Xiang Kun's Knockoff Hypnosis Technique

The people discussing Xiang Kun at the wedding banquet weren't just his college classmates and Zhang Qian, who already knew him, but also many guests who were meeting him for the first time in the last two days, especially the older ones.

This bald best man, who was proactive, articulate, and had an exceptional memory that allowed him to remember almost everyone's name, certainly left a very deep impression on them.

Xiang Kun stayed by the groom's side the whole time, and everyone who saw his distinctive bald head would casually compliment him to the person next to them.

While being praised is a good thing, Xiang Kun's current situation, he doesn't want to leave too many people with a deep impression. Fortunately, most people only have a brief interaction with him, exchanging just a few words, and their impression of him is limited to this wedding; they will likely forget about him quickly afterward.

Just as the bride and groom were speaking on stage, a voice from outside the venue caught his attention.

"... Just take the glass over and pretend to toast him, then splash it in his face. Splash it and run away. You're a woman, they've never seen you before, they won't react immediately and won't make things difficult for you."

"It's the person in the photo. If you can't recognize him, just splash the water on the groom."

"Go ahead, once this is done, we'll be even."

"Don't worry, I keep my word."

It was a man's voice, and the person he was giving orders to was a woman.

Currently, this is the only wedding being held at this hotel, so the "groom" he mentioned is undoubtedly Chang Bin.

Xiang Kun frowned slightly and began to pay more attention to the entrance. Soon, he saw a young woman carrying a wine glass and looking somewhat flustered walk into the venue.

The pale yellow liquid in the wine glass looked like beer or dry white wine, but Xiang Kun knew perfectly well that it was urine.

What grudge could lead someone to throw urine at your wedding?

Anger surged within Xiang Kun, and he walked towards the entrance of the venue, heading towards the woman holding the wine glass.

The young woman quickly noticed Xiang Kun walking towards her. After Xiang Kun eyes met, she immediately slowed down, her expression momentarily blank.

When Xiang Kun was still five or six meters away from her, she turned around and started walking back, her pace quickening until she was out of the venue.

Xiang Kun followed behind expressionlessly and slowly, exiting the venue and closing the banquet hall door behind him.

Soon, Xiang Kun saw the young woman's back in the corridor leading to the restroom outside the hotel. She was holding a wine glass and walked quickly to a man who was leaning against the wall looking at his phone. The moment he looked up at her, she poured all the urine in the glass onto him.

Xiang Kun knew that the man was the one who had just heard the voice.

After hearing what the man said, Xiang Kun came up with several solutions within seconds. After comparing them, he decided that the bottom line was that the incident could not be allowed to happen at the wedding banquet, nor could the culprit be allowed to escape.

If he were to follow his instincts, Xiang Kun would probably pin that man down in the toilet and beat him up, then ask him why he did it.

However, from a rational perspective, it should be handled in a manner consistent with the rule of law, and efforts should be made to avoid causing too much of a commotion and disrupting Chang Bin and Wang Han's wedding.

So Xiang Kun tried a "combination technique" he had recently figured out. While watching the young woman carrying a wine glass walk into the venue, he first used a slight "Mental Intimidation" to influence her and attract enough attention. Then, he immediately used eye contact to "Projection Manifestation".

Xiang Kun is indeed furious, but he can still control himself and prevent himself from entering a state of "Emotional Assimilation" that affects those around him. However, he can easily influence one person with a shallow degree through "Mental Intimidation." As for the "Projection Manifestation image," he can quickly create it through his anger.

In fact, he used "Mental Intimidation" to "threaten" the young woman, and then used "Projection Manifestation" to give her specific instructions, telling her what to do.

He had always envied Guo Tianxiang's ability to hypnotize others directly with his voice. In modern society, this ability was incredibly useful, but unfortunately, he had never been able to try it out. He didn't know which of his existing abilities this ability conflicted with or was incompatible with. During this period, all his abilities related to consciousness and mind had greatly improved and evolved, and his level of control had been greatly enhanced. Therefore, he wanted to try a coercive version of "hypnosis" combining "Mental Intimidation" and "Projection Manifestation" to see how effective it would be.

In the hotel corridor outside the conference venue, after seeing the young woman pour urine from the cup over the man's head, Xiang Kun knew that his experiment had succeeded.

"Holy shit!! You're... insane?? I'll kill you..."

After a moment of stunned silence, the man went berserk, slapping the young woman to the ground and then kicking and punching her.

Xiang Kun rushed forward and shouted righteously, "Don't hit people!" Then he kicked him in the chest, knocking him to the ground.

Of course, Xiang Kun held back 95% of his strength; otherwise, he would probably have been killed instantly.

The young woman screamed in agony as she was being beaten, attracting the attention of many people, including the hotel security guards.

Seeing the two security guards rushing over, Xiang Kun pointed to the man he had kicked to the ground, who was still dazed and confused, and said, "Brother Chen, Xiao Wang, I just came out and saw this man beating that lady. You two need to subdue him and call the police."

He had come to the hotel several times yesterday to confirm some details of the wedding banquet setup and had become acquainted with several of the hotel's security guards, giving each of them a pack of cigarettes and asking them to keep an eye on things today. So when he spoke up, the two hotel security guards naturally tended to believe him and immediately came over to stop the man who was getting up from the ground, cursing and trying to rush towards Xiang Kun.

Xiang Kun then looked at the young woman who had been knocked to the ground and looked rather miserable.

The latter felt his gaze and seemed startled, immediately screaming, "It's not my fault! He forced me to do it! When I refused, he posted my photos and videos online! I was forced..."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the two security guards and several onlookers changed. They had initially thought it was just a lovers' quarrel, but now it seemed to be a different matter altogether!

"Holy shit! You bitch, how dare you talk nonsense? I'll tear your mouth off!"

The man panicked upon hearing this and charged at the young woman, but was held back by two security guards.

The two security guards also found it strange; why did this guy smell like urine?

The man shoved the two security guards aside and tried to run out of the hotel, but when he passed Xiang Kun, he was tripped by Xiang Kun's leg and then subdued by the security guards who caught up with him.

At this moment, several people also came out from inside the wedding banquet hall.

Once the doors to the banquet hall were closed, the soundproofing was actually quite good, and the noise outside wasn't loud enough to disturb the people inside.

However, a few people had been paying close attention to Xiang Kun's whereabouts. When they saw Xiang Kun going out with a female guest, they found it strange and followed him out to see what was going on. Among them were Tang Baona and Zhang Qian.

"What's going on?" Tang Baona leaned close to Xiang Kun and asked in a low voice.

"I'm not entirely sure either. I saw that woman was a stranger, someone I hadn't seen before, so I wanted to go up and ask her if she was late, and if so, I'd help her find a table. But when she saw me, she just turned around and walked out. After I followed her out, I saw that man hitting her, and she even said that she'd been filmed and that photos and videos would be posted online or something. Something felt off, so I had the hotel staff call the police," Xiang Kun explained simply.

Not long after, Chang Bin, also slipped out of the venue to see where his best man had gone.

"Zhang Youshu? What's he doing here?" Chang Bin asked curiously as soon as he saw the man being held down.

"Do you know him?" Xiang Kun asked. Actually, judging from the information he had heard before, he guessed that this person probably had some personal grudge against Chang Bin.

"Yes, this is my former employee. We fired him and called the police on him for some things he did. I think he was detained for a few months," Chang Bin said, frowning. "What's he doing here? I didn't invite him."

"They probably came to cause trouble, but their own mess got exposed first," Xiang Kun said casually, without revealing their intention to enter the venue and throw urine.

After seeing Chang Bin come out, the man who had been shouting "You are illegally restricting my freedom" and "I'm going to sue you" finally quieted down.

The police arrived quickly. Xiang Kun Chang Bin to go back to the venue first, while he stayed behind to explain the situation to the police, since he could be considered the "first witness" and had seen the man beat the young woman and even kicked him.

According to Xiang Kun's estimation, if it were simply a matter of the man having urine thrown at Chang Bin's wedding, the crime might not be very serious, and since it didn't actually happen, the urine ended up being thrown on his own head.

But the way this guy coerced the young woman could lead to serious crimes.

This guy is really audacious; he's got a mess of stuff in his head, yet he still dares to retaliate against Chang Bin.

When the police arrived, they briefly questioned the young woman and learned the whole story.

This man named Zhang Youshu first used some despicable means to gain leverage over the young woman, coercing her into having sex with him, and then secretly filming and taking photos of her to continue extorting money. Today, he even forced her to throw a cup of urine at Chang Bin's wedding.

After Zhang Youshu and the young woman were taken into the police car, an officer came over and asked him, "Ms. Li said that you threatened her, demanding that she throw that... liquid on the head of the person who instructed her, or you would kill her?"

Xiang Kun's eyes widened, his face feigning innocence. "No! I just saw that lady looked unfamiliar; I hadn't seen her before, so I wanted to go up and ask her to help her get a seat. I'm the best man at this wedding, so I've been helping the groom greet most of the guests. I consider myself to have a pretty good memory; if I've seen her before, I won't forget her. But as soon as I walked over, before I could even say a word, she turned and left. I found it strange, so I followed her out to see what was going on, and I saw that man hitting her, so I quickly went over to stop him. From beginning to end, until you all arrived, I didn't say a single word to her! You can check the security footage; you should be able to find out."

The officer nodded, took down Xiang Kun's phone number, and told him that he might need to go to the police station to assist with an investigation after the wedding. Clearly, the officer also felt that what the young woman said was unreliable; Xiang Kun couldn't possibly have known in advance what she was going to do, let alone knew about the person in charge.

Xiang Kun readily agreed. He wasn't worried about being found out, and he truly hadn't said a single word to the young woman from beginning to end.

In the meeting room, through a combination of subtle "Mental Intimidation" and "Projection Manifestation," Xiang Kun manipulated the young woman into submitting to the demands made through "Projection Manifestation" while under the influence of "Mental Intimidation."

The projection he created didn't say anything like he'd kill her if she didn't do it, but the oppressive nature of the "Mental Intimidation" made her think that way.

The CCTV footage from the venue shows that he didn't speak to the young woman. Therefore, no one but herself would believe her words.

After the police left, Zhang Qian said from the side, "If you need anything, you can contact our company's legal department. You're now one of our partners, so we can share these resources. I'll give you my assistant's phone number later." Chang Bin was about to return to the wedding banquet, and Tang Baona, as a bridesmaid, was also going back to the bride's side. However, Zhang Qian, the guest, remained outside and did not return to the banquet.

"That's unnecessary. I trust the police's judgment," Xiang Kun said, then asked curiously, "Why aren't you going to eat? What are you doing here watching the commotion?"

"I'm just worried about something happening to my partner."

"Forget about partners, Director Lin should have already told you, right? That project is almost finished. I reckon if the final test version is working fine after the Spring Festival, we can go live for trial operation. Remember to pay me the final payment then!"

"Don't worry about the final payment," Zhang Qian said. "But what are your plans for the future? I have a few ideas; how about we continue our cooperation?"

Xiang Kun joked, "You're after me because I'm good in bed, cheap, and fast, right?"

Zhang Qian said, "It seems you're very clear about your strengths. Don't worry, this time I'll give you shares and make you a true partner, how about that?"

"If there are any projects to do, I'll check the quote and timeline and if they're suitable, I might consider taking them on. Partners are out of the question," Xiang Kun said, shaking his head.

Zhang Qian didn't continue to persuade her, nor did she reveal her specific thoughts. Instead, she said, "I heard from Yang Zhuo that you and a friend own a restaurant in a small town. Are you inviting him and his girlfriend there for winter break?"

"Yes." Xiang Kun turned to head back to the wedding banquet hall and said to Zhang Qian, "What, you want to go too? Yang Zhuo and his wife helped me with the video, so I covered their round-trip airfare and accommodation. If you want to go, you'll have to pay for it yourself!"

"Look at how stingy you are..." Zhang Qian rolled her eyes. "The project I gave you is enough to earn enough to cover your initial investment in opening a shop, isn't it?"

"Come on, that project, I can save you more money and time! Besides, we haven't even received the final payment yet!"

The wedding proceeded smoothly after that, without any further mishaps.

For Xiang Kun, being able to discover Zhang Youshu intentions and prevent a potential farce from happening at the wedding banquet, thus ensuring that Chang Bin's wedding was not affected, made his efforts over the past two days worthwhile.

On January 17, after completing yet another blood-drinking period, Xiang Kun embarked on his journey home.

However, he was not alone this time. In addition to Yang Zhuo and his girlfriend Xiao Min, who were originally invited, he was accompanied by a large group of people including Tang Baona, Yang Zhen'er, Tang Baoting, Zicheng, Yang Jie, and Zhang Qian.

I've had a high fever and runny nose for the past two days, almost to the point of death, which has severely impacted my updates. This chapter was supposed to be finished last night, but I just couldn't hold on any longer and only managed to finish it then. I'll try to finish today's update before sunrise...