Chapter 393 Give You the Right to Choose
"Don't say such disgusting things. It's late. Let's sleep here tonight." Su Ming said.
"I'm sorry, I just fell asleep like this... and I made your floor dirty." Lin Anyu said.
"It doesn't matter."
"I just remembered something. A few days ago, an uncle gave me a can and wanted to have sex with me."
Su Ming frowned slightly, thinking that this kind of phenomenon had actually occurred. It seemed that the rationality of many people had evaporated.
"I know, who is that person?" Su Ming asked.
"Do you want to punish him? I think it's understandable that he would have such dirty thoughts in this situation. Everyone is quite devastated." Lin Anyu said calmly, appearing very understanding.
"Since you don't want me to punish him, why did mention it to me?" Su Ming asked back.
"I, I don't know either."
"You mentioned this to me because you noticed the danger behind this matter . It is very common to use food to exchange for physical pleasure under normal circumstances, just like some morally corrupt men in the real world will keep a few more women. But it is worth noting that this kind of thing happened in this place. When you are hungry, will you still take out the food that you rely on to save your life in exchange for a few minutes of happiness? Staying alive is the most important thing, right?"
Lin Anyu nodded in agreement.
Seeing that she could understand, Su Ming leaned forward slightly, put on a didactic attitude, and explained the details to Lin Anyu step by step.
“When a person is in danger of losing his life and seeking short-term instant happiness without regard for the consequences, it proves that the person’s spirit is close to collapse. He cannot rationally think about the pros and cons in the long run and only hopes that there will be some strong stimulation that can take effect immediately to make himself feel better.
This kind of behavior is a precursor to depravity. They know very well that they may starve to death by doing this, but they still cannot control themselves. In their eyes, living a long life is not as good as living comfortably. Such people are also the most dangerous. People with severe symptoms will not hesitate to harm the interests of others to satisfy their own selfish desires.
The person you just mentioned might be stealing other people's food in private."
Lin Anyu frowned: "But he would be discovered, wouldn't he dare?"
"They may not be discovered. Everyone is busy with their own business right now. No one will care if some unimportant people disappear. As long as you observe carefully, such people are easy to find. The person you mentioned just now is a black sheep. If he is not dealt with, the atmosphere will spread quickly. Because when someone does not follow the rules and is not punished, others will not want to follow the rules either. Tell me the name of that person. I want to talk to him." Su Ming said.
Lin Anyu nodded. After listening to Su Ming's words, she seemed to have gained something, but she couldn't put it into words.
"I don't know his name, but I remember his appearance."
"Take me to him tomorrow."
“Crack!”
The door was suddenly opened, and a boy who looked like a junior high school student stood at the door, frowning and staring at Su Ming vigilantly.
He glanced at Lin Anyu and tilted his head: "Hey! I've been looking for you for a long time, come back with me!"
"I'll go back to sleep and not disturb you." Lin Anyu said obediently.
Su Ming nodded in agreement.
Lin Anyu followed Fan Qi out of the room. Fan Qi closed the door, took Lin Anyu's hand and quickly walked down the stairs.
"Why did you come to see him alone!" Fan Qi asked, suppressing his inner anger.
"I think there are some situations he should know about so he can maybe do something to make the situation better."
"Humph! Do you really think that guy can change the status quo? I think he is a dangerous person! Now everyone outside suspects that Xia Ming is Su Ming. A group of superpowers want to negotiate with Su Ming on their behalf and ask Su Ming to take out all the food and divide it all equally among the others. They think Su Ming has hidden a lot of food!"
"I don't think Mr. Xia would do this." Lin Anyu shook her head. "It's wrong for everyone to do this. Judging from what Mr. Xia did before, he is a good person. It's not good to treat him as a murderer just because of some messy rumors. You just can't control yourselves and can't face the reality, so you think there is extra food. Mr. Xia can't hide it. There is not enough food in the first place."
“I won’t make a final conclusion on whether he hid it or not, but since we can’t change what those guys are going to do, then we’ll just watch!
Lin Anyu, we have to survive, do you understand?
You can't act like that anymore, this place is not a school, and what they will do in the future will definitely not just be bullying!" Fan Qi gritted his teeth and scolded him angrily.
He was very worried about Lin Anyu. Someone like Lin Anyu would not resist even if she was treated viciously by others. She might just try to reason with those people.
"Don't worry, Fanqi, I will protect myself. You are overprotecting me."
"You! Me! What are you talking about? Who wants to protect you? You are so stupid!" Fan Qi cursed.
He pulled Lin Anyu out of the main house where Su Ming lived and walked towards the small building next to it where ordinary people lived. It was late at night and the purple moon was hanging high in the sky, casting a gorgeous and eerie color on the manor. The two of them bathed in the deep purple moonlight and remained silent all the way.
When he reached the door of the small building, Fan Qi stopped and said softly, "Lin Anyu, if only a few people can survive in this place, then I hope you and I are among them. I don't care what you think, but you must find a way to survive, and you must survive by any means necessary."
"Fanqi, you are just too uneasy, you——"
"Stop trying to reason with others... No one here will listen." Fan Qi interrupted, "You have to survive, do you hear me?"
Lin Anyu was silent for a while, then replied: "...I understand."
…
The next day, Bai Chifei brought a large group of people to find Su Ming.
When Su Ming walked out of the study and looked down from the fence on the second floor, he saw that the hall on the first floor was full of people. Standing in the front were the brother and sister Bai Chifei and Bai Yufei. The others stood behind them, looking a little nervous.
Su Ming's eyes met Bai Chifei in the air, and Bai Chifei's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing his unique signature smug smile.
"I heard from Elton that everyone is looking for me for something. What's the matter with so many people?" Su Ming slowly walked down the stairs, his eyes gently sweeping over everyone's faces. As soon as those people met Su Ming's eyes, they immediately looked away, not daring to look him in the eye.
Bai Chifei stepped forward and said, "Mr. Xia Ming, I want to ask, do you know that there is a wanted murderer on the Free Alliance's intelligence platform who looks exactly like you?"
Bai Chifei's attack came faster than Su Ming had imagined, which surprised Su Ming a little.
But Su Ming didn't think this was a bad thing. He was worrying about how to start screening. Before he could figure out how to decide on the screening method, Bai Chifei suddenly provided him with an excellent way.
If what he had done before was to suppress the bestiality of human beings, then what Bai Chifei was doing now was to gradually liberate the greedy nature of these people.
Isn't this a perfect way to see who is fit to survive and who is fit to be abandoned?
"Well, I know. That person does look a lot like me. The investigator from Wangcheng was investigating me before. Zhou Xiaoxiao was that investigator. Now he has confirmed that I am not Su Ming." Su Ming said openly.
Bai Chifei continued, "But everyone is very worried. If you can distribute the stored food equally to everyone, everyone will feel a little more at ease. After all... you know, no one wants to entrust the things they rely on for survival to others."
"Hahaha, that seems to make sense! Do you think so too?" Su Ming questioned others.
The scene fell into a deathly silence. It was unknown how long it had been before the first voice was heard. The voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible: "I feel that I always feel more at ease when I have food in my hands."
These words, as faint as a mosquito's voice, were like a stone hitting the mirror-smooth surface of a lake. Ripples instantly appeared on the surface of the lake, and everyone began to whisper.
"I think so too. Besides, the food is in my own hands and I can control my eating rhythm. Sometimes I have to eat more if I do more work."
"Yes, it is more reasonable to arrange it yourself."
Bai Chifei showed a victorious expression and looked at Su Ming complacently, as if saying to Su Ming: I have seen through you.
Su Ming didn't know why this guy had that idea. The only thing he knew was that he must be wrong.
"I think it's unreasonable!" A discordant voice suddenly appeared in the crowd.
Bai Chifei's smile froze and he turned to look in the direction where the voice came from. A very young girl was standing in the crowd, with her hand raised , looking serious, like a model student asking questions to the teacher in class.
"It is actually safer for Mr. Xia Ming to help us keep the food than to keep it ourselves. The ownership of a dead person's belongings will disappear. If the food is in our hands, who can guarantee that our life will not be threatened?" Lin Anyu said loudly.
Fan Qi, who was standing next to Lin Anyu, folded his arms across his chest and remained silent.
He agreed with Lin Anyu's opinion, but he was not optimistic about letting Su Ming keep the food all the time. Fan Qi's intuition told him that this equal distribution system could not be maintained forever. In such a terrible environment, it would be impossible to survive by relying on the old methods of the ordinary world.
"I had this concern before, so I saved food for everyone, but since everyone wants to take back their own share, I will respect everyone's wishes... I think, since this is the case! Anyone who wants to take their share from me, tell Elton and let Elton register it. Those who still want me to save it for them, just continue to keep it with me and come to collect it regularly. What do you think?" Su Ming announced loudly.
