Chapter 219 Detection and Self-Rescue

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"Susie, do you think I'm still me?"

The big golden retriever was a little surprised when asked this question, but he immediately replied firmly: "You are you, Audrey."

Audrey nodded slightly and paid attention to the surrounding situation with the corner of her eye: "Thank you, Susie."

"Now, we should go back...be careful, control the speed, and don't let others find anything unusual..."

After discovering the influence of extraordinary power in the family castle, Audrey and Susie no longer stayed in the corridor, but quickly returned to their bedroom to prevent contact with any "wrong" people and confuse themselves with others. identity perception.

Audrey leaned against the door, feeling a little nervous. She could feel her heart pounding by pressing her palm lightly on her chest.

Susie, the big golden retriever dog, sat at her feet with her ear against the door, listening carefully to what was going on outside.

Even though there was no one around, they didn't feel safe.

"Calm down, Audrey, calm down."

Audrey took two deep breaths, used the extraordinary ability of the "psychiatrist" to "soothe" herself, and then analyzed the current situation with Susie to get rid of the current anxious mood.

"In this extraordinary event, many people had their memories changed. They believed from the bottom of their hearts that they were another person and acted as another person. It is difficult for us to judge their authenticity with the naked eye."

"Woof," Susie said.

Audrey frowned: "Just like Tina. Even if the three pieces of evidence you found, Susie, the smell, clothes and footprints all prove that Tina is now a man, I still instinctively refuse to call her 'he'."

"Although I have seen the evidence, I still feel that 'he' is Tina."

"So does mom. Now I think mom should have short brown hair, not blond hair like me."

"It seems like it's not just their memories that have been replaced, but also other people's memories...or cognition?"

Susie tilted her head, her pupils gradually faded and then stood up. Susie's spirituality spread and came into contact with Audrey's body.

Audrey did not resist, but looked at Susie with burning eyes. She knew that this was the other party using the ability of "psychoanalysis".

After a few seconds, Susie stood up, took two steps around Audrey, and shook her head firmly:

"Audrey, your spirit is not affected, Wang."

This answer made Audrey relax a little, and she was extremely grateful that Susie became a "psychiatrist" before today's extraordinary events happened.

However, Susie seemed to realize that there was something wrong with the maid Tina through the smell. In addition, as an extraordinary animal, Susie was not sensitive to the changes in the maids in the family castle, so she accidentally discovered the problem.

These changes must have happened not long ago, because Susie, who is also a "mind reader", should also be able to detect problems. But the "mind reader" of Sequence 8 cannot diagnose my mind, nor can it help me maintain my cognition...

"Perhaps it's because the other party's sequence is higher than ours?"

"It's also possible..." Susie lay down and rested her chin on her paws, "Then what should we do now, Audrey?"

The blond Miss Hall could not accurately grasp what was happening in the family castle. She thought deeply, found a cushion by the way, and sat down next to Susie regardless of appearance. She hugged her knees with her hands and stared at the lamp opposite. .

"Susie, do you think this could be done by an extraordinary person?"

"Ugh..." Susie's tail shook, "I think it's possible."

"But Father, he hasn't expressed any political opinions or led legal votes recently." Audrey leaned against the door doubtfully, stretched out a hand to stroke Susie's soft hair, and carefully recalled the recent situation.

Earl Hall has been living a leisurely life at the family castle since February, away from the work of the House. Occasionally, he participated in some important issues by writing letters, and other times he participated in aristocratic entertainment, horse riding, hunting and dancing.

Very normal.

As for the Government Employee Examination Act and the Backlund Environmental Protection Act, that was already a month or two ago.

Now these bills have been implemented smoothly and have little to do with Earl Hall. Even if Earl Hall goes mad or even dies in this incident, these bills will continue without any impact.

As the daughter of an earl, Audrey already had an understanding of these things under the influence of her parents and her own conscious understanding. Therefore, logically speaking, Audrey did not think that it was an Extraordinary who committed the crime. It was more likely that it was a sealed object that was out of control.

"If it is said that a wild and powerful Beyonder happens to be conducting experiments in the castle, then this is... we still have to keep this possibility."

She whispered to herself while petting the golden retriever.

"But that doesn't explain the reason why I wasn't affected... If I were an Extraordinary, I would definitely let everyone in the castle be affected, and no fish would slip through the net."

"Woof."

At this time, Audrey suddenly thought of something and stood up.

Susie also stood up: "Audrey, what are you going to do?"

"Susie, I'm going out for a trip and will be back soon. There is one thing I want to confirm for myself."

As she spoke, the necklace around Audrey's neck suddenly glowed like a star, and the "Lie", an extraordinary item that changed her appearance, revealed her spiritual power. Audrey's face changed rapidly, her golden hair and green eyes changed rapidly.

In just about ten seconds, Miss Hall turned into her second brother, Alfred Hall.

The face was exactly the same, and the temperament was also copied to a quarter or five by Audrey, but it was much thinner than the real Alfred.

"Alfred" was still wearing Audrey's house dress, which was very nondescript. Audrey resisted her embarrassment and turned around in front of the full-length mirror indoors to confirm that her current image was indeed strange and funny. He looks exactly like Alfred.

Susie ran over in small steps and looked around at the current Audrey. The dog, who was not too sensitive to human clothing and grooming, did not react too much.

But Audrey was still a little unable to hold herself tight. This weird scene that looked like "Alfred wearing women's clothes" made the corners of her mouth twitch.

Finally, she opened her closet, took out the women's riding clothes she wore when riding horses, and put on pants that made it easier to move.

Audrey adjusted her face again, using Alfred as the model, turning herself into a male.

The feeling of dissonance was finally reduced.

"Susie, just wait for me here."

Audrey warned again, then arranged her clothes and walked out carefully.

She wears a self-made face and riding clothes. Anyone who sees her will think of her as a strange young man who is a little thin.

On the stairs not far from her bedroom, Audrey successfully met a maid.

The washing maid slowly went downstairs with a basin of washed clothes, probably intending to dry them on the balcony and open space. This maid was also someone she knew well. She saw her several times a week, but she couldn't name her.

Audrey held her breath and tried to look as serious as possible. At the same time, she was also ready to "comfort" and "hypnotize" the other party immediately to prevent the maid from screaming after seeing the stranger and attracting others. .

The washing maid walked downstairs step by step.

The washing maid noticed the strange boy standing in front of her.

Audrey sweated a lot and was prepared to deal with all situations.

I saw that the washing maid did not show any "surprised" expression, and bowed to Audrey naturally:

"Good afternoon, miss."

Audrey was shocked when she faced the strange man's face, but she immediately nodded slightly and naturally: "Good afternoon."

Then, Audrey turned half a circle "on a whim" and asked the starched maid: "Does my riding costume look good?"

The maid just thought it was a joke, so she smiled and praised, "This suits you very well."

She could notice the riding clothes, but she would not be affected by my face... Audrey smiled and walked back to her bedroom step by step at a normal speed as she usually did.

The moment the door closed, Audrey exhaled sharply.

Her face quickly returned to normal, and her golden hair cascaded down.

Susie ran over immediately upon seeing this, first using "Psychoanalysis" and then "Soothing". It was about to speak when it saw Audrey wink at itself. Susie understood and stuck out her tongue and kept circling around Audrey.

After about five minutes, Audrey finally loosened her grip on the armrest.

"Susie, am I still me?"

Susie stared closely into Audrey's eyes and confirmed again: "Audrey, you are still you, you have to trust the judgment of the 'psychiatrist'."

Audrey was obviously relieved and then said:

"Susie, you can't believe that after I completely turned into a different person, the maid still believed that I was Audrey."

"Obviously, they have some basis for directly identifying me."

"We want to overturn the previous speculation. This should not only be modified memory... Well, what is really modified is cognition, or..."

The maid thought the strange man was Miss Hall, and Audrey had previously believed that a man was Tina, the pastry maid. What are the similarities between the two incidents?

Audrey suddenly had an idea. She and Susie looked at each other and said in surprise:

"What has been replaced is not their cognition or memory, but their identity!"

"So, as long as my identity is still 'Tina', no matter if I become a man, an old man or a child, I will always think that it is Tina."

Audrey continued to speculate:

"I took the initiative to meet with the maid just now, and now I have guessed the truth, but I still haven't been attacked... If this isn't an extraordinary person with a bad character who wants to torture others, then it should be an out-of-control sealed object!"

In most cases, dealing with out-of-control sealed objects is more difficult than dealing with extraordinary people, because sealed objects do not have the danger of overdrawing their spirituality and losing control, and they are not afraid of death.

However, sealed objects often only have instincts and lack wisdom. If you can make good use of the rules, whether it is to save your life or escape, it will be much simpler than when facing extraordinary people.

Susie wagged her tail happily: "That's right! Woof! What should we do now, Audrey?"

"We should call for help immediately," Audrey said.

The closest to the family castle is the Church of Storms in the northern urban area, but the Hall family are all believers of the goddess. This matter will be handed over to the Church of the Night through the storm, which will delay some time, but it will not be too long.

At the same time, Audrey knew that she had another option, which was to pray to Mr. Fool for help.

Audrey looked at Susie who was beside her, waiting for her to make a decision, and fell into thinking.

Mr. Fool is a benevolent god, but I cannot seek help from Mr. Fool immediately when I encounter any problem. He values ​​exchange of equal value, but I can’t offer anything valuable in exchange other than Russell’s diary... I always seek refuge from Mr. Fool unilaterally like this, and I don’t get any growth, and I will gradually become addicted to it until One day I was disgusted by Mr. Fool...

Try working on yourself first, Audrey. Susie and I are both Sequence 7 and can help each other and protect ourselves... Leave here first and pass the news on. If the Church of Storm or the Church of Night does not come in time, I will immediately pray to Mr. Fool.

But now, seeking help from "The Fool" is not the only way.

Wait, as "Miss Audrey Hall", I cannot leave the family castle easily. If you insist on leaving, it might trigger a bad chain reaction.

Audrey looked at Susie.

Susie tilted her head and looked at her.

"Susie, I have one thing to trouble you." Audrey said seriously, "You must have been looking for tunnels in the castle garden during this time, right? Did you find anything?"

"Yes, there is a small hole under the fence covered by bushes, but you can't get through, Audrey."

"It's good to have it."

Audrey breathed a sigh of relief, turned and walked to the table, picked up the pen and wrote a few lines quickly. Then she folded the note, put it in an envelope, and stuffed it into the little pet bag Susie used to deliver letters.

"Susie, leave the castle, go outside, and find a way to deliver this letter to the pastor of the Church of Storms."

"I will wait for you to come back. When you leave, I will stay in the bedroom and use other means to call for help."

467

Amon was walking on the road playing with the Tudor Empire gold coin, his expression a little ugly.

Behind him, the people on this street stood there quietly, waiting for the parasite's instructions.

These people have a disordered identity and are affected by it. And Amon parasitizing them is equivalent to using the identity of "Amon" to cover his current identity. As soon as the parasitism ends, the residents will change back to their previous appearance, constantly preventing him from approaching the manor area on the outskirts of the city.

Amon is not good at using methods like the "Secret Puppet Master" to control these residents to perform normal city life. If they just stand there like this, they will soon be discovered by the church.

Not sure if it was his imagination, but he felt that the sun was not as warm as before.

To be on the safe side, after Amon walks a certain distance, he will let go of his previous parasitism and parasitize the people currently blocking his progress.

"Maybe it stopped me like this because it was really hiding there, right?"

"No matter what, it will be bad for me if it continues like this. It just wants to escape, and I must kill it."

The further you go to the northern manor area, the greater the resistance you encounter. Amon feels that this can no longer be explained by simple resistance.

Walking around a corner, three or four "travel vehicles" produced by the Church of Steam suddenly rushed out of the noble villa in front of Amon - it was all black, with three sets of twelve wheels, and a chimney towering on top like a ship. White smoke is drifting away.

This kind of steam-powered vehicle is bulky, huge, and has a limited load capacity. It has no advantages except running faster than people. Only fans of steam machinery will buy it.

However, this time, three or four vehicles actually ran out and rammed straight towards Amon. The streets were blocked in all directions, making Amon think of the tanks in the album.

"Want to stop me in this way?"

Amon immediately stole the thoughts of these steam-powered vehicle drivers. In the moment when their thoughts were blank, these heavy vehicles collided, making a huge noise and explosion.

The casings of these vehicles were strong enough to prevent them from flying off and killing passers-by.

But at this moment, Amon suddenly noticed that a small area of ​​the sky above his head had darkened, and a dark cloud floated above his head contrary to common sense.

These steam-powered cars are not coming for me, but they want to separate me and expose me to the Church of Storms?

Well, according to Amon's habit, we will fight with the Church of Storms, and we will also try to parasitize the opposite bishop, or parasitize the "punisher" to anger the opponent and wait for an opportunity to escape.

But am I just an ordinary Amon?

Amon chose to do the opposite. He pretended to touch his head, but in fact, he immediately made the monocle disappear in his right eye, wiped his hair back, and used hairspray to turn his short, slightly curly black hair into straight brown hair.

Then, Amon raised his hands and said to the dark clouds in the sky:

"I'm not being hostile, as you can see, I'm being targeted."

"This incident was caused by the theft of my extraordinary items, which caused casualties in your jurisdiction. I'm sorry."

"If you are willing to give me some help and let me recover my out-of-control extraordinary items, I will also be willing to help you solve this incident."

He was extremely sincere and surrendered on the spot - the Storm Bishops were just a bunch of rough guys who were willing to take the soft side rather than the tough ones - and he did not use the ability to "deceive the mentor", leaving the decision-making power to the Storm Bishop himself who was watching here.

It has been discovered by the other party, and the other party must be aware of it. And this Storm Bishop did not strike Amontian with lightning immediately. Perhaps he is a rare bishop who can think and plan. If you continue to use "fraud" at this time, it will be counterproductive.

Tell the truth, but not quite the truth.

TBC

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Amon: You thought I would run away, right? Unexpectedly, I surrender!

*Corrected the identity of the Storm Bishop (I originally wanted to pick up Essneck and use it but found that it didn't work.)

Revised from Sequence 3 Ace Snake to Sequence 4 Lurmi. (This person really exists and was mentioned by Count Hall. He is a rare intellectual Storm Bishop)