UGB Chapter 8 The so-called truth is all acting.
Chapter 8 The so-called truth is all acting.
The next day, the local social media feeds in Changxiang City exploded.
A video titled "A Tearful Accusation! To Seize His Own Property, He Refuses to Help His Terminally Ill Brother!" has gone viral in various group chats.
The video was filmed with great care.
The background is that dilapidated little hotel, dimly lit, with a close-up shot focused on Li Xiumei's tear-streaked face.
She cried so hard she was heartbroken, holding up a picture of Wang Minyu as a child, while Wang Jianguo next to her clutched his chest, looking like he was having a heart attack from anger.
"We don't ask for anything else... we just want him to go see his younger brother... his own brother! He's only fifteen!"
"He kicked us out...and even hit me...what did I do to deserve this...?"
At the end of the video, the camera shakes, vaguely capturing the signboard of Renxin Pharmacy and Wang Minyu's indifferent face (obviously a candid shot).
The accompanying text was extremely sentimental, portraying Wang Minyu as a modern-day Chen Shimei who abandoned his rural parents after making it big in the city, a cold-blooded and ruthless man.
At 10:00 AM, at the entrance of Renxin Pharmacy.
Normally at this time, only a few elderly people come to have their blood pressure checked.
But today, a crowd gathered at the entrance.
Most of them were passersby pointing and gesturing with their phones, along with a few seemingly indignant "righteous people."
"Is this the store?"
"Yes, it's that guy in the white coat. He looks respectable, but I never expected him to be so wicked."
"Pah! This kind of person doesn't even deserve to be a doctor! They don't even care about their own parents, how can they care about the lives of their patients?"
Boss Liu hid behind the counter, only daring to open the roller shutter door a crack.
Looking at the crowd outside, he was sweating profusely with anxiety: "Xiao Wang, how about we close up shop for a couple of days? This scene is terrifying! People were even throwing rotten vegetable leaves at the door just now!"
Wang Minyu sat on his special little stool, still holding a teacup in his hands.
He wore a brand new white lab coat today, with the buttons fastened meticulously and his hair neatly combed.
"Why close the door?" Wang Minyu took a sip of tea. "To do business."
"Do business? Who would dare to buy medicine now?" Boss Liu was almost in tears.
"If you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear." Wang Minyu stood up, walked to the door, and with a whoosh, pulled the roller shutter door shut completely.
The sunlight was blinding.
The crowd outside was surprised that he dared to come out, and fell silent for a second before erupting into an even bigger commotion.
"He's out! It's him!"
"Scumbag!"
A middle-aged woman in a red vest rushed to the front, pointed at Wang Minyu's nose, and yelled, "Young man, what have you learned? Your parents raised you all these years, and this is how you treat them?"
Wang Minyu looked at the middle-aged woman calmly and said, "Auntie, are you still taking medication for high blood pressure? Don't get so emotional, or you might burst a blood vessel."
"You! You dare to curse me?" The old woman was so angry that her hands were shaking.
Just then, a bread truck pulled up to the side of the road.
The car door opened, and Zhou Wei, carrying a camera, led Wang Jianguo and Li Xiumei out.
This is the real deal.
Zhou Wei wore a vest with "xx News" printed on it today, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.
He handed the microphone to Wang Minyu, and the red light behind the camera flashed.
"Dr. Wang, I am Zhou Wei, a reporter from the Changsha-Xiangtan Metropolitan Daily. Regarding the video circulating online, which claims that you refused to donate bone marrow to save your younger brother and assaulted your parents, what explanation do you have?"
Wang Jianguo and Li Xiumei stood behind Zhou Wei. The two were dressed even more tatteredly today. Li Xiumei even had a dirty headscarf wrapped around her head, making her look like she had just escaped from a refugee camp.
"My son..." Li Xiumei wailed, about to kneel down again, "I'm begging you! Please save your brother!"
The surrounding crowd was enraged, and they all raised their phones to film, with verbal attacks rising and falling.
Wang Minyu neither dodged nor helped Li Xiumei. He simply stared at Zhou Wei, his gaze sweeping across Zhou Wei's face, which was slightly flushed with excitement, like an X-ray machine.
A system panel popped up: [Zhou Wei, 34 years old. Long-term sleep deprivation for video editing and excessive alcohol consumption. Suffering from kidney yin deficiency and excessive internal heat, lower back and knee weakness, accompanied by severe hemorrhoids. Currently in a state of extreme excitement, urgently needing to monetize his online traffic to pay off his mortgage.]
"An explanation?" Wang Minyu smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "I won't explain."
Zhou Wei was overjoyed. No explanation? That meant they were admitting it! This was big news!
"Since you're not going to explain, does that mean you're admitting it?" Zhou Wei pressed on. "As a doctor, you lack even basic medical ethics and morality. Do you think you still deserve to wear this white coat?"
"I'm not explaining because I don't need to explain to a scoundrel like you." Wang Minyu suddenly stepped forward, closing in on Zhou Wei.
Zhou Wei instinctively stepped back: "You... what do you want to do? Hit a reporter? This is being broadcast live!"
"Live streaming is great." Wang Minyu looked at the camera, his voice carrying clearly throughout the room. "Since it's a live stream, let's do something real. Let's skip the editing and splicing tricks."
He pointed to the camera in Zhou Wei's hand: "Dare you give me the live streaming privileges for ten minutes? I'll stand right here, and if I say a single lie, or if I can't cure anyone here, I'll resign immediately and cover all medical expenses."
Zhou Wei was stunned for a moment.
This script is wrong! Shouldn't a normal person cover their face and run away or burst into tears?
"What? You're scared?" Wang Minyu raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you want to pursue the truth? The truth is right here, what are you afraid of?"
The surrounding crowd also started to jeer: "Let him talk! Let's see what kind of nonsense he can come up with!"
Zhou Wei is in a difficult situation.
The traffic has exploded, with the number of viewers in the live stream exceeding 100,000.
If you back down at this point, that would be truly shameful.
Moreover, he was certain that a recent graduate like Wang Minyu wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
"Fine!" Zhou Wei sneered, "I'll give you ten minutes! Let's see how you try to clear your name!"
Wang Minyu took the microphone, ignoring Li Xiumei who was still howling on the ground, and turned to face the camera.
"Dear netizens and neighbors, this is Wang Minyu."
His voice wasn't loud, but it was steady and had a strange penetrating power.
"Today I'm not talking about morality or filial piety. I'm a doctor, I'm only talking about illness."
He suddenly pointed at Zhou Wei: "My friend, you just asked me if I deserve to wear a white coat. Let me ask you, as a journalist, you don't sleep until after 2 a.m. every night, rely on Viagra and painkillers to maintain your energy, and fabricate facts for clicks. Do you think your liver and kidneys are even fit to be in your body?"
The entire room fell silent.
Zhou Wei's face instantly turned a deep liver color: "You... what nonsense are you spouting! Defamation! I'm going to sue you for defamation!"
"Whether it's slander or not, you know it in your heart." Wang Minyu's gaze was piercing. "Your left lower back aches precisely at four o'clock every afternoon, your urine is dark yellow and forked, and your buttocks feel like they're being pricked with needles after sitting for a long time—that's stage three mixed hemorrhoids. Am I right?"
Zhou Wei broke out in a cold sweat instantly.
It was too accurate. So accurate that it terrified him.
These private matters were unknown to him and even his wife!
The live stream chat instantly shifted in tone:
[Holy crap? Really? Did this doctor have X-ray vision?]
Look at the reporter's expression! They were absolutely right!
[Stage 3 mixed hemorrhoids... The image is too vivid, I feel like throwing up.]
[This plot twist was a bit too fast! Wasn't it supposed to be about condemning an unfilial son? How did it turn into a large-scale medical consultation?]
Wang Minyu didn't give Zhou Wei a chance to catch his breath. He turned around and looked at the parents who were still trembling.
"And you all."
Wang Minyu's voice turned cold, like a scalpel just drawn from its sheath.
"You acted well. But if you said it was to save your brother, why did the matching agreement you gave me list the name of an underground agency?"