73: Why should you try to find excuses when you are unreasonable? Why should you show mercy when you are right?

But others couldn't hear his inner voice, and another wave of heartache swept through them.

“He’s truly so warm. Even though he was betrayed by everyone, he interprets this predicament as having no hidden reefs to stir up beautiful waves. What a beautiful interpretation.”

“Wuwuwu, I really want to hug Chen Fang. He’s been misunderstood by the entire internet for over a month.”

“As expected of the person who can sing ‘the brightest star in the night sky’. He knows how to face things himself before teaching others.”

“I feel like Chen Fang is about to shatter.”

“Damn it! This was clearly a setup to frame him. How could they do this to such a good person?”

“Good people are easy to frame. Being a good person also requires Capital.”

“I can’t take it anymore. I’m going to watch the live stream on my phone and use my computer to curse those bitches!”

“Stop cursing… Yao Ting even posted saying she really has depression.”

The Assistant Director, monitoring the real-time keyword analysis of the live stream’s bullet comments, also noticed Yao Ting’s post and quickly waved to the Director.

The Director searched on his phone, scanned the short essay Yao Ting had just posted, and rolled his eyes coldly. After a moment of thought, he gave a few instructions to his assistant, telling him to go find He Xing.

He Xing, who had just chatted with Chen Fang about life’s difficulties, noticed the Director’s assistant walking over. He Xing immediately turned off his microphone, listened intently, scanned the phone screen in the staff member’s hand, and quickly formulated his words.

Ten seconds later, the Director’s assistant left the camera’s view. He Xing looked at Chen Fang and asked hesitantly, “Teacher Chen, just now, Ms. Yao Ting posted saying she indeed has depression. What are your thoughts on this?”

Chen Fang’s brow furrowed slightly. He picked up the microphone, “Did she only say that? Did she acknowledge my clarification?”

“She has only mentioned this one thing for now.”

Chen Fang nodded, lowered his head slightly, took a deep breath, and deliberately roughened his voice to sound like he was suppressing his emotions.

“First, whether she has depression or not, it has nothing to do with me. I have already shown everyone the evidence just now.”

“Secondly, please don’t morally blackmail me. I’ve always been a bit confused why people who morally blackmail others need to blackmail morality. Don’t they have any themselves?”

“Finally…” Chen Fang took a deep breath and deliberately choked up, “I know depression is extremely painful, because I myself am a survivor.”

As soon as he said this, everyone present, except for the Director and a few other informed individuals, was stunned. Having spent so much time together, everyone only felt that his personality had become sharper, thinking he was like a hedgehog or a ruffled cat protecting himself, but they never expected that he was so deeply wounded.

Yet, despite such pain, he didn’t ask for special treatment. This…

Many people present had a thought pop into their minds: He’s heartbreaking!

Chen Fang put down the microphone, pulled out a hospital diagnosis from the bottom file folder, and showed it to the camera. Chen Fang deliberately trembled his hands slightly, making the audience feel that he was enduring with great effort.

“I’m not asking everyone to pity me. What I want to say is that this hospital diagnosis tells me how to take medication and how to treat myself. It is not a protective charm for harming others or committing evil deeds.”

“The internet cable is not a thread for taking a pulse.”

“If you have similar experiences to mine, please seek medical attention promptly.”

After speaking, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and put away the document.

“Oh my god, this must be real, right?”

“So gentle o(╥﹏╥)o How can he be so good?”

“Yes, a diagnosis can be used to claim rights, not to infringe upon the rights of others. That was really well said.”

“He just said Yao Ting’s diagnosis was fake. His can’t be fake, right? Millions of netizens in the live stream will verify it.”

“It shouldn’t be fake. He has so many anti-fans, how would he dare to use fake materials.”

“Yao Ting repeatedly cried and complained in the live stream before, saying Chen Fang caused her to suffer from depression. Looking back now, it was just to incite everyone to cyberbully Chen Fang and buy the products she was promoting.”

“In comparison, Chen Fang truly has a much broader perspective.”

“But Yao Ting also has depression, why be so unforgiving when you’re in the right?”

“Go to hell! Is Yao Ting your father, you idiotic filial son. If you’re in the wrong, you still argue a bit; if you’re in the right, why should you forgive others? Did Yao Ting ever forgive Chen Fang when she was in the right?”

He Xing continued to ask, “Teacher Chen, do you have anything else you’d like to say to those ladies just now?”

“No, I just want to show everyone the evidence. And then I want to tell my fans, thank you for your support and companionship. We’ve also gone through that dark time, so please, fans, don’t cyberbully them. Let the court make its ruling.” Chen Fang put down the microphone. Was he pleading for them? No, no, no. This was to control his fans’ behavior and clear his own name.

How could he dirty his own hands by borrowing a knife to kill?

He would never publicly criticize the other party like Yao Ting and the others.

Because for any sentence, if you don’t say it, you are the master of that sentence. If you say it, you are the slave of that sentence.

That’s why, in many situations, leaders won’t clearly state their ideas, only letting subordinates guess and carry them out. If it’s done well, everyone’s happy. If it’s done poorly, someone else takes the blame.

He only wanted to hint to netizens, not to explicitly call for action. He told his fans to stand down, but the “sensible” netizens would definitely vent their emotions and charge into battle for him. That was enough.

Was this move a bit of a trap for netizens? But weren’t these the same people who attacked him in the first place? What if new members joined?

Did he instigate them? No, he merely presented the facts.

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In a female dormitory at a university in the Capital.

Qiu Xiaoyu, a fan of Chen Fang, hugged a pillow, watching the live stream on the left side of her computer screen, and sniffled.

My goodness, he’s still so warm.

Messages in the [Secret Support Team] chat group on the right side of the screen came in continuously. At this moment, a link popped up, sent by a middle school fan.

“This is a collection of insults without dirty words. When the live stream ends, I’m going to destroy those bitches!”

Qiu Xiaoyu’s eyelids twitched. She quickly typed: “Xiaoliang, let’s not be impulsive. Don’t cause him trouble.”

Soon, another group member replied:

“Right, right, you didn’t listen carefully just now. Chen Fang told us not to curse people, and to wait for the investigation results.”

“Exactly, don’t cause him trouble. We just need to spread the truth.”

“Let those idiotic rabble do the cursing.”

Qiu Xiaoyu nodded. That’s right, great minds think alike! They absolutely couldn’t let Chen Fang down.

Her gaze shifted to the live stream.

As expected, in the bullet comment section, the public opinion that had once empathized with Yao Ting was now beginning to empathize with her idol. A group of justice warriors had already started charging into battle.

“When I was in school, I was also falsely accused of stealing money. It was truly helpless. No matter what I said, they insisted I did it. They even said things like ‘I’m not trying to speculate about you,’ but every word was spreading the message to others: He’s a thief. It was truly too painful.”

“Chen Fang, we’re listening to you ฅ(˶╹ꇴ╹˶)ฅ Don’t be sad.”

“If I don’t curse those bitches tonight, I won’t be able to sleep. Give me my Douyin account!”