Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 628 The Brain's Defense Mechanisms

"Fragmented memories?" Ye Zhiyu countered.

Yu Dazhang wasn't very familiar with these technical terms, but judging from their literal meanings, they were similar to his own situation.

"It means you've lost your memory for a period of time," he patiently explained.

"Then I fell into a coma due to injury. When I woke up, I remembered some of my feelings at the time, but I still couldn't remember the specifics."

"And the harder I try to remember, the less I can recall it."

He felt he had explained things very clearly.

He had already let go of the memory loss, but during his injury and coma in N Province, the forgotten memories inexplicably resurfaced in his mind.

This also made him curious about what happened during his disappearance.

After returning to Songhai, he was so busy with various cases that he had no time to think about anything else.

Therefore, he temporarily set aside all the questions about his amnesia.

Upon seeing Ye Zhiyu today, he suddenly remembered that this person was a hypnotist, and a very skilled one at that.

"It's not a big problem."

Ye Zhiyu said in a relaxed tone:

"I know what you mean. You probably mean losing memories of a period of time, or memories of an entire event."

He paused for a moment, then continued:

"This condition, often referred to as dissociative amnesia, is often triggered by major psychological trauma and manifests as selective forgetting of specific events or identity information."

Ye Zhiyu's voice gradually became serious:

"According to you, the patient has forgotten a specific event, but still remembers who he is."

"In my opinion, this is a self-protective mechanism triggered by the patient to prevent the occurrence of anencephalic organic lesions."

Yu Dazhang blinked repeatedly as he spoke.

It's just amnesia, why make it so complicated?

Dissociative amnesia?

No organic brain lesions?
It sounds very professional.

But the more this happened, the more panicked Yu Dazhang became.

He was really afraid that Ye Zhiyu would say the words "terminal illness" next.

"Are you confident you can restore my memories?"

After asking this question, Yu Dazhang stared intently at the person opposite him.

"Give it a try." Ye Zhiyu didn't make a definitive statement:
"Everyone's symptoms are different, you have to let me see the person first."

"Your reaction time is really slow..." Yu Dazhang pointed to himself:
"The one who lost his memory is me."

"You?" Ye Zhiyu looked at him in disbelief.
"I didn't realize that."

Yu Dazhang then recounted how he had been missing for nine and a half months.

Many of these things were deduced by him later, but now they can be basically confirmed.

"Do you think it's possible that I've been hypnotized?"

Yu Dazhang believes this is the most likely possibility.

All indications suggest that he was imprisoned during the time he was missing.

Although it's unclear why the other party eventually released him, one thing is certain: they must have done something to him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have lost his memory for no reason.

It's probably because of his amnesia that they dared to let him go.

"It's possible, but the chances are slim."

Ye Zhiyu took out a cigarette from his pocket, but just as he put it in his mouth, he took it away again.

This action shows that he is currently in a state of mental processing.

“If you were hypnotized, you would have woken up long ago, since you’ve been back for almost a year.”

Ye Zhiyu analyzed:

"Hypnosis takes time, and so far, I haven't heard of anyone being able to hypnotize someone for a lifetime." "For example, that case you handled before where a hypnotist was involved."

Upon hearing him mention the case, Yu Dazhang immediately reminded him:

"I remember the case of Liu Zhengyang's sudden death; that was the first time we worked together."

To be precise, that was the first time he asked Ye Zhiyu to come and help solve a case.

He said "cooperation" because he wanted to improve their relationship, since he needed their help.

"Yes, that sudden death case."

Ye Zhiyu nodded, and then continued:

"The man who was hypnotized at the time was in a long-term hypnotic state, but the premise was that the woman who hypnotized him was always by his side."

"This is a typical example of maintenance hypnosis, which is performed regularly to keep the subject in a hypnotic state."

Yu Dazhang knew that the man he was talking about was Liu Siyuan, and the woman was Zeng Lisi.

As he said, the two were in a relationship at the time, so Zeng Lisi had the opportunity to stay by his side for a long time.

He understood the example Ye Zhiyu gave.

Hypnosis doesn't last that long.

Come to think of it, if hypnosis were really that effective, quitting smoking would be much easier.

If hypnosis can break a psychological addiction in just one session, then quitting drugs won't be a problem at all.

"You mean my amnesia isn't due to external interference, but rather a problem within myself?"

The reason for asking this question is that Yu Dazhang is certain that he has not been hypnotized by anyone in the past year.

He didn't believe any hypnotist could hypnotize him without his knowledge.

The person in front of me, well, that's a possibility.

"more or less."

Ye Zhiyu scratched his head, seemingly unsure as well:
"The brain has self-protection mechanisms, and selective amnesia is one of them."

"It is usually triggered by psychological trauma or extreme stress, and emotional distress is reduced by suppressing or forgetting specific memories."

He paused for a moment, then explained:
“What you recalled along the way were all painful memories. In my opinion, it is very likely that your experiences during the time you were missing triggered your brain’s defense mechanisms.”

At this point, his tone became serious:
"To put it bluntly, if the pain you experience exceeds your psychological capacity, your subconscious will choose to forget that painful experience."

He explained it very clearly this time, and Yu Dazhang understood it.

My current situation seems to be selective amnesia.

At the same time, Yu Dazhang was also somewhat impressed with himself.

The fact that she didn't go insane under such painful circumstances, but only suffered amnesia, is enough to prove that her psychological resilience is beyond that of ordinary people.

"so what should I do?"

To be honest, he hesitated a bit.

If that experience was particularly painful, recalling it wouldn't be a good thing.

That's just how people are; whenever something involves themselves, they always want to understand it thoroughly.

"That depends on your own choice."

Ye Zhiyu said after careful consideration:

“If you really want to regain your memories, I can try to enter your subconscious and awaken that memory.”

"But we have to make this clear from the start: you will have to bear all the consequences yourself."

These words may seem cold and inhumane, but Yu Dazhang could tell that Ye Zhiyu wouldn't have helped anyone else.

Doing this kind of thing is a thankless task.

At the same time, Yu Dazhang also understood that Ye Zhiyu's words were actually a reminder to him that waking up that painful memory was not a wise choice.

The two fell silent for a moment.

After a long silence, Yu Dazhang finally spoke again:

"I'll have to trouble you with this from now on. I don't want to live in a daze."

(End of this chapter)