Liu Cuirong felt a flash before her eyes, and she looked down at the water cup in her hand. She was surprised to find that what she was holding was not a water cup at all, but a vinegar jar on the dining table!
What was in the jar was not tea, of course, but old vinegar that smelled so sour that it made people frown.
"What...what's going on? I was clearly holding a cup of gaiwan tea!"
At this time, Liu Cuirong obviously had not yet reacted to what had happened, and her face was filled with panic and confusion.
Shao Jingque smiled and reminded her:
"Sister Liu, take another look. Is there anything called gaiwan tea on our table?"
Liu Cuirong obediently glanced around the large round table before remembering that the tea they had just drunk was served in clear glass cups. Where did the gaiwan tea come from?!
This frightened her, and she clapped her hands and exclaimed loudly:
"Oh my! It's amazing! I really saw a gaiwan tea just now, and the tea leaves inside were Bamboo Leaf Green. I saw it clearly!"
"This Xiao Song just snapped his fingers and made it disappear?!"
Song Yangyu explained with a smile:
"Sister Liu, we can't be superstitious. I won't make things disappear."
"That was the hypnosis I just demonstrated to you. I hypnotized you, and your subconscious mind believed what I said about gaiwan tea. That's why you mistook the vinegar jar for gaiwan tea. Your brain 'tricked' your senses, so you 'saw' the gaiwan tea and 'smelled' the fragrance of tea leaves."
"Other people can testify that what they saw you holding was always the same jealous jar."
The others, including Liang Jinchun, nodded, their faces filled with shock.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they really wouldn't have believed that a person could be hypnotized so easily!
Liu Cuirong looked at the vinegar jar in her hand in disbelief, then raised her hand and patted her face. After a while, she muttered to herself:
"Wow, this hypnosis is too powerful. How can I mistake this for tea..."
Wu Shuang jokingly said:
"Didn't Comrade Xiao Song just say that? The weaker a person's willpower, the easier it is to be hypnotized. It seems our Comrade Liu Cuirong doesn't have a strong willpower!"
Everyone at the table burst into laughter. Liu Cuirong also smiled and reached out to tickle Wu Shuang's waist:
"You usually seem like an honest person, but now you know how to make fun of me!"
"It's not that I'm weak-willed, it's that Comrade Xiao Song is too strong! You wouldn't be much better if you were in his place! If you don't believe me, why don't you let Comrade Xiao Song try it too?"
Shao Jingque was laughing when suddenly an idea flashed through his mind.
She hesitated for a few seconds, but couldn't help but ask:
"Yang Yu, you just said that it's difficult to get the truth out of those spies who understand psychology and hypnosis when they're captured. Why is that?"
Song Yangyu explained patiently:
"That's because in order to hide secrets as much as possible, those spies, once caught, will self-hypnotize themselves, forcibly removing the secrets they want to hide from their consciousness, or hiding the secrets deeper into their consciousness."
"After successful self-hypnosis, unless the pre-set awakening conditions are met, even a lie detector cannot tell whether what they say is true or false, because those people subconsciously believe that they really don't know the secret."
"When facing such an enemy, we must have means more powerful than theirs to break through their psychological defenses and unearth their hidden secrets. Otherwise, we will get nothing out of them."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Even they were deceived. If they really encountered such an enemy, wouldn’t it be difficult to deal with it?
For a moment, this topic aroused everyone's curiosity more and more, and questions were thrown to Song Yangyu one after another.
Shao Jingque didn't ask any more questions. She sat there quietly on the surface, but she didn't know that a huge uproar had already been set off in her heart at this moment -
Self-hypnosis...
Just now, Song Yangyu also said that there are courses on hypnosis in the Chinese Military Academy. Officers above the company level will learn relevant knowledge, and Lu Zhan should be no exception.
She always thought that Lu Zhan's amnesia was too strange. He remembered everything, but he just forgot her.
And while she was taking care of Lu Zhan at the Henan Provincial Military District Hospital, his behavior did not seem fake.
So... is it possible...
Shao Jingque's heart began to pound wildly. Was it possible that Lu Zhan was using self-hypnosis to force himself to forget her?
But if it is true, why would he do this?
Song Yangyu hadn't expected everyone to be so enthusiastic about this topic. He was overwhelmed by the questions one after another. Even Liang Jinchun, who had been acting calm throughout the meal, couldn't help but ask:
"Comrade Xiao Song, is this hypnosis difficult? Can ordinary people learn it?"
Seeing Song Yangyu frowning and looking at him, Liang Jinchun quickly explained:
"Comrade Xiao Song, don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to learn anything bad. It's just... I like to smoke, but my wife is very strict. I save a little money every month, but I can't stand her questioning and I'll let it slip."
"I just want to learn something simple, a little self-hypnosis, so I don't give myself away when asked, and save some money for cigarettes."
It can be seen that Liang Jinchun's demand is very urgent, otherwise he would not have said it in front of the staff of the art troupe. Of course, it inevitably caused a burst of laughter.
Song Yangyu was also amused and waved his hand:
"Captain Liang, it's not that I don't want to teach you, but self-hypnosis is the most complicated form of hypnosis. Even I can't master it. I haven't succeeded once during class practice."
"Besides, self-hypnosis carries a huge risk. Think about it, if you succeed in self-hypnosis, but the awakening conditions are never met, then wouldn't all the money you hid for cigarettes be gone?"
Liang Jinchun thought about it and felt that what he said made sense, so he smiled embarrassedly and nodded.
The meal was enjoyed by both the host and the guests, but Shao Jingque was a little absent-minded and forgot to go to the front desk to pay the bill in advance. She only came to her senses when everyone stood up and prepared to leave.
At this time, the waiter had already left with the settled bill. Wu Shuang secretly glanced at the bill and quietly pulled her hand and said in amazement:
"I originally thought Xiefangyuan's food was expensive, but I didn't expect a few ducks in Jingshi to cost hundreds of yuan. It's shocking!"
Of course, this meal wasn't just about ducks. Wu Shuang wasn't very knowledgeable and didn't realize that some of the other dishes Song Yangyu ordered were also Jingshi specialties: Beile barbecue, braised lion's head, Kung Pao chicken, dry-fried meatballs, and Jingshi's special fried noodles with soybean paste...
Shao Jingque estimated that the total price of this large table of dishes would be about the same.
Even though the salary level in Jing City is much higher than that in Ning City, a meal costing more than 100 yuan is definitely a considerable expense for Song Yangyu.
Shao Jingque felt more and more guilty, as if he owed more and more favors.
Song Yangyu didn't think so. He smiled and said:
"Don't worry, I might go to Ning City often in the future, and you can invite me back then!"
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