The XYY Gene Chapter 5

As I predicted, making Marcus and Sarah pay that much money meant they wouldn't let it go easily.

The next day, I saw news trending: [Student Accidentally Touches Luxury Car Bumper, Demands Excessive Compensation].

In the video, Marcus and Sarah tearfully complained to internet users:

"Just because you're rich, you can bully honest common folk like us? Please help us, everyone!"

Power abuse has always been gossip the public loves.

Now the victim was a middle school student—this completely ignited internet users' fury. Righteous warriors rushed to the scene.

[Just because you're rich you can bully people? Bullying a little kid—have you no shame?]

[That little kid must be so scared. This is truly despicable!]

[Demand a thorough investigation of protective umbrellas!]

Comments kept increasing. Marcus and Sarah selectively responded to controversial content.

I carefully reviewed what they posted.

Though the content was logically tight, as someone in psychology, I could still detect issues and loopholes in the wording.

Knowing them as I did, this content was probably half-true, hiding facts unfavorable to them.

Using others' kindness as a weapon—truly disgusting.

How could I not give them a little push?

When posting the accident scene video, they deliberately didn't blur the license plate. Things had progressed to doxxing the car owner.

I looked at the plate number—it seemed familiar, like one of my clients.

What a coincidence.

I organized the past few days' events into a hundred-page PowerPoint and sent it to them.

After a while, they replied:

"Thanks, doc."

"Damn it, I'm already annoyed, and now this bullshit."

From my sessions with this client, I knew they had a bad temper and definitely weren't someone who'd let this go easily.

I made myself a comfortable cup of tea and waited for the show.

Sure enough, within half a day, public opinion completely reversed.

The car owner, the subject of public criticism, appeared and posted their dashcam footage, very considerately blurring Tyler's face.

In the video, Tyler was with a group of delinquents and girls, taking selfies with phones, chattering noisily.

Someone called Tyler's name, saying the car was cool.

To show off, Tyler sat on the hood and accidentally kicked off the bumper.

Good lord—they only wanted thirty thousand for this?

This car owner was practically a philanthropist.

I specially registered a new account and fanned the flames in the comments:

"Oh my, were you trying to deceive everyone? Did you think using people's sympathy would mean you wouldn't have to pay?"

All the voices that had pitied them turned into condemnation.

Those who'd donated during their livestream also cursed and demanded refunds in their account.

Everyone had spoken up for them, and they'd treated everyone like fools.

[Scammers, give us back the money we donated!]

[Serves you right. If you can't afford it, sell your house and car. First time seeing someone slander the victim. Clearly the whole family's no good—no wonder they raised a son like that.]

[You deceived everyone's feelings like this. If someone really gets hurt in the future, no one will want to believe them!]

...

They were thoroughly shamed and quickly deleted their account.

The livestream donations hadn't even been withdrawn before the account was frozen.

Didn't they say no matter how Tyler turned out, they'd tolerate, understand, and educate him?

Then let them clean up Tyler's messes properly.