Chapter 053 – Social Issue
“I really didn’t want to die…” The girl lowered her head slightly.
She originally planned to eat and drink well, then find somewhere to lie down overnight under the influence of alcohol, so she could just die silently, right?
That way, she’ll never be bullied again, right?
“You have to consider your mother.” Yukino didn’t dare ignore Luo Feng’s words, she felt that what Luo Feng said was most likely to be realized: “Weren’t you worried earlier? Worried about your mother, not wanting her to spend money to help you, so you didn’t tell her the truth.”
“…” The girl didn’t speak.
If it wasn’t for me, wouldn’t mom’s life be easier?
The current difficulties, isn’t it all because of my useless existence?
I shouldn’t have existed in this world in the first place, if it wasn’t for me, everything would be fine, right?
“Can you tell me? Tell me how they bullied you, I’ll try to help you solve it.” Seeing the girl didn’t respond, Yukino continued.
She couldn’t just watch a vibrant life disappear before her eyes, this matter must be resolved at the root.
Otherwise, she can handle it today, but what about tomorrow, the day after?
The girl has thoughts of wanting to die, she’ll commit suicide sooner or later, Yukino can’t follow her every day.
Suicide due to campus bullying, is not just one case, there are many such cases every year, this is a societal problem.
“I…”
Drip drop…
The girl started crying.
She gritted her teeth, since she’s already decided to speak, why still be afraid of embarrassment!
Can they really help me?
Is it really possible?
“After she lent me the money, because I couldn’t pay it back, I can only go out to work, but the money I earned working, I’ve already paid back, she, she still pestered me, telling me this is just interest, if I don’t pay her back in full, she’ll expose the matter of me losing the class funds, even threatened me, threatened that she’ll go to my mom’s workplace to see my mom…” The girl covered her face.
“Then what?” Luo Feng seemed to have not heard, still had the same gentle expression on his face.
Looking at his expression, Yukino couldn’t help but feel a chill in her heart.
Even though he smiled so warmly, even though his voice was like having a magical power, comforting the girl, Yukino couldn’t feel any warmth in his voice at all.
“She, she said she’ll get me a job, let me, let me go keep those uncles company drinking…”
“This is a crime!”
Bang!
Yukino’s voice turned cold: “The other party is committing a crime, you can completely report it to the police and seek their help.”
“Not a crime.” Luo Feng smiled: “The law only prohibits the final step, before the final step, it’s all in the legal realm, isn’t that right, Miss Yukinoshita?”
“…” Yukino was at a loss for words.
In Japan, even if high school students go work at those places, it’s legal, but the premise is only to keep them company drinking and chatting. The UN has statistics, 13% of Japanese students have engaged in this industry.
And this 13% is referring to long-term engagement in this industry, nearly 25% of girls have done this before.
One in four, this number is really terrifying.
“Moreover, she doesn’t have any evidence either.” Luo Feng said: “Without evidence that she’s the one who instigated it, is it useful?”
“Sigh…” Yukino let out a long breath.
The law is just annoying like that, everything requires evidence, even if she knows, it’s useless.
Why can those capitalists do whatever they want? Not because they are too clean, without any evidence, but because they have the ability to make ordinary people retract their own testimony in court.
“Young lady, the other party treated you this way, didn’t you think about resisting?” Luo Feng said softly.
“Resist? How can I resist!” The girl this time didn’t pour another drink, but picked up the bottle, gulping down a big mouthful.
Yukino was just about to stop her when Luo Feng pressed her down.
“Her dad is the notorious gang leader nearby, she herself is the vice-captain of the karate club, what can I resist with!” The girl’s tears stopped flowing, she roared: “Now she even has photos of me keeping the uncles company, if I don’t listen to her, who knows what terrifying things might happen in the future! If the weather wasn’t so bad today, I still have to go earn money!”
“Then are you just going to let her control you for life?” Yukino’s voice also became a bit excited: “Do you know that at this time you’ll just sink deeper and deeper! Can’t you just throw caution to the wind and not care about the recommendation spot, directly expose this matter, rely on reporters, rely on the media, rely on the police, break free from her control, and return to your own life?”
Luo Feng’s squinting eyes opened a bit wider.
This Yukino is a bit interesting, she’s not the kind of person who only knows to rely on the law, she also knows how to get around it.
Is that so?
She doesn’t want to be a law enforcement justice warrior, she wants to genuinely help others, help everyone, interesting, so interesting!
If she’s so rigid, it doesn’t seem as fun?
Her suggested method is very good, public opinion is the last weapon of the ordinary people.
As long as they stir up a commotion, attract the attention of the whole society, even if the other party has influence, they can’t handle it hastily.
This public opinion battle, as long as it’s started, this girl still has hope, out of the habit of social sympathy for the weak, some schools want to admit her, have to admit her, as long as she passes the exam.
Thinking of it is simple, but will things really be this simple?
“You’ve already thought about dying, right? You’re not even afraid of death, are you still afraid of a recommendation spot?” Yukino said: “Go resist! Even if you die at this time, she won’t be punished at all! Don’t worry, I’ll help you, we’ll make that person pay the price together, okay?”
“Wah wah wah… I don’t dare… ” The girl lay on the table, crying again: “This will implicate my mom, if mom loses her job, loses her job… how will she take care of herself in the future?”
Yukino didn’t even need to ask to know she’s from a single-parent family.
“If you don’t dare, I’ll do it!” Yukino said: “I’ll help you!”
Just then, the girl’s colors turned to black and white, meaning her time had stopped, or Yukino and Luo Feng’s time had stopped.
“Actually, it only takes a little bit of courage.” Luo Feng gently stroked the girl’s head: “Yukinoshita Yukino, are you sure you want to do it your way? Let’s make a deal, you give me an extra week of your work time, I’ll give her courage and boldness. These kinds of things, it’s best for the person themselves to do it, right?”
“Otherwise, if you help her, she won’t dare say anything in the end, won’t you have done all this in vain?”
“Can you really give that?” Yukino was taken aback.
“Of course, in my world, there’s nothing that can’t be traded.” Luo Feng’s gaze rested on Yukino: “Just one week.”
“I agree!”
