罚 is punishment. 任 is responsibility. 责 is the (noun as) adjective modifying those two nouns. 责罚 is a compound phrase meaning a punishment that's supposed to address the wrong being talked about. 责任 is also a compound phrase referring to assigning responsibility to the wrong being committed.
Meanwhile, putting 责 after a verb (脱责，推责，问责， etc.) makes 责 the noun. As a noun, 责 refers to the guilt/responsibility/blame based on the verb proceeding it.
Remember, Chinese is contextual, every character has multiple related meanings that changes based on how the sentence is structured. There isn't only one meaning to each character.
As in not letting Taoran using the rebirth with memory loophole to auto-clear the charges against him. Doesn't seem like that has anything to do with emotion or regret.
The intent of punishment is to make the wrong doer regret their actions so they don't do it again. If the wrong doer doesn't show regret, the punishment fails to serve the function of a punishment. Criminal punishment isn't (supposed to be) about satisfying the vindictive wants of the wronged party/victim. If the purpose of punishment is to simply appease the sadistic anger of the victim, that's not punishment, that's called torture.
So yes, it has everything to do with regret. Dan Heng's point is he's going to make sure Taoran cannot get out of the situation without regret (scot free), just like he, Dan Heng, cannot hide behind "I don't remember" as a way to escape his association to Dan Feng's crime.
What purpose would that serve other than create more political problems for everyone? The only feelings such a gesture would be appeasing would be his own
I feel like you're confusing story framing and meta reasoning.
Because we get zero indication of Dan Heng's internal thoughts, we need external acts to reveal his emotions, in this case guilt. Obviously, if the game is capable of showing us that Dan Heng feels guilty through other means, then they can go through those methods instead.
As for it only serving to appease his own guilt, this is obviously in the context of everything that's already been written. Nothing have demonstrated that Dan Heng's decision to stay on the Express is out of consideration for Luofu's political problems. There is no textual evidence Dan Heng was thinking about the politics when he rejected Jing Yuan's offer to stay in Luofu after the boss fight. Every line Dan Heng has said, including the framing of the PV, points to him staying with the Express out of friendship, not because it's the most useful/right thing he can do.
Dan Heng's character agency has always been to chase after freedom and run away from the mess Dan Feng started. Morally upright character (Jing Yuan) supports this, which is the story framing the situation as "Dan Heng is a victim, he is not guilty, he deserves happiness with the Express crew".
The Express, being the host of the Main Character, obviously is going to be the most capable of solving any problem. That's a meta-texual reason due to Main Character shield. That's a terrible in-story reason and not to mention not even the reason Dan Heng gives for choosing to stay with the Express team.
Again, if we're shown Dan Heng decides to stay with the Express because he thinks this is the best way to repent for his crimes (by being helpful) that would be fine, too. But there is no textual support for this interpretation. The text of the story treats being with the Express as a reward for Dan Heng's self actualization.
Again, I'm not saying this is bad. But, that makes Dan Heng's line about how he can't clear himself of Dan Feng's crime bad writing. It goes against everything that came before.
If it was always the intention for Dan Heng to transition from "I'm not Dan Feng" to "OK, maybe I am Dan Feng", then the entire DHIL reveal and PV is undermining that character arc. Dan Heng shouldn't have been triumphing over imaginary!Dan Feng's accusations, those accusations should make him waver and changing his opinion instead. But the first Luofu arc reinforced the stance that Dan Heng (and his experiences with the Express) makes him a completely different person. The punishment he received is morally wrong, he's been victimized, not justly punished.
This patch completely goes against that text. That's why I'm saying the writing is bad. There's been zero setup or foreshadowing of this supposed character growth. Using "but being on the Express is most useful" is a post-hoc explanation, not ad-hoc reasoning.
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Date: 2024-09-12 01:37 (UTC)罚 is punishment. 任 is responsibility. 责 is the (noun as) adjective modifying those two nouns. 责罚 is a compound phrase meaning a punishment that's supposed to address the wrong being talked about. 责任 is also a compound phrase referring to assigning responsibility to the wrong being committed.
Meanwhile, putting 责 after a verb (脱责，推责，问责， etc.) makes 责 the noun. As a noun, 责 refers to the guilt/responsibility/blame based on the verb proceeding it.
Remember, Chinese is contextual, every character has multiple related meanings that changes based on how the sentence is structured. There isn't only one meaning to each character.
The intent of punishment is to make the wrong doer regret their actions so they don't do it again. If the wrong doer doesn't show regret, the punishment fails to serve the function of a punishment. Criminal punishment isn't (supposed to be) about satisfying the vindictive wants of the wronged party/victim. If the purpose of punishment is to simply appease the sadistic anger of the victim, that's not punishment, that's called torture.
So yes, it has everything to do with regret. Dan Heng's point is he's going to make sure Taoran cannot get out of the situation without regret (scot free), just like he, Dan Heng, cannot hide behind "I don't remember" as a way to escape his association to Dan Feng's crime.
I feel like you're confusing story framing and meta reasoning.
Because we get zero indication of Dan Heng's internal thoughts, we need external acts to reveal his emotions, in this case guilt. Obviously, if the game is capable of showing us that Dan Heng feels guilty through other means, then they can go through those methods instead.
As for it only serving to appease his own guilt, this is obviously in the context of everything that's already been written. Nothing have demonstrated that Dan Heng's decision to stay on the Express is out of consideration for Luofu's political problems. There is no textual evidence Dan Heng was thinking about the politics when he rejected Jing Yuan's offer to stay in Luofu after the boss fight. Every line Dan Heng has said, including the framing of the PV, points to him staying with the Express out of friendship, not because it's the most useful/right thing he can do.
Dan Heng's character agency has always been to chase after freedom and run away from the mess Dan Feng started. Morally upright character (Jing Yuan) supports this, which is the story framing the situation as "Dan Heng is a victim, he is not guilty, he deserves happiness with the Express crew".
The Express, being the host of the Main Character, obviously is going to be the most capable of solving any problem. That's a meta-texual reason due to Main Character shield. That's a terrible in-story reason and not to mention not even the reason Dan Heng gives for choosing to stay with the Express team.
Again, if we're shown Dan Heng decides to stay with the Express because he thinks this is the best way to repent for his crimes (by being helpful) that would be fine, too. But there is no textual support for this interpretation. The text of the story treats being with the Express as a reward for Dan Heng's self actualization.
Again, I'm not saying this is bad. But, that makes Dan Heng's line about how he can't clear himself of Dan Feng's crime bad writing. It goes against everything that came before.
If it was always the intention for Dan Heng to transition from "I'm not Dan Feng" to "OK, maybe I am Dan Feng", then the entire DHIL reveal and PV is undermining that character arc. Dan Heng shouldn't have been triumphing over imaginary!Dan Feng's accusations, those accusations should make him waver and changing his opinion instead. But the first Luofu arc reinforced the stance that Dan Heng (and his experiences with the Express) makes him a completely different person. The punishment he received is morally wrong, he's been victimized, not justly punished.
This patch completely goes against that text. That's why I'm saying the writing is bad. There's been zero setup or foreshadowing of this supposed character growth. Using "but being on the Express is most useful" is a post-hoc explanation, not ad-hoc reasoning.