Duan Mingming was a little agitated, so he didn't understand what Xu Yun meant. Just as he was about to question Xu Yun, he was stopped by Chen Beiyuan.
Chen Beiyuan said to the local, "You do need to give us a reason. We need to judge if we can reduce your punishment based on your situation. This is a national treasure. Although you didn't know, you are already involved in the felony of stealing a national treasure."
Although Chen Beiyuan's words were a little harsh, the local didn't try to avoid it. He listened to Chen Beiyuan seriously.
The local knew that Chen Beiyuan was a leader, so there must be a reason behind his words. He wouldn't lie to him.
"I understand …" The local nodded. "I understand what you mean. I also know … I have to take responsibility for my mistakes. "
"I'm sorry! I really didn't know that I would implicate you so seriously! "Duan Mingming's blood rushed to his head." Captain Chen! Give him a chance! He really didn't know what was inside the box! Everything was planned by me. I was the one who used him! It really has nothing to do with him! "
"Shut up. You don't have the right to speak on this matter," Chen Beiyuan said with a glare.
Duan Mingming looked at Chen Beiyuan in confusion. "Do you really want an innocent person to pay for my mistakes? Captain Chen, do you really think this is fair? "
"Of course it's not fair! But all this unfairness started because of you! "Chen Beiyuan reprimanded.
"But I've already confessed! I've already brought you all here! Since there's no problem with the beast head, you can just punish me! "Duan Mingming was already in tears.
The local was much calmer than before. He looked at Duan Mingming. "Little Duan, I know you are a good kid … but you have to take responsibility for your foolish actions. Whether or not I knew this thing was valuable, I shouldn't have agreed to do it. I was wrong."
Xu Yun said calmly, "Uncle, you have a high level of self-awareness. I admire you. "
"I'm a person who made mistakes. I'm not worthy of admiration." The local shook his head. "Since you asked me why I did it, I'll tell you the truth."
"I'd like to hear the details," Xu Yun said.
The local elder sighed. "My ancestors have been living in this place for more than ten generations. We don't have much culture, and we don't have any ideals … Later, President Zhang of Sky Entertainment Corporation arranged for people to build a school in the center of our poor county. That was how my son got the chance to go to school."
Hearing this, Xu Yun was stunned.
Lin Ge also looked at Xu Yun with a look of surprise. This was really a bit of a coincidence.
President Zhang of Sky Entertainment Group was obviously talking about Zhang Taisui!
"Because of Mr. Zhang's Hope School, many young people here have the opportunity to learn cultural knowledge. My son is one of the beneficiaries." The local fellow said, "I told him that the opportunity to learn was not easy to come by. This was an opportunity that was exchanged with the accumulated good karma of our ancestors over several lifetimes. Therefore, he studied very seriously and finished the middle school entrance exam with full marks … "
At this point, he choked up.
"But my family didn't have any money. Hope School was compulsory. If he wanted to go to high school, he would have to spend money. He also had to live on campus … He had to go to the high school in the city." The local fellow continued, "We had no choice but to give up. But … I didn't expect the principal of the high school in the city to find out about this. He personally came to my house and said that it would be a pity if he didn't go to school with his good grades."
"This is a good principal. Our Hua Xia needs a principal like this, not those scumbag principals who use the school quota to secretly collect high prices and red packets." Xu Yun silently praised the principal in his heart.
"Yes, he really is a good principal. He said that the government would take care of my son's tuition, accommodation, and living expenses … In fact, I later found out that all of this was paid for by the principal with his own money!" The local fellow sighed. "Good people live a peaceful life …"
Chen Beiyuan had actually heard of this story, but he didn't understand what this story had to do with his promise to Duan Mingming to steal the beast's head.
"My son didn't disappoint the principal. He got into the best university in our province with excellent grades!" The local fellow said, "The principal also said that if he wasn't born here, but in a big city like Yanjing, he could've gone straight to Yanjing University! I really didn't even dare to think about it. Yanjing University! Isn't that the best university in the world? "
In the eyes of an "ignorant" farmer, Yanjing University was really the best university in the world. This was because they didn't know what Harvard University was, or what MIT was, or what Berkeley was, or what Stanford was, or what Oxford and Cambridge were!
They only knew Yanjing University! Huaqing University! That was the highest institution of learning for god-level existences!
Therefore, he was extremely proud of his son.
"Is he still in school now?" Xu Yun asked.
The local fellow nodded. "He's in his fourth year … He's about to graduate …"
At this point, the local fellow actually cried.
Just as everyone was puzzled, the local fellow told them the reason why he wanted the ten thousand yuan!
"He's about to graduate, but … but he told me … he's sick." The local fellow helplessly lowered his head. "Kidney failure … He said that to cure it, it would require at least a hundred thousand yuan … A hundred thousand yuan … He earned some money during his school days, but he used it to pay for his school fees and living expenses. I … with my situation, where can I give him a hundred thousand yuan?"
Everyone fell into silence.
"Later, he said that he didn't want treatment." The local fellow said, "But … but if he doesn't get treatment, he'll die! If he dies … wouldn't he have studied in this university for nothing?! Everything that his principal had done for him would be wasted! Because he hasn't made any contributions to the country or society! If he dies, he'll be letting down all the people who helped him in this world!! He can't die! At the very least, he has to give back to society for their help and the country's education before he can die! "
Every one of these words was like a sharp knife!
Xu Yun felt a stabbing pain in his heart. This was really a great tragedy! The country's medical system was really pitiful. Was it really that difficult to completely change the problem of medical treatment? Should people who didn't have money die of illness?
He still remembered that before the National Assembly in 2010, a drug dealer named Zong Licheng had said that if the medical reform was successful, it would be a tragedy for the entire country! Why hasn't this idiot been executed yet?
There was also the former spokesperson of the Ministry of Education, the current president of the Chinese Literature Publishing House, Wang Xuming. He said that education was like buying clothes. If you can't afford it, don't buy it. He said that the media calling for aid for poor children was ignorant. He said that if you don't have money, don't accept higher education.
Was this kind of person worthy of being the spokesperson of the Ministry of Education?
He wasn't!
Medical treatment and education had to be equal! Other inequalities didn't matter, but medical treatment and education had to be equal! If the country wanted to progress, if the human society wanted to progress, education had to be equal!
Education was the future of the country. Whether it was the country or an individual, public schools shouldn't earn money from education! Medical treatment was the basic guarantee of human rights. If the American Empire didn't slander Hua Xia for having no human rights, medical treatment should be liberalized! People couldn't die of illness because they didn't have money for treatment! That would be the greatest tragedy of human civilization.
The local fellow spoke again, "I told him that he couldn't give up on treatment … I would think of a way … My son told me that he needed at least 20,000 yuan to not give up on treatment. He worked part-time and earned 10,000 yuan for education and training. He still needed another 10,000 yuan … I said I would think of a way … Then, I came across this opportunity, so I … I … I deserve to die!"
Speaking up to this point, the fellow fellow sobbed again.
He wasn't crying for himself. He was crying because he couldn't raise money for his son's treatment. If his son died, he would really let down those who had helped him.
This was the reason why he was crying so hard.
"I really don't know what I should do." The local fellow said, "I was blinded by greed. I let down my son … I let down those who had helped him."
Xu Yun nodded, "Alright, I know your situation. Leave your son's illness to me. You don't have to worry about the money."
The local fellow was dumbfounded. He thought he had heard wrongly.
"As for your crime, I'll leave it to Captain Chen to decide. This situation is special. I believe Captain Chen will definitely give a reasonable punishment." After Xu Yun said that, he looked at Chen Beiyuan and smiled.
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