Puzzle-solving expert

After Lin Yu finished speaking, the Second Generation "Freud" fell into deep thought.

After a long silence, the Second Generation "Freud" finally spoke.

You're doing something... very risky.

She spoke slowly.

"I do have some understanding of the 'soul'... If you continue like this, your condition will become very dangerous."

"Losing your original self is almost an inevitable outcome."

Lin Yu put on a relaxed expression. "But after my 'self' disappeared, what dominated my consciousness was perhaps a 'personality' closest to my teacher."

"Therefore, rather than 'disappearance,' I prefer to call this process 'martyrdom.'"

Lin Yu stood up and patted the Second Generation "Freud" on the shoulder.

"So... although we may not be able to determine right now who is more 'Orthodoxy,' as time goes on, I will get closer and closer to my teacher until I almost completely become him."

"However, it might not be that ideal, and we might not reach the point of 'approaching infinitely'... But at least, I think there's still more than 90% similarity."

"What's more, if we're lucky, the teacher might... be resurrected in me."

As Lin Yu spoke, he looked at the Second Generation Freud, paused, and said, "If you feel that I am disrespecting my teacher and want to stop me, I can completely understand—but since you asked, I will not hide anything from you."

"Your obstruction, in my view, is also a necessary Trial for me to undergo."

As Lin Yu spoke, the Second Generation Freud shook his head.

"No, I have no intention of stopping you. I don't approve of this, and I don't believe you can really bring Mr. Zheng Resurrection from your 'body'... Even if you do, I won't consider it Mr. Zheng, but I also don't think it's blasphemy."

As she spoke, she lowered her head, her neat bangs forming a curtain that obscured her gold-rimmed glasses and the eyes behind them.

The Second Generation Freud said in a low voice, "I only look at the results, just like Mr. Zheng... I only care about the results."

As she spoke, she pulled a pretty, pinkish-purple Rococo- style women's wallet from her bosom. After opening the wallet, she took out five banknotes and placed them under the coaster.

"Here's the money for the drinks, Skinner."

"I'll pay for the two drinks you ordered after that."

Second Generation Freud spoke, she gently closed her wallet before Skinner and Lin Yu could react.

"Smack!"

With a crisp sound, the wallet closed, her figure was covered by a mosaic, and then quickly disappeared.

Lin Yu glanced at "Skinner," and the other party sighed helplessly, "The President gave too much... Your wines together are only less than 400 yuan... My shop's prices aren't that high."

Oh, I see.

As Lin Yu spoke, he pulled a hundred-yuan bill from the coaster.

"Then I'll return it to her for you when I have time."

With that, Lin Yu lightly dusted off the banknotes in his hand, and his figure disappeared from the spot.

Skinner was left standing there, bewildered.

"Will this... work too?"

Three blocks away from the bar where "Skinner" was, Lin Yu squatted on the ground, silently changing the [Mask] on his face into the appearance of "Director," and then released Old Zheng from the [Ancient Notebook].

Looking at Old Zheng in front of him, Lin Yu exhaled a slightly drunken breath and pressed his temples.

"The 'Second Generation Freud'... What's certain now is that she not only knows you very well, understands you completely, and knows your past, but she also doesn't actually consider herself your 'Orthodoxy successor,' and she has a deep dependence on and admiration for you."

He stared at Zheng Jianshen in front of him and spoke in a serious tone, cutting off the words that Old Zheng was about to say. Lin Yu could tell from Old Zheng's expression that he intended to reiterate that he really did not know the background of the Second Generation, and then cover up the matter by praising himself.

"Stop joking around, Zheng Jianshen. We need to find out the true identity of the Second Generation 'Freud' tonight. At the very least, we need to figure out her relationship with you. Even if we can't find out all her details, we need to at least get a general direction."

"You're not familiar with her appearance or personality, so think about her abilities, think about who this Soul Power resembles someone you've met or know before."

"And those conditions I just mentioned... who best fits the description, or rather, who is most likely to become the person described above and become your 'successor' in the time following your death?"

"You have to figure it out—I'll help you."

Lin Yu emphasized this again.

Old Zheng paused for a moment after hearing Lin Yu's words, then said, "Okay... Boss, I understand."

"I'll do my best... but why is it so urgent?"

"This Second Generation 'Freud' has been leading the 'Psychology Society' for a long time now. Even if we don't figure out her background for a while... it doesn't really matter, right?"

Why are you suddenly so formal and urgent?

Lin Yu said in a low voice, "Because if she's just some nobody you've overlooked, some follower you've forgotten, that's fine. But what if... she was really close to you, Old Zheng?"

"Although we all know that you couldn't have forgotten something because of the Mist Island Asylum incident, which violated the taboos of the 'Death game'... what if you did something else back then?"

"What if there's even a one in ten thousand chance that you and this Second Generation 'Freud'... actually did something taboo and secret, causing you to completely forget her existence?"

"It's not that the 'Death game' is specifically targeting what caused your amnesia, but you have died once, and the place of death was Mist Island... I'm afraid there might be some kind of trap hidden there."

"Next, I will be operating under the identity of 'Schreiber,' and I must confirm this, because it is both necessary to eliminate risks and 'required for the performance'!"

"If the First Generation 'Freud,' that is, you, really had some special relationship with her and once plotted something earth-shattering, then the character 'Schreiber' absolutely couldn't possibly not know about it!"

"The character 'Schreiber' may not know about your experiences in Yanjing, but he would never miss the 'major things' you did."

As Lin Yu spoke, Old Zheng understood.

"For the performance... well, that's definitely a top priority for you, boss."

As he spoke, he sighed and pondered, "But even if you asked me to guess like this, I could only offer some very far-fetched guesses, such as a classmate from my undergraduate days, or a junior I mentored in the organization later on..."

Old Zheng adjusted his glasses, thought for a moment, and said, "No, wait... Boss, I have an idea."

"Although neither you nor I can think of anything—we can still ask others for help."

Old Zheng spoke, his eyes gleaming, he said, "I know you don't trust many people about this, boss. As 'Schreiber,' you have no one to talk to about this, but it would be too strange for you to talk about it in any other capacity... However, we do have someone in the [Ancient Notebook] who can participate in this discussion."

Lin Yu frowned. "You mean the personalities simulated by 'Fluoxetine' and 'Bandura'... Although these two might be considered related individuals, their own Memory are not complete."

Old Zheng shook his head. "No, I'm talking about 'Sherlock' —the 'Detective' who's best at finding logical flaws and Spider Silk!"

"He might be able to deduce the Truth from nothing."

Old Zheng spoke with certainty.

"After all... although he hasn't 'Tier Advancement' yet, and only recently reached 'Tier 1,' this guy has actually been a member of the 'Death game' for a long time; he's practically a veteran among veterans!"

"He also witnessed the early days of the Psychology Society, so... I think he could definitely be of help."

As Old Zheng spoke, his tone grew increasingly certain. "Moreover, with 'Sherlock' as the main character, the 'Fluoxetine' Personality Simulator can also be brought in as a 'witness' to help."

"Perhaps her Memory is incomplete... but the only factual Error in what that Second Generation 'Freud' just said about my past—not the entirely erroneous parts of her 'fantastical speculation,' but the Error in the part about 'deductive evidence'—lies in 'Fluoxetine'!"

She said "Fluoxetine" is my patient, but I have no Memory of "Fluoxetine"—so, although "Fluoxetine" may not remember these things, she can still be a "breakthrough point."

Old Zheng spoke with certainty, and Lin Yu nodded slowly.

"Very good, Old Zheng... then we'll do it your way."

As he spoke, Lin Yu called Hannah out and then said, "Stay alert, Hannah —if anything seems amiss, use the [Guest Appearance Invitation] to call your uncle directly."

Lin Yu stuffed the Clapperboard, which was made from the [Counterfeit], under Hannah.

Hannah saluted. "Roger that, Director!"

Then, Lin Yu also took out the [Ancient Notebook]...

Then...

His and Old Zheng's consciousnesses once again entered the [Ancient Notebook]!

Inside the [Ancient Notebook], in Fu Luo's room, Lin Yu saw Fu Luo building Card Tower with playing Playing Cards as soon as he entered.

Fu Luo was delighted to see Lin Yu arrive.

"Hehe, Old Lin, it's been a while. Looks like you've been quite busy lately."

"I've read all the books you brought in. Old Zheng said there were also movies in there, and I've watched six or seven of them... But being cooped up all the time is really boring. When can I go out for some fresh air?"

Fu Luo spoke, Lin Yu spoke up.

"Soon... but now, there's a puzzle you can solve."

Upon hearing this, Fu Luo, who had been lazily building a tower of cards, showed a look of surprise on his face.

"A puzzle? And it's you, Old Lin, asking me for help with a puzzle... Well, I have to listen!"

He reached out and knocked down the tower of cards.

"Splash splash splash--"

Let's begin!