The Scumbag Alpha's Plan to Save the Female Lead - Chapter 20

Chapter 20

In truth, Zhi Qiu didn’t hold any evidence that could be fatal to Fu Jinyan, but that’s how rumors work: one tells ten, ten tells a hundred. As long as one person believes it, a hundred or a million will follow suit.

After all, people only believe what they want to believe. An innocent person would struggle to defend themselves, let alone—

Fu Jinyan was not innocent to begin with.

“What’s going on? Isn’t the student on stage Bai Zimo, a special enrollment student at North-Anderson? How did he get involved with Fu Jinyan?”

“When I was at North-Anderson, I heard that Fu Jinyan often coerced Omegas at the school and would settle it with money later. Bai Zimo must also be one of the victims!”

“Fu Jinyan has always prided himself on being virtuous, but I never expected him to be this kind of person behind the scenes. The Fu family is one of the initiators of AO equality. Now that the policy is being vigorously implemented in the Federation, let’s see how he gets out of this one.”

Personnel quickly checked the outer chamber’s electrical circuits. Everything was normal, with no short circuits. After a thorough inspection, they found it was just a tripped breaker. A simple flip of the switch restored the power.

After Director Fu dispatched his people, the hall quickly brightened up. Seeing that the crowd’s attention had begun to waver, the boy on the stage cried even more pitifully.

His voice was melodious, almost like an opera singer, constantly lamenting the terrible abuse he had suffered.

“Since enrollment, I’ve considered Fu Jinyan a friend, but who knew he would force me… to do that kind of thing? When I refused, he beat me. Look!”

As he spoke, the boy, whose face was stained with tears, suddenly lifted his shirt, revealing large patches of bruises.

The Omega completely abandoned all self-image, seemingly believing that by self-destruction, he could prove the immense humiliation he had truly suffered.

See no evil.

Some Alphas silently turned their backs.

The boy’s self-destructive accusation had already caused an uproar, but his subsequent words sparked even greater indignation among the crowd.

“Fu Jinyan told me more than once that Omegas are weak, lack talent, and their only merit is their beauty, that they are born only to be Alpha playthings!”

“It’s me today, but who will it be tomorrow? How many Omegas will be forced and humiliated? This is the audio I secretly recorded. I ask Fu Jinyan to give me an explanation, and an explanation to all Omegas!”

The person recording sounded rushed.

The audio quality was not clear, but the voice could vaguely be identified.

The man speaking in the tape had an arrogant tone, constantly ridiculing the uselessness of Omegas and brazenly expressing his prejudice.

“Omegas should just stay home and have children. Coming out and showing their faces only causes trouble for companies. The first thing I’ll do when I inherit the Fu family is fire all Omega employees. For the sake of a lousy policy, my company has to grant so many maternity leaves every year. These freeloaders have been eating the company’s rice for so many years but haven’t created any value. If you ask me, Betas are better: low wages and low benefits, best suited to be labor for the company. There’s no need to hire Omegas; it’s a waste of time and money!”

The topic of gender has always been a traffic magnet in every era, easily provoking the anger of a group, and the highly advanced intergalactic era was no exception.

Among today’s guests, many Omegas had reached their current positions through hard work. The words in the recording undoubtedly incited the anger of a community. Even some Betas expressed dissatisfaction, as the low treatment of Betas and their lack of Federal legal protection was a stark reality.

A female Omega who was a news reporter stood up, walked to the first row, and began taking pictures with her camera.

She photographed the images flashing on the screen, the horrifying bruises on the boy, and the ugly capitalistic face of the protagonist of the incident—Fu Jinyan.

The reporter was named Wen Wan. True to her name, she had a gentle, quiet, and completely unaggressive face.

She was an Omega from a modest family background, and her current success was entirely due to her keen eye for hot topics.

She took out her portable microphone and presented it to Director Fu. With the uncompromising attitude of a reporter determined to get answers, she began a series of questions.

“Mr. Fu Fu, you personally founded the Fu Group and are one of the initiators of AO equality. Now, your hand-picked heir to the Fu family so blatantly discriminates against Omegas. How do you view your son’s words?”

Director Fu pushed her hand away and moved to leave. Wen Wan quickly followed, questioning loudly: “Given the Fu Group’s severe prejudice against Omegas, are you not afraid that Omegas will lose faith in the Fu Group, leading to the complete loss of the Omega market? Sir, please answer my question, sir…”

The crowd stirred.

In the chaos, someone stood up and shouted: “We ask the Fu family to provide an explanation for us Betas!”

Following suit, several timid individuals, as if having made up their minds, also shouted: “Please provide an explanation for the Omegas!”

“Please provide an explanation for the Omegas and Betas!”

Director Fu’s face was dark. At his signal, the Fu family’s bodyguard team sprang into action.

Several strong Betas in black uniforms, adhering to Federal regulations, began forcefully escorting the distinguished guests from their seats. A few remained, rushing forward to roughly apprehend the weeping man on the stage.

His wrists were held behind his back. Omegas were inherently weaker. Bai Zimo looked panicked, momentarily forgetting to cry. He looked around helplessly, his gaze finally turning to the person in the wheelchair for help.

Ignoring the astonishment of others, Zhi Qiu stepped forward, blocking the bodyguards who intended to take the person away immediately.

She abruptly pulled the person over, seized his wrist, and without a word, tossed him to Shang Wu, who was guarding the side.

Zhi Qiu looked at the patriarch of the Fu family, who could barely contain his anger, and slowly spoke: “Coercing an Omega is a serious crime under Federal law, punishable by five years in prison. If you add private detention and illegal restriction of the victim’s personal safety, the sentence will be more than five years. I’m a kind-hearted person who likes to do good deeds, and I can’t bear to see Brother Fu make one mistake after another. Uncle Fu, please don’t blame me.”

Don’t hit a smiling person.

The girl’s smile was pleasant, and her words were not without reason. Director Fu, clutching his aching head, thought for a moment and conceded: “Forget it, let him go. Once I clarify the matter thoroughly, I will find the person, even if they are at the ends of the earth.”

Zhi Qiu was satisfied and smiled slightly, instructing Shang Wu: “First, take Mr. Bai to the hospital to check his injuries. As for later…”

The clear voice paused for a moment.

Fu Jinyan’s face was pitch black, and his lips were pale, but he stood ramrod straight, refusing to let anyone laugh at him. His eyes were fixed on the figure in the wheelchair, unwilling to let her out of his sight for a moment.

Fu Jinyan knew he had been set up.

Under intense resentment, he saw the girl in the wheelchair look at him with a smiling gaze. Her crimson lips spoke each word gently, yet each word stabbed him like a sharp knife in the chest.

“After that, just file an appeal to the Federal court for handling.”

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