Chapter 140 A Polarized Reputation
Shangjia and Baixian were busy dealing with the Mantis Dance, and incidentally, they [provoked] the Mantis Dance to deal with the Blood Spirit.
While on her journey, Chen Qing was not idle; she was contacting several survivors in a private channel.
It's true that the people from the Cross Star group have all run away, but someone still has to clean up the mess they left behind.
Although there won't be any problem if we don't clean it up, human life is the cheapest thing in this world.
Regardless of where she captured the children or how she killed them, Huan Cai did not care.
As long as none of the children are of high status, Cross Star will not get into any trouble.
Those children were indeed of low social standing; they were mostly from commoner backgrounds.
But not everyone can remain calm in the face of such heinous criminals.
Huan Cai's methods were too cruel, and the cries of those children at the time were too pitiful.
Chen Qing's private chat channel already had many survivors who had become bounty hunters, and they all had a strong sense of morality.
Moreover, it's not just them; many survivors have seen a significant improvement in their moral compass after gaining extraordinary abilities.
They certainly possessed the skills to be great heroes.
Whether for fame and fortune or out of their own conscience, many survivors have stood up to eliminate those unscrupulous lunatics from the Cross Star faction.
To be honest, from a rational point of view, Chen Qing did not support them going after Huan Cai.
None of the Cross Star members are easy to deal with; the most foolish one, Silvershine, is already dead, and the rest...
It would be best if Huan Cai could be killed, but the worst-case scenario is that Huan Cai is not killed and they instead fill the gaps.
However, Chen Qing didn't make a fuss. Everyone is an adult and can be responsible for their own choices.
There are far more criminals in the deep blue sea than they imagined.
No, there is no law in the deep blue sea, so they cannot be called criminals.
Evil can never be eliminated from the world; all most people can do is condemn, despise, and remain silent.
Curbing evil is something only a very small number of people can do, and even those who can may not be willing to do it.
There are too few truly kind and capable people.
Chen Qing... in the mouths of the survivors, he can't even be considered one of them.
Even if everything she does is good.
Rescuing survivors, killing pirates, organizing a team to rescue the children from the pirates, providing supplies to survivors, selling survival resources at a loss to the survivors, helping to build defensive fortifications, ...
If you list them all up, Chen Qing has actually done quite a few good deeds.
However, due to Shining's malicious design, Chen Qing has been branded as a criminal by many survivors, just like Shining and her group.
Of course, Chen Qing didn't care what people thought of her. To put it bluntly, there were very few people that Chen Qing truly cared about.
No matter how much they smear and denounce Chen Qing, it has absolutely no effect on him.
No one can stop her from doing what she wants to do, and no one can force her to do what she doesn't want to do.
Gao Yue and the others reminded Chen Qing that Chen Qing's reputation among the survivors was now completely polarized.
That's not the problem. The real concern is that someone might take this opportunity to cause trouble for Chen Qing. It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. When those people get sneaky, it's really hard to defend against them.
"However, Chen Qing is really amazing. I feel like I might not be able to handle that pressure."
Inside the temporary base of the Dragon Kingdom, Gao Yue and the others sat in a restaurant chatting about the scene back then, and Qiao Zhiyu couldn't help but sigh.
Chen Qing's mentality is too strong.
Humans are social animals. In that situation, Chen Qing faced not only the choice of those children's lives, but also the series of consequences that followed her choice.
Abandoning those children would inevitably invite widespread condemnation.
Qiao Zhiyu definitely couldn't do it.
"Gao Yue, if you were in my shoes, what would you choose?"
"Me? From a rational point of view, Chen Qing's choice is of course the best."
Gao Yue smiled, but she might not make the same choice as Chen Qing. The choice she made was not something everyone could bear.
Just look at the increasingly loud discussions outside, and you'll know that she's not like Chen Qing, who always goes it alone, fears nothing, and has no weaknesses.
If it were Gao Yue, her methods would likely be gentler, at least she wouldn't have to face such a situation herself.
She doesn't have Chen Qing's abilities.
Because some of the children killed by Crossstar were survivors from the Dragon Kingdom, the Dragon Kingdom base also organized a manpower to hunt down Crossstar.
Regardless of the purpose, the issue of the Cross Star is becoming increasingly prevalent among survivors.
"Tsk, a good person only needs to do one bad thing... no, Chen Qing didn't do anything bad, yet he's instantly labeled a heinous villain. People these days..."
He Congrong shook her head. If Chen Qing had the image and reputation of a cross, would they dare to say a word?
A bunch of bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong.
Among a group of bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong, there might just be one stubborn individual who stands out.
Chen Qing has now encountered such a stubborn person.
Because of the damage to his environmental adaptation device, Chen Qing could no longer stay in the deep sea and had to switch to walking on the surface.
Unexpectedly, not long after I left, an obstacle appeared.
"Chen Qing, you—"
Before the stubborn survivor could finish speaking, Chen Qing swung his knife at her, and the small boat she was on was split in two.
"..."
The stubborn girl fell into the water and was so frightened that she didn't dare to speak. This was not what she had expected!
Chen Qing glanced at her, but did not take any further action. Instead, he hugged the knife and began to rest.
She wouldn't bother arguing with a child who had made a foolish mistake, but if the child didn't know what was good for her, Chen Qing wouldn't tolerate it.
Chen Qing's ship was taken away by Fire Monkey and the others and is temporarily anchored on Emerald Island. Someone will take over it later.
She wasn't worried that Fire Monkey and his crew would secretly sell the boat; if that happened, they wouldn't be able to survive.
Bounty hunters need a reputation for integrity.
Chen Qing was sitting on a small wooden raft equipped with an engine. His clothes were still tattered and stained with blood, giving the impression that he had been seriously injured.
That's why some people dared to stop Chen Qing.
The survivors' information network was indeed very extensive, and they quickly found Chen Qing's whereabouts.
When she actually faced Chen Qing, the stubborn girl realized how foolish her actions had been.
Thankfully, Chen Qing didn't really hold it against her.
Ignoring the stubborn girl, Chen Qing prepared to leave, but then heard her weak voice.
"Um, they've set a trap ahead to ambush you."
Chen Qing did not answer, and Mini Rabbit continued to drive the small boat away.
The Wind Shadow Jade followed Chen Qing and her group's movements on the seabed, ready to provide immediate support should anything happen above.
Chen Qing wasn't afraid of the people the stubborn girl was talking about at all.
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