Did the world end today?

Chapter 352 Hypnosis
This was the first time Lin Xu had encountered a leak.

Of course, his identity was not completely kept secret to begin with. In fact, before this, the authorities had already begun to actively disseminate information about him to prepare for the "public disclosure of his identity" in advance.

But this is the first time his identity has been leaked unplanned.

This made Lin Xu feel a strong sense of crisis.

Exposure is not terrible.

Unplanned and uncontrolled exposure is what's truly terrifying.

If one's identity is exposed prematurely, the inevitable consequence will be a complete breakdown in the information disclosure process.

At that time, even the slightest difference could lead to a huge deviation in the final result.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu asked:
"How did he get my information? By guessing? By using higher-dimensional information?"

"neither."

Qin Feng shook his head and replied:
"If he obtained your information through a higher-dimensional channel, then the source of his information is still within our comprehension."

"But the problem is, he isn't."

"He did not obtain the information from a higher-dimensional channel, nor did he speculate based on existing information."

"His message came from our people."

"Our people?"

Lin Xu's eyes were filled with confusion.

"What do you mean by 'our people'? Did our people intentionally leak information?"

"Yes."

Qin Feng nodded slowly.

"The interrogator in charge of his interrogation had a problem."

“Although we had stopped the questioning and conversation, the interrogator made a mistake during the very brief contact while taking him back to his residence.”

"He revealed information about you to Qin Shizhong, which ultimately led to the leak."

Interrogator?!

Leak?

The simultaneous appearance of these two words almost made Lin Xu doubt that he had misheard.

Interrogators who can directly participate in the interrogation of sensitive individuals are all seasoned veterans. It's impossible to say that they would never make a mistake.

But at least, they wouldn't make such a basic mistake.

Exposing the information of a person with a top-secret level of confidentiality, leading to their identity being exposed?
Even the most idiotic movie couldn't have come up with a plot like this.

To draw an analogy, it's as if a high-ranking official in charge of nuclear missile launches accidentally leaks the launch codes, which fall into the hands of a street thug who then launches the missile.

Its bizarre nature was beyond Lin Xu's comprehension.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Xu asked:
Why would he reveal my information to Qin Shizhong? And what kind of information was it?

According to him, at one point he fell into 'complete obedience' to Qin Shizhong.

"Although he had undergone long-term counter-interrogation training, the situation he faced was different."

"At one point, he completely trusted Qin Shizhong."

"So much so that when Qin Shizhong asked, 'Is there a special person who has dominated the technological development of the entire world?' he mentioned relevant information about CKC crystal fusion."

"He didn't mention your name, but since he brought up that news story, you've already been exposed."

"clear."

Lin Xu nodded slowly.

If one's name only appears in official reports as a "mysterious researcher," then one's identity information is still controllable.

The authorities could easily fabricate a set of information that would be completely credible to the outside world in order to reshape their identity.

In this situation, the process of information disclosure is reversible. However, considering the questions raised by Qin Shizhong and the interrogator's confirmation, his identity has essentially been irreversibly revealed.

It must be said that Qin Shizhong asked a very clever question.

He circumvented the interrogator's psychological defenses to the greatest extent possible, yet ultimately achieved the same effect.

This person is indeed a master at "manipulating people's minds," and he may have received professional psychological training.

According to the interrogator's description, the entire process of his leaking information did indeed resemble so-called "hypnosis."

Is this his ability?
Is that why he was able to control his parents?

Lin Xu looked up at Qin Feng and continued to ask:
"Is there any other information?"

"Have."

Qin Feng's expression grew increasingly solemn.

"The most crucial point is that the interrogator completely forgot about the process of his own disclosure."

"We were able to determine that he leaked information during a second review after his return."

"Without a secondary review mechanism, this leak could very well have been completely covered up."

"This is... terrifying."

"It's really scary."

Lin Xu's expression changed slightly.

Did you acquire the information and then erase the process of acquiring it?
He suddenly remembered the "Lanzhou Stone Project".

In that plan, was the mind control effect that Zhou Yue wanted to achieve the same as this process?
Could it be that his inspiration also came from this Qin Shizhong?

Zhou Yue
So, is he essentially a scavenger? He pieces together other people's abilities and tries to become a god using these secondhand skills?

Lin Xu suddenly felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.

After regaining his composure slightly, he continued to ask:
"Were experts in the field of psychology involved? Have the technical principles behind the leak been clarified?"

"Not yet."

Qin Feng shook his head and replied:
"We are still analyzing it, but there is too little information and it will take time."

"In any case, your security measures must be upgraded."

"Because we cannot be sure whether this leak only happened once or has happened repeatedly."

"We also cannot be sure whether he set similar psychological triggers on others and immediately made your identity public after obtaining it."

"All participants are now in quarantine, and all your external activities must be suspended until the potential risks are eliminated."

"The emergency response plan has been activated, so there's no need to worry too much. The situation is still basically under control."

"clear."

Lin Xu subconsciously scribbled on the notebook, and after a moment, he added another clue to the existing one about Qin Shizhong.

Qin Shizhong exhibited abilities similar to hypnosis, psychological suggestion, or direct mind control, which may be related to his mentioned "information acquisition ability."

Lin Xu never believed that in the real world, someone could influence others without any source through some kind of "supernatural" ability.

If so, it must have been achieved through some special path that our side has not yet discovered.

His so-called "information acquisition method that does not rely on high-dimensional channels" is the most likely path.

But how do we verify this path?
Our own "monitoring" of the higher-dimensional world and the higher-dimensional mapping process remains blank.

To achieve monitoring, it can only be initiated from a "higher dimension".

It's something that can't be done in the world of Destiny Stones where I live.

The world of that leapfrog era
Can you do it?

(End of this chapter)