The trolley problem is one of the most well-known thought experiments in the field of ethics. It goes something like this: a madman has tied five innocent people to a trolley track. An out-of-control trolley is hurtling towards them and will crush them in a moment. Fortunately, you can pull a lever to divert the trolley to another track. However, the problem is that the madman has also tied one person to the other trolley track. Considering the situation, should you pull the lever?
"Justice" is a debate sparked by such psychological issues. Suppose there is a group crime, should they all be sentenced to death? But some suggest that group crimes have leaders, and it is enough to kill the leader. The others will be spared punishment.
Within the organization "Justice," the vast majority of people would execute that suggestion, that killing the leader is enough. Later, a "medium" was absorbed into the organization. The "medium" raised a question, saying that the choice to kill the leader and let other criminals go unpunished is utilitarianism and has nothing to do with morality.
Everyone in "Justice" judges humanity from a moral high ground. They do not allow others to slander their thoughts. Thus, they cooperated with Duan Dongyang to conduct an experiment.
This experiment is the trolley problem.
At that time, this is how they operated. They randomly captured ordinary people and criminals. One group had five people. The other group had one person, but in terms of the order of killing, the five were first, and the one was later. They let the members of "Justice" choose their life or death, without having to do it themselves.
This seems simple, but it is actually very difficult. Because among the five people, one is a death row inmate, and the one person, although he committed a crime, is not a capital offense.
If no choice is made, five people will die, and of course, the death row inmate will also die, and the group members will have no psychological burden. Choosing one person means five people will live. Although one person dies, he has committed a crime. And among the five people who survive, although the death row inmate escapes, four ordinary people have lived.
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About ten people accepted this experiment, and the result was a magical proportion of 5:5.
At that time, the leader of "Justice" was very troubled by this matter. They could not determine who among the group members was right and who was wrong. As expected, this is an unsolvable mystery of human morality. However, Duan Dongming said that another experiment could solve this problem.
That is, the six people do not need to be grouped. As long as the group members kill one person, five people can be saved. The reason is simple: these six people are a gang, they cooperate closely, and if one person is killed, this criminal gang will collapse.
The second situation seems simpler, but it is actually more difficult. Killing one person can stop the crime, but the crime is committed by a gang. So, whom do we kill to stop the crime? Is it wrong for any of the six to die? If we don't kill, all six will die.
However, this difficult choice was carried to the extreme. Ten group members unanimously chose to kill one person to stop the crime, with nine of them making this choice. Only one chose a method that did not involve killing, letting all six die.
Regarding this choice, the leader of "Justice" did not feel troubled, because those nine people had implemented the policy and guidelines of "Justice," and only that one person seemed a bit cold-blooded.
However, the person who seemed to be eliminated raised a question: "One person died among the six, won't they continue to commit crimes? Killing just one is like cutting leeks, growing one after another, never ending."
The group member's statement stumped the leaders of "Justice." The leaders of "Justice" found Duan Dongyang. Duan Dongyang smiled and said that human judgment and thinking in the brain rely on two parts. The first part can be understood as the ordinary part, and the second part is the moral part.
In the first experiment, everyone used their ordinary part to make choices, which is utilitarianism. After weighing the benefits, killing one person saved ordinary people and punished criminals. This is not wrong. Not choosing to kill one person and choosing to let the other five die is also not wrong, as one of the five is a death row inmate, and letting ordinary criminals take the blame for the murderer is not worth it. This is a moral choice.
In the second experiment, nine people almost all used their moral part for judgment. Six living human lives, killing one person to stop the crime, leaving five lives. This has nothing to do with utilitarianism; it is purely a moral choice. No one wants to see endless killing.
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Morality?
The leaders of "Justice" were skeptical. Killing criminals that the law cannot punish is the core of "Justice." Many people in "Justice" believed that they were not criminals but were punishing crimes from a moral high ground. How could people without morality be allowed to infiltrate "Justice"?
For this reason, Cui Fang specifically talked with Duan Dongyang, asking him to prove this matter.
Duan Dongyang used acupuncture to control the emotional part of the group members' brains and let them make choices. However, this time it was completely different. All the results were consistent. Everyone's idea was to stop the crime, without the constraints of morality.
In the first experiment, they all chose to kill five people, thereby killing the death row inmate, to completely eradicate crime.
In the second experiment, without moral constraints, they resolutely chose to directly kill all members of the criminal gang.
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Originally, Cui Fang's idea was to keep those who had morality. After all, "Justice" was not a criminal group; it existed for justice. Therefore, "Justice" should eliminate those who lacked morality and only understood cold-blooded killing.
But unexpectedly, the experimental results caused internal conflict. Some people in "Justice" began to believe that as long as crime could be eradicated, what if morality was put aside? Not a few people who supported this idea were already core members of "Justice." Both sides had supporters, and disputes continued. Eventually, "Justice" split into two: "Zheng Qi," which retained the original intention of "Justice," and "Yi Zi Jun," themed around indiscriminate punishment of criminals. Later, "Yi Zi Jun" obtained a leader through a selection process, completely abandoned the ideology of "Justice," and began to consider themselves "The Schemer," calling themselves the "Southern Faction."
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When Shi Ying told me the whole story, I became even more puzzled: "Since the 'Southern Faction' is completely unrelated to the core ideology of 'Justice,' why do you still want me to contact the 'Southern Faction'?"
"After 'Zheng Qi' was destroyed, although Cui Fang tried her best to protect Wang Zeyou, she thought Wang Zeyou would live on as a normal person. He didn't. After losing his beloved Cui Fan, Wang Zeyou's personality changed drastically. He developed an obsession with the Gao family's crimes, believing that everyone in the Gao family should be punished. However, 'Zheng Qi' had almost no power. He wanted to use the power of the 'Southern Faction' to kill all the Gao family members."
"He can kill the Gao family, but why do they want to deal with me?"
"Because Wang Zeyou believes that you are Gao Ziyan's strategist, meaning you are The Schemer for the Gao family."
That's right, I helped Gao Ziyan obtain the position of heir, but so what? That was help between friends. I shouldn't be defined as a retainer of the Gao family just because of that.
Moreover, is this old man Wang Zeyou crazy? To deal with the Gao family, he has already become immoral. No matter who it is, indiscriminate killing of innocent people!
"Shi Ying, why are you telling me this?"
"That guy who can change his appearance, I brought him to Beijing. His ID card name is Zhao Fu. These strategists cannot even be called humans. To deal with you, they even chose to kill me. Originally, I had nothing to do with you and could have cooperated. But because he trusts no one, he chose simple extermination. If you hadn't saved me, I wouldn't have told you."
"If that's the case, what about Wang Zeyou?"
Shi Ying was terrified: "You mean Elder Wang is also in danger?"
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"I'm going to his house right now."
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When I came out, Hu Xiaoyu was walking out, her face showing shock. She probably came back early and heard what I said to Shi Ying. It seemed she didn't want to have a frank conversation with Shi Ying, so she wanted to pretend not to know.
So, I took two quick steps and caught up with Hu Xiaoyu, tapping her on the shoulder. She almost instinctively said, "Don't kill me, I don't know anything."
"Did you drive?"
"Yes!"
"Call Shi Ying and tell her I have something urgent, and you'll drive me."
"I..."
"If you want to live, make the call quickly."
Hearing me say that, Hu Xiaoyu's face turned pale, and her lips trembled.
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I smiled: "This is good. Maintain this state, and Shi Ying won't know you've found her secret. As for me, don't wait, you have no chance. My wife loves me more than anyone!"
When the car arrived at the entrance of Wang Zeyou's residential complex, I let Hu Xiaoyu go back. I called Luo Bo and found out that Wang Zeyou wasn't at work today. After getting his home address, I came here.
Following the door number, I went upstairs. The door was not closed, it was ajar...