She seemed to know you

Although Lin Yu basically agreed with Old Zheng's statement, most of what this Second Generation "Freud" said about Old Zheng and the First Generation "Freud" was distorted, exaggerated, and untrue.

But Lin Yu still intended to hear what this Second Generation Freud had to say.

After all, although Lin Yu could tell for himself that Old Zheng's Memory wasn't significantly damaged, and that he couldn't possibly have actually violated the taboos of the "Death game," let alone been aware of Game existence and begun planning before entering Death game...

But what if?

What if Old Zheng really did have a shocking experience he himself was unaware of?

Moreover, even if such a hidden past does not exist, the content about Old Zheng imagined by this Second Generation "Freud" can help Lin Yu understand the Inner Core of her personality and may even lead to clues about her identity.

As existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once said, "You are not who you are in the eyes of others, nor are you who you are in your own eyes; you are who you are in the eyes of others."

The content spoken by the Second Generation "Freud" may not be related to the real First Generation "Freud," but it accurately reflects her own personality.

Lin Yu looked at the Second Generation, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"That does align with my understanding of the teacher. If the teacher possesses such Wisdom, it's not surprising. After all, while I don't consider the teacher a prophet, he is indeed adept at discerning the Truth," Lin Yu said, though his expression was unusually serious. "But... how did you arrive at these conclusions?"

"It's very simple... I investigated Mr. Zheng's 'social circle' during that period, and the evidence is hidden within it," the Second Generation Freud said softly. "Many of the top Player in this version of the 'Death game' that you see now, the leaders on Rankings leaderboards, and the backbone of various organizations, were already known to Mr. Zheng back then."

"The 'Good Night' of 'Order'... was Mr. Zheng's classmate—when that guy was a foreign student at Yanjing University, Mr. Zheng's roommate was a senior from the same club."

"The 'Marauders' 'A'yu,' lived and attended high school only two blocks from Mr. Zheng's residence, and Mr. Zheng frequently ate at the same breakfast shop as her."

"These two are among the people Mr. Zheng observed back then who are not particularly outstanding now—they have good potential, but they are not the ones Mr. Zheng can truly call 'masterpieces'."

"The 'Fishing Man' of the 'Freedom Alliance' attended Yanjing Normal University for his undergraduate studies... Mr. Zheng also visited his school under the guise of 'academic exchange'."

"The 'Painter,' 'Sunflower,' and 'Phoenix' from the 'Hunter Society' were all training and starting their businesses in Yanjing at the same time. They lived in the same office building—a building that Mr. Zheng frequented."

"This is just what Mr. Zheng observed and came into contact with during his student days... After he returned from studying abroad across the ocean and opened his clinic, his efficiency became even higher."

His clinic's long-term patients included clients of the "Marauders' " "Diviner," Comrade-in-Arms of the "Order's" "Generals," and fellow disciples of the "Order's" "Grandmaster"...

"Therefore, I have every reason to be certain that during that period, Mr. Zheng already had a preliminary model of the 'Potential Assessment Standard,' which is still in use by the Psychology Society today, and he has been continuously improving and validating it."

"And these people, after the new version of the 'Death game' was launched, Mr. Zheng took the initiative to enter the Game, and personally pulled them in one by one, creating Trial for them and observing their growth."

"He was doing this all by himself even before the 'Psychology Society' was founded."

"And this is only what I've managed to get connections with."

The Second Generation Freud stated this with certainty.

Lin Yu listened to her words and appeared to be deep in thought.

Old Zheng's voice rang out. "What nonsense is this guy spouting... Boss, you don't believe him, do you?"

Lin Yu silently replied to Old Zheng, "No, I didn't believe it... I was just thinking about something else."

After responding to Old Zheng, he looked at the Second Generation Freud again. "So... the teacher chose to found the 'Psychology Society' because he had used up all the people he had accumulated in the early stages, but he felt that the number was still not enough and he needed someone to help him evaluate new 'Player'?"

The Second Generation Freud shook his head. "Yes, but not quite... because Mr. Zheng didn't hastily establish the 'Psychology Society.' He realized long ago that he was inefficient on his own, so establishing the 'Psychology Society' and bringing in these high-level, high-potential 'Player' were almost simultaneous."

"Because... before joining the 'Death game,' in addition to secretly observing members and experts from other organizations, he had already screened the core members of the 'Psychology Society.'"

"Bandura's teacher was a student of his mentor during his studies abroad."

"Jung and he were both top students in the psychology circle at Yanjing University."

"One of the patients treated by Lacan later transferred to his clinic."

Professor Wundt even attended the same academic events with him on several occasions.

"And the two best Executive Commissioner in the Operations Department, 'Fluoxetine' and 'Fluorvosamine'... were both his former patients."

The Second Generation Freud spoke methodically, then paused.

"These people do indeed have great potential, but... they're like those meritorious officials from the early Han Dynasty in Pei County."

"Although they were capable in themselves, what truly transformed them was Mr. Zheng, the First Generation 'Freud' —as the saying goes, a fine horse is easy to find, but a discerning eye is rare."

"This is what I meant by Mr. Zheng's great Wisdom and strategic planning ability—do you understand now," Schreiber.

After the Second Generation "Freud" finished speaking, Old Zheng was completely helpless.

"How could I possibly have that ability? What on earth is this hysteria talking about?!"

Lin Yu was not convinced at all by the Second Generation Freud's explanation.

Because...

Although these words sound very "self-consistent," in reality... they are the result of "finding the problem with the answer in mind."

This was deduced by reverse engineering with the idea that "Old Zheng is very smart and good at planning".

In fact...

Although these people sound like individuals whom Old Zheng had previously interacted with and assessed, a closer look reveals...

None of these relationships have conclusive evidence to prove that Old Zheng actually observed them.

Old Zheng may have observed them, but they may also have been just strangers to Old Zheng.

Moreover... this is not some "amazing coincidence".

Because people in this world are not an island—a famous theory called the six degrees of separation was proposed by a Harvard psychology professor.

"You are no more than six people away from any other stranger; in other words, you can get to know any stranger through a maximum of six people."

While this theory cannot cover all extreme situations, it is applicable to almost all of them.

During the time when Old Zheng was studying and running a clinic in Yanjing, those "Player" who were also living, working and studying in Yanjing could easily establish some kind of connection with him through two or three people.

Especially since the founders of the "Psychology Society" were all Scholar or practitioners in the field of "psychology," it was even easier for them to establish a connection!

So...

The Second Generation "Freud's" theory can essentially only demonstrate the possibility that Old Zheng had prior access to these "Player".

But she took this as evidence...

This led Lin Yu to the conclusion that...

"For this Second Generation 'Freud,' Old Zheng was practically a spiritual idol, a source of faith... She truly regarded Old Zheng as a prophet."

"Old Zheng was almost like a pillar in her heart."

This was something that had been observed all along, but now Lin Yu was even more certain of it.

At the same time, what Lin Yu had been pondering since earlier was another implicit message revealed in her words.

That is...

"Old Zheng, although what she said is mostly 'speculation,' have you noticed that she's not just making things up out of thin air?"

Lin Yu thought to himself, and after Leng Jing down, Old Zheng gradually came to his senses.

"Ah, yes... Boss, she seems to know too much about my past."

While it's true that the Second Generation "Freud" made a wrong "final conclusion," the "Spider Silk" that supported her conclusion were not false.

Old Zheng understood this very well.

"She seemed to know everything about my relationships from college, my patient list..."

"The only thing I got wrong was 'Fluoxetine,'" Old Zheng paused, "That guy wasn't strictly my patient, at least I don't recall him having that."

"But everything else she said, it's pretty much correct."

Lin Yu nodded. "Yes, that's strange... How does she know so much detail?"

While there is a possibility that Second Generation "Freud" might investigate this matter afterward, given that she claims to be Old Zheng's successor and appears to be quite fanatical, there is a considerable possibility that she would engage in stalker-like behavior to dig into Old Zheng's past.

However, Lin Yu felt that this was not the case...

If we examine much of the content using the standard of "this is a special investigation," it is actually not detailed enough.

These are more like...

She truly accumulated and observed this during a certain period of her daily interactions with Old Zheng.

So...

Lin Yu can already make a judgment here.

"Old Zheng, even though you think you don't know her..."

"But she seems... to know you."