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"Including this canal, he also paid the witch to help expand and build it."

So that's how it is. What a good person.

Xia Zhi, who had received a favor from others, didn't mind helping out by saying a few good words about them, since it didn't cost any money anyway.

"He is indeed a good man..."

The old woman sighed, then shook her head regretfully: "What a pity... No one expected that something like that would happen."

Seeing the girl's puzzled expression, she continued:

"…The girl who unfortunately passed away was his daughter."

The girl couldn't help but let out an "ah".

She lowered her head and looked at the cold drink in her hand.

The canal that he built with his own money drowned his own daughter... How would the father feel when he learned about this?

She felt that she hated such stories.

……

Because the girl was not in the mood for the rest of the day, Xia Zhi took her away from the river early and to a restaurant.

"Unfortunate things will always happen in this world. Even if you care, you can't change anything, so don't take it to heart."

Looking at the girl who was in a low mood and had no appetite for food, Xia Zhi rubbed her head and comforted her.

"Of course I know about that kind of thing..."

The girl shook her head.

After being comforted by Xia Zhi, she felt much better, but... she would have to comb her hair again later.

She thought to herself and looked around the restaurant.

"It feels so deserted here..."

Rather, there were only two of them in the entire restaurant, and it looked like it was about to go bankrupt at any moment.

“Because I was planning to close down the business.”

After serving the last dish, the restaurant's proprietress explained.

"I just saw you guys coming before closing time, so I changed my mind... I wasn't planning on making a profit anyway, so consider this meal my treat."

"Thank you so much, boss lady." Xia Zhi accepted it without any hesitation.

It feels like, since coming to this country, he has been getting something for free?

"You're welcome... because this little girl looks a lot like my daughter. She was probably your age at the time."

The proprietress's gaze fell on her, with a look of nostalgia in her eyes.

"Your daughter?" The girl tilted her head slightly.

"Well, I was planning on going to see her when I closed the shop today," the proprietress replied softly.

"Does she live separately from you?" the girl asked curiously.

The proprietress shook her head slightly: "I'm going to the grave to pay respects... Today is her death anniversary."

Girl: “…Huh?”

Death anniversary, that is to say...

"She's dead. She committed suicide."

The lady boss replied calmly, with no special emotion in her voice.

"A few years ago, her best friend fell into the river. The river bank was very high and she couldn't swim. After hesitating for a while, she chose to run away to find adults for help. But when the adults arrived, her friend had drowned."

Her words stunned the girl.

Wait, this isn't...

The proprietress ignored her stunned look and continued:

"That incident made her very depressed. She locked herself in her room for more than a month. It took me a long time to comfort her before she was willing to come out again..."

"But when she finally resolved her worries, rumors started to spread that she was the one who betrayed her friend and did not help her, which led to the girl's death."

She lowered her eyes and continued

"Because the girl's father was a good man with a good reputation among people, everyone stood on his side and condemned my daughter's 'betrayal'... Later, even neighbors and friends began to secretly curse us behind our backs."

"Finally, my daughter couldn't bear the pressure anymore and committed suicide by jumping into the river one night."

"how come……"

The girl never thought that the truth would be like this.

"Didn't any of the adults who were present at the time come out to help explain?"

"They also explained it, but compared to the rumors that were spreading more and more, few people paid attention to their words. Some even said that they were bribed," replied the proprietress.

"When the truth was revealed later, the state also cleared my daughter's name, but people at that time no longer cared about the matter."

"..."

Let me reiterate, young girls don't like stories like this.

……

After coming out of the restaurant, the girl had no intention of sightseeing around anymore, so she left early with Xia Zhi.

… She doesn’t like this country.

The girl lowered her head and thought to herself.

Who is at fault in this matter?

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The merchant was not wrong; he kindly paid for the construction and expansion of the canal. Even after his daughter died, he was still willing to spend money to build guardrails and warning signs to remind future generations.

The merchant's daughter did nothing wrong, she was just a poor and unfortunate victim. The boss's daughter also did nothing wrong, she was just a victim.

As for those onlookers, from their point of view, they hated that kind of betrayal and did not want such a tragedy to happen again, so they condemned and excluded the boss's daughter.

No one had bad intentions, but things ended up turning out like this.

"...Why did this happen?" She raised her head, looked at Xia Zhi in confusion and asked.

"Because of misfortune and ignorance."

Xia Zhi replied.

The death of the merchant's daughter was due to misfortune, while the death of the boss's daughter was due to people's ignorance.

"The evils of the world are almost always caused by ignorance. Good intentions without insight can cause as much harm as the evil."

I would like to state in advance that this was not said by Xia Zhi... If he remembered correctly, it was probably said by Mark Twain.

He thought to himself, shook his head and continued: "...In this world, there are always more good people than bad ones. The actual problem is not here. But people have different levels of ignorance. This is the so-called distinction between virtue and evil.

... ....... .......

The most hopeless evil is this kind of ignorance: thinking that you know everything, that you represent the truth, and therefore that you have the right to do anything... including killing people. "

Xia Zhi does not completely agree with this statement, but if it is not so absolute, the general meaning is not wrong.

Socrates also said that ignorant people are not qualified to do good, because the kindness of ignorance only has the appearance of goodness, but lacks the core of goodness. Ignorance is without virtue, and the road to hell is often paved with stones of good intentions.

"..."

Hearing his words, the girl couldn't help but recall that a month ago, when she wanted to feed stray cats, he also said something similar.

Blind love may make things worse, and ignorant kindness may not produce good results at all...

The girl didn't want that to happen to her.

So, does it mean that all we need to do is give up kindness?

"Of course, this doesn't mean you shouldn't do good deeds..."

Seeing the confused expression on the girl's face, Xia Zhi squatted down, looked into her glassy eyes, and said softly:

"I just want to say that kindness and sense of justice are the most beautiful qualities in the world, but to harness this beauty, wisdom is still needed... So, don't let your kindness grow with ignorance. It's always right to learn more and think more."

The girl was silent for a moment, then raised her head again, looked at him and asked, "...Do you want me to do that?"

"Of course." Xia Zhi ruffled her hair again and replied as a matter of course: "A beautiful appearance with a beautiful heart is the real beauty... You are so lovely, of course you deserve such beautiful qualities."

"..."

The girl's eyes gradually became clear, she uttered a small "hmm" and nodded gently.

...It was a close call, I almost went astray again.

Seeing her expression return to normal, Xia Zhi thought to himself, a drop of cold sweat running down his forehead.

If he accidentally distorted her values, all the previous training would be wasted. It would be fine, but he really didn't know how to explain it to Irene.

On the other side, the girl lowered her head and looked at her hands.

Knowledge……

The most knowledgeable people in this world are undoubtedly the witches.

She didn't want this to happen to her.

So...I will become the most powerful witch.

The girl thought silently in her heart.

After all, this is what he wanted...

……Down.

Chapter 741: The Kingdom of Preserving Memories

This is a country of words, a unique country with a special style.

Since most people in the country are engaged in writing work, they like to solve many problems through writing and text.

such as now

"All immigration inspections in our country are conducted on paper. Please fill in all the required information. Once completed, please put it in the mailbox next to the national border."

The guard who welcomed Xia Zhi and the girl said this, handed them paper and pen respectively, and took them to the counter.

"So complicated……"

Looking at the table in his hand that listed various matters, Xia Zhi showed an expression that was a bit annoyed.

"I should have flown in directly from above."

"That's illegal entry, right?" the girl said.

“As long as you don’t get caught, it’s not illegal.”

What a twisted value system... I just asked people to be kind half a month ago.

The girl complained in her heart, her eyes fell on the form in her hand.

There are a lot of items listed above, but the only ones that are marked as mandatory are name, age, country of birth, number of visits to the country, purpose of this entry, occupation, past criminal record, interests and favorite books.

She finished filling it out quickly, but the boy next to her seemed a little stumped.

"...Which country are you from?" Xia Zhi thought for a moment, looked at the girl and asked.

"This...Peace Country Roberta."

The girl hesitated for a moment and then told the name of the country she had escaped from, which was also the name of her hometown where she grew up.

...By the way, why are you asking her this?

Xia Zhi nodded and filled in the name on the form.

“…Is this fake?”

She couldn't remember when she and the boy grew up in the same country.