Chapter 129: Reconstruction (3) |
Hearing Wei Hongsi's question, Zhang Shengyong couldn't help narrowing his eyes. “So you think that's why the organization made Shen Qing a key target?”
“At least one of the reasons.” Wei Hongsi nodded. “That organization clearly has mature technology for creating Psychological Viruses through videos, so they must be able to assess the degree of Spiritual Contamination in their targets.”
“You're right!” Zhang Shengyong's eyes suddenly widened. “Even though Zhou Huai and Shen Qing rarely met in person, they had plenty of online communication, making it very convenient to evaluate the Psychological Virus's effectiveness.”
Wei Hongsi said, “It's not that complicated. If the Psychological Virus deployed on Shen Qing was fully effective, she would have actively contacted Zhou Huai to give emotional feedback.”
“Damn, this stuff is seriously messed up!” Zhang Shengyong couldn't help cursing. “Zhou Huai sent Shen Qing at least four videos containing Psychological Viruses, so he was continuously testing her?”
“He probably wouldn't repeatedly test with ineffective material. The new Psychological Viruses would be upgraded and calibrated. His ongoing communication with Shen Qing could support that.”
Wei Hongsi glanced at the screen as he spoke. “That's my guess. Once Shen Qing's testing is done, I'll know if I'm right.”
“Someone with some immunity to the Psychological Virus attracting that organization's special attention makes sense.” Zhang Shengyong said thoughtfully. “But that's clearly not why they originally targeted Shen Qing.”
Wei Hongsi spread his hands. “That's not something I can answer.”
Wei Hongsi considered it. “I'll give it a try.”
He had already analyzed the video files sent to Shen Qing that afternoon, so he knew which emotions the Psychological Viruses were guiding her toward.
So he believed that, despite going against Shen Qing's conscious will, she and Zhou Huai did have or had once had a relatively close personal relationship. Such personal privacy issues were not his place to ask about, and Shen Qing probably wouldn't tell him anyway.
But now it seemed Shen Qing and Zhou Huai didn't have that deep an emotional connection, so maybe it was worth trying to chat.
About fifteen minutes later, all six rounds of diagnostic testing on Shen Qing were complete.
Wei Hongsi conducted a comprehensive comparison and analysis of the monitoring data, and the more he looked, the more surprised he became.
The Psychological Viruses customized for Shen Qing by the Guide Light Society were indeed iterating continuously. Although the adjustment mechanism was still unclear, the direction of adjustments mainly focused on optimizing adaptability, with little change in intensity.
Using the timestamps of when Shen Qing received the four Psychological Viruses as reference, a very clear pattern of decay over time was evident.
The impact of the first three on Shen Qing was already very minimal, especially the first one, which was basically negligible.
The last one, the Psychological Virus Shen Qing had most recently received, was from early June, and its effect was also very limited.
From this, Wei Hongsi reached a conclusion: Shen Qing had a very strong ability for self-directed cognitive restructuring.
She really was different, definitely worth in-depth study!
Wei Hongsi shared this discovery with Zhang Shengyong.
Zhang Shengyong suddenly understood. “So it's not that the Guide Light Society's Psychological Viruses were ineffective, but that Shen Qing could heal herself?”
Wei Hongsi nodded. “Exactly! She might not be able to completely eliminate those latent negative emotions, but she can remain entirely unaffected by them.”
Zhang Shengyong knew what that meant.
An organization that studies viruses encounters someone with a natural antibody. How could they let that go easily? They would definitely study her thoroughly, then improve the virus. Whether psychological or physiological, the principle was the same.
Wei Hongsi said, “Come on, let's go downstairs.”
Zhang Shengyong said, “I think it'd be better to call them up here. You can talk with Shen Qing alone.”
Wei Hongsi thought that made sense. Downstairs, they could only sit in the meeting room, which wasn't suitable for discussing personal issues. So he sent a message to Yuan Zhenhui, asking him to bring the people to the 16th floor.
Then he took Zhang Shengyong to a nearby meeting room and turned on the lights. “Brother Yong, you all can wait here for now.”
Soon, Yuan Zhenhui brought the people over. Zhang Shengyong called the female officer who came with him into the meeting room. Wei Hongsi invited Shen Qing to his office, and Tang Jinxia followed along.
Wei Hongsi didn't mind. He invited the two to sit on the sofa, then grabbed a chair and sat across from them.
If this were compared to a medical visit, Tang Jinxia was the patient's family member. In some ways, communicating with her might be even more convenient. No matter where Shen Qing went, this agent was always by her side. It was both protection and trust.
Throughout the testing process, Shen Qing had maintained a calm attitude. But the twenty or so minutes waiting for the results after testing gradually made her nervous. Now, sitting in Wei Hongsi's office, about to hear the outcome, she couldn't help feeling uneasy.
Tang Jinxia spoke first. “Teacher Wei, is it serious?”
She had met Wei Hongsi twice before and still had some impression. Since she had heard the police call this young man “Teacher Wei,” she followed suit.
Wei Hongsi said, “Shen Qing has indeed been affected, but not severely. If I were to compare it to an illness, it's roughly like a common cold.”
“Oh, that's okay then, that's a relief.” Tang Jinxia patted her chest, looking relieved.
Shen Qing looked at her and said, “I told you not to worry.” Then she smiled at Wei Hongsi. “So when will I recover?”
Actually, both Wei Hongsi and Tang Jinxia had noticed that Shen Qing was nervous earlier, but neither pointed it out.
Wei Hongsi stating the conclusion first was also to let her relax, so they could better discuss the following topics.
“Based on my analysis, if no therapeutic intervention is done, you could recover on your own in about two to three months and no longer be affected.”
“Oh my, that 'cold' lasts quite a while!” Tang Jinxia said with some surprise. “So how long would treatment take?”
Wei Hongsi said, “About two weeks, but a month of observation is needed. Her case is special, so we'll need to assess the effectiveness after treatment. It might be shorter.”
Tang Jinxia was clearly still unsatisfied. “Still that long?”
Wei Hongsi didn't quite understand why Tang Jinxia was so hung up on this, so he said, “That's not really a long time. And the negative impact is very limited. You don't need to worry too much.”
Shen Qing said, “Auntie, it's not really a cold. Teacher... Teacher Wei is just using an analogy.”
Seeing Tang Jinxia's embarrassed expression, Wei Hongsi suddenly understood.
A common cold, which is nothing to an ordinary person, could have a significant impact on a singer. So his analogy seemed to have been a poor choice.
