Chapter 94 Basic Personality Questionnaire (Part 2)
"Today's second letter comes from kind-hearted citizen Hami Melon Meow."
Judging from the pseudonym, this citizen was thoroughly polluted within less than a week of arriving.
"I hope you will forgive my hasty response. I have lived in a rural town for a long time, and now, having just arrived in this fashionable city, I am constantly apprehensive and wary. Fortunately, with your kind and sincere assistance, I have been able to find a safe haven, far away from the worries of the outside world. Last night, I dreamed of a white dragon and a beautiful branch. I am delighted that the gods have looked upon me with favor, but I worry that I am too humble and powerless to shoulder such a heavy responsibility. I also think of my former master, whose kindness was as great as a mountain. Although I am willing to do my best, I am afraid that I will become a laughingstock. I am torn between two options..."
Ms. Huaisu stuttered more and more as she read, and before she finished, she looked up blankly: "...Akong, what is this?"
Chu Hengkong tried hard to suppress his laughter, but failed.
"Let me translate. This citizen is very talented. After arriving in Huilong City, she was recruited by a discerning employer. She was interested in applying but was hesitant because she was worried about the criticism she would receive if she changed jobs. Incidentally, her previous employer went bankrupt."
"I completely understand that, which means this time it's an employment issue."
"No, it's a matter of perspective," Chu Hengkong pointed out. "This citizen's ability is evident from her self-description. Finding a job isn't a problem for her. What's holding her back is the opinions of others. Ms. Ji should be well aware of this."
"I understand, I understand~"
Ji Huaisu, as usual, pointed at the beholder doll on the table and criticized it: "Too rude. Unreasonable. Unrighteous. Incapable of justice. A trafficker of violence. Accusations like these will become the straw that breaks the camel's back..."
The Eye Demon doll swayed back and forth under the stimulation of the straw, and finally fell off the table with a light poke.
Ji Huaisu put away his straw and said, "People have their limits. If you keep being accused like this, you'll naturally break down one day."
"How did Miss Ji overcome it at that time?"
"I haven't overcome it." Ji Huaisu pulled up her ponytail. "Your sister Huaisu never cares about these naggings, so I didn't feel bothered from beginning to end. The threats were relatively serious a few times, and I almost lost control and killed them... But this is a topic of endurance, so I'll skip it."
"Thank you for your kind words, Miss Ji." Chu Hengkong picked up the Eye Demon doll again. "Having said that, I'm sure the listeners will understand that what's bothering them isn't the accusations of others, but their own beliefs. Worrying about others' criticisms is essentially a worry stemming from a feeling that 'this isn't right.' Rather than worrying about the environment around you, you should seriously consider whether you really want to go to work."
"Any suggestions other than ideological theory?"
"Go to work. Even if you don't go to a local company, you can try to find a private enterprise or start your own business. It's always more meaningful to take the initiative to do something than to sit at home and do nothing."
Ji Huaisu nodded repeatedly. "Let me interrupt with a digression that has nothing to do with this investigation. I heard that Lord Huilong of this city and the renowned Netherworld Lord are relatives within five generations~"
“If you think of a city as a family business, it’s more like a subsidiary.”
"It's better to say that our city still has shares in that divine monarch." Ji Huaisu put down the manuscript he had turned to the last page of. "Well, today's investigation and interviews are almost over. Ultimately, what is a concept? Judging from Inspector Chu's remarks, the concepts that are important to most people seem to be just constraints in his eyes."
Being bound by ideas and unable to make decisions.
Being influenced by ideas and thus restricted in what you do.
Even if the concept is vague, it will not affect the current actions.
In this way, the concept itself seems to lose its meaning.
"While this is true when it comes to the details, it's still important to focus on the big picture. Ultimately, two people with fundamentally different ideas can't act together. The fact that Ms. Ji can talk to me like this shows that our views are generally aligned."
Those who have different ideas cannot work together.
Lack of common sense, incompatible personalities, and vastly different values didn't prevent communication. As long as they shared a common understanding of good and evil, conscience, and morality, a killer and a police officer could collaborate and converse freely.
Ji Huaisu pointed at him with his pen: "So you can allow differences in details and understanding, but there must be a fundamental consensus - we must always reach a consensus on basic cognition, so that people can come together."
“A very good summary.”
"Thank you for your cooperation, the work is successfully completed~"
Snap, snap, snap. The lights in the small room flickered off and back on again a second later. Ji Huaisu took off his glasses and wig, and spoke in his usual tone, "Reading this manuscript is killing me! Is a basic personality survey really that complicated?"
"I told you I'd fill out the questionnaire."
"Refuse boring, repetitive work." Ji Huaisu chuckled strangely. "Come to think of it, do you feel like you've been talking too much today? Did you find yourself spilling out information you shouldn't have?"
It's weird that no one noticed after saying so many words in one breath. The last time this happened was when I was arguing with Vander, but this time Vander wasn't here...
Chu Hengkong looked around and set his eyes on the harmless Eye Demon doll that had been tormented in every possible way.
"...You borrowed Finder's power to create a relic?"
"Ding ding dong~" Ji Huaisu held up the Eye Demon doll. "Lord Huilong made this doll himself. It's a talkative doll! As long as you stay next to this doll, you will involuntarily talk more!"
"Talking so much nonsense that it can be used as a relic is a talent..." Chu Hengkong held his forehead, "And what's that expression on your face? What does it mean when you smile so horribly? Miss Ji, what do you want to do?"
Ji Huaisu put down the doll and approached step by step.
"The investigation is over, but the doll's effect is still there~~" She suddenly raised her voice, "Tell me! What kind of girls do you like?"
Damn it!
Chu Hengkong nearly swore. He instantly realized the relic's malicious intent and the precarious situation he was in. But the chatty doll's power was surprisingly strong, and by the time he realized this, the words had already escaped his lips!
"My personality is that I like people of the opposite sex who need my care... cough! cough cough!"
Chu Hengkong coughed furiously to stifle his nonsense. Ji Huaisu, who was listening, was shocked: "You got it the other way around! You're a loser who can't even take care of yourself, and you want to take care of others?!"
"After all, it feels good to be needed. It helps me find purpose... Ahem! Change the subject!"
This is terrible. Nonsense keeps pouring out of my head, and my muscle control methods are useless at this moment. I might as well play another round with the Immortal Machine if I keep sitting here. Miss Ji on the other side is extremely excited, her ponytail swinging back and forth like a swaying tail. She locks her hands on someone's shoulders and starts the next fatal question: "Okay, let's move on! What kind of girl do you like in terms of appearance~"
Are you fucking done yet?!
While cursing in his heart, he blurted out nonsense: "A girl with a good figure, tall height and pretty face."
"Damn~ so vulgar~" Ji Huaisu screamed.
"Preferably a little older than me. Actually, someone like Ji Huaisu is quite ideal..."
"Hahaha, you have good taste. I didn't expect you like someone like me..."
Crack. Crack. The air seemed to freeze, and both sides' expressions froze. Then, half a second later, Miss Ji's face turned red at a visible speed. The attackers quickly fell into the same predicament as the defenders. This abnormal behavior shocked Chu Hengkong. "We're just talking about appearances, why are you blushing?!"
Miss Huaisu's voice became lower and lower: "Akong, you...are you serious...ah..."
"What's the point of being serious? Am I being tortured?! I'm the one being tortured, right? Why are you hesitating?! Just be normal!"
Ji Huaisu nodded vigorously, buried her face in her hands and took a deep breath. When she raised her head, her confusion doubled to the point that her eyes looked like mosquito coils.
"Yes, yes, you hope I can rely on you more in the future. Is that a hint?!"
Symptoms worsened!!
He absolutely couldn't speak at this moment. Even without using his spine to calculate, he could intuitively reach this conclusion. Miss Ji's performance was deteriorating, her body temperature rising, clearly in an abnormal state. At this moment, Mr. Killer had a quick wit. He exerted all his self-control, using his iron spine to break free. He grabbed the Eye Demon doll and threw it out the window!
"——The relic went berserk!"
Ji Huaisu woke up as if from a dream: "Ah, that's right, it's the relic that went berserk!!"
"My personality is normal, right?"
"From every perspective, he's an antisocial deviant. In other words, he's exactly the same as the original Sora!"
"Okay, then we're going to retreat." "Let's go, let's go to work!"
Chu Hengkong grabbed his partner's arm and dragged Miss Ji, who was cooling down, to work. After the two inspectors left, the empty interview room finally returned to peace.
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Three minutes later, a trembling furry tentacle landed on the windowsill.
A dirty beholder doll rolled in from the window, and its internal zipper opened, revealing the life-sized beholder with extremely empty eyes.
"What have I done to deserve to have to watch these two idiots interact. Please, let me die."
A relic whose mere presence alone could render anyone irresistible and talkative was actually not that easy to create. Lady Huilong was too busy to spare the time for such a useless item, so she spent only a few minutes crafting a cloth puppet suit to conceal her aura. Then, she placed Vander inside, and the free suggestion device was born.
Ji Qiufeng pushed the door open and walked in, smiling broadly: "As far as the conclusion is concerned, this test is still very meaningful."
"I told you it's okay. You have to trust my skills. Fusion is a professional course taught to me by the owner himself!" Vander raised his eyes proudly. "Although I skipped half of the class and my theoretical knowledge is not that sufficient, but... the results of practice are still very ideal!"
Concepts, or cognition, are the biggest differences between the outsiders and other racial forces, and are also the source of the endless war in the Shendong Realm.
The Fantasy Demons lack order, operating solely on the illusion of their own existence. The Scourge are mobile scourges, assimilating everything they touch. The Fallen dissolve all beings into the People of the Moon. The Funeral Procession obeys only the will of Time. The Ultimate True Machines are hostile to all things. The ideas of the Outer Ways are fixed, their logic closed-loop, closed to openness, communication, and compromise, and they tolerate no existence other than their own. In the face of the Outer Ways, the rest of life has only two choices: become an Outer Way or die.
Therefore, as long as one can understand and is willing to communicate, even if one's thinking is abnormal, it is not heresy. Chu Hengkong himself meets this standard, and even after the bone transplant, there is no change. However...
"Fander, what hint did you just give?"
"It's just talking more." The Eye Demon said word by word.
Ji Qiufeng was slightly confused: "But my polygraph tester shows that Hengkong didn't tell a single lie."
"You must be aware that transplanting bones is no small matter. It will definitely affect your form of existence..." said Finder. "You see, the Ultimate Truth Machine has no concept of lying. Truth cannot lie."
Ji Qiufeng immediately understood.
It seems I need to remind Hengkong to keep his mouth shut... But it would be more interesting if I didn't remind him...
Feeling a sense of embarrassment, the City Lord led the Eye Demon out of the small room. This personality questionnaire concluded.
(End of this chapter)
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