Chapter 199 Ethical Scale
Arthur was stunned. Just now, he was excluded from the plan.
In fact, being excluded from this plan should be considered a good thing. He didn't want to participate in such a cruel massacre at all. Such an action was simply morally corrupt.
But why didn't the others quit? Did they think it was a good idea? The way everyone acted made it seem like they were not aware enough.
"Minister, let me carry out the massacre. I can do it alone." Jiang Yichuan raised his hand and suggested, "Alice needs Xiao Ming by her side to exert stable abnormal resistance. In addition, it has been proven that anyone who has made a contract with the devil will not be invaded by dreams, so I think I am very suitable as an attacker."
Su Ming looked at Jiang Yichuan in surprise. He wanted to do the dirty work for him.
"No, the Eye of Charm is required to control the High Priest, so you must stay. Flora killed the Corruptor and saved the village before, and the villagers trust her very much. This trust cannot be wasted. Arthur and Liu Feiyun have to implement a conservative plan and cannot participate... so ."
Xi Wei looked at Su Ming and said slowly, "I can only leave this matter to you."
Su Ming looked up at Xi Wei and opened his mouth: "Minister, this matter..."
"This is an order. Treat yourself as a robot, as a knife without self-awareness." Sylvie emphasized.
Xi Wei gave Su Ming a meaningful look and waved : "Are you all full? Go out for a while. I want to talk to Su Ming alone."
Flora stood up and glanced at Su Ming before leaving.
Arthur was a beat slow to react, and was pulled by Liu Feiyun before he walked out in a daze.
Ten seconds later, only Xiliwei and Su Ming were left in the room, even Xia Xiaoyu had left.
Xia Xiaoyu felt that it would be better to let Su Ming think about this kind of conversation alone, as "immoral" decisions are always easier to make when no one is watching.
Similarly, if you want to talk about something "immoral", it is best to talk to someone who has also done something "immoral".
As soon as the others left and the door closed, Sylvie spoke:
"Xiao Ming, there are many correct principles in this world, but there are very few people who can always abide by them.
Let me first tell you a simple truth: you can't have your cake and eat it too, but it is also possible to get both, provided that you are strong enough.
Correspondingly, there is also the principle that kindness is not suitable for commanding an army."
“If I were to explain this truth, I could say more, but I know very well that it is useless to explain it.
Even an idiot can understand these principles, but I'm afraid only idiots can actually put them into practice.
I have seen many people like you who wanted to do the right thing, but in the end they all lost and they all regretted it. "
“Now you think you can win, but by then not only may you not win, but Flora, Alice, Yichuan, and even me may die.
Gamblers will only regret when they lose, and then they will honestly do things according to the right principles.
Before that, these people had to fight once and lose once... The price of losing was painful, you probably don’t understand. "
Su Ming was a little confused. He didn't understand why Sylvie said such words to him. These words seemed to comfort him, but he didn't need comfort.
Xi Wei took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "Ye Xing has faced similar choices as you... four times in total, he won three times and lost the last time. If you want to withdraw from this operation, you can withdraw, but I personally don't want you to withdraw.
You said that you joined the Investigation Bureau in order to become stronger. Now I tell you, whether you are in the Investigation Bureau or not, if you want to become stronger, you will definitely encounter such a choice. You have to think clearly about what you want in order to avoid making the wrong decision. "
Sylvie was unusually serious. She observed Su Ming calmly, carefully and without showing any emotion.
Sylvie did not guide the interests of ordinary people. She had seen too many people and things in her long life. She knew that most people could not change, and most people did not have the talent for "evolution".
Sylvie is disdainful of those who have no talent. She deeply understands that there is always only a small number of people who drive history forward. If she wants to make the world a better place, she only needs to find that key small number of people.
The reason why she would sit here and patiently tell Su Ming some useless reasons was because Su Ming might be that kind of person - he was a rare person with qualifications, and he had stronger qualifications than Ye Xing and Jiang Yichuang.
Ye Xing has the most idealistic beliefs, but his beliefs are so strong that he ignores reality.
Ye Xing's determination comes from his strong strength. He has achieved perfect results so many times that he feels he can accomplish it every time.
Jiang Yichuan has the clearest goal, but his goal is so clear that he can abandon everything except the goal.
These two were subordinates that Sylvie liked very much, but they did not have the potential to grow into the same level as her.
But Su Mingyou, if he can make the right decision while maintaining this understanding at this time, then he can become the same person as the deputy director.
It's really tricky. Getting him to change is as difficult as instigating a kind person to massacre innocent people, Sylvie thought.
If that doesn't work, then he'll have no choice but to become the second Night Star... By then, there will be nothing else he can do except carefully choose his missions to increase his chances of survival.
In Sylvie's eyes, Su Ming was in deep thought, but in fact, he was daydreaming.
Now he was thinking about another question. Just now, he recalled the moment when he killed Anthony.
At that time, he knew that he alone could not stop the Plaguebringer, and even with the annihilation mode, he had to rely on fire to get close, but when he killed Anthony, there was a moment when he thought of an abstract criterion.
That time, it was Anthony and many more people who were on the scale.
But if next time, there are ten thousand innocent people and Xia Xiaoyu on the scale, what will I choose then?
In Su Ming's logic, these ten thousand innocent people have nothing to do with him. These ten thousand people are indeed pitiful, but why should Xia Xiaoyu die for them?
Saving people is a good deed. It cannot be said that saving one person and killing ten thousand people is a bad deed. So, if he chose to save Xia Xiaoyu and gave up those ten thousand people, it would not be considered a bad deed, right? He just did a very small good deed.
But in fact, Su Ming knew that this was sophistry, because he only needed to replace Xia Xiaoyu with An Xilier , and then put Xia Xiaoyu and other companions into the ten thousand people, and the situation would be completely different.
What if he indirectly caused the deaths of Xia Xiaoyu, Arthur, and others in order to help Ansiriel?
At this time, you can't say that you saved a person, right? He must think that he killed everyone.
It seems that the balance of life and death is essentially a subjective product and there is no objective standard.
For strangers, the only option on the scale is to save or not save; for companions, the only option is to save, and not saving is to harm; and enemies... do not exist on this scale.
The value of the enemy can only be reflected through the encounters between strangers and companions.
Thinking in this way, the conclusion is that comrades must be rescued, enemies must die, and strangers should be rescued if possible, but it’s okay if not rescued - ordinary soldiers should follow such clear rules, help their comrades, eliminate enemies, and save civilians.
Well... these are the rules that everyone is following. These should be rules that have been tempered over and over again. You will definitely go right if you follow them.
If this conclusion is correct, he should have killed those children at the Black Gate, and he should not let Ansiriel go now.
But isn't it strange to completely abandon feelings and decide what to do and what not to do based solely on pros and cons?
"This time it's an order." Sylvie emphasized.
In Sylvie's opinion, it was impossible to expect Su Ming to change in a short period of time, so she would use the words of command to ease his guilt for the time being.
Finally, Su Ming came back to his senses.
"Minister, I think you may have misunderstood me a little bit."
"Huh? Misunderstanding?" Sylvie blinked, somewhat confused.
"I think killing the members of the Church of Hope is something that must be done, so there is no need to hesitate about this matter."
Sylvie didn't react for a moment. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that her initial guess about Su Ming's thoughts seemed to be wrong.
"So, you wanted to kill me anyway?" Sylvie asked tentatively.
"No, I don't want to kill indiscriminately if possible, they are also victims in this incident , I don't want to hurt them if possible.
But reality is reality, and it is only a matter of time before we take action. Minister, since you have brought this matter forward, you might as well do it sooner rather than later."
Sylvie nodded, feeling a little surprised, because Su Ming's answer was very standard and completely in line with her wishes.
Frankly speaking, if Su Ming's answer now was sincere, then his growth was a little too fast, and he matured so fast that she couldn't believe it.
"Don't you feel guilty for killing them?" Sylvie asked.
Su Ming frowned:
"The victim harmed another victim, and the other victim harmed the victim who harmed himself. I just think it's very sad... Neither they nor we should have to bear such a result.
The outside world is being affected by the white fog. Hesitation will kill us... and we won't be able to save them."
Sylvie stared at Su Ming for a long while, the corners of her mouth slightly raised in a smile.
