"Broaden your learning and cultivate yourself; discern clearly and act with conviction. That is Liaodong Normal University's motto! I believe everyone here understands those words better than I do. And I think 'discern clearly' should also encompass distinguishing right from wrong. So, what exactly is 'right and wrong'?"
Director Zhou swept his gaze across the audience, his voice clear and strong.
"When your family member commits one vile deed after another, should you choose to remain silent, turn a blind eye, and pretend you know nothing?"
Ma Xiaoli lowered her head, her face pale. At that moment, she did not dare entertain even the slightest thought of arguing her way out.
"When your friends engage in moral blackmail under the banner of defending their rights, should you choose to fan the flames, play to the crowd, and chase attention?"
Gu Shenhong and Xia Mingyue flushed involuntarily, mortified.
"I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it! That is a famous maxim. But please remember one thing: any speech or debate that disregards the facts and deliberately confuses right and wrong is, at its core, nothing but intellectual thuggery!"
Director Zhou's tone was not harsh, but that did nothing to lessen the devastating psychological blows his piercing words dealt Ma Xiaoli, Gu Shenhong, and Xia Mingyue.
He never mentioned any of their names, yet every sentence was about them.
Every sentence was like a resounding slap landing indiscriminately across their faces, leaving them burning with humiliation!
That was Director Zhou's usual style: he never let a slight go unanswered.
There was no way he would let those three leave the auditorium comfortably. As adults, everyone had to pay for their words and actions! If you wanted to humiliate someone else, you had