I Fell In Love With Qing Leng Xue Shen Chapter 56
byChapter 56 Hanhan kills everyone
The auditorium was full, and the whispers among each other were gradually suppressed by the host’s clear voice.
Xie Shuhan stood on the far right side of the main debate table, his fingertips gently resting on the edge of the dark wooden table, and his eyes calmly swept across the audience.
His eyes paused at the third row of the auditorium.
Lu Jin was holding his chin with one hand, his eyes were astonishingly bright, like a silver-haired puppy that was fed his favorite meat and bones, and his unabashed warmth almost spread through the air.
The tips of Xie Shuhan’s ears were almost imperceptibly red, and he quickly looked away, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of his teammates beside him communicating in low voices.
“Fortunately, after the incident at Zhou Yan’s side, the hospital temporarily transferred people here, otherwise our team would really be short of people today.” Lin Fan wiped the sweat from his palms while arguing, with a hint of happiness in his voice that he had survived the disaster.
“Xie Shuhan, I will try my best to establish a stable framework for the argumentation session later. It’s up to you to have a free debate.” Lin Fan said to Xie Shuhan.
Xie Shuhan nodded slightly, and his voice was as clear as spring water: “Don’t worry.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the host had already walked to the center of the stage with the microphone, and his crisp voice echoed in the auditorium: “Dear teachers and classmates, welcome to the finals of this campus debate competition! The debate topic of this competition is – human nature is good or human nature is evil.
The positive side is a team representing the Department of Law and holds the view that human nature is inherently good; the negative side is a team representing the Department of Chinese Language and Literature and holds the view that human nature is inherently evil!”
There was a burst of warm applause from the audience. Lu Jin clapped so hard that his palms were almost red, but his eyes were fixed on the people on the stage.
The black suit Xie Shuhan wore today was ironed without a trace of wrinkles, the white shirt at the collar was buttoned meticulously, and the lines of his profile were clean and neat.
He was obviously dressed in an ascetic outfit, but standing there, he became the most eye-catching presence in the room.
“My wife is so handsome.” Lu Jin muttered in a low voice, which attracted curious looks from the classmates next to him, but he didn’t care. Instead, he puffed out his chest and looked proud.
The debate officially begins.
In the first argument of the affirmative, Lin Fan was the first to stand up and make an argument. He explained Mencius’s theory of the goodness of nature in a clear and logical manner. He combined it with the research on infants’ empathy ability in modern psychology to unfold the idea of ”human nature is inherently good”.
Not to be outdone, the opposing side used Xunzi’s theory of evil nature as the starting point, listed many wars and atrocities in history, and retorted sharply: “If human nature is inherently good, then where does the evil in the world come from? Does it grow out of thin air?”
At the end of the argumentation session, rebuttals and attacks took turns, with both sides going back and forth and quarreling, and the atmosphere gradually became heated.
The second debater from the opposing side was a sharp-tongued girl. Her eyes were fixed on the positive team, and the conversation suddenly turned to the temporarily transferred debater next to Xie Shuhan.
“The opponent’s fellow debater just mentioned that the reason why people do evil is influenced by the external environment. Then I would like to ask, if a person with a pure nature is placed in a malicious environment, will he be assimilated? If so, doesn’t this just prove that human nature is inherently evil, and goodness is just an acquired constraint?”
It was obviously the first time for the transferred classmate to participate in such a large-scale competition. He was stunned by the sudden questioning. His face turned slightly pale and he was speechless.
The second opponent on the opposing side immediately showed a proud smile, and was about to pursue the victory when a clear voice suddenly sounded.
“The opposing debater confused the concepts of ‘assimilation’ and ‘selection’.”
Xie Shuhan slowly stood up.
His movements were not fast, his back was straight, and his temperament was cool and calm. He did not deliberately raise his voice, but it made the noisy auditorium instantly quiet.
He looked calmly at the two opposing arguments, and his tone was as light as a glass of warm water, but it carried a force that could not be ignored: “The assimilation you are talking about assumes that the person has the right to choose, but human nature is inherently good, which means that people are born with the instinct to pursue good and avoid evil. Just like people in darkness will instinctively chase light, and people in prison will long for freedom. This instinct is the embodiment of goodness.”
He paused and tapped his fingertips lightly on the table, making a crisp sound: “Furthermore, the opponent’s fellow debater used war and atrocities as examples to argue that human nature is inherently evil, but have you ever thought about how to explain the actions of those who stood up in war, those who sacrificed themselves to protect others?
If human nature is inherently evil, then kindness is the greatest invention and the most profound instinct of mankind.”
After the words fell, the audience was silent, and then a burst of thunderous applause broke out.
Lu Jin clapped his hands, grinning from the corner of his mouth to his ears, and the pride in his heart almost overflowed.
Look, this is his Hanhan. He usually looks cold and indifferent and doesn’t like to talk, but once he opens his mouth, no one can resist him.
He couldn’t help but straighten his back, his eyes full of showing off, as if the person talking on the stage was himself.
The second debater on the other side was silenced and his face turned red and white. After a while, he managed to squeeze out a sentence: “The kind thoughts mentioned by the opponent’s fellow debater are just the result of the domestication of social rules, not nature.”
“Don’t the formulation of social rules stem from people’s yearning for kindness?” Xie Shuhan raised his eyebrows slightly, his tone was still calm, but every word was heartbreaking.
“If human nature is inherently evil, then why do people make laws to restrict evil behavior? Why do they advocate morality and promote good deeds? This just shows that goodness is a pursuit engraved in the bones of human beings.”
The free debate session became Xie Shuhan’s home field.
The opposing teams took turns in the battle, raising sharp questions one after another, but they were all resolved by Xie Shuhan in an understatement.
He never speaks harshly, nor does he deliberately sensationalize. He just uses the most concise language and the most precise logic to point out the other party’s loopholes to the point.
The opposing party Sanbian stood up angrily: “Friend the other party! How do you explain those born criminals? Those who hurt others without any reason?”
“A born criminal is an individual with physical or psychological defects and cannot represent universal human nature.” Xie Shuhan’s eyes fell on the other party, and there was no wave in his cold eyes.
“Just like someone is born with a disability, we cannot deny the instinct of human beings to have sound limbs. In the same way, we cannot deny the inherently good nature of human nature because of the evil deeds of a few people.”
As soon as this sentence came out, the judges and teachers in the audience nodded with approval.
Lu Jin looked at the people on the stage, his heart pounding.
That calm and self-possessed look, that confident aura, made Lu Jin feel a surge of indescribable pride and love in his heart.
I really want to hug someone over and kiss them hard.
The debate was gradually coming to an end, and both sides began to make their concluding remarks.
The opposition’s four arguments are still sharp in their rhetoric, but they are obviously lacking in confidence.
The summary of the four positive arguments, under Xie Shuhan’s suggestions, closely adheres to the core of “goodness is instinct, evil is lost”, and is progressive and convincing.
When the host announced, “The competition is over, let the judges and teachers give their scores.” The audience burst into warm applause again.
Xie Shuhan sat down slowly, and Lin Fan beside him patted his shoulder excitedly: “Shuhan, we will definitely win!”
Xie Shuhan nodded slightly and turned his gaze to the audience again, meeting Lu Jin’s shining eyes.
The frank love and joy in the other person’s eyes were conveyed to the crowd of guests.
The discussion among the judges and teachers did not last long. Soon, the host returned to the center of the stage with the score sheet, cleared his throat, and announced loudly: “After careful review by the judges and teachers, the winner of the finals of this campus debate competition is the representative team of the Department of Law! The best debater is Xie Shuhan!”
“Wow!”
The cheers from the audience almost lifted the roof of the auditorium. Lu Jin stood up suddenly and waved his arms vigorously, even more excited than when he won the award.
Xie Shuhan stood up amidst the applause and took the trophy and certificate from the host. A faint smile finally appeared on his cold face.
The afterglow of the setting sun fell through the glass window and fell on his body, coating it with a warm golden edge.
After the game, the audience left the field one after another, and Lu Jin couldn’t wait to run backstage.
I happened to bump into Xie Shuhan and his teammates walking out.
He rushed over, opened his arms and hugged her, resting his chin on the top of his hair, his voice full of joy: “Hanhan, you are so great, kiss me.”
Xie Shuhan was stunned for a moment when he hugged him. He felt the gentle touch on his face and the tips of his ears were slightly red. Then he raised his hand and patted his back gently, with a touch of softness in his tone: “Okay, let go, your teammates are still watching.”
Lu Jin then reluctantly let go of him, “What are you afraid of? I’m so handsome, I can handle him.”
Xie Shuhan looked at him like a happy puppy, with a smile in his eyes.