False evidence

Chapter 393 Instinctive Memories

The mirror facing the bathroom door reflected the figures of two men.

One of them was me, and the other was naturally Sun Jing.

However, when the two of them appeared in the mirror at the same time, I suddenly felt a sense of confusion mixed with disorientation.

At first glance, I couldn't even tell which one was me!

In the mirror, Sun Jing smiled at me: "At first, I also found it strange that I was so interested in you. After spending a lot of time on you, I finally found the reason."

"Because of what?"

"Hehe, the answers others give can never be as satisfying as the truth you find yourself."

Sun Jing winked at me: "Besides, you're already very close to the answer."

"call……"

Suddenly, a long sigh came from behind.

The instant the sound rang out, Sun Jing vanished from the mirror, and his 'self' disappeared as well.

The first thing I looked at when I turned around was the wall clock. The numbers and hands had returned to normal.

Lu Xin, Liang Kaiyuan, and their group also disappeared.

Fang Ling was the one who exhaled, and her expression was clearly unusual, giving people the feeling of having survived a disaster.

I asked her, "What's wrong?"

Fang Ling sighed again, "He's gone."

"Who?"

"Jiang Baohan!"

Fang Ling walked up to me and whispered:
“When Xiaohuan told me this morning that there were new entries in her diary, I felt something was off about her. When we got outside the hospital, I suddenly felt very scared, so I… left. When I returned to the hospital, I felt that panic again. Now I know what I was afraid of: Jiang Baohan.”

"He is dead."

“I’m dead too, aren’t I?” Fang Ling said with a grim expression. “You know what he did to me. My fear of him has become instinctive. Luckily, he’s been sent to the funeral home now, otherwise I really wouldn’t dare to come in.”

"He's dead, and your nightmare should end now."

I comforted Fang Ling and turned to Tong Xiangnan, asking him what he thought of the results of my hypnosis.
"So far it seems fine, you get along well with them."

The monkey standing nearby grinned, "This is the first time I've ever seen such a severe case of schizophrenia."

In reality, only I could see Lü Xin and the others appear. What Tong Xiangnan and others saw was just me pacing around the room, talking to myself in different voices.

The monkey asked Tong Xiangnan, "This can't go on forever. Do you have a way to cure him?"

Tong Xiangnan seemed a little absent-minded. The monkey called out "Doctor Tong" again, and he said "Oh" as if he had come back to his senses.

Tong Xiangnan seemed to organize his thoughts, cleared his throat, and said:
"Actually, you have multiple consciousnesses, which is no longer within the scope of normal medicine. To be honest, at this point, I don't think I have the ability to help you anymore. In fact, the hypnosis just now was not aimed at other people's consciousnesses, but at your own. In professional terms, it was about mining memories."

I said, "This doesn't seem really necessary."

It has only been half a year since I first developed a consciousness that did not belong to me.

I experienced many strange things during this time, all of which left a deep impression on me. Tong Xiangnan said, "I understand what you mean, but I did this for another purpose. Or rather, I wanted to confirm my deduction. As it turns out, I seem to have successfully confirmed my idea."

What does this prove?

"You must have forgotten what you just said."

Tong Xiangnan habitually touched his nose. "You said that it was Granny Ding who abducted you. She wanted to sell you to Ji Jianjun, but because you were too weak, the deal didn't actually go through. Do you remember what Granny Ding said back then?"

“I remember she said I was a jinx, a money-loser, and that I made her lose money.”

"anything else?"

I shook my head: "That's all. Then she just abandoned me."

"besides!"

Tong Xiangnan looked at me intently and said, "You don't remember what you said because I finally succeeded in hypnotizing you and awakening your deepest, most instinctive memories."

So-called 'instinctive memory' refers to the profound impression left by something that has caused a significant change in a person. For example, most people don't remember things that happened before they were four or five years old.

However, not remembering doesn't mean it didn't happen, nor does it prove that prior memories disappear. Psychiatrists both domestically and internationally have confirmed that humans possess instinctive memories. With appropriate methods, these memories can be awakened.

"Instinctive memories?" I frowned. "You mean, you just hypnotized me and made me recall the memory of being abandoned by Granny Ding?"

Tong Xiangnan nodded: "In reality, so-called instinctive memory is still a relatively vague concept. You could say that newborn babies do have memories, but those are just memories of physical discomfort and the recognition of different sounds from the outside world."

In your instinctive memory, you recorded the voices of Ding the fortune teller, Ji Jianjun, and others. Of course, at that time you certainly didn't understand what they meant. But when your instinctive memory was awakened, you subconsciously repeated what they said.

I asked, "What else did I say?"

Tong Xiangnan seemed a little excited, placed his hands on my shoulders, and said, word by word:
"It was Granny Ding who said it. She said: If I had known it would be like this, I would have hugged another one!"

"I think there was a line like that."

The monkey interjected, "What does this mean? There's another child?"

Tong Xiangnan nodded: "Based on this statement alone, we can conclude that before Ding Shenpo abducted Sanqi, she must have had another option. I noticed that when Sanqi repeated this statement, her tone was filled with regret and anger. In other words, taking one of the two children away was simply a choice for her, without any difference in difficulty."

Tong Xiangnan continued to stare at me, remained silent for a moment, and then, as if gathering his courage, said:
"The other child who wasn't taken away by Granny Ding should be your brother."

A nerve in my brain was suddenly jolted, and I said aloud:

"Dr. Tong, your deduction is really bold."

Tong Xiangnan shook his head: "If it were someone else, I would also say that this is just a deduction. But for you, I can be sure that you not only have a twin brother, but also a relative."

I forced a smile: "When did you start studying physiognomy? Or are you referring to divination using the I Ching?"

Tong Xiangnan said, "Didn't I say that you look a lot like me when I was young?"

I nodded.

Tong Xiangnan said, "Back then, I just felt that your style of doing things and your way of thinking were very similar to mine when I was young. Also... there was another feeling that I can't quite put my finger on."

Until just now, when I saw you and Sun Jing facing off across the distance, I suddenly understood what that feeling was like. I feel you're very similar to me, not only in your actions and ways of thinking, but also because—you're family!

(End of this chapter)