Memory inheritor

Chapter 237 Second Submersion (Part 2)

The three went to the office next door and waited for about ten minutes before the detective, Xiao Zhou, arrived.

Zheng Han asked, "Xiao Zhou, how did you feel this time?"

Xiao Zhou said, "My feelings were similar to last time, but the other party's reaction seemed to be stronger."

Zheng Han pressed further, "How did you determine that?"

Xiao Zhou said, "When I saw the organization's totem, the sense of oppression I felt was much stronger than last time. Although I had the experience and mental preparation from last time, I felt a stronger fear."

Zheng Han nodded and then asked, "What information did you observe this time?"

Xiao Zhou said, "During the consciousness interaction, what I observed was not much different from the last time. The only difference was that the giant image of the Westerner had become a bit larger, and the order of identity switching between him and Zhou Huai had changed somewhat."

Zheng Han couldn't help but glance at Liu Lu. According to what Xiao Zhou had observed, if they hadn't used the "faking death" strategy she suggested, the second infiltration would have also been fruitless.

Xiao Zhou continued, "After I ended the consciousness interaction and switched to the role of the observer, I saw the faces of more than a dozen people. Sometimes it was one person, and sometimes it was several people. The scene would change as the people appeared."

"Among these people, I could recognize eight, the rest were all unfamiliar faces. The order in which they appeared didn't seem to have any logical relationship, and the transitions between each scene were very sudden."

"These people can be roughly divided into several categories. The first category is the members of the Light Guide Society in Yuecheng, including Mu Jie, Chen Xuemin, Evan Finch, and Lucas Finch."

"The second category is members of the Light Guide Society who are not in Yuecheng, including the person who appeared in Zhou Huai's dream as a giant, whom Zhou Huai called Professor Sterling; in addition, there are two people with Western faces and one person with Eastern faces. Zhou Huai used honorifics to address them but did not mention their names. Based on the scenes in which these three people appeared, this is the basis for my judgment that they are members of the Light Guide Society."

"The fourth category is children and teenagers, who should be Zhou Huai's observation targets and may become the objects of their subsequent memory implantation. There are two of them in total."

"Besides the four types of people mentioned above, I also saw many people with indistinct faces, including adults and children. They appeared in groups, and Zhou Huai called them believers." This seems to be just his imagination or a symbol, without any specific people being referred to.

"Of all the people, I think Shen Qing is the most special. The last scene Zhou Huai imagined was him inviting Shen Qing to come along, saying that it would be an honor for Shen Qing, and that she would contribute to bringing light to the world."

After listening to Xiao Zhou's explanation, Zheng Han said, "You did a fantastic job on this mission! How are you feeling now?"

Xiao Zhou said, "It's basically recovered, and we can now review and record the events."

Zheng Han said, "Okay, go ahead!"

After Xiao Zhou left, Zheng Han said to Wei Hongsi, "Teacher Wei, let's go and take a look at this dream interpretation report."

Wei Hongsi nodded and said, "Okay."

The three returned to the monitoring room and waited a while before the decoding operations room sent over the latest decoding report.

After Xiao Zhou left, Zhou Huai's independent narrative lasted for about five minutes, featuring many people and scenes, which made the report take a little longer to finish.

Wei Hongsi, Zheng Han, and Yu Xiufeng sat together looking through the pages, while Liu Lu stood behind them reading.

The report was quite long and was similar to Xiao Zhou's description overall, but the two had different focuses and provided different strengths and weaknesses in their respective information.

Dream interpretation relies on external observation, receiving relatively comprehensive signals without omissions, but it is lacking in the form of presentation.

Xiao Zhou's observations focused more on subjective feelings. His internal observations were not done by hiding in a corner to "spy," but rather by being at the same point of view as Zhou Huai. He could not only "see" and "hear" what Zhou Huai saw and heard, but also understand Zhou Huai's emotional changes and internal language.

For example, Xiao Zhou said that after the second infiltration, Zhou Huai's reaction became more intense, bringing him a stronger sense of fear.

There was no obvious difference in the intensity of Zhou Huai's two EEG signals, and this point was not mentioned in the dream interpretation report either.

But this is a rather crucial issue.

Therefore, after reading the report, Zheng Han said, "Professor Wei, do you think that according to Xiao Zhou's description, it means that the target's conscious anchor point is increasing its ability to clear away heterogeneous consciousness fragments?"

Wei Hongsi said, "That should be the case. The next time there is a consciousness interaction, the investigators should take some precautions."

Zheng Han said, "In that case, let's skip a round and see if Zhou Huai's anchor point of consciousness changes."

Wei Hongsi nodded and said, "I agree."

Based on the current situation, the intensity of the consciousness anchor's cleansing of heterogeneous elements is somewhat related to emotions. This is somewhat similar to the rage meter in a game; the more provoked by heterogeneous consciousness fragments, the stronger the attack becomes.

Theoretically, there is an upper limit to this intensity, but it's currently impossible to determine where that limit is or what the consequences would be if it were reached. Whether from a safety or research perspective, stopping one round is appropriate.

Now they need to compile the interpretation of this dream and what Xiao Zhou observed into a comprehensive report as soon as possible and submit it to the project leadership team.

First, there are the two children Zhou Huai has been observing. The task force must quickly ascertain their identities and verify whether they have received memory implantation.

Secondly, there's the newly emerging public figure, Liu Dongni. The task force was previously unaware that she was also Zhou Huai's target, highlighting once again the limitations of dream interpretation.

Finally, there's the second type of people Xiao Zhou mentioned, suspected to be high-ranking members of the Light Guide Association, but they are very likely all overseas. These individuals are certainly important, but there's no need to rush to find them.

Of course, there was also the most special case, Shen Qing. The leaders of the special task force and some experts knew about her unique characteristics and that she was a target of special attention from the Guiding Light Society. However, from the information obtained this time, they couldn't discern what Zhou Huai intended to do to Shen Qing.

Fortunately, Shen Qing is under the covert protection of the police and rarely goes out, so her personal safety is not a problem.

Wei Hongsi was ignorant and had no idea who this person was. Liu Lu introduced her to Liu Dongni, saying she was a well-known screenwriter who had written many scripts, including two very popular TV series.

"You also pay attention to screenwriters?" Wei Hongsi couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"I sometimes watch dramas too, it's not strange." Liu Lu pouted.