Why did he kill the Benefactor of the Society? The evil of human nature is unfathomable, and it is not possible to walk on the edge of a cliff

Keigo Higashino's "Malice" has a profound observation and understanding of human nature, and it is possible to see that people have a chill of sweat and hair in their hearts, and people's malice is so dark. (ICphoto/Photo)

Keigo Higashino's "Malice" has a profound observation and understanding of human nature, and it can be seen that people have a chill of sweat and hair in their hearts, and people's malice is so dark.

Synopsis: Noguchi and Hidaka are children who have been bullied in school since childhood, and Noguchi succumbs to bullies and acts as minions, and has poor academic performance. Even if Hidaka was bullied, he did not give in, did not fall into ambition, and was more talented, and later became a well-known writer, and gave a lot of help to Noguchi, who was a school teacher, to help his children's works be published.

However, Hidaka's goodwill is completely engulfed by The dark malice that Noguchi has from his heart, which stems from inferiority, jealousy, cowardice, and indecency, and is manifested as revenge and loss of conscience. Upon learning that he was terminally ill, Nonoguchi was determined to use all the remaining energy and intelligence of his life to kill hidaka and completely ruin his reputation. Not only his body will die, but he will also die in society.

As a result, he plots an extremely complex, interlocking, high-IQ murder that exploits human weaknesses and traps nested in traps, killing Hidaka and nearly leading the police investigation into the wrong place. In the end, detective Kaga, with his meticulous spirit of exploration, constant questioning, and insight into human nature, finally dug out Noguchi's criminal motive, which turned out to be the malice buried deep in his heart: I just looked at him unhappy.

In real life, there are indeed many people like Noguchi: they have considerable intelligence, and those who could have achieved something originally have been entangled in the malice of their own hearts, so that the lives of themselves and others have fallen into the abyss.

Malice is part of human nature. There is good and evil in human nature, and the goodness of human nature makes life experience very good, and it is also the ideal we pursue. But the objective existence of human evil makes the world extremely complex.

Humans evolved from predators in the animal kingdom, each with canine teeth, commonly known as "little tiger teeth", as evidenced by this. There are some rules in felines and canines: in a fight of the same kind, the loser lies on the ground and flips his belly upwards, and the winner will not die. The loser will honestly concede defeat and will not turn around and take advantage of the opponent's lack of preparation to bite his throat.

But this is not the case for primates: monkeys and orangutans will break the rules within the group, repent, set up scams, and the primates' canine teeth gradually degenerate at the same time, the brain develops rapidly, so that it can rely less on physical violence and rely more on intelligence to gain a survival advantage. As the top species of primates, humans inherit the personality of monkeys and orangutans, and use their super intelligence to dig deeper and deeper into the dark areas of the mind.

As Liu Cixin said, "Lose humanity, lose a lot; lose animal nature, lose everything." This may be understood as "the heart of defense is indispensable", which is the proverb summed up by the ancestors in the competition for survival: Do not forget the malice of human nature from the biological origin.

The malice of the human heart, the literary saying: en will take revenge, cross the river and tear down the bridge, and Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind. Folk saying: sheng rice raises grace to fight rice to raise revenge, gun shoots out the head bird, and the rafters that come out of the head rot first. The basis of all this is related to greed, jealousy, and rage, which are accounted for in the "Seven Deadly Sins."

Greed: Desire exceeds one's own ability, regardless of whether one's ability can be achieved, and wants to possess it. If you can't possess yourself, you'd rather destroy than let others succeed. Just like Noguchi, he once struggled, due to his lack of talent and ability, he could not become a first-class writer, but he did not achieve nothing. However, greed makes it unable to accept its own few achievements, but its heart is completely shrouded in dark malice, opening a process of destruction and self-destruction.

Jealousy: The world always has the ability to surpass itself, if you can accept this calmly, know how to exchange your own value for the value of others, appreciate and enjoy the better material products and spiritual achievements of others, it is a very happy thing. But the jealous person does not see this sunny side, and his soul is corrupted by jealousy. Noguchi's jealousy is exacerbated by the cowardice of his own character, and Hidaka's "mighty and indomitable" in the face of school bullying reflects his cowardice and incompetence, and the resulting jealousy destroys the last rays of his humanity like a thick sulfuric acid.

Anger: What can prevent malice in human nature is another weakness in human nature - cowardice, suffering from gain and loss, fear of retaliation and punishment, so that many malicious people give up before venting their malice, which is the meaning of the existence of the law, which is to attack poison with poison. And Noguchi suffered from cancer, there was nothing more to lose, and finally changed from a coward with a malicious heart to an outlaw who released malice, and the evil of greed and jealousy was out of control.

Greed, jealousy, and rage combine to lose their conscience. The loser of the canine competition will be willing to be loyal to the king of dogs, which is the embodiment of the sociality of its species, the dog will protect the lord, is to treat the owner who is grateful to it as a big brother, and practice his glory with loyalty and life. Many evil people are inferior to dogs in this regard, and they will integrate their greed, jealousy, and anger, and vent their malice by means of "grace and revenge". Noguchi used this malicious plot to murder Hidaka, forming a typical image of "malice" in literature.

Greed, jealousy, and rage are the most abundant fuels burned in the hearth of hell, and the wicked will do whatever it takes to soothe this malevolent torment and burning.

In my early years, I experienced noguchi-style malice, so I made a plan to make it appear, so that the leader could distinguish between right and wrong and distinguish responsibility. This kind of infighting in the workplace is not worth advocating, but it involves specific and realistic personal interests, and I am afraid that few people will adhere to Song Xianggong's "stupid pig-style benevolent morality" and fight back against "reasonable, advantageous, and disciplined" is already a gentleman's demeanor.

I hope that everyone will stay away from the malice of others, and at the same time reduce their own deep resentment, always maintain the balance of their hearts, care for all the beauty in the world, and make "the world worthwhile".

(The author is a historian)

(This article is only the author's personal opinion and does not represent the position of this newspaper)

Mei Yijun