Chapter 85 Ignorant Kindness
"So when the school says 'spring cleaning', it doesn't mean cleaning the rooms, but rather - cleaning them?"
The black-haired girl stood in the center of the swirling black fog, untouched by any anomaly. Yet, she stood in the inevitable trajectory of everyone's attack, it was unclear whether she was protecting them or the anomaly.
Xing Shuyao immediately raised his hand to stop the planned attack. He saw a change in color on Chen Xiao'er's body. It wasn't black, nor was it gray, but it was a deeper color than the void.
He didn't know what the change was, but years of experience allowed him to make quick judgments in critical moments.
Xing Shuyao raised her finger and made a quick triangle gesture, which meant [out of control and in doubt].
There are many forms and degrees of suspicion. People with super powers who are on missions outside are almost always in danger of losing control, so it is normal for them to become mentally unstable.
In fact, each of them has had the experience of carrying, tying up, and escorting companions who have lost control, run away, or even begun to become alienated into the security area many times, and they are very familiar with this situation.
But the tension still spread around.
Will Chen Xiao'er lose control? If she does, what a terrible situation that would be.
This situation is undoubtedly unknown, the kind of unknown that can inspire extreme fear.
It was under Chen Xiao'er's leadership that they were able to penetrate deep into the infected area so easily. She completely neutralized the abnormal rules and strange abilities along the way.
When this unmatched superpower runs wild and out of control, perhaps everything around will be instantly closed, creating a "other world" of despair and killing.
Hey, what are you worried about?
The first person to move among the crowd was none other than Lin Lang.
She glanced at her classmates who were lost in fear, loosened her grip on the anomaly, and let it slip into the crack.
Lin Lang explained her solution with actions: Now is not the time to be dazed. Instead of dealing with "Chen Xiao'er after she loses control", we should do our best to solve Xiao'er's problem of losing control.
If there are any factors that could cause her to lose control, we will eliminate them immediately!
"Xiao Ai."
Lin Lang gently persuaded them, "Take a deep breath and calm down. We are your companions. We will only protect you and stand by you. Look carefully now. They are a group of filthy, evil monsters. Don't stand over there, okay?"
She paused between each word and every sentence she spoke. Everyone nervously watched Xiao'er's facial expressions, trying to find the key to breaking the deadlock.
…
"Xiao Ai, take a deep breath first."
Lin Lang let go of the little boy's collar, and the child fled into the building complex as fast as he could and disappeared in a flash.
She walked over step by step and explained in a very sincere tone, "We should stand on the side of the school. Don't misunderstand me, these people don't have household registration. Even if we don't deal with them, they shouldn't live near the school and affect public security."
breathe--
Chen Xiao'er followed her friend's advice. She took a deep breath and then said seriously, "Even if they're illegal immigrants, this shouldn't happen. And what does it mean to deal with them? Do we really have to lock them up?"
She had assumed that the social rules on Red Star and Blue Star were similar. After all, productivity had already developed to modern levels. With electricity, telephones, cell phones, and computers, it was very similar to what Blue Star was like around 2000.
I didn’t expect that there are still so many people without household registration - this is not a deep mountain forest, but a university town in a first-tier city!
When facing the problem of illegal household registration, the students had a serious look on their faces, as if saying "this should be dealt with as soon as possible", and they did not seem to think there was anything wrong with arresting them all.
Even the gentle Lin Lang would grab a child like a puppy, subconsciously showing no mercy.
After listening to this, Lin Lang pointed at the dilapidated houses around him and said, "Don't get me wrong. Not only does the land belong to Taoli College, but even the houses on it were built by the school before. We were sent here because these people kept harassing the nearby residents and were rushing to move in."
"Don't treat anomalies as fellow humans. These lands belong to us humans, and the houses on them were built by previous civilizations. They were destroyed by these anomalies, and they occasionally attack those who can't join the larger forces."
When Chen Xiao'er heard the words "the houses were all built by Taoli University", her momentum suddenly deflated.
So that's how it is. So these people are not native to the town, but illegal immigrants?
In this case, the school does have the right to expel them. After all, the university on Red Star has certain law enforcement powers, which is different from the system on Blue Star.
The child has already escaped and will probably find his hiding parents soon.
She felt relieved and whispered, "So, what should we do next? Is the school going to arrest them all and lock them up somewhere?"
Seeing Xiao'er's relaxed face, Lin Lang breathed a sigh of relief. He walked over and put his arm around her shoulders. "I know you don't want to see violence. It's okay. They don't have a good life outside anyway. School provides food and accommodation. Okay, okay, we just need to drive them away. We can't catch them all even if we want."
"Don't you want to see the anomaly handling process? That's fine. Active anomalies are more valuable to recycle anyway. Besides, these anomalies are still in their early stages. If you encounter anomalies without special abilities, just temporarily drive them away. We don't have that many sealing boxes even if we want to catch them."
The sealing box is very expensive. When facing anomalies, you can either kill them directly, drive them away, or escape. It doesn't matter as long as you don't lose control.
If it's just about driving them away... there shouldn't be any problem.
"Okay." Chen Xiao'er nodded slightly. She was also somewhat inclined to gather the children in accommodation provided by the school or other organizations.
The houses nearby are in complete ruins. Adults can live like homeless people, but what are they thinking about bringing their children to live in a place like this?
Unable to go to school and having to steal to survive, it would be better to be assigned to a charity organization or an adoptive family.
She was somewhat concerned about society's attitude towards illegal immigrants. After all, her classmates were the university students who best represented "idealism" and "hope." But even they showed no sympathy for the illegal immigrants, so the treatment they received after their roundup was likely not going to be very good.
However, with productivity having developed to its current level, slavery should not exist.
There are so many school workers in the school, and Changhe City has previously hired many employees to do garbage disposal, patient care and street cleaning. Those adults should also be able to get a job that can make a living, and maybe they can change the desperate situation.
Chen Xiao'er walked a few steps silently with the baseball bat in her hand. Wherever she walked, her classmates followed her.
They followed one another across the small square, into the middle of the crumbling houses. Occasionally, a few human-shaped shadows would startle and flee, but no one gave chase.
Click.
Chen Xiao'er stopped in front of a relatively intact building and waved to her classmates as if waking from a dream. "Don't worry about me, I'm already inside... How about we split up and act faster that way?"
The classmates looked at each other and nodded imperceptibly: the strange surge around Chen Xiao'er's body has disappeared, and there is no risk of losing control for the time being.
They had already entered the core of the infection zone and should have dispersed to expedite the process. Furthermore, Chen Xiao'er had a tendency to lose control of her emotions when she saw the abnormalities being handled, so dispersing would eliminate that problem.
"Okay, then let's split up."
"See you later~"
"be safe."
Xing Shuyao and the other team leaders slowly dispersed with their teammates. After a few minutes, only Lin Lang and Zheng Lu were left with her.
They searched the first floor of the building together. While climbing the stairs, Chen Xiao'er suddenly stopped and said without looking back, "There shouldn't be anyone upstairs in this building. I'll take a break first. Why don't you go check the building next door?"
Lin Lang and Zheng Lu understood: this kind of words means "I want to be alone."
Of course, other people cannot be left alone in the infected area. If they encounter any special abnormalities, they may not be able to return to the original place.
But Chen Xiao'er should be fine. She may just want to calm down and deal with the risk of losing control herself.
"Okay, leave that building to us. You can wait in the square after you've rested~"
"Remember to call if you have anything."
They slowly backed away up the stairs and after a few minutes they were completely out of the building.
Chen Xiao'er stood in the corridor, watching her roommates leave, then sat down on the ground weakly, leaning against the wall.
“Really…”
I performed poorly, in every sense of the word.
She picked up her phone, turned on the screen, and skillfully opened the email to find Sister Lan's asterisk mark.
[Xiao Ai: The school is organizing a cleanup operation against illegal residents]
[Xiao Ai: Sister Lan, if you know anyone who's doing okay and doesn't want to be rounded up, please let them know.]
I am such a terrible person.
He was unable to complete his school tasks properly, didn't know what to do, and leaked information without authorization. He had no idea which side he was on.
Logically speaking, these illegal residents should be dealt with properly and concentrated in one place according to the law, waiting for the owners - the school to arrange their future.
But—I don’t know anything!
She really knew nothing because she had never received any relevant information from school, newspapers, or the Internet, and she had never shown any concern for this group through social activities.
So we have no idea what they will encounter or how they will be treated.
"Theoretically", "should not exist", "based on productivity inference", slavery does not exist.
But can those people really get any proper arrangements? Where will they be sent, to their "homeland" or to a place ravaged by war or even unsuitable for human survival?
She didn't even know how many countries there were in the world and what conditions they were in.
The unknown makes the kindness that already exists expand infinitely, but her reason and past education make her deeply understand the importance of order and regulations.
In this case, ignorant kindness is just something useless or even harmful.
Is the "kindness" I want to show kindness or cruelty to another group? Can someone tell me why teachers don't teach this?
Kashasha.
【Lan: I don’t have such a friend.】
【Lan: My current job also happens to deal with these things.】
【Lan: Do you need my help? 】
Ha... Sister Lian Lan has a similar opinion.
Chen Xiao'er hugged her knees and stared blankly at the empty corridor: Sister Lan is a little different from her classmates. She is an orphan who has been growing up on social welfare.
It stands to reason that such orphans would interact with the more vulnerable groups in society and would be more able to empathize with their suffering.
But Sister Lan is different. After she left the orphanage, she ate well, dressed well, drove a high-end motorcycle, lived a chic life, made fashionable friends, and now she can even afford a villa.
How does Sister Lan, who climbed up from the bottom with her own strength, view those who are struggling desperately at the bottom?
It must be just like my past self, I can’t see anything at all.
Too bad for me.
Click, click.
Very light and agile footsteps sounded in the corridor.
They weren't the heavy, hard-soled boots that the students wore, but soft rubber or cloth. They weren't climbing up from the bottom, but walking down from the upper corridor.
The footsteps were light and lovely, reminiscent of a little girl wearing a cotton princess dress.
Pasha.
The footsteps stopped and Chen Xiao'er raised her face.
The person who appeared in the corridor was really a little girl who seemed to have walked out of a fairy tale.
She was wearing a thin pink gauze dress. She looked no older than nine years old, and her eyes held the childish look that only children have.
"Sister, are you here to chase me away?"
The girl handed over a small furry stuffed doll and said softly, "Then I'll give this to my sister... Can you let me go?"
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