Chapter 203: Chapter 203: A Simple Person
Tuanzi perked up her little ears, watching Gu Chi and Miao Mu in the distance with caution.
"They mentioned big brother Gu Mo, who is speaking unpleasantly?"
She took small steps, trying to get closer to hear more clearly.
But at this moment, they changed the topic, so she could only ask the system.
[Ancient Martial System: Let’s talk about it when we get in the car.]
Tuanzi tilted her head.
After a while, Gu Chi came closer.
Tuanzi couldn’t wait to ask, "What happened to big brother Gu Mo?"
Gu Chi patted her head, "The car’s here, let’s talk in the car."
Tuanzi furrowed her little brows.
The system and brother Gu Chi were acting strange.
The car was driven over by a female assistant specially hired by Gu Che.
They initially planned to visit the film set, but now they had to change the plan and go to Gu Mo’s home first.
Since the driver was one of their own, Gu Chi didn’t hide anything and briefly explained that someone online was spreading rumors about Gu Mo.
Gu Chi didn’t repeat those words but only speculated, "Next, the school should investigate big brother. If the education bureau doesn’t get involved, it’ll just be a suspension for investigation. But if they do, it will be a suspension from duty until his name is cleared and he can resume his position."
Tuanzi didn’t understand the process, but upon hearing Gu Chi’s analysis, she only felt anger.
"Big brother Gu Mo didn’t do anything wrong; this is too much!"
She angrily tried to push the car door open, ready to get out.
"Miaomiao needs to find out the truth."
Gu Chi quickly stopped her, "Director Miao doesn’t know much either, let’s meet up with big brother first."
Tuanzi: (▼へ▼メ)
The vehicle was cruising steadily.
The little girl sitting in the back seat felt a bit perplexed and sad.
"Why are there so many bad people?"
She looked up at Gu Chi, "They don’t know big brother Gu Mo, why are they cursing him? They should know him, understand the whole story, and only if big brother Gu Mo did something wrong should they scold him."
According to Gu Chi, almost as soon as the incident was posted, there was an overwhelming torrent of abuse.
Tuanzi couldn’t comprehend it.
She thought having the internet in this era was miraculous, phones too, things she had never seen in ancient times.
Even when so far apart, people could communicate, share knowledge she didn’t know about; everyone seemed so impressive.
Yet, people used the internet to curse others. Strangers were so malicious.
Tuanzi stubbornly raised her little head, "Miaomiao met many bad people. Robbers who steal and kill. Bad guys who poison food over land disputes. But some do it for money, some out of hatred. Do those strangers scolding big brother Gu Mo have a grudge against him?"
Gu Chi lowered his eyes, patted her little head, noticing his sister’s confusion and sadness. After a moment of thought, he decided to tell her a harsh truth.
"No grudge. There’s a lot of groundless malice in this world. Many people don’t show it in their daily lives because if they did, classmates, colleagues, and neighbors would find out and distance themselves, affecting their lives and work. But on the internet, where people don’t know each other, they can freely express malice."
Tuanzi pouted, thinking.
"Because there’s no punishment, they’re not afraid, so they’re bold?"
Gu Chi: "Yes."
Tuanzi gave a heavy ’humph’.
"Then let them be punished, so they won’t dare act so recklessly."
Gu Chi smiled without saying anything.
His sister’s idea was good, but it was very difficult to achieve.
When they reached Gu Mo’s house, they found out Gu Mo had been called away by the school leaders.
"I have the key."
Gu Chi was about to open the door when his arm was tugged. Looking down, he saw his sister’s bright eyes. "Let’s go pick up big brother Gu Mo."
After a pause, Tuanzi hesitated, "If, Miaomiao says if, their leaders bully him, we’ll go help."
Her little fists clenched tightly.
"We can’t let them bully big brother Gu Mo. Big brother Gu Mo did nothing wrong; innocent people shouldn’t be wronged!"
Gu Chi looked at her steadily, finally nodding with a smile, "Yes, innocent people shouldn’t be wronged. Let’s go pick him up."
Sea City Science and Technology University President’s Office.
The school and several institute leaders were present.
Their attitude was still somewhat amicable, especially the institute leaders.
These people were very familiar with Gu Mo. After several years of working together, they could see that Gu Mo was a pure astronomy enthusiast, a simple man who was almost an open book.
They really didn’t believe Gu Mo had a delinquent student past. Moreover, they weren’t foolish enough to be swayed by online public opinion.
"It’s just that," one leader said helplessly, "many people nowadays love acting righteous online. Upon discovering something, they can’t wait to demand an explanation from the relevant authorities, as if they’re our superiors, overseeing major universities."
Sometimes when things are true, they believe all the credit is theirs. When mistakes occur, they’re used by the media or malicious people, yet they feel no guilt nor care for the innocent victims’ mental state or future. Sometimes, they even think the victims’ workplaces are shielding them.
As long as they don’t get the outcome they want, it’s considered false.
The online world has gone mad to this extent.
Gu Mo blinked, "I haven’t been online. I came to accept the outcome."
An institute leader tentatively asked, "Shall we first understand the situation? What about the knife wound behind your ear?"
Gu Mo calmly explained the reason.
Although more than nine years had passed, it seemed like yesterday it happened.
He was fine himself but noticed his brother had unresolved issues and didn’t know how to help him through it.
Unless his brother could let go of those concerns, he couldn’t forget about it.
"There was a report at the time, the date was..."
He provided the specific date.
One of the school leaders had a computer at hand and immediately went online to look up the date, finding the report from back then.
"This is easy to handle, just screenshot to explain the incidents from that time."
The young professor pursed his lips slightly, "Is it necessary to explain? I don’t want everyone talking about my brother."
Once you screenshot or find the old official posts and share them, people will definitely analyze the report’s content and discover his brother saved someone yet was abandoned by them.
He indeed didn’t understand much beyond his work, but the leaders’ concerns showed that a single photo had caused a lot of trouble. With a bit of reasoning, he knew someone was maliciously speculating.
If they could maliciously speculate about him, they could hypocritically sympathize with his brother, reopening his brother’s wounds.
He didn’t want that to happen.
The leaders exchanged glances.
"If you don’t explain, people will say you’re guilty."
"Let them say what they want."
An institute leader said, "What if we have to fire you due to public pressure? Still letting it slide?"
Gu Mo said blankly, "You’re all very smart."
This wasn’t flattery. These institute leaders were professionally competent and had received many honors. With so many honors, they certainly weren’t fools. Not fools, once they knew the truth, how could they fire him?
Gu Mo added, "Even if you fire me, it doesn’t matter, many places are inviting me."
Especially several research institutes and observatories, which the leaders were also aware of.
The leaders were half amused, half exasperated.