Chapter 117: Being Given Special Treatment

Xiao Yuchun searched online for that company's information, then asked puzzled: "Dad, why do you want to acquire that company?"

"Naturally, to make money." Xiao Ming replied.

"That's right." Xiao Yuchun nodded. That's right, her father is a businessman, so naturally everything starts with making money.

Besides acquiring Airline Technology Company, another post about Xiao Ming spread wildly online.

The popularity of this news was almost as high as the earlier news that Xiao Ming was AT Company's biggest shareholder; the heat was extremely high.

The post's general content was that, in the amusement park accident that stirred public sentiment in Anjin City, a scene appeared where, in the face of disaster, rescue personnel first saved the wealthy, then ordinary people.

The incident started when a woman posted a video online; in the video, she said her son was in that accident, and because he wasn't rescued in time, he suffered excessive oxygen deprivation, leading to paralysis.

He will never be able to walk on the ground again in this lifetime.

The woman said many things in the video; the main point was basically that her son was treated differently by the rescue team, and the reason for the different treatment was that they were ordinary people.

The first person to see the video was Xiao Jingrou; upon seeing it, she instantly exploded with anger.

She was panting with anger, seeming to want to drag the person out of the video and beat them severely before she could be satisfied.

She usually has a mild temperament and basically no temper, but if it involves Xiao Ming, it's different; she absolutely will not allow anyone to slander her most beloved father.

She angrily told Xiao Ming about the online matter.

After Xiao Ming watched that video, his face instantly darkened.

The woman in the video, sobbing with anger, recounted her thoughts and her and her son's grievances.

"When the accident happened at the amusement park, the rescue personnel said they would save women and children first, then others—I agree with that. My son is a real man; letting women and children be saved first is what a flesh-and-blood man should do."

"But later, heavy rain came and a helicopter arrived; the rescue team didn't save my son first, instead they saved one of the wealthy men there, leaving my just‑of‑age son up there, making him wait nearly ten minutes longer."

"After my son was sent to the hospital, prolonged oxygen deprivation caused him to become paralyzed. The doctor said my son may never be able to stand again in this lifetime."

"Ten minutes—the doctor said if he had arrived ten minutes earlier, he might not have ended up like this. It's all because my son is an ordinary person; during the rescue he suffered discrimination. Otherwise he wouldn't have ended up this way. There's no justice in this world."

The woman spoke while crying, her eyes full of hatred.

"Unfair! This world is unfair! My poor son!"

Afterwards there was a long segment, basically the woman saying how unfair the world is, how the wealthy and ordinary people are treated differently, her son's fate being entirely due to unfair treatment.

By the time Xiao Ming saw the video, it had already become extremely hot, with web pages all exploding.

Click‑through rates, likes, and comment numbers were all surging sharply.

The video's heat pushed the previously cooled news about the amusement park accident back onto the hot search list once again.

As time passed, netizens soon uncovered Xiao Ming's alternate identity.

"In the amusement park accident that has been extremely hot these past few days, that wealthy person is suspected to be the president of Minghui Group and the largest shareholder of AT Aviation Technology Company, Xiao Ming."

As soon as this news hit the internet, netizens exploded again.

Earlier, Xiao Ming had netizens still vividly remembering his stunt of using a rocket to light birthday candles for his daughter.

Although he never confirmed it himself and no such photos were taken.

However, Xiao Ming's name had long been etched in netizens' minds; now, with word that the wealthy person in the amusement park accident was Xiao Ming, they naturally linked the Xiao Ming they knew with the Xiao Ming involved in this accident.

In that accident, Xiao Ming was actually given special treatment just because he was wealthy?

He was given special treatment and rescued early, which led to a newly adult university student becoming paralyzed?

Wealthy person!

Ordinary person!

In this world, there are ultimately more commoners, so this news, once it burst onto the internet, instantly resonated with netizens, and everyone rose up indignantly.

Unconsciously, one would think: if I myself encountered such a situation, especially a life‑or‑death moment, I too would be treated differently just because I am an ordinary person.

"In a movie, it's portrayed like this: when people were fleeing, the wealthy bought tickets to leave first, while the penniless could only wait helplessly, praying for heaven's mercy—only to meet death."

"Good heavens, while scrolling through these messages I inexplicably felt a chill, shivering from the cold."

"Why should the wealthy be given preferential treatment? Is the allure of money really that great? In such an accident, shouldn't everyone be equal?"

"Hey, what's all this talk about equality? Don't be ridiculous—just work hard, haul bricks, make money; maybe the next tycoon will be you."

"Exactly, the charm of money is just that huge!"

"The wealthy can easily travel a thousand miles, while the penniless can hardly take a step; in this era, without money you can't even drink water. I personally side with this mother‑son pair, and I solemnly tell the relevant authorities not to discriminate based on wealth disparity!"

"I request the relevant authorities intervene, give this mother‑son pair an explanation, and give everyone an explanation!"

"That mother‑son pair is too tragic; if he had been rescued earlier, he wouldn't have ended up like this. He should have had a bright future ahead, but now it's all gone—what a pity."

"I used to think the national father‑in‑law was a decent person, I'd been a fan for a long time, but his approach like this is really hard to accept; such conduct is truly off‑putting!"

"Yes, truly off‑putting! Why should the lives of the wealthy be more precious? Such people don't even deserve to be called human. Please have the relevant authorities verify and handle this strictly, and give that mother‑son pair justice!"

"Truly off‑putting—he's just a typical businessman, profiteering without scruples. Earlier, the rumor went wild that he used a rocket to light birthday candles for his daughter, a flashy move. With all that money, why not help the poor? Now many rural children still can't attend school, many impoverished people can't afford treatment, and can only wait to die."