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Chapter 43 Hypnosis
All the way up the stairs, I didn't meet anyone else, I could only hear the footsteps of the three people echoing in the empty staircase.

After arriving on the second floor, a long, quiet corridor greets the eyes, and no one can be seen.

The tile floor under the feet is clean and shiny, like a continuous mirror, which can reflect the faces of people who step on it.

In the corridor, an incandescent lamp hangs down at intervals, and the halo of the light falls on the ground, illuminating oval spots of light.

A late-night visit to such a place alone might have been frightening; luckily they were traveling together.

The young people soon arrived at the entrance of the ward.

Yan Jingxing, as the representative of the three, stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Who is it? Please come in."

The familiar voice of the former head teacher came from inside.Compared with the energetic impression she left on Yan Jingxing in class, Teacher Gao's answer at this time is a little more tired and weak.

However, her tone was still calm and rational, not like she was in a state of being unable to communicate... The scene of Mr. Gao going crazy in the cram school that day left a deep impression on him.

Pushing open the door and entering the ward, Yan Jingxing saw a middle-aged woman in a blue hospital gown sitting on a white bed, staring at the green potted plants in the corner of the room in a daze.

The curtains were not fully drawn, and one could see the night flowing like clouds outside the glass, and the wind flowed in quietly, blowing the sheets and potted leaves.

Teacher Gao heard the movement behind her, and when she turned her head to see the faces of the boys and girls, she immediately showed surprise.

"Yan Jingxing, Ji Chunzao? Why did you two come here? And..."

She hesitated.

Although Miss Xie is not a student in the class she leads, she is a member of the cram school, and Teacher Gao cannot run the cram school without her help. It can be said that among the teachers and students present, On the contrary, her relationship with Yuzhi is closer than that of the two students.

Yuzhi.You are..."

"We heard about Mr. Gao, so we came to visit you."

Xie Yuzhi took a step forward and explained calmly.

"Really, that's right." Teacher Gao nodded, showing a gratified and surprised smile, "Thank you."

Yan Jingxing put the fruit basket in his hand on the cabinet next to it, and there was an old radio beside it.

Teacher Gao looked at the young people's faces one by one, and then, as if she had thought of a new question, she couldn't help asking in doubt:
"You are not in the same class, why are you together?"

"Because we are friends and share common interests."

"Oh, that's it, we have common hobbies. This is very good, very good...Young people should be like this..."

Teacher Gao's voice gradually dropped, she seemed to have lost interest in the conversation all of a sudden, the smile just disappeared from the face of the middle-aged woman, she turned her head again, and continued to look at the potted plants blankly.

The young people looked at each other in blank dismay.

While Xie Yuzhi was talking with Teacher Gao, Yan Jingxing grabbed the little curly-haired girl by her sleeve, pulled her aside, and asked in a low voice:

"Did you feel it?"

"Well, yes, there is a hairless person lurking in her body." Ji Chunzao nodded slightly, "But I still find it a bit strange."

"what happened?"

"There's not enough."

Ji Chunzao analyzed seriously.

"Jing Xing, do you still remember how many hairless people we saw coming out of that bald man's body that day?"

"How can I remember this..." Yan Jingxing thought for a while, "About a dozen?"

"That's right, at least ten or more. But now there is only one lurking in Mr. Gao's body."

"Um……"

Yan Jingxing looked at Teacher Gao on the hospital bed, and whispered:
"Only one? Is this why she is still in a stable state of mind?"

"That's unknown."

"Even if this is the case, the brain damage caused by the hairless person is still irreversible... This may be the reason why Teacher Gao is depressed now."

On the other side of the room, Miss Xie moved a stool to sit in front of the hospital bed, and began to ask about Teacher Gao's experience during this period of time.

"Has anyone visited you lately?"

"You mean in school? No, whether it's a teacher or a student."

Teacher Gao smiled wryly.

"I guess the school leaders are still hiding it. Many people don't know what's wrong with me, and they don't know that I'm in a mental hospital. As for the family, let alone... My husband wants me to stay forever In the hospital."

Because she had communicated with Xie Yuzhi more than once, Teacher Gao also knew that the child was very precocious, so her attitude was not as if she was treating a student, but more like an adult.

"Mr. Gao, do you still remember what happened that day?"

After hearing this question, the woman's expression suddenly became stiff.But facing Xie Yuzhi's serious eyes, she opened her mouth and finally answered.

"I... I can't remember exactly..."

Teacher Gao raised his hand in pain, supporting his forehead.

"My mental state at the time was very strange. I didn't lose my memory. I knew what I was doing and remembered a lot of things... But I always felt like I had become another person. I was very emotional and my blood rushed to my head, as if I had got rid of Like being bound, you will do things that you never dared to think about before..."

"'Why are you hurting your own students?' Everyone is asking me the same question, whether it's the police or the doctors. But I really don't know, I never thought of hurting anyone, I just occasionally feel that teachers The students are very tired, and some disobedient ones are really annoying and noisy, but just thinking about it..."

Teacher Gao grabbed her messy dry hair, and looked at the girl sitting on the edge of the hospital bed with pleading eyes.

"Yuzhi, you know I'm not such a person, right? Although I've been in a bad mood due to family reasons, it's impossible for me to—"

"Yeah, I don't want to believe it either."

Xie Yuzhi sighed softly, showing a little pity for the woman on the hospital bed.

"Mr. Gao, I was an eyewitness that day. I saw you commit those horrific and cruel acts with my own eyes. So there are some things that I have to believe even if I don't want to."

Hearing this answer, the middle-aged woman's expression became more and more bitter.

"However, I do have doubts about certain things. Maybe I can find a solution, but I need your cooperation, teacher."

"……solve?"

Teacher Gao looked at her blankly.

"Yeah. On the premise that it is difficult to trace the source and the status quo has not changed, we can only think that the situation has not been resolved, can't we? Can you guarantee that there will be no next time, or do you really hope that the situation of that day will repeat itself? Hurting someone again, being dismissed as crazy again?"

"me……"

Xie Yuzhi spoke word by word, calmly watching the other person's expression turning pale little by little.

Of course she won't tell the truth right away, telling Mr. Gao that there are strange alien bugs hidden in her body, and it is it that causes your brain to be destroyed and mentally disturbed.As a result, he must be regarded as mentally ill.

Therefore, she chose to be vague and focus on "similar things may happen again", so that Teacher Gao's attention was focused on what she was most afraid of and worried about would happen.

Looking at Teacher Gao's expression, it was obvious that he was completely panicked.Seeing that the time was ripe, Xie Yuzhi took the time to ask the questions she wanted:

"I want to ask you something, do you think you are really mentally ill?"

Teacher Gao's lips twitched, and he replied in an extremely uncertain tone:
"...After I was taken to the police station by the police, several doctors came to check me up, asked me a bunch of questions, and later diagnosed that I might have dissociative personality disorder, which means 'schizophrenia'. "

"After I was sent to the hospital, they originally planned to send me to another building. But maybe they thought I was more honest, so I was still placed in the general inpatient building..."

"Wait, what did you just say? There is another building in this hospital? Is it different from here?"

Teacher Gao shook his head, with the same puzzled expression on his face that he didn't understand the situation.

"I don't know much about it, but according to the doctor here, it seems that the mental patients sent from the city and the police stations in nearby villages and towns who committed crimes are usually sent to that place."

"In other words, there is a place for criminal suspects with mental illness?"

For some reason, Xie Yuzhi always felt a little nervous whenever this topic was brought up.

It stands to reason that this itself is the responsibility of this mental hospital, and she already knew it before she came... Maybe it was because of the influence of the ghost stories Chunzao heard in the car?
"Yes, I thought so too, so I was very scared at the time, and I really didn't want to be sent there." Teacher Gao said a little fortunately, "Fortunately, it didn't happen later, it seems that the circuit is being renovated and maintained, and the patients are full. In addition, I behaved very obediently, so in the end I was allowed to stay here temporarily."

"Well, I see. Teacher, please get back to the topic. Do you think you have any mental problems?"

"...I don't understand myself."

The middle-aged woman continued to shake her head.

"But the doctor said that, maybe I really am. I also told him that no one in my family has a medical history in this area, and it has been fine before, but the doctor said that even if it is a completely normal ordinary person, After going through a period of mental depression, there will also be a breakdown...so, I may really be schizophrenic."

"Since this is the case, do you want to try my method?"

"what?"

"It's just a kind of psychological therapy. My dad has a special psychological counselor. I heard that he came back from studying abroad. He is very powerful. That person taught me some ways to relieve mental stress. If you don't mind, teacher, I can try it." Try it."

Miss Xie came here as soon as she opened her mouth, which can be said to be a lie without drafting.

"Don't worry, there will be no harm. This method is equivalent to hypnotherapy without any drugs or equipment. In the final analysis, it is to relax and listen to me. If you feel uncomfortable or uncomfortable, just tell me , You don’t have to answer questions you don’t want to answer.”

Teacher Gao didn't hesitate for too long, and agreed.

Because she was a student she knew, she had a high degree of trust; moreover, she didn't think Xie Yuzhi would do bad things to her, and she was already in this situation, so what could she not try?

In fact, Teacher Gao also faintly sensed that something was wrong with her mental state, as if she had lost enthusiasm for most things in this world, but she had nothing to do about it.

"Okay, now, please lie down, you can use a pillow, and adjust your body to the most comfortable position..."

Xie Yuzhi began to guide the middle-aged woman to lie down, while the girl's tone became extremely gentle.

"Please close your eyes, once you close your eyes, you will start to relax..."

While talking, she walked to the radio, adjusted several channels, and found a channel that was playing a soft and soothing serenade.

"From now on, you will find that your heart has become very peaceful, as if you have entered another wonderful world, far away from the world, you will only hear my voice and the music on the radio, and other outside noises will not Disturbing you. Even, if you hear a sudden noise, not only will you not be disturbed, but you will enter a deeper and more comfortable dream..."

Yan Jingxing stood aside.

Looking at it, his mouth began to open slowly, and he was almost too surprised to close it.

He originally just wanted to observe what Xie Yuzhi was going to do. He also knew that the talk about "psychotherapy" must be to make Teacher Gao close his eyes, so that the other party would not notice his little tricks. He was still thinking about it. I admire the wit of the eldest lady.

I didn't expect it to look like this...

—So you really know it? !
　I wish all readers a happy Dragon Boat Festival!
　　
　
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