Chapter 160 Black and White

Suming brooded in his room all night.

There were solutions, of course. This affair, in essence, wasn't some earth-shattering scandal. Calling it illegal seemed a bit much, but it wasn't exactly legal either—it was a borderline case.

The crux of the matter was moral judgment.

The law is a yardstick, a benchmark, but no one ever said morality played that role. Morality is different for everyone, depending on their stance or status; sometimes it's just hot air. So with this issue, the key lay in how it was 'expressed.' Different narratives could lead to different outcomes. Depending on the direction of the narrative, the results could be totally different.