Thinking circles

Although under the guidance of Father An, Yu Siqi quickly figured out their current situation.

But what lies before them is something much deeper.

For example, 'how can they solve this situation?' is a matter of great thought for the priest.

First of all, based on the priest's own inference, it was concluded that they did not exhibit any anomalous phenomena in space. The surrounding space is a very complete existence, except for a little anomaly in their part, everything else is generally normal.

Secondly, if Yu Siqi can still feel the normal flow of time here, it means that there should be no unnecessary interference in time.

In the end, the priest who combined these two points came to a conclusion, that is: "Since time and space have not been manipulated, I am afraid that we can only make a fuss about cognition." ”

"Cognitive?"

Yu Siqi had heard of this term, but he didn't know it very thoroughly.

"Yes, cognitive. This is an acronym, the full name should be correct knowledge and precise knowledge, the most important part of our human brain. It can be said that if there is any deviation in a person's cognition, the impact can be unpredictable. The simplest ones are probably those who have been mentally hit. In medicine, it is often referred to collectively as – psychosis. ”

Fr. Ann paused at what looked like an intersection and began to walk back.

"Why do cognitive biases occur?"

Yu Siqi asked puzzled.

"External stimuli and interference, some terrible methods and drugs can make a person's cognition skewed. Not to mention any illusions, spells, or sorcery. In short, according to the process I deduced in my head, Marcuresa undoubtedly has a very big dislike. ”

Father An, who came to the other end of Yu Siqi, looked at the ground and then looked up at the top of his head.

"But, we both have eyes on him, don't we? He didn't show any suspicious behavior, unless... It's that tile..."

Yu Siqi, who didn't quite understand what Father An was planning to do, was also pondering while listening.

Then, as he began to look back on the part of his memory of dealing with Marcuresa. He clearly understood why Father Ann was suspicious.

"Yes, it must not be an ordinary object, otherwise I would have been able to prevent it from happening in time. In this way, he chose the crime and the timing very cleverly. ”

Father An smiled at Yu Siqi.

When he saw the priest loosen his brow and smile at him, Yu Siqi had the illusion that the priest might already know the solution.

Then, as he saw the priest suddenly stretch out his hands and pull a large chain out of thin air, he began to realize that he had been right. It's just that he didn't expect it to be in such a 'ridiculous' way.

Looking at the big iron chain that the priest was dragging in his hand dangling there, Yu Siqi couldn't help but point to the thing and ask, "I admit that your hand is indeed wonderful, but it is unlikely that we can rely on a big iron chain to save ourselves, right?" ”

Because of the proximity, Yu Siqi even saw very obvious rust at the joints of those chains.

"I thought you'd be impressed, after all, you're more familiar with it than I am!"

It seems that in order to take care of Yu Siqi, Father An also deliberately raised it in front of Yu Siqi's eyes. It's a pity that even so, Yu Siqi still doesn't have a clue. Until Father Ann reluctantly gave an answer, "If you think about it, is this exactly the same as the one hanging on the door of apartment 23?" ”

This sentence was like igniting the fuse in Yu Siqi's mind, and it instantly detonated the bomb of inspiration, pushing aside the unimportant little things that were blocked in his mind.

Indeed, if you look closely, this is indeed the big iron chain that used to hang on the iron gate of the yard!

However, at this time, Yu Siqi was shoehorned into a new question by Father An.

How did he get the chain? ’

You know, he didn't think the priest would carry such a thing in his pocket at any time. And he was very sure that the priest did not have the weird collecting habit of Gong Chen, and he was very willing to believe that the priest could not have seized such a thing at the scene of the explosion at that time.

So, this leads to his previous doubts.

How the hell did the priest get this chain? ’

"Alright, alright. Stop thinking about useless things with your little brain. ”

Father An, who had obviously read Siqi's heart, said: "Let me tell you the truth, you are right, I did not go to the site of the explosion to collect such a worthless thing. But that doesn't mean I can't get it, does it? It's just that I don't want to get into trouble with the forensics department. Cough... It seems like a bit of a stretch... Listen, maybe this explanation sounds too unbelievable, but I'll go into more detail, for you. You see, let's say we're stuck in such a hellish place just because of cognitive biases. The fact that I was able to get my hands on this chain out of thin air that shouldn't have been my hands on is proof that we might be able to take advantage of it. ”

"Utilization?"

In a daze, he stared at Father Ann in a daze, waiting for a more 'plain and easy' explanation.

"Like, do you really think I just got my hands on a chain that doesn't exist? Please take a closer look, but you don't have anything on your hands. ”

Looking at Father An empty-handed, Yu Siqi felt that he was about to be entwined. The big chain in the priest's hand was like a trick, and it would come and go.

"Spare me, Father. I felt like I needed a more 'straightforward' explanation, which would help us communicate with each other. ”

Yu Siqi raised his hand in surrender, knowing that he had not yet reached the level of a priest. It is also clear that he may not be able to reach the same level as him in his life.

"The chains don't exist, they didn't exist in the first place. We are the same, but we are simply bound by our own distorted cognition. ”

Father Ann put his finger to his lips, then put the finger on Yu Siqi's forehead and said, "Come to think of it, this is actually a very easy to understand philosophical question. ”

"What does the priest mean? Did we wrap ourselves into it, like the things I just did? ”

Yu Siqi asked in disbelief.

"If you have to explain it that way, it's not impossible."

Father An shrugged his shoulders and looked at Yu Siqi with a smile.