The stellar performance led to a temporary silence on the other side. Jiang Chen’s childhood experiences and history rendered him unable to muster strong confidence in front of this Qing i; he knew well that continuing their spar would likely not end well, as he couldn’t boast having a clear conscience.
The bubble bath was plain.
But damn, it was still a bubble bath.
He subtly changed the subject, "Earlier my friend showed a news article, a few teenagers bullied a classmate and ended up killing them. What do you think of that?"
Fang Qing didn’t answer, "Your topic switch is a bit abrupt, did you go to Kabukicho?"
Jiang Chen felt awkward, then laughed, "No. Really, I didn’t."
Not pretending to be calm, he really didn’t go.
He went to Ginza instead.
"You shouldn’t be asking this."
"You studied law; who else should I ask?"
"Ask Fu Zili. Wasn’t he the leader when we were kids?"
"How should I ask him? He’s still in there reford." Jiang Chen laughed nonchalantly; during Sha City’s civilization movent, Fu Zili made exceptional contributions by setting himself as an example. He, along with so industry bosses in Sha City, cooperated in prison industry exchange etings, and so leaders went in too, after all, sobody had to host the eting.
"Weren’t you often bullying others with him when you were young?"
"Fang Qing, don’t say things that aren’t true. , bullying others? I’ve been beaten up less than anyone else, and wasn’t it all thanks to you?"
"What do you an not all, only most,"
Fang Qing rigorously corrected.
Jiang Chen laughed, "Although we were mischievous back then, we were in awe too. Even Fu Zili, back then he dared to wield a knife, but it was just posing. Not studying well got him into trouble; if he understood juvenile protection laws then, he’d have beco Sha City’s number one boss, commanding all its middle schools, wouldn’t he?"
Jiang Chen’s sense of humor was growing stronger, prompting a laugh from Fang Qing.
"Of course, I still firmly believe in the innate goodness of humanity," Jiang Chen declared.
"Innate goodness? Did you not see the news—a minor, bullying, murder, and corpse burial—is that innate goodness?"
"I’m not the one saying it, Confucius and ng Zi said it."
"But Xun Zi’s Legalism advocates the inherent evil of human nature. Hobbes also said that in a primitive state, humans are as ruthless as wolves."
"Who’s Hobbes?"
"..." Fang Qing did not explain.
"Actually, I have always been pondering a question."
Jiang Chen seed to beco a temporary thinker or philosopher, holding a phone in one hand and rubbing his chin with the other, bridging the gap between countries with Qing i over a unique phone chat.
"Is good or evil inherently in human nature, or is it a choice one makes when faced with survival challenges, progressing or regressing? I an, does choice determine good and evil, or does inherent nature..."
Jiang Chen becoming a capitalist was, in fact, a forced choice. Before his voice stopped, Fang Qing answered: "Inherent nature."
"Dongying, the Nazis...all due to the evil of human nature, the greatest invention of mankind is the law. Otherwise, humanity would have long since been destroyed."
"Do you think people refrain from doing evil because of the law?"
Fang Qing didn’t mind sharing her expertise, "Montesquieu’s proposal of the separation of powers was designed to prevent the unchecked evil of human nature. With the constraints of systems and laws, human nature might beco good."
"But in the most primitive tis, there were no systems and laws, so how didn’t humanity perish?"
Jiang Chen is truly a forr top student; his views are sharp and tricky.
"Because humans don’t want to beco extinct."
Fang Qing gave an answer that was amusing yet seemingly irrefutable.
"What you say makes sense. If human nature isn’t inherently evil, those middle-schoolers shouldn’t have killed a classmate when there wasn’t even a conflict of interest."
"There are probably three main evil tendencies, and those teenagers might be typical necrophiliacs."
Wait a minute.
Jiang Chen was caught off guard, "Necrophilia?"
"Don’t think of it the wrong way. The term necrophilia not only refers to a pathological craving for corpses but can broadly represent a personality type, one that’s intensely interested in all lifeless, dead things, even more than in living life. Because of this, they also crave to create death, love violence, and pursue the destruction of life. The most typical representative was the failed art student from Vienna."
Gained knowledge.
This is why conversing with excellent people is important.
"Necrophilia is a very dangerous evil tendency, such people belong to a purely pathological category, so once it turns into cri, it’s similar to a disease outbreak, the difference being diseases can be cured, but these people are beyond saving."
Jiang Chen nodded unconsciously.
For example.
If anyone proposes to save the failed art student from Vienna, everyone will surely think they’re insane.
The failed art student initially wanted to destroy Jews, then felt that wasn’t enough, wanted to kill all those he found disagreeable. When he was nearing failure, he only got worse. "Is Paris Burning?" recorded that when the Nazis retreated from Paris, they were ordered to burn the entire city.
If that’s not insane, what is?
People like this often have the sa motto.
If I can’t have it, then let everyone die!
In a more literary light, it would be like: if the world doesn’t have , why should it exist at all?
"And what are the other two?"
Jiang Chen curiously asked.
"The second kind is malignant narcissism."
"..."
Is this a veiled jab?
Wait, hold on.
In front of her, let alone narcissism, he didn’t even seem confident.
"Are there benign narcissists?"
Jiang Chen asked, pretending to be at ease.
"Yes, if you’re an entrepreneur, proud of your career, enjoying the contributions you make to your staff and to society, that can be considered benign narcissism. But if narcissism leads to self-aggrandizent and you can’t accept dissenting opinions, or worse, want to destroy those who threaten your false state of narcissistic intoxication, then this narcissism is a pathology, an evil narcissism."
"..."
Hmm.
The explanation is perfectly clear.
Jiang Chen, rubbing his chin, mused, "Well said; indeed there are many such people. It’s like so won who completely ignore opposing viewpoints and even want to destroy those who threaten her false state of narcissistic intoxication."
"Say that again."
"Why?"
"I’ll record it, and prepare for online harassnt."
Jiang Chen smiled, then sighed, "I think this narcissism isn’t just limited to individuals but can develop into collective narcissism, where people believe the group, nation, or race they belong to is superior and outstanding no matter their personal insignificance, which gives them confidence and pride."
Fang Qing paused, "You have a talent; study law with ."
Jiang Chen remained neither arrogant nor impatient, continuing to ask, "What about the third kind?"
"Incest."
"Alright, I know that can’t an what I think it ans. No wonder people from the law discipline are so valued; your minds are filled with so much. Do you not gradually beco perverse constantly thinking about these things?"
"Haven’t you always thought I was perverse?"
"..."
Truly like a worm in the stomach, this conversation couldn’t go on.
"There might be a job coming up soon, giving you a heads-up."
Jiang Chen changed the subject, not probing further.
Whether human nature is inherently good or evil, even great figures don’t know; let alone ordinary people.
And in reality, neither the simple concepts of inherent goodness nor evil seem applicable.
Jiang Chen personally thinks human nature is complex, like day and night, but it doesn’t alternate at fixed tis. Whether it shows good or evil is determined by a person’s choices.
For example, himself.
If it weren’t for massive changes in his family, he might have continued being rebellious, mixing with Fu Zili. Forget about getting into East Sea University through the college entrance exam; even graduating smoothly without being expelled would be a question.
But not everyone goes through his arduous fate, so it’s almost about one’s own pursuits.
Understanding what it ans to be good is simple—the opposite of evil.
The opposite of necrophilia is loving life, the opposite of narcissism is loving others, and the opposite of incest is independence and freedom.
"What’s the job?"
"Don’t ask what shouldn’t be asked; I’ll notify you when it’s ti."
Jiang Chen’s face was stern, full of authority.
"Yes, boss."
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