Chapter 103 "Third Person Perspective" I saw something I shouldn't have seen
Episode 103 「Third person perspective」I saw something I shouldn’t have seen
[Watch the plot first, maybe there will be explanation later]
Fu Lin recalled what happened before he actually entered the "game".
The so-called game is not actually a real game, but the subconscious space of the murderer "Xin Qiao".
According to Freud's iceberg theory, the contents of the subconscious space are complex, including most of a person's psychology, such as the inner world, repressed memories and criminal motives.
Therefore, "subconscious exploration" often becomes a new way to supplement traditional investigative methods.
Faced with the highly intelligent criminal Xin Qiao, Fu Lin, who was responsible for following up the case, did not find any evidence of Xin Qiao's crime in real life. So, he naturally extracted and carried out "subconscious exploration".
This kind of work naturally requires the cooperation of a professional hypnotist.
This was the first time Fu Lin met hypnotist Shang Hexing.
Shang Hexing belongs to a very typical HSP group and has a high level of perception, which enables him to stand out in the industry at a young age.
Under his arrangement, Fu Lin successfully entered the first round of subconscious space. However, Xin Qiao seemed to have been trained and had a very strong self-defense mechanism, so it was not so easy to decipher his inner memories. If you want to enter the deeper subconscious space, you must be accompanied by a professional.
They will set up mechanisms to preset psychological safety valves. When necessary, it can help people escape from the deep subconsciousness in time. Otherwise, if a person thinks he or she is dead, it will be difficult to bring him or her back to life.
Shang Hexing used Fu Lin's first statement when he came back from his subconscious as a model for the game "City of Innocence" created by the deceased Li Zhi to lower Xin Qiao's vigilance.
It was at this time that Fu Lin realized that this was not the first time they came to this snow-white space. Every time they get to the bottom of a case, the world collapses again and falls into the next round of space.
I don’t know whether it was the fourth or fifth time, but Fu Lin and Shang Hexing drifted further and further apart. They had forgotten their identities and were deeply immersed in the game world.
Fu Lin tried to contact Shang Hexing again and let him remember the "emergency exit button" set by Shang Hexing.
This emergency exit button is closely related to Anubis's game settings.
In "City of Innocence", chief designer Li Zhi mainly set up the entire game mechanism around the "Godplex" - everyone hopes to have the power and standards to override everything, so players can determine the direction of the entire city through reasoning games.
However, there is a hidden ending in this game.
In the game setting, citizens have religious beliefs. In their living environment, there are signs called A stone everywhere. When ordinary citizens are distracted or stained with filth, they will touch the A stone. So, here's a way to distinguish players from ordinary citizens - whether they will avoid the A stone on the road.
The hidden ending is inside these stones.
In fact, the A stones scattered throughout the city are actually an electromagnetic wave transmitting device. This electromagnetic wave can resonate with the brain's limbic system, that is, the amygdala, the emotional control center, causing people to lose control and produce violent impulses. That is to say, victims affected by the radio waves will attack people around them without hesitation, and even kill each other.
Therefore, Shanghexing's "emergency exit button" can turn off the electromagnetic wave transmitting device.
This is mainly to ensure that if a riot occurs in City A, they will still have a chance to escape unscathed in the "Battle Royale".
Fu Lin remembered that when he was at Vita headquarters, he noticed a device that looked like a telecommunications transmitter.
Vita uses it to contact his own clones.
[If Shanghexing has that button, why isn’t it drawn in the comics at all? Otherwise we wouldn't have noticed by now that we are watching a murder case. 】
[It turns out that the biggest reversal is here. The two players travel into the murderer's subconscious mind to find out his motives and methods of murder! Now, Fu Lin and Shang Hexing just have to find a way to escape. 】
[I thought Shang Hexing was a bad guy.] To be honest, I have always been worried that Shang Hexing would be the biggest villain. Because I always feel that he is lying. He obviously knows so many things, but he is always unwilling to say it out loud. He is always secretive and seems to be guilty, as if he has some big conspiracy. 】
[I think that Shang Hexing intuitively felt that this world was very dangerous at the time, and even Fu Lin didn't believe it, so he was unwilling to tell what he knew. Besides, didn’t Fu Lin never talk about his own affairs? I think that if there is something wrong with Shang Hexing, then there is something wrong with these two people. 】
[It’s all for the sake of protecting ourselves and future cooperation. It’s normal not to say some things. After all, this is the normal practice...】
[Well, actually it’s not necessarily the case. The protagonist who is so vague in such words is the big boss. I remember watching a mystery animation before, and the background setting was a curse in which people would die every year. If the dead are found, the curse can be successfully broken. As a result, several students in the animation died tragically, causing panic. The heroine finally told the audience that she knew who died from the beginning. Sure enough, the curse was broken once she knew who died. What I can say is that the atmosphere is very good, and it has a sense of impact similar to that of Final Destination...】
[…Which one?] 】
After Fu Lin recalled everything, he contacted Shang Hexing urgently.
Ever since Shang Hexing said something unexpected happened here, he unilaterally cut off contact.
It’s not so easy to get back to everyone now.
This inconvenience in communication made Fu Lin regretful that he should not have split his forces into two groups from the beginning. However, on second thought, Vita has many people and eyes, so when the tsunami comes, there is indeed a chance to explore the deepest part of the entire headquarters.
But what should I do now?
Fu Lin quickly realized that they still had a chance to get their bodies back.
[I suddenly felt the "rationality" of the comic's settings. If they had never exchanged bodies, there would be no way for them to share what they had and what they needed, and they would not be able to switch bodies in time to deal with problems that neither side could solve. For example, Fu Lin was at the headquarters and had no way to shut down the launch pad; and Shang Hexing was over there and had no way to fight Xin Qiao. But now if they can get their bodies back, they have more hope. 】
[Xin Qiao is such a bad guy. He forced people to death and even had to watch the NPC in the game world created by Li Zhi trying to kill him]
[Actually, I have a question. Why did Xin Qiao want to replace Li Zhi's body at the last moment? 】
[If Xin Qiao is Xin Qiao and Li Zhi is Li Zhi, is it necessary to change them like this? If he just wanted everyone in the city to judge Li Zhi, it would be enough for him to explain in the presentation that he was the chief designer of the game. He could still sit firmly in the position of Vita leader and call the shots. 】
[I think Xin Qiao may have realized his situation a long time ago, so he doesn't care about this kind of boring fame. Next, I think he just enjoys the process of Li Zhi being pulled down, and as long as he changes his body, he can incite the citizens to destroy the Vita organization. Xin Qiao's goal is to destroy this game that symbolizes Li Zhi's hard work and honor. 】
In the comic, Fu Lin is about to look for a body-swapping device.
But at this moment, the violent waves brought by the tsunami hit the entire headquarters.
The headquarters building began to shake, as if the barrier was destroyed in an instant. As the world collapses, Fu Lin realizes that if they don't get away in time this time, they will be drawn into the deep memories of the murderer Xin Qiao and will not be able to escape.
[Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!] 】
【Emergency】
The comic camera returns to Shang Hexing again.
Just when the black-haired young man was about to attack Shang Hexing, the white-haired young man who was forced into a corner on the stage quickly glanced at the faces of the people around him who had lost their minds.
The situation with blood all around almost ignites people's bloodiness.
The situation will only escalate.
boom--!
A gunshot pierced the chaotic scene.
The high-decibel gunshots echoed in the enclosed space, numbing everyone's eardrums. Many people subconsciously shrank their bodies, and some even squatted on the ground.
The sound of the uncontrolled fight came to an abrupt halt, as if the whole world had held its breath.
The white-haired young man continued to hold the microphone, and his cold and powerful voice came again, "Whoever moves first will die first." Before the voice fell, the white-haired young man swept the people around him with cold eyes, like the most strict officer checking his troops to confirm whether everyone understood his instructions.
The silence lasted for three or four seconds. After the white-haired young man was sure that he didn't need to continue to aim at someone to scare the monkeys, nor did he need to fire another shot at the ground, he said calmly, "Everyone sit down."
This sentence is naturally not as intimidating as the first one. Some people are still confronting each other, silently testing the principles of the people on the stage. However, this temptation did not last long.
The white-haired young man was giving orders to the other clones. Soon, a group of guards armed with hot weapons rushed in from outside the door. Those who originally did not want to obey and tried to challenge authority soon found that there were people around them pushing their shoulders down.
The entire venue returned to its initial dejection.
The white-haired young man in the comic glanced at the cleared platform, then looked back at the frightened Yun Linshi, and said slowly: "I believe everyone has finished warming up, let's start again."
As soon as these words fell, the shoulders of the black-haired young man who was confronting Shang Hexing were pressed down by two people. He could only sit down slowly, and the dagger in his hand was also taken away. But the white-haired young man didn't even look at him.
[Even though Li Zhi's body was replaced, he was still incredibly stable]
[Could it be that there was no change at all?] 】
[If he hadn't changed his body, "Li Zhi" would have been powerless and yet still speak nonsense to Shang Hexing. Isn't this pretentious behavior too clownish? 】
"I can prove that we are not game NPCs." The white-haired young man said coldly.
Many pairs of eyes in the audience were looking at his calm pupils. They felt a sense of trust in him, but also fear of his thunderous suppression methods.
Therefore, no one in the audience dared to say a word.
"If I were an NPC following the process and settings," he said in a gentle voice, with a tone that was quite earnest at the moment, causing some people to even look forward to being enlightened.
The white-haired young man said, "As the number one antisocial element in your mind right now, I should kill all of you who don't want to listen to me. Don't you agree?"
At this point, everyone was silent, not even daring to exchange glances, for fear of appearing disobedient: "..."
[They only heard that anyone who doesn't want to listen to me must die, right? 】
【Hahahahahahahaha】
[I feel a little happy suddenly. Is this okay? 】
The white-haired young man looked around and found that everyone was not insisting on the truth in the presentation and had not succumbed to their fate, so he continued: "If there are no other ideas, let's continue talking about the urban reconstruction plan."
He instructed Yun Linshi with his eyes.
She quickly moved her feet and went back to look for her information.
However, a voice in the crowd said, "Isn't Vita using the citizens to achieve his own goals? Aren't the existence of replicants just tools?"
At this time, some of the clones who were suppressing the reactionary citizens had slightly subtle expressions on their faces.
It seems that they also know very well the real cause of Cui Shi's death.
[Shut up, shut up!] ! 】
【Don’t you see that the atmosphere is just right? 】
Damn it, which bastard is talking? ! 】
The comic also gives a shot to the black-haired young man "Li Zhi".
[Family members, bring out my Italian cannon——]
The white-haired young man looked at the familiar face, his eyes flickered slightly, but soon he regained his calm expression and replied indifferently: "I am also a clone, next one."
As soon as this voice fell, everyone was in an uproar. It was obvious that even the replicant inside Vita didn't know about this.
Then another person raised his hand tremblingly.
The white-haired young man gave him courage with just one word: "Say".
The man asked, "So, Vita has been sacrificing for us, working so hard for us all this time, saving us?"
[Ah... Now that you put it that way, it makes sense... They are really trying hard to survive, sacrificing themselves for others! 】
[It's true. When we look at it from the comics, they didn't actually do that many bad things. Think about it, Vita knew that Fu Lin had bad intentions, but he never hurt them. 】
[Goldfish memory, goldfish memory, apart from anything else, didn’t An Qingyan just go to kill Fu Lin? 】
Is Vita good or bad? 】
[I reasonably suspect that the person who made this statement is a shill hiding in Vita. Didn't they see that the Vita members almost beat them to death just now? And that guy, didn’t he say that whoever moves first will be beaten to death? Now this person is here to ease everyone's tense emotions? 】
Sure enough, after hearing the white-haired young man say that he was also a clone, the assumption that the clones were treated as tools to be sacrificed and used was immediately shattered.
Not to mention, some people now ask if they exist to protect citizens.
To be honest, they were able to survive safely in an environment with a roof, clothes, hot water and food, and successfully got through what was originally the most difficult time, all thanks to Vita's management.
As the saying goes, judge by actions rather than their hearts, some people's faces were more or less moved.
[By the way, although I saw from Fu Lin that they are all game NPCs, I think they are quite real. 】
[I am the only one who is still wondering when Shang Hexing will wake up. I really think he will soon become a local. In the comics, the pair of big eyes have always been concerned about Li Zhi on the stage. 】
[The two perspectives are so different that I can’t get excited for a while]
[Could it be that the person who wanted to leave the most ended up staying in this world? I think this plot will probably still involve something like this. 】
【Wow! How can the above spoilers be revealed! 】
[Ah ... Mom, I saw something I shouldn’t have seen——】
The white-haired young man didn't say anything else, just said: "We will definitely survive."
The black-haired young man was in the audience, and when he heard this, a hint of contempt flashed in his eyes.
[What does Xin Qiao want to do?] 】
Where no one could see, Xin Qiao pressed a button in his pocket.
The comic gives a full shot of the A stone in the room, as if telling the audience that this is the real beginning.
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