Chinese Father Hire ‘Online Killers’ to Kill His Son in Video Games so He Gets a Job
A father in China hired pro gamers to repeatedly defeat his unemployed son online in an unusual attempt to break what he believed was a gaming addiction.
In 2013, a father in China came up with an unusual way to deal with what he believed was his son’s gaming addiction.
Worried that his 23-year-old son, Xiao Feng, spent more time playing online games than looking for work, Mr. Feng secretly hired professional gamers to repeatedly hunt down and defeat his son’s in-game characters.
The strategy was simple: make gaming so frustrating that his son would eventually quit and focus on real life.
But after being relentlessly targeted across multiple games, Xiao Feng grew suspicious and finally uncovered the truth — his own father was behind it all.
When they finally talked honestly, Xiao Feng insisted he wasn’t addicted and said he was simply waiting for the right job opportunity.
Surprisingly, the conversation ended with relief rather than conflict, highlighting the growing concerns around gaming addiction and extreme parenting measures in China.
