Chapter 313. Not as good as a child
"Grandpa, what are you thinking about?" Seeing the knot on her grandfather’s brow, Jin’er knew he must be facing something troublesome.
"Jin’er, do you think they should stay?" Old Flower’s gaze swept towards the elderly and women tightly bound together.
"Grandpa, are you torn about this?"
"Hmm, some of the children among them are younger than your brother." The old man sighed.
"Grandpa, what’s there to be conflicted about? If they made a mistake, they should bear the consequences. Even children know this simple truth. Since they dared to eat what they shouldn’t have, they should have foreseen the consequences, whether out of subjective recklessness, objective ignorance, or being coerced, it doesn’t absolve them of their crimes."
In Jin’er’s view, humanity vanished the moment they broke the taboo; the naked bodies in the deep pit disclosed just how many lives they had harmed. How could one claim innocence?
And aren’t there many pieces of evidence hanging in the cave?
It’s no surprise her grandfather is conflicted; even she can’t help but feel a pang of pity when looking at the children smaller than her brother.
Though children are without guilt, being in such a twisted environment long-term means their values and characters might inevitably get distorted, like a seed buried deep in their hearts, potentially erupting one day.
"Of course, we can’t wrong a good person either. Grandpa, how about this..." Jin’er whispered into her grandfather’s ear.
"My granddaughter is truly amazing, let’s do it that way," Old Flower gazed at Jin’er lovingly, the hesitation gone, replaced by sheer pride.
The child he raised is indeed exceptional!