"Come on, take a deep breath now, and then exhale slowly~"

"Very good, keep going~"

"Next, I will count from one to three. With each number I say, you will enter a deeper level of sleep."

"one!"

"Your body is getting heavier and heavier. You are very sleepy. You are so sleepy that you can't even open your eyes... You need to have a good sleep now."

Knowing that Huo Tingzhou came from Qiongzhou Island, Doctor Liao spoke softly.

"See that beautiful beach ahead?"

"Yes, lie down..."

"Let your body feel the heat of the beach..."

“Very good~”

“Now I’m going to start counting.”

Doctor Liao lowered his voice again, his tone as gentle as fine silk soaked in warm water.

"㟧!"

"Your body is now completely covered by the sand, the waves in the distance are hitting the rocks, and the warm sunlight is shining on you."

"A comfortable warm current will flow through your whole body..."

"Your body and mind are completely relaxed from this moment on."

"Go to sleep...sleep peacefully..."

After a pause, he called out the last number.

"three!"

"Your subconscious mind has slowly opened up... Now let's go back to an afternoon when you were six and a half years old..."

As Dr. Liao finished speaking, the desk lamp in the room slowly turned to a warm tone, and everything around became extremely quiet.

Huo Tingzhou's eyelids trembled slightly a few times, and closed completely when he counted to three.

The remaining light spots in the sight gradually distorted into the living room of the Huo family's old house.

A little boy in light yellow linen was lying on the coffee table with his head down, holding a brush in his hand, and writing something.

Noticing a slight change in his facial expression, Doctor Liao quickly picked up the notebook beside him.

"Tell me, what did you see?"

"A child was lying there, writing...writing calligraphy."

Dr. Liao was not surprised to hear this, because people under hypnosis usually see things from a third-person perspective.

"Is there anyone else around?"

"No...no, it's so quiet at home."

"Look around again, is there anyone else? Upstairs or downstairs, or behind you..."

Before Doctor Liao finished speaking, Huo Tingzhou's fingers suddenly tightened subconsciously.

"have!"

Behind the boy stood a man who was half a head taller than him.

He kept looking at the little boy.

Dr. Liao asked, "What does he look like? Did he talk to the child?"

Huo Tingzhou frowned. "No, he didn't say anything. He looked at it for a while and brought the book over. Then...then the ink spilled."

[Brother, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. ]

[I'm sorry, please don't tell my parents, okay? Otherwise they will send me away.]

【Brother, I won’t tell you.】

[Brother, you are so nice! ]

[Come on, I'll take you to buy popsicles. I'll buy your favorite red bean popsicles.]

[Brother, I don’t want to eat. I want to finish practicing these words.]

[Are you still mad at me? ]

[Brother, I'm not angry~]

【You have! 】

As he said this, he lowered his head: [They are right, you don’t like me at all, and you have never regarded me as your real brother! ]

The little boy pursed his lips. He was really not angry, but seeing his brother's self-blaming look, he finally nodded.

Then the scene changed.

There was no need for Doctor Liao to guide the following words. Huo Tingzhou spoke slowly according to the little boy's perspective.

[Brother, where are we going? Shouldn't we go in that direction to buy popsicles? ]

[Just follow me. I have to go buy a comic book in front.]

[Okay, you just wait here for me, don't run around, do you understand? ]

[Brother, I won't run around. I'll wait for you here. Please come quickly.]

"Did this person come back later?"

"No."

Hearing this, Doctor Liao couldn't help but frown. He had always thought that Huo Tingzhou's kidnapping was just an accident.

But now looking at it this way, he felt that this brother was quite suspicious.

"The little boy waited for his brother for so long, he must have looked around. Does he recognize this area? Are there any houses with strange shapes?"