In China, a father hired virtual hitmen to bring his son back to the real world (3 photos)

An epic family drama on the level of a boss fight unfolded in China's Shaanxi Province.





Mr. Feng, tired of his 23-year-old son Xiao Feng turning his life into an endless raid through game worlds, decided to take radical action. Instead of lecturing him and cutting off his internet access, he acted like a true strategist: he hired a squad of elite gamers to turn his son's every game into a farce of death and shame.

Mr. Feng told reporters that his son started playing online games in high school, after which his grades dropped, and even as an adult, Feng Jr. has difficulty holding down a job. The father was extremely annoyed that when his son finally found a job at a software development company, he didn't last even three months.



Imagine: a guy logs into an RPG (like World of Warcraft or its Chinese equivalents) and is immediately fatally shot by an invisible sniper, falls into lava from a random "friendly" push, or simply drowns in a crowd of mobs that someone "accidentally" summoned. The pros worked flawlessly: not a single chance for loot, not a single victory, just a "You died" screen and seagulls over the grave. The goal of this "harassment" was as simple as it could be—to drive the poor guy crazy and force him to shout, "This is crap, I'm going to work!"



But the son turned out to be stronger than titanium armor. After his hundredth rebirth, he calmly asked in chat, "Guys, who are you anyway?" And received the answer, "Your dad is paying you so you can finally get a job." However, after such an epic confession, he didn't come to his senses, nor did he take offense at his dad. He simply continued playing. Dad's shocked, the gamers are in the black, the royalties have been paid.

But there's still a silver lining in this dark family drama. My son promised he'll come to his senses when he finds a suitable job. Although it's hard to believe.