The performance is still a performance, but this time Fu Qian chose a new plot direction, changing the style from last time.
Faced with his firm stance, Dr. Cynthia just stared blankly and was not in a hurry to express her opinion.
"Interesting question."
Under such eyes, Fu Qian suddenly snorted half a minute later, with disdain in his words.
"Under normal circumstances, I really wouldn't ask myself this."
"...Patch?"
After a few seconds of pause, his tone finally became a little hesitant.
"Boring thoughts."
As if to convince himself, Fu Qian even shook his head.
And for the rest of the time, he chose to remain silent for a long time.
Even so, you can still see the smile on his face disappearing little by little.
Or call it transfer.
Because Dr. Cynthia obviously looked very satisfied.
It seems that I am quite happy to see the changes before and after.
And just when Fu Qian frowned and clenched her fists, she lifted the black curtain and covered the Soul Guide again.
I was shocked before paying, as if I woke up from a dream.
But after looking up at Cynthia, the next moment he took a deep breath and dispelled the hesitation and confusion on his face.
"It is indeed an interesting extraordinary object. It is a rare experience for me."
"Oh, why is it so rare?"
Cynthia was noncommittal, took a pen and paper, and started recording seriously.
…
Such behavior seems to have caused some psychological pressure.
I hesitated for a moment before paying, and then started to formulate my words.
"Talk to and examine yourself from a special perspective, and of course there will be some noise occasionally."
"It's understandable, so what is the noise?"
Cynthia continued to ask while recording.
"...Patch."
He hesitated for a moment before paying, and finally spit out a name.
"He calls me Patch."
"'He' calls you, or do you call yourself?"
The smile on Cynthia's face grew wider.
…
"It's just gibberish, is there any need to distinguish?
After pondering for a moment, Fu Qian snorted and tapped his head with his fingers.
"Is it possible that you want to tell me that that is the true understanding deep in my heart?"
"Trying to make me doubt myself with such boring conjectures? You are still a little too naive."
"I'm a tester and I don't have any unnecessary tendencies."
Facing the previous accusations, Cynthia's smile did not diminish.
"For me, all I need is for you to answer questions honestly."
"So let me ask again, does that name just now seem familiar to you?"
"I hope you will think carefully before answering me, instead of just consoling yourself out of timidity."
"I do not understand what you mean."
"Don't you understand? Patch should understand, so think about it again."
Cynthia stroked the pen in her hand.
…
Finally fell silent before paying.
After a long time, he raised his head and made a familiar request.
"I'm going to go down there again to confirm some things."
"I'm glad you're starting to realize your true self."
Cynthia didn't feel guilty at all for tricking someone into becoming lame, and added a note with a smile.
"But you have to wait a moment. This time you will be tested with two other people...or should I say three people? Before you confirm your real name..."
She continued the devil's ravings and watched with satisfaction as Fu Qian's face became even darker.
However, she called two guards over and was about to ask them to take Fu Qian out first. The next moment, Cynthia frowned.
"you……"
Her expression quickly solidified, and she looked Fu Qian up and down with a look of disbelief.
"You're kidding me!"
The next moment, this man's tone suddenly turned gritty.
"I don't know what you mean."
The law of conservation of smile came into effect again, and the corners of Fu Qian's mouth turned up a little.
"You didn't even hear Patch!"
Cynthia complained fiercely.
Knew it!
Facing Cynthia, who was riding an emotional roller coaster, Fu Qian nodded with satisfaction.
Considering that he was immune to the effect of Soul Draw, of course he didn't hear the word "Patch".
The performance just now was just for testing.
Facts have proved to be fruitful.
Now before paying, I have made a bold guess as to how this person confirmed that he was lying.
Taking the entire process into consideration, my own cognition has gone through several ups and downs.
First, he firmly denied being affected by cognition, then he doubted himself under the influence of soul guidance, and finally, after reluctantly anchoring his cognition, he doubted again under Cynthia's guidance and hint.
The amazing thing is that the result is the same as last time.
When she doubted herself in the face of Soul Guide, Cynthia obviously didn't realize that she had been deceived.
But then, when her stable mind was shaken again because of her words, she saw through her without any warning.
And both times, Fu Qian didn't think he had exposed any flaws.
But excluding this aspect, Fu Qian, who is good at divergent thinking, thought of a special common point - the two times Cynthia noticed it were when "she" wanted to influence her.
The first time, she tried to convince herself that Patch was just a cognitive influence on her. The second time, it was just the opposite. She wanted to convince herself that Patch was her true self.
They seem to be completely opposite, but in essence, she is trying to use words to guide and change her own perception.
And she followed the trend and pretended to be convinced by her, but she soon discovered all of it.
In contrast, she pretended to be misled by the soul's guidance, and she was completely unaware of it.
The difference between the two, in fact, lies in the influence actively exerted by "her" - Cynthia. Only if you are deceived will you notice it immediately.
It sounds quite fantasy, but in fact, before paying, you can think of a scenario that makes this possible.
In previous missions, I have encountered something called an oath.
And in those events, under the influence of special existence, some conceptual things will become materialized around "him", such as sin, depravity, etc.
So is it possible that the Mingju below is similar to the goddess of sin and the angel mirror?
Does it make fraud, or the distortion of other people's perceptions, tangible?
Once you accept this setting, Dr. Cynthia's reaction is easy to understand.
If she really believed in the deliberate guidance she gave herself, she would receive some kind of concrete feedback.
On the other hand, no matter how flawlessly her performance is, as long as she does not receive feedback, she can confirm that she is just pretending to be deceived.
This is what she said, and she would never tell her how to distinguish it!
In addition, there is another point that can support this judgment-the cycle is based on the year and only lasts for a short fixed period of time.
Almost all the oaths I encountered in the past had such characteristics.
