《Night Hacker》
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Where can you run if you dont pay your debts? You people have no future.
A gruff voice was vaguely heard.
Bro, who didnt shower, stinky
The pungent smell of perspiration and smoke woke Gu He up. Ufortably, he opened his eyes and was astounded by what he saw.
He was curled up on a metal floor, looking as though he had just been pummeled to the ground. He was surrounded by a group of ferocious, powerful men who were all ring at him. Around them were severalnguid males who appeared to be prisoners.
????? Did I go insane? Or did I transmigrate?
Gu He got up from the floor in a daze and looked around. This is a game hall with all kinds of old-fashioned arcade machines, neon signs and electronic screens everywhere. On the monochromeputer screens, lines of green codes flicker.
It looks like the level of technology in the 80s
Suddenly, his head was violently dizzy, and some iplete and vague memories flooded into his mind.
The original owner is Ah Ming, who has not been named. He was an orphan in the wilderness since he was a child, and now he is a wild dog, that is, a refugee and a smuggler.
And here is one of thergest free states in Anzhou, the wrestling field of various forces: Liuguang City.
ording to his memories. Ah Ming seems to be looking for rtives, but he has no money to take the proper route, and he thinks that he has met a good man and a smuggler.
Unfortunately it was bait, Gu He and other wild dogs were lured by the Arcade Gang to y game consoles, and in the end, they all changed from enjoying life to enjoying lifelong beating. Although Ah Ming resisted the temptation and never yed anything, he still owed a huge debt.
Due to Ah Mings desire to flee, he was beaten to death, as this made room for Gu He to transmigrate.
Fuck. Gu He really had a headache.
A second ago, I was alive and well. Now Im a wild dog , this dog fucking day!
Before he transmigrated over, he was a well-known psychiatrist and was a life mentor for many confused people.
The majority of the previous worlds problems are nothing more than fame and money. And with his optimism, empathy, andziness have infected everyone to let go of their inwardness, drink wolfberry water together, lie down together, and happily shout that I am a salted fish. (1)
Unexpectedly, on the day of 520(2), when he opened multiple chat windows on theputer tomunicate with some female customers, theputer short circuited.
I have not yet had time to spend the red envelopes that I received.
I dont care whether you have yed the game consoles or not, but you need to pay to eat and drink here. The person who spoke was Zhuang Ge(3), the leader of the group of muscr men, standing in front of the crowd.
Zhuang Ges muscles are especially developed, and his body outline is almost not humanoid, with half his face made of brass-coloured metal and the other half being disfigured. The person looks strange and dangerous.
Gu He was a little stunned, is that some kind of painted tattoo, or some kind of transnt
What universe did I end up in????
How can you weak ass repay their debts? Either as coolies, or selling your kidneys, or participating in the hunting game of those rich guys, of course you are the prey. Zhuang Ge said with a smirk.
A strong sense of unease reminded Gu He that what Zhuang Ge said was a kind option.
He looked at these muscr men, and then looked at himself from the reflection on the electronic screen. He was wearing an ordinary T-shirt and jeans. He had a handsome young face and a body in his early twenties. He was tall but thin, and there were signs of being beaten.
Even with thebined strength of his past life is still not enough to put up a fight. Do you have to restart your life once you die? Wouldnt I really be a dog next time?
But youre lucky today, because a legend just happened to pass by and wanted to see if any of you are usable personnel.
Just as the wild dogs just started to get excited, the mismatched face of Zhuang Ge showed a mocking look, You guys are excited too fast, this big shots requirements are very strict, only a few with the desired special talents will be selected.
Picking talent from some wild dogs? Gu He was even more confused, what talent did he even have?
Will the Arcade Gang pick sidekicks for the big shot? Doesnt seem like it, and more importantly not realistic!
Soon after, Zhuang Ge got a call on his cellphone from a ck big brother, and he quickly gathered some people in the passage to wee the big shot.
Zhuang Ge seized the initiative and yelled cheerfully, Miss Kumiko! as a female figure entered the game room surrounded by many people.
Nearby, the group of muscr men followed suit and called out respectfully, like maid servants.
The womans stylish off-the-shoulder dress, dainty handbag, sunsses, and shoulder-length hair dyed pink and light green all gave off the impression that she was in her 20s. She also had the graceful body of a mature woman.
Many wild dogs were immediately fascinated with their hormones soaring, and Gu He also felt that she had a strange attraction. Even Gu He felt a weird attraction to her. He had a lot of female clients, very few like that.
The woman walked in front of the wild dogs under the crowd, as if looking down upon them, and said softly, Hello, Im Ayane Kumiko . Those who want to go with me, give me a reason for me to take you.
Despite the ambiguity of the situation, the enthusiastic wild dogs have already yelled:
Im going to fight! I am the most loyal person! I am the biggest and stronger than them! I am the worst!
Gu He wasnt in a rush to say anything. Of course, the test is how toprehend Miss Kumiko.
The first basic skill of a psychiatrist, insight.
Zhuang Ge initially stated that Miss Kumiko was merely passing by. Her right hands back did not bear the Arcade Gang tattoo that every muscr man possesses. It was crucial that she wasnt a member of the Arcade Gang.
She doesnt appear to be someone who is part of the underground based on her attire, behaviour, or disposition, but she asionally does. She is more like the female models and artists he used to know. The object Miss Kumiko wore around her neck and waist was what actually prompted him to make these conclusions.
It looked like a telescope or a camera, but he recognized it as the directors viewfinder. Ayane Kumiko should be a director, a scout, and a model agent.
Are wild dogs bing big stars? Due to the so-called streamer dream, arge poption of wild dogs have flocked to this city.
Miss Kumiko, my name is Gu He, you should take me away. Gu He yelled loudly and made the decision to take advantage of the situation, better a star than a wild dog, at least he will get to let an enjoyable life! Even in the face of stardom he will strive to be a salted fish!
Ayane Kumiko noticed that he had a remarkable temperament and asked everyone to calm down first. Why?
Unexpected eyes filled the audience. Gu He exhibited a cool, unppable, and weing demeanour on. When you have a dialogue with the patient. You must have faith in yourself before you can expect the patient to have faith in you.
Another basic skill of a psychiatrist is self-confidence.
He said in a gentle and sincere voice:
Because Im going to be your best work, and Im going to give it my all.
The moment these words were spoken, the ignorant wild dogs were understandably puzzled, and the muscr men like Zhuang Ge were unsure of how to respond.
But most importantly, Ayane Kumiko with a small smile of approval and surprise. Okay.
Grand! Gu Hes face was calm, Instructor Xiao Hes insight is not in vain
What movie will it be? Action movies, horror movies, romance movies? Could it be a superhero movie? Captain Am*r*ca or something the road to superstars. Gu He started to dream, he has a hunch that in the near future, thousands of girls will be crazy about himself. Gu He-stans will be so troublesome~~~
When everyone realised he had been selected, shock, envy, and jealousy were reced by an upsurge of tension and exhration. This youngster will be fortunate
Gu He. Ayane Kumiko took off her sunsses, revealing herhypnotizingly charming eyes, and smiled:
Come and be a cowherd4 with me. Being a cowherd is definitely a good way out for young people.
- salted fish , pronounced hamyu. ng for corpses or people who have no intention of doing anything.
- 520 homonym of I love u <3
- Zhuang ge , means muscr, so his name means muscle bro lol.
- Cowherd , referring to men who provide paid sexual services .3.
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
The neon lights and vintagenterns of Shouhui Street coloured the light rain that was drizzling in the night sky with a hue of dark red, and the throngs of people walking by were either clutching umbres or letting it fall. The signboards reading Elephant Bar, Hell Games, Star stic Surgery, and Gokuraku Rabu buildings in the distance that are submerged in the darkness are untidy, the rain is messy. Filth is the word to describe the sight.
One of the signboards radiates blue and violet, Li Cai Club.
The images of attractive young males are continually changing on the advertising screen below the signboard. The gorgeous men who wear V-necks, sparkling jewellery, and fur coats with leopard prints are both feminine and macho. Others are dressed in coquettish womens attire, and even their faces, which have a snake-like appearance, appear to have undergone stic surgery.
Li Cai , a famous cowherd club.
Gu He was dumbfounded as he stood at the clubs entrance.
Lets go, follow me.
Ayane Kumiko led the way in front, and when people entering and leaving the club saw her, they would call out Mom respectfully before walking by.
Can you tell me about your n for me, Miss Kumiko?
Gu He observed the different womens clothing and coquettish haircuts shing on the advertising screen as he was walking. How he would be positioned made him uneasy and apprehensive.
The Cowherd needs to be handsome, strong, eloquent, knowledgeable, empathetic, likeable, and able to sell alcohol. You have to have all these things, but well.
Ayane Kumiko looked back at him, and once again revealed that mysterious and inexplicable look.
Thats just a requirement for an ordinary cowherd, but you wanted to be the Night King! Thats a special cowherd.
For the time being, all I can say is that this kind of cowherd is distinct from regr cowherds and regr people; he has remarkable extraordinary talents and abilities, and he specialises in hosting special guests.
The extraordinary special cowherd?
Gu He was a little confused by what she said. Zhuang Ge said before that Miss Kumiko wanted special talents as well
Dont be like this, the Cowherd is special enough, how can it still be more special
However, because of its rarity,mon people cannot seed. Xiaohe, I believe you have talent but you might not be able to realise it.
Ayane Kumiko was uncertain Im going to take you to meet someone who can determine whether you possess that kind of extraordinary talent so that I may take another look. If you are unable to, you can only work as a standard cowherd, which is OK. :)
The night rain and the falling of neon lights made her smile hypnotic and intoxicating.
Oh. Gu He agreed vaguely.
Compared to being returned back to the Arcade Gang, it should be better here And if you think about it, being a cowherd is basically being a handsome male psychiatrist with the addition of selling alcohol, performing arts, and selling his body
No matter how special it is, where can it be special????
But he was still a little uneasy, Miss Kumiko, I wanted dto ask, why do you have a directors viewfinder hanging on your body?
This? Fashionable adornment is also a symbol, the Cowherd can see the hearts of others, Ayane Kumiko stated gleefully as she raised the viewfinder and drew out its telescopic zoom lever.
Gu He felt speechless as what she said made sense
Come, this way. She swayed gracefully and continued walking.
He assumed he was entering the club, but instead turned into the tiny shop door marked openter in the nearby, narrow alley by the back of the club building.
The old curtains on the door of the store, and the neon signs that flickered out of order by the door all read Fishpond Izakaya.
The living room of the izakaya is notrge, with a bar on one side, some small dining tables on the other, and a wooden sofa in the corner. The fiery red curtains andnterns swayed slowly around, reflecting the colourful paintings on the walls.
Over there, there is a corridor. A closed metal door is located at the end of the aisle. Behind the door is the Licai Club. The lively voices, singing and dancing, andughter of women can be vaguely heard here.
Old Fan! I may have found the seedling we want! Ayane Kumiko shouted as soon as she entered the door.
Gu He saw that besides them, there was only one person in the store, mixing wine in the open kitchen behind the bar. If you look past the cowboy door on the side of the bar, you can clearly see that it is a middle-aged man.
Sparsely-haired inch head, short and fat like a barrel, with a big face and a thick neck, a pair of flip-flops, a dark blue chefs uniform and apron, the chefs uniform is printed with a line of text: Heart as wide as my body :)
Fan Debao. Ayane Kumiko solemnly introduced, The manager of the izakaya, the partner of the Li Cai club.
Lao Fan, what do you think of Xiao He? She asked immediately after the introduction.
Fan Debao was expressionless, like arge stic mannequin, and looked at Gu He, Just this wild dog?
Well, I have a sense, he should have extraordinary talent; and he is calm, observant, and can talk, he has the look necessary for being a cowherd..
Although Ayane Kumiko is very optimistic, Fan Debao is still not happy, The talent is not obvious, at most ordinary Cowherd.
Lao Fan She lowered her voice, Ive been looking for so long, I cant keep looking blindly anymore. To find the seedlings, we still have to observe, cultivate, and run in. Things are urgent over there, we dont have much time left, maybe Xiaohe. Maybe hes thest puzzle piece.
But you casually took in a wild dog, this isnt just blind, its dangerous
Its not casual. There are not many talented wild dogs who have no influence. They donte casually if they want to. She folded her hands and prayed to Lao Fan, as if she was worshipping Buddha, I really feel like hes the one, could you please test it?
Fine! Ill give him a chance. Fan Debao took out an empty wine ss. The money spent on the materials will be credited to your ount.
Okay! When did I trade at a loss? Even if he doesnt have that talent, there is still a way to get the money back. Ayane Kumiko looked forward to it, Lets test it tonight!
Gu He watched the surroundings while listening to the two of them.
The more I hear it, the more I start to feel a little concerned. I am a little afraid of what the special cowherd they are talking about
Xiaohe, you can stay in the izakaya for the time being, I will be assisting you to clear your debts from the Arcade Gang, and then I will find a means to give you a legal identity, Ayane Kumiko turned around and patted him on the shoulder.
However, this year the city is in a state of unrest, and legal status cant be rushed, but if you are here, no one wille to arrest you.
You dont have to worry about this, just follow Lao Fan and work hard! Well, Ill go to the club first.
After that, Ayane Kumiko, who was in high spirits, walked through the small passage and opened the metal door. As the door opened, various opulent sights of feasting appeared and reflected in front of Gu Hes eyes.
The clubs activity on the opposite side was soon blocked by the door as it quickly closed once more. There were only two males, one short and pudgy and one tall and slender, in the fish pond izakaya.
Fan Debao handed Gu He a bottle of old cork wine and said: This is for you, as he proceeded to arge wine cab in the kitchen with a glum expression.
Drink this ss of wine all in one breath, and dont waste a drop.
Uh, this is? Gu He saw that the wine ss was filled with viscous liquid, with bubbles churning in it, sometimes red and sometimes ck. He cant tell how much alcohol was added, was alcohol even added? It smells like vomit, looks like shit This thing doesnt look like something that can be used to drink
First rule of learning from me, speak when spoken to; otherwise shut. Anyways, this here? Test whether you have extraordinary talent or not.
Fan Debao suddenly frowned, Even if you dont have the talent, you can still drink to replenish your body. Drinking it will help you build muscle,increase hair. From a wild dog to a rising cow!
Gu He hesitantly nced at Fan Debaos sparsely haired round head Additional hair? Bro you lying to me?
Actually, what kind of talent is it? His throat twitched as he held the wine ss in his palm, but he was still unable to control his speech.
Do you want me to force you to drink? Fan Debao said solemnly.
Gu He had no options, although Fan Debaos shirt said Heart as wide as my body :), the old man was obviously violent, and he would be beaten if he said a few more words. ;;;;
Well, whats the worst that could happen? He held his breath, raised his head and chugged down the suspicion content in the wine ss straight into his stomach. His throat was hot, and his hands were convulsing while trying to scratch his whole body as though he was being burned by fire.
Somethings wrong, Fan Debao, that bastards stic face has a peculiar appearance, as if he anticipated this oue..
There is an old wooden box TV on the edge of the bar, and there are audio equipment such as karaoke interfaces under the TV box for customers to sing. Fan Debao took the remote control and turned on the TV, broadcasting this years Streamer Supermodel Contest.
Boy, watch the TV show and dont miss a nce.
There seems to be something wrong with this wine Gu He was already dizzy. Those bikini supermodels showed perfect body curves, which made him even more ufortable
First gear, second gear, third gear, fourth gear, fifth gear, sixth gear, overdrive. Fan Debao said fiercely, These are the seven shifts of neural activity.(1)
The wine and beauties are all to activate your nerves, to test the nerve speed that is synthesised by your physical talent and spiritual talent. Whatever the limit you reach, is where your extraordinary talent level is.
Ordinary people, at most, can shift into the second gear; if they can go to the third gear, they have passed the threshold; very few people can shift into overdrive.
Only those who reach the fourth gear have stronger nerve speed than ordinary extraordinary talents, and are qualified to be [DOLL] ss, also called extraordinary cowherds. Fan Debao said while watching Gu He, who was burning up inside.
Unleash your potential and see where you can go.
The talent test, is it legal Gu He was flustered, what kind of earthly method is this?
Beauty is just a natural way to activate and speed up your nerves, primitive, but effective and safe. If you think this is out of style, I have some other tapes here, but they are weird, dangerous, indescribable, and the consequences are unpredictable. Gu He was already a little dizzy, but Lao Fans mysteries made him even more confused.
More indescribable? What if it was a videotape of brawny wrestling (2)
No, just this, just this, I like to be safe- Think of the levels as a gear stick for manual cars
- Gachi, google it ;[
Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Nerve speed? Seven gears? The third gear is over the threshold, but it takes the fourth gear to be an extraordinary cowherd?
Gu He pondered it while paying close attention to Fan Debaos demeanour. Doesnt; this extraordinary talent test resemble a psychometric evaluation?
After all, cowherds have to face all kinds of female customers all day long. If he is not strong in his heart, it is easy to deal with it badly and cause various situations.
Its just that Miss Kumiko and Lao Fan dont understand professional psychology, so they only use this low level test
Besides, this wine is not bad for you. Fan Debao added, Increase muscle, increase hair as well as an increase to your family jewels. The effect of wine is very good.
Can you increase that? Gu He stared, his spirits were so refreshed that he almost spit out a fragrance.
Say it early! I just wasted a drop on my cor.
It seems that the so-called extraordinary cowherd is a person who can grasp his limits and make customers happy.
As for something so mysterious, it made him worry.
Okay. Gu He inhaled deeply before moving to the wooden sofas corner and copsing there while watching TV. Indeed, the wine was getting stronger the more he moved, and he nearly howled in response.
It must have been a hallucination when he was intoxicated; an uncontroble swirl of light that swallowed all the agitation, difort, and boiling away suddenly erupted in his thoughts and made every nerve feel at ease.
Is it the effect of meditation? Distracted thoughts?
That vortex of light became brighter and more substantial
There is also a hint box in the vortex, which reads:
[Attention, Neural Overdrive, Attention, Neural Overdrive]
What is this, hallucinations caused by unconscious goal-pursuit?
Your unconscious wants to reach the overdrive gear, so your conscious mind gives you satisfaction through drinking?
While Gu He felt strange, he seemed to have found a solution! Listening to Lao Fans meaning, this test is like bang bang bang(1), the longer you persist, the higher the talent level.
With this hallucination vortex supporting him, he wont get drunk and or even faint.
Hmm. Fan Debao gently blended the wine and watched, and his face went back to being expressionless. Sure enough, as soon as he said that he could increase the size of the family jewels, he rushed over, and he didnt think about whether it was true or false, human nature.
This talent test focuses on neurological performance.
Due to the drinks, people who are in the third-speed gear cant be quiet; let alone the over-speed gear. Lao Fan has been messing around for so many years, and he has only seen someone in the over-speed gear during the talent test once. Their face was full of blue veins jumping, and their whole head seemed to almost explode, which was very terrifying.
But looking at Gu He now, Gu He was just lightly roused, and there are not even blue veins on his forehead
Not good, Fan Debao silently let out a low sigh, this kids talent is average, and his nerves are not sensitive. Looking at his appearance, it is probably between the second and third gears, with a low chance of being in the third gear
Such neural potential, even if one bes an extraordinary person, it is difficult to develop anything.
The uracy of this wine is very high, Lao Fan does not need nor like to use those expensive detection helmets that are easy to damage the brain of ordinary people. Besides, he has tested innumerable geniuses and average people throughout the years, and despite a few odd circumstances here and there, he has never once misjudged the overall talent with his eyesight.
Did Kumiko misread this kid
Only the TVs sound could be heard in the izakaya as the two sat in silence. After a while, there was a sudden burst of footsteps outside the door of the store, a wild female voice came in:
Old Fan, I heard that a new cowherd hase to the Fishpond? Where is he? Come and give Sis a good time!
Gu He saw a young woman walking into the store vigorously.
She is of mixed race, with green eyes, a high nose, and short, messy ck hair. In her hair, there are many decorations like wires and silicon strips, intertwined with ck hair; she is wearing a ck leather jacket, a pair of red blood-like denim leather pants, and her figure is no worse than the supermodel on TV. Taking a closer look, her entire right arm was gone from the shoulder. As such, one taking a look at her will see as if shes an upleted blood moon.
A group of other female figures followed behind her, all of them are vigorous and should be hit girls. And they have a uniform logo on their leather jackets, which is a de covered in blood. Are they part of some gang
Not all of these women came in, some just stood by the door; some people smoked cigarettes; some people yed with their brick mobile phones.(2)
Captain Lorna, the fish pond is now closed. Fan Debaos tone was very vignt.
Lao Fan sensed a bloody murderous aura with madness. These Blood des had just hunted down deranged mutants
You dont want to entertain our merc group? Kumiko said that I will always be the VIP of the club.
The woman was staring daggers towards Gu He who she found on the sofa, Is that the kid, thats all?
She immediately looked disgusted, He looks good, but hes too thin, isnt he as heavy as me? Look, a few rounds and hes gone. No stamina, no strength, how can he make a woman happy?
The mercenaries at the doorughed lightly, smoking cigarettes, and no one spoke.
Gu He could tell right away that this woman was dissatisfied. She was puzzled and in agony, like many of his other clients, but she shouted loudly, acted rudely, and pretended to be unyielding.
Mercenary group? They are engaged in dangerous work and may be involved in gang fights. Captain Lorna also lost her right hand because of this. Everything bes even more challenging when she loses her right hand. Her current behaviour is actually asking for help, wanting to get the attention andfort of others.
He hasnt debuted yet, so he wont receive guests. Fan Debao put down the wine and warned coldly: You can go to Li Cai to y, but youd better not make trouble in the Fishpond.
Captain Lorna, good evening. Gu He quickly got up and interrupted, showing a kind smile, My name is Gu He.
What is Lao Fan doing with a fierce face? What kind of attitude is this? Being a psychiatrist, Gu He felt the need to speak.
Are you kidding me? Fan Debao angrily said, The womans personality is unstable, and she could suddenly lose control and be a psycho(3)at any time!!
Old Fan Gu He is really angry now, even if you know that Captain Lorna has a mental problem and urgently needs treatment, you cant say it in this way or with such words.
The construction of mental health has always required the patient and the therapist to work together. The psychiatrist needs to convince the patient that they are also a normal human being and that he ispetent enough to solve the problem!
Be positive, not negative!
Yeah, I can be a psycho anytime
Captain Lorna was a little annoyed and forgot to tease him. Her eyes became more and more weird, and there was a bottomless darkness in her pupils, Are you afraid? Its right to be afraid. When you meet someone like me, you should be afraid. of
But Gu He strode towards her andforted: You look good, even better than those supermodels. Perhaps I find dangerousdies attractive.
You kid cant look after her, dont me me if you die. Fan Debao looked dull and sneered: This is not a metaphor, she is not an ordinary person!
She is. Gu He only hoped that Lao Fan would shut up quickly.
Patients are also ordinary people. He had seen countless patients who closed their hearts at first, but since Captain Lorna walked into the fish pond, she came to seek help, which gave him a chance to enter her heart.
Huh? Captain Lorna narrowed his eyes, not expecting this thin new cowherd to be so daring.
The group of female mercenaries who were waiting to watch the excitement by the door was also surprised. Why is this clueless dog not afraid of us, Blood des?
Gu He led Captain Lorna to sit down at the bar, he endured the heat caused by the wine, and began to chat andugh:
You look a little unhappy, but so do I. I was almost beaten to death by the Arcade Gang a few hours ago. What about you, what brought you here?
In this sentence, the first half of the sentence is empathy, and the second half of the sentence is the goal structure, all to get close to the patient. This is the professionalnguage of psychiatrists, notparable to the outdated methods Old Fan used on me
What the hell? Captain Lorna was a little confused, so much so that she looked at Fan Debao, what happened to this kid?
Fan Debao stared coldly and crossed his hand, keeping mum. The talent test can still continue. These sisters are more exciting and nerve-wracking than TV supermodels.
The patient refused to speak at first, but Gu He was not surprised, and continued:
A persons life has its ups and downs. I think its normal for anything to happen. Im very happy to be a cowherd now. Do you have any happy moments?
The first half of the sentence normalises the problem, and the second half is about finding exceptions and looking for positive energy.
Happy? Lorna raised her brows, stared at him for a long time, but couldnt scare him, and then reluctantlyughed at herself: I dont have any happy moments, truly miserable.
No. Gu He said confidently, as long as he was willing to answer, it would be, There must be some.
Is there? She looked up at the sky, When my scumbag parents were beheaded, they seemed a little happy.
Gu He was at a loss for words, so miserable?
Fan Debao sneered again, you insolent youngster, you think provoking this psycho is a good idea?
But Gu He already understood that this is another person living in a painful past. Before achieving happiness, such a person finds it impossible to reconcile with the past and can only belong to the future.
He decided to use a Solution-focused Brief Therapy, SFBT(4) strategy.
Unlike traditional psychotherapy, this therapy does not discuss the past with the patient, but focuses on the present and the future, especially the future, the future with hope.
Captain Lorna, suppose a miracle urs one day, and you awaken to discover that your life has been changed. What do you imagine it would be like when it bes exactly the kind of life you want?
He asked in a casual tone, like he was ying a game, to let the patient rx as much as possible.
Focus on the ultimate short-term cure: the miracle questions.
This Captain Lorna frowned and hesitated, as if something was blocking her.
Gu He just gently asked and gave her time and space to let her take that step by herself.
Haha, you sure are interesting. Captain Lorna smiled suddenly, Sisters, bring my right hand! Lao Fan, open me a bottle of 30 Year Old Fenggu (5)! I want to have a good drinking session with him.
Fan Debaos fat face wrinkled, this psycho Lorna was unexpectedlyughing, he had never seen herugh in her memory, but she didnt seem to be out of control and going crazy 30 Year Old Fenggu? That would cost a lot of money
Gu He also has doubts, wait, what does that mean, bring your right hand over?- The art of physical bonding between a male and female ()
- brick phones from the 80s, think of a nokia
- I choose Psycho instead of Lunatic due to the plot progression ()
- Heres an article for further reading: /article/10.1007/s10879-006-9040-y
- Wine brand
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
The shattered neon lights flickered dimly as the rain dropped on the damp, wet corner of the alley.
Those female mercenaries either stood by the door of the store or smoked against the alley wall. The sshing rain could not dispel the smoke from the cigarettes in their hands. The cigarette butts and sparks fell on the piles of rubbish that had not been cleaned up for many days. The stray cat who had been hiding in the rubbish pile jumped past.
My right hand, bring it here!
Lorna urged her subordinates at the door again, and when she looked back and saw that Fan Debao hadnt gone to get the wine, she also urged:
What are you doing, bring the wine! Worried that I will owe a debt? Sis just did a big deal, money is no issue~~
Soon, Gu He saw a group of female mercenaries lifting one grotesque hand as they entered the izakaya.
Its a hand,plete from arm to finger, but
It was a few sizes bigger than Captain Lornas left hand and bigger than the muscr mens hands of Zhuang Ge. The hand was covered withyers of burn scars, decorated with veins pulsating like a heartbeat. Bloodstains were dripping down on the fingers with no visible wounds as if it was just stabbed deep down someones heart.
Uh Gu He to keep his countenance calm and professional, forced himself to ignore the stench of blood that was getting closer and closer.
What kind of prosthesis is this? He didnt know what material it was for a moment, with some looking metallic; other parts with visible arteries peeking out whilst surrounded by moulded flesh from who knows god what.
The female mercenaries that were carrying the prosthetic hand were gasping for air as their face turned red, was it that heavy?
Captain Lorna took off the ck leather jacket, inside a sleeveless white T-shirt, and turned her empty right shoulder towards the prosthetic hand.
Suddenly, wirelike blood lines shot out of her right shoulder; the prosthesis hand too shot out bloodwires. Like a tangle of tentacles dancing and tying together, both sides came together.
Before Gu He could see clearly, the enormous bloodied hand was affixed to her right shoulder as though it always belonged there.
Hmm. Captain Lorna turned her right shoulder and twisted the prosthesis twice, the joints made a crackling sound. With her right hand, she nimbly grabbed a bottle of old Fenggu wine that Fan Debao had just taken out of the wine cab, easily opened the cork cap and drank almost half the bottle in one gulp.
30 Year Old Fenggu, good shit!
She then filled a wine ss that was empty and handed it to Gu He. Kid, drink up.
In the process of pouring the wine, a few drops of the wet blood on her right hand fell into the wine ss. Gu Hes professional smile cant hold anymore. Once it copses, he doesnt know if his facial features will be distorted
Huh. Fan Debao was silently observing him. What did I just say? Now, you know how to be afraid? Toote. Lao Fan thought that since the situation might turn unpleasant eventually, it was best to settle the ount first.
Captain Lorna, I think you should pay in advance..
Whats the hurry? Who dares to cheat you, Old man? Captain Lorna waved his hand impatiently,
Boy, what did you ask me just now?
Gu Hes head spun once again as he stared at her prosthetic hand up close; the longer he looked, the stranger his heartbeats became.
The whirlpool of light in his mind was ineffective. A bizarre and mysterious phantasm shed before his eyes as if he were being struck and torn apart by a power.
Lao Fans ss of wine to test his talent is really strong
Why dont you speak? There was a hint of madness in Captain Lornas eyes, just waiting for him to scream.
Fan Debao quietly picked up the precious wine utensils on the bar, preparing for the worst-case scenario where Gu He gets sttered.
I mean Gu He tried to calm down, and be professional, shes just like any other client with disabilities Thinking back to Zhuang Ges weird head, I can already tell that some medical and biological technologies in this world are particrly developed.
Earth also studies the field of bionic prosthetics, neural control, intelligent sensing, and imntable osseointegration. These technologies are evolving with each passing day, but they are not as advanced and uncanny as her right hand.
Whats your dream life like? he asked gently, dont panic, the patient is also an ordinary person.
Captain Lorna took another sip of wine, she didnt expect the new cowherd to be able to stay calm, I dont have any bullshit dreams, Im almost annoyed to death by this hand, do I look like I still dream?
Gu He smiled in his heart, here ites!
Problems.
The foundation of psychotherapy is problems. The therapist can take action once the patient opens up about their issue. There is no need for treatment if there is no problem.
Whats the matter? he seemed to ask casually.
I just cant figure it out. Captain Lorna lowered her head and drank the suffocating wine, and said, This thing has always been ipatible with linking up. It feels like a virus has invaded my program, making my personality very unstable.
Fan Debao, who was still cleaning up the wine utensils, inserted a sentence: Captain Lorna, you should go to the doctor, not the cowherd.
Gu He analysed it in his heart. Although she expressed it kinda vaguely, he understood it.
Does it hurt from time to time? And does the original right hand seem to be in pain? There may asionally be some congruent hallucinations?
Captain Lorna turned her head at him, How did you know?
Fan Debaos fat face was expressing doubts.
Because you havent been wearing a prosthesis all the time. Of course Gu He knew, her problem was clearly phantom limb pain.
More than 50% of amputees have this symptom, and the pathology is still unclear, which is still a medical problem. I didnt expect it to be like this in this world.
Who doesnt want to be healthy?
Having lost a hand, bing crippled, and being forced to link with this grotesque right hand, which will cause people to nce over. How much stress will this put on her mind? Patients frequently experience psychological trauma, which can make their difort from phantom limbs worse.
At this point, a psychiatrist needs to intervene.
He has previously interacted with such patients and is knowledgeable about cutting-edge, extremely efficient therapy for phantom limb pain relief.
I have a method of healing. Gu He said and looked around, Is there a mirror here?
Is he reliable? Although everyone didnt think it would be of any use, Captain Lorna wanted to y, so she urged Fan Debao and a few female subordinates to find a mirror and an uncovered wooden box ording to Gu Hes wishes.
First, two holes were made on one side of the wooden box, and then the mirror was inserted into the middle of the wooden box and divided into two halves, with one hole on each side.
Under Gu Hes instructions, Captain Lornas palms stretched into the wooden box from the openings on both sides. He then covers Lornas right handpletely with another piece of cloth, exposing only the left side of the wooden box. As such with her left hand being in this position as well as the mirror reflection, it appears that her right hand is also intact and undamaged.
Follow my voice, move your left hand slowly, make a fist, and rx
Gu He continued to instruct, this is called mirror box therapy.(1)
It induces the coupling of somatosensory and motor pathways between phantom limbs, prosthetic limbs and real limbs, thereby regting the sensory nerves in the brain.
Thats it? Captain Lorna stopped and didnt cooperate, with a look of suspicion and disdain on her face,
Several female mercenaries around the bar also shook their heads andughed.
I should have known better; after seeing so many street prosthetic physicians who couldnt fix the problem, how could this kid? Lorna sighed.
Fan Debao had even more reason to suspect him because the young man is a terrible bullshitter.
Try it. Gu He persuaded, raising his hand repeatedly to clench and release his fist.
Many people look down on simple and cheap mirror box therapy at first, but they will always be shocked afterwards.
Dont need money anyway, he added.
As far as he knows, the phrase dont need money anyway has a particrly persuasive power to the majority of patients.
Ill give it a try. Captain Lorna hummed, looking into the mirror box, her left hand slowly clenched and released her fist
Her expression gradually changed, a little surprised. (*)- Further readings /Mirror_Therapy
- Side note: Early chapters are mostly world building .3. I will try to increase my pace till the interesting parts ().
Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Captain Lorna has been stagnant at a level for a long time without breaking through. The main problem is this prosthesis right hand.
She paid a huge price to get it in the first ce. Once she had gotten it, she decisively cut off her original right hand and swapped it into this thing. She thought it would make rapid progress, but it was the beginning of disaster.
Her personality integrity continued to deteriorate as a result of this grotesque right hand and was already on the verge of madness.
Now, its toote to abandon it, she can only temporarily connect it for a while and temporarily disconnect it, to maintenance.
She might be crushed and suffer aplete breakdown of her personality if she forcibly separates the right hand now.
Every time she let go of her fist, her nervous system seemed to get a little bit more connected. At this point, she was staring at the left hand and the mirrored right hand in the mirror box.
Does this method really work?
Whats going on? Captain Lorna stopped, she was surprised but remained vignt.
People who grew up on the streets know one truth the most, thatdy luck does not shine upon them.
How is it? Gu He smiled slightly, no surprise, If you consistently practise like this, youll get better.
Captain Lorna took another look at him and said, You are not simple. How can a wild dog know so much?
When they noticed this, the nearby female mercenaries were equally rmed and surprised, and Fan Debao scowled and contemted something.
Gu He said, I met a nomad doctor when I was in the wildness previously, and shes knowledgeable.
Captain Lorna was doubtful, Really?
We all call her Granny Kim.
Gu He said it very naturally because he was talking about Insoo Kim, one of the founders of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT).
Granny Kim amazes us. There are many risks in the wildness, she will often take care of our frequently broken hands and feet.
A good therapist helps the patient build confidence and build a happy picture for the future, which is the power to solve problems. If she doesnt trust me thats fine, trust Granny Kim. If being a cowherd cant give that kind of guidance and persuasion, then a mystery doctor should be able to.
Are there any other methods that you know of? Captain Lornas eyes widened, still a little unable to hold back.
If she can integrate this grotesque right hand, she will be reborn as a phoenix
Granny Kim always taught us that Gu He pretended to be reminiscing.
The key for Captain Lorna at the moment is to ept the tragic fact that she lost a hand identally and became disabled. This hurdle must be ovee by herself.
The psychiatrist is responsible for giving encouragement and making her have a positive attitude.
You have a wonderful day when you focus on the positive things; you have a horrible day when you focus on the negative things. The same is true of prosthetics; if you pay attention to them, they are the issue; if you dont, they are the solution.
Mentality. Gu He emphasized, Being joyful is the most crucial aspect of being a human.
It will be up to her whether she recognises her luck once he poured this bowl of chicken soup.(1)
What I have always thought about is how to integrate it, it has always been I and it, how can they be integrated? It should not be paid attention to, it is not a problem, the calctions from the program were wrong, the direction was wrong
Haha! She was instantly overjoyed, with messy new ideas surging in her heart, which was the dawn of a breakthrough.
Mentality, thats right, its the mentality. She looked at Gu He again, with light in her eyes, and asked Fan Debao eagerly, Lao Fan, is he going to be an extraordinary cowherd? I think it can be done, hes suitable!!
She drank the remaining half bottle of Fenggu as well as the cup that was poured to Gu He just now.
Fuck! Gu He, if I can fully integrate this hand, you will be my sweetheart, and you will be rewarded!
Lets go! she said as she quickly set the wine ss down, stood up, and strode out of the store.
The mercenaries in charge of settling the bills next to them removed the mirror case from the bar and joyously departed with themander of the unit.
Oi! Gu He wished to stop Captain Lorna but felt powerless to do so.
What kind of reward is this Dont write a nk check, you have gained a lot this time, pay for this treatment first
A tip is also fine, not even a tip, isnt this a free prostitute
Although he was quite upset, he showed off to Fan Debao: Old Fan, dont you think shes still a good girl.
Fan Debao was looking at him with aplicated e expression, as soon as he heard the words he said A lunatic may asionally believe he has travelled down a magnificent route when, in fact, there is a 100-meter pit.
You pray that she is sane the next time you meet, or you will suffer.
Dont keep saying people are crazy
Gu Heben wanted to refute the criticism and asked for amission for the bottle of expensive wine just sold.
The fish pond is, after all, Lao Fans turf, and because of Lao Fans expression, which is somewhat threatening, and doesnt know each other in general. So he reluctantly returned to the couch and continues to watch the iplete Streamer Supermodel Contest.
On the TV, a variety of stunning women in various lovely outfits walked the runway.
The heat in his body was no longer as intense as before, and the whirlpool of light in his mind kept spinning, sucking the alcohol away.
He thought that he was drunk and dizzy to have such a real imagination, but because of this, it would be no problem to persist for another day.
But suddenly, Fan Debao picked up the remote control and turned off the TV, Okay, the talent test is over.
So fast? How did I perform? Gu He asked, a little curious about the measurement and evaluation mechanism of this outdated method.
While watching a supermodel catwalk, I even gave therapy to a visitor. This nerve reaction speed, this psychological quality, and this control force, I should be in the fourth gear, right? Will there be a chance for overdrive?
Seeing that Fan Debao didnt speak, and he didnt know what to do, he said, Uh, turn on the TV, its almost time for the awards.
no need.
No, there will be an underwear showter
Gu He had to say more, but as soon as he got up, he saw Fan Debao raise his hand and snapped his fingers, Sleep!
Boom! Gu He fell to the ground, and in less than a second, he waspletely swallowed up by the sudden drowsiness.
Bro you dont want to watch, I want to, wait was I drugged? Lao Fan, dont
This was thest thought in Gu Heshus terrified eyes. His body was leaning against the sofa, and he fell asleep immediately, snoring loudly.
Fan Debao continued to wipe the wine ss behind the bar, observed it for a while, and frowned and muttered, Obviously hes just an ordinary person.
By midnight, the night rain had not stopped.
The metal door of the small aisle of the izakaya was opened and Ayane Kumiko came over towards the wine bar. She couldnt help but be perplexed when she noticed Lao Fan eating midnight supper at the bar while Gu He slept peacefully on the sofa.
Lao Fan, is the talent test finished? Does Xiao He possess any unique talents?
The talent of this child is not very good. He doesnt take much alcohol impact in, and he has calm nerves. Just about sufficient for third gear. Either it can be done or it cant. It is not a good material; it is simply normal.
Ah, did I read him wrong? Ayane Kumiko suddenly looked disappointed, I think Xiao He is a good person
And then the lunatic Lorna came.
Lorna has been here? Ayane looked around in amazement, but saw no signs of fighting, What happened?
Fan Debao stopped the wooden chopsticks, raised the cypress wine he used for himself, and drank the sake, still full of unsolved doubts.
That is the extremely odd part. Not only is this child not terrified of Lorna, but he also converses with her and has a treatment procedure from a so-called Granny Akin, which shocked Lorna and led her to ce an order. a thirty-year-old harvest in a bottle. Lao Fan pondered and recounted the unexpected situation before.
When facing Lorna, ordinary peoples tongues are already clenched. This kid is capable of performing like this. He might be a third-gear overall. He might also possess certain unusual mental traits, and he generally can match the fourth gear.
Thats great! Ayane Kumiko happily sped her palms together, As expected, I read him right!
She smiled endearingly and was filled with anticipation:
Watch him for a time, and if there are no issues, let him try it. Even though he cant be an extraordinary cowherd with fourth-gear potential, he can choose other relevant sses in third-gear. He can have another even if he isnt thatponent of the puzzle. Extraordinaries are beneficial to us.
Thats true, but I dont understand this man; are you sure hes just a wild dog?
Wild dog orphan, straying from the voodoo ruins. Xiao Zhuang from the Arcade Gang is my little brother; he wont lie to me, Kumiko Caiyin said with a nod.
Fan Debao frowned and pondered for some time, but there were still a lot of questions that remained unanswered.
What if Xiao Zhuang was also deceived? I need to enter the spiritualwork and ask an old friend to inquire.
Spiritual Network? Ayane Kumiko fell silent, and her smile faded a bit.
Spiritual Network is an extra-dimensional space, considered to be the sea of consciousness of all beings in the world. However, no one can control it, no one understands exactly what happened, and no one made it.
Only extraordinary people can ess thework. It is an endless ocean of consciousness, a boundless dark forest, and apletely disordered ce. There are data hunters and information ghosts hidden everywhere, which is even more treacherous and dangerous than the real world.
Is there any other way? she said, every time she entered the spiritualwork, It was all a desperate adventure.
This kid might go insane if we use brain-to-brain contact to get into his head.- Originating from the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series which consists of inspirational stories about ordinary peoples lives, this Inte ng term refers to inspirational stories, quotes, and maxims. Sometimes the term is used sarcastically.
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Gu He had a headache when he awoke early in the morning.
Did the talent test finish yet? What did I get?
He only recalled returning to the sofa after Captain Lorna and the others left and dozing off shortly after, without even catching the supermodelpetition.
It appears that something else took ce, right? He tried to remember, but it was as if he had been drinking.
Fan Debao was nowhere to be seen. He circled the hallway and used the restroom to freshen up, but he was still unable to spot the obese figure. He most likely joined Li Cais side.
The izakayas wooden door opened, but the exterior ss sliding door was still closed with the message openter hanging.
Even though it was just daybreak, the rain that had been falling all night had ceased and was now dripping from neon signs,nterns, and roofs.
The cluttered neon lights of the alleys and streets have gone out coldly, like all the ghosts of the night.
Without rain, the street was still bustling with noise like the big city streets, except that there is no traffic flow, but it is also a noisy scene of peopleing and going.
A street singer passed by the door of the store, then a group of gang members with tattoos on their faces, office workers with briefcases, young girls in scantily d clothes smoking cigarettes, preachers with words on their lips, and homeless people begging with ragged clothes
Gu He after observing for a moment, turned around and entered the tiny kitchen through the bar door. He found a thermal mug for guests and made himself a ss of wolfberry water.(1)
Alcohol consumption harms the body, wolfberry feeds the liver and shields the kidney.
As a psychiatrist, he understands very well that young people do not maintain health, and will raise doctors to take care of them, wolfberry water must be drunk from a young age.
He took a sip of the warm wolfberry water before retrieving the bars remote control and turning on the wooden box TV.
Thergest consortia in this area is Santo, right?
Gu He had already found out that Santo is found everywhere.
The kitchen has an all-in-one desktopputer with a 12-inch monochrome disy, no mouse, and a built-in keyboard.
Computers, TVs, karaoke machines and other equipment all have the same trademark, which is three intertwined green vines.
The middle finger, X-crossed, and some derogatory phrases were, however, depicted on these trademarks. Although Lao Fan and the others appear to despise the Santo Company intensely, they are forced to employ these tools.
The morning news is ying on the small TV screen:
The Supreme Court made a decision, and Santo won the antitrust case
Santo releases the first generation ofptops with a built-in modem, the Inte era has arrived
The unemployment rate in the Walled District, the Sludge Pond District and other ces hit a new high, and the mayor promised to improve the situation
Gu He sat on the sofa, watched a few news articles, and made sure that his judgments were correct.
Although it is significantly more advanced in certain areas, the level of technology in this world isparable to that of the 1980s.
The wealth disparity in this country is enormous.
He scowled as he watched the Sludge Pond District slum scene on television,plete with shacks, iplete structures,ndfills, unclean kids, and gang members with intimidating eyes.
When the news of Santo Company was broadcast just now, the image was the Garden District, one of the wealthy districts in the city, with neat streets, skyscrapers, beautiful garden vis, various schools, hospitals, art galleries, etc.
Santo is a sizable corporate coalition that works with other powerful corporate consortia to construct the so-called New World Bank.
Liuguang City is tightly held by the New World Bank, which has cut off all ways to ascending the corpodder. Ordinary individuals live their entire lives as wage ves and may pass away alone in the streets waste dump.
Everyone has a bright future, they live in heaven whilst we live in the sludge goes an old saying on the street.
As for himself, he is worse than ordinary people, he is a wild dog.
A mouthful of wolfberry water almost spilt out when he glimpsed the uing news again and coughed.
Police bust an organ truck, more than 100 stowaways killed
Stowaways mangled corpses with missing valuable organs including kidneys and corneas were discovered inside the refrigerated truck, which was discovered in the vicinity of the Sludge Pond District. Police believe the Sludge Gang is involved in this case.
Zhuang Ge and the others did it, isnt that right? Could those friends from yesterday be the victims?
Gu He scratched his head, No, Zhuang Ge is from the Arcade Gang, not the Sludge Gang
First of all, there are twenty-nine districts in Liuguang City.
The Sludge Gang is in the Sludge Pond District, and this is Shouhui Street in Kabukicho District. Its fine.
But, as my status as a wild dog
Gu He already knew that no one cares about the number of dead dogs in Liuguang City, and it is not news if they die at one time.
Fuck, I have to hold Miss Caiyins thigh tightly
If I cant be a good cowherd, there is no Miss Kumiko to help me get a legal identity.
He may fall into the clutches of the Arcade Gang again, kidneys and corneas getting sold will no longer be just a threat.
What a dogshit life. Gu He grasps the thermos cup tightly, why did hee to such a world?
I really want to go back, there are family, friends, and safety
After a long while, he sighed and took a mouthful of wolfberry water. Mentality is very important. For now, its best to just lie down.
What happened to the test resultsst night?
Gu He recalled carefully when Captain Lorna and the others left, he was still stable, and the vortex of light in his mind kept showing nerve overdrive.
Speaking of which, the illusion was quite real.
Thinking of this, suddenly, he felt that the spinning vortex of light appeared in his mind again.
What the hell? Gu He was so frightened that he changed from a slumped sitting to an upright sitting.
Why is this hallucination still there, the seque of fragmentation?
As soon as he focused his attention on the vortex of light, a splendid blue and purple light overflowed uncontrobly, resembling the dazzling halo caused by a city advertisement screen. When the brilliant light falls, an old-fashioned electronic panel emerges from the original vortex of light.
The panel is about the size of a keyboard, and the surface is covered with hazy light and shadow. It seems that it has not been fully activated. Only a few light bars like program progress bars and some buttons can be vaguely seen on the panel.
The only buttons that can be seen clearly for the time being are:
DATABASE
COMPILER
SHARE
?????
Gu He frantically shook his head as if he were attempting to shake these hallucinations out, but he was unable to do so.
He couldnt help remembering that he was transmigrated due to a power leakage of theputer, and the panel really felt like aputer console.
Is this my transmigration fortune?
But
As a psychiatrist who is proficient in both applied psychology and psychiatry, I usually like to read Madness and Civilization.(2) The first thing thates to my mind is not my sudden adventure, but
Im not going crazy, am I?
Gu He nkly looked at the console panel in his mind.
If the patient has any hallucinations, and a psychiatrist believes it. He would no longer be a psychiatrist but the younger brother of the world president, alien world liaison officer, reincarnated emperor and other strange people
Even the concept of transmigration can be called a mental problem.
Reduplicative Paramnesia(3)
This is a rare psychotic disorder characterized by a patients firm belief that some things around him are out of pocket, such as a different spouse, another hometown, or, worse, that the whole world is out of pocket.
After a while, the illusion in his mind remained unchanged.
Gu He had to explore carefully, but the [Database] and [Compiler] could not be opened.
He tried to click the [Share] button again
Suddenly and unexpectedly, some message boxes bounced like they were out of order:
No shared contacts avable
The current number of new shared contacts is: 1
Making new sharing contacts
Gu Hes nerves boiled as all manner of weird light suddenly flooded his consciousness, and all of the living rooms scenes around the sofa were swiftly transformed into glorious and solidified light and darkness.
He feels as though hes reached another dimension and that the console is distantly connected to another brain.
Unbearable sensation, a womans thin form towering in the foreground amid the light and shade.
She appeared to be sitting on the ground, looking to the left and the right while appearing startled and overwhelmed.
Who are you Sure enough, there was a female voice over there. The other partys voice line was inaudible and appeared to be disconnected at any moment like the signal strength was weak, and the sound was mingled with squeaking like a video cassette tape Am I in the mindwork?
Terrific, Im actually crazy
Gu He was even more shocked than her, and words such as dissociative disorder, schizophrenia, and paranoia shed through his mind.
Listening to what she meant, it seemed that he was really connected to her soul, like a video call.
However, he is more inclined to believe that he went mad and constructed a second personality which spoke to himself
The squeaking sound like a cassette is still there, the connection has not been disconnected, but the other party is also cautiously silent.
After a stalemate, the female voice suddenly said again:
Did Santo Company send you here? I dont know how you can do this, but I will continue to investigate and wont yield.
Uh, girl, who are you, where are you, what are you talking about?
Gu He heard question marks all over his head(4), and said tentatively, I look at you for a long time, I look at you for a long time- wolfberry water tastes like shit btw, personal opinion ofc
- Folie et Draison: Histoire de folie lge ssique by Michel Foucault. Further Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madness_and_Civilization
- Reduplicative Paramnesia, is a false conviction that a location has been replicated, is present in two or more locations at once or has been relocated to another area. (The author did his research shesh), Is Gu He seriously insane, who knows? Further Reading: /Article/Fulltext/337748
- I concurred with the guy in thements who linked this: /watch?v=a4gXzaE8nxg
- Inte meme: of Pan Changjiang and Xie Mengwei where Pan Changjiang ask Xie Mengwei to not sell wine online, not good. Then,ter on, Pan Changjiang himself took a wine sponsorship Meaning: It is a metaphor for seniors with higher status and seniority in the industry who pretend to persuade young people to make themselves in a favourable position in thepetition of the industry. Heres a clip : /video/BV1DA411V7Mp/
- Some of the raws (mostly the sses and ng) were indecipherable even for a half-mainder like myself, as such there might be some liberties taken. Also my first trantion project ( )
Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Sincest years 18th birthday g, Elizabeth no longer resides in affluent areas such as the Garden District and the Acropolis District.
She was the most impressionable and brightest Princess Seth present at the g that evening.
But that same evening, a cmity struck Liuguang City, when a fire killed tens of thousands of people in the Walled District.
The g kept going. After the supposedly one-minute pause for prayers, everyone startedughing uncontrobly while discussing the next game, the uing party, and who was the next extraordinary person. Within their group, this is not a secret.
No one cares about the tens of thousands of lives that have just passed away.
Elizabeth, who was in the balls centre, saw everything that was going on and began to realise what was going on.
She is the young princess of the New World Bank Seth Groups Sterling family. She has grown up in the greatest neighbourhood, attended the best school, and is preparing to enrol in the best university, Eden Lake University. But what of it?
She abruptly left the dance out of contempt. She was aware that if she remained there, she would never achieve her aspirations. Even with her terrific talent of overdrive, she still broke off her rtionship with the top circle, and it marked the start of a new chapter in her life.
But now that her rebellious game appears to havee to an end, the circle has dispatched someone to tidy her up.
Early in the morning, in thispact Jianggu District apartment
That is where it happened. She was watching TV news while eating breakfast. Elizabeth clearly remembered that she did note in contact with extraordinary equipments, she wasnt in the spiritualwork as well.
Suddenly, she seemed to be depersonalized due to the overspeeding of her nerves, and she waspletely unable to react or resist. Her extraordinary abilities failed and the beating of her heart stopped.
Her books, papers, song tapes, video tapes, as well as various toys and weaponry that she was always hesitant to throw away, were thrown into disarray as she released the bowl of oatmeal in her hand
The image on the TV screen flickered, and everything around was in slow motion, her soul was prated as if she wasing out of her shell.
The apartment room turned into a faraway, frozen, chaotic chaos. The night sky was lightly misting, and a murky green light emanated from the remainingmps in the apartment buildings cramped hallways. A dark green hue covered the entirety of Liuguang City as the light broke through the rain and faded into the distance, lighting up the sky like fireflies.
With the illumination from the fireflies, the road to the Netherworld was clear, until the magnificent light drowned her.
Elizabeths brain was under theplete control of someone.
She, Elizabeth Sterling, Rebellious Princess Seth, is screwed.
I look at you for a long time, I look at you for a long time
The screeching, indistinct voices, and the mysterious and inexplicable words created a terrifying unknown.
Elizabeth has connected to the spiritual world before, but this, this is different and wrong
She could only see the hazy form in a bizarre sh of light and darkness. The majestic figure of the Netherworld Master(1) was perched on what appeared to be a throne and was clutching something that resembled a kings sceptre in both hands.
Look at me for a long time? Elizabeth felt chills crawling up her spine.
When did this mysterious presence start keeping an eye on me?
She had no idea how much the other person had read or whether the deepest knowledge in her mind had been entirely revealed, and even memories she had long forgotten were shown in the other partys mind at a look.
Attempts at resistance are futile, there is no escape from consciousness, and despair is spreading.
Elizabeth had to acknowledge that in the face of such a great force, she was as slow as a newborn.
Regardless of how powerful the devil is. Its still a demon, she said, refusing to beg for mercy.
Hmm The mystery person shifted slightly, then muttered vaguely, You despise Santo Company.
You say less, I loathe the entire New World Bank, Elizabeth scowled.
This year, she has been campaigning for a better Liuguang City. Her major business is to apany a group of ambitious individuals inside the municipality to the court to initiate an anti-monopoly investigation against Santo Company.
However, this anti-monopolywsuit still ended in failure.
All of their efforts have failed to make an impact. And the game will be over as soon as the opponent moves a finger.
Just like her grandmother, who had raised her since childhood, had warned her:
Miss Elizabeth, Santo doesnt mind your antics at all, but dont go too far with them. To punish you, the family has agreed not to offer you with any special assistance until you wish toprehend. There arent many people coaxing you, Miss, youre a rare overdrive, dont squander your talent.
Do your worst. At this time, Elizabeth said eagerly, Liuguang will eventually win!(2)
Gu He sat on the sofa, holding the thermos cup tightly in his hand, staring at the female figure in the weird light.
Aside from his weird unscientific adventure here, he must prepare for the worst-case scenario, dissociative identity disorder, that is, multiple personalities.
This sub-personality should have dissociated not long ago. In reality, careful analysis will offer several hints.
Freud believed that the human psyche is bisexual, that there is no pure male or female, but rather a mix of active and passive aspects.(4)
Hes been passive since he transmigrated, especially after he saw a lot of cowherds (3) dressed in womens clothing His mental passivity was fostering the development of a feminine personality.
ording to Jungs androgyny hypothesis, the anima in his soul burst out of the unconscious.(5)
A female personality that clearly despises the Santo firm and has fantasies of being victimised, which has put her in a victimisation predicament produced by both Santo and the world (this sentence bruh)
This is clearly a psychological reflection of his discontent with his current situation.
So, why Santo? Because he had just watched some TV news, the affluent folks in Santo were the pr opposite of wild dogs.
What she just said about investigation means that the situational role she set for herself is an investigator in the Santo anti-monopoly case, probably a heroic role such as a police officer, a reporter, and a judge.
Gu Hes brain hurt even more after creating the psychological portrait of this potential sub-personality, and he possibly went insane.
The more intellectually insane you are, the more absolutely insane you are.
How did ite to this? Lao Fans cup of local wine definitely contributed.
Furthermore, this body was thrashed by the Arcade Gang, which may have harmed the brain nerves.
There are also undiscovered time-travel seque that are all probable
Uh He had to think hard about how to handle it, and he had to handle it cautiously.
This subpersonality made him feel suspicious, furious, anxious, and a little scared, which were all red gs.
Aside from medication, the major therapeutic approach for multiple personalities is Gestalt therapy, which is basically a sequence of positive self-observation, self-talk, selfprehension, and self-reconciliation.(6)
The primary personality, therefore, incorporates all the sub-personalities to establish a new personality equilibrium.
On the contrary, if you are unable to reconcile but also grow increasingly pessimistic and incapable of debating with yourself, then
Various personalities will sh.
If the main personality loses, he will disintegrate in minutes, He will, at best, be a sub-personality, and at worst, he will disintegrate.
Gu He doesnt like things like fights, this must be reconciled by himself!
He took a deep breath, treat her as a patient, treated her mentality, and made her happydisappear.
Actually, I dislike Santo Company as well, he continued solemnly, so how can I assist you?
He was quite apprehensive since the other partys request implied that this personality was difficult to cope with, that he was neither violent nor vicious.
He, a sessful psychiatrist has long suspected that certain personalities are more than malevolent spirits.
Elizabeth, who was all ready to die heroically, was stunned, what the hell?
Does this existence also dislike Santo Company? So, where did hee from?
She nced at the figure on the throne, gravely clutching a sceptre, the ghostly odd light and shadow were chaotic
Elizabeths heart skipped a beat, and she felt a rush of conflicting emotions. Yes, the capacity of the other person was beyond herprehension. How could such a prominent person be sent for something as little as cleaning her up?
Furthermore, if Santo wants to clean up after her, they only need to dispatch one murderer; if one isnt enough, theres a team, so why send out the powerful?
Could it be that the other individual is a friend who hase to assist her?
Her early obsessions with heroic stories resurfaced in her heart, and each hero had a mentor to assist her.
Uh Elizabeth was sceptical and astonished. Is this an opportunity to seek assistance? Maybe there is only one chance. She had to be careful, and word her requests to be not unreasonable.
Those selfish heroes in the stories who want to let their mentors fix all of their issues will fail miserably. Heroes must walk themselves out of the abyss. This is the fate of heroes.
Mentors will provide treasures to assist heroes, but the most essential thing is to guide heroes to clear their minds.
Elizabeth thought to herself, Im terribly puzzled now, dont know how to persist, and dont know whether Im a hero. She bes exhausted and thinks about her old life from time to time.
Do you think can I go on? Elizabeth questioned automatically.
The stately figure remained motionless for a moment before gently saying:
Nothing dies, only changes form, especially you, because you are what is being formed.
Elizabeths heart was moved as she heard this.
For the first time, she felt so sure that this powerful man really came to help her.- Think of satan, but scrawny and looks like an old Chinese guy.
- Liuguang will be mentioned a lot like the city name. It doesnt have any special meaning as of yet but think of it as a dream and hope.
- cowherd, Remember that all cowherds are males.
- Young-Bruehl, E. (2001, July 15). Are Human Beings By Nature Bisexual? ResearchGate; Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://.researchgate/publication/249059068_Are_Human_Beings_By_Nature_Bisexual GG I instinctively use APA format, doomed ()
- Its a pretty interesting read, Further Reading: http://home.snu.edu/~jsmith/library/body/v24.pdf
- Further Reading: /mental-health/what-is-gestalt-therapy#091e9c5e82173-1-3
Chapter 8
Chapter 8
I have learnt!
Elizabeth raised her eyes to the figure atop the throne.
Thats correct, shes been attempting to generate amotion for the past year, but its only because of her family background that shes been allowed to stir trouble till now. Because she was considered one of the devils, it was the demons who let her.
But its one of her strengths
Should she adjust her form and do things differently now that head-to-head isnt working?
Consider this: how much knowledge and resources can you obtain if you are ready to bow your head to your family and ept your mistakes? So, how much progress can be made? Rather than as it is now, she could do lesser than what the street people can do.
y to your strengths gradually; she will be the new trend, and she can do it.(1)
This is obviously what this strong man expects from her.
It is also in this strange dimension at the same moment.
Gu He thought the treatment was going well and that he was on the right road.
Because this personality is a person with a heroic dream who is befuddled, the Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, a mythologist, mythological psychologist, and spiritual teacher, is the best treatment for her.(2)
Sure enough, when he pulled out a quote, it caused her attitude to shift dramatically.
However, if I return to lurking, my family will undoubtedly control me for some time, and I will be forbidden from essing many things. Especially the program data, without the resources in this subject, and while under house arrest, it will be impossible for me to make any progress
Elizabeth inquired about the anxiety that was keeping her from making a decision.
Her family would not stop her from being cautious, and she may be confined to a social animal far from the supernatural realm.
Well mused the strange figure. So, do you want me to help you?
Yes. Elizabeth embarrassedly nodded. Was she asking for too much?
Subpersonality thinking at its finest.
Gu He sighed in distress, the truth of the matter was constantly sliding towards multiple personalities.
She is unwilling to go back and stay subconsciously, for fear that she will be punished and imprisoned when she goes back, and she will never grow up ande out.
Program data? What does it mean?
Gu He remembered that there is a [Database] option on the console. This hallucination really has something to do with subpersonality, and they are all rted to their subconscious activities. I have to study the database when I go back.
The sub-personality feels that data can help her and wants more data, which is akin to wanting a stronger personality self.
Dont worry, Ill provide you with the data.
He had to agree initially, and the most important thing was to let her go back to the subconscious and then integrate.
Thank you very much! So what can I do to assist you?
Elizabeth expressed her amazement and inquired, her tone firm but a touch weak.
What can she do against such a strong man? She truly has no idea.
But she feltpelled to ask since, in fairytales, the tutor always assigns the hero minor tasks, such as helping to pull out the sword in the stone. What appears to be assistance is actually evaluation and reward.
When she thought about the Sword in the Stone, she immediately became excited.
Uh
Gu His heart skipped a beat; this subpersonality simply refuses to return to his subconscious and is still struggling.
Amon manner of sub-personality is to want to do something about the main personality and decrease its initiative and existence worth.
Hell be in big trouble if he gets too established.
But it cant be rejected. One of the principles of Gestalt therapy is not to be too hasty, to integrate, and not to divide.
Gu He thought for a while and said seriously:
Go and investigate the case of the organ truck in the sludge pond district. A lot of people died. There are more wild dogs in the city recently. It would be great if we could push through the investigation and give the wild dogs more opportunities to register their legal status.
This is his main problem right now, legal status.
The news just now said that the police want to rectify the situation of wild dogs. Miss Kumiko also said that it is difficult to get an identity recently, but what he urgently needs is an identity. As long as this matter is resolved, even if Lao Fan and Miss Kumiko despise him, he can leave the fish pond.
However, in this case, the major personality is passive, and the sub-personality cannot resolve the issue.
Just let her look at her weight; dont assume the main personality isnt capable; she is.
Understood, I will investigate it!
Elizabeth was delighted and stirred, and she instantly thought that the magnificent light and shadow surrounding her were even more lovely than Liuguang Bays wonders.
She had witnessed the carnage of the organ truck in the sludge pond previously, and she was heartbroken for those who had died.
This powerful man is concerned about the wild dogs at the bottom of society, which demonstrates his heart and philosophy.
He appears to be a respectable individual!
What shall I call you? Elizabeth asked earnestly,
Shit
After Gu He suffered this, he could hardly sit still, his heart tightened and his spirit shook a little.
This is a viin! If he guessed correctly, she has a needle hidden in silk floss.(3)
Her issue is that she wants to emphasise the contrast between you and I. There will be a distinction with a name, and it will be two personalities, not two aspects of one personality, making integration more difficult.
I cannot continue in this manner; I must demonstrate might to frighten her; the primary personality is not easily bullied.
You dont need to think about names; all you need to know is that I know you better than you know yourself!
Yes, Im sorry
Elizabeth trembled fiercely and hastily apologised after suddenly sensing the magnificence of a stormy wave.
Although this powerful guy is not a demon, he is no less easy to irritate.
And she truly posed a dumb question; how could such a strong individual just disclose her his genuine name and title?
He should be given an honorific title by her instead.
Then. Elizabeth had a thought. May I address you as Master?
hiss! Gu He held his breath and didnt breathe, and he had a freshprehension of the sinister nature of this sub-personality.
Master? His former nickname was Teacher Xiaohe, is this sub-personality threatening him
He thought it was getting increasingly difficult to maintain this connection, both mentally and verbally, and that it was nearly impossible to sustain it any longer.
He couldnt help being a little scared. If he couldnt take care of her well, he might lose his mind.
But if he cant integrate her now, there will be no more chance!
Gu He thought of a way, and said in a roundabout way: Whether its sunny or rainy, both are beautiful, they are all one.
He just hopes she can grasp one truth: return to the subconscious, it doesnt matter if you die as the rain has stopped, there is still me.
Please just go back to the subconscious!
You go. He didnt give the other party a chance to speak again, Our conversation will end here, Ill find you again next time.
OK! Elizabeth was still savouring the words full of Zen, Master, thank you for your advice!
She wished to say something additional to emphasise her resolve.
However, in a rush, the surrounding light and shadow flowed again, travelling at a very high speed, and all the scenery was pulled and broken, restoring the entire world to its former condition. She suddenly inhaled some fresh air again.
Elizabeth struggled for air, and looked to the side; she was still in her cluttered apartment room, and the morning sky was visible through the window.
She jumped up joyfully and dazedly, remembering the event that had just urred; everything was coated in a dreamlike hue.
Ive thought about it a lot, but I still dont understand how that happened or how it was achieved.
I made the correct decision! For a long time, the master has been following me; I am a hero!
Elizabeth couldnt help but jump up and cheer as she bumped into the rooms low ceiling. In anguish, she massaged her long navy blue hair, grabbed a small toy gun next to her, and swung it around.
Lets fight, let all the children of Liuguang City fight!
After being happy for a while, Elizabeth did not forget the task assigned by the master. She found her cellr phone(4) on the messy floor and called her granny.
Tell the family, I will stop causing trouble, and I will return to being Princess Seth, she dered firmly as soon as the phone call was connected over there.
However, I hope that I can maintain a good reputation in our group and not appear to have returned in a shambles.
She said, So I have a reason to return. To avoid the unfortunate case of the organ truck in the muddy pond today, the municipal government should loosen up a little and allow more wild dogs to obtain legal status. I will also look at this topic.
Its not tough, Miss; Im delighted you worked it out. The other end of the phone rang with a relieved elderly voice.
Elizabeths blue eyes were riveted, and she had to remember every word the teacher said. Today marks the resumption of her change.
Whether it is sunny or raining, all forms are heroes.
She must be the hero!- probably a patriotic gesture if I didnt overread it, derived from the God Emperor XJPs speech. TLDR Meaning: new trends are good, and are invincible. Can topple old trends; old trends bad, /Politics/Full-text-of-Xi-Jinping-s-speech-on-the-CCP-s-100th-anniversary
- Further Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces
- , a needle hidden in silk floss, soft on the outside but ruthless within
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Gu He was immobilised on the wooden sofa at the fishpond izakaya. This type of contact with the sub-personality drains his cognitive strength and makes him feel hollowed out.
He took a sip of wolfberry water to suppress the shock, and then slowly recovered.
Gu He glimpsed back to his consciousness and noticed that the electronic panel was still there, but the hazy light and shadow were different.
The [Share] option is lit, and a prompt box will appear as soon as he paid attention:
Currently the number of new shared contacts is: 0
Number of contacts avable: 1
Contact 1, Nickname: None
Gu He was ready to snort, but his ghosts still haunted him, and she hadnt forgotten to ask him for his name.
I dont understand which nerve of mine has a problem, can it really be a fortune?
No, gotta be vignt!
Does a psychopath realise he is a psychopath? This is a standard question.
The exnation is that some people know and others dont.
But there is an unbreakable rule: if you are certain that you are fine, you will almost always have a major problem.
Gu He grumbled to himself that he needed to figure out what was going on. If it was a mental illness, he had to figure out the symptoms and pathology.
[Database] still not opening; what the hell is the program data that the sub-personality mentioned?
He was researching when he suddenly heard the creaking sound of the door opening.
Gu He came back to his senses and saw that the sound wasing from the side of the small aisle, the metal door connecting the fish pond and the Li Cai club was opened, and a short fat man and a tall fashionable beauty came over, it was Fan Debao and Ayane Kumiko.
Xiaohe, good morning.
Good morning, you two. Gu He got up from the sofa, Miss Kumiko was still glowing, and she was dressed in a lovely patterned kimono.
Fan Debao is wearing sportswear with the words Dongtu emzoned on the chest.
Lao Fan appeared haggard, withrge dark circles under his eyes and bloodshot eyes. The most terrifying thing was that many blue veins on his forehead were bouncing as if they were about to rupture at any moment.
Lao Fans expression was nasty, as though everything was his fault.
Gu He scratched his head, what did Lao Fan dost night? Did youe back from Li Cai after having fun the entire night?
How are you feeling? Miss Kumiko inquired.
Im okay, that wine was strong, Im still a bit dizzy and seeing hallucinations
Hallucinations are typical; youll be OK in two days. Have you had hallucinations? Fan Debao said, his face weird.
No, its only a metaphor. Gu He spoke swiftly.
He must conceal his tail. Its doomed if they are aware that he may have a mental illness, especially Lao Fan this unfriendly fox.
Are there any results fromst nights talent test? he said to change the subject.
Your skill is between third and fourth gear, so lets simply give you the fourth gear.
Fan Debao stated it hesitantly, demonstrating his disdain for his average qualifications.
But Kumiko grinned even more and apuded a few times, saying, This talent is adequate, there is room for growth! I spoke with Lao Fan and agreed to leave you to work in the fish pond initially,
The fact that the overdrive gear was indeed an illusion, Gu He exhaled a sigh of relief, and it appeared that his life had been saved for the time being.
I have a few more questions. Isnt your name A Ming previously, why do you rename yourself Gu He? Fan Debao inquired.
I no longer wish to use the prior nickname. Gu He had only recently begun.
Gu He answered naturally, it was much simpler to cope with Lao Fan than that sub-personality.
What did you do in the voodoo ruins, and how did you learn so much? Fan Debao inquired once again.
A lot? Gu He said, Ive been on the streets since I was a youngster. I can do everything and know a little bit about everything.
His answer is absolutely reasonable. Street people do not mean that they have no ability or knowledge. On the contrary, there are many amazing people on the street.
Especially in Liuguang City, the streets have their own set of skills, otherwise, how can street rats survive in this world?
Well Xiaohe, you do have a special talent, which is not something ordinary wild dogs have.
Unlike Lao Fan, Ayane Kumiko became more and more satisfied with Gu He, Thats one of the reasons why I like you.
Okay, Lao Fan. She persuaded again, We finally figured it out, no problem, Xiaohe can do it.
Be more attentive in the future, the thermos cup you used will be deducted from your sry. Fan Debao said gruffly to Gu He, reluctantly agreeing to the recruitment.
Thank you Boss Fan, thank you Boss Kumiko So what is my job, Cowherd?
Its good to have a hiding ce, but Gu He feels a little self-pity.
He chose early on not to be a migratory worker, and he built his own mental health clinic, which was quite impressive.
I had no idea that aftering over, I would have to obtain his own standing through hard work again.
If you are a normal cowherd go over to Li Cais side; if you are on the fish pond side, you do everything.
Fan Debaos face was fierce, To be precise, you can do whatever I tell you to do.
Gu He frowned and hesitated. This old guy had already thought about how to exploit him before he even started
He seemed to see Lao Fan brandishing his whip and shouting to create surplus value!
Its not that serious. Miss Kumiko saw Gu Hes nervousness, and said softly, Your work is just like any other cowherd in the store. You will go there when you need to apany clients and then learn everything from Lao Fan.
Oh. Gu He nodded, and then thought, whats the difference between this and what Lao Fan said?
Then you must work hard. Graduate from Lao Fan as soon as possible, and be an exceptional cowherd as soon as possible! Ayane Kumiko said.
Fan Debao moved to the entrance and opened the ss door. The hustle and bustle of Shouhui Street, as well as its numerous sounds, were quickly integrated into the store.
The fish pond izakaya has opened its doors.
Wipe the entire bar down.
Fan Debao issued the firstbour order and moved behind the bar, while Ayane Kumiko returned to Li Cais side.
Sry! Gu He has a lump in his throat, he hasnt talked about sry yet!
Could he have signed a prostitution contract the instant he was abducted by Miss Kumiko yesterday?
He was dissatisfied, but as a gentleman, he didnt want to argue with Lao Fan, who was tired and irritable and holding a chefs knife, so he grabbed a cloth and got to work.
After wiping down the bar, he still had to clean the table He could only take a sip of wolfberry water and watch TV a few times when he had time to spare.
After a while, he was exhausted, I dont think Im suitable for this kind of work, Im more suitable for the kind of work that would sit on the sofa and chat with people
At this time, a group of guests entered the izakaya, and Lao Fan said to him, Go and greet the guests.
Gu He saw that there were four or five ck people, all with green-blue or red-purple double ponytails, wearing womens sleeveless T-shirts and shorts, revealing arms and thighs full of tattoos, and their bodies were as strong as a member of the Arcade Gang.
Despite their stunning smokey makeup, one nce at them and you can tell theyre males; they all had Adams apples.
Sure enough, one of them said in a stout male voice: Lao Fan, is there no one to greet us fucking nig***?
What are you doing? Fan Debao urged Gu He in a cold voice, Did ya think that cowherd only entertains female guests?
Gu He thought, well, Im the small person here.(1)
Peoples psychological differences have created various preferences and hobbies, and Liuguang City is an extremely diverse ce.
Just be yourself and youre done. Its not surprising that you and the uncle next door tied the knot one day.(2)
Wee to the fish pond. Gu He showed a professional smile and walked up to the guests, Do you need anything?
He is the resident cowboy in the fish pond. Fan Debao reminded behind the bar, Today, as he is a neer, there will be no service fees for him.
The bunch of ck cross-dressed strong males looked odd, sat at the bar, andughed:
Yo, my brother!
My dad is also a cowherd, you look a bit like my dad.
Im not, man. Your mom doesnt know who your dad is, but Im pretty sure your dad is ck.
These muscr men looked at him with ambiguous eyes, as if to imply something.
Gu He smiled without saying a word, served them wine and food, and did his service.
Dont look at me, man, theres no drama, this cowherd doesnt sell his body; even when he does, he only sells himself to beautiful clients. No, Im not fragrant nonono- Referring to himself as not being inclusive
- tie the knot, marry
Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Hungry birds are perched on the tangled cables. This old apartment buildings bottom level is packed with stores. The neon signs read Ramen Restaurant, Open 24 Hours, and Ankang Medicine Bureau. Some dpidated vending machines line the street.
Usually, it is very busy here, but now this area has been blocked and it looks deserted.
The family sent someone, and a motorcade arrived downstairs less than an hour after Elizabeth finished calling.
The remaining items were brought back by the maids when she packed her carry-on luggage.
She was soon restingfortably in the back seat of a Gasboyne VIP sedan as the driver took her to the Acropolis District.
Did they say anything? she asked to the side, only she and her granny were in the back seat.
The elderly granny has always looked like this: she wears a ck and white nuns habit every day, with an electric cross around her neck, her entire demeanour is serious and taciturn, and her face is badly wrinkled.
Even if stic surgery may easily make you look younger, the wrinkles on her aged face have altered much over the years, neither deep nor shallow, and have always kept the same ageing aspect.
The elderlydy is likewise an extraordinary individual. She was Elizabeths former instructor and knew exactly what she wanted to ask.
Sir and Madam hope you dont think so much, take a break first, and then go to Eden Lake University to finish your studies.
Oh. The so-called rest, Elizabeth mumbled, meant being grounded.
The car hade to a halt at the crossroads due to the red light. Since it was her, the driver obeyed the traffic rules honestly.
How many blocks were blocked? Elizabeth gazed out the vehicle window at the vacant street and thought it was monotonous, and she was even more bored when she realised she would be away from the extraordinary for a long when she got home.
She began her extraordinary program Retrospective quietly.
Her brain nerves instantly sped up, her blue eyes erged, and blood shots emerged.
Retrospective, can allow one to experience the remnants of past real events in an area.
At this intersection, her mind entered a past illusion in a matter of seconds.
The environment around her had altered. She was still in a moving car, not a halted Gasboyne VIP car, but a yellow roadster speeding through the dark rain, lighten up by the cars lights.
She is the driver in the drivers seat, grasping the steering wheel, listening to loud rock music and asionally smoking a psychedelic cigarette.
A group of crows took flight from the roadside wires, their pping wings making an awful sound.
She was caught in the ecstasy of the psychedelic smoke, and she felt herself soaring, gliding into the night rain
The red light at the intersection was as crimson as blood, and numerous pedestrians were crossing the street. Their surprised, unresponsive faces looked up.
Thumpt Thumpt! With a loud muffled sound, the roadster paused and continued to drive away at high speed.
Blood and stumps flitted around, turning the yellow hood moist and the ground covered with scarlet.
She was already terrified, but she couldnt apply the brakes in time
A mangled human head shot through the air,nding exactly in front of the steering wheel, and the nerves that had not died caused the eyes and lips of the head to quiver. The damaged eyes stared at her, slowly turning to ash.
Power poles wobbled, sports cars swayed around, wipers crunching blood on the windshield. Even the rain from the skies couldnt wipe away the flesh and blood that sttered everywhere in the car.
Elizabeth screamed silently, trying to struggle, but she felt that she was falling into the abyss.
Miss Elizabeth? The solemn voice of the olddy pulled her out of the vision.
The surrounding scene changed back to the back seat of the VIP car, and Elizabeth pressed her hands on her aching forehead, her face turning pale.
Affected by this tragic phenomenon just now, her nerves, spirit, and personality were all shaking erratically.
At this intersection, there was a serious car ident not long ago.
Her originally clear voice also became hoarse, Someone ran a red light and killed at least three people The perpetrator didnt stop or call the police, so he must be caught
I will notify the police, but I told you not just once.
The old grannys wrinkled old face was a little stern, Miss Elizabeth, dont use Retrospective lightly or even casually! Especially when you are alone. It will drag you into the abyss at any time, and you will never be able to get out.
I know. A lot of times, not being able to see is not ignorance, but luck. Elizabeth repeated the old mamas teaching.
She was upset over the vehicle ident once more, and she remembered being brought by the old granny when she first entered the supernatural, and some past events returned to memory.
At that time, she was still a willful and ignorant little girl.
It is stated that long ago, every magician was required to learn the Wizarding Code to gain magical power.
Acropolis District is a luxury vi on top of the mountain, from which you can observe the dazzling night view of Liuguang Citys centre area.
Elizabeth was ecstatic as she sat in an exquisite study room at the vi, listening to the elderlydys instructions.
After such a lengthy wait, her nerves are now regarded as grown, and she will be an extraordinary person this night!
I, the overdrive gear and newly extraordinary will undoubtedly be the brightest member of the audience at the nexting-of-age party!
Elizabeth listened and interjected: Just like every martial arts master, they practice martial arts through a book of secret books.
You can also say that. The olddy looked at theputer, ultra-sensing helmets and other equipment on the desk, and said:
In this new era, wizards and martial arts masters have all be extraordinaries; while the wizarding code and martial arts secrets are all extraordinary neural programs.
Lets talk about extraordinary sses first, its like different schools of wizards, there are many different extraordinary sses in the world.
Each ss sector is a field that includes some human-defined sses in the world. Just like the hero ss sector, which is mainly based on police, firefighters, journalists and other upations, the characteristic is that they are willing to sacrifice for the world, like a burning me .
The olddy stated a lot in one breath because Elizabeth has long known some extraordinarymon sense.
The hero ss is Enkidu who battled for the people, Gilgamesh who sought after the elixir of life, and Prometheus who stole fire, Elizabeth said triumphantly.
Miss. The elderly mom cut in, refusing to discuss such remote origin myths.
It is not the purpose of this evening to discuss the origin, history, and evolution of extraordinary sses or the past and present condition of diverse forces.
And there are a lot of secrets that granny doesnt know much about, so this aspect will stop at the end and will not be extended.
After Elizabeth fell silent, the olddy spoke again:
Each ss sector has many different extraordinary programs.
Each extraordinary program is a unique ability.
A persons neuron count and brain capability are determined. At each level, extraordinary individuals can and only install one extraordinary program. If you uninstall and reinstall, you will pay arge price and may be insane.
So make the right choices right from the start, and what programs you install will determine who you are as an extraordinary: what abilities you have, what youre after, what youll develop into.
Each extraordinary person has one program per level, and a total of four programs can be installed in the first four levels.
The first four levels are: J grade, Q grade, K grade, and A grade.
This is alsomonly referred to as: first-tier sequencer, second-tier sequencer, third-tier sequencer, fourth-tier sequencer
Each major tier is divided into four stages, from low to high: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Mastered. The tiers represent an extraordinary personspleteness and proficiency in the major program, which is usually equal to strength.
The old granny paused, Im a fourth-tier [EDUCATOR] sequencer in the intermediate stage.
Granny, youre amazing. Elizabeth nodded again and again, with pride in her blue eyes.
It is very rare for ordinary people to step into the extraordinary world and be a sequencer, let alone a fourth-tier sequencer!
The Final tier is to determine if you are the ACE card or the JOKER card.
The old granny continued to speak, Ace or joker, the abilities, styles, and body transformation of the two are very different. You can simply understand that one is positive, one is negative, one is light and one is dark.
The first four programs have a great impact on the judgment. If you dont want to find yourself at a loss, you must start considering from the very first program.
Yeah! Elizabeth knew that the old granny was en route to a joker tier [EDUCATOR].
Once you be a fifth-tier sequencer, you will be a powerhouse.
Miss, are you sure you want to choose the [HERO] ss?
The elderlydy inquired gravely, today is not about the ace card and what happened following, but about Elizabeths first program.
The Seth Groups greatest asset is not the hero ss, it also isnt the era dominator, Mr. and Mrs. both want you to pick [VAMPIRE] the ss sector that only the core members of the New World Bank can master
Im going to be an ace hero! Elizabeth eximed angrily when she heard the vampire ss.
She has said many times that she doesnt want to be a vampire, so what if its the era dominator? Who decides?
Whats so great about the New World Bank, there are so many extraordinary sses, she is attracted to the hero ss at a nce.
Granny, dont nag anymore! Elizabeth pouted angrily, Otherwise Ill be a [DOLL]!
In the doll ss sector, the corresponding professions are cowherds, prostitutes, sex puppets and so on.
Its not even gonna be an ace doll, but a joker doll! She added, and thats not the future her family wants to see.
Ace hero, joker doll, the two arepletely different.
Usually, the heroic ace hero fights the evil joker doll!
Sure enough, she saw the old granny nod and sighed: Okay, but the road of heroes is never an easy one.
The New World Bank has 27 types of J-level programs in the [HERO] ss sector, Ace and Joker programs included. Seth has the highest sharing authority, and all J-level programs are avable. Miss Elizabeth, which one do you want to choose??
Elizabeth had already made up her mind, I want the kind that can find out the truth and catch the bad guys, ace card!
Thats the ace route of the police detective, reporter type.
The old mama made a summary and then pondered: Then I rmend you to choose from three programs.
The first is called retrospective, which allows you to experience the lingering illusions of past events in an area.
The second is interrogation, which is the program to interrogate others, and the illusion of events that can be triggered from interrogation.
The third is touch, which is the program to trigger event illusions by touching specific objects, such as evidence.
Elizabeth sped her fingers in excitement, wishing she could have all three J-level programs.
Its a pity that even if she is an overdrive talent, only one of them can be installed.
Granny, what do you rmend? she asked, a little undecided.
These three are good investigative programs, they are allbat abilities based on high-level programs, and they can also be effective in the spiritualwork. I rmend you install Touch, it is the safest one of the three programs to contact illusions.
Then granny, isnt the most dangerous program Retrospective? Crime scenes are usually where most of the clues are located.
Thats right. Retrospective is the most dangerous, the most nerve-wracking, and the hardest to master.
The olddy frowned. She was very familiar with Miss Elizabeths temperament, and she knew that she had made a choice when she asked about the program. Just as a guide, the olddy will not deliberately mislead because of her inclination, and will only speak honest words.
Miss, I know you wont listen to my advice, but I still have to make it clear to you.
Many people who had chosen retrospective as their program will regret it because it is the most dangerous and most unpractical program. Investigation and touch are merely surface area investigations, I saw what happened here, The suspect said this happened here; whilst retrospective is I experienced what happened here, the key point being experienced. It will drag you into the abyss at any time, and you will never be able to get out.
Before the olddy could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a clear girls voice.
Ace hero Elizabeth Sterling, first program, retrospective!
Elizabeth raised her fists and shouted as if she was leaping high.
Its the toughest and most powerful kind, thats her style!
The red light at the intersection turned green, and the VIP car continued to drive forward.
When these past events turned back to her mind, Elizabeth covered her face unbearably. She was such a Chuunibyou,( ><) (1)
Miss Elizabeth, with your overdrive talent, the progress of the program is a little slow. The old granny saidfortingly.
A little slow? Elizabeth rolled her eyes, its record-breaking slow ok?
Its been more than a year, with her talent, if she hadnt run away from home, she should be a third-tier sequencer now, or at least a second-tier sequencer, how could she still be the first-tier sequencer not even at the Mastered stage?
But does she regret it? Not at all.
Although she is only a first-tier sequencer, she is still a hero ss.
You dont have to worry, take a good rest for a while, and then catch up. The olddy said, You dont need to investigate the organ truck incident in the Sludge Pond District. The Mystery Bureau has taken over the case, and it will be thoroughly investigated.
Got it Elizabeth said listlessly.
Every magician needs potions to increase his strength, and every martial artist requires treasures from heaven and earth.
These procedural extraordinaries rely on data packets madeprised of unique and unusual data. The extraordinaries permit their extraordinary programs to analyse and adapt by digesting data, allowing them to be upgraded and improved.
The reason why her progress is slow is that she hasnt gotten many hero-type data packs over the past year.
Having lost both the support of her family and the connection on the street, people from all walks of life have almost kept her at a distance, and many of the people who apany her are not even extraordinary.
She umtes experience almost entirely by herself and then converts it into data, which of course is slow.
If she wanted to break through the Mastered level and promote to a second-tier sequencer, she will need a loaded hero data package.
By bing a second-tier sequencer, she can install another program. With another program, she will get another ability which will increase her overall strength!
Miss, dont even think about it yet. The olddy could tell what she was thinking and repeated, Be a good child.
Elizabeth pouted; she had expected this, but she did not count on getting a data package when she returned.
She, on the other hand, was not disheartened, and when she thought about it, her lips curved with delight.
Granny, do you pity me? See if you can stop me huhu. Master said he will send me a data package huhuhu..<()> which put me at ease!
What kind of powerful packet will it be?
Elizabeth sat back in her chair, giddy with excitement and she has a secret that she cant reveal to others.
The strength level of the master is beyond her cognition, but what kind of extraordinary ss did the master have, she had several guesses
She shifted her gaze and wondered whether the master might be a hero. Or perhaps an educator?
The more Elizabeth thought about it, the more she couldnt help but sigh at the masters expertise and mystery.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABniby%C5%8D
Chapter 11
Chapter 11
Indeed, as long as one epts their strange attire choices, the group of muscr male consumers will no longer have anything distinctive.
The five of them work as hair stylists in a local barbershop and have a lengthy history of working with the Li Cai club. Many of the Smart(1) fashions in the neon signs outside Li Cais door are their masterpieces.
The five were busy all night, they only came over for breakfast and a drink,
Bro, your hair isnt very good.
Come to our Flying Shears barber shop and I will get you the trendiest haircut, and there will also have good things to see~~
Gu He was sitting at the bar, maintaining a professional smile, from time to time saying a few words :
Miss Kumiko asked me to grow my hair long first, so maybe Ill not only be like your father but also your mother.
The five of them were immediately joyful, Gu He had recognised their personalities and requirements. He was risking his life here to tell jokes to the others. (2)
Its worth having breakfast with dad and mom. The old dog Jackson patted the bar with a bigugh.
Gu He was also smiling, but a sudden situation in his mind almost made his smile copse.
The light and shadow above the [Database] option on the electronic panel became inly apparent, but it was a program progress bar, like a half-filled energy tank, filled with more than half of weird purple energy, disying 86%.
Transmigration Fortune? Or sub-personality?
Gu He kept an eye on the changes in the progress bar while serving the customers and eventually noticed a link between the two.
Its not a number that rises with time, but it would seem like the energy rises whenever the customers are pleased andughing.
He watched as the progress bar filled up, from 86% to 90%, then 95%
Could it be
Gu He suddenly remembered how he time-travelled again: using theputer to chat with the female clients to make them happy, but theputer short-circuited This programs progress bar, obviously increase when he made the clients happy.
Psychiatrist Value? x
Cowherd value.
After a while, the old dog Jackson left the fish pond in a satisfied mood, saying that he would be a repeat customer.
Five people came in for half an hour, had breakfast, and spent more than 600 Liuguang Yuan, and Fan Debao was still not satisfied.
At the same time, Gu He watched the purple program progress bar reach 100%, and suddenly the light flickered.
Next to the progress bar, a button [Start] bes clearly visible, and several prompt boxes pop up:
A console program has been activated
This software is used for data recovery.
When the progress bars energy reaches 100%, you can begin the programme. If it does not start, the energy will be oveid again, and the progress bar will be upgraded to a higher level, allowing it to recover more data at once, and the progress bars energy will be reset to zero after usage.
The progress bar has seven gears: first gear (purple), second gear (indigo), third gear (blue), fourth gear (green), fifth gear (yellow), sixth gear (orange), overdrive (red)
Current gear: first gear 100%
Gu He looked at the full purple progress bar in confusion and the optional [Start] button.
Data recovery? What data to recover?
Old Fan, Im going to the bathroom!
Even if you shit theres no issue, but you better shit within five minutes, Fan Debao said sharply, strictly preventing him from beingzy.
Hes really a fat vampire, but Gu He didnt mind this time, so he hurried to the small aisle.
Gu He walked across the narrow aisle. He strolled into the little bathroom with his brow furrowed, shut the door, and examined himself in the mirror over the washbasin.
He turned on the faucet and furiously scrubbed his face, the water rinsing noisily.
After washing his face, he cleared his head a little, and then he carefully clicked the [Start] button on the electronic panel.
In an instant, like a malfunction, the entire panel flickered with a strange light, and the purple progress bar burst into a dazzling brilliance.
Gu He was caught off guard and felt that his entire mind was turning back and forth. He lost gravity, lost his senses, and was submerged in a strange sea. The seawater was a myriad of chaotic figures, lines, images, and words,posed of endless 0s and 1s.
Sometimes he passes through a figure, sometimes enters an image, sometimes bes a pile of words
Am I really gonna die in the bathroom?
He was worried, but as he saw the light go out, the progress bar cleared and reverted to 0%.
[New data has been activated]
Gu He panted slightly and noticed that the consoles database andpiler settings had been brightened and made optional.
In uncertainty, he opened the database while pondering.
There was a data file in there, which was a file full of text, so he opened it to look at it.
[Long long ago, when wishing still could lead to something, there lived a king]
What the hell!
Gu He looked at these words emotionally. This file is the first page of the Call of Adventure chapter of The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Its all there, every word is there, not a single letter missing.
It reminded him of implicit memory.
He had intensively read The Hero with a Thousand Faces before, but his superficial memory only remembered its conceptual meaning and particrly impressive sentences. There is absolutely no way to recall the contents of a page verbatim like this.
Psychology, on the other hand, thinks that every word one has read has be an implicit memory, which is stored somece in the brain.
Its simply that implicit memory only impacts it at the subconscious level, and one cant even ess it.
However, if the implicit memory can be essed, it will provide the present effect of reading an entire page without missing a single word.
In theory, every nurse and doctor a person saw in the hospital as a baby had their faces firmly buried in his consciousness.
That ocean was an ocean of data when the data was restored just now, right? I have no idea how much data there is. It appears to be indefinite. Is that all my subconscious memory?
Gu He remembered that when he was electrified by theputer, the pain was certain, and his head was numb and exploded.
But there was another feeling at that time, very simr to when I fell into the ocean of data just now as if countlesswork data poured into my head Arent those my implicit memories?
And, this is the data?
The kind of procedural data that that heroic sub-personality craves?
Gu He saw that the documents suffix stated Applicable to Hero ss Sequencers, and the answer was apparent.
He hit the Compile into Hero ss data packet option in the file, but a prompt box appeared:
Inadequate data capacity to create the lowest level packet
Gu He looked in detail at this page of Heroes with a Thousand Faces, then at the progress bar that required to re-umte the Cowherd value after clearing it.
He can earn cowherd value by treating others until the progress bar of this program on the console reaches 100%, upon which he can continue to upgrade to another level, or start the programme directly at the first level.
After restoration, the program can restore a specific amount of implicit memory data and save it in the database.
When there is enough data, thepiler canpress the data into a packet.
So, what is the purpose of the data packet?
There are two options based on the present situation:
1. This is the transmigration fortune; its a fortune just for him, as such a development is splendid.
2. He has a mental illness; this is the sub-personality that is deceiving him
If the former was the case, Nice! But unlikely.
If it was thetter, the more Gu He considered it, the more logical it seemed.
Implicit memory is about learning, about subconscious formation This sub-personality really wants to grow up
Data Packets or whatever seems to be food for raising demons.
That female sub-personality is stirring up the wind and rain in his subconscious to produce these consoles, cowherd value, programs, data, and so on,pelling him to call and bring food again
Her sole goal is to consume his implicit memories and experiences in order to grow and expand.
Gu He was horrified by the restlessness and sinister nature of that sub-personality the more he thought about it.
If this is the case, what should be done now?
Without waiting for him to think about it, the little wooden door to the bathroom was suddenly hammered, and Fan Debaos enraged voice rang out from outside:
Only five minutes! Do you want to be castrated or drowned? That female psycho is calling, and she expects you to answer. Get out!
Captain Lorna, Gu He sighed, it might have been his transmigration fortune, or it could have been dissociation, false time-travel no, he suffered from a dual memory malfunction
He himself was in trouble. How can he make time for Captain Lorna?- Smart is a subculture that appeared in maind China in the 2000s and is popr among urban immigrant youth. Simr in concept to emo and punk but has nothing inmon. TLDR: fashion
- Remember, the five men are trying to entice Gu He for a family connection
- Addendum: Data packages, a lot of files; Data packet, singr file/item. For example, Gu He can only send a singr file, as such a data packet
Chapter 12
Chapter 12
Gu He was met by Fan Debaos fierce fat face as soon as he opened the wooden door to the bathroom.
I have a great nose. Lao Fan appeared to sniff, You havent pooped at all, and you havent even taken your trousers down. What did you do in your five minutes of hiding? Isnt it just inziness?
Fan Debao grabbed Gu He and practically shoved him down the aisle without letting him exin anything.
Hey Gu He stumbled a few times under his feet, but he still rushed to the barsndline.
This is another rotary dial phone manufactured by the Santo Company. It is ck andposed of mechanical material. At this point, the handle was on the bar table.
Gu Hed been using his phone all day before crossing over, but hed only used thendline a few times. He now grasped the handle, which had the receiver on one end and the microphone on the other. It was a bit of a throwback.
There are videophones marketed in TV ads, but they are incredibly costly, thus there are none in the Fishpond Izakaya.
Hello? Captain Lorna? he said as he sat in a chair and rxed against the bar table.
Its me. Your mirror box therapy is really helpful! said Captain Lorna, her tone seeming more vibrant thanst night, as if she had gotten a good nights sleep.
As long as it serves a purpose. Gu He drank the warm and fragrant wolfberry water from the thermos he stole already had.
A good psychiatrist will put his problems aside andplete the call with the customer professionally.
The Izakaya had four or five customers, so Fan Debao walked back behind the bar and served the meals and beverages himself.
Old Fan, you should be busy. Gu He determined that this call should go as long as possible; he is definitely notzy.
My right hand isnt bothering me today; it has stopped the momentum of the copse, and is getting healthier.
Captain Lorna said joyfully, Our mercenary group, on the other hand, received a new job today, and there may be a battle in two days. I must be prepared, and it is better to fix the damaged programs and lost data.
She was looking forward to it, Any way to do it quickly?
Hmm Gu He listened and considered it.
Captain Lornas unusual speech manner is perhaps one of the reasons she is referred to as a psycho woman. Strange speech is amon sign in psychiatry, and he himself is also like this now
Is it about the state of mind? he muttered.
Nonsense. Captain Lorna was a little annoyed, My personality is about to copse, and I want to improve my personality integrity.
Gu He was stunned by her tone, I am an amateur, such a rookie mistake.
Psychiatrists must maintain their image of authority in order to gain patients trust.
As a result, one cannot look timid or uninformed by asking everything, but must instead gather knowledge through observation and speech.
The psychiatrist can use the above strategy, but Gu He is a cowherd now and cant talk like this.
Why do I feel like you dont understand anything? Lorna questioned, Havent Lao Fan taught you before?
Captain Lorna. He first helped the patient rx with a calm chuckle, I know enough.
Personality integrity?
Lets start with the reasoning. She was physically and mentally exhausted by the life of losing her right hand, having to wear a prosthetic arm, and suffering from phantom limb pain. Her mental state was very unstable, it even affected her personality.
The psychiatrist will let her take medicine. But Gu He is a cowherd he just wants her to develop a healthy mentality.
Personality restoration is mostly dependent on self-talk and self-reconciliation.
The most challenging aspect of this predicament is reconciling Captain Lornas past.
However, if she has been trapped in the past, and cant even think into the future, the therapy method must be altered ordingly.
A person cannot be aplete person without the past.
Gu He adjusted his voice to the most tender level and said: Even if its all suffering in the past, perhaps it was those pains that shaped you into the person you are now. If you want to find your true self, you must fully ept yourself.
The other end of the phone fell silent, and after a while, Lorna suddenly said:
You really dont know who I am. Lao Fan and Kumiko havent mentioned my notoriety, have they?
Uh? Gu He was stunned, what, who are you?
He quickly covered the microphone end of the handle and asked Fan Debao in a low voice, Old Fan, is Captain Lorna famous?
Fan Debao just finished serving a few customers with tattoos. When he heard the words, he looked at him and sneered:
Captain Lorna is not famous; Lorna Luddite is famous, but that was more than 10 years ago when she was just a little girl. Who remembers her anymore?
Gu He listened and thought, she had said before When my scumbag parents were beheaded
Is it because her parents abused her? He asked again in a low voice, It became news, and there was a lot of trouble back then?
News headlines of parents who abused their daughters and were condemned to death shed across Gu Hes imagination, the tragic past that cannot be recalled
Almost. Fan Debaos expression became a little gloomy, Her parents ruined her life back then.
Gu He shook his head, thinking that if even Lao Fan was moved, then it must be undoubtedly deste.
He could only say softly to Captain Lorna over the phone:
I do know, hence why I want you to look back. The nature of life is cruel, your life was crueller than others, but only when you realize what it means to you can you face the future with confidence.
Okay, okay Lorna interrupted impatiently, If you dont know how then so be it.
With a click, the receiver heard a beeping sound that the call was hung up.
Shes an unyielding person
Captain Lorna should take a House-Tree-Person Test (1) if feasible so that he may better understand her personality.
House-Tree-Person (Fang Shuren) has absolutely nothing to do with Zhou Shuren. (2)
This is a mental projection test in which subjects freely draw homes, trees, and people on a nk piece of paper to project their mental state from the subconscious level.
Among these, the trunk might indicate personality integrity.
Wait he seems to be better off taking the House-Tree-Person Test himself? (3)
But its not going to happen right now, there are several groups of guests now.
Yes, you have to be open to being a human being. So Gu He proceeded to pretend to converse with Lorna. He hold the phone handle, and said to himself tenderly: Eat more, sleep more, go out and y if you are interested, dont think too much and enjoy the scenery.
Kid, do you think Im deaf? My ears are still good!
Gu He thought that Fan Debaos sensory sensitivity was out of proportion to his body weight.
Fan Debaos cold voice came, Come over to work immediately!
Well, Lao Fan called me, lets talk againter Captain, bye-bye. <3
Then and only then did Gu He ce the handle on thendline and naturally stood up and proceeded towards a group of young female customers whoe here from time to time.
Hello,dies.
After an entire morning, Gu He was exhausted.
He thought being a Cowherd was supposed to be easy, but it turns out that it was more work than being a psychiatrist!
He has to do everything from greeting guests to wiping the bar, to washing dishes and sses.
If he had to look on the bright side, Vanderbilt will teach him about wine culture, wine knowledge, bartending, and so on. He now realises that Fenggu wine is a well-known wine produced by the Fenggu Winery in the northern agricultural area.
Hes had wave after wave of guests, and the Cowherd value on the consoles program progress bar continues rising.
However, after one day, it only reached 5% of second gear.
He discovered various console mechanisms after doing some research. First, Each guest gives a different Cowherd value.
Even with a group of people like old dog Jackson, the Cowherd value they brought is not as much as Captain Lorna alone.
Before serving the old dog and them, the progress bar was at 86% of the first gear.
If these guests are ordinary monsters, then Captain Lorna is an elite monster.
2. When the progress bar is on the second gear, the growth rate of the program drops exponentially.
It appears that if I want to progress quickly, I must serve more elite monsters with psychiatric issues, such as Captain Lorna
However, the phone call in the morning did not increase the Cowherd value, indicating that Captain Lorna was dissatisfied.
If this isnt transmigration and instead him going insane, its because he subconsciously believes Captain Lorna is dissatisfied.
Gu He reminded himself while encouraging Captain Lorna in the morning, although that sub-personality is fierce and sinister. But, after all, he has only recently split from his female side; he still has the potential to integrate and ept it, and he should approach it positively.
So he decided to increase the Cowherd value, take more implicit memory, get a data packet to feed her, and see how it goes.
Its now dusk, the sky outside has turned a sunset hue, and the faulty neon signs have begun to flicker.
Gu He, do you also think that I have a dream of stardom??
Gu He was at the izakaya, which was busier than usual during the day. He was sitting at a tiny dining table, speaking with an unknown young actress.
Miss Jiujing Huaqing, in her twenties, is one of many individuals in the city who fantasise about streamers. She mainly hangs out in the set area, where various film sets and various crews gather, and only sometimes will she return to the Kabukicho district.
She is a local street child in the Kabukicho district, and people like her in the city are called local dogs.
It has been six or seven years since she was a local dog in the studio area, but she still can only y tricks.
The biggest role she has ever yed has three lines, which are ah, oh my god and dont! She appeared in a third-rate horror movie where her character was killed by a perverted murderer who smashed his skull with a metal bull mould.
Really? Jiujing Huaqing sighed while drinking a ss of sake: Now everyone here calls me
Three Scream Jiujing.
Gu He has acquired formal training. He never smiles improperly and just says calmly:
Who doesnt want to be a celebrity? I recently dreamt about it yesterday. You should, nevertheless, have some of your own characteristics. Miss Jiujing, you are a one-of-a-kind individual.
Really? Jiujing Huaqing mumbled and touched her face, still unsure.
Of course. Gu He nodded.
Her face is already quite lovely, with huge eyes, a high nose, and a tiny mouth. However, it is so beautiful that it has no characteristics, and it is hard to remember.
Even if she hadnt mentioned it just now, he had the feeling that this was a cosmetic surgery facelift from a cheap street stic surgery shop. There was no n, simply a random patchwork of the faces of actresses and supermodels who were prominent in recent years.
Together with her stage name, there is a kind of extra-actor atmosphere.
Characteristics determine who you are, he went on to say.
All right, what you said makes sense. I should go back to stic surgery and focus on my own characteristics! Jiujing Huaqing felt increasingly thrilled.
A cough, a cough I didnt tell her that, Gu He almost choked on his wolfberry water
However, his Cowherd value is growing once again, the progress bar has moved to the second gear of 7%,
Suddenly, a sudden scream came from the Li Cai club, and the guests all looked towards the small aisle.
Whats going on? Gu He groaned in his heart. Did something happen to Miss Kumiko?
Gu He listened intently, it was a rough male voice shouting fearfully: Mother Kumiko, I dont dare! Im wrong, I am a bastard, I dont dare, let me go
Whats Gu Hes heart suddenly became even more stunned, Whats going on?- House-Tree-Person Test, a projective personality test, a type of exam in which the test taker responds to or provides ambiguous, abstract, or unstructured stimuli. Further Reading: /referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_2029-3
- Zhou Shuren. , a Chinese poet, better known by his pen name Lu Xun
- Referring to Gu He thoughts on eliminating the sub-personality (Elizabeth)
- Regards on Releases Schedule Optimistically 7 chapters per week; Realistically 2 chapters per week.
Chapter 13
Chapter 13
The screams became increasingly nearer, and when the metal door of the narrow aisle was mmed open, they flooded into the ears fully.
Gu He observed a muscr man screaming shrilly in a leopard-print fur coat, and he was hoisted with one hand by Kumiko Ayane, who appeared small byparison.
Sharp silver steel ws protruded from her two slim hands fingernails. The ws were holding onto the muscr man and were plunged directly into his skin as if they were straight into the bones.
The blood gushing out of the muscr mans shoulders dyed the sakura blossom on Ayane Kumikos kimono even redder.
Stop screaming; there are customers around. Ayane Kumiko dragged the muscr man to the fish ponds metal door, leaving a blood trail behind her.
She had huge sunsses on her face that blocked her expression, yet one can still tell her face was cold.
Fan Debao continued to prepare food and drinks in the little kitchen behind the bar, turning a blind eye and remaining silent.
The group of guests in the fish pond persisted in drinking, eating, and conversing as though nothing unusual was happening. As Ayane Kumiko walks by, they call her Mom or Miss Kumiko.
Gu He was a little perplexedcould it be that he was the only one who saw that muscr man? No, this is not a dream, is it?
He turned to face Ms Jiujing, but she was giddy with excitement as if she had cracked the secret to fame:
Reshape the nose simple! I have never been happy with my nose. What do you think if I change my nose to look like a cats nose? Thats considered my characteristic, right?
He looked again and saw Miss Kumiko bringing the muscr man to the fishponds main entrance, brushing his head against the curtain on the door. A group of female mercenaries working for Captain Lorna can be seen in the alley beyond the door.
Your name is Bat, right? So you want to silently abandon Licai and enter a club in the central districts?
One female mercenary patted the muscr mans pale forehead, which was covered in cold sweats, and sprayed some smoke on his face asking, Mother Kumiko pulled you out from being a wild dog and treated you so well, so this is how you repay her? With betrayal?
Dishonourable cunts. Another female mercenary shook her head and said, In this world, there are always very few people who pay attention to virtue.
Give him to Lorna. Ayane Kumikos voice was cold as if she was talking about how to dispose of a waste product:
Find someone to first chop off his dick and a kidney, then give him to the Aracade Gang to sell him to the Western Industrial District, ask the buyer to arrange him to be the hardest coolie, and die on the 261st day, not one day more or one day less.
I was wrong, Mother! The muscr man suddenly broke down and shouted, I was bewitched by greed! Im an idiot! Please give me a chance!
Didnt I give you a chance? You didnt cherish it yourself.
Ayane Kumiko nced at the muscr man and said, You have been with me for 261 days, so give me back the 261 days.
After saying that, the steel ws of her hands were all retracted suddenly as if they were retracted into the finger bones.
At the same time, the muscr man uttered a more tragic wail, his shoulders were bleeding profusely, and he was shaking in pain.
While moaning, begging and struggling, he was dragged away by a few female mercenaries like a pile of rotten meat.
Gu He could hardly contain the smile on his face again
Ayane Kumiko walked back from the door, and when she passed the dining table, she noticed Gu He.
She removed her sunsses, showing those familiar mesmerising pupils, and her voice softened again: Xiaohe, you are entertaining the visitors. Xiaohe is a new cowboy, Miss Jiujing; please excuse me if he does not serve you well.
Gu He is fantastic, Mom. Jiujing Huaqing gave a charming grin.
In that case, I wont disturb you. Ayane Kumiko bowed gently before returning to Li Cais side and closing the metal door.
She was so refined and kind as if the Ayane Kumiko just now was someone else
But the bloodied trail on the fish pond floor still tells the story of what happened just now.
Gu He hesitated to speak as if he was the only one here who didnt understand what was going on.
He had to ask: Miss Jiujing, just now?
Never betray mother.
Jiujing Huaqing said this in a tone of absolute reverence.
But this kind of thing still happens from time to time. Its just that some people dont know how to repay their kindness, and they are fascinated by Licais feasting and feasting, so they do things too much.
She took a sip of sake, frowned and asked, Gu He, you are not this kind of person, are you?
Me? Thinking of Miss Kumikos steel ws, Gu He hurriedly said, How could it be!
Its fine if you arent. Sakai Huaqing heaved a sigh of relief, Im a local dog. I havent been to the rich districts very much. Ive been to every ce I can go. Ive met quite a few people. Mother Kumiko is not the kind of person who can be met casually.
Mother is a good-natured person who advocates traditional virtues and principles.
Mother pays attention to principles, and the principle is very simple. If she treats you well, you should treat her well. If she treats you well, you treat her badly Do you know what happened after Licais top cowherd Fudu Ichiro betrayed his mother?
What happened? Gu He couldnt help swallowing secretly, feeling a bad premonition.
Mother switched his brain and dicks position with her own hands.
Jiujing Huaqing sighed, Its quite a pity. Many people still remember the demeanour of Fudu. He is a man who can be both male and female and can be attacked and epted. His style can change so that he can be the Night King. What a pity.
Gu He finally couldnt help but stare his eyes wide.
He remembered that Miss Kumiko had said to him: Thats just a requirement for an ordinary cowherd, but you wanted to be the Night King!
Gu He? Jiujing Huaqing was amused by his nervousness, Mother admires people who are upright,passionate, and thankful. She stated that those are the qualities she values the most in the world. Even if there is no return, she is eager to help and invest money in training for such people.
Mother is a kind person. She has favoured far too many individuals on Shouhui Street, including me. She provided the funds for my cosmetic surgery. Let me tell you softly that I still havent paid it back
Jiujing Huaqing had a cute smile on her face, Gu He is also a kind person, Mother told me that you resisted the temptation in the Arcade gang and have never yed games. You are a good person.
Uh Gu He nodded of course.
It turned out that Miss Kumiko admired him so much and kept saying that he was a good person, but there was another reason for this.
And Ms Jiujing is saying, dont do anything stupid, if you dont have Ms Kumikos permission, you cant get out of this street.
But people change, I hope you wont, Gu He. She was like a reverse psychiatrist, earnestly teaching: You have to know, Mother used to be a member of the Yakuza gang, and now she still has a rtionship with that gang.
Yakuza Gang?
Thats right. Its the biggest gang in the Kabukicho area, even Santo people need to show some face to them.
When Jiujing Huaqing said the word Yakuza, he was a little scared and respectful at the same time.
Gu Hes heart skipped a beat. This is the invisible backer of Miss Kumiko and Licai Club?
The members of the Yakuza gang are not easy to provoke. The fear in her expression became more serious, and she was mysterious, The corpse of Fudu was made into a specimen by the people of the Yakuza.
Lets roll it back and think for a while Jiujing Huaqing spoke with certainty as if she had seen it with her own eyes, so he couldnt help asking: Did you hear about this? What happened to the top cowherd in Fudu?
The brain and the dick changed positions? Its just an urban legend
I saw it. Sakai Huaqing said again, The corpse specimen of Fudu had been hanging on the wall of the alley outside the fish pond for several days.
Gu He was at a loss, Thatwouldnt it cause trouble, the police wouldnt care?
Police? Jiujing Huaqingughed, Gu He, do you know where most of the garbage in Liuguang City is?
Gu He already guessed what she wanted to say
Its not andfill in the Sludge Pond District. She paused, Its the Metropolitan Police Department.
Licai is under Yakuzas care. Besides, what do you think the Western Industrial District is? Its a ce where legal and illegal things are done, and no policeman is there to arrest people.
Jiujing Hanaqings exquisite stic face was a bit contemptuous, like an angry little roon.
Gu He leaned back in his chair, silently looking at Fan Debao who was busy at the bar.
Looking at the words printed on the chefs uniform worn by Lao Fan: Heart as wide as my body
Compared to Miss Kumiko just now, this may not be pretentious
Otherwise, when he waszy and wasted time in the bathroom this morning, he might have had a finger cut off because he didnt feel grateful.
I should have known it earlier! Think about Zhuang Ges sweet look when he faced Miss Kumiko
To be able to run such a big club in such a world is a legend in Shouhui Street.
Ayane Kumiko, how could she be a good person and a faithful woman?
Gu He drank the wolfberry water that had be stale, and looked around nkly at the curtains,nterns, hanging paintings, bar counters and guests.
I left the Arcade game toe here; I escaped from the wolfs den and entered the tigers den.
Gu He? Gu He? Do you think my nose should be made into a cats nose or a dogs nose?
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