As for good deeds, Su Bai felt that judging actions rather than motives was the attitude he ought to have.
As long as something truly benefited society, there was no need to dwell too much on what the original intention had been.
Still, Su Bai could more or less guess what Xu Xinran was thinking.
Working as a journalist made it easy to come into contact with society's darker side.
Just as doctors grew accustomed to life and death.
Over time, one's mindset was bound to change.
Perhaps some people would fall completely, merging with that darkness. As long as I'm darker than you, I'm invincible!
Journalists who took money to get things done as naturally as eating and drinking were like that.
The other extreme was needing to do some "good deeds" to maintain balance.
Like working too much overtime, then going on a gaming binge over the weekend to make up for it.
Su Bai felt that Xu Xinran was not bad by nature, so the latter explanation seemed more plausible.
By the time the two of them came out of the student's home, a light rain had begun to fall outside.
They bought umbrellas from a roadside shop and walked toward where the Super RV was parked.
The distant mountains lay veiled in misty rain, like something out of a fairyland.
"If you ever want to see some natural scenery, you can come find me," Xu Xinran said. "I've got plenty of travel experience. I can even accompany you on some niche activities with a bit of danger to them."
"Are big-shot reporters really this free?"
"To be honest, I'm basically half-retired already..."
"Retiring so young?"
"If I'd followed my family's wishes, I could have retired from the day I was born. I just had some things