The police officers were actually quite sympathetic to the students at the school, and their superiors quickly issued orders to open a green channel for them: those with injuries would be given priority for hospital treatment, those who were hungry would be provided with unlimited good food, and those with psychological problems would be immediately brought to a psychologist. At the same time, the government began contacting the students' parents, asking them to come and pick up their children and handle the incident.
Around 9 p.m., the restaurant owner, contacted by the government, personally brought a truckload of food with his staff. The remaining police officers led the practitioners to the restaurant and distributed the food to each table. The practitioners were starving and hadn't had a proper meal in a long time, so they ate ravenously. Many of them started crying with food in their mouths while eating.
The crying grew louder and louder, with one trainee after another joining in. Within minutes, the entire cafeteria was filled with the sounds of wailing and sobbing. The police officers and cafeteria staff present all had tears in their eyes. The cafeteria owner, wiping away tears, choked out, "What a tragedy! Why aren't those beasts dead yet!"
The police captain was silent for a moment, then went outside and kicked the wall hard! He wanted those beasts to die, but the law is the law, and it requires evidence. Apart from the people in the video, the others wouldn't get long sentences without evidence. As law enforcement officers, they felt a deep sense of powerlessness. Were they going to have to watch some people go unpunished again?
The injured students were all taken to the hospital, and Xu Zifan was one of them. The police took his statement, revealing that he had been beaten and electrocuted after being brought to the school, a fact confirmed by the bruises all over his body. Xu Zifan said he had been critically ill twice, receiving IV fluids and medication which slightly improved his condition, but he hadn't eaten for several days. The police and doctors looked distressed, cursing under their breath, and quickly began treating him.
Xu Zifan requested a medical examination to preserve evidence. His hands trembled slightly as he asked the doctor to examine them thoroughly. He said that his hands had been subjected to several strong electric shocks because Dr. Yang and Instructor Li wanted to completely cure his internet addiction, and the treatment method was to make him unable to play games anymore!
Xu Zifan drew inspiration from Zhou Likai. Now everyone is searching for esports prodigies and game-making geniuses, outraged by his fate. What if a genius's hand were crippled? Would that push the tragedy to its peak? He's already an adult! Who gave his parents and school the power to cripple a genius?!
Xu Zifan had specifically observed Zhou Likai, and now, using his extraordinary acting skills and self-suggestion, he perfectly mimicked the same reaction. His hands would tremble slightly involuntarily; he could hold things, but his reflexes were sluggish and his movements clumsy. After the doctor learned he was a skilled e-sports player, he tested him on a keyboard, and Xu Zifan couldn't keep up with the game's pace at all, even slower than a complete novice. But the most crucial problem was that the doctor couldn't find the cause of his illness. They speculated it was a side effect of electric shock, but couldn't think of a treatment. If it couldn't be cured, Xu Zifan would be essentially crippled!
The police contacted Xu Zifan's parents, notifying them to come to L County Hospital immediately. However, they asked if Xu Zifan was critically ill, and upon learning that he wasn't, they made excuses, saying they didn't have time to come at the moment. The police were so angry that they couldn't help but argue with them several times on the phone until Xu's father hung up.
Xu Zifan asked for a mobile phone. He had his own bank card with over 50,000 yuan in savings. Now that the government has opened a green channel to meet all the victim's requests, the police quickly contacted the local government to reissue his ID card and bank card, used his money to buy him the mobile phone he chose, and issued him a new card.
With the internet, Xu Zifan had more options. While resting alone in his hospital room, he would go online to check public opinion and discover that everyone already knew about the incident. He then deleted all the obscene videos and instead sent them, with the obscene and torture videos blurred out, to everyone in the L County police station and relevant government departments. He also sent the financial list he found in the principal's encrypted folder.
One list contained the semi-annual bonuses paid to the honorary principal, while the other was a record of bribes received since the school's founding. It's fair to say that everyone at this school had it too easy, leading the principal to become complacent and increasingly audacious, believing that simply encrypting and hiding the lists and videos would solve everything. He probably didn't expect anyone to suddenly obtain these documents; normally, he would receive bad news first and have ample time to deal with it.
Xu Zifan's arrival directly sent these messages to the highest national authorities, and the principal and those involved with him all fell this time!
Xu Zifan originally intended to select an upright official to submit the evidence, but later felt it unnecessary to go through so much trouble. In this situation, as long as the state received the evidence, it would treat it with utmost care. Sure enough, once sufficient evidence was sent, the state directly established a 20-person investigation team to conduct an in-person investigation in L County, and all departments in L County were required to fully cooperate.
The government's actions largely calmed public sentiment. People are now both furious at the school's cruelty and anxiously awaiting further developments. Meanwhile, the original player, having competed for so long and performed so well, already had a large fan base. After the incident, his fans actively organized a search, with over a hundred people participating, arriving in L County from all over the country in just one day!
They first went to the school to look for him, and after learning that Xu Zifan had been sent to the hospital, some of them burst into tears and rushed to the hospital to see him. There were too many of them, so the police intervened to stop them and maintain order. In order not to disturb other patients in the hospital, ten people were eventually selected as representatives to visit him in the ward.
Xu Zifan was pale, his lips were bloodless, and his exposed arms, neck and even face were covered with bruises. As soon as the fans entered the ward, they covered their mouths and cried!
"Qingfeng God"
"Are you Qingfeng the Great God? How... how did you become like this?" Liang Xiao, the organizer of this search and a die-hard fan of Qingfeng Xu Lai, rushed to the bedside, looking at Xu Zifan's injuries in disbelief. He was a twenty-six-year-old man, but he couldn't help but shed tears when he saw such a terrible sight.
Other fans gathered around the bed, asking with concern, "Qingfeng, how are you? Does it hurt a lot? What did the doctor say?"
Xu Zifan smiled at them and said, "I'm fine. Most of them are just superficial injuries. They'll heal after a while, so don't worry."
A sharp-eyed girl noticed that Xu Zifan's hand, which was resting on the blanket, was trembling slightly. She exclaimed in shock, "Master! What's wrong with your hand?!"
Xu Zifan paused for a moment, then raised his hand with a wry smile, saying with some regret, "It's a side effect of the electric shock, and it might take some time to treat." He lowered his head, then looked up and smiled again, reassuring him, "Don't worry, I'll get better. I'm confident."
The group finally broke down in tears. They were fans of Qingfeng Xulai, and they knew how well he played and how passionate he was about esports. They had all been hoping he would join the national team and reach the top rank, and now his hand was ruined like this! Why aren't those bastards who harmed him dead?!
Fearing they would become too emotional, the police persuaded them to go home. After obtaining Xu Zifan's permission, several fans took numerous photos and videos of him, which they then posted on the e-sports community, informing everyone that Xu Zifan's hand might be ruined. Everyone in the e-sports community knew how important hands were to them, and they empathized more deeply than anyone else, becoming furious and determined to seek justice for Xu Zifan.
The team captain who initially invited Xu Zifan to join the team also spoke out publicly, stating that Xu Zifan was a specially invited teammate who was to be trained and then compete in international competitions. Now that Xu Zifan has ended up like this, it is extremely heartbreaking. He called on all colleagues in the e-sports circle to severely condemn Xu Zifan's parents and the person in charge of the internet addiction treatment school.
Their team is the best in the country. The captain's appeal received support from all esports enthusiasts. They did everything they could to spread the news, letting everyone who doesn't understand esports know how much harm Xu Zifan suffered. Esports is not just playing games and being idle. Esports is a formal competition that can even earn a lot of money—more than some ignorant parents earn in a lifetime. Destroying an esports player's hand is equivalent to destroying their career and their future. Such behavior is unforgivable!
This incident quickly caused a huge uproar online! Xu Zifan's parents became synonymous with scumbag parents. The fact that a genius was ruined like this shocked everyone. He was so talented, so admirable, why was he destroyed into a useless person by his ignorant and cold-blooded parents? He was clearly an adult, an independent citizen, why could that school detain him and use electric shocks on him? What right does such a school have to exist? What is its purpose? Is it just a dumping ground for the children of scumbag parents?
These scumbag parents only gave their child life, but a child is born with the right to be a human being. What right do they have to abuse their child like this? Does the law protecting minors not work in this situation? Does the law only protect those little bastards who commit crimes?! And the police's indifference to domestic disputes—domestic violence, child abuse, neglect of the elderly, etc.—the police basically don't get involved in domestic matters; they just try to mediate.
While it's true that sometimes getting involved can backfire—for example, after helping an abusive wife arrest her husband, the wife might blame the police, and then the couple might reconcile, leaving the police with a wasted effort and criticism—there are also genuinely desperate families waiting for police assistance. Shouldn't we refrain from intervening in domestic disputes just because some people are mentally unstable? If children could sue their parents for abuse and sever ties, would so many children be victimized?
The online discussion was heated, and public anger reached its peak. The government also accelerated its investigation, hoping to close the case as soon as possible. Many parents of the trainees rushed to the scene after receiving the news. Some, having been foolishly deceived, hugged their children and wept, blaming themselves repeatedly, even hitting themselves in apology. Some trainees chose to forgive these parents, even though they had already suffered emotional trauma. They were willing to give their parents another chance, but the trust was gone, and no one knew how many years it would take to repair it. Perhaps they would never be able to get along like normal family members again.
Some students, however, were unable to quell their hatred and refused to forgive. Only seeing their parents' daily remorse could alleviate their resentment. The atmosphere between them and their parents was extremely tense, and their only wish was to stay away from their parents and never see them again for the rest of their lives.
Some parents are indifferent and irritable, their minds preoccupied with which school to send their children to now that this one is closed. Their children know who these parents are and stubbornly refuse to go with them, crying and screaming. The government, now handling this matter carefully, is naturally paying attention to these situations. The government has brought in mediators to resolve the conflicts. Some parents wrote guarantees, and their children reluctantly went with them. Other parents were uncooperative, and their children refused to leave, leaving them with no choice but to stay temporarily.
Besides these parents, some even held up banners and protested outside the government building, demanding that the government only arrest the perpetrators in the video and release the other school staff so the school could continue operating normally. They opposed closing the school, saying it was the best internet addiction treatment school in the country, extremely effective, and absolutely should not be closed for the sake of their children.
This is truly brain-dead. Netizens had nowhere to vent their anger, and after learning about this, many people came together, throwing rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, and dirty water at the brain-dead people, cursing them for having screws in their brains, and even taking pictures of them and posting them online, letting everyone see what brain-dead scum looks like.
Xu Zifan fueled the fire, helping them spread the word rapidly, and sent their actions and photos to their workplaces. Now they can forget about working; they've caused such serious negative impact. If the company still wants to employ them, it means the company is in serious trouble.
Are they inhuman? Besides, most people are of sound mind and would look down on such brainless behavior. These protesters are all in a sorry state, and almost all of them lost their jobs after escaping home, filled with regret.
At this point, Zhou Likai and his group finally arrived in the provincial capital with the seriously injured patients. They sat for a long time at the entrance of the government building, demanding justice. Now the whole country knew about this incident, and the provincial government had also sent people to L County to investigate, paying close attention to the development of the case. Seeing that Zhou Likai and his group dared not delay for a moment, they hurriedly sent the injured to the hospital for examination. Some of the seriously injured trainees were still unconscious, each one weaker than the last, and everyone who saw their injuries was shocked.
The incident was reported by reporters who rushed to the scene, and the medical conditions of the injured were also exposed. They were all victims of the school. If no evidence could be found on others, their injuries would be the most direct evidence! On the way there, Zhou Likai had discussed the matter with them many times and also asked kind-hearted people to understand the development of the situation online. When they went to the hospital to give statements to the police, each of them who was seriously injured took turns pointing to one or more instructors. No staff member of that school was left out; they were all perpetrators!
The severity of these injuries is heartbreaking, especially after Zhou Likai revealed his online esports username—a name he used to identify a moderately popular esports player a year ago—and his right hand was also crippled by electric shock! Another esports player has been murdered, further enraging the esports community and giving everyone a deeper understanding of what esports truly is. How many talents have these schools destroyed? Does the term "internet addiction" even exist?
Another teenage girl attempted suicide and remains extremely weak. She is the protagonist in the infirmary recording—the girl who was clearly critically ill but forced to vomit with water! Zhou Likai also said that the girl suffered all this because she stood up for others out of a sense of justice, which further fueled public outrage. Compassion, justice, and helping others are clearly virtues, aren't they? This school teaches its students to be ungrateful and selfish, clearly stifling all good qualities, turning children into soulless, mindless machines. Is this the meaning of such a school's existence? What gives them the right to exist?
Netizens then took further initiative to find all such schools across the country and post them online, and began working to find evidence of their crimes.
The time for the final explosion had come. Xu Zifan had hacked into all these types of schools. Of course, he didn't find much evidence, but he did manage to find some accidental recordings of abuse in the surveillance archives they had hastily deleted. That was enough. People were already suspicious of them, and now all it took was a little evidence to push them into the spotlight.
Xu Zifan went a step further, hacking into the electronic devices, communication records, and financial transaction records of all the principals of these schools, and sending all of this to the relevant national departments. They were soon invited for questioning.
Everyone knew a top hacker was behind it all, and netizens applauded, giving him the nickname "Invisible Hero." Since the Invisible Hero had gone this far, it would seem futile if the government didn't provide a satisfactory result, raising serious doubts about the government's capabilities. Therefore, the government took the matter seriously, launching a full-scale investigation and treating it as a major incident. In reality, if the government truly wants to accomplish something, there's nothing it can't do. The state apparatus is incredibly powerful; in just half a month, it gathered a wealth of evidence and apprehended all the perpetrators.
In the past two weeks, Xu Zifan's health had almost fully recovered. The team captain personally contacted him to inquire about his situation, saying that they would always reserve a spot for him and would definitely invite him to join the team as soon as his hand healed. Xu Zifan agreed without hesitation. Becoming an e-sports champion was the original owner's dream, and he also needed to stand at the pinnacle of e-sports to prove how ridiculous the so-called "internet addiction treatment" was. Now, every victim receives widespread social attention, and their words are analyzed one by one, but they will be forgotten sooner or later. Ten years from now, they might not even be able to find news about them now. Only by standing at a very high position will his words carry more weight and have a greater social impact.
Several large companies contacted Xu Zifan, wanting to purchase the copyright to his game. Some wanted to buy it outright, with their own teams updating the content; others, besides buying the copyright, also wanted to invite Xu Zifan to join their development teams, since his hands could no longer be used for esports, but he could still write code and develop games. One company was particularly sincere, not only inviting Xu Zifan to join their development team but also promising him a share of the game's profits.
Xu Zifan could start his own company, but he currently lacks funds. He has other plans that require a substantial amount of money, so he negotiated with the most sincere company, ultimately agreeing that the company would give him 15% of the profits, and he would not interfere with subsequent development or join the company team. This gave the company maximum freedom, which was essentially a win-win situation. The company was also concerned about whether he would still possess the talent to develop such excellent games after everything he had experienced. Some people have exceptional talent, but their performance is inconsistent. A good game is better handled by a stable and experienced large team. Therefore, the company reached an agreement with him, and both parties signed a contract.
The company officially announced the good news, and everyone cheered for Xu Zifan. Although people regretted his e-sports career, selling the copyright meant he would at least be financially secure for life, which was some consolation. At the same time, everyone was more concerned about the final outcome of the internet addiction treatment schools and what happened to all the students in those schools.
Xu Zifan has been discharged from the hospital. The hospital was unable to treat his hand and suggested he go to a major hospital in Beijing to see specialists in this field, both domestically and internationally. Xu Zifan has been persistent in his rehabilitation, and his perseverance has impressed the doctors. However, it's still too early to say whether he will fully recover.
Xu Zifan left L County, taking Zhou Likai and several students who were over eighteen and unwilling to return home, and went to Beijing to start an internet technology company using copyright fees. The students were all only teenagers; although many were indeed talented in computers, their abilities were...
Very few people are strong enough to support a company. Zhou Likai is one of them. Xu Zifan picked out two more from the trainees. The other company members are mature and high-quality employees that he poached from the industry with high salaries.
Starting a company was second nature to Xu Zifan, something he was intimately familiar with. His past was likely known nationwide, so his paperwork with various departments went smoothly, essentially giving him a fast track as long as he followed the law. After all, the matter wasn't over yet. If Xu Zifan succeeded and, with the government's help, established a positive image, it would have a significant calming effect on the situation. The public and the victims needed this initial reassurance. The government was even considering subsidies for the affected children to soothe everyone's anxieties. However, some of these children were minors, with guardianship in their parents' hands, so it was uncertain whether the subsidies would reach them. Therefore, this proposal had not yet been implemented.
Xu Zifan's rapid and successful establishment of his company was widely reported. He disregarded the government's opinion; this was the effect he desired. Xu Zifan also gave several interviews, talking about his rehabilitation, his confidence in the future, and encouraging others who had suffered harm to not give up, not to hurt themselves for unworthy people, and to live life to the fullest, more brilliantly than anyone else. He even told the cameras that all his students who had been hurt, or those who were simply desperate, could come to him, and he would give them hope.
He knew all the trainees had psychological issues. He saved them, but their hearts remained in hell. Xu Zifan wanted them to see him, to know that nothing is insurmountable, and that they too had the opportunity to live their own lives. Zhou Likai also appeared, saying, "So what if my hand is crippled? I'm working hard to practice with my left hand and feet. Just because my right hand is crippled doesn't mean I can't be an e-sports player. Even if I can only be an amateur, I'm willing to put in the effort. Besides, there's more than one path in life. Working for Xu Zifan now, as a company employee, is also my career."
He shared his experiences, letting everyone know how he had been abused and how desperate he had felt a year ago. But as long as he can think things through, let go, and maintain hope, he can still live a wonderful life.
Their interviews were incredibly timely. There was a 19-year-old boy who, after returning home, tied his parents up, deprived them of food and water, and gagged them, describing his experiences at school to them every day. He said he wanted to watch them die, and then he would commit suicide, sending the three of them to real hell together!
He was the suicide victim Xu Zifan had heard about in the infirmary, the trainee who swallowed laundry detergent and was forced to vomit bubbles after being given water. He was in even more pain than the girl who swallowed toothpaste, because all the instructors surrounded him and made fun of him for vomiting bubbles. No matter how much his stomach hurt, they deliberately and slowly poured water into his mouth just to see how funny it was to see him vomit bubbles. That memory fills him with hatred even for a second.
Just as his parents were about to faint from hunger, he suddenly saw an interview with Xu Zifan and Zhou Likai while browsing the internet. The sentence, "Don't hurt yourself for people who aren't worth it," made him break down and burst into tears. He had escaped with Zhou Likai, so he naturally knew that the person who led their escape and stirred up such a huge storm was Xu Zifan. The hacker known as the invisible hero was also Xu Zifan. He had deep gratitude and respect for Xu Zifan, and it could be said that Xu Zifan had become the person he admired most in his life.
Hearing Xu Zifan's words, he cried for a long, long time. Then he released his parents and said to them, "From now on, I am no longer your son, and you are not worthy to be my parents. We are now strangers, each going our own way. Don't let me see you again, or I don't know if I will kill you!"
He turned and left quickly, departing from the "home" where he grew up. He feared that if he stayed even a second longer, he might lose control and seek revenge! He kept repeating Xu Zifan's words in his mind. His life had already been half-ruined by those two scumbags; did he have to be completely ruined by them too? What right did they have? They didn't deserve it! He had a long life ahead of him; by leaving them and living his own life, he could still have his own future.
He used the little cash he had found at home to buy a train ticket and headed to Xu Zifan's company, filled with confusion and hope. There were many others like him. Online, Xu Zifan's grand promises were the subject of much discussion; some admired him, while others thought he was unrealistic. But he had indeed given many people hope once again, providing them with a place to go and a reason to stop themselves from committing acts of revenge. They believed they truly had a future!
The first thing Xu Zifan did after starting his company was to release ten incredibly addictive mini-games in one go. "Incredibly addictive" means that once you start playing, you can't stop. Players don't even know why they like them, but they just keep playing, just like the traveling frog, they just love them!
These were all developed by Xu Zifan in other worlds. Since they didn't exist in this world, he simply used them—they were all his own creations anyway. The company started making a profit shortly after opening! Although it wasn't much money yet, these were ten games; little by little, it added up, proving Xu Zifan's absolute ability in this field. It was entirely predictable how well his company would develop; he had become an absolute dark horse in the industry!
Those who had previously doubted his ability to maintain consistency and continue developing games fell silent. The company that bought his copyright was speechless, realizing that he had simply used the copyright to exchange for start-up capital, and they had even promised him a share of the profits—this guy was a complete swindler. This gradually turned everyone's sympathy for Xu Zifan into admiration. Xu Zifan didn't need anyone's sympathy; sympathy was meaningless. What he needed was for everyone to see that no matter how much he was hurt, he could still stand up. He wanted to be everyone's "hope" through his own actions.
Moreover, he needs to create an internet myth so that he can completely overturn the ridiculous idea of "internet addiction treatment"!
Xu Zifan brought the students who had come to him for help.
The staff were arranged to stay in dormitories in the suburbs of Beijing. These were several self-built small buildings that he rented, mostly four stories high. Each room was 20 square meters, which was just enough for four people to live in bunk beds. Each room had a small private bathroom, and there was a small space outside the bathroom door with a range hood, so they could cook with an induction cooker.
This is where many migrant workers in Beijing rent apartments; the rent is cheap, and they have all the necessary amenities, making it very convenient. Xu Zifan settled them here, visiting them once a week to encourage them, and having Zhou Likai take care of their affairs on a regular basis. After the company became profitable, he obtained a psychological counselor certificate and then spent a large sum of money hiring twenty truly skilled psychologists to open a sizable psychological counseling center.
He was preparing to help all the trainees. The government was supporting him in building a positive image, and knowing that he had indeed settled many trainees and planned to help them with psychological treatment, they immediately provided strong support and helped publicize the message, hoping that more trainees would know about it, receive psychological counseling, and avoid retaliatory crimes. However, seeing Xu Zifan's gradually emerging abilities, the government strongly suspected that he was the mastermind behind this incident. But firstly, there was no evidence, and secondly, although the incident had a negative impact, it had eradicated a social scourge and helped so many victims. There was no need to delve into whether Xu Zifan was a hidden hero or not; they decided to turn a blind eye.
It can be said that, under the intentional or unintentional influence of Xu Zifan and the government, this infuriating and tragic incident is gradually turning around. Those who deserve punishment should certainly be punished, but society needs positive energy. The correct solution is to genuinely help the victims and establish a positive image. The state has therefore allocated some funds to Xu Zifan to help settle the victims, but this time the state has also sent people to monitor him. Given his significant influence and the large number of followers he has gathered, if he intends to do anything wrong, the state will inevitably be the first to discover it.
The sentencing process is relatively lengthy. For the time being, everyone only knows that those beasts have been arrested; what crimes they will be convicted of is still unknown. Xu Zifan created a contact group containing victims from various internet addiction treatment centers. He had a complete list of everyone and asked people to contact them one by one. Some didn't want to join, wanting to live their own lives, which was normal; their parents probably wouldn't persecute them anymore. Many people joined. Some left home, while others stayed home and tormented each other with their parents. There were psychological counselors in the group who would talk to them individually and try their best to help them. For those who couldn't be contacted, Xu Zifan selected some relatively calm and stable students from among those who sought refuge with him, forming a small team to go and find them at their addresses to see what situation the unreachable victims were in.
If they are living a peaceful life, then so be it. But if they are still being persecuted, then immediately report it to the police and help them resolve their problems. There are too many practitioners, so this rescue process is not fast, but in their actions, they help as many as they can, which is better than doing nothing.
Xu Zifan's actions fall under the category of public welfare, generating absolutely no income. He simply established a charitable foundation, from which all funds are drawn, specifically to aid these persecuted children. The high-paid legal team he hired at his company is also always ready to represent these unfortunate individuals in lawsuits against their parents.
Six months passed. Xu Zifan's company developed a massive online game, making a fortune that fully supported his charitable foundation. He also sponsored many victims who were willing to learn to return to school and study diligently. He also started a training program, offering several professional courses to teach them specific skills. Having a skill in hand provides a foundation for future success, making them fearless wherever they go.
Over the past six months, his psychological counseling center has played a crucial role, guiding many victims out of their trauma and encouraging them to try to let go of the past and move on with their lives. The fact that those perpetrators have yet to be sentenced has also spurred more and more resilient students to testify against them. The students have mustered their courage, and many of their testimonies have become substantial evidence, significantly increasing its weight.
Finally, the principal, Dr. Yang, and several instructors confirmed to be involved in the deaths were sentenced to life imprisonment due to overwhelming evidence and egregious circumstances, with multiple charges combined. The honorary principals were sentenced to 10 years in prison. The remaining staff members were sentenced to five to eight years in prison due to numerous testimonies from the trainees.
The beasts are finally all in. Xu Zifan bought them a "prison package." He met with many powerful figures in the prison, gave money to their families, and asked them to take good care of those beasts. Evil people will be punished by other evil people; anything can happen in prison. They'll be in prison for many more years; whether they'll get out is uncertain, and even if they do, they might not be insane. They'll experience all the suffering the interns endured in prison.
The conviction of the wicked has, on the surface, brought this matter to a perfect close. The government has done everything it should and could do. It is impossible to perfect the law, such a major issue that affects the whole system, in a short time. However, at least there has been an event that makes people think. In the future, when the opportunity arises, it is still possible to improve the law. This requires the efforts of more people. Xu Zifan cannot take care of this aspect for the time being.
For now, all he can do is reassure those still worried about the victims' future, showing them that he is taking action and inspiring more people to help these victims. His legal team alone has sent over twenty scumbag parents to prison on charges of child abuse. Child abuse is a crime, punishable by two years; no one can escape it.