( no, they didn't do anything wrong. they were certainly scared - perhaps some even tried to kowtow for mercy, or beg for the lives of their children or -
no. death by electrocution is far too quick for any of that. killing those who kowtowed and begged, those weren't jiang cheng's sins - they were his own. they were his, and things are starting to bleed together where they shouldn't,
and xingchen's own answer is a good long while in coming as well. he's sat down on the floor for a minute to breathe, deep and clear, until the sudden dizziness fades and he can consider the situation again with clarity. but he doesn't stand back up, instead reaching up to claim his laptop from the table and bring it down to the floor with him. he has been pacing throughout this conversation, an uncharacteristic restlessness, a buzzing frustration at his impotence, but he isn't restless anymore. )
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no. death by electrocution is far too quick for any of that. killing those who kowtowed and begged, those weren't jiang cheng's sins - they were his own. they were his, and things are starting to bleed together where they shouldn't,
and xingchen's own answer is a good long while in coming as well. he's sat down on the floor for a minute to breathe, deep and clear, until the sudden dizziness fades and he can consider the situation again with clarity. but he doesn't stand back up, instead reaching up to claim his laptop from the table and bring it down to the floor with him. he has been pacing throughout this conversation, an uncharacteristic restlessness, a buzzing frustration at his impotence, but he isn't restless anymore. )
You held your tongue, at the time.
Ask me now why I'm no longer a daozhang.