The boy's sudden outburst left everyone around him momentarily stunned. This unexpected turn was surprising, yet not entirely unexpected.
Although people hadn't thought about it this way before, on reflection, it was inherently abnormal for parents to be so cruel to their children.
Although there are indeed some parents who are just scum like this, they are after all rare. The greater likelihood is that this abused child is not their biological child.
The surrounding people's discussions suddenly grew loud, accompanied by a sense of indignation.
Originally, beating one's own child, while pitiful, leaves these people feeling mostly helpless.
A child suffering under a pair of awful parents endures great torment; while pitiable, one can only helplessly wonder what else can be done by the child with such parents — just accept fate.
But if this child was bought, that's a different matter altogether, since most bought children are trafficked by kidnappers.
