I created the Anomaly Control Bureau

Chapter 1029, Section 1024: Marx and Engels' Conjecture

Qin Lan nodded:

"In my experience, her name may represent something more than the name itself; it may represent her entire image. It's just that the name seems to be a switch in this whole process."

"There might be an area in your mind that's hard to accept, and that area has taken on certain things as symbolic representations during its evolution. Our focus is on figuring out that area without triggering a strong reaction from you, so your question is a very good one."

“We can talk briefly about your deceased wife, but the process will be under my control, and I will observe your condition during the process. Of course, you can relax.”

"Furthermore, I might use my best hypnotherapy on you. Didn't you say you hallucinate when you mention her name? Hallucinations might also occur as we approach this area."

"So I might guide you into a hypnotic state during this process. You can understand it as you will rush directly into the swamp and be swallowed up by it, in a state of complete loss of control."

"But as you head toward the swamp, I will guide you onto a side path, leading you to a place much safer than the swamp, though it is still a secluded place that is difficult for ordinary people to reach."

"But I'm like a guardian fairy of that area. I can not only communicate with you there, but also guide you to go deeper into the area. I'm telling you this so that you can prepare yourself mentally first."

"If I suddenly start hypnotherapy on you, I hope you won't resist. Relax and trust me. I will guide you to explore your memories and find ways to heal and alleviate your problems."

"May I?"

She looked at Marne sincerely.

Although her manner of speaking was not exactly persuasive, her expression was quite sincere, and Ma En could even sense her strong urge to heal herself, which he did not resist.

After all, the so-called hallucinations are closer to lies used by the new world to cover something up, like some explanations that naturally arise after the fault line, but the "hallucinations" themselves are certainly not without reason.

If this is truly his memory, or someone else's memory, then there must be a reason why he is seeing these things. If he can figure out the reason, it is not a bad thing.

Maren even suspected that the emergence of this hallucination was related to the state of his mental strength. After all, when he used the anti-mind drug, many of his memories were related to his cognitive resistance and mental strength.

If his mental strength still exists, it is possible that it is still struggling to generate resistance.

This kind of scattered hallucination may be a byproduct of the resistance generation process, or a stray fish that slipped through the net in the process of some kind of spiritual power fighting against the new world.

If that's the case, then this fragment must also mean something.

“Of course,” Ma En replied cooperatively.

Although Qin Lan didn't smile, she was clearly pleased with the answer.

"Very well, how much do you still remember about your deceased wife?"

Marx and Engels shook their heads:

"I don't even remember what she looks like, and I don't know if it's my imagination. There seems to be a picture of her on my bedside table, but I can't see her face clearly in the picture."

Do you have any other photos of her?

Qin Lan quickly said:

"Let's not rush things. If you don't remember what she looks like, it means it's not the right time yet. Can you tell me in detail what exactly you can't see?"

Marx and Engels replied:
"Only her face... her skin tone seemed to be a healthy tan. The body in the photo, while not particularly muscular, clearly showed signs of exercise, but I couldn't make out her face at all..."

Qin Lan then asked:

"You didn't faint when you saw that photo?"

Ma En shook his head: "No, I just can't see clearly. It's like there's a halo around it, but I'm not sure if what I'm seeing is actually the truth."

Because the place where this halo first appeared was his own illusion, and in his memory at that time, those halos appeared in a completely illogical way.

That must be some kind of "hallucination".

Qin Lan nodded thoughtfully:

"Hmm, very interesting. To be honest, there are quite a few similarities between her face and name, and it seems that these two points particularly highlight your reaction to her, which is also quite special."

"I now suspect there are two possibilities: either when you see her face, you will fall into a strong associative hallucination as if you heard her name, or you can't see her face clearly at all."

"We can test the situation a little later. If I'm not mistaken, your hallucinations won't lead to any particularly dangerous situations. In fact, they might be more subtle than usual."

"Besides that, what else do you know about her?"

While asking the question, she also took out her phone and looked at it somewhat casually.

Marx and Engels still answered seriously:

"I don't know her very well. If I had to say, I could sense in my hallucinations that she made me feel quite comfortable. Although there weren't any particularly strong emotions, there was a faint sense of peace..."

Swish!
Qin Lan suddenly raised her phone and pointed the screen at Ma En.

He raised his hand to shield his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Qin Lan asked, holding up her phone.

Maren squinted and said:

"It's blinding."

Qin Lan's phone was emitting a rather dazzling halo, which extended far beyond the screen and even blocked her entire upper body, and was extremely glaring.

Ma En tried to open his eyes wider, but could only manage to keep them slightly squinted.

Seeing this, Qin Lan still didn't put down her phone:

"how do you feel?"

Marne said:

"It's just blindingly bright, nothing else."

After hearing this, she turned off her phone screen and carefully put it back in her pocket.
"I just showed you her picture. She's very beautiful. Actually, I was a little afraid to look at her directly."

"But your reaction was way too quick. The human brain shouldn't work like that. You seemed to have already been dazed by the hallucination when I had just gotten my phone to the middle of the screen..."

At this point, she suddenly pulled out her phone again.

However, Marne did not react this time.

Because the phone screen was displaying a picture of a kitten.

"Interesting." Qin Lan looked surprised. "Even when I wasn't pointing my phone screen at you, you seemed to have already closed your eyes. But even if you saw the image, you shouldn't have been able to determine its true information so quickly. Your reaction was really interesting..."

(End of this chapter)