The Witch's Taste

Chapter 88
"Sorry." Chen Ziang said with a wry smile, "I think Xichuan Meihui...can't be called stupid."

"She is just a victim of the current animal protectionism and unreasonable legal provisions. She wants to break the status quo but has no good way, so she ends up on the wrong path..."

"Wait a minute." Xia Qingyu interrupted him, with a frowning expression of "what are you talking about?", before saying after a while:
"Can you explain to me what animal rightsism is?"

"Animal protectionism means the protection of animals..." Chen Ziang tried to explain, but after searching for a moment, "Forget it, you... Qingyu, tell me."

"Animal protectionism is a product of 'individual atomization'." Xia Qingyu sighed, and the expression on her face had changed to "Why do I have to explain this?" "It is also an inevitable social trend of thought at this stage."

"People in the old age were like molecules, united by blood and clan. This structure was not conducive to the centralization of power and resource integration. Therefore, after entering the atomic energy age, the elites atomized the bottom masses and used huge Abundant material and cultural goods to meet their various needs."

"There is no need to face-to-face, because there are social tools; there is no need to go out, because there are Weibo and short videos... As the needs of various levels are met, the interaction between people has decreased sharply, which naturally leads to their lack of peer recognition. .”

"In terms you can understand - they don't care about other human beings, whether they are country bumpkins thousands of miles away or the neighbor's family living next door, as long as they don't know each other well, they don't care - this is 'individual atomization'."

"The so-called animal protectionism puts animal protection above the interests of others, not because they care more about animals, but because they don't care about strangers. Stray cats and dogs can also be fed and petted. As for those compatriots who don't know each other, yes To these atomized humans, it’s just a cold concept.”

"Of course, there is no logical relationship between animal protectionism and Mie Nishikawa's tragedy. I am very disappointed in you, but considering your intelligence level, I can give you another chance to express it."

Chen Ziang was dumb for a while, thought for a moment, and said:
"Okay, let me correct you. The tragedy of Meihui Xichuan stems from the unreasonable "Ecological Protection Law."

"Correct." Xia Qingyu nodded lightly.

Chen Ziang breathed a sigh of relief, only to hear her say teasingly again:
"After all, I have already given such an obvious hint. If you still can't understand it, you may have to take an intelligence test, right?"

"Qingyu." Chen Ziang said a few words in his heart, "Don't care about women", and then asked seriously, "Can you explain? It's the logical connection between this "Ecological Protection Law" and Meihui Xichuan's stupidity, What?"

""Ecological Protection Law"." Xia Qingyu laughed, although the meaning behind that smile was closer to sarcasm, "Signed during the period of the second-generation Governor Shi Jintang, it was signed after negotiations between the Gaotianyuan Star District and the elves in order to join the Federation Interstellar Trade Union One of the bills in the package."

"Tell me, how do you evaluate Shi Jintang?"

"Uh, according to textbooks, academia, and public opinion." Chen Ziang was smart this time, knowing that no matter how he answered, he would be laughed at, so he simply quoted other people's conclusions, "Mr. Shi Jintang is the greatest governor in the history of the Gaotianyuan Star District." , he brought us a soaring national economy, a prosperous modern metropolitan area, and everyone's happy life now."

"That's someone else's conclusion." Xia Qingyu looked at him with caring eyes for the mentally handicapped.

"I know it's someone else's conclusion." Chen Ziang defended, "You asked me what I think... I haven't seriously thought about this issue, so I can only quote the public's opinion."

"Okay." Xia Qingyu put his index finger between his eyebrows, showing an expression of "that's all for you", "Shi Jintang, my evaluation of him is..."

"The initiator."

Chen Ziang:?

"Xichuan Meihui is not the first victim, nor will she be the last." Xia Qingyu said coldly, "The calamity of Gao Tianyuan's demise began with Shi Jintang."

"Isn't that a little exaggerated?" Chen Ziang said with a dry smile, "At least during Shi Jintang's reign, the rapid rise in national power and the booming economy are obvious..."

"If you live in a very poor slum." Xia Qingyu interrupted him impatiently, "Living an extremely difficult life."

"Then your mother borrowed usurious loans from the underworld next door, and the mortgage was on the house, furniture, and everything you own, so your quality of life has improved rapidly, and then your whole family thinks it's your mother's credit..."

"Stop, Qingyu." Chen Ziang felt that the topic was getting more and more dangerous, "This topic is out of question!"

Of course he could understand Xia Qingyu's analogy: the package agreement that Shi Jintang signed with the elves in order to join the Federation's Star Trade Alliance actually handed over the dominance of all aspects of society to the elves.

But this is a topic that cannot be brought up!Given the high prestige of Governor Shi Jintang in the people of the extreme north, as long as Xia Qingyu's conclusion appears on the Internet, there will be boxes and boxes of razor blades and rotten eggs sent over tomorrow.

"There's nothing wrong with it." Xia Qingyu said with a sneer, "I'm from the Shendu Star District."

(Shendu sector, the capital of the empire, has extraterritoriality and extradition regulations.)
"But my native place is in the Gaotianyuan star area." Chen Ziang said helplessly, "Qingyu, you are a man of the empire, you are very happy to say that when the time comes, a 40-meter-long sword will cut down and pass through your body to kill me. "

"Coward." Xia Qingyu said mockingly, "In short, Xichuan Meihui wants revenge, so we will create opportunities for her."

"Half a month later, it will be the day when Shi Jintang passed away, and a commemorative ceremony will be held at the Gaotianyuan Historical Memorial Hall."

She leaned back comfortably on the back of the chair and said lazily:

"Focus on promoting Shi Jintang's achievements in introducing the ecological protection law, luring Xi Chuan Meihui to come over to destroy the festival, and then kill her... That's it."

"Smart!" Chen Ziang complimented, "Why didn't I think of leading the snake out of the hole?"

"That's right." Xia Qingyu sighed, "I can't figure it out either, why doesn't anyone in your class think of these extremely simple methods?"

"Or is it because you have been in contact with the mysterious side for a long time that you didn't have much reason, and now you have been completely distorted? Or, you don't have such a thing as reason at all, and I stupidly expected too much of you?"

Recited "She can catch Xi Chuan Meihui" silently in his heart, Chen Ziang quickly calmed down his blood pressure, and said expressionlessly:
"Do you need me to notify the class operators to hold a meeting?"

"Two o'clock in the afternoon." Xia Qingyu closed her eyes and nodded.

"Bring me a blindfold by the way."

(End of this chapter)