Tokyo people don't talk about Wude

Chapter 339 336. Necessary sacrifice.?

"Brother Jiuzhou, why are you here?" Xi Shenjian asked in a low voice.

"There was such a big explosion upstairs, I have to come up and take a look." Kyushu Makoto looked Xi Shenjian up and down, and then looked at Officer Gao Mu lying in the corner worriedly:

"Police reinforcements are coming soon. Are you all okay?"

"They are all still alive." Xi Shenjian replied bitterly.

"Then, this is the murderer we have been looking for." Kyushu Makoto looked at Hijikata Hitoshiki again: "[Bully Butcher] Hijikata Hitoshiki, right?"

"What's going on? Who are you?" Hijikata Hitoshi felt like laughing when he saw Kyushu Makoto: "Who is this kid? Why are there so many strange people trying to catch me?"

"I'm Mr. Xi Shen. No, Ida's detective assistant." Kyushu Makoto introduced himself:
"I heard your conversation just now. To be honest, you are really pathetic, Mr. Hijikata."

"Oh, what a self-righteous and childish child you are! A young and protected seedling like you, who has never experienced my pain, makes a rash judgment about me. You are really arrogant!" Hijikata Hitoshi narrowed his eyes slightly and said disdainfully:
"Brother Youma, why would you let such a hairy boy be your assistant?"

"Hey, don't say that." Xi Shenjian wanted to interrupt Hijikata Renshu, but he caught a glimpse of Kyushu Makoto's temple bulging slightly, and it seemed that he was angry.

"You are the arrogant one, Hijikata Hitoshi!" Jiuzhou Cheng exhaled, his brows grimly said: "You said that I have lived a life of luxury and have never experienced your pain? I don't think you have the right to say such things to me!"

Kyushu Makoto didn't intend to hold a competition to compare his misery and tell all the miseries he had experienced. But he knew in his heart that Hijikata Hitoshi had no right to say to him, "My suffering is greater than yours."

"Oh, is that so?" Hijikata Hitoshi raised his eyebrows. "It seems that you also know something about me. So what do you think of my actions?"

"What else could it be?" Jiuzhou Cheng said bluntly:
"You have committed many crimes, including abuse, murder, and fraud, and you have used various excuses to justify your guilt, constantly whitewashing yourself to cover up your inner guilt. You have nothing to do with "nobility". You are just a murderer who wants to commit crimes but dares not admit that he has done wrong, so he has to hide from punishment."

"You dare to brag, you murderer, you little brat!" Hijikata Hitoshi was annoyed and gritted his teeth.

"Then what do you think is justice? Just leaving everything to fate and foolishly abiding by unjust laws and a deformed society. Is this what you call 'noble'? Stop kidding, that's just self-consolation for the ignorant! At a time like this, only revenge can bring salvation!"

Jiuzhou Cheng took a deep breath and shook his head: "You are right, the laws of this society are indeed imperfect. It's ridiculous that the law itself is not established to maintain justice, but to maintain order, so it is so cold and ruthless. Even I don't like it."

He lowered his head slightly, and said helplessly from the bottom of his heart:

"I have been abandoned by my family, used by outsiders, bullied by classmates, framed by evil people, and forgotten by society in my short life. I have experienced all these hardships, and I have never stopped fighting."

"Although there are always people who come out and persuade me to learn to accept suffering, I have never stopped resisting. Speaking of [revenge], I have actually done a lot of revenge. I firmly believe that the bad guys who commit violence must be punished, and the victims must be redeemed, and I am even willing to do whatever it takes to achieve this."

"When I'm fighting bad guys, I'll also yell 'kill them', although most of the time it's just a verbal tactic I use to intimidate the other party. And more than once, I've had the thought of 'just killing all the bad guys', and then I'll hit harder."

"So in the end, I am not against revenge, and I understand your feelings. I agree that there are many flaws in the laws of this society, and blindly sticking to old conventions will only tarnish [justice]."

Jiuzhou Cheng suddenly raised his head and changed the subject:
"But even if it's revenge, I have never trampled on the bottom line of law and order. Even if I often act on the edge of the law, I have to abide by the bottom line to prevent myself from losing control completely. No matter how angry I am, I will never kill for revenge!"

"No matter how much I teach the evildoers a lesson, I will try my best to restrain myself and not take the lives of others. Because in this peaceful and stable society, only the [Law] can kill people, not the [Avengers]!"

Hearing this, Hijikata Hitoshi was furious: "So you, like Date, firmly believe in bullshit theories like 'the law is supreme' and 'the law will become more and more perfect in the future'?! Stop kidding!!"

"I've already said that I never thought that the law was a perfect thing. Don't you understand what I'm saying?" Jiuzhou Cheng felt that the other party seemed to be a little too paranoid, and he couldn't help but get impatient:

"Sometimes the law is full of loopholes that make people laugh, and it is unknown how many years it will take to perfect it. I am afraid it will take a lifetime, and it may even get worse! But even so, we should protect it! Because for this era, only it is the foundation for the stability of this society and for the vast majority of people to live a stable life!"

Hijikata Hitoshi was furious and said, "Stupid! Stupid! What do you mean by abiding by the bottom line of the law? In the final analysis, only those who have not experienced the suffering of others can come up with such lofty theories! Many things cannot be explained by the law, nor can they be solved by the law. Only revenge, only actions that transcend the law, can bring true justice!"

Jiuzhou Cheng responded with a sharp look: "What you said is the most ridiculous. According to you, as long as we call it [revenge], we can kill people at will?"

"I mean..." Hijikata Hitoshiki seemed to have bitten his tongue and was speechless. Kyushu Makoto asked again: "According to your practice, people can kill as much as they want by saying "I am seeking revenge". It doesn't matter if they kill the wrong person or hurt insignificant people, as long as they call it a "necessary sacrifice"! Is this what you think of as "justice"? Is this the world you want?"

"Don't distort my words, that's not what I meant!" Hijikata Hitoshi slammed his fist against the wall next to him and shouted, "Don't confuse noble revenge with the situation you described!"

"But who can tell whether this so-called [revenge] is noble or not?" Jiuzhou Cheng asked again: "If everyone is like you, doing whatever they want in the name of [revenge], then this society will fall into chaos, and there will only be more victims!"

"The law is like a fishing net. If you open a hole a little, it will soon get bigger and bigger until it has no bottom line and no binding force. At that time, it will no longer be able to protect the vast majority of ordinary people in this society."

"You broke the law in the name of [revenge], but you didn't consider the consequences of breaking the law. It would lead to the end of the lawless world where everyone is in danger! Can you bear the consequences? How can you be called noble?"

"Don't be so unreasonable, little brat!" Hijikata Hitoshi retorted: "Even if you said so much, it's just your nonsense assumptions! You should know that my actions have indeed brought benefits to this society and saved many bullied children!"

"But can you be sure that you won't lose control every time? Can you ensure that you won't hurt innocent people and cause uncontrollable consequences?" Jiuzhou Cheng asked in succession:
"Then what about Mr. Ida? Why did he become your victim? Did he do something wrong and need to be punished? He was obviously helping you and trusting you with good intentions, so why did he become your victim for no reason?"

"He he just..." Hijikata Hitoshi subconsciously glanced sideways at Xi Shenjian.

The man who was once his defense lawyer and upheld justice for him. Hijikata Hitoshiki still remembers the gloomy look in his eyes when Date Yuma was deceived and betrayed by him, as if his heart was broken.

"Can you guarantee that you have not harmed any other innocent people on your way to revenge?" Jiuzhou Cheng's eyes swept across the room that had been hit by the explosion:

"You were the one who caused the explosion just now, weren't you? You want to kill us all? Do you think we are bullies and the targets of your revenge?"

"I didn't," Hijikata Hitoshi wanted to deny it eagerly.

"If someone knew your secret and wanted to report you or dissuade you, even if he was an innocent passerby, you would kill him, right?" Jiuzhou Cheng asked again:

"By then, you will also say that this is a [necessary sacrifice], right? Ha, [necessary sacrifice], this is really a very useful excuse!"

The "smelly brat" Hijikata Hitoshi couldn't stand it anymore: "Enough of this kind of nonsense! Stop it!"

"It's you who should stop, Mr. Hijikata!" Kyushu Makoto said:

"I never said revenge is wrong, but your behavior will get out of control sooner or later. No, it's already out of control! What you're doing can never be called [justice], let alone [noble]."

"Do you know? Among the people you killed a few days ago, there was a guy named Ushimura Reikichi. He used to be a complete scumbag, but he recently repented and decided to be a good boy. He also said that he would apologize to those he had hurt before. He did a lot of damn things, but he has repented. Compared to giving him a death sentence, it is more correct to let him live in the world with guilt and atone for his sins."

"And you killed him along with those unrepentant bullies. In my opinion, your revenge is no longer justified!"

"." Hijikata Hitoshi bit his lips silently, and a trace of blood seeped out from between his teeth.

"Hijikata Hitoshiki, I sympathize with your situation and understand your behavior, but that doesn't mean I agree with you." Kyushu Makoto's tone was resounding, and every word was particularly heavy, as if he had already realized the corresponding meaning in his words:

"Because if one day I encounter a problem that I have to solve by [killing someone], I will turn myself in after everything is over."

"Since you desire an honorable revenge, then please at least die honorably after completing your revenge."

"Otherwise a murderer is a murderer. Stop making excuses for yourself and stop pretending to be superior."

"." I don't know when it started, Hijikata Hitoshi's eyes looked much older, and his voice became like this: "What a shameless brat. You can only say such empty words. I never felt that I did anything wrong. You don't deserve to listen to my explanation!"

He gave up arguing, and as if he was avoiding something, he turned around and ran towards the floor-to-ceiling window.

(End of this chapter)