"What happened?" said Eric, feeling a sense of foreboding.

"Later?" the masked man paused slightly, "and then that boy, that Erik became the most successful test subject of the Fivre family—or rather, the greatest masterpiece to be exact. ”

"What do you mean?" Eric's spirit suddenly tensed to the top.

"Haven't you been searching for the meaning of the Book of Abraham?" asked the masked man.

"That's right, aren't the replicants in town?"

"Those are failures, including the inhabitants of this base, who, as you might speculate, all have a fatal genetic defect in their bodies - they can't live until they are about 60 years old, and they have to rely on vegetables with special additives to survive to about 60 years old. There was disdain in the masked man's tone.

"But how do you do it, make them feel like they're living so real, and not living as an experiment. "Eric has always been very mindful of this issue.

"It's okay to tell you. Three generations before these men, the Fivre family had unraveled the mystery left by Mailer, and although it was not comprehensive, it was worth trying. Therefore, as the most faithful servants of the Puffel family, the Soros family became the first recipient of the Upanishads. After trying, we succeeded in controlling the fertility genes and getting everyone to conceive twins. The masked man spoke very calmly, but if his words were known to the current scientific community, it would probably be a big discussion no less than Einstein's theory of relativity.

"As far as I know, the fertility rate in the small town of Sado has been declining, and there are no twins in the offspring. Eric questioned.

"That's right, not long after the first generation accepted the Upanishads, we found a problem, one of the twins is always weaker than the other, and this phenomenon is reflected in the fertility of the offspring, so the population of the small town of Sado will be smaller and smaller. But we found an unexpected gain. At this, there was a little more smug in the masked man's tone.

"Genetic duplication, and the offspring of two pairs of identical twins are identical. Eric had already guessed the outcome.

"It seems that you already know, yes, on the surface, it seems that we have the secret recipe for having twins, but in fact this is the extended control of genes. The masked man said proudly.

"What does that have to do with me and why I'm the most successful. Eric asked.

"Quite simply, old Puffer needs a perfect IQ like you to break the blockade of the Nicholas School. The masked man's voice became very calm again.

"What do you mean!" Eric already felt as if he had become a guinea pig for the Puffel family.

"Don't you understand? The coat of arms with your handwriting—that is, we copied you, Eric Lee, which means that there are actually two Erics in this world, but they have very different destinies, except that if you are a disciple of Sherlock Holmes, the other is Moriarty's messenger. As he spoke, the masked man let out a wanton laugh.

"The other me, then, who is the replica?" Hearing the story from the masked man's mouth, Eric's palms began to ooze cold sweat, "Is it me?"

"Does this matter? Both you and him are already an independent being. The masked man continued, "What's more, the answer is already in your heart, and you won't fail to understand the familiar family emblem, and the murder of the door that has no impression at all." ”

"But memory—" Eric still didn't want to admit it.

"Memory? Do you still believe in memory? You've already tampered with memory once, and it turns out it's not that hard. The masked man also seemed to know about Eric being injected with Dora's agent in the Catacombs of Bacchus.

"But if I'm a copy, why wouldn't I have any impressions, and you'll let me out of here, and I'll end up on the side of the Nicholas School. Eric questioned.

"Just like the inhabitants of these two small towns, although you are physically perfect, your genes can only control your physiology, not your personality and thoughts. After you can remember, we found that you have an independent personality and independent thoughts, you are always trying to question 'who I am' and 'where I come from', coupled with your innate ability to reason, any backstory we weave will eventually be debunked by you, and in the end you still know that you are a copy. The masked man explained.

"It can't be!" retorted Eric.

"It's entirely possible, Eric. You managed to escape, and at the age of twelve, you fought us in a fierce chase on the ice field, and finally fell out into the sea. The masked man said emotionlessly, "But luckily, a country K submarine has spotted you." ”

"You mean K-country?" asked Eric, surprised.

"That's right, Jefferson had long suspected that this was the stronghold of the Puffer family, so a submarine from the CIA of Nation K roamed the waters all year round. To put it simply, it's not that you discovered Jefferson, it's that Jefferson discovered you a long time ago. The masked man continued, "After that, old Pfeiffre sent a lot of elites to find you as the perfect test subject, but none of them came to fruition, because Jefferson used all the connections between the Nicholas school and politics to weave a very complete backstory for you. ”

"But why, in my mind, I am? Before Leonardo went to the Catacombs of Bacchus, you didn't have Dora's Reagent, and you couldn't tamper with the memories perfectly. Eric asked dejectedly.

"It's simple. Hypnosis and brainwashing. The masked man said as if he had pity for a poor worm, "For a very independent person, the truth that you are just a copy has made you think of suicide and self-harm several times, so Jefferson's envoy uses hypnosis and repeated brainwashing to completely reshape your subconscious - I am a real person, a real independent individual." For your subconscious, which is extremely self-denying, the effect is very significant. ”

And the evidence is the four questions I just asked. The masked man added.

"These four questions?" Erik wondered, he didn't see that there was such magic in these four questions.

That's right, this is also Jefferson's greatest weakness, there is always a little weakness in his seemingly strong character. The masked man mocked, "Every hypnotist will set up a code word to unravel hypnosis, or snap his fingers, or a special object, and unravel your hypnosis with these four questions and a special frequency of sound." ”