r18novel Chapter 99 Bloodlust Never Dies, Humanity Never Fades
Chapter 99 Bloodlust Never Dies, Humanity Never Fades
Chapter 99 Bloodlust Never Dies, Humanity Never Fades
The garden was like a row of dominoes, one after another rushing out and falling down.
All anyone could hear was a constant crackling sound.
Two revolvers were already lying at Li Xin's feet.
He was also holding a silver pistol and a black revolver in his hands.
The enemy rushed in too fast; he didn't have time to change the magazine, but he did have time to change the gun.
One man with four guns suppressed more than twenty soldiers in khaki uniforms, preventing any of them from firing a single bullet.
The body, lying in a semi-circle on all four sides, resembled a flower petal.
Li Xin grinned, pointing his gun at the middle-aged man with a small mustache. "Guess if I still have any bullets in my gun?"
"You, you, I, I—"
The middle-aged, overweight man with a small mustache was sweating profusely.
His left cheek was still swollen, but his small eyes were filled with pleading.
He had long since lost his previous arrogance and conceit.
All they do is fawn over each other like a lapdog.
"Brother Li, Mr. Fujita contributed greatly to this Meiji Restoration. He has a profound understanding of Meiji politics, and we can always consult him."
The refined-looking young man next to him suddenly spoke up.
"So what?" Li Xin sneered.
"His Majesty also admires his views. Although his actions are somewhat inappropriate, he cannot be killed."
The young man spoke earnestly and earnestly: "The country is currently facing difficulties, and if we want to catch up quickly, we will definitely need the help of foreign friends."
Otherwise, Your Majesty alone cannot sustain the situation, so how can you scrape away the rotten flesh and cure a serious illness?
"So, we're just going to let them run rampant, plotting and scheming?"
Li Xin chuckled and pulled the trigger.
"Smack—"
Just as a hint of relaxation appeared on Fujita Shinichi's face, a new blood hole appeared between his eyebrows.
His eyes were filled with shock as he fell backward, dying without ever understanding what had happened.
Why does this person completely disregard the bigger picture?
Could it be that he doesn't even have a patriotic heart?
"What's your name?"
Li Xin shifted the muzzle of his gun, aiming it at the young man, his eyes flashing with a cold light.
Mixing up with the Japanese devils —
You didn't speak up when Senior Sister Feiyan was being bullied, but now you're speaking up again.
So you only care about grand national affairs and only know how to tell grand narratives.
You really can't see the people at the bottom of society.
We may be able to see it, but for the sake of the bigger picture, we can pretend we don't know anything.
"I am Zhang Wuying. My death is not frightening. What is frightening is that this world will become corrupt and decadent. No one will cry out, and no one can save it."
The young scholar was not afraid at all. Instead, he straightened his chest and said with righteous indignation, "Brother Li, you have gotten your revenge today and are feeling quite comfortable."
However, if the overall reform is ruined, it would be disregarding the fate of the nation and causing the people to fall into depravity, which would be truly unwise.
Cheng Feiyan's voice rang out from behind, "Junior brother—"
Her voice was very weak, with a hint of worry in it.
Li Xin knew that his senior sister wasn't worried about the young scholar, but rather about him ruining his reputation.
"Ha ha!"
"The bigger picture?"
A mocking smile curled at the corner of Li Xin's lips.
I don't know if I'm laughing at myself or at the world.
If this bullet were fired, countless people would point at their own backs and curse them as accomplices of imperialism and lackeys of feudalism.
From childhood to adulthood, I've been told that these people are truly remarkable, that they are seeing the world with open eyes.
But why do I always feel so uncomfortable living in this era?
"It's not that 'learning from the barbarians' superior techniques to control the barbarians' is wrong, but the word 'learn' is incorrect."
As the ancients said, only titles and positions should not be given to others. Do you think it's appropriate to relinquish your teaching position to a foreigner and willingly become a student yourself?
Mr. Zhang, could you tell me how to interpret the character "师" (shī)? And how do you say "师傅" (shīfu)?
"A teacher for a day is a father for life." I finally understand why so many people remain kneeling and unable to rise.
So the seeds of this problem were sown at that time.
The argument is for the strength of the nation, and the debate is for the rise of Dongda University.
Deep down, they feel inferior to foreigners. Even their newborn children wish they were born in foreign lands.
Young girls, just coming of age, all hope to receive the favor of foreigners —
"Heads may be severed, blood may flow, but spirit must not be lost."
The calamity of a decline in public morale is far greater than the struggle for territory among nations.
Even if you can make the imperial court strong and wealthy, you still have to grovel and call foreigners "father."
Do you think this kind of power is truly powerful?
"We are not—" Zhang Wuying was dumbfounded. He never expected that Li Xin would say such a thing.
"Are we just going to stand by and watch the world's advanced science, culture, and technology go unlearned, remaining stagnant and closed off from the world?"
"I didn't tell you not to learn. Learning is learning, and applying is applying. Don't kneel down, okay?"
"I ask you, if you let Ito and Greene manage the Ministry of Revenue, let foreigners control customs duties, and completely replace your own system with a foreign one, would your country still be your country?"
"Those incompetent and corrupt officials are not good at their jobs, so it's better to let others do them."
Zhang Wuying blushed and suddenly became furious.
"We can't just stand by and watch our country perish and our people die, can we?"
"Well said. Why doesn't letting others do it prevent the country from collapsing and the race from being wiped out? Because they've found a better way than that."
In this situation, you talented people all believe that China is inferior to the West, and five thousand years of culture is about to decline.
This is a fact more terrifying than national subjugation and racial extinction, and it will surely bring calamity for thousands of years.
A dynasty may perish, but it can be reborn. But when the hearts of the people die, they are truly dead.
"you----"
Zhang Wuying didn't want to argue anymore. She looked at Li Xin and felt that he was just a stubborn old man who was feudal and conservative, and she couldn't reason with him.
"I'm not going to argue with you about vague and unrealistic things. All I know is that these 400 million people need to have enough to eat before they can even dream of anything else."
"Naivety and compromise cannot save the world. Food given out of contempt cannot feed a conscience."
Kneeling down today is easy; getting up tomorrow will be incredibly difficult.
Li Xin was also bored.
Can he tell the other person?
It has already been proven in the past that only the ordinary people themselves can truly save China.
It wasn't some foreigner, nor was it any kind of technology.
What we can rely on is our backbone and our courage.
It is the courage to die with the enemy, to be shattered to pieces.
However, this has nothing to do with me—fate has its own way of governing the world.
I am neither a savior nor a hero.
He's just an ordinary person who wants to live a second life, to stand tall, and to live a long life.
In this life, I will neither kneel before Heaven nor bow to Earth. I only seek to break free from the cycle of reincarnation and roam freely across the four seas.
The world belongs to all people, not to me.
Li Xin turned his gaze away and refused to look at Zhang Wuying again.
In this great era, various ideologies clashed. Some sacrificed their lives for their country, some gave their lives for righteousness, some served their rulers loyally, and some were corrupt and lawless.
Everyone has their own stance and their own beliefs.
No one can change anyone else.
He can only manage himself, take the lead, and set an example for the world.
Let the world understand that the people of Tokyo University standing on this land are their own gods.
Regardless of whether they were from the Eastern Yi or the Western Man, or how advanced their technology became.
Barbarians are, in the end, just barbarians.
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