"...Today, we'll discuss another case. But before that, I'd like to ask what everyone thinks about crime. When someone has no choice but to break the law over a matter of life and death, is what they do ultimately right or wrong?"
At the podium, the teacher with the hairstyle of a hidden big shot smiled at the students in the lecture hall. With the help of the amplification system, his voice rang clearly in every student's ears.
Luo Chuan sat up slightly. He loved listening to stories most of all.
Perhaps because he was currently writing the detective-heavy novel Sherlock Holmes, Luo Chuan viewed things from a somewhat different angle than before.
He noticed that the teacher had asked whether it was right or wrong, not whether it counted as a crime. That point alone was enough to reveal a great deal.
"Isn't the purpose of laws to be followed? It's definitely wrong."
"No, it's true that laws are meant to be followed, but if the price is someone's life, then that would surely run contrary to the original intent behind making them."
"If the starting point is right, then there's really nothing wrong with the act itself. Life always takes first priority."
"I'm not sure. It depends on the specific circumstances..."
The lecture hall grew noisy as everyone discussed the question the teacher had just raised.
Luo Chuan was thinking as well.
Judging from the words of the students around him, their views could basically be divided into three kinds. One believed the action was right, that under certain crises the law could yield. Another believed such behavior was improper, because it could very likely harm others, though they did not reject it outright. The rest remained neutral—in simple terms, they would listen to what the teacher said.