Chapter 148: Psychology Lesson of Exogenous Branches
Suzuki Sonoko is innocent.
No matter what gossips are spread in the gossip theaters around the world, Suzuki Sonoko can proudly say that she is innocent.
She may not be able to defend herself against the accusations in the past, but as for what is happening now...
Sorry, that’s not happening now.
She lost her ability to commit the crime.
After lying paralyzed on the balcony for three days, she successfully scared the old housekeeper into a mental disorder.
The old man was worried about the country and the people, so he put psychologists on the agenda again.
Suzuki Sonoko said yes.
——Although she knew clearly why she was sick, she also knew that most psychiatrists could not exorcise ghosts and could not do anything about her biggest worry, Lan Yuejun.
But people like my uncle, who can forget his own last name when he's having fun, also called to ask - so even if it's just to prevent her family from worrying any more, she would still go and see the doctor as a token of respect.
Speaking of which, when life is difficult, humans do naturally have the desire to talk.
Up to this point, Ms. Suzuki still mentally identifies herself as a human being. She occasionally entertains the normal thought of "should I see a psychiatrist?" But how can one describe her life...
Her life experience was abnormal from the very beginning.
Suzuki Sonoko was four and a half years old when she first saw a dead person.
The kindergarten organized an outing to the beach.
Not only did the teacher accompany us throughout the trip, but there was also a villa of the Suzuki family near the destination.
Logically speaking, it's almost the same as walking from one's home to another, and the risk factor is infinitely close to zero.
In the end, someone died.
On the first day, a robbery occurred at the gas station convenience store.
When the incident happened, all the children were in the car, except Sonoko Conan and Kudo Shinichi, who were unlucky enough to be blocked in the store by the robbers.
As a result, one person died and four were injured. The clerk who had suffered the tragic accident lay at their feet, bleeding profusely.
The next day was peaceful.
On the third day the weather was fine and we could go to the sea.
But gunshots were heard from the rock caves on the seashore.
Five people died this time.
When the gunshot rang out, Suzuki Sonoko and Kudo Shinichi were fighting on the beach below the cave. Xiaolan was so anxious that she ran to tell the teacher first.
But what arrived before the teacher was a warm corpse that rolled and tumbled all the way from the cave to between them.
That is the natural boundary between Chu and Han.
So they were forced to call a truce.
Then the outing was cancelled and everyone went home on the fourth day.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of her bizarre experiences in her childhood. At that time, she might only need to play the role of an innocent person or a bystander in various magical death incidents.
Unfortunately, people always grow up.
If a deceased person appears, won’t the police put up a cordon and cordon off the crime scene?
When we were all young, we were taken care of by a police sister and sat outside, and there were special people to comfort us. Later, they ran directly into the line, and Kudo Shinichi would often talk near the corpse.
If Xiaolan encounters criminals hiding in the crowd with evil intentions, she will kick them unconscious with a flying kick.
In the main house of the Suzuki Mansion alone, a banker and two business representatives died - the murderers were all found by the police with the help of Kudo Shinichi.
Didn't she also poop out a dead body in the toilet of a cafe on the day she was informed that she was going to be with Ximen Sojiro?
Because she had experienced a lot, she became calm. So, she wore a bloody shirt that day and was confused for a while, but in the end, didn’t she still go on the blind date smoothly?
In order not to scare the other person, I even tried to take a shower and change clothes.
All I can say is that I have developed the ability to accept things, so my sensitivity is just a little less than that of ordinary people.
An ordinary person might have his worldview shattered and think he needs treatment as soon as possible after listening to Reiji Munakata's talk about the gossip of Soul Society.
In this way, even if it cannot change the objective fact that "the world is so magical", at least it can allow people to accept the baptism of the new world more scientifically and rationally.
But the garden is not good.
Because this level of novelty cannot touch her psychological warning points.
The messes among Soul Society's nobles are no more sophisticated than those among humans, and the problems within the political institution of Seireitei are no less numerous than those in reality.
This subtle sense of familiarity blinded her danger radar for a long time.
But then Yato and Kurosaki Ichigo appeared one after another, and then vampires appeared. At this time, she was a little confused, and it was a little difficult for her to accept the ever-changing world.
After all, people always have to go through a period of acceptance.
If you can slowly accept it, everything will be fine - but if you can't accept it, do you need to seek psychological intervention?
But Suzuki Sonoko never got the chance to "accept it slowly".
Within three to five months, things happened one after another, and new characters appeared on the stage, and even the stage could hardly accommodate them.
The problem in front has not been cleared yet, and the problem in the back has been blocked again, but it is too late to find a psychologist at this time.
There are too many things that cannot be said.
There might be doctors of this type in the Imperial Tower, but the people in the Imperial Tower are strictly speaking clansmen of the Golden King.
Their position depends entirely on the position of the King of Gold.
But the position of the Golden King is not necessarily the position of the Suzuki family.
For this kind of problem, it is better to find a [neutral camp] no matter what.
Death is such a clear-cut stance, and as a chaebol lady, she is very wary and can't let it go.
After all, he is going to open her "brain" for others to see. Do you know if he will subtly "stuff" something else into her brain for some lofty purpose?
In short, it's very confusing.
So Sonoko was actually quite grateful for her time-travel experiences that happened every now and then - although they also represented a huge amount of information, the large amount of blank time they brought could really help people buffer a bit of their pent-up mentality.
Of course, this does not include the part that was hacked by Ma Cang Ye Wang.
Aizen Sosuke was the last straw that broke the camel's back.
To be more specific, what overwhelmed her was actually the mysterious sensation that occurred after the contract was formed.
Suzuki Sonoko is a very calm person with a simple mind. No matter how tortuous her experiences are, they are over once they are over.
As for those things that make her feel tired, as long as she stops thinking about them, she can quickly forget most of them, and can completely minimize the negative impact on her mind.
But the contract between her and Aizen Sosuke is not valid.
——It can almost be said to be a concrete thing, existing in her soul, reminding her of something all the time.
No matter how thick-skinned you are, you can't ignore this kind of thing.
There were others before it.
For example, two months ago, because of the close contact, she became nervous and insomniac, and had nightmares about the contract with the second-hand Shikigami Rokudo Mukuro.
Another example is Shanglong.
More than once, Yuanzi described her half-forgetfulness about Shanglong as a pebble in her shoe that pricked her feet. She would want to pursue him relentlessly because she would get a headache when the memories flashed back.
That memory itself was not what drove her.
It may be beautiful or painful - but honestly, it doesn't really matter.
She has so much money and so many people to like.
Whatever memories you want, you can create new ones at any time.
——What really drives her is the series of real sequelae brought about by this [memory state] reflected in the body.
She would have hallucinations, blacking out and suddenly fainting, headaches, cold sweats, and would do certain things unconsciously.
It will be even worse when you become a god.
She might even fall into depravity and die because of this incident.
Yuanzi wondered, what could she do?
——She can only try hard to find it and think about it!
It was only after analyzing this long list that Sonoko realized belatedly:
Aizen Sosuke was the last straw that broke the camel's back.
But before this "straw" appeared, all the pressure was actually given to her by Shanglong.
This still cannot be said.
Because there is no such person as Shanglong in the world.
Even if she made equal substitutions and told the psychologist only about an emotional entanglement - then the psychologist, based on the simple idea of curing diseases and saving lives, would be prepared to understand her life experience in order to analyze the cause and determine a treatment plan.
As it turned out, there was no such person in Miss Suzuki's almost translucent life experience.
What about getting married, leaving, and losing memory?
Is it possible that such a big thing as Miss Suzuki losing her memory has never been reported in the newspapers?
She has lost her memory...
Or did you imagine yourself having amnesia?!
If you are unable to explain in detail to the doctor, do you think the doctor's diagnosis will be that of delusion?
If the symptoms are misdiagnosed, how can we talk about treatment?
As for adding the fantasy part, it's all told truthfully...
Sorry, the regulations do not allow it.
She had just said that Yuzhu Tower would erase the doctor's memory.
You said that being a doctor is very brain-intensive when you are young and prone to baldness when you are old. If you don't cure her, the constant manipulation of her memory will damage her brain.
Maybe after Yuzhuta cleans up this mess, he will recommend her to use the psychologist specially trained by his company.
But if this is the case, doesn’t the problem return to the point of [the entangled doctor camp]?
It would be fine if she was struggling secretly, but if she insisted on refusing the stall that Yuzhu Tower actively recommended, even though she clearly needed it: wouldn't that be a clear message to them that she was wary and couldn't trust them?
Regardless of how patient the Golden Old Man was with her and how obedient the Golden Clan members were to her, what was the real purpose behind this?
Chang Lu Da Jue of the Golden Kingdom is, after all, the so-called incarnation of the country.
——This so-called "honeymoon period" has great positive significance for Suzuki Sonoko and the entire Suzuki Zaibatsu.
So it’s better to hold it in.
Miss Suzuki seemed to be just daydreaming, but in fact she had thought a lot clearly and thought about everything. At this time, she slowly got up and changed into some presentable clothes.
She's going to get ready to see a doctor.
The goal is not to [cure diseases and save lives].
Is to try hard to cooperate and be perfunctory, and then [send the person away].
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The doctor the housekeeper invited was an old man who seemed to be in his late sixties.
He wore a pair of old-fashioned black-framed glasses, and his temperament was full of gentleness and elegance. Although he was no longer handsome, he had a handsome aura. At first glance, you could tell that he must have been a handsome guy when he was young!
Yuanzi blinked blankly at the old man.
I can only say: people who can get to the point where they have to specially hire someone at this price are really capable.
Sonoko didn't know if there was any scientific basis for this - maybe it was the movements, or the dressing style or something - anyway, it was just like what movies like to pick out and explain, calling it a professional skill that can "strengthen psychological suggestion."
The old man looked very reassuring.
There was no sense of strangeness, but at the same time, there was no sense of [he deliberately wore light-colored clothes because it makes people more easily let down their guard], which was obvious at a glance and was a sense of psychological treatment.
——It’s like a cup of lukewarm water. You won’t feel disgusted, but it won’t be immediately familiar to you. It just provides the foundation and premise for you to gradually become familiar with it.
The control of measure can be said to be amazing.
The treatment venue is Suzuki Sonoko's lounge, filled with plenty of soft pillows and bright sunlight that almost fills the entire room.
The butler served snacks and tea and then left with peace of mind.
Suzuki Sonoko sat opposite the old man.
Then the old man spoke.
For a moment, Sonoko felt that she didn't hear what he said at all, but the next second, she was naturally convinced by him.
In just a few words, Ms. Suzuki's attitude changed from "giving him a perfunctory response and letting him go quickly" to "or maybe chatting with him again"!
Ten minutes later, she couldn't help but start to doubt:
[Could it be that this person before me is the guiding light that God has sent to me?]
Old man Mingdeng is gentle and kind, and even a little cute if you look closely.
Yuanzi carried the stool and sat closer and closer to the house. Finally, the table blocked his way and he could not get any closer, so he simply dragged a large cushion over and sat cross-legged on the ground.
——I really want to call him dad.
Miss Suzuki thought this more than once while complaining about her life.
She relaxed unconsciously and talked about a lot of things ramblingly, even complaining in chronological order about how Feng Jingye pretended to want to understand her and happily played games with her, but halfway through the game he said his eyes hurt. Not only did he use this as an excuse to take up a lot of her time, he also took advantage of the guilt she felt as a result and ruined her entire gaming career without any guilt.
To be honest, this happened three years ago, and considering the time Yuanzi spent in another world, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it happened more than ten or twenty years ago.
I have almost forgotten the details from earlier.
If it weren't for the constant trade between the families, Yuanzi and others would have forgotten that there was such a person.
——But I don’t know why, under the gentle comfort of the psychologist, the memories that had been forgotten seemed to come back vividly. As he spoke, the indignant feeling he had when he first discovered that he was lying resurfaced without any difference.
Yuanzi has had a bad temper since she was a child, but she never holds grudges.
This was the first time she had scolded someone for more than ten minutes.
Before, even when he was scolding Kudo for being annoying in front of Xiaolan, it usually wouldn't last more than five minutes.
Because she knew clearly that Xiaolan regarded the annoying person as a good friend, and no one would like to listen to others endlessly complaining about their friends' shortcomings.
Even if this "person" is your other better friend.
And Yuanzi's own upbringing does not allow her to engage in such petty, unskillful, and unhelpful personal attacks.
——If you curse behind someone's back, you can make your opponent die on the street. Given the nature of their family, I'm afraid they can even hire a teacher to teach her how to curse people three times a day.
I didn’t know that…
Miss Suzuki took a sip of juice to moisten her throat: This is actually so exciting!
Is she such a petty person by nature?
Or maybe the doctor was too skilled, and he really had turned on something hidden deep inside her heart...
But it feels so good!
Yuanzi licked his lips, as if he had taken off some heavy shackles, and there were light feathers flowing in his veins.
She now recalled her past blind dates and her various fiancés, and even felt a sense of "I have no regrets in this life."
——It’s not a loss to reject those people. Their looks can’t save their bad personalities!
Afterwards, I also recalled my childhood.
He looks very happy.
Her mood improved, and her face, which had been gloomy for several days, brightened up. Even though she had lost her round face, she was still very cute when she smiled.
Then she heard the doctor's voice.
Just like at the beginning, for a moment, she seemed not to hear clearly what the doctor said, and couldn't even see the doctor's mouth shape.
But the next second, the doctor's question naturally came to her mind.
He asked, "Are you happy?"
Yuanzi was subconsciously stunned.
What else?
——Isn’t the purpose of psychotherapy to make me happy?
——Could it be that my current condition is caused by the failure of treatment?
If this is failure, then failure is pretty good.
Miss Suzuki thought with ease: Psychological counseling is still useful, and doctors still have value. It turns out that humans cannot avoid seeing doctors when they are sick.
The doctor changed his explanation.
"Are you so happy that someone cares about you?"
Yuanzi said "Huh?" in confusion.
There's no reason...why are you asking this?
But then she thought, "Of course I'd be happy if someone cared about me. To put it more literary, humans are creatures that live because of love!"
After saying that, Sonoko looked at the doctor's face in confusion.
It seemed to go dark for a moment.
Yuanzi felt that there was something dizzy in front of her eyes, and at a certain frame when the darkness faded and her vision was refreshed, the wrinkles on the old doctor's face seemed to move slightly.
She rubbed her eyes and thought she might be dazzled.
The doctor was very curious and had a unique focus. He asked her, "When dealing with Ximen Sojiro, why did you choose the approach of [never rejecting his calls, but never contacting him]?"
She asked why?
The doctor held his forehead and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Maybe it's because I'm really curious about the logic behind your behavior."
Suzuki Sonoko: ...
Suzuki Sonoko: "Does this require any behavioral logic?"
"Because at the beginning I tried to approach him a few times normally, but he ignored me every time. I thought he didn't want to play with me."
After saying this, she spread out her hands.
Generally speaking, people do choose to compromise for various reasons - for example, when facing a boss who pays your salary, a mentor who blocks your graduation, or a class committee member who is in charge of the sports meet registration form and can force you to run 3,000 meters if they disagree with him.
How should I put it...
It is because we constantly compromise due to various concerns that we are called human beings.
But Suzuki Sonoko's last name is Suzuki, so she was born exempt from this.
Let alone compromise, she doesn't even need to suffer a little bit of grievance.
Although it was strange that Ximen suddenly became indifferent to her right after they broke up, she didn't need to force herself to keep trying to please him. After trying a few times and running out of patience, she naturally let it go.
As for why she accepted Ximen when he came to her...
"This just proves that compared to Ximen Sojiro, I'm a very well-educated person!"
——He has a hole in his brain, but I don’t!
After saying this, the expression on her face actually became complacent.
The doctor probably didn't expect the conversation to unfold like this. After a moment of hesitation, he gave a perfunctory (??) smile and changed the subject.
"Let's skip Ximen Sojiro."
The doctor asked, "Regarding Feng Jingye's personality, why did you tell him when you broke up?"
As soon as the words fell, the room fell silent for no reason.
Suzuki Sonoko looked at the light coming into the room through the floor-to-ceiling windows. There were tiny specks of dust floating up and down in the light. She stared at those small bright spots and recalled carefully, but she always felt that something was wrong.
——When she was complaining about her exes just now, the focus was clearly only on their character flaws. When did she even repeat the reasons for the breakup in such detail?
Did she...really bring up the breakup?
The author has something to say: When writing about my childhood memories filled with dead bodies, I want to give a thumbs up to Conan for over 1,000 episodes...
It's obvious who the doctor is, right?
There's more tomorrow, see you then.
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