Memory inheritor

Chapter 154 Mental Illness

Shen Qing chose the electric harp for her impromptu performance, but it was Wei Hongsi who prompted her to make this choice.

In preparing for this, Wei Hongsi conducted spectral analysis on each of the instruments that Shen Qing could play proficiently, and finally determined this one.

Because the electric harp has an extremely rich overtone structure, its fundamental frequency can induce low-frequency brainwave synchronization, and its high frequency can effectively guide attention, which is highly compatible with the "emotional reshaping method".

However, Wei Hongsi only learned the name of the corresponding instrument after he had selected the option, and it was the first time he had ever heard of an instrument called an electric harp.

In addition to selecting instruments, Wei Hongsi and Shen Qing also created an encoding table consisting of numerical and alphabetical axes, covering 80 emotion combinations. Wei Hongsi only needs to send two characters, and Shen Qing will play the corresponding melody.

The entire music intervention lasted 30 minutes, during which Shen Qing played 11 musical passages.

Then we entered the postoperative rest period, where all stimulation was stopped, and the music became soothing and calm, gradually turning into low-volume white noise.

Seven or eight minutes later, EEG monitoring confirmed that the brain waves had returned to a stable state, and Wei Hongsi signaled the end of the treatment.

Xia Shiyu opened the isolation shield, and Li Xuan walked up to Ran Tong.

After a while, seeing Ran Tong raise her hand and sit up a little straighter, Li Xuan said, "Please wait a moment, I'll help you take the equipment down."

Ran Tong nodded slightly, and Li Xuan removed the devices from her head one by one.

Ran Tong's expression was somewhat blank, as if she were in a daze.

During this treatment, from the latter half of the memory activation phase, she was in a theta wave state, somewhere between wakefulness and sleep. After the treatment, her memory of the process was rather vague, feeling as if it were a dream.

After a while, Ran Tong looked at Li Xuan and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Li Xuan smiled and nodded, then helped Ran Tong up.

Wei Hongsi observed Ran Tong's reaction and confirmed that it was relatively normal.

The group went to the adjacent lounge. Ran Tong's assistant, Zhang Shengyong, and others looked at Wei Hongsi, who smiled and said, "The treatment was very successful; she needs to rest well."

Everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Ran Tong's assistant asked, "Shall we go back now?"

Zhang Shengyong said, "Please sit for a while, I have some things to take care of."

Seeing that Ran Tong did not object, Ran Tong's assistant did not say anything more.

Zhang Shengyong winked at Wei Hongsi and left the lounge.

Wei Hongsi then brought Zhang Shengyong to the laboratory.

Zhang Shengyong asked, "The treatment was successful? I don't see much change in Ran Tong!"

Wei Hongsi said, "How could I lie about this? There's always a recovery process after surgery, it's the same principle." Ran Tong will re-examine things related to Zhou Huai, this self-examination, whether active or passive, is also a process of cognitive reconstruction for her.

"I suggest you go see her again tomorrow to get a better understanding of the situation. It will definitely be much more effective than it is now. In a couple of days, it would be best to have her come back for a follow-up examination. If necessary, you can have her undergo treatment to consolidate the results."

Zhang Shengyong clicked his tongue and said, "This isn't quite what we expected. There's still Meng Cai to go. It'll take another two or three days to find out about them, won't it?"

Wei Hongsi said, "Getting their cooperation is something that can't be rushed. Think about it, even though they've demystified Zhou Huai, the related memories are still there, and that won't be a pleasant feeling."

"Actually, Ran Tong is feeling very down right now, but as an actress, she has a much stronger ability to control her emotions than the average person."

"Okay, I understand." Zhang Shengyong nodded. "That's all for tonight."

The two returned to the lounge. Zhang Shengyong announced the end of the day, and Lu Jiaqi and Li Xuan saw them off.

Wei Hongsi and Xia Shiyu tidied up the laboratory and rest room, went back to the 16th floor to get their belongings, and went downstairs to prepare to return to their dormitory.

Upon exiting the building, I saw Lu Jiaqi's car parked at the entrance.

Wei Hongsi stepped forward, saw the car window was rolled down, bent down and asked, "You haven't left yet?"

Lu Jiaqi said, "Let's see if you have any other plans. You've been busy so late, aren't you going to do something for us?"

Wei Hongsi asked, "Shall I treat you to a late-night snack?"

Lu Jiaqi laughed and said, "Forget it, we have to go to work tomorrow, let's save it for next time. Shall I take you home?"

Wei Hongsi said, "No need, it won't take us long to walk back."

Lu Jiaqi said, "Then let's go."

Li Xuan waved to the window: "Goodbye, Engineer Wei; goodbye, Xia."

Wei Hongsi watched Lu Jiaqi's car drive away, and then walked towards the dormitory with Xia Shiyu.

Xia Shiyu said, "I didn't expect Ran Tong to come tonight."

"What, is he your idol?" Wei Hongsi asked with a smile.

"Yeah." Xia Shiyu nodded. "I practically grew up watching her TV dramas. I used to watch them often when I was in college, just to watch them while eating."

"I noticed that you didn't have any particular reaction when you saw her." Wei Hongsi had seen idols and fans meet before, and he felt that Xia Shiyu's reaction to Ran Tong was similar to his own.

Xia Shiyu said, "An idol is an idol, but after all, I don't know him."

Wei Hongsi found Xia Shiyu's point of view very interesting.

The two chatted as they walked. After turning a street corner and walking a little further, Xia Shiyu suddenly put her arm around Wei Hongsi's shoulder and whispered, "Brother Hongsi, those two people behind us have been following us."

Wei Hongsi was taken aback for a moment, then understood what Xia Shiyu meant.

He also put his arm around Xia Shiyu's shoulder and took the opportunity to turn his head and glance back out of the corner of his eye.

About ten meters away, they saw two figures walking in the same direction as them, seemingly carrying something in their hands.

He asked in a low voice, "Did you see what those two people were holding?"

Xia Shiyu said, "It was wrapped in a plastic bag, so I guess it was something like a steel pipe or a stick."

"You have such good eyesight?"

"I spotted it shortly after we left the company, when we turned the first corner."

Wei Hongsi initially thought Xia Shiyu's guess was absurd. Although it was late and there were few people on the road, the road wasn't remote, and there were many surveillance cameras along the way. Would anyone really dare to do something bad here?

However, if those two people were carrying something that could be used as a weapon and had followed us here from near the company, they might actually have ill intentions.

"What do you think we should do?"

"We're empty-handed; we'll definitely be at a disadvantage if we fight."

"Then... run?"

The two exchanged a glance with their arms around each other's shoulders, then suddenly let go and ran away.

This decision was certainly wise. If it turned out to be a blunder, at most they'd be called idiots by passersby; if they guessed correctly, given their physique, they wouldn't have a long time to run to the dormitory, and it would be very difficult for those behind them to catch up.