"Forget it. Let's wait until the police find out the truth," Qin Mu thought. In the end, he didn't dwell on it anymore.

Old Song hadn't clearly heard what the group was discussing and couldn't determine the true circumstances of the incident. All one could say was that the two girls walking their dog without a leash, coupled with their act of leaving afterward, was truly disheartening.

「Mountain and Water Garden District.」

「9 P.M.」

After dinner, Qin Mu took out his phone. Feeling bored, he browsed the Study Law Alliance Forum and registered an anonymous account, having a pleasant interaction with the netizens there. This forum is quite interesting, he thought.

He was about to play a couple of games to unwind when he received a message from Qing Lan.

"Up, I heard about a drowning case in your city related to a dog rescue. Do you know what happened?"

Qin Mu was startled and replied, "You found out so quickly?"

A few seconds later, Qing Lan quickly replied, "It's all over the internet now; everyone's discussing it. I just found out after watching a video."

Qin Mu frowned and hurriedly searched the internet.

Sure enough, every platform and news outlet was publishing reports related to the incident. There were quite a few related videos on Little Station as well, all recounting the incident where two girls called for help, ultimately leading to a boy's drowning.

And the narratives of these videos varied. Some versions claimed that the girls were shouting for help, which made the boy mistakenly believe someone was drowning, prompting him to jump into the river. Some versions claimed that the dog-walking girls were calling for help for their "sister," sending the wrong message. Some versions said the dog-walking girls were helping with the rescue after the boy fell into the water. Some versions said the girls left after finding the dog...

There were various versions. Although these were only differences in detail, such details could significantly alter the perception of the entire event.

After seeing these videos, Qing Lan didn't dare to comment recklessly. One had to wait for the investigation results to be released to know the truth of the incident. However, driven by curiosity, she still couldn't resist contacting Qin Mu.

"Up, it seems the incident happened near the nursing home. Were there any eyewitnesses or anything?"

Qing Lan's gossiping spirit was once again ignited.

"An elderly resident from the nursing home did witness the incident but wasn't clear about the specifics," Qin Mu replied after a brief thought.

This incident... also clearly showed that society hasn't grown cold yet. At crucial moments, there are always people who will step forward, Qin Mu mused. It's just that... jumping into the river to save a dog, no matter how you look at it, feels rather troubling.

"Then... does this count as an act of bravery?"

Minutes later, Qing Lan sent another message, full of doubt.

Without even thinking, Qin Mu immediately replied, "Of course it does!"

Legally, an 'act of bravery' is defined as an action where an individual, disregarding their own safety, confronts illegal or criminal acts, or engages in rescue efforts during emergencies, disasters, or to save lives, thereby protecting the personal and property safety of others.

Whether the boy knew he was "saving a person" or "saving a dog," it constituted an act of bravery. Knowing he was saving a person and jumping into the river was to protect the personal safety of others. Knowing he was saving a dog and jumping into the river was to protect the property safety of others.

Therefore, regardless of the circumstances, this constituted an act of bravery!

「At the same time.」

「Jin City.」

「In a certain residential complex.」

Yan Jiayu and her best friend Liu Die were sitting on the couch, watching television.

On TV, a local news program was being broadcast: "Today at 4 P.M., a young man under 17 in our city, after hearing someone's cry for help, jumped into the river to save them but unfortunately drowned..."

The two of them swallowed hard as they watched the news. They were, in fact, the individuals involved in that afternoon's incident.

That afternoon, they had gone out to walk their dog, habitually without a leash. As a result, the playful dog accidentally fell into the river. They were extremely anxious, calling out for help everywhere. Finally, two high school students responded. One was about six-foot-three, while the other, around five-foot-seven, had a heavier build.

They thought they saw hope.

But then...

"How were we supposed to know he couldn't swim? If he couldn't swim, he should have just stayed on the shore instead of going into the water himself," Liu Die pouted, her expression awful.

Thinking back on the scene during the day, they were still quite scared. The taller one swam a few meters after getting into the river... then sank straight down. All they could do at that moment was scream. The other high school student ran along the bank in pursuit, but there was no way for him to perform a rescue.

And before long, the dog climbed out of the river on its own, and they hastily left the scene.

"Jiayu, if we just ran off like that... will we get into trouble?" Liu Die then asked, unable to stop herself from looking at her best friend, Yan Jiayu.

The two of them were just ordinary office workers who rented an apartment together in Jin City. The main reason they left was that they had work the next day. If they got involved in this incident, they would lose a day's salary.

"It should be fine," Yan Jiayu replied after a moment's thought, speaking seriously. "I've been following an 'Up' recently and have learned a lot of legal knowledge from him."

"This sort of thing is considered the student's voluntary assumption of risk; it has nothing to do with us. We only asked for his help because he looked tall and we assumed he could swim. He could have absolutely refused..."

After the initial panic, she gradually calmed down and began to analyze the situation with the knowledge she possessed.

Compared to Liu Die, she was a bit more composed.

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