Lu Fei was stunned.
"Can... can I?"
Seeing an affirmative answer, the nurse excitedly took out her phone.
Lu Fei's face was pale, but he still cooperated very well, forcing an awkward yet polite smile.
With a "click," a photo was taken.
"Great! Quickly post it on Moments!" the nurse muttered to herself.
Lu Fei was utterly bewildered, asking in confusion:
"Um... Nurse, why are you taking a picture with me?"
Having posted on Moments, the young nurse put away her phone, somewhat surprised:
"What, you don't know you've become an internet celebrity yet?"
"Internet celebrity?"
Lu Fei was completely clueless.
He found his phone and opened "Yi Yin," the hottest social media app on the Beast Taming Continent.
As soon as he opened the app, the video at the top of the trending list popped up.
Lu Fei focused his gaze and was stunned.
The video showed a group of students from the Beast Taming Academy surrounding Zhou Shuyi and others. The students were indignant, shouting repeatedly:
"Fairness!"
"Fairness!"
And at the end of the video was footage of him being carried onto a stretcher. The camera even gave a close-up of his face. Fortunately, blood obscured his features, so strangers couldn't recognize him.
What astonished him the most was the video's title:
"Fifteen-Year-Old Boy Brutally Abused! When Will Equality Be Achieved Between Nobles and Commoners?"
"This... has it escalated to class struggle?" Lu Fei was taken aback.
He then continued scrolling down to view the next video.
The video quality seemed to be from a surveillance camera.
It showed Zhou Shuyi and three others viciously beating the original owner. However, to protect his contracted beast egg, the original owner offered no resistance. Perhaps tired from the beating, Zhou Shuyi then summoned three small dogs to tear at the original owner. The video ended with the original owner collapsing.
Lu Fei gasped, opening the video's comments.
"This is simply disregarding human life! Is there no law? No justice!"
"Waiting for follow-up, punish the perpetrators severely!"
"This young man is a warrior! He used his life to expose the indifference of the nobles!"
...
Netizens were all emotionally charged, offering various opinions. Lu Fei also noticed that many government official media outlets had paid attention to the incident. Some onlookers spontaneously commented below the government media posts, requesting the eight councilors to intervene, and so on...
Lu Fei raised an eyebrow, finally understanding why the nurse had called him an internet celebrity.
He had only intended to protect himself, but the matter had inadvertently fermented online, with countless righteous individuals stepping forward. The situation escalated, turning into a class struggle between nobles and commoners!
And he was the brave warrior who had ignited the opening battle!
At this very moment.
A cacophony of suona, drums, and harmonicas suddenly echoed from outside the door.
It interrupted Lu Fei's thoughts.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open.
The first thing Lu Fei saw were two children wearing red scarves, holding bouquets of flowers.
Following them were television and media reporters, armed with their cameras, professionally setting up their shots, ensuring all angles were covered.
Finally, a middle-aged man with a smile appeared in his field of vision. He held a red envelope and an exquisitely packaged gift box. Behind him, Zhou Shuyi and Zhou Tao stood with blank expressions, heads bowed.
Lu Fei also spotted several familiar school leaders.
These people squeezed in, making the once spacious VIP hospital room feel cramped.
At this point, the two children walked to Lu Fei's bedside, smiled brightly, saluted, and handed the flowers to Lu Fei, saying in a voice filled with emotion:
"Big brother! You've worked hard!"
Lu Fei choked, "Damn it, I was beaten, not working in the fields, what the hell is 'worked hard'!"
Just as Lu Fei was about to say something, like "Thank you," the two children, as if completing a task, turned and slipped away.
"This..."
The actors hired for the show were unqualified, Lu Fei could only lament internally.
"Hehehehe..." A hearty laugh rang out.
The middle-aged man with the red envelope walked towards Lu Fei, and all the cameras in the room immediately focused on him.
Approaching the hospital bed, the middle-aged man firmly grasped Lu Fei's hand, to Lu Fei's astonishment, and then turned to face the media.
With exaggerated emotion and righteous indignation, he declared: "Friends from all walks of life, I am Zhou Nanfeng, the father of the perpetrator, and also a director of the Beast Taming Academy."
"This incident has had an extremely negative impact on society, and I feel utterly ashamed..."
The middle-aged man rambled on with a string of standard public relations statements, never mentioning why the beating occurred, skillfully avoiding the main points from beginning to end.
At the end of his apology, Zhou Nanfeng's expression suddenly turned stern, and he angrily rebuked the siblings Zhou Shuyi and Zhou Tao:
"Kneel!"
The siblings immediately knelt towards the cameras, as if rehearsed.
Witnessing this clumsy act, Lu Fei's mouth twitched. The victim is in bed, and you kneel facing the cameras? What were they thinking? Were they acting in a drama?
After setting the stage, Zhou Nanfeng took out the prepared red envelope.
"Classmate, I am deeply sorry for the irreparable harm caused to your body and mind. This is fifty thousand Yi Coins. Please accept it."
Lu Fei remained expressionless, watching his performance.
Seeing no reaction from the other party, Zhou Nanfeng wasn't surprised. Human nature is greedy, and with so many media present, the other party would surely feign modesty. He then placed the red envelope under Lu Fei's pillow.
Subsequently, Zhou Nanfeng produced a golden card.
"Shuyi's contracted beast is still in your hands. That was my birthday gift to her. Please return it. I will offer this 'Jade Dragon Hunting Ground Gold Ticket' as an exchange."
"Gold Ticket?"
Lu Fei looked blank, hearing this for the first time.
As soon as Zhou Nanfeng finished speaking.
"Wow! A Gold Ticket!" a nurse exclaimed.
Lu Fei turned his head to look at her, somewhat confused. Was there any need to make such a fuss?
Someone immediately started explaining.
The Jade Dragon Hunting Ground was established by the Beast Taming Master Association of Cang Town. It housed over a hundred species of contracted beasts! Within the hunting ground, there were also specialized beast tamers to guide newcomers in capturing contracted beasts!
However, entering the Jade Dragon Hunting Ground was not easy. A Silver Ticket was required, but only one hundred of these tickets were issued each month! They were practically unobtainable at any price, with some auction houses even driving up the ticket price to over fifty thousand Yi Coins!
Furthermore, within the hunting ground, there was a VIP area. To enter it, one needed a Gold Ticket, and only twenty Gold Tickets were issued annually!
Hearing this, Lu Fei's eyes lit up. He was precisely wondering where to capture a contracted beast, and here was a ready opportunity!
But with so many people watching, he had to maintain his composure! He couldn't reveal his desires!
As he was contemplating,
Zhou Nanfeng handed over the ticket. As he leaned close to Lu Fei's ear, he whispered menacingly, "Don't be ungrateful. If you don't cooperate with my performance today, I'll make sure your entire family can't live in Cang Town!" After speaking, he turned around and continued to approach the media reporters with a plastered smile.
Lu Fei's expression changed, his interest vanishing instantly.
"Esteemed media friends! Director Zhou just told me..."