Chapter 142: Chapter 142: Should the Strong Have Privileges? (3,000 Words)

After killing the last person.

Su Xin returned to Yonghui Building and found a safe in an office.

Since he discovered that the Seamless Interaction characteristic actually allowed him to enter a void state, he had come up with many uses for this trait.

Besides freely passing through all matter and achieving a wall-penetrating effect, retrieving items from the safe was also effortless.

He stood in front of the safe, extending his right hand.

The solid safe before him felt like an illusion, easily penetrated by his right hand.

Under the perception of Super Sensing Sketching, Su Xin clearly saw some documents and money inside.

He placed his right hand on a stack of money.

With a thought, his right hand grasped the stack of money that seemed like a mere shadow, recognized it as his personal belongings, and took it into a Stealth State.

He then took the money out.

The Seamless Interaction characteristic subjectively defines personal items, so clothes and other items on his person can also enter the Stealth State. The recognition of obstacles is also subjective, allowing him to enter a void state.

However, Seamless Interaction and Super Sensing Sketching have many features that can’t be surpassed, particularly in the recognition of whole objects.

For example, a human body is a whole and using the Seamless Interaction feature cannot penetrate a human body to perfectly extract its internal organs; Super Sensing Sketching cannot perform X-ray vision on the human body.

But for items inside a safe, since the safe and the items inside are not a whole but consist of multiple objects, he can clearly ’see’ the safe and each item inside it through Super Sensing Sketching, easily taking out the money as he did before.

In short.

Super Sensing Sketching can perceive the form of every object within a ten-meter radius, but only the form of each whole object, not its internal structure.

Seamless Interaction and many other traits also have this setting.

Inability to dissect a whole.

As for what specifically is recognized as a whole, it’s a subjective setting, it’s not something Su Xin can change by altering his perception; it’s more like a common-sense understanding of objects.

After taking that stack of money.

Su Xin left Yonghui Building and leisurely strolled down a bustling street.

In just under a minute, having teleported several times, he attracted countless attention.

At this moment, Su Xin was more sensational than the world’s hottest star by tenfold, though few dared to surround him with fanatical enthusiasm like chasing a star, since the whole world knew he dared to kill.

Moreover, he had already killed quite a few people.

In the distance, two patrolling officers saw the commotion here and initially wanted to come to check it out, but upon hearing people mentioning the name ’Su Xin’ several times, they quickly turned to leave.

Regarding the existence of Su Xin, their superiors had recently issued orders not to engage with Su Xin, just to act as if they hadn’t seen him, and ideally, to proactively avoid him when spotted.

In fact, even without orders from above, they dared not come into contact with Su Xin.

Even though they had just received news that several high-ranking executives of the Yonghui Financial Group had been killed in succession, the exact number was not yet clear, and the perpetrator was undoubtedly Su Xin, they still could only avoid him.

As for how to handle the conflict between Su Xin and the Yonghui Financial Group specifically, that’s for those above to consider and has nothing to do with them at the lower level.

Therefore, the two officers merely reported that Su Xin appeared on this street, and after being strongly urged by their superiors to follow Su Xin, they unwillingly trailed far behind.

To their slight relief, Su Xin at this time didn’t appear to have any intentions of causing havoc, and seemed to truly be shopping.

“It seems he really only killed because he had a conflict with the Yonghui Financial Group. Now that he’s taken care of those executives, he seems much more peaceful than how he appeared in the videos, as if he’s not the law-defying maniac we thought,”

One officer whispered to his companion, looking at Su Xin with a hint of admiration and longing in his eyes.

“Are you kidding? That guy killed several people in front of the entire world and openly challenged the world’s laws and order, and now he’s in Celestial Kingdom killing at least a dozen people, yet you say he’s not lawless?”

His companion retorted helplessly.

The officer shrugged and said:

“Consider how powerful his abilities are. If he wanted, I feel he could wipe out the entire Yonghui Financial Group from top to bottom, even cause greater destruction, but he didn’t do that. Instead, he just took out some executives and then stopped, showing no malice or superiority towards ordinary people. Isn’t this a sign of his self-restraint and control?”

“I think a strong person like him having privileges above normal people is quite normal. He has already restrained himself a lot, and it was only because someone provoked him, he chose to kill in retaliation, which is understandable.”

His companion looked at him in disbelief:

“Are you crazy or am I? You think his killing is understandable?”

“Should the strong really have privileges?”

“He could have killed more people, but he didn’t kill that many and that’s considered self-restraint? Does that make him a good person?”

“No one should have privileges. If every ordinary person who awakened superpowers could leapfrog classes and have privileges, the world would soon be chaotic.”

“Although there are actually class distinctions in the world and many indeed have privileges, this privilege should never be public, and it should never be taken for granted.”

“Just like you think Su Xin should have privileges, but if one day he kills someone you care about, would you still think that this is all justified, with no one pleading your case or speaking up for you?”

The police officer glanced at his colleague:

“You have so much to say and are so dissatisfied with Su Xin, then why don’t you go up and arrest him? Is it any use telling me all this? Just spouting big talk.”

The colleague was taken aback, then stammered:

“I… I just think his actions are wrong. I never said we should arrest him.”

“I just feel that his behavior shouldn’t be condoned. Some things are just right and some are just wrong. Even if we have to watch helplessly as things happen because we can’t stop them, we should still know in our hearts that it’s wrong. If we have the ability, we must stop him.”

“Otherwise, the values of society will become more and more skewed, and the world will become increasingly chaotic.”

Upon hearing this, the police officer was silent for a while, then sneered disdainfully:

“When you’re an ordinary person, you think everyone should be equal, because only then would the strong stoop to compromise with you.”

“But if one day, you awaken a powerful ability like Su Xin’s, would you still patrol the streets every day? Or work tirelessly at a job day and night, striving for a house, a car, money?”

“No, at that point, you’d surely feel that the strong should have privileges, that it’s only right for them to enjoy service from ordinary people without working, that they should have all the beautiful things, and they should stand above everyone else.”

“Your current thoughts are solely because you’re average, at the bottom of society, so you speak up for the lower classes and the masses.”

“Everyone is selfish, only speaking for their own class.”

“So, we are in no position to demand a powerful superpower user, in a higher class, to think from the perspective of ordinary people.”

“We can’t use the standards of ordinary people to judge him; otherwise, we only push him further to the opposite side, which not only fails to bring fairness and justice but instead causes greater destruction to the order of the world.”

“When the whole world can’t restrain someone, we must try to change the rules and adapt to him, not demand him to adapt to the rules.”

Conversations like those between the two police officers are happening in countless corners of the world. On the internet, even more people are discussing Su Xin’s actions and debating how to handle a superpower user who makes the whole world dare not act rashly.

Governments of various countries, major financial groups, powerful forces, and netizens worldwide are all doing the same.

And Su Xin, at the center of a storm of discussions, seemed oblivious to everything around him and leisurely walked into a cellphone store.

“We… welcome!”

Faced with Su Xin’s sudden appearance, the store clerks were both excited and nervous, with a hint of fear in their eyes.

Su Xin casually glanced over the counter and asked, “Do you have a phone with good quality—best with excellent three-proof performance and the best signal? Money is not an issue.”

The store manager quickly replied:

“We do, we do!”

“This phone just came out last month, Mr. Su. Don’t be fooled by its size compared to ordinary phones. It even has satellite communication capabilities, and its three-proof performance is top-notch. This phone targets outdoor use, ensuring nearly full signal even in desolate areas…”

Su Xin waved his hand: “Alright, no need for introductions, just tell me, how much?”

“Mr. Su, it’s an honor to have you here. Consider this phone as a small token of my appreciation. Please, Mr. Su, don’t hesitate to accept it.”

“How much?”

“…Sixteen thousand.”

“Okay, also get me a cellphone card, one that’s globally usable. Feel free to pick the package.”

Since it wasn’t money he earned through hard work, Su Xin was generous, casually taking out three stacks of cash from his pocket that he had taken from a safe earlier, handing over two stacks.

All of Su Xin’s identification, bank cards, and similar documents were destroyed at home during the attack. Normally, he wouldn’t be able to apply for a standard cellphone package here, but the store manager didn’t dare mention this and directly took care of everything for Su Xin.

He walked out of the cellphone store with his newly purchased phone.

Now that his identity was exposed, he no longer needed to hide his phone or anything. Keeping a spare phone had no meaning, and Su Xin decided he might as well dispose of it later.

As he walked out of the store, many people around, like fervent fans, held up their phones to film Su Xin from a distance.

Su Xin paid them no mind.

He continued walking forward.

After a while, led by several police officers clearing the way, a middle-aged man in a suit stopped a bit ahead of Su Xin, slightly bowed, and with a full smile said:

“Mr. Su, hello, I am Zhan Shijie, the director of the Celestial Kingdom’s Security Defense Bureau. I’d like to have a chat with you, if you have some time?”

Su Xin glanced at him dismissively:

“No, I’m going shopping.”

“Alright, I’ll wait nearby then. Once you’re done shopping, I’ll invite you again.”

Even though he was so bluntly refused, Zhan Shijie’s smile was still as pleasant as a spring breeze, even courteously greeting before leaving.

After retreating, he didn’t go far but blended into the crowd, neither deliberately hiding nor standing out too much.

The impression he gave was—that he wasn’t following Su Xin, nor was he rushing him, but genuinely waiting patiently on the side.

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