mtlumby2d Chapter 115: Speechless Laughter
Chapter 115: Speechless Laughter
An Rui's temper flared up again.
He barely escaped with his life, so why should An Ling interfere?
"An Ling, do you really have a grudge against me?" An Rui said angrily to An Ling. "What business is it of yours here? Shen Luo has no objections, so why are you jumping in? You just can't stand to see me doing well, can you?"
"Anyway, no is no. An Rui hit someone, and I don't believe he will sincerely apologize. If he doesn't accept any punishment, he will definitely become even more violent."
An Ling's expression was serious, clearly indicating that she was focused.
Apart from An Rui, no one in the An family believed that An Ling said those things because she didn't get along with An Rui.
They knew Anling had a point, but people's scales tend to tip towards those they are closer to. Faced with a choice that is clearly more advantageous to them, why would they give up that choice for the sake of so-called fairness?
An Shuhai's first reaction was to tell An Ling to stop fooling around, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Anling is clearly right. How can he, as her father, lie to his own daughter with his eyes wide open?
After a moment of contemplation, An Shuhai finally asked An Ling:
"Xiaoling, what do you think should be done about this?"
“Call the police,” An Ling answered without hesitation. “Call the police to investigate An Rui and the other three for bullying, and then handle it as appropriate.”
An Ling's words elicited various reactions from the audience.
The rest of the An family were not surprised that An Ling would have such thoughts.
Calling the police was indeed the fairest option, but because of their own selfish motives, they didn't want to make a big fuss about it, so no one spoke up for a while, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, and they all remained silent.
Although Shen Luo didn't react dramatically after hearing this, he clearly didn't expect An Ling to stand by him. He didn't say anything, but just looked at An Ling with bright eyes, feeling both unfamiliar and somewhat delighted at the feeling of being protected.
The one who reacted the most was An Rui. If the police were called, his idol career would be over, and he could go home right after his debut.
"An Ling, are you crazy? Do you know what the consequences of calling the police will be? It will not only affect our group, but also the An family. Even if you hate me, you should have some sense of the bigger picture, right?"
An Ling was speechless and laughed.
Looking at An Rui's self-righteous and defiant manner as he turned the tables on her, she asked him in return:
"So you do know these principles? Then why are you doing things that will affect your family and your team?"
"If we take the initiative to call the police, we can be seen as upholding justice and turning down family members, so as not to affect our family. But if other people find out about the good deeds you've done in the future, how do you think people will view us?"
It would be strange if An Rui could listen to these reasons; he only felt that An Ling was trying to embarrass him.
"So why don't we just keep quiet? Shen Luo himself said he doesn't want to affect our team. As long as you don't think about calling the police, who would want to tell anyone?"
Do you think Shen Luo is truly willing to swallow this insult? He's only choosing to remain silent for now because he's currently isolated and helpless, knowing no one can protect him.
[Furthermore, he genuinely cherishes this debut opportunity and doesn't want anything to affect his group activities over the next two years. However, he has secretly recorded a video of An Rui bullying him, which he plans to release after the two-year limited-time group period ends.]
In the original novel, Shen Luo was constantly bullied while working in the same group as An Rui, and he recorded enough evidence, but unfortunately An Rui discovered it.
An Rui knew that there would be serious consequences if the matter was exposed, but instead of repenting, he intensified his beating of Shen Luo, trying to force him to hand over all the videos.
They usually try to be careful not to leave any obvious traces that would lead others to discover their bullying behavior.
But when they saw that Shen Luo refused to release the evidence they had previously taken, they went all out.
[An Rui eventually picked up a chair and smashed it against Shen Luo. Even though the other bullies who were with him tried to pull him away out of fear, he wouldn't stop. The chair eventually hit Shen Luo on the head. By the time An Rui got tired and stopped, Shen Luo was already dead.]
When An Ling thought of this, she felt her blood rush to her head, and even her chest felt a little tight. She felt disgusted just looking at An Rui's face.
[An Rui's first reaction wasn't to call the police and turn himself in, but rather to think about how to cover up his crime.]
He threatened the remaining men not to tell anyone, and then threw Shen Luo's body off a high-rise building in an attempt to frame it as a suicide. Of course, this failed. After an autopsy, the police determined the true cause of Shen Luo's death and apprehended the culprits.
At that time, Anjia was already at its lowest point due to so many scandals and several failed investments.
The fact that An Rui bullied his teammate to death was exposed again, and various industries began to spontaneously boycott all of An's businesses. In the end, the An family still went bankrupt, and the eldest brother committed suicide shortly afterward...
Unfortunately, even if she said these things, no one would believe her. They might even think she's lost her mind.
But she absolutely could not allow An Rui to continue working in the same group as Shen Luo.
An Rui is the kind of person who can never be changed. If this matter is simply left unresolved today, An Rui might even treat Shen Luo worse.
Because he knew that no one would help Shen Luo, and Shen Luo herself had so many concerns that she dared not expose his actions, An Rui naturally had even fewer concerns.
An Ling felt that if An Rui's chance to contact Shen Luo was not completely cut off, Shen Luo's situation might be worse than in the original plot, and she might even die sooner.
But An Ling knew that, given that even Shen Luo wasn't planning to pursue the matter with An Rui, it was unrealistic for her to suggest calling the police.
She decided to back down a little for now. Her goal was to get An Rui to leave the group; everything else could be discussed later.
An Ling barely suppressed her anger and, with a hint of disgust, said to An Rui:
"It's fine if we don't call the police, but you and the other three people who bullied Shen Luo must all leave the group and promise never to enter the entertainment industry again."
“There’s no room for negotiation on this. If you don’t agree, I’ll call the police, and I’ll talk to the production team.”
An Rui would certainly not agree. He didn't think he had done anything wrong at all. If the rest of the An family hadn't been there, he wouldn't have even wanted to apologize.
An Ling's proposed approach was tantamount to completely cutting off his path into the entertainment industry.
He patiently and obediently sang and danced on the show, and had to act like he loved the stage and his fans every day. Was it easy for him?
He put in so much effort, why should it all go down the drain just because of one sentence from An Ling?