Josh’s mouth twitched slightly, unsure how to explain the concept of cyberbullying to an aunt who was cut off from the internet.
Rob explained from the side, "Aunt, these aren’t relatives, just complete strangers. They don’t know each other online or in reality. They might have seen the news and know Lilith had dinner with this... outstanding man, so they got jealous and started insulting her."
Aunt Wang understood, stunned: "Just because of jealousy? They didn’t even know my Lilith, yet they ran to insult her? And even drove her to death?"
Rob nodded.
Aunt Wang took a long ti to digest this, shaking with anger: "How dare they! How dare they!"
Josh scrolled through Lilith’s account and suddenly made a sound of surprise, "Yeeh!"
"What is it?" Yuze leaned over.
Josh handed him a screen: "Look at this."
She had found an unsorted dynamic in the trash of the account, a post made in the voice of Lilith’s family mbers, informing the virtual world everyone who followed her account that Lilith had committed suicide due to cyberbullying.
The comnts below the post were still visible; there were still abuses, but the tide was gradually turning.
So people were defending Lilith, saying they wanted to compensate by donating money to her.
Josh had an impression of so accounts; she rembered that perhaps among those who spoke for Lilith, so were fans of God R?
Why did these people suddenly stand up for Lilith?
As Yuze scrolled further, the two of them noticed that so people were already organizing groups to start fundraising.
Yuze looked at Aunt Wang: "Is the mysterious paynt you received the three million?"
Aunt Wang nodded blankly: "Yes..."
Josh and Yuze exchanged a look, finally understanding where that three million ca from.
She turned to Aunt Wang: "This money is likely from those who bullied Lilith online and felt guilty after knowing about her suicide. They took the initiative to raise the money as compensation for you."
"Compensation?" Aunt Wang reacted and burst out in anger: "Who asked for their compensation? Who wants their damn money? Can they value my daughter with money?"
"A slap and a date? Can I take this three million and use it to stab their parents and then give this money to them?"
"These murderers! These bastards! Just because my daughter had dinner with soone once, they bullied her to death!"
"Did my daughter owe them anything? Did they know my daughter? Did my daughter eat their als? Spend their money? Steal their n? Why did they drive my daughter to death over this? Why?"
Aunt Wang’s expression was extrely emotional, her body trembling, face flushed red, sweat pouring, eyes full of bloodshot lines.
Josh pursed her lips, unsure of how to console her.
Her daughter died from unexpected cyberbullying, and no verbal comfort or expressions could make up for that loss in her heart.
Aunt Wang suddenly lunged forward, grasping Josh’s hand tightly, her favorability bar rapidly rising and stabilizing at around 80: "Good child, can you do Auntie one more favor?"
Josh exchanged looks with her teammates and looked back at her: "What favor?"
Aunt Wang’s expression was sowhat strange: "Help Auntie list all the accounts of those who insulted Lilith. I want to take a look..."
Josh awkwardly withdrew her hand: "But... there are over three million people..."
[Ding! Congratulations! You have triggered a side quest to help Wang Aunt list the perpetrators’ accounts.]
Josh: "..."
She shared the mission into the group chat.
Yuze: "..."
Rob: "..."
Over three million accounts?
Are you kidding?
Aunt Wang looked at her eagerly, then turned to Yuze beside: "Good child, you will help Auntie, right?"
She then turned to Rob as if asking for help: "Young lady, will you help Auntie?"
Rob blushed red: "Aunt...I prom-..."
"Ahem, ahem..." Josh swiftly dragged Rob behind her, saying to Aunt Wang, "Auntie, this task is too overwhelming; let us think it over."
Aunt Wang seed to realize afterward that she might have troubled them too much, with a somber nod: "Alright..."
She sat back down by the bed, gazing at the body on the bed, her eyes finally calming down: "My Lilith, my good child..."
The three bid her farewell, leaving the space to the pitiful mother and daughter.
Just before leaving, Josh suddenly turned to Aunt Wang and asked: "Auntie, did everyone in the neighborhood find out that you received three million?"
Aunt Wang, desolate, said: "Probably..."
Josh nodded, pulling the about-to-speak Rob outside.
"Are you crazy? Agreeing to list over three million accounts?"
Rob pouted slightly, whispering: "But she called young lady, how could I refuse..."
Yuze’s lips twitched slightly, dragging them back to the rental house.
The three ate dinner, sitting inside the ga chamber.
Josh looked at them both: "What do you think?"
Yuze: "Banban’s death is not simple."
Josh: "Do you think it’s connected?"
Yuze nodded.
She looked over at Rob: "What do you think?"
Rob looked bewildered: "What are you talking about?"
Josh: "..."
Yuze ruffled Rob’s hair: "Just understand, he’s the team mascot."
Josh nodded: "I get it, cute is enough."
Rob: "..." You guys are really too much.
Josh laughed at his expression, explaining: "After all, this is a scenario. You don’t seriously think there are no connections between the three dead, do you?"
Rob paused: "Could there really be connections?"
Josh nodded: "I think they are connected."
Rob looked toward Yuze: "Captain, do you also think they’re connected?"
Yuze nodded.
Rob doubted his life: "How did you think of that?"
Both replied in unison: "Intuition."
Rob’s face darkened: "You guys are excluding , aren’t you?"
Josh raised an eyebrow, puzzled: "Is it that obvious?"
Yuze pondered seriously: "Not really, right?"
Rob: "..."
He really missed the days with Jiang Can around; at least with that dumb guy, he wasn’t the dumbest one!
The group decided to visit Banban’s house again the next day.
Banban was the victim Yuze was closest to, playing the role of his girlfriend.
The next day.
Josh and the other two knocked on Banban’s door.
Their rented place was right next door to Banban’s, lucky that the people in the next house never stepped out, otherwise, they might’ve noticed these three moving in.
Banban’s funeral had been going on for nearly half a month, constantly live streaming yet without a burial.
There’s no outcry because the deceased’s bodies had ’mysteriously’ vanished.
This incident provided Banban’s mother and brother a great opportunity to earn money from the live stream.
As long as the corpses weren’t found, they wouldn’t bury them, allowing the streaming to continue daily.
Josh knocked on the door, and it was opened by Banban’s brother, Feng Zhe.
His eyes lit up seeing her, his face imdiately brightened: "Young lady, who are you looking for?"
Yuze stepped in front of Josh, expressionless: "We’ve co to offer condolences."
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