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The cause of Bai Xue’s death quickly blew up online.

Many netizens claiming to be Bai Xue’s classmates came forward to share little stories about their time with her.

Some said she had an excellent temperament and didn’t act like a spoiled princess at all.

Some said she was stunningly beautiful in person—a very charming and noble female.

Some said Bai Xue got excellent grades in school, respected her teachers, and cared for her classmates.

In short, after her death, the whole world began to mourn her.

Even the fact that she had repeatedly caused trouble at Bai Su’s restaurant was glossed over.

A flood of posts from marketing accounts painted her as a young, beautiful, kind, and lovely Lion Rabbit female—an angel full of hope for the future.

Beneath the posts of these various marketing accounts, netizens were filled with righteous indignation, their emotions running high.

[A noble female born with a silver spoon in her mouth... I can’t even imagine how scared she must have been before she died.]

[Rabbit Beastman females are naturally timid. To have her uterus carved out before she died... the killer is too brutal!]

[Oh my god, since the news broke, I’ve cried my eyes out. The things Bai Xue must have suffered before her death...]

[Females are the treasures of our country, beings that are meant to be protected! Who could be so audacious! If they don’t catch this killer, I’m not fucking paying my taxes! What’s the point of supporting these good-for-nothing Federation wastes?]

[Yeah! We strongly demand the Federation solve this case immediately and bring the killer to justice!]

[If we stand by and watch coldly today, who will stand up for us when it’s our turn tomorrow? We can’t let the hype on this die down!]

The netizens were unprecedentedly united, spamming these repetitive comments under every video to keep fanning the flames.

For so many paid posters to suddenly appear in such a short time, it was impossible that no one was steering the narrative.

The fact that Bai Xue’s death was leaked in the first place was suspicious.

The International Alliance had always operated with a low profile, preferring to bury social incidents like this deep, to show all nations just how peaceful the world was under their coordination.

Naturally, Lu Tingyan’s side wouldn’t have leaked it themselves either.

And besides the International Alliance and Lu Tingyan’s side, the only other party that knew of Bai Xue’s death was the Medical Alliance.

Outside the hospital room, a now-awake Bai Ruyan started causing a scene. "Bai Su, you get out here!"

"Did you kill my Xue’er?!"

"She’s just a child! So she threw a little tantrum in your restaurant? You already had her locked up for so long, but you still had to kill her!"

"Bai Su! You black-hearted, ungrateful wretch!"

"Get out here! With a heart so cruel, are you actually afraid to face me, your father?!"

"Xue’er... my Xue’er..."

Bai Ruyan threw a fit outside, rolling on the ground and making a scene.

Fortunately, Lu Tingyan had sealed off and cleared the entire floor, so Bai Ruyan’s commotion wasn’t heard by anyone else.

Yodel called some people over, but they didn’t seize Bai Ruyan. Instead, they arrested Bai Rongrong, who was standing to the side shedding crocodile tears.

Bai Rongrong was dumbfounded. "Why are you arresting me? I... I wasn’t causing trouble."

She subconsciously glanced at Bai Ruyan, who was still rolling on the floor throwing a tantrum, wanting to remind them that someone else was the troublemaker.

Seeing this, Bai Ruyan and Bai Jiayue were also startled.

’If I’m not mistaken, these Wolf Beastman special police are Lu Tingyan’s elite troops, aren’t they?’

’They only show up for major missions.’

’What are they doing here arresting people?’

Bai Ruyan sniffled and sheepishly climbed to his feet.

But the officers only took Bai Rongrong away, not even sparing a glance for Bai Ruyan and Bai Jiayue.

Inside the hospital room, the Yan Family had already finished visiting Bai Su and gone home early.

With such a major case of a female being tortured and killed in the Federation, the Yan Family, who was in charge of the city’s public security, naturally had to go back and assess the situation.

When Bai Ruyan saw them take Bai Rongrong away, he became even more furious after a moment of realization.

He blamed everything on Bai Su.

’How could Lu Tingyan arrest a little-known female like Bai Rongrong for no reason?’

’The only explanation is that Bai Su said something to Lu Tingyan to stir up trouble.’

The Bai family only had so many of the younger generation. The most outstanding one, Bai Xue, was already dead, and now even Bai Rongrong, whom he had brought with him, was being taken away.

Bai Ruyan had never seen a member of the Bai Family suffer such a huge grievance outside. Rage instantly surged in his heart, and he stormed into the hospital room. "Bai Su! You ungrateful wretch, what the hell are you trying to do?"

"Now that you’ve climbed the social ladder, you’re starting to look down on the Bai family, is that it?"

"Without the Bai family, what do you think you are?"

"If it weren’t for the Bai family, would you be where you are today?"

"Without me, there would be no you!"

"Instead of being filial to your father and caring for your sister, you act so viciously!"

"How far do you think you can get on your own? Once you’ve climbed up, you should give back to the Bai family! You should be helping your sisters, letting them share in your glory, so the Bai family can grow stronger!"

"You really deserved to be exiled back then. You’ve always been petty and classless, ever since you were a child. You’re still the same now—so short-sighted, only seeing the benefits right in front of you!"

"You idiot! You don’t support your younger siblings in the family. Even if you’re given glory, you won’t enjoy it for long. Sooner or later, you’ll fall back into the mud!"

Driven mad by Bai Xue’s death, Bai Su’s father wracked his brains to hurl every vicious word he could think of at her.

Just then, the two little cubs returned from outside, holding a thermos. Seeing the scene, their faces instantly darkened. They rushed over and shoved Bai Ruyan away. "Don’t you dare scold our mom!"

Bai Xiaolang nearly clawed him to death.

Bai Su laughed in anger.

She normally couldn’t be bothered to argue with the Bai Family.

’After all, the Bai Family is the original owner’s family. They don’t have a damn thing to do with me.’

But Bai Ruyan’s disgusting words were almost identical to what her father had said back then!

Back then, when she had opened her restaurant, earned her first pot of gold, and was starting her second franchise location, her father had shown up just like this, demanding she hand over all the shares of the chain to her younger sister.

They had righteously claimed that one person couldn’t last long fighting alone. Only by helping her sister, supporting each other, and growing together could she truly make big money.

Of course, she had refused at the time.

Her parents had thrown every kind of tantrum, even threatening to kill themselves, causing a huge uproar throughout the entire village.

Everyone came to know that the Bai family had an unfilial elder daughter who, after making some money, disowned her parents and sister, looked down on everyone, and went off to the big city to be a big shot.

Her aunts, uncles, and even her grandparents took turns bombarding her with phone calls. Most would start with a few pleasantries, asking how she was, before launching into a tirade about her faults.

They lorded their seniority over her, lecturing her on how to do things from the position of "someone who has been there."

But they had forgotten that all Bai Su had ever wanted in the beginning was for her parents to give her a little more attention and love.

Bai Su still remembered earning her first five hundred thousand. When she returned to the village at the end of the year, she had excitedly planned to take her parents to the southern coast to celebrate the New Year.

She had planned out the train tickets, created a travel itinerary and shopping routes, and even specifically designed a slow-paced tour, considering their physical condition wasn’t the best.

They had readily agreed to everything.

But just as she was about to book the flights and hotels, her father sighed and said, "Ai, you’re enjoying the good life now that you’ve made money. But your poor sister... she doesn’t even have money for food lately."