My Demon Friends-Chapter 483 - 468: Growth is a Process of Learning Kindness_2

Chapter 483: Chapter 468: Growth is a Process of Learning Kindness_2

Yin Le used his thumb to flick off the beer cap and began pouring himself a drink. It seemed the brand of beer wasn’t quite to his taste, as he slightly furrowed his brow.

"You seem to be in a bad mood?" Zhou Li asked.

"Maybe I’ve been too tired recently," Yin Le replied calmly.

"You’ve had it tough." To prevent him from feeling more upset internally, Zhou Li decided to show some concern. "Are we still short on personnel?"

"Currently, there are thirteen people in the entire southwest, and three of them, including me, are sitting in front of you." Yin Le sighed helplessly. "And most of them can only do clerical work, communicating with the Local Government. When tricky situations arise, there are only three or four people who can handle them, and these few have to fly all over the southwest."

"I see..." Zhou Li looked at Xiao Hua and Su Jue, who both lowered their heads next to him, and pursed his lips. "They will grow up quickly too."

"But this situation won’t last much longer," Yin Le said. "Recently, big data searches have been very helpful, finding quite a few Gifted Ones, more than I expected."

"Are they willing to join us?" Xiao Hua asked.

"Some are, while others refuse for a variety of reasons. Some are still watching. Some whom we’ve found are still very young, only in junior high or even elementary school. And there are even conspiracy theorists; I don’t know if they’ve read too many novels or what..." Yin Le complained. "Kids these days are really a headache."

"Do you meet with them personally?" Zhou Li asked.

"I couldn’t meet with all of them. The Celestial Master Department has specific people to negotiate with them, and only in special cases do I get involved."

"I see."

"We can also help out." Xiao Hua, who had just joined the organization, knew the importance of making a good impression. "It just means skipping a few classes."

"I’m considering it." Yin Le took a small sip of his beer then set it down again, clearly not liking it. "Surely, if individuals of the same kind like us take action, it is more persuasive and reduces their wariness. I’ve heard many children and even their parents become very wary when our staff approaches them, sometimes even hostile. But there are just too many, it’s overwhelming. With only a few of us, we simply can’t keep up."

"But what about special cases..." Yin Le paused. "Perhaps they’re too special. You guys are too green, and I also worry you can’t handle it."

"Oh..." Xiao Hua sounded disappointed.

"How special are they?" Zhou Li asked curiously. "Are they aggressive?"

"That’s one aspect, but there are many others." Yin Le’s eyes darkened. "You don’t know what some people have gone through. Not everything in this world is beautiful. Happy people might just be the lucky ones."

"I see."

Zhou Li roughly understood. Therefore, Yin Le believed that Xiao Hua and Su Jue were not only weak in combat but also lacked sufficient inner strength. He was considering both their physical safety and their emotional protection.

"Just yesterday, I went to Huize to see a girl at the police station," Yin Le spoke in a low voice. "She killed four people."

"What?"

Xiao Hua was very surprised.

Su Jue also looked up in shock, a glint in his eyes.

"Why?" Zhou Li asked.

"I don’t quite know how to explain it... She’s a lesbian. Our department’s staff told me it might be because she was constantly mocked and bullied by the boys in her class in junior high, so she developed a dislike for boys." Yin Le sighed. "Sometimes human nature is truly filled with evil, and the younger the child, the purer the evil."

"Then what happened?" Xiao Hua asked eagerly.

"She didn’t go to high school. After finishing junior high, she dropped out and did odd jobs. Last year, she came back and told her parents about herself." Yin Le tried to narrate calmly. "Her parents couldn’t accept it. They thought it would cause them to lose face among relatives and friends, making it difficult for them to hold their heads high, so they argued with her. Their daughter, though our age, wasn’t just a student confined to school. She was an adult who had experienced society, possessing her own opinions and stubbornness. When her parents found they could no longer control her, they secretly tricked her into a boot camp for Internet addiction. Their goal was to ’reform’ her and teach her ’obedience.’

"That is a very dark place, filled with human wickedness. You’ve seen it online, right?

"She tried to seek help, to no avail.

"She tried to escape but was caught and brought back.

"She suffered greatly.

"Aside from physical torture, it was more about the destruction of her will—she was a very stubborn person.

"Unfortunately, her opponents included the school’s security, coaches, teachers, and even ’classmates’ who had been sent there for the same torture and had turned into the school’s handy helpers. Even the villagers outside the school were aiding them. She quickly realized that she couldn’t contend against them with her own strength. On the verge of madness, she came up with a terrifying plan.

"By the time the police arrived, she was standing at the school’s entrance, covered in blood," Yin Le shrugged, feigning indifference, "like an evil spirit, with the security and classmates standing far away, not daring to come close."

"..."

Everyone present fell silent. Even Doudou sensed the heaviness.

Just as Yin Le had initially said, not everything in this world is beautiful. Some people are merely happy because of luck. The evil that doesn’t befall you has nothing to do with you personally. Likewise, if one day it does fall upon you, it may also have nothing to do with you.

Only the old monster, accustomed to such scenes, didn’t care and ate the complimentary fried beans. Tuanzi, meanwhile, still had his bright, innocent eyes wide open. He curiously observed them as they suddenly fell silent, looking left and right, as if he hadn’t understood at all or simply hadn’t been listening.

"So..." Zhou Li tried to speak up, "what will happen to her?"

"Yes! What will happen to her?" Xiao Hua was also very concerned about this issue. "That counts as illegal imprisonment, right? She just wanted to escape, to be free."

"I don’t know; it’s up to the police now." Yin Le lowered his head. "That girl is a bit older than me. Perhaps, given the special circumstances, the Celestial Master Department might find a way for her to receive lenient treatment. Or maybe they won’t; it’s not for me to decide. Perhaps the judge won’t sentence her too harshly and might even consider it self-defense. I’m not very familiar with these matters."

"She turned into a demon," Huai Xu chewed on the beans. "Master Ming said that people have great kindness and also great evil. In ancient times, it was more severe; many Heavenly Masters were turned into demons this way."

"Maybe." Yin Le lowered his head. "If possible, I hope to rescue her."

"It’s useless," Huai Xu continued. "Believe me."

"Why?" Yin Le was unconvinced.

"I’ve seen many."

"Then, those you’ve seen before..." Yin Le’s expression darkened. "What was their ending like?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"They were all killed in the end," Huai Xu shrugged. "Cruel, isn’t it? Humans are just that cruel."

"But she did nothing wrong."

"It’s most terrifying because she did nothing wrong," Huai Xu grabbed another handful of beans. "If she knew she was wrong, then she would just be a bad person, and there are many bad people in this world. But she happens to be blameless. And she’s a Generation of Heavenly Master just a bit older than you."

"..."

"The dishes are here."

Zhou Li timely interrupted their conversation. He could see that Yin Le’s purpose today wasn’t simply to snag a meal. His mood was oppressive and gloomy. He was affected by negative emotions, and he was still very young—only nineteen years old. He too needed to talk. At the same time, he felt very helpless, not knowing what to do. If he allowed the old monster to continue, Yin Le might get even more depressed, possibly not being able to eat at all.

The waiter served the dishes and then retreated.

Under the pot, a blue flame flickered, and the soup inside bubbled, a light, tangy scent wafting out.

Yin Le, however, did not pick up his chopsticks but asked, "Is human nature inherently good or evil?"

Zhou Li was momentarily taken aback.

Su Jue stared at the fire on the stove without saying a word.

The usually lively Xiao Hua also grew quiet. Doudou stood on the table, placing her hand on Xiao Hua’s, seemingly as a form of comfort.

No one at the table spoke, except for Huai Xu, who interjected with "demonic nature is inherently good," and Tuanzi, who meowed in agreement. In their childhood, they had all been seen as ’freaks’ or ’weirdos’ by others. The wickedness of children often needs no reason. By comparison, those sitting around the stove now were already much luckier.

After a long while, Zhou Li finally said, "Growing up is a process of learning to be kind."