Chapter 500: The Price of Fear (Chapter 500 Asking for Subscription)
"On my own!?"
"Yes. β
Patrick Jane nodded solemnly at Donnie,
"This spell of mine is just to ensure that you can't get pleasure from the anesthetic medicine. But the problem of addiction, whether it is physical or psychological, still needs to be eliminated by yourself. β
"That's already good!"
A big smile appeared on Donnie's face,
"For me, it's like taking a salary from the bottom of the kettle and solving the biggest problem - the other parts, I think I can still do it. β
"Not necessarily!"
Patrick Jane smiled sympathetically,
"If this purely coercive approach is so good, how do you think alternative medicines like methadone were born?"
"You meanβ"
"My method is essentially no different from tying you to a chair when you are addicted to drugs - except that my rope will always follow you. β
A wry smile crossed Patrick Jane's face,
"But you should know that such an approach is very painful. What's even more painful is that because I make you never experience that feeling anymore, so psychologically, you may miss that feeling very much. β
"In other words, with this method, it will be more difficult for me to quit my mental addiction!?"
After a long illness turned into a good doctor, Donnie was very experienced in drug rehabilitation, and he immediately understood what the other party meant.
"Yes. β
Patrick Jane nodded,
"In a way, that's right. But that's not the most painful part. β
"What's the most painful part, and what is the price I have to pay?"
Listening to Patrick Jane's words now, Donnie also realized that the other party's "spell" didn't seem to be so good.
However, he still felt that this method could indeed make him completely rid of drug addiction, and he still felt that it was worth it.
- It's just that I don't know what additional price I need to pay.
"The cost isn't huge. β
Patrick Jane shrugged,
"However, for many people, it can be very painful. β
"You meanβ"
"All the hobbies that make you feel happy and pleasurable, now have to stop!"
Patrick Jane stretched out his finger and enumerated them one by one,
"In addition to drugs, gambling and cigarettes are also on the list. Even alcohol and women, even all-you-can-eat food, trigger my spells. β
"What? Why is this happening!?"
Donnie asked in surprise,
"With such a pure heart and few desires, I might as well be an ascetic. β
"You're going to have to be an ascetic for a few years!"
Patrick Jane smiled wryly,
"On the one hand, this is conducive to your complete psychological withdrawal, and on the other hand, it is also a necessary requirement for the spells I cast. β
He explains,
"The trigger for my spell is actually the secretion of dopamine in your body. This can counteract the effect of the drug to the greatest extent, but it will also accidentally damage some more normal hobbies, so you can understand it as chemotherapy!"
"Well, if you can really quit, it's worth it. β
Donnie shrugged,
"But will this last a lifetime?"
"Not really!"
Patrick Jane shook his head,
"It's happening now, in part, because the dopamine secretion in your body is completely disrupted. β
"It's impossible to recover completely, but over time, your body will recover somewhat, and at that time, the spell will be able to distinguish between the general dopamine secretion. β
"It's just that before that, you're probably going to have to survive for a few years. β
β...... It's not for a lifetime!"
Eventually, Donnie nodded.
- Compared to not knowing how long it will take to get rid of drug addiction, or even not being able to get rid of it for a lifetime, he can still endure it for a few years.
"However, I didn't expect your spells to have such a scientific component!"
Jodie Foster and Patrick Jane, no, Charlotte.
At this time, Mel Gibson had already left with Donnie, and Miss Actress quietly turned back.
- She still has something to discuss with Charlotte.
However, Charlotte gave a confusing answer as soon as she came up,
"There's no science in this spell, I'm lying to you. β
β......β
Judy blinked her eyes in confusion for a long time before she asked with a wry smile,
"You're not going to tell me that the spell you cast on Donny isn't working, are you?"
"Not really. β
Charlotte shook her head,
"Spells work, but the principle is not like that at all. β
"Can you tell me about it?"
Jodie Foster asked curiously.
"It's actually quite simple. β
Charlotte said with a wicked smile,
"I'm just taking the remnant of a man who died of drug addiction, turning it into the simplest ghost, and then attaching it to Donnie's body. β
"I see!"
Judy, who has also experienced several ghost incidents, understood,
"That ghost will stop Donnie in a painful way when he comes into contact with those drugs, right?"
"Yes. β
Charlotte nodded,
"As for the other side effects, they are really just the distractions of the ghosts themselves, which will gradually disappear over time. β
β...... You're such a badass!"
The actress who figured out what was going on also laughed,
"But since it's just a matter of letting the ghost possess Donnie's body, why are you pretending to be a ghost and making him dream of almost being hanged?
"I don't deny that it's fun. β
Charlotte smiled wickedly,
"However, the main purpose is really not this-because this ordinary ghost created by me is too weak, and under normal circumstances, it is very difficult to get it to attach to a living person and interfere with the behavior of a living person, but if a person is in a near-death state-"
"In a near-death state, it's easy to succeed in possession, isn't it?"
Jodie Foster understood.
"That's it. β
Charlotte shrugged.
"Wait, something is wrong!"
Miss Actress suddenly realized a problem,
"Didn't you say that the fact that Donnie was almost hanged was actually a dream you created for us?
"That'......"
Charlotte tilted her head,
"That's a lie!"
"Ah!?h
In fact, at that time, Donnie was indeed almost hanged in reality. β
Charlotte explains,
"It's just that after the ghost possession I created was successful, I used a spell to make all three of you fall asleep at once, and then put Donnie down and let him recover a bit. β
β...... In other words, the incident of Donnie hanging himself was not in a dream?"
"Yes. β
β...... You guys are nasty!"
Jodie Foster sighed,
"How did Sally stand you?"
"Well...... this"
Charlotte shrugged her shoulders and said shamelessly,
"I guess I was attracted by my talent!"
- It's true that girls are getting harder and harder......