hsntnovel Chapter 37 Anchor Point
Chapter 37 Anchor Point
The rushing sound of water suddenly filled my ears.
Immediately, my brain went blank, my breathing became rapid, my heart was pounding as if it would jump out of my mouth, and my blood circulation was as fast as a rushing river.
Each time he retraces his steps, he experiences a phenomenon similar to the aftereffects of drowning, and Zite has grown accustomed to this discomfort.
I took a deep breath, quickly composed myself, took out my phone, and glanced at the time: 8:58.
There are 12 minutes left before class starts.
At that moment, I had just changed my clothes and was quickly washing up in the dormitory bathroom.
Qi Te turned off the tap, not even bothering to wipe his face, and quickly walked to his bedside, pulling his phone out from under his pillow.
Open the app store and download the app.
Ji Chenyu, who was stuffing a steamed bun into his mouth, came over and was immediately stunned.
Why download Fulecai?
"Don't make a sound."
Qi Te quickly tapped on one betting area after another, placing bets according to the numbers he remembered.
"Holy crap!" Ji Chenyu exclaimed, completely bewildered, "Tezi, you're done for!"
Qi Te invested all the money in his account, leaving only a few dozen dollars.
"Fine, I'll buy it then. I have money anyway. I'll take you to the hospital after class..."
Before Ji Chenyu could finish speaking, Qi Te snatched his phone away.
"what?"
"You should buy it too."
"No way, Tezi, did that guy Qin mess up your brain? Before, when I bought scratch-off lottery tickets, you always said I was wasting money, and that winning was a low-probability event..."
Ji Chenyu complained while trying to snatch the phone back.
"Believe me"
With just those three words, Ji Chenyu stopped moving. From childhood to adulthood, he had always trusted Qi Te, and after the academy hostage incident, that trust had been elevated to the level of a faith.
"How come you're poorer than me?"
Qi Te complained that Ji Chenyu's meager ten thousand yuan had dwindled to a mere fraction in just a few seconds.
FullerCard is a federally licensed betting website offering over a dozen lottery options.
Zite placed four bets: the Lotto, which is drawn every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday; the Numbers lottery, which is drawn every 24 hours; and two sports betting lotteries.
After placing his bet, Qi Te immediately dialed Yue Wanwan's number.
Ji Chenyu, with a look of amused curiosity, was about to make a sarcastic remark when Qi Te asked urgently, "Senior, is Uncle Yue nearby?"
Yue Wanwan on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "Yes, I'm here."
"Please let Uncle answer the phone."
Soon, Yue Yi'an's voice came through the receiver.
Before the other party could exchange any pleasantries, Qi Te asked directly, "Uncle, can you tell me how to deal with mind control abilities? I know you have a principle of confidentiality, but this is very important to me. Please!"
Yesterday at the hospital, Qi Te heard Cao Yingchong mention that Yue Yi'an worked for the Bureau of Foreign Affairs. Instead of searching online for solutions whose effectiveness is uncertain, it's better to leave the problem to professionals.
Yue Yi'an gave a very specific answer almost without hesitation, and then asked with concern, "Qite, did something happen to you?"
"Uncle, stay away from Dr. Nie, and whatever you do, don't let him have any contact with my senior. You should understand what I mean."
Upon hearing his daughter's name mentioned, Yue Yi'an was clearly startled and quickly replied, "I understand."
Yue Wanwan has already explained to her father everything about how Qi Te and Ji Chenyu risked their lives to save her during the academy hostage incident, and how the two of them knew about her abilities.
Therefore, for Yue Yi'an, these two young men were undoubtedly extremely reliable.
After hanging up the phone, Ji Chenyu realized that something must have happened.
"Tezi..."
Before he could ask a question, Qi Te lowered his voice and said, "Nie Zhifeng invaded my brain. Everything that happened last night was caused by him..."
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Yue Yi'an is in charge of the Bureau of Supernatural Powers' database and has a deep understanding of all kinds of supernatural abilities. From him, we learned that mind control ability users are extremely difficult to deal with.
Even an F-level being is enough to control a person with a weak will, causing them to do things completely against their own will.
The higher the level, the stronger the control. Judging from Nie Zhifeng's complete takeover of his body, the other party is most likely a C-level.
Furthermore, its capabilities extend beyond mere control.
In addition, Yue Yi'an also mentioned a key piece of information: for a mental sequence ability user to invade the consciousness of another person, a prerequisite must be met—an anchor point.
Qi Te carefully recalled all the details of his encounter with the other person in the hospital. They only met briefly in the ward, and afterwards, the other person followed him into the elevator, but there was no physical contact.
Therefore, the anchor point is hidden in the language.
However, he wasn't the only one in the elevator at the time. Qiao Yi's gender didn't meet the old man's requirements, but what about Ji Chenyu and Cao Yingchong?
Before this, no one knew Nie Zhifeng and had never seen him before.
It's impossible for the other party to immediately determine that among the three, only one has the simplest social relationships.
Therefore, it can be deduced that the other party did not target him in the hospital.
But, even earlier!
Where could it be? And how did you set this mental anchor point for yourself?
Qi Te calmed himself down and carefully recalled all the details of yesterday.
"Luoduyang?!"
He suddenly remembered that the guy had suddenly lunged at him before he died.
At that moment, he noticed that the other person seemed to say something, but he couldn't hear it clearly.
Afterwards, Loduyang died suddenly, and his legal counsel asked everyone in Genting Room 2 to cooperate with the investigation.
Furthermore, Cao Yingchong's analysis is not without merit.
Loduyan had taken sildenafil. The effects of this drug on the heart vary from person to person. Loduyan may have been particularly sensitive to this drug, and the fact that he was forcibly interrupted from performing the spell while in a state of extreme excitement made it highly likely that he suffered cardiac arrest.
A combination of factors led Qi Te to not think about it in detail at the time. However, when he was threatened at gunpoint by Qian Er at the villa, he also died of cardiac arrest, a characteristic that reminded him of Luo Duyang's death.
Considering Nie Zhifeng's abilities and Luo Duyang's abnormally arrogant and overbearing state, Qi Te had reason to suspect that Luo Duyang had already been invaded by Nie Zhifeng. Perhaps, someone's consciousness had also been transferred into his brain.
If that's the case, then Luo Duyang's last words are likely the key to forming the anchor point.
Qi Te racked his brains, trying to recall that moment, and was quite certain that he hadn't heard what the other person said.
But Luo Duyang did say that, only, for some reason, his brain blocked it out.
It was Nie Zhifeng. If that was indeed the anchor point, it could only be that this person interfered with his brain's operation.
I actually heard it, but the other party used their superpowers to 'hide' my memory of that sound.
Oh, right, the lip shape!
The image of Luo Duyang rushing towards him flashed through Qi Te's mind again and again.
"superior"
"Attend class"
Qi Te's eyes suddenly lit up; he understood.
The other party used Luo Duyang to set an anchor point for themselves, and the trigger words were these two words.
Once I understood this, all the seemingly unrelated details connected.
The primary requirement for the "body-snatching" targets designated by Old Man Qian was that they be intelligent enough, followed by good health and good looks.
Although the intelligence of the possessed individual cannot be synchronized after consciousness transfer, the reaction speed of the brain's neurons and the degree of development of the brain threshold determine the upper limit of intelligence.
Yesterday in the private room at Genting, Peng Jiajun told Luo Duyang that Qi Te was the top student in the second year of the School of Biology, and also Lao Liu's favorite student, and had been given a guaranteed spot in the doctoral program.
Therefore, it was at that time that Nie Zhifeng decided to become the old man's "container".
The other party deliberately followed him to the elevator and took the opportunity to say the words "class," which was actually to activate the anchor point.
No wonder he always had a strange feeling of being spied on while in the hospital.
So, here's the question.
As a student, I have to attend classes every day, so there's no way to avoid it.
Yue Yi'an clearly stated that once the anchor point is generated, there are only three ways to resolve it.
The controller removes and puts on the brainwave blocking helmet, finds a mind control ability user of the same or higher level, and implants a new anchor point that can cancel out the original anchor point.
Of course, there is an even more effective solution.
Kill the anchor holder!
How to kill?
The specifics of Nie Zhifeng's special ability are not yet clear, but two points can be confirmed.
Firstly, it is indeed possible for the other party to transfer one person's consciousness into another person's brain.
Secondly, the other party can issue a command similar to "cardiac arrest" through the brain's nerves, thereby causing the target to die suddenly.
After Mr. Qian's consciousness entered the brain, Qi Te's consciousness was not transferred into that old body.
Like being imprisoned in a closed cage of consciousness, he could not control his body, nor could he communicate with the outside world. Yet he clearly saw and heard everything that happened in that manor.
Qi Te never wanted to experience that feeling again.
He would rather be beaten up by Zheng Xinjian using his superpowers or run over by a speeding car than face the terrifying experience of being "already alive, yet isolated from the whole world".
That was a hundred times more terrifying than any other form of torture in the world.
If the old man hadn't regained control of his body after getting drunk and falling asleep, Zite would have lost consciousness sooner or later.
So, was Nie Zhifeng doing this intentionally, or was he only able to achieve a one-way transfer?
Zite set aside the question, which could not yet be analyzed, and focused his attention on himself.
Each time you rewind after death, your body changes. The visual and auditory abilities you gained in the previous two instances both belong to the five senses of physical abilities.
He was really looking forward to this change, hoping it would bring him a breakthrough!