Chapter 93 Basic Personality Questionnaire (Part 1)
Life, the world, and values—the summation of our understanding and reflection on these three elements is often referred to as the "three views." While this definition has been expanded in recent years, the fundamental concept remains unchanged: our understanding of the outside world, our understanding of ourselves, and our self-determination of the reasons why we can and should live.
How should life function? What does the world look like? Who should be elevated and who should be despised? The general public has a set of generally agreed-upon views on these and other issues, and those who disagree are simply seen as oddballs.
They can't live a positive life. They live in a dark and filthy environment. They care more about meaningless waste paper than treasure. This kind of person is really too much. This is a person without common sense. But think about it, is the definition of others always correct? Should we follow the consensus of the majority?
That's not right. I must have taken a wrong turn somewhere. The person walking on the road is me, and the person trying to think is also me. The moment the perception of others, not myself, is established as the standard, what the person encounters is a different kind of experience.
Nothingness.
"——Welcome to the Dragon City Discussion Room. I'm the good Inspector Hailhart of the Dragon City. Today, I'll be bringing you a logical discussion that will touch your heart!"
A small round table, a high stool, an expressionless tentacle man, and a black-haired girl wearing round glasses. The girl, who had begun her speech with a rapid-fire 371-word rant, pounded her fist on the table. The man across from her put his hand to his forehead and sighed deeply.
"No, you are Ji Huaisu." Chu Hengkong said.
"And today's guest is actually Inspector Chu, a well-known and popular figure in the city, who has risen to become a tough Detective after returning from an adventure!" The black-haired girl ignored the other person's words with a nonchalant attitude. "What sharp opinions will he bring to us? I'm sure everyone in front of the water curtain is as excited as Miss Hailhart!"
Inspector Chu silently extended his tentacles and grabbed Miss Halehart's black wig.
"No, you are Ji Huaisu." He repeated again.
"You'll die if you try to match the atmosphere."
"Your string of outrageous remarks has brought the atmosphere to a freezing point." Chu Hengkong handed the wig back. "So what's going on?"
He'd only just returned, barely a few days rested, when the captain dragged him into this obviously makeshift interview room. A poster featuring a famous blackface poet was plastered on the wall, a beholder doll, the latest trend for unknown reasons, sat on the table, and a potted plant resembling an eel head squirmed eerily in the corner. The atmosphere in the room wasn't merely ominous; it was downright unpleasant.
Miss Huaisu turned a blind eye to all this. She flipped through the manuscript in her hand and said casually, "This is a basic personality survey for you after your transformation, and there will be a practical test afterwards. It was originally supposed to be a questionnaire, but I thought it was too boring, so I changed it to a question and answer session. Just treat it as a normal chat radio station. By the way, I asked Vander to help write the opening remarks."
No wonder there's so much poorly written nonsense.
"Cooperate with me and answer without lying, or your salary will be cut." Miss Ji... Miss Halehart bared her fangs menacingly. "Following up on the previous topic, what does Inspector Chu think?"
"The comments are as biased, narrow-minded and harsh as the contributor himself, but they are not completely without merit."
Inspector Chu lifted his teacup, which contained a lemon tea half filled with ice. He took a sip and said calmly, "Three perspectives are indeed important, but they can't be called essential. The most obvious manifestation of this is one's understanding of the world."
"Oh, Inspector Chu made a statement that was unnecessary to the worldview." Miss Halehart fanned the flames.
"For example, the earth is round, the ocean is finite, and the stars are lifeless wastelands at a distant distance. I used to understand the world this way, so how would Hailhart think?"
Miss Halehart looked at him as if he were a fool.
"Akong, seriously, what are you talking about? First of all, the earth must be square."
"Very interesting." Chu Hengkong nodded frequently, "Continue."
"The ocean is limitless, and the stars in the sky are all gods. These are just as basic common sense as squid growing out of the ground!" Miss Halehart slammed the manuscript on the table.
"For you who grew up in Huilong City, this is natural, but for people in my hometown, it's a fantasy. But this difference in worldview has no practical impact on our lives." Chu Hengkong knocked on the table. "I still believe that the world is round. This does not affect my work and income in the city, nor does it affect my normal cultivation. Because my scope of activities is limited to the small city of Huilong City, I only need to know the rules within the city to survive easily. So, what meaning does the 'worldview' of the world outside the city have to me?"
"I'd like to say you're just making up your mind..." Miss Halehart gritted her teeth. "It's true that even if you keep treating the world like a ball, it won't affect your work as an inspector. But if you do that, people will say you lack common sense."
Chu Hengkong put down the teacup and shook his tentacles: "Is common sense useful?"
"The second question statement was sent out in a row."
"Tomatoes are both vegetables and fruits. Snow doesn't actually have a color. The original Gundam was only 18.5 meters tall. These common sense things are different from essential knowledge. If you want to survive, just know how to eat and breathe. If you want to become stronger, learn martial arts and how to kill. I've lived this way without any problems. People who keep saying 'I don't have common sense' don't really value common sense; they just want to show off how much they know."
He was boasting and making comments, completely unlike his usual reticent self. If it were just a casual chat, Mr. Killer wouldn't be so talkative, but since this was a questionnaire designed to gauge his mental state, he didn't mind adding a few more words.
Ji Huaisu wrote down his thoughts in his notebook, nodding frequently: "Inspector Chu is what is called a necessitarian. He only cares about the lowest level of activities and the lowest level of survival."
“That’s a good word.”
"And yet this inspector spends his time fishing and playing games!" Ji Huaisu pointed at the guest, his manner as if accusing someone in court. "Not only is it a waste of time, it's also completely unnecessary. You're simply establishing a unique persona!"
Chu Hengkong supported his face with one hand and stared at his fingertips for a few seconds: "You have been playing the reversal game recently, right?"
“That game is so fun~”
"Interesting games allow people to have fun, and that's why they're necessary." He tensed his tentacles and pointed out, "What's the point of living if you can't even have fun?"
Ji Huaisu gasped: "Wow, there are such legitimate and disheartening remarks."
"You should distinguish between legitimate interests and wasted time. I have my own set of standards when it comes to games." Chu Hengkong's face turned serious. "I carefully select the types of games I play and only play the best ones. I ensure that I can pause the game at any time without interrupting my normal work. I never touch mobile games or competitive games, and I only dabble in gal games to understand the nature of sex. I always complete the basic work for the day before playing games, and I never play games for more than an hour at a time. I only use games to relax and never accumulate stress. My boss says I am normal."
"What is gal?" Miss Ji blinked.
"A rather uninteresting type of game." Chu Hengkong coughed twice. "Anyway, what I want to say is..."
"So what is that gal?" Miss Ji came up interestedly.
Shit, I've clearly hit a nerve. Why does this outdoorsy girl keep latching onto this kind of phrase? It feels like her eyes aren't just interested, but like she's caught on camera... no, like she's got something on someone! This detective's intuition is a bit scary.
Chu Hengkong stopped his chaotic thoughts and said calmly, "It's a text game where you interact with a virtual female character..."
"Akong, you, you, you actually tried to fall in love with the little person on the screen?" Miss Ji covered her mouth in astonishment, "Oh my God, this is disgusting..."
"Shut up! I rarely play games like this to avoid being misunderstood. Why did you have to hold me back today?!"
Ji Huaisu wrote furiously: "Important developments today. The transformed Inspector Chu, likes, the girl on the screen... suspected to be the influence of the ultimate true machine..."
"Does this have anything to do with the transformation? I don't mind it, but I feel like my spine is trembling with anger."
"Ahem, enough of the pranks, let's get back to business." Ji Huaisu smiled and twirled his pen. "Inspector Chu just mentioned a very interesting point. 'To avoid being misunderstood by others.' As a necessaryist, are other people's opinions also necessary?"
"The degree of difference needs to be categorized and discussed, but it is necessary to discuss it as a whole."
"reason?"
"Mood. Being admired, praised, respected, and needed. Even though I'm a killer, I'm still a human being. Being treated positively makes me happy. If I'm misunderstood, I have to find a way to excuse myself. If I'm hated, I have to resolve it as soon as possible. Only by doing this can I have a good environment and live a happy life."
The lemon tea had been half-finished during the conversation. After adding more tea, the color of the tea turned an eerie green, with a taste reminiscent of mint. Ji Huaisu gulped down half the mint tea in one gulp, and then pondered, "Having advanced this far, it's a bit unrefined to continue without further ado. So..."
She pulled out a letter from behind her back, unfolded it, and read, "Now we begin the process of receiving letters from the citizens' mailbox!"
This questionnaire survey where we just sit and chat and do nothing is not going to end here.
"A letter from Mr. Piaofu Dumbbell," Ji Huaisu said, mimicking the older man's accent. "My daughter has to live near a safe because of her race, making it difficult for her to go out. Through constant practice, I've finally been able to carry the safe on my back. But this week, my daughter said she wants to go to school. As a father, I'm relieved to hear this, but I'm also worried that carrying the safe with her will make her feel ostracized. What should I do? Inspector, please advise me."
"Um……"
After reading the letter, Miss Ji was silent for half a minute before saying, "Compared to what his classmates think, this father seems to have more things to worry about, like safes, safes, etc."
Chu Hengkong praised: "It took only half a year to train yourself to be able to carry the safe on your back. Well done."
"Is that the focus? Is it a muscle issue? Am I the only one who thinks it's weird that my daughter lives in a safe?"
"This father's dilemma, to put it bluntly, is the common fear that parents feel when they send their children to school." Chu Hengkong tossed the Eye Demon doll with his tentacles. "I suggest that you still send the child to school."
Miss Ji cast a tiny speck of light, knocking the Beholder puppet back in mid-air. "You've completely disregarded your daughter's feelings. She wanted to be respected by her classmates, to be friendly with everyone, and to have a peaceful school life. If she came to school with such beautiful dreams, only to be ostracized because of the safe, how heartbroken would she be? That's why you hesitated, father."
This girl's control over the power of shimmer has become even more refined... She wasn't this adept when she first joined. Her perfectly good shield has been broken into light darts, and if she can't find a way to upgrade it, she's probably going to drive herself crazy...
Chu Hengkong waved his habitual assessment of his strength. He took out a paper straw from the cup and casually cut, spread, folded, and pieced it together to make a thin paper stool. The Eye Demon puppet, in mid-air, landed squarely on the stool, its demeanor like a king being held high.
"This is the life my father wanted," he stated.
"Although the picture is a bit absurd, it's basically correct."
"Then you don't understand the feelings of children." Chu Hengkong laughed. "Elders always hope that children live in a carefree environment, but children who want to go to school don't crave the utmost attention. They want to interact with their peers, communicate with people other than their parents, and spend time together in an unfamiliar environment... I've had similar experiences, so I know very well that these factors, which are often overlooked by parents, are what children value most. Fearing difficulties and choosing to give up is completely putting the cart before the horse from a child's perspective."
Ji Huaisu snapped his fingers at the paper stool, and the chair legs broke on the spot. The Eye Demon Doll rolled from the chair to the table, and then from the table to the ground, making a crackling sound and looking quite miserable.
"But innocent children can also be malicious. They discriminate, gossip, exclude, and bully others without considering that they themselves will be hurt. What should we do if things get to this point?"
"Then think, communicate, and strive. Develop your strengths to solve all these problems and enjoy a happy college life. That's the meaning of going to school."
"Children don't make sense. What if your daughter finds communication is less effective than violence?"
"Then use violence. Since violence can solve problems directly, why not use it? Including the degree of displaying strength, these are the skills that can be mastered in school, and they are experiences more valuable than knowledge." Chu Hengkong used his tentacles to hook up the Eye Demon doll. "So the decision lies with my daughter, not my father. Later, you can ask my daughter if she has the confidence to overcome these difficulties and control herself."
"It's pitiful for a father who can't help..."
"Don't think about accompanying your daughter to school. Just put the safe down and go back to work. Think from your daughter's perspective. This is the best way to handle it."
Ji Huaisu crossed his arms over his chest. "Cruel. Ruthless. Cold-blooded. No humanity at all! It's unbelievable that this is the opinion we are about to give!"
"Would you be happy for Mr. Ji to accompany you to study when you were in elementary school?"
"You must be joking! Go home and have some tea."
Chu Hengkong sighed heavily: "I heard such words every day back then, so I understand..."
Ji Huaisu naturally ignored his partner's muttering - he knew without a doubt that it must have been his experience while on a mission on campus some time ago - and then took out the second letter.
Is this inexplicable reader letter segment going to continue? From what channels are the opinions collected? Or rather, when is this basic personality survey going to end?
(End of this chapter)
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