Chapter 11: The Problem of Memory

"This kid has an unloveable appearance, it's quite distressing to look at, and it is estimated that he has suffered a lot here."

Qin Ming didn't listen to what Yi Shaodong said, but walked directly to Wang Chengyu, and then asked him:

"Can you tell me about your experience before you killed your brother?"

"I didn't kill anyone! I'm killing ghosts, and I don't have a brother at all! No! I was wronged, and you let me out...... Let me out! ”

Wang Chengyu's mood became unstable again, if it weren't for the back of his hand on the bed, I am afraid that he would really rush over directly.

"Look at your current virtue. And your emotional out-of-control performance, who will treat you as a normal person?

Who will believe your word?

If it were you, would you believe it? ”

"I'm not mentally ill, it's their, they've all been deceived by that!"

Wang Chengyu clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes turned red after speaking.

"I believe you are normal. I also believe that the ghost thing you said exists.

And I also need to let you know that the only one who believes in you is me, and only I can save you and help you.

So the next conversation is very important, but if you continue to do this, and say these meaningless things without thinking, then the door to the world is probably completely closed.

After that you will be brought to court, and then the court will sentence you for your crimes, and you may not die, but you will never come out again. ”

"I don't want to be locked up here...... I don't want to...... I didn't do anything...... I just killed a ghost thing that came out of my dream...... I protected my family...... It shouldn't be like this at all......

Help me...... Please save me...... I don't want to be saddled with a reputation as a murderer, and I don't want to be treated as a psychopath forever......"

"As I said, I'll help you as much as I can.

So you tell me now why you killed your brother and what you went through before that.

What is that ghost thing that ran out of your dreams? ”

As soon as Qin Ming finished asking, the two guards who had left before walked in with a loaf of bread and a bottle of water.

"That's all there is here."

The guard symbolically shook the bread in his hand at Qin Ming.

"Give it to me, I'd like to talk to him alone, please wait outside for a while."

After sending away the two guards, Qin Ming tore open the package of bread and handed it to Wang Chengyu.

Wang Chengyu didn't answer at first, but seeing this, Qin Ming persuaded:

"Eat, only living can work miracles.

Don't get along with your life. ”

Hearing Qin Ming say this, Wang Chengyu then took the bread and devoured it.

Then in one breath, he drank all the bottles of water.

"Thank you." Wang Chengyu handed the empty water bottle to Qin Ming and said gratefully.

"It's nothing, okay, now you can tell me about you."

Wang Chengyu nodded, and after some recollections, he told the strange dream before his murder in great detail under Qin Ming's reminder.

"You're saying that until then you're going to have a repeat nightmare, and every time you're killed by the brother who looks exactly like you?"

"Yes. Nightmares and nightmares are so bad that many times I don't know if I'm in a dream or in reality.

But one thing I know for sure is that the imposter came out of my dream. ”

"The reason you're so sure is because he showed up in your real home on the day you didn't see him in your dream."

"Yes, I was so frightened that I thought I was dreaming."

"And how do you know that you weren't dreaming?"

"I ......"

Wang Chengyu was stopped by Qin Ming's question, but soon he said firmly:

"Because it's dawn, and it doesn't feel like a dream."

"Well, let's leave that aside for now.

Did you ever experience anything special before you started having that nightmare repeatedly? ”

"Something special? What does it mean? ”

"It's something that feels weird to you, or something that makes you feel uneasy."

"I don't think so." Wang Chengyu shook his head.

"Don't look like it, be sure."

Qin Ming felt that Wang Chengyu would repeat the nightmare, and it didn't seem like an accidental event.

Of course, he would have preferred that.

"Nope. Everything was normal before that, except for the weird nightmares. Wang Chengyu thought for a while, ruling out the kind of assumption that Qin Ming had before.

"And what did you do during the day you had your nightmare?"

"During the day? I was preparing for the civil service exam at home, but I was very troubled in my heart...... No, I didn't stay at home that day, I was bored at noon so I went out for a walk, but I can't remember where I went and when I came back.

Odd...... How could I not think of it. ”

The more Wang Chengyu thought about it, the more entangled the expression on his face became, and Qin Ming was also thoughtful after hearing Wang Chengyu's murmur, but one thing was right.

That is, there is a problem with Wang Chengyu's memory.

Because he learned from the deputy detachment leader that Wang Chengyu's family has always been two children, and the age of the difference between him and his younger brother is strictly speaking, only half an hour.

One was born at 11:45 on the thirtieth day of the lunar month, and the other was born at 12:15 on the Chinese New Year. They are a year apart, but they are twins.

So Wang Chengyu thinks that his younger brother does not exist, and it is not that the people around him have been deceived by sneaking, but that the only person who has been deceived is himself.

His own memory went awry, and he mistakenly thought that he didn't have a brother at all, and that the younger brother in the family had escaped from that nightmare, and because he was killed every day in the nightmare, he couldn't stand it anymore and killed what he thought was an impostor.

That's what made a big mistake.

At first, he just felt that Wang Chengyu just had a problem with his brother's memory, but after he asked just now, there were obviously other problems.

It was as if his memories had been erased and left him unaware.

So is there any connection between Wang Chengyu's lack of memory and his repeated nightmares?

Could it be the sneakiness of the event, the exclusive victim's missing memories, coupled with its orchestrated nightmares, that trigger the victim's panic to the point of causing their own or the death of others?

"From now on, I want you to let me know what you've done, where you've been, and who you've met every day in the last 10 days today.

Don't be in a hurry, say it one by one, think about it little by little......"

Qin Ming stayed with Wang Chengyu inside until 4 o'clock before he came out, and as for Yi Shaodong, before noon, he couldn't stand it anymore and ran to chat with the guards.

It wasn't until Qin Ming came out of it that Yi Shaodong and the guards rushed over.

"You're finally out."

The two guards and Yi Shaodong spoke almost in unison.

"Sorry, we talked for a long time."

Qin Ming said symbolically, and then said to the two guards:

"At present, this case has not been finalized, so I hope you don't embarrass him, even if it is to give me a face.

As for Director Wang, I will also say hello. ”

"Brother Qin, look at what you said, now we don't make things difficult for prisoners a long time ago, thank God if they don't make things difficult.

Rest assured. As long as this kid is honest, we will be embarrassed for him. ”

"Well, that's good."

After Qin Ming finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Wang Chengyu, who was looking at him expectantly, and then said to him with a smile:

"If you think of anything, tell the two guard brothers, and I'll figure it out for you."

"Do I still have a chance to get out?" Wang Chengyu shouted at Qin Ming after hearing this.

However, Qin Ming did not answer, but left with Yi Shaodong, only to exchange the impatient voices of the guards:

"Okay, if you don't want your mouth to be blocked again, just be quiet for me!"