viewers of this platform. Searching their minds for recently popular ’UPs,’ they instantly recalled a legend. The ’UP’ who had posted only two videos had already become a legend in the online community. One video, one person sent away. No, to be precise, the first video seemed to have resulted in three people being sent away! His record was remarkable.

"It’s over! It really seems to be that ’UP’! His first video reported three women for fraud, and it appears they were the wives of Sun Chenglin and the others!"

"Whoever cursed him just now, come forward and confess voluntarily! Maybe you’ll get a lighter sentence!"

"Remember ’Daily English Learning’? He’s already in jail! Cursed in the morning, locked up by the afternoon!"

"Sun Chenglin and the others are too bold, daring to provoke this ’UP’!"

"..."

After learning Qin Mu’s identity, the people who had previously slandered and accused him all behaved like shrinking turtles. All the would-be Bodhisattvas mysteriously disappeared, no longer making a peep.

The phrase "the internet is not a lawless place" once again surfaced in everyone’s mind. The recent lessons weren’t far off. Qin Mu had shown them through his actions that one truly couldn’t speak carelessly!

For a moment, the entire livestream chat was filled with civility and harmony. Not a single curse word or insult appeared again.

「At the same time.」

In the nursing home, even after Qin Mu’s scolding, Sun Chenglin and his two companions still hadn’t given up on getting money. They remained kneeling, looking past Qin Mu towards Li Weiguo.

"Mr. Li, the letter of forgiveness isn’t necessary, but my children and I truly can’t survive. Could you please donate some money to us?" Sun Chenglin decided to throw all caution to the wind. He cast aside all notions of courtesy, integrity, and shame. He was even willing to disregard his wife; all he wanted was money.

The other two also pulled their children closer, putting on a pitiful display and wailing, "That’s right, we don’t need the letter of forgiveness anymore!"

"Mr. Li, our house has been seized, our bank cards frozen, we don’t even have a hundred yuan to our names."

"If you don’t help us, we really will starve to death..."

Qin Mu frowned as he looked at the three kneeling men. He hadn’t expected that after his harsh rebuke, the three of them would become even more shameless. They didn’t care about their wives anymore. They still wanted money. The three able-bodied men still had no intention of working to support their families. It seemed that years of parasitic living had caused their ability to earn money through honest work to atrophy.

Behind him, Li Weiguo’s expression was deeply conflicted. On one hand, there were three adults undeserving of sympathy. On the other, there were three underage children. With their property seized and assets frozen, the children were indeed suffering, especially with fathers like these.

"Mr. Li, we just want one hundred thousand yuan!" Sun Chenglin raised his head, looked past Qin Mu, and noticed Li Weiguo’s conflicted expression. He pleaded earnestly, "We’ve already discussed it. This one hundred thousand yuan will be divided equally among our three families for living expenses and the children’s school fees!"

"We know you mean well."

"Mr. Li, please, for the sake of the thousands of netizens in the livestream chat..." As Sun Chenglin pleaded, he gestured towards the device displaying the livestream chat.

In his mind, the netizens in the livestream chat, upon learning of his tragic situation, would surely sympathize with him and speak out on his behalf. This was also why he had started the livestream: to use it to "persuade" Li Weiguo.

However, when he glanced at the livestream chat, he realized the comments were not what he expected. The chat was filled with discussions about what people had for lunch, the pleasant weather, or their plans for the evening—utter trivialities. Not a single person commented on his tragic situation.

For a moment, he even wondered if he was looking at the wrong livestream.

"What are you showing me?" Li Weiguo also noticed the device in Sun Chenglin’s hands displaying the livestream and took a closer look at the chat. He had expected the chat to be full of insults directed at him. Instead, he found people discussing trivialities like the pleasant weather. Not a single swear word. It could be described as the most civilized livestream chat in history.

Sun Chenglin was stunned for a moment. Seeing this tactic fail, he resorted to his trump card.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "Mr. Li, to be frank, working is impossible for us. We’re absolutely desperate now. If you don’t help us..."

As he spoke, he pointed to the three children beside them.

He said in a grave tone, "We’ll have no choice but to send the children to the factory!"

Previously, they had pulled their children out of school merely to help with farm work and household chores. But now, they were genuinely considering sending their children to work in factories.