To your grievances!
To your anger and indignation!
To your loneliness and helplessness!
And to your strength and bravery!
Jiang Shangxin had been holding it in for the past few days. She felt that she was about to explode.
She was like a vacuum-packed fish. She breathed with all her might and struggled over and over again. In the end, she could only spit out bubbles helplessly. Her body was getting weaker and weaker, and her consciousness was getting more and more blurry.
She was going to die!
She knew that she was going to die if she didn't do something.
"What kind of woman am I?" Jiang Shangxin gulped down a big mouthful of wine and slammed the table in front of her. She looked at Fang Yan, who was sitting opposite her, and shouted, "I am a woman from the Jiang Family. Who is the Jiang Family? The Jiang Family is the Jiang Family. It is the Jiang Family that everyone envies and fears … "
"As long as you are a member of the Jiang Family, you will definitely be the target of everyone's envy and fear. No matter how pretty or ugly you are, no matter how high your IQ is, you are at the top of society … Don't believe the nonsense that there is no hierarchy in this world. Those people who are high up in the hierarchy have terrifying connections and influence. They don't even need to do anything. They only need to frown or signal with their eyes, and those small characters who offend them will die without a burial place … "
Jiang Shangxin glanced at Fang Yan from the corner of her eyes and said, "Jiang Junling … Jiang Junling doesn't like you very much. Originally, he thought that he only needed to use his eyes to signal someone to get rid of you, but he didn't expect you to be like a cockroach that can't be killed … Your vitality is quite tenacious, and you make him suffer again and again, making him lose face again and again … "
"Evil will never win over good," Fang Yan said with a serious look, "I stand on the side of good, so he can't win over me."
Jiang Shangxin laughed maniacally. She laughed so hard that she was swaying back and forth. She laughed so hard that her voluptuous chest swayed a few times, as if it was about to break through the cage of her shirt and appear right in front of Fang Yan.
She pointed at Fang Yan with her finger that was smeared black and said in an extremely disdainful tone, "Fang Yan, what you said is nonsense. Do you believe in such nonsense? How many good people in the world have been wrongfully killed? At that time, why didn't anyone tell them that evil would never prevail over good … This was a society where strength was respected. Whoever has the bigger fist has the right to speak loudly … "
Shifting Shangxin's arm to the side, he pointed at the two boxers who were engaged in an intense battle in the arena and said, "Look at them, who is evil and who is righteous? Would the side of justice be able to defeat the side of evil? The only difference is that they are risking their lives on the stage, while countless people are risking their lives off the stage … "
Fang Yan smiled and said, "You have your own ideas, and I have my own insistence. Our lifestyles are different. Living in that kind of environment, all you see and think about are those powerful people, those influential people who use all kinds of methods to obtain victory after victory … "
"I live in a small village. Except for a few people I don't like, most of the people there are kind-hearted. They don't hesitate to shed blood for something that seems silly to outsiders … It has been passed down from generation to generation and has lasted for thousands of years."
"When I was young, I had always been thinking about how such a tribe could exist in this world. Until now, I still haven't figured out the answer to this question. Why does such a tribe exist? However, since it already exists, then there should be a reason for it to exist … What's worse is that I'm willing to die for it. I respect and admire those wise sages who have sacrificed themselves and those seniors who have sacrificed themselves … "
"I wonder what kind of choice I would make if it were to be my turn one day? I didn't even think for too long before I got the answer in my heart … If it were to be my turn one day, I would make the same choice as them … "
"My ancestors made such a choice, my great-grandfather made such a choice, my father and uncles made such a choice … How can it be broken when it comes to my generation? We have a custom where we come from. Whenever a descendant of a family dies in battle, the whole village will hang up a white banner … It doesn't matter if there were any disputes, quarrels, or who knocked out someone's front teeth or who broke someone's arm … On that day, all grudges and grudges will be put down, and the deceased will be the most important … "
"To me, these people are all righteous. They aren't even afraid of death, so why would they be afraid of the temporary dark clouds that cover the sun? "
Jiang Shangxin didn't expect Fang Yan to say such things to her. After being in a daze for a while, she asked, "The place that you are talking about … is Swallow Dock?"
"That's right." Fang Yan nodded. "General, get off the horse, prime minister … Swallow Dock."
"If there's a chance, I must go and take a look," Jiang Shangxin said with infinite longing. "Because of you, I know of such a place and its various legends … But I always feel that those legends are too far away, and those stories are too old … I feel that everything is exaggerated and made up. So, such a group of people really exists. "
"Remember to park your car at the threshing ground at the entrance of the village." Fang Yan smiled and said, "Other than the cars of our own people in the village, all the cars that go to other places will be parked there."
"I'll remember." Jiang Shangxin said, "Are you sending me an invitation? If I go to Swallow Dock, you'll entertain me, right? "
Fang Yan smiled and asked, "Now, do you believe that evil will never prevail over good?"
Jiang Shangxin shook her head and said, "I don't believe it."
"…"
"Just like what you said before, I've seen too many good people being purged and buried … This is a cannibalistic society, and some people will really open their bloody mouths to eat people … Just like you, you come from such a magical place. Do you have the confidence to defeat Jiang Junling? Even if you defeat Jiang Junling, there's still the powerful Jiang Family behind him … Fang Yan, you might not understand, but you're only fighting against Jiang Junling now. To Jiang Junling, you're an opponent, but to the Jiang Family, you're just a piece of stone to sharpen their blades … Either the knife is sharpened by the stone, or the stone cuts a hole in the knife. At most, they'll just change to another knife and continue to sharpen it … "
"But, have you ever thought that when you, the stone, cut off one knife after another from the Jiang Family, when you make the Jiang Family feel threatened, they'll come at you in full force. The sky will fall, the earth will crack, and the rivers will flow in reverse … At that time, will you still be able to withstand it?"
"I know that the Jiang Family order is the knife of the Jiang Family, and I also know that the Jiang Family is very powerful and makes people feel helpless …" Fang Yan played with the tall beer mug in his hand and said, "But, I can't just let them bully me without saying anything or doing anything, right? If that's the case, I'll become another good person being purged and buried by the bad guys … "
"…"
Fang Yan looked at Jiang Shangxin and said, "I know that your heart is filled with anger, and I can completely understand how you're feeling right now …"
"You can't understand." Jiang Shangxin sneered. "People who haven't experienced it shouldn't easily say that they can understand others … To a patient with cancer, don't tell him that you're as sad as him … You can't possibly be as sad as him, you're just saying it. When you walk out of the ward, you'll be able to see the blue sky and white clouds, you'll be able to breathe in fresh air, and you'll be able to continue your rich and colorful life … The patient, on the other hand, can only bid farewell to this world in fear and reluctance. "
"…" Fang Yan was speechless.
Look, not only were these women from wealthy families noble and elegant, even their words were so sharp and full of philosophy …
"Fang Yan, you said that I shouldn't look for you for a drink. Then, tell me, who should I look for for a drink? Look for my brother, Jiang Junling? Look for my husband, Jiang Zhuliu? Or should I look for my best friends who either follow the Jiang Family's power or are afraid of the Jiang Family's power … Can I tell them that my brother asked my husband to poison my father to death? Can I tell them that I hate them to the core, yet I still have to force a smile and pretend that nothing happened and that I don't know anything? "
There was a type of grievance that couldn't be vented.
Your heart was bleeding, yet you still had to smile and chat with the people who stabbed you. Who could understand such pain?
"…"
Jiang Shangxin picked up the beer mug in front of her and gulped it down. She shouted, "Waiter, give me another two bottles of beer."
Fang Yan stopped her and said, "You can't drink anymore, you've already drunk too much."
This was the fourth beer that Fang Yan and Jiang Shangxin had drunk. Four one-liter bottles of draft beer was nothing to Fang Yan, but it was obviously too much for a girl.
Furthermore, if Shangxin got drunk, Fang Yan would have to be responsible for sending her back later … Who would want to do such a troublesome thing? She wasn't his wife anyway.
"No way. I still want to drink. "Jiang Shangxin was unhappy and said," You're not willing to treat me to a drink? We're only at the beginning … I've only just started and you're not letting me drink anymore. This feeling of not being able to go up or down … Do you know how uncomfortable it is? Fang Yan, do you know that I'm going to die soon? "
Fang Yan was helpless. He waved at the waiter and said, "Give me two more mugs of draft beer."
As he spoke, he picked up the half-empty mug of beer in his hand and gulped it down.
His principle was to drink a mug of beer with Jiang Shangxin. He wouldn't be at a disadvantage or take advantage of her. He wasn't an old drunkard who would fight for a drink with others.
Fang Yan wanted to drink another mug of beer when he thought of the old drunkard.
The waiter brought two one-liter bottles of beer over again. The sexy waitress in the bunny costume winked at Fang Yan when Jiang Shangxin wasn't paying attention. Perhaps she thought that Fang Yan, who had bought eight mugs of draft beer in a row, was a big customer.
Jiang Shangxin snatched a mug of beer from Jiang Shangxin and raised it to Fang Yan. "Come, a toast to my enemy who killed my father."
"…" Fang Yan had the urge to run away.
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