Chapter 1288: Chapter 47: Better to Exploit Mistakes Than to Exploit Merits (2-in-1)
Looking at the hopeful eyes of the young women before me.
Each face flushed, eyes eager.
Fang Che smiled and gently said, "I don’t really know what to say to you young ladies. Everyone knows the brothel is not the best place."
Upon hearing this, the women’s expressions became somewhat somber.
"However, I also understand, in such a world, in such a human realm, living is hard. For ordinary people, just living is already difficult. For beautiful young women, it’s even harder."
"Especially without strength, without opportunities to engage in martial arts... Beauty, instead, becomes a burden, a source of misfortune."
"This is not your fault; it is the fault of this world! You cannot be blamed!"
"It is also the fault of us Guardians, the fault of the protectors, the fault of me, Fang Che!"
"We also hope to create a world of equality, so that none of you need to wander homeless, need not earn a living in a brothel, but can stay safely home honoring your parents and raising your children in bliss."
"Unfortunately, we cannot achieve that. At least not yet."
Fang Che’s voice was somber.
Silence hung beneath him.
Suddenly, Fang Che raised his voice, loudly saying, "Therefore, I have never looked down on you, nor ever thought of you as impure!"
"Please remember what I say."
"I hope that you will have good destinations in the future, and can arrange your lives well."
"The brothel is, after all, a bowl of youth. Even the most outstanding beauty will have a day when she grows old. Therefore, I remind you all to start planning for your own future from now on."
"Today, I am also very glad. Though I came to investigate a case, it let me see so many beautiful women. To tell you the truth, this is the first time in my life I have seen so many beautiful ladies at one time."
Fang Che made a joke.
Immediately, the women began to cry with laughter.
"In the future, take care of yourselves. If you have grievances, remember that above you, there is still a blue sky."
"Though the world is harsh, and life is hard here in the earthly dust, though I cannot completely change your life and circumstances, at any time there will still be someone willing to support this piece of heaven for you!"
"So that you can grit your teeth and live on, even in the face of hardship."
Fang Che showed a bright and sunny smile, saying, "I do not wish you joy in the present; but I wish you happiness in the future!"
"Ladies, goodbye. I have official duties and cannot stay long."
Fang Che smiled and waved his hand.
The women stood still, their eyes greedily staring at Fang Che’s face.
A few women who could draw were frantically sketching on the ground, paying no heed to appearances.
They very well knew that although Fang Che spoke of goodbye, barring any accidents, this would be the only chance in their lives to see Fang Che!
Someone like Fang Qingtian, if not for official business, how would he come to a place like this brothel?
So they didn’t even dare to blink.
For fear that with a blink, they’d never see him again.
Yet under their watchful eyes, Fang Che finally turned around.
The large cloak fluttering, step by step he walked up to the fourth floor.
The secret room chosen by Ma Yidao was there.
Standing at the top of the fourth floor’s stairs.
Fang Che turned back, waving and smiling, "Go back, life is tough, days are hard, the future is bleak, the world is dangerous, but, you must live. I wish you all to live, live long, live well, and find happiness in the future."
Turning around, he finally vanished into the corridor.
The black robe seemed to still flutter in the women’s eyes, but the man was already gone.
The women stood still, staring dazedly at the direction Fang Che disappeared.
Heartwarming words, heard every day.
But never had any words penetrated the heart and soul like today’s.
On each lovely and beautiful face, tears flowed rampantly.
Choked with sobs.
"He said he never looked down on us..."
"He said it wasn’t our fault..."
"Woo hoo..."
The women cried like pear blossoms bathed in rain.
Never did such an exalted person understand us so; never had anyone understood our sufferings like this.
We know what humble work we do, and we know that although many come here to play, they have never respected us...
We also know, having done this work, even in death, we will not be buried in the ancestral tomb.
Even our ancestors look down on us.
But we want to live... A weak woman, with some looks, who knows what fate awaits in this chaotic world...
The brothel unexpectedly becomes a haven...
The women stood silently.
Crying silently.
Beside them on the ground.
Some women held pens, choking with sobs: "Quick, give me... wipe my tears... don’t smudge the drawing... don’t push me, let me finish drawing..."
On the white paper spread out on the floor.
A vivid face of Fang Che appeared in a black robe.
Beside it were a few more drawings.
Some with Fang Che smiling, some with him smiling back, some of him standing with hands behind his back, others of him sternly reprimanding Manager Niu, some delivering vigorous speech to guests...
The large cloak was easy to draw, so everyone temporarily left it blank, sketching an outline.
But other expressions were carefully recorded.
The quick ones had even captured Dongyun Yu and the others.
These few women instantly became the center of attention, surrounded by a crowd of young women.
"Sister... I want a copy. I’ll pay!"
