Stronger Every Time I Die
Hadn't this matter already ended? Hadn't they set a rule to let the younger generation join? He himself had agreed to it later. So why bring it up again now? Under the crowd's tense and confused stares, Solivair went on. "But today, I found someone who also wants to reunite with his young ones. But his son abandoned him! Left him to wander the streets, begging for a living!" Solivair said this while looking at Arthur with interest. Arthur's heart jolted! A bad feeling grew stronger. Seeing Solivair's mocking gaze, Arthur seemed to realize something. When the crowd heard Solivair's words, their eyes filled with anger. Arthur thought to himself, most people here are successful elders over fifty who had worked hard all their lives. They all have their own children. At their age, the last thing they want is unfilial children. The crowd all shouted, "But to abandon one's own father, leaving him to beg on the streets, that wasn't just unfilial! It was heartless!!!" Seeing the crowd's emotions stirred up, Solivair smiled with satisfaction as he thought, it was worth waiting all day and going through the trouble to bring him here. Solivair continued. "Many of you have children. This heartless, inhuman behavior, I believe everyone here hates it, right?" As Solivair finished, the crowd below agreed loudly. They naturally hated such behavior. Though they didn't know the full story, the speaker was Solivair! That alone made it worth supporting! Solivair was pleased with the crowd's agreement. His face turned serious, and his tone shifted to hatred. "But! This terrible thing is happening right here among us!" he said. "This makes me furious! As a son, he enjoys feasts at Evergrand City's top banquets, doing his social thing. But he cruelly abandoned his own biological father! Left him to wander the streets! In tattered clothes! Begging for food, starving one meal and full the next!!" he added. When Solivair's words landed, the whole hall erupted! Everyone widened their eyes in shock. This was really happening to someone here? At first, they wondered why Solivair brought this up out of nowhere. But it turned out the story's main character was one of them. The crowd's eyes turned to Arthur! Solivair thought to himself, Arthur being accepted as a special student by Mr. Hugo had caused a stir in Evergrand City! For years, everyone there wanted their kids to study under Mr. Hugo. But Mr. Hugo picked students by his own judgment. Even Ryder's daughter, Mia, had to pass tests to join him. Yet Arthur was specially recruited! When they learned this, it shocked Evergrand City's top social circle. Naturally, they had dug into Arthur's background and past events. Over time, they hadn't paid much attention to what happened to Arthur's father. They never thought he'd fallen so low. People had their own opinions about his situation. What he did to Arthur as a kid was too much. But now, Arthur had a big company and plenty of money, yet he let his father beg to survive. That was too harsh for a son. Especially for elders with grown kids. People side with their own kind. By age and status, they leaned toward Arthur's father, John! Everyone saw Solivair get embarrassed by Arthur earlier. Now that Solivair brought this up, it was hard to believe it wasn't about Arthur. Sure enough, after Solivair spoke, a man in tattered clothes with a full beard stepped out from behind the stage! His hair was so long it covered his eyes. His clothes were dirty and ragged. His shoes were torn, with filthy toes sticking out. No one could see his face clearly, but as he appeared, a bad smell hit them. Everyone covered their noses in disgust. Beside him was another person! Helping him walk out slowly from backstage! The moment Arthur saw his face, his eyes widened!
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