When Peng Ziyi came to see Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen had just returned to Hewan New District and walked into the two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment assigned to him for the first time.
He had barely even sat down in his chair when Peng Ziyi came knocking on the door to visit him, and an hour ago, he had just handed over the Baron's family to him.
"Old Peng, you suddenly appeared at my doorstep, which made me a little nervous. If you had anything to say, you didn't say it just now. Now you come here alone, which is definitely not a good thing." Xiao Chen opened the door and let him in. "I have nothing here now, so don't expect me to entertain you."
"If you live in a big house in the capital every day, stop pretending to be poor." Peng Ziyi took out a bottle of Master Kong iced black tea from his bag and threw it to Xiao Chen.
The latter was delighted when he received it, and threw it into the Traveler's Heart, "This is a good thing full of memories, I must keep it. Tell me, what could make you give up such a valuable thing."
"The things are personal, but the matter is public." Peng Ziyi told Xiao Chen about the meeting two days ago and asked, "What do you think about this?"
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "I wasn't at the scene, but from what you described, it seems that some people deliberately want to ruin the use of mental magic to solve the case."
Peng Ziyi smiled and said, "But neither you nor I have any evidence. At least on that day, everyone seemed to be aboveboard. They were defending Chairman Guo in their words and deeds."
Xiao Chen continued his thoughts and said, "But if someone really did that, he must have his own purpose. The simplest reason is that he is afraid that others will use such means on him. And such a person is most likely Chu Ying's accomplice."
Peng Ziyi said: "If someone uses some tricks in someone else's mind, will there be any clues left behind?"
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "I understand. You want me to be more careful when exploring Chu Ying's mind. Look for the traces left by the troublemaker. I can't guarantee this, but I am much more confident doing it now than a few days ago."
"What lessons did you learn from Baron Goya?"
"Yes, I modified the Soul Bridge and combined it with the Soul Interpretation and Dream Judgment magic. It can stimulate the subject's related memories more quickly and effectively. I call this new magic Psychic Visitation."
"This... How did you do it?" Peng Ziyi also practiced the Dream Tower magic inherited by Xiao Chen, and knew how difficult it was to practice these magics, let alone modify them.
"After studying The True Source of Magic, I gained a new understanding of the nature of magic, so it will be easier for me to modify magic, just like people who have worked in a factory are more adept at mechanical design. What's more, I have several helpers. I will hold a seminar later to share these experiences with everyone."
"Well, Chairman Guo fought for this opportunity anyway. You have to prove the role of magic in interrogation in this case to keep the legitimacy of our use of magic to investigate cases in the future."
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Xiao Chen's investigation of Chu Ying attracted eight committee members. Except for Guo Qian who was absent due to avoiding suspicion, all other committee members in the school were present.
Only a high-level wizard like Xiao Chen could use the Soul Bridge to share the images in his consciousness with so many people.
Chu Ying seemed to have lost his temper after being tormented these days. He sat listlessly, allowing the two soldiers to press him into a chair.
Xiao Chen said to the two warriors, "No need to hold him down like this. A more relaxed atmosphere will help me use magic."
Chu Ying looked up at him and sneered with disdain.
Xiao Chen didn't care and said, "Everyone, let's get started."
He placed his hands on the table in front of Chu Ying and looked into his eyes, a faint light in his eyes. Chu Ying seemed to be attracted by something strange and stared at him intently.
"Let's add some elements related to his accomplices. For example, the iron factory, the nameless village, Xu Xin..."
As Xiao Chen added elements bit by bit, various images appeared in the minds of everyone present. These images were no longer small fragments, but large pieces. It was like a puzzle with 3,000 pieces, but now it has become a children's puzzle with 50 pieces.
These large fragments quickly combined together and gradually became clear images. Then these images began to move, and even faint sounds appeared, completing the transformation from pictures to "videos". The content of these "videos" was indeed Guo Qian and Chu Ying discussing something together.
"Chairman Guo, Baron Goya has agreed to cooperate with us. I think he is quite sincere. We can get the lion's share by investing in technology..." Chu Ying reported excitedly.
"Baron Goya has already found a location. It's a small village with inconvenient transportation. It was attacked by goblins before, causing heavy casualties, and all the villagers moved away. However, for a business like ours, it's easier to hide in a place with inconvenient transportation..." Chu Ying explained seriously.
"Mr. Chu, we have to be cautious in who we recruit into our school. I think there's a student named Xu Xin who's pretty good..." Principal Guo opened a file and spoke to Chu Ying.
The committee members present all saw these clips, and several of them frowned. Doesn't this become solid evidence that Chairman Guo was involved in the incident
However, Xiao Chen seemed very relaxed. He said, "I asked Peng Ziyi and Mao Kai before. The images they pieced together only contained the part about Chairman Guo. Due to time constraints and limited materials, they did not have time to piece together the entire picture. But now, we can clearly know that these images and memories are all fake."
"Why?" Mo Lanxin asked. She saw Peng Ziyi and others nodding along with Xiao Chen's words, but she didn't grasp the key point.
"Because Chu Ying is also on the screen. If it is a real memory, how can he see himself? This is a little trick to distinguish true and false memories. As long as you are in the picture, it is always a memory you imagined."
Mo Lanxin blushed. This was a very simple thing, but it was easy to be overlooked. "What if he is not in the picture?"
Xiao Chen explained: "Then we can also distinguish the truth from the falsehood of the words from the many details. Our brains remember more details than we can recall. These details often exist in our subconscious. Using my magic, I can dig these things out, so true memories are often full of details."