Embers Ad Infinitum

In the rented car, Shang Jianyao also became excited when he heard Jiang Baimian's inference:

“In what areas will symmetry obsession be a cost?”

Jiang Baimian thought and said:

"As the name suggests, I guess it's June's 'Golden Scale'. This person pays attention to balance, and this is often reflected in symmetry. The corresponding price is symmetry obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is very reasonable."

"June's 'Golden Balance' mainly affects the body, including paralyzing people. By the way, some awakened people in this field can also block premonitions, hide their bodies, and lurk to assassinate." Shang Jianyao recalled the intelligence and information provided by the company. Information the team gathered elsewhere.

Jiang Baimian's heart moved:

"The companion of the man in sunglasses, the person on the other side of the photo frame, probably has the ability to hide his body and block premonitions. Therefore, the man in sunglasses seems to be the only one moving around, but in fact there is another one following him secretly!

"That's why he doesn't dare to take off his sunglasses at night."

If a companion with symmetry obsessive-compulsive disorder sees his large and small eyes, he is likely to be targeted for elimination.

Shang Jianyao nodded first, then curled his lips honestly:

"Not too possible.

“An awakened person with symmetry obsessive-compulsive disorder at the ‘soul corridor’ level cannot function normally.

"On the dusty soil, asymmetrical things abound, especially in the Green Olive District. If I were him, I would be angry when I saw this, and I would want to destroy it when I saw that. In the end, I would either explode wherever I went, or I would be angry to death. "

When the houses in the Green Olive District were built, they were originally very symmetrical. However, over the years, many of them have been built haphazardly, some have encroached on the roads, and the wires are stretched like damaged spider webs. There is serious symmetry. People with sexual obsessive-compulsive disorder may have cerebral congestion on the spot when they see it.

In similar discussions, Jiang Baimian never cares about face, only respects the truth.

She nodded gently and said:

"Too."

She immediately came up with a new idea:

"Somehow reduced the level of symmetry obsession, or controlled his destructive impulses?"

"It's possible, but this is a temporary strategy at best and cannot be maintained for a long time. You should be very clear that relying on external forces to reduce the impact of costs is often counterproductive. Even if it is relatively simple and can indeed produce results, it will take a long time. It will take a period of adaptation to work." Shang Jianyao said calmly.

I don't know... Jiang Baimian tried hard to make himself forget the past of being lost.

She glanced at the side window and said:

"You mean, the person with symmetry obsessive-compulsive disorder usually doesn't come out and lives in his own small world that is symmetrical enough. Only at critical moments, or when he needs to move, will he suppress the cost and take action?"

"I think so." Zen Master Pudu replied calmly.

"Since that person is not lurking next to the target, why is he still wearing sunglasses at night? Could it be that my previous speculation was wrong and he is really afraid of light?" Jiang Baimian continued to think.

After a short pause, Shang Jianyao didn't need to answer, her eyes lit up and she said:

“Cowardly and weak.

"Yes, cowardly and weak!

"The price for that man wearing sunglasses is probably cowardice and weakness!"

This is one of the superfluous anomalies embodied in Odik.

Shang Jianyao, who was in charge of driving, rubbed his chin with one hand:

"He didn't take off his sunglasses because his companion or the 'nightmare' represented by the photo frame had warned him about this, and he was timid and weak and did not dare to disobey even if he was out of sight of his companion or 'nightmare'?"

This is cowardice and weakness at the "soul corridor" level.

Jiang Baimian suddenly became excited:

"right!

"Do you remember that sentence?

"One eye is big and the other is small. You are not a good person. Let me dig it out for you!"

"This may be the warning given by his companion or the 'nightmare' represented by the photo frame, which was presented in some way in the dream, rather than added by Odik himself!"

Now the logic is smoother!

Shang Jianyao was equally excited:

"Timidity and weakness infect the man who wears sunglasses, symmetrical obsessive-compulsive disorder comes from the companion or 'nightmare' represented by the target, mania and insanity one of which originates from the target's companion, or the 'nightmare' represented by the 'picture frame', the rest Is it mental illness that occurs after shock or trauma?"

Wait, why should I be as excited as this guy... Jiang Baimian tried hard to control his emotions and further said:

"The timid are often cautious and always consider all kinds of dangers.

"So, the man wearing sunglasses hasn't tracked us yet. It's not that he has no way, but that he has too many worries and there are too many unexpected factors that need to be eliminated. Facing the neighborhoods where Xiao Chong and Teacher Du Heng once haunted, he doesn't have enough You have the courage to try boldly, but choose a more roundabout and time-wasting method?"

This is in line with the current situation and is a step toward careful verification of bold assumptions.

Shang Jianyao touched the newly bought mobile phone in his pocket that was connected to the First City communication network, and said with great interest:

"So in what realm is the price of timidity and weakness?"

Jiang Baimian frowned:

"This is not as obvious as symmetry obsessive-compulsive disorder..."

…………

In the Green Olive District, the room where Long Yuehong and Bai Chen were hiding.

"As neighbors on the same floor as the target, will our memories be quietly reviewed?" Long Yuehong said with a hint of horror.

Bai Chen retracted his gaze from the cat's eyes, turned around, and said after careful consideration:

“The probability is not too high.

"According to the plan, in order to avoid the danger of the target secretly browsing the memory, when we choose the area to secretly monitor, we try to stay as far away from Lao Ge's room as possible, and observe through the camera installed in a hidden place nearby.

"Our place is at the other end of the corridor, and it is not facing the stairs. There is a certain misalignment. It is a place where it is unlikely to see strangers coming and going, and the probability of having the memory checked is very low.

"Unless the target is very cautious and would rather kill than miss, he probably won't waste time on us."

If he hadn't gone to other floors or left the apartment, where he would be easily seen by others and leave corresponding clues, Bai Chen would have chosen to hide further away.

Long Yuehong was almost convinced, but considering that Bai Chen was also here, no matter how careful you were about accidents, you changed your mind:

“I think we still have to consider the possibility that the other party will be very cautious.

“If you think about the real ‘priest’ and his bunch of fake ‘priests’, they actually all have similar tendencies.

"Awakened people like them, who play with memories, behave a bit like it's normal."

Bai Chen nodded slowly:

"Then activate the plan.

"We can no longer have our memories modified without our knowledge."

She was deeply impressed by the previous tampering of her emotional memory by the real "priest".

Long Yuehong was startled when she heard this. She reached into her pocket and took out a stack of notes.

In order to deal with the situation where the target may be an awakened person at the "soul corridor" level of the "last man" field, they wrote down certain key memories in a simple way just like they did to guard against the real "priest" before, so that they can compare them frequently. Have you ever had your memory quietly modified, and unknowingly become a stranger to you?

While Long Yuehong was browsing, Bai Chen walked to her portable computer.

After a while of operation, she called up a software.

This was written by Gnawa, and the prototype is an old-world software for dialing mobile and landline numbers over the Internet.

Bai Chen entered a number and chose Connect.

This is certainly not the mysterious number stored in the dangerous mobile phone of Ole's granddaughter Avia.

Once the call is made, the result is unpredictable, and it is not yet time to fight.

Bai Chen entered the number of the new mobile phone Shang Jianyao bought.

Now that there are several plans and the enemy is assumed to be relatively strong, the "Old Adjustment Team" will definitely not forget to make certain preparations before taking separate actions.

For this reason, Shang Jianyao specially implanted the idea of ​​​​"buying a mobile phone on his behalf and helping him access the Internet" into a passerby, and gave him enough money.

After getting the mobile phone and confirming that the number was valid, he and Jiang Baimian left here and went to the Red Giant Wolf District to visit the Odike family.

As for the network Bai Chen is currently using, the signal comes from Gnawa, and Gnawa has already hacked into nearby mobile phone base stations.

Beep, beep, beep...

On the computer screen, the software interface displayed the words "trying to connect".

After a few seconds, the text changed to "Call now."

Shang Jianyao's voice came out:

“Hello guys, this is Zen and Motorcycle Maintenance.

"I am the radio host, the cyborg monk Pudu Zen Master."

"Be more serious!" Jiang Baimian's voice sounded next to him, accompanied by "percussion music".

Shang Jianyao's voice immediately became serious:

"Did you notice anything unusual?"

"Yes." Bai Chen picked up the key points and quickly recounted the incident about someone walking to the wrong floor just now and his and Long Yuehong's guesses.

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Baimian quickly issued an order:

"Pull the car to the side of the road, let's change places, and you focus on maintaining the call."

"Okay." Shang Jianyao didn't waste time.

Soon, he said to Bai Chen and Long Yuehong:

"Switch to video mode."

Bai Chenfei clicked a few times quickly and completed the corresponding operation.

Then, she and Long Yuehong saw Shang Jianyao's face.

Shang Jianyao leaned against the back of the passenger seat and said with a smile:

"You hide this window now and pretend nothing happened."