Chapter 767: Jiang Ran Under Hypnosis
The two walked in opposite directions, growing farther and farther apart.
Just as Lucas was about to turn a corner, he looked back and could no longer see Jiang Ran's figure.
It seemed he thought of something, letting out a cold sneer.
Charming beyond measure.
Jiang Ran arrived at a local German breakfast shop in Aisen Town.
He used his phone to communicate with the staff, hoping they could recommend a local German breakfast.
The male server recommended a light European-style breakfast for him.
A croissant, with honey spread on top.
A hot cup of coffee, along with a yogurt, a slice of ham, and a fried egg.
Just that simple meal, including the tip, cost him 17 euros.
He quickly finished the modest breakfast.
After paying the bill, he walked out of the German restaurant.
But after taking only two steps out the door,
Jiang Ran suddenly stopped completely.
After stopping, he scratched his head and said, "Huh? What should I have for breakfast?"
Then, he stepped forward again.
After walking for seven or eight minutes, he arrived at another local German restaurant and sat down to eat.
And this little episode set the special livestream room ablaze with excitement in the early morning.
In truth, yesterday in the French Alice Apartment, that lab rat Arthur had died.
He died without anyone understanding why.
Some people were baffled, but others connected the dots just like the Ultimate Rich Kid, Lin Feng had.
After all, when Arthur left the hotel, he hadn't encountered anyone or anything particularly strange along the way.
The only person who had been an interloper was that Lucas.
So the only one clearly suspicious was obviously that guy.
But suspecting the guy had issues still felt utterly bizarre.
Now, Jiang Ran had also run into Lucas, and the two had exchanged words.
As a result, Jiang Ran was now exhibiting the same symptoms Arthur had shown yesterday.
Even after eating a full meal, he still thought he hadn't eaten, and went looking for another restaurant to keep eating.
He wouldn't stop until his stomach burst and he died.
Two people, two examples, with the only common factor being Lucas.
So, whether you found it baffling or not,
this was definitely connected to Lucas!!!
A Nigerian netizen typed in the public chat section:
[I used to have trouble sleeping too. It was because I was making money by doing things against my conscience, so that period was really painful. I was mentally exhausted every day. I saw domestic psychiatrists and psychologists, but there wasn't much effect.
Later, a friend recommended a very famous psychological clinic in France. There was an incredibly skilled doctor there, and his hypnosis was super impressive. After one session of hypnosis therapy, I felt better immediately. As someone who's personally experienced hypnosis, I really think some top-tier hypnotists can work miracles with it.
Isn't this Lucas also a doctor in that field? And that Bai Xiaoliang guy, plus the others with him, they're all the same. Besides, if you just search online, you can find all their info. Every single one of them is a top-tier expert in this area.]
Whether it was Michelle, Bai Xiaoliang, or Lucas and the other disciples of Michelle,
any ordinary person could search online and find their information.
They were all world-class psychiatrists and psychologists.
So many people in the livestream room had already looked up Lucas online. There was no need to use personal connections to find out.
At this point, the answer was practically screaming itself.
Lucas had hypnotized Arthur and Jiang Ran, trapping them in the illusion that they had never eaten.
But even so, many people still had doubts.
Mi—American Captain: [Right now, that's the only possibility, but how did he hypnotize them? Just by saying a few words? Can you really hypnotize someone that easily and cause a weird death like that?]
Mi—Obediently Plant Cotton For Me: [I don't know much about this field, so I won't comment. But if that's the case, Jiang Ran is going to face the same death as Arthur.]
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Jiang Ran finished his breakfast at the second restaurant.
Maybe because breakfast wasn't as heavy or greasy as dinner,
Jiang Ran didn't feel uncomfortable after the second meal.
When he walked out of the second German restaurant, he truly seemed possessed.
He thought he hadn't had breakfast yet and was feeling a bit hungry, ready to go find a third place.
Perhaps the System decided not to mess with him like last time.
It used points in advance to lift Jiang Ran's current hypnotized state.
[Ding! Detected host under hypnosis, trapped in illusion of never having eaten breakfast. 100 points consumed. Hypnosis lifted!!!!]
After the System activated,
Jiang Ran, who was about to look for a third breakfast spot, suddenly stopped in the middle of the street.
His hypnotized state was broken.
He came to his senses, and when he did,
He looked down at himself in confusion, then looked left and right.
Huh?
Why was he here?
What was he trying to do?
Oh, right, he'd run into Lucas and then gone to eat breakfast.
Had he eaten or not?
Feeling his stomach, it was oddly full.
Jiang Ran realized he seemed to have already eaten?
There was clearly no hunger pangs.
But he had no memory of having eaten breakfast.
"Forget it, since my stomach feels full, I'll just go to the onboarding training!"
Jiang Ran, having been hypnotized and trapped in an illusion earlier,
had no recollection of the System's notification sound after waking up.
So he assumed nothing had happened and just went about his business.
And in the special livestream, many people in the room saw Jiang Ran suddenly return to normal.
They all breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn't that they were happy for Jiang Ran escaping danger.
It was that they realized Lucas's hypnosis wasn't infallible after all!
Could it fail on its own?
As users of the Black Software, these wealthy people naturally feared things like hypnosis.
If this thing was really that powerful, and a few words could hypnotize someone,
it would be impossible for them not to worry about themselves.
At this moment, Jiang Ran was completely unaware that a strange white man had been following him the whole time. The man didn't do anything to Jiang Ran; he was just monitoring him.
Only when the man saw Jiang Ran enter a small building did he stop his surveillance and instead pull out his phone. After unlocking it,
he typed away with both hands on the screen.
Meanwhile, Lucas was at a café, enjoying a hot cup of coffee with plenty of sugar cubes.
A beautiful morning, warm sunlight, and a steaming hot cup of coffee.
There was nothing more pleasant in the world than this.
Lucas was completely relaxed, but that relaxation was soon forced to end.
Because his phone rang.
Lucas glanced at the number on the screen,
scanned his surroundings to make sure no one was nearby, and then answered.
"Hello, what do you want? (English)"
He spoke in a very low, hushed voice.
The voice on the other end said: "The man I sent to monitor Jiang Ran just reported back. Jiang Ran ate two meals and then returned to normal. He didn't end up like Arthur last night. (English)"