"I've heard that a lawsuit costs tens of thousands, and if it involves compensation, it might cost even more."

"If we go to court, neither you nor I can work, and it will waste so many days."

"We can't afford to sue..."

"And those netizens are cursing us so harshly. We did a good deed, so were we really wrong? I wonder how they'll feel when they get robbed and no one helps them..." She choked up, finally venting all the emotions she had suppressed over the past few days.

After the incident occurred, besides initially blaming Liang Chengbin, she never again faulted him for his act of courage. When she had married him, it was his honesty and warm-heartedness she valued. But the online criticism directed at them was truly horrible, making her doubt whether her husband should have helped at all.

Liang Chengbin opened his mouth, wanting to comfort his wife again, but he didn't know what to say.

Poverty makes many aspects of a marriage sorrowful.

At this moment, any comforting words seemed utterly pale and powerless.

Although they weren't highly educated, they neither stole nor robbed. They hoped to change their lives through their own labor and allow their child to receive an advanced education and study well. Who could have foreseen this ordeal?

"Qin Mu has arranged for a few of us to go to a law firm tomorrow to discuss this properly," Liang Chengbin sighed, his gaze flickering for a moment.

In the call just now, Qin Mu had told him not to worry about the legal fees. He planned to gather the four of them tomorrow to consult a lawyer about the case.

「The nursing home.」

After contacting the other three, Qin Mu hung up the phone.

This case had very broad implications; he wasn't the only defendant. Therefore, he needed to hire a specialized lawyer.

As for Wang Dachui, he had been taking leave recently, saying he was trying to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend, and really didn't have time for a lawsuit.

Ultimately, Qin Mu decided to try contacting Zhang Wei and ask for his help with the defense. After all, Zhang Wei was one of only two lawyers he knew. His foundation in criminal law was solid, his expertise was sound, and he was entirely trustworthy.

Subsequently, he dialed Zhang Wei's law firm.

"You're being sued?" On the phone, Zhang Wei, after hearing the purpose of Qin Mu's call, asked in disbelief, "Someone actually dared to sue you?"

Qin Mu's mouth twitched. He briefly explained the case.

Zhang Wei, after listening, was quite infuriated and readily agreed to take on the case. The two had fought many court cases together and knew each other very well. In the criminal cases Qin Mu had filed, except for some particularly outrageous ones, Zhang Wei had generally helped get sentences reduced. Zhang Wei was quite looking forward to their collaboration this time.

"Then tomorrow, I'll bring the others to your firm to discuss the case," Qin Mu nodded and hung up the phone.

Upon receiving a court summons, the first step is to find a lawyer. A reliable lawyer can save a lot of trouble.

This case… what he needed to do wasn't sentence mitigation, but an innocence defense! He had to defeat the opponent completely, from both a moral and legal standpoint!

Subsequently, during his free time at work, he took out his phone again, monitoring the situation with netizens on other platforms.

The number of people condemning, criticizing, and vilifying them was increasing. A rough estimate showed that the number of people who met the criteria for being sued already exceeded two thousand.

The video was constantly being shared and spread, its viewership continuing to rise. All sorts of backstabbing comments made his blood pressure rise every time he read them.

Such things… If it were about someone else, he might not be so infuriated. But when it happened to him, the feeling was extremely potent.

When the entire internet, your surroundings, relatives, and idle gossip all point fingers at you… some people genuinely might entertain thoughts of suicide.

So-called empathy and seeing things from another's perspective are easy words for those who aren't suffering themselves. Those who have never experienced it themselves will never understand the feelings of the person involved.

"Sue! Don't let a single one off!"

He took a deep breath. After reading the comments, Qin Mu reaffirmed this decision.

Suing everyone online would be extremely costly. But even if he had to borrow or raise money, he had to teach these people a lesson!

They think sympathizing with the victim makes them angels of justice, little knowing that for the other party, cyberbullying is simply invisibly lethal!

A few days earlier, he had even seen a news piece online. A woman, dozens of kilometers away, made dozens of bento boxes for her father in the hospital and asked a delivery driver to deliver them. Unaware that the journey was too arduous, she initially gave the delivery driver only 200 yuan. Later, realizing the delivery driver had spent a full six hours on the delivery, she hurriedly offered an additional 200 yuan, but the delivery driver refused to take it.

However, once netizens learned about this, they condemned her, arguing that 200 yuan couldn't possibly be enough. They also spoke lightly as unaffected observers, saying they would have given at least 500 themselves. No matter how the woman explained, the netizens consistently felt she had acted improperly and unanimously sided with the delivery driver who hadn't spoken out. The woman tried to explain the reasons to the netizens multiple times, but none of them listened.

Ultimately, the woman jumped from a building that very day; resuscitation efforts were futile, and she died.

To others, this incident might seem trivial, but what the person involved endured was endless pressure and pain.

And after the tragedy occurred, those who had participated in the cyberbullying would probably just casually remark, 'This person's mental fortitude was really weak.' They would feel no guilt whatsoever, nor would they think the incident had anything to do with them.

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