After listening to Gong Yingxian's description, Dr. Pompei looked down at the information in his hand: "It's this mask."

It was a photo taken from Zi Yan's video, with very high clarity. The bird's mask was dark gray, and some features were deliberately exaggerated, such as a very prominent, huge beak, two eye sockets were large and round, but without feathers. Overall, there was a surreal weirdness, not made based on any real bird.

Gong Yingxian said: "We have investigated this mask. There are no similar products on the market, nor have they found it in any artistic creations. It is a unique image."

"Can you tell what material it is in the video?"

“Gypsum, made by 3D printers.”

"That is, it's modeled by yourself."

"Yes." Gong Yingxian said, "But there were no 3D printers back then. If you wanted to do such things, you had to go to the factory to spend a very high price to model and make. This is also one of the reasons why I doubt the authenticity of the mask."

"Where is hand-carved?" Ren Yi asked.

"Of course, but what is the meaning?" Gong Yingxian said, "If it's just to cover the face, it's okay to buy a mask in the store. Why do you have to spend a lot of effort to make such a mask? Unless this mask has important symbolic significance, such as the organization's totem."

"But you haven't found a similar image on the entire network," Dr. Pompeii thought, "This does not conform to the psychological characteristics of arsonism. Arsonism is to suppress dissatisfaction in reality, and can only express one's strong cowardly mentality through arson. If this mask is really so important, for a full nineteen years, someone will definitely not be able to show it. On the one hand, it is to show off his masterpiece, and on the other hand, it is to gain recognition from his kind."

Gong Yingxian nodded: "I think so too, so I increasingly doubt the authenticity of this mask. From another perspective, if this mask was made temporarily by Zi Yan, then everything will be easier to explain."

"So, you think you didn't see this mask back then, but Zi Yan gave you a psychological hint, making this mask combine with your memory."

"It's not in memory, but in imagination." Gong Yingxian frowned, "In fact, I have never really remembered the specific appearance of the mask."

"Yes, when you brought up the mask with me, I guided you for a long time, but you couldn't describe the specific color, style, or characteristics of the mask. You only knew that it was a bird's mask because you were only in your teens at the time, and this memory occurred at the age of six. I once questioned the authenticity of this memory."

"I know, you told me."

"But you insisted that you did see such a mask, so I did deep hypnosis for you. You returned to the scene to confirm this, but you still couldn't tell what the mask looked like."

Concerns appeared on Gong Yingxian's face: "I don't know why."

Ren Yi looked at the photo and felt that this side looked a bit like something, but he couldn't remember what it was.

"This is very normal. You were very excited at that time. Compared to other missing memories, a mask that only looked at once was normal. "Dr. Pompeii thought, "I have never regarded masks as your focus of treatment, and frequent return to the scene is not advisable. If you hadn't asked repeatedly, I wouldn't agree to those hypnosis."

"Those few hypnosis were necessary and helped me recall a lot of things."

Dr. Pompeii sighed: "But it is very dangerous, very dangerous."

Gong Yingxian didn't hear this sentence "dangerous" in his ears: "So I want..."

"No." Dr. Pompei immediately saw through his intentions and flatly refused. "I have already said on the phone that if you still ask for deep hypnosis, I will not come back."

Ren Yi looked at Gong Yingxian in surprise.

Gong Yingxian said heavily: "Doctor, the case has reached its most critical moment. In the past six months, I have obtained a lot of clues. When I go back now, I will definitely gain more than before."

"I have done you three deep hypnosis. The first time I failed. The second and third time I pulled you back when you were about to collapse. After that, you recovered for a long time. After that, you became more independent and alert afterwards. After you went to the police academy, your independence and vigilance became stronger, and you would resist outsiders subconsciously. In addition, you are eager to seek truth now. I am worried that things that are difficult to control during hypnosis will happen, so I cannot take such risks."

Gong Yingxian said seriously: "Even if it is dangerous, I must give it a try. I caught Zi Yan not only for me personally. He was free from justice for one day, and the lives and property of countless people were threatened."

Ren Yi advised: "Ying Xian, you should listen to the doctor. I think you are too impatient. This is not the only way. Haven't you been making progress during this period?"

Gong Yingxian looked at Ren Yi deeply: "I can't help but be anxious." Among all the people whose life is threatened, Ren Yi is in the first echelon.

Dr. Pompei said seriously: "Ying Xian, I understand your mood, but I am your doctor. I must be responsible for your safety and comply with the medical practice norms. Now I cannot agree to your request. Taking you back to the fire scene is an extreme method. If I fail, you will be torn to pieces by pain and despair in your memory. These ten years of treatment may have been wasted all previous efforts."

Gong Yingxian lowered her head with a calm face.

Dr. Pompeii comforted him and said, "Captain Ren is right, this is not the only way. I will stay here for a while, do academic exchanges, and then do my best to help you in other aspects."

Gong Yingxian nodded reluctantly.

"I think we should go back to this mask." Dr. Pompeii looked at the mask's photo. "This mask is very strange, like... the big eyes of an owl and the big mouth of a hornbill. As far as I know, no bird looks like this."

"I think it's like that kind of street graffiti," Ren Yi said. "Don't you think it? Anyway, I feel it looks like something I've seen. This style is too modern and fashionable, and it doesn't look like the aesthetic that China had nineteen years ago."

"Yes, it's very young, and it has a little bit..." Dr. Pompeii thought for a long time before he thought of the appropriate adjective, "industrial style."

Ren Yi said: "Let's assume that this mask was made of Zi Yan, not the one you once saw, but in this way, was Zi Yan the insider of that year?"

Gong Yingxian was silent.

Ren Yi said: "I have a kind of intuition, Zi Yan is. Although it's just intuition..." He looked at Gong Yingxian with a frank look, "I definitely didn't say that to comfort you. Why do I really feel that what Zi Yan said in the video made me feel that he had more things he didn't say."

"I understand." Gong Yingxian said, "After analyzing Zi Yan's video, our criminal psychologist also believed that when he mentioned the incident, he did not show any guilt or lack of confidence, which proved that he was very confident in what he said. I also tended to be an insider, but I still thought the mask was fake."

Dr. Pompei analyzed: "The moment you saw the mask, you were frightened and thought that the mask was real because Zi Yan created an atmosphere that gave you strong psychological hints. After that atmosphere disappeared, rational thinking made you start to doubt. This is a very logical psychological process, and it is very authentic, because this mask still cannot deceive you under the circumstances of many psychological hints, so it is probably fake."

Gong Yingxian rubbed his eyebrows: "But what if this is my rebellious mentality?"

"You want to say multiple hints. Because you are resistant in your heart, even if the pasta may be true, you must suggest that you are fake, just to question it reasonably."

Gong Yingxian said "um" weakly: "What I doubt most now is my memories, because they are incomplete."

Ren Yi's head was so big that he heard it.

"You do have reason to doubt your memory. We can't rush to judge this, because the problem is complicated and cannot be solved for a while. You can continue to find a way out from other places." Dr. Pompeii said, "We continue to assume that Zi Yan is aware of it, but he doesn't know the details. He may bet that you were young and didn't remember what the mask looked like, so he used this mask to test you. Anyway, it seems that he would not lose much to success or not."

"Is he doing this just to make me mess?" Gong Yingxian gritted his teeth, "I was indeed a little panicked when I saw the mask."

"Make you confused and fear you, so that he can control you better, but he underestimated your ability, and you still successfully resolve the crisis. Several things that happened afterwards, including the parcels and barbecue restaurants, proved Zi Yan's anger. He felt that you embarrassed him and challenged his authority. Moreover, Bai Yan's wanted and the failure of the barbecue restaurant explosion would allow him to continue committing crimes, revenge, and save face." Dr. Pompeii said, "I suggest that at this time, you cannot just investigate the case silently, but should also fight him back in his way."

Ren Yi widened his eyes: "How to fight back?"
Chapter completed!