Xiaoyu's words also reminded me that the greater the ambition, the greater the danger, but I have already embarked on this road, and I can't turn back.

When the brothers dug a big pit, the sky was already dark, if it weren't for the firelight that would attract zombies, I really didn't want to be so troublesome, if it wasn't for Tan Jingwen who kept telling me not to let the corpses be exposed for a long time, otherwise it would be even worse if it caused a plague, I was really lazy to deal with these corpses, anyway, now I'm numb.

Fortunately, there are more than 800 people here at this time, and it is not a big problem to bury these more than 1,000 zombies and 200 dead corpses, but everyone is still busy until it is completely dark, and they basically finish disposing of the corpses.

Everyone returned to the prison one after another, and I asked the brothers of the advance team to take care of everyone's food and housing, which was already rich in supplies, not only vegetable fields, but also some livestock in captivity, presumably also robbed by these guys.

Everyone was still busy, and the brother's voice came over the intercom: "Big brother, the woman is awake." ”

"Okay, I'll come over now." After saying that, I pulled Xiaoyu and walked towards the cell inside the prison.

It was also the first time I came to the prison, and looking at Li Yan, who was instantly haggard in the iron prison, I could probably understand why those who were traded as slaves by them were willing to follow me to life and death immediately after being freed.

"Tell me, how does it taste?" I said to Li Yan.

"I don't dare anymore, please don't kill me." Li Yan said in fear.

"I didn't say I'm going to kill you, at most I'll put you in this prison, and then all of us will leave here and let you wait here for death." I said with a smile.

"No, no, please, let me do anything, don't leave me here." Li Yan shook the iron window of the cell like crazy, but how could the iron window be shaken in the slightest by her own strength.

"I don't need this place anyway, let's go." With that, I left with Xiaoyu and the guards.

Daniel Zhang was in the next room, listening to our conversation without making a sound, until I took people away, then he shouted hysterically: "Big brother, don't go, I'm willing to kill Zhou Xiong's dog day for you, please don't go." ”

I didn't stop, and as I walked, I said, "What about her, if you do?" Forget it, you stay here, after all, I promised you not to kill you. ”

"I'm willing, I'm willing, I'll kill whoever I want, don't you go..." Li Yan said and let out a terrible cry, which made people's hearts tremble when they heard it.

But I did not stop, and quietly motioned for everyone to follow me outward, ignoring the miserable screams of the two men, until I reached the outside of the cell, and I said to the guards beside me: "Watch carefully, don't make a sound, and let them really think that we are gone." ”

"Okay, big brother, don't worry." The brothers said.

After saying that, I walked outside with Xiaoyu, and Xiaoyu asked curiously, "Didn't they already agree?" ”

"There is an old saying that if you don't see a coffin, you don't shed tears, now they are just afraid of me, but they have not yet reached despair, I want to make them completely desperate, really experience the feeling of facing death, what they say is credible, to put it simply, it is to make them break down." I said.

"Nervous breakdown? Isn't that a neurosis? Xiaoyu asked.

"When I was in the camp before, one of the refugees we rescued used to be a psychiatrist, I chatted with him when I had nothing to do, coupled with my various experiences after the apocalypse, I know how to make people die for me, the first thing is to destroy his will, so that he deeply understands that he gave his life to me." I said to Xiaoyu.

"Will you do the same to me?" Xiaoyu stopped and said.

"I don't think the two in it have become neurotic, but you have become neurotic, don't say it's right to you, I'm sincere to my brothers, how can I use these indiscriminate tricks against you." I said with a smile.

"You're a psychopath, you're scary." Xiaoyu said and raised her pink fist and struck at me.

"This is no ordinary trick, this has a scientific name." I said with a smile.

"Yo, I've been a big brother for a few days, and I'm still learning to play unfathomable, say it quickly." Xiaoyu said and waved his pink fist again.

I pretended to be scared and said, "The woman spares her life, and I will tell the truth." ”

I cleared my throat, looked at Xiaoyu's little face that was flushed with laughter, and said seriously with a forced smile: "If you want to say that this is a mental illness, it is not completely wrong, because this is indeed a disease, and it also belongs to the scope of psychiatric treatment, and the scientific name is: Stockholm syndrome." ”

"If you hang my appetite again, I'll really beat you." Xiaoyu said angrily.

"Okay, let me tell you, this is what the psychiatrist told me, about 1973 August, two criminals with criminal records, after the failure to rob the largest bank in the Swedish capital, kidnapped four bank employees, and the police and gangsters stalemate for 130 hours." I said.

"Nothing?" Xiaoyu asked.

"Of course it's not over yet, I'll tell you more, the story is a bit long, let's go over there and sit down on a stool." With that, I pulled up the light rain and sat down on a bench.

I continued: "However, a few months after this incident, the four bank clerks who had been held hostage showed pity for their captors, refused to charge them in court, and even raised funds for their legal defense. ”

"Are these people crazy?" Xiaoyu said in surprise.

I continued: "This is nothing, and it is even more exaggerated that one of the female staff members of the hostage actually fell in love with one of the robbers and was engaged to him while serving his sentence. ”

"This is too perverted, what the hell is wrong with these people?" Xiaoyu asked.

I continued: "During the period of hostage-taking, the two robbers threatened the lives of the captives, but at times they also showed a merciful side, and in an unexpected psychological twist, the four hostages resisted local efforts to finally rescue them, so they were held for six days. ”

"Then why the hell are they like this?" Xiaoyu then asked.

I continued: "Some social scientists have also studied this case, and they want to know if this is a unique case of the bank robbery, or if this emotional combination represents a general psychological response. And later research showed that such incidents were surprisingly widespread. Researchers have found that the same symptoms can be found in a variety of people, from concentration camp inmates, prisoners of war, battered women, and victims of incest. ”

"What is the reason for that?" Xiaoyu asked curiously.

I continued: "Experts have studied deeply and found that there is a fragile bottom line to the fear that human properties can bear. For example, when a person encounters a ferocious killer, the killer is unreasonable and wants to take his life at any time, and the hostage will gradually entrust the right of life to the murderer. After a long time, the hostage took a bite of food and a sip of water, and every time he breathed, he himself felt that it was the murderer's forbearance and mercy to him. For the thug who kidnapped him, his fear will first turn into gratitude to him, then into a kind of worship, and finally the hostage will subconsciously think that the safety of the murderer is his own safety. Therefore, experts deduce that this weakness of human beings to succumb to tyranny shows that human beings can be domesticated. Just like these slaves who are imprisoned here, if they are tortured a lot for a long time, and their lives are threatened for a long time, they will also suffer from Stockholm syndrome. ”

"Then why is this disease such a strange name?" Xiaoyu then asked.

"Because the capital of Sweden is the city of Stockholm." I said with a smile.

"It's amazing, it's terrifying, people can also be domesticated, do you plan to domesticate Daniel Zhang and Li Yan?" Xiaoyu suddenly turned her head to look at me and said.

"Domestication can't be talked about, I just want to destroy their fragile bottom line that bears fear." I still laughed.

"You're horrible, too." Xiaoyu grimaced as she spoke, and even distanced herself from me a bit.

I didn't fight with her, but said seriously: "As far as I know, the stronghold where Zhou Xiong is located is also a prison, but it is several times larger than here, if there are no two internal lines, if we want to force our way in, there will undoubtedly be heavy casualties, so I can only make this decision, hoping to successfully plot against Daniel Zhang and Li Yan, so that our victory rate will be higher, and we can greatly reduce our casualties after we enter." ”

"I'm joking, too, why are you so serious, I said that I will support you no matter what you do, even if you cause me to suffer from Stockholm syndrome." Xiaoyu said.

"Little fool, that's so easy, it requires a lot of prerequisites." I said with a smile.

"Then tell me quickly, what are the conditions, I let you suffer from this disease for me." Xiao Yu said with a smile.

I didn't frolic with Xiaoyu, and it was good to teach her these knowledge, after all, the world is so chaotic, so I continued: "According to the research of psychologists, people who are emotionally dependent on others and easily moved, if they encounter similar situations, they are prone to Stockholm syndrome: first, the hostage must have a real sense that the kidnapper or perpetrator threatens his life; 2. In the course of being held hostage, the hostage must recognize the perpetrator's possible small favors; 3. The hostage must be isolated from all other points of view, i.e., without access to outside information, except for the single view of the kidnappers; Fourth, the hostages must believe that it is impossible to escape; Under these four conditions, people develop Stockholm syndrome. ”

"We have all these conditions now, but how do we do it?" Xiaoyu asked excitedly.