Shen Qin panicked.

How could I not remember anything about my brother?

Those should be her most precious memories—she loved sticking close to Shen He since she was little, and the wonderful times she spent with her brother were always the driving force that kept her going during those years as one of the "Forgotten Ones".

Whenever she thinks about those things, she feels that even the most difficult things can be overcome with ease.

The same was true after she reunited with her brother. Although the siblings had lost their childhood innocence, this made their few moments together even more precious.

But now, she can't remember? No matter how hard she tries to recall, her mind is a complete blur.

This made her a little nervous. Although Xu Shi didn't mention any pleasant memories, it didn't mean she wanted to forget them—she didn't want to forget a single detail about her brother.

"It was you! You did it, didn't you?!"

At this point, how could she not understand that Xu Shi was behind it all?

Previously, her focus was entirely on whether her body had been modified, and she hadn't paid much attention to the mental aspect—she subconsciously attributed the headache and dizziness she had just experienced to the discomfort of coming out of the cabin.

"Hmm... do you mean that?"

Faced with her questioning, Xu Shi revealed a smug smile, as if to say, "You finally figured it out. To be precise, it's the 'protective mechanism' implanted in your body that's kicking in."

To be honest, I've gone to great lengths for her.

"Protection Mechanism" is a general term for the modification of Shenqin. Its basic effect is to force it to take "protecting Xushi" as its main purpose through brain-computer chip and neural modification.

This is a mandatory order that can disregard personal will. Just like now, although Shen Qin was probably a hundred times unwilling, when she saw someone attacking him, she still had to stand in front of him and protect him until the crisis was over.

Saying no with your mouth but your body says yes is (doge).

Of course, that's not enough. To make their interactions more fun, he added an extra element.

That is, whenever she successfully protects herself, her brain rapidly releases a large amount of dopamine, the so-called "happy hormone," which puts her into a state of extreme pleasure.

But the price is that she will forget some of her memories of sinking in the river.

"It's the kind of thing that's forcibly crushed, not just simply hidden away."

He explained with a smile, "It's not easy to do that, which shows how much I value you... Why don't you quickly thank Chairman Xu?"

This is truly remarkable, and can even be described as another breakthrough combining superpowers and technological means.

First of all, Xu Shi needs to lay a foundation with her own abilities. In addition to the "increase in entropy of evil thoughts" that she had planted long ago, the "implantation of victimhood intentions" is also indispensable. In addition to eliminating her resistance to herself to a certain extent, "protecting herself" is naturally a form of persecution for her. Imprinting such a mark will help with the secretion of dopamine.

Secondly, in order to achieve the aforementioned targeted effects, Jiang Chengcheng needs to be fitted with a specific brain-computer chip. As for the memory erasure and pleasure enhancement, it would be necessary to ask "Prism" to perform neurosurgery on Shen Qin, which is their specialty.

It took everyone more than a month to finally complete this work.

"Thank you!"

Listening to his explanation, Shen Qin felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave—Xu Shi's behavior always refreshed her understanding. Taking pleasure in doing evil, did this guy have no bottom line as a human being?

"Please understand this: you are my enemy, and also my prisoner, Miss Shen Qin."

As if seeing through her thoughts, Xu Shi said without any burden and seriously, "Prisoners should be played with by the strong. That is my principle."

"Besides, aren't you enjoying it yourself?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Shen Qin would certainly not admit it, but her actions betrayed her perfectly.

The gesture of covering her arm was to suppress the trembling in her body. This trembling was not only due to the exhaustion after the fierce battle with Xia Wuyou, but also due to the release of pleasure brought about by protecting Xu Shi. Her flushed face also proved this point.

The young girl was still inexperienced and didn't know that there was a professional term for this state called "orgasm," but the pleasure she felt was undeniable. If she hadn't had such strong mental fortitude, she probably would have already stuck out her tongue and rolled her eyes.

"...Even so, I will never give in to you..."

Even so, she was still somewhat overwhelmed as she spoke, and her tone softened a bit.

"Then you'd better hold on."

Xu Shi nodded in understanding and thoughtfully added a piece of advice, "Trying to control the dopamine rush might help... Anyway, the deeper you get involved, the faster your memories of your brother will fade."

Of course, this was just a suggestion. He knew very well that this was an irreversible process because he had already completely blocked all possibilities.

Protecting oneself is a mandatory behavior that Ms. Shenqin cannot change no matter how hard she tries. She can only obediently accept the pleasure it brings. Her resistance to herself is based on the premise of being "victimized." Under the influence of her abilities, she will only gradually and subtly accept all of this.

The stronger her resistance, the more pleasure she experiences from the "implantation of victimhood," which in turn accelerates the process.

So, from the moment Shen Qin fell into his hands, there was only one path left for her—to gradually forget everything about Shen He, let the seed within her take root and sprout, and ultimately fall into evil.

This is somewhat similar to Lin Yue's situation, but the little assassin was completely unaware at first, while Shen Qin had to be aware of these circumstances before she was plunged into a long period of pain and struggle.

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