The structure of the building made me feel cluttered, and the wood texture was quite deep, almost like it was going to swallow up the sun. The person who introduced the building said that this was because of a special coating on the surface of the building materials to facilitate the maintenance of the building materials, and because of the difference in touch and appearance, it could create a strong contrast and highlight each other's characteristics - which sounded like nonsense to me.

Just listening to the boring propaganda, I walked around the hall and thought it was a tour. After that, I went up to the second floor. I was at the back of the line, but just as I turned my gaze back to the stairs leading to the third floor, a girl's figure flashed by. It was as if I had been shaken, and it was just a momentary replay in my mind: she jumped down from the staircase, holding on to the handrail, as if she was sliding down with the help of the handrail, very fast, like an elf, brushing the long hair on her face, making it impossible to see her vague appearance. But the figure was so familiar that I could call her name the moment I saw her.

"Marceau?"

I left the group and swept towards the staircase, apparently not even a second, but when I arrived, the figure that should have been at the bottom of the staircase was gone, and the chain judgment did not observe a similar outline. In other words, ordinary people probably doubt their own eyes, but for mysterious experts, this kind of "as if you see but don't find it" is not too rare. The phenomenon of contradiction may not only be one's own delusion, but also may come from the mysterious existence zài. Marceau is a specific electronic demon messenger, and whatever happens to her must be assumed to be possible.

As now, I have to think about it. What I saw before was not a hallucination of herself, but that she was actually somehow stored in this building.

Dr. Nguyen Le mentioned to me that the six patients except me had already been admitted to the psychiatric hospital, and given their living conditions and the course of their illness, they were basically not allowed to leave the hospital. Suppose Marceau leaves the hospital and arrives at this place. There are only two possibilities: one is that she used an electronic demon to escape, and no one knows about it; The second is that her behavior has been monitored, and her coming here can naturally be regarded as acquiescing.

The second situation seems more dangerous, ignoring what Marceau's purpose is, there must be someone who is interested in what is happening in this place at this moment, so he will do it.

What is going to happen at this time and place, in addition to the paper presentation that we are going to participate in. I can't think of anything else.

Although many tourists are still visiting the building, an entire floor has been pre-occupied by the seminar and visitors are not allowed to enter or leave.

In any case, I can't consider Marceau's presence here as an accident.

However, on the other hand, since it is impossible to catch Marceau's movements in the first place, then. Even an immediate search of the interior of the building is unlikely to yield much results. In the midst of mysterious events. If certain conditions are not met, the action itself may not have an impact on the progress of the event, just like an outsider, passively accepting a certain outcome. I think that's what Marceau is doing right now. The hallucinatory glimpse here is just a hint.

"What's wrong? Takakawa. "The fitness instructor and others came looking for it. While grumbling, "When did you get here?" ”

"Nothing." I took a deep look up and down the stairs and reconfirmed that there wasn't even a ghost in either place, "I seem to see another patient." ”

The fitness trainer, the soothsayer, and Mitsukasuo looked at each other.

"My mom showed me the patient's information." I explained, "They should have been in a psychiatric hospital at this time. But I seemed to have seen one of them just now, a girl named Marceau. ”

"Did you read it wrong?" Mitsukasuo said: "Since it was Ms. Ruan who said it, it should be true, they should not be able to leave the mental hospital at will at this time." ”

"Maybe a guardian?" The soothsayer said, "Gao Chuan is also a routine patient, didn't he also get Ms. Ruan's indulgence, so he came with him?" ”

"It's possible, but I don't see it." I also agree with the guardian, but I am more inclined to be a conspirator and a watchdog than a positive term like a guardian.

"Since you can't find it, don't look for it anymore." The fitness coach said, "The team is going to go far. ”

We looked at the team of experts who didn't seem to realize that someone had left the team, and the people at the head of the line had turned a corner at the end, and we nodded to each other and hurriedly followed.

Except for a chance glimpse of Marceau's figure, but in the end he didn't find a specific location. No strange things happened after that. The team arrived at the large conference room at the end of the fifth floor, after which they sat down in separate seats. There are a bunch of people who have friendships, but there are also people who don't have a group at all, but they just choose a place in a slightly remote place. The seats under the podium are almost double the number of seats, so there's plenty of room for everyone to sit next to each other. When they first entered the building, the team was quite silent, but now that they were seated, the atmosphere gradually increased. The seminar has finally begun, and there are probably a lot of people who think so, right? Strictly speaking, the seminar is considered to have officially started at the time of the morning meeting, but for the participants, it is indeed such a formal event that can make people feel like they are opening.

As for the morning meeting, it was just a tidbit before the opening.

I chose the corner, and in this building, surrounded by layers of people, the center of the building gave me a sense of coercion. Marceau's unexpected appearance also gave me a premonition that this thesis report would be interfered with by some mysterious force, and I have always believed in my intuition, and in the case of judging that something is happening, even if my own ability can get out of the crowd at the first time, I am not willing to choose such a position.

The fitness trainer, the soothsayer, and Mitsukasuo didn't choose to mingle with the other experts, but sat down next to me. Each of them took a bag of papers, which was supposed to be their own papers, but unlike the others who took out their papers and checked them as soon as they sat down, none of the three of them moved, and they just sat like this. As if thinking about his own affairs, he was silent for a long time.

Before the start of the presentation, the atmosphere in the conference room had gradually become warm, and the experts had checked their papers a little, and their faces had regained their original confidence. In this place, the small movements, voices, and facial muscle movements of any one person. It is possible to divulge some private information, because no one knows how strong the people around them are in the field of psychoanalysis. I saw people start changing seats, and I thought, probably because of the sudden realization, or rather, the sudden strong awareness of it, that I quickly shifted myself from the view of others, or rather. Feel free from the uneasiness of being looked at under a microscope.

I also guess that the fitness coach, the soothsayer, and Mitsui Tsukao all realized this in advance, so they chose a remote corner with me.

"What do you think? Are you sure? The soothsayer asked suddenly, and she didn't name the sex, nor did she say what it was, but in the present. Everyone can understand.

"It's not close." Mitsukashi Tsukao accosted: "If you give one more day, no." Half a day is fine. I can come up with papers that are two or three times better than they are now. ”

"Then it doesn't make sense. It only shows that you are not thinking efficiently enough in a short period of time. The soothsayer shook his head and said, "I think they like to have their brains spinning faster." ”

"Like a spinning top whipped by a whip?" The fitness instructor made a malicious joke, but the soothsayer didn't seem to care.

"And what about your thesis?" The soothsayer asked rhetorically.

"Okay." The fitness coach raised the report in his hand, just finished speaking, paused, and emphasized again: "I think it's okay." ”

"Papers don't have to be turned in first. After being judged by a highly qualified person in the industry, the masterpieces are selected, and then the participants vote? I interjected, "In such a short period of time, the reviewers need to read through so many papers and give a pertinent comment." Isn't it a bit unrealistic? ”

"There will be a way to solve it after all, otherwise we would not have been informed in advance." The fitness trainer looked at it and said, "Now I'm just worried that other people's reports are so boring that listening to their reports might make me doze off."

While listening to the frolic of the people around me, I turned on the chain judgment to observe the surrounding environment. Basically, though, I didn't see anything of value. Just as the volume of the conference room gradually warmed up, the lights gradually dimmed, the door to enter and exit was automatically closed, and the lectern was more conspicuously reflected by the difference in light, and then, a middle-aged man stepped out of the curtain and announced the beginning of the report.

As Dr. Nguyen Li said, the people from the seminar came down to collect their papers, but the experts in charge of the first round of review did not show up, and the papers were taken behind the scenes. Speakers on the podium began to introduce the origins, objectives and status of the symposium in the academic community, as well as the lives and achievements of some of the representative figures, in combination with video recordings. The straightforward content, the undulating voice, and the rigid imagery make people feel that there is no style, but the problem is that even if the presentation is not stylish, the status of the seminar and the excellence of the members are well known. Moreover, in the past seminar records, there are many cases where "seemingly boring activities are essentially a psychological test".

Especially at the moment, this indifferent report meeting makes people can't help but imagine in this direction - maybe these images, music, and the host's voice are deliberately arranged like this, and those experts who are responsible for reviewing everyone are carefully observing everyone's expressions behind the scenes. There are many reasons why the seminar should be held the way it is, but most people will not believe it because the seminar itself lacks qualified moderators and sufficient funding. Of course, if it were me, I wouldn't believe it either.

In fact, the truth is exactly what everyone thinks. Dr. Ruan Li told me that in this paper presentation, the seminar deliberately played some small tricks to put everyone in a slightly dull state of thinking, which will deepen their impression and sense of presence after taking the stage, and in this state, how much they can bring out what they have prepared will also be a part of the review.

Moreover, even Dr. Nguyen Le is not sure that after arriving at the scene, the host will suddenly change the order of the event. For example, before the paper is reviewed, a group of participants will be selected to come on stage to present their papers.

I looked around at the people around me. I saw Mitsui Tsukao raise his head vigorously from time to time, as if he was trying to drive away his sleepiness. At this time, only fifteen minutes have passed since the host's speech. This kind of influence is affected by the whole audience, and almost two-thirds of them are the same as Mitsukasuka. Even worse than Mitsuka's state. I paid careful attention and found that the number of women affected was significantly lower than that of men. The fitness instructor and soothsayer around him, although they also had a bored expression, did not look sleepy.

They also seemed to realize that the presentation was too boring, and when they met my gaze, the fitness instructor hooked the corners of their mouths sarcastically. The soothsayer gave Mitsukasuo an elbow to him, probably because it was very painful, although Mitsukasu didn't call out. But he came to his senses completely, inhaling the cold air and hugging his stomach.

“…… How dare they do that? The fitness trainer whispered, "No one likes to be hypnotized for no reason." ”

"It's just mild, it shouldn't matter." The soothsayer said uncertainly, "I didn't dare to look at the images again after I realized it was hypnosis." ”

"It's really hard to see if the image is mixed with half a frame of information, but if you really want to think so, you need to pay attention to the sound." Mitsukasuo relieved himself. Say to us, "There is a part of the sound that cannot be heard by the human ear. But it can convey information to the brain and let the brain perform it subconsciously. With a normal vocalization, and a certain rhythm, it can really be done, and even the victim himself is not aware of it, and it has been brainwashed. ”

"I hope it's just scaring myself." The fitness trainer said, "If you really use this kind of voice." It's just a matter of assuming that they don't have malicious intent. Isn't it? ”

"Not really." Mitsui Tsukao's face lit up: "I used to think that this hypnosis method was very powerful, so I also made a special research and made a reverse cleaning device, so that for a period of time, the implanted information of certain sounds is neutral - if you can trust me." You can try it when you go back. ”

The "......" fitness trainer was fooled with a chuckle, but even I could tell that she had no interest in Mitsukasuka's device at all. The things I said before are just to pass the boring conversation.

"Takakawa, do you want to try it? Maybe it helps with your condition. If it really works, help sell it. Mitsukasu's enthusiasm was strangely high, and he was like two people in peacetime.

“…… Mr. Mitsui. Now you're like a salesman for the Rat Club. I said, "Can you not talk to me?" ”

Mitsuki's expression froze, like frosted eggplant, and his body slumped. The fitness trainer and the soothsayer and I looked at each other, and everyone's eyes conveyed the same meaning: Mitsui Tsukao was really affected.

After a large amount of boiled water-like elaboration, the middle-aged man on the stage looked around at the audience, and said in a bland voice: "Next, let's take a look at the latest results of the seminar. After a pause, he said to everyone, "I think everyone who can see it has already seen it." It's a shame for those who don't see it, but you're also lucky because when you realise it, you'll find that your thinking speed is much higher than it used to be, and that's because you've updated your thinking algorithms. Yes, a mindset that is better than the one you have now, and one that can be constantly updated to become better again, is it generic, basic, and can also be called a 'mindset template', a 'mindset algorithm'? Whatever you want to define, we have now designed such a thing, as well as a supporting indoctrination system, that can be indoctrinated and reorganized in a harmless, wireless, and side-effect-free way. ”

Speaking of which, his voice was slightly emotional, making people feel that his emotions were high.

"It's not just the thought patterns, but the inculcation of knowledge and the interference of the brain with the information processing part of external objects, we can all continue to go deeper. And this epoch-making achievement, a series of brain projects, we call it: brain hardware pioneer. Within a year, we plan to design this system into an external hardware that can be implanted in the brainstem and used as a backup brain. With that, he picked up the pen and drew a simplified diagram of the combination of the brain and the chip on the screen, as well as a part of the characteristic number.

"It is true that we must admit that if all people use the same mindset, it will be a catastrophe for the future of humanity." The middle-aged man's voice calmed down a little and said, "So, we hope that we can develop more thinking patterns than what is known now, how many thinking patterns do you think there are in human beings now?" A lot? Or is it very little? Although we all know the famous saying '10,000 Hamlets in 10,000 eyes', for those of us who are psychology majors, this is the biggest lie of all time. The fact is--" He paused here before he said: "Under the influence of socialization, the mode of thinking and the knowledge that human beings possess are stronger and more prominent in terms of commonality than in terms of individuality, which also leads to the fact that human thinking patterns are not as colorful as they think, and in many places human beings judge the same thing by the same method, the same thinking, the same idea, and even the same knowledge." So, wouldn't it be acceptable if these parts of the commonality were updated to become more efficient? ”

The scene was so quiet that it seemed like I had stopped breathing. I only heard the moderator on the stage say in a calm voice: "The idea of the seminar is to unify and optimize the commonality, and as a part of the individuality, whether it is good or bad, it will remain, but I personally believe that the optimized commonality and the inferior root retained in the individuality will definitely produce a conflict, and it will make people self-destructive, so it is necessary for the individuality to adapt to the commonality." ”

With that, he looked around the audience, bowed and walked into the background.

There was still silence in the audience, until someone made the first noise: "What a bad joke." ”

Then, I applauded and thought: yes, it's really Doomsday Shinrikyo.

Before my applause fell, the atmosphere in the conference room seemed to have been ignited, and everyone was talking to each other, their faces so rich that even if they couldn't hear the voice, they could fully understand his views and positions. The person who had been asleep before was woken up, and in the strange and scrutinizing eyes of a few people, he asked about the previous situation in a stunned voice. According to the previous moderator, these people are the test subjects of the updated thinking mode, but it is only for a short time, and it seems that from their conversations, there is nothing wrong with the previous conversation.

"Hey...... It's not going to be a joke, is it? Mitsukasuka looked at us, his forehead sweating slightly, "I don't feel that anything has been modified in my head." ”

As he said that, I, the fitness trainer, and the astrologer looked at each other, equally remembering the subtlety of his previous statement. According to the moderator, the problem of human thinking mode and psychological level is composed of commonality and individuality, and commonality occupies the greatest weight because of the sociality of human beings themselves, so updating commonality will not immediately make people have significant changes, this kind of change is probably in the social cooperation and life will gradually reflect the better side, but do not object, even, more inclined to "treat individuality gently, will only let the contradiction between individuality and commonality be magnified, and then make people's behavior tend to be self-destructive".

This cannot but be reminiscent of the situation of Mitsukasuka.

"It still needs to be observed." I said to Mitsukasu, "The moderator's views are not recognized by the seminar as a whole, but only represent the ideas of some members, so in the name of the seminar as a whole, there will be no behavior that violates discipline, at most it is just a sidekick, and the force will not be too great." So, now you have an information erasing device implanted in your brain, and it can come in handy. If you do your best, it's entirely possible to defeat the non-mainstream of the non-mainstream seminar. However, I am more convinced that if you do make such a device, then the seminar will definitely keep you. (To be continued......)