Chapter 423: Forced Hypnosis

Chapter 423: Forced Hypnosis (3 Updates)

“I don’t know. I really don’t know anything,”

Suddenly, Lai Jun screamed as if he had been struck with sudden terror.

Not only was he visibly panicked, but his whole body trembled and his face turned ashen.

Sweat beaded on his forehead, each droplet a testament to the fear and anxiety swirling within him.

He curled up in the interrogation chair like a startled quail…

Everyone was taken aback.

How could one person be so terrified of another?

At that moment, Lai Jun appeared as if an unseen, man-eating demon was fixated on him, poised to devour him at any moment…

This fear wasn’t merely psychological.

Xiao Yu could sense that his counterpart must have witnessed something profoundly horrifying.

That was the only explanation for such a state.

……

Outside the interrogation room.

“The suspect’s mental state is fine, but there’s an overwhelming internal fear about something,”

Xiao Yu frowned as he addressed the team leader and the boss, “In this condition, we might not be able to extract much from him.”

Does that mean we won’t get any confession?

Not unless… we resort to forced hypnosis!

Lai Jun, the suspect, was taken to the Hospital for a CT scan of his brain.

They had to confirm there was no brain damage and that all functions were normal.

That’s a cornerstone of any psychiatrist’s ethics.

You must be certain before inducing hypnosis—any wrong move could lead to unpredictable consequences.

Everyone has their limits.

Xiao Yu wasn’t willing to cross that line lightly; once crossed, it was hard to go back.

Unless, of course, the person was utterly irredeemable.

But in Xiao Yu’s eyes, the suspect Lai Jun

had not reached such a degree.

His crimes didn’t warrant death!

……

Inside the Criminal Investigation Team’s interrogation room.

The room held only Xiao Yu and Lai Jun.

Lai Jun watched Xiao Yu’s every move with wary eyes.

The officer’s intellect baffled him, stirring an inexplicable mixture of fear and awe.

Especially those eyes—they seemed to peer straight into his soul, unearthing every secret.

“Relax, I know Gan Xinlei and Shi Wangmei weren’t killed by you,”

Xiao Yu said in a calm tone, “You’re not beyond redemption yet.”

Those words were laced with reluctant sincerity.

After all, he was a scoundrel—a man who deceived for personal gain and even slept with other men’s wives.

If Xiao Yu weren’t a cop, and if the crime didn’t warrant a death sentence,

he’d have no hesitation in showing Lai Jun the true meaning of cruelty.

Such scum remaining in the world was an affront to the decent.

Lai Jun looked utterly bewildered, not understanding why Xiao Yu’s tone had shifted to one so gentle.

Xiao Yu unlocked Lai Jun’s handcuffs.

He then placed some food before him.

“Have something to eat first,”

he suggested.

Lai Jun glanced between Xiao Yu and the food before him.

After a long hesitation, he picked up a disposable pair of chopsticks and began to eat.

Throughout, Xiao Yu maintained a pleasant smile, occasionally making small motions.

Sometimes he would produce a cigarette and twirl it.

Other times, he’d fiddle with a coin.

At one point, he even took out a pocket watch,

swinging it gently in front of Lai Jun’s eyes…

All these actions did not escape Lai Jun’s notice due to his heightened alertness.

And to his surprise, Xiao Yu’s curious antics

seemed to gradually calm his jittery heart.

Even that once menacing expression softened into something… almost friendly.

As Lai Jun savored his meal, the tension on his face finally began to fade.

“Wanna play a game?” Xiao Yu asked with a smile.

“What?” Lai Jun blinked in confusion.

“First, we need to trust each other—like friends.”

Xiao Yu pulled out a pack of cigarettes. “Have you tried these? They’re special issue—quite good. Win the game and they’re yours.”

……

Lai Jun’s eyes involuntarily drifted to the cigarette pack.

Watching it flip and dance in Xiao Yu’s hand, like a troupe of nimble white sprites.

“Alright…”

Lai Jun’s gaze grew distant as he nodded slowly.

He didn’t notice that his voice began to elongate.

“I’ve got a spinning top here,”

and like a magic trick, Xiao Yu produced a tiny spinning top from his hand.

He placed it before Lai Jun and gave it a flick using his two fingers.

The spinning top whirled at breakneck speed…

“The game is simple. Stare into its spin for ten seconds,”

Xiao Yu said with a smile, “Win, and the cigarettes are all yours.”

“Alright…”

Lai Jun nodded again, his eyes glazing over as he focused on the spinning top.

10, 9, 8, 7…

As the ten seconds neared their end,

a voice imbued with an almost magical quality whispered in Lai Jun’s ear.

“Sleep!”

In that instant, something unbelievable occurred.

Lai Jun, who had been intently staring at the spinning top, suddenly swayed and went limp.

As he closed his eyes, his body slumped in the interrogation chair.

It was as if the very utterance of “Sleep” had

drawn his soul from his body…

Forced hypnosis… successful!

Forced hypnosis—as defined—is a medium-level induction carried out without the subject’s awareness, consent, or ability to resist.

Medium level?

Hypnosis is classified into three states:

light, medium, and deep.

Each state is further divided into two distinct grades.

So in total, there are three depths and six levels of hypnosis.

The medium state is primarily characterized by suppressed sensation.

For instance, dampening all physical sensations of the subject.

It creates a semblance of sleep!

Seeming like?

While it appears as if the body is soundly asleep, its functions continue as normal.

Moments ago, Xiao Yu had subtly used props, words, sounds, gestures, expressions, and even hand movements,

inducing hypnotic suggestion in Lai Jun without his awareness.

Not a bad performance indeed!

……

In the Criminal Investigation Team’s monitoring room.

Zhao Changshan, Zhou Tinghu, and Xiao Yu’s apprentice, Wang Cheng (damn it),

all wore expressions as if they’d seen a ghost.

Stunned and wide-eyed, they watched through the monitor as the now-slumped, sleeping suspect Lai Jun.

“So this is… hypnosis!?”

Coming back to his senses, Zhao Changshan’s face filled with dread as his gaze fixed on Xiao Yu in the interrogation room.

“That seems right,” Zhou Tinghu said with a wry smile and a puzzled look.

“I can’t shake off the feeling… is Master putting on a magic show?”

Wang Cheng gulped, “Or perhaps it’s magic?”

Inside, he was shouting: What the hell? You can pull this off? Isn’t Master a cop? How can he even hypnotize? Wait… does this legendary skill really exist?!

Clearly, all three had noticed that Xiao Yu not only knew hypnosis,

but he had also managed to hypnotize the suspect without Lai Jun even realizing it.

They were left with the strange notion

that when it comes to hypnosis, all interrogation becomes child’s play!