PFC Chapter 2757 Star Core Rescue (43)
Chapter 2757 Star Core Rescue (43)
Chapter 2757 Star Core Rescue (Forty-three)
The next day, Schiller got up early again. Having guessed who was behind the scenes, he no longer had any interest in solving any mystery, because he knew that if the mastermind was really who he thought, he would not be able to cause any trouble here, and he could not even show up.
In fact, it is unreasonable for him to exist in this universe. Schiller believes that he may have taken some special measures to deceive certain detection systems, but this is not important.
Because he hadn't created any art in places where he could appear openly, and it would be even worse for him to come here sneakily. He might as well use this time to visit Lisa more often.
Schiller decided to stay in Texas for a while. On the one hand, he wanted to keep an eye on Lisa and the Oakes. On the other hand, if Nightmare really targeted Lisa, he should be able to catch this guy easily by lying in wait there.
Schiller and Ultron were packing their luggage. When Ultron was helping Schiller sort out his clothes, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, doctor, what was that videotape you brought back last night? Is there a new season of that wedding documentary?"
Schiller then remembered that he had brought the sample back last night. He shook his head and said, "No, it's not. It's a movie."
"Movies? Mr. Bullock is making a new movie again? Do you need my help to get good reviews?"
Schiller rolled his eyes slightly and said, "Is all you can do to get positive reviews? Look at Venom, he has already graduated with honors in journalism."
"But robots are not allowed to create art." Ultron shrugged and said, "All our information comes from the Internet. In the process of learning, we borrow too much copyrighted materials, so the artworks we produce are likely to infringe copyright."
“I know you’re not some low-level stitching AI,” Schiller said as he put the books and medical records into his bag. “Besides, stitching is what journalism is all about.”
"Don't think about it, doctor. I won't slander anyone." Ultron turned around to pack his toiletries and said, "Especially not Mr. Bullock. I like the documentaries he directed."
Schiller sighed and said, "You have also been led astray by them."
"I think you should reflect on yourself, doctor. If you don't have qualities that are worthy of being famous, then you won't be famous. The reason is that you are too special."
"Today is another day when ordinary people fail." Schiller smiled and said, "I should let mediocrity come out."
"Then whether you are famous or not is not the biggest problem." Ultron seemed to have thought of something, shook his head vigorously and said, "I don't think it's that difficult to be a big star, what do you think?"
At this time, Schiller had packed up his things upstairs and went downstairs. He had to go get the videotape. He paused slightly as soon as he went downstairs.
Was the videotape lying on the table like this yesterday?
Schiller thought about it, but he didn't really think about it carefully. This was just his bad taste, and it wouldn't really cause any harm. At most, it would be disgusting, and it wasn't worth spending so much energy to prevent it.
Schiller took the videotape and put it in the bag of books upstairs. At this time, the suitcase had been packed. Ultron went downstairs to put his body away, and Schiller called the shuttle.
When they landed in Texas, the sun was shining brightly, but dark clouds were gathering in the distance and it looked like it was going to rain. The one who came to pick Schiller up this time was Lisa's father, a typical old Texas farmer who was usually helpful but occasionally had a bad temper.
Schiller learned from him that Lisa's condition had improved a lot. She was now focusing on the possible birth of her child and had even begun to select a foal for her future child.
Oaks' condition improved slightly, but he recovered much slower than Lisa. Lisa's family liked this honest, hardworking and capable son-in-law very much, so all the children in Lisa's family, including several pet dogs and cats, had been accompanying Oaks. His physical condition improved a lot, but his spirit was still very depressed.
When he saw Oaks again, Schiller found that he had gained a lot of weight compared to when he was on the space station, and had basically regained his previous body shape, but his expression was still somewhat stiff and numb.
Schiller came this time to give him a thorough treatment. Certain things, especially those in his professional field, must have a result. Even if there is indeed a pile of stinky dog shit behind it, he at least has to know how these ordinary people got involved in the shit.
However, he does not have the ability to read memories directly like Charles, so he has to use traditional methods to hypnotize Oaks again. As long as he can grasp a little clue, Schiller can deduce the ins and outs of the matter.
After putting down the luggage, having a good meal with Lisa's family, touring the farm and looking at the foal that Lisa had prepared for her future child, Schiller and Oaks came to his room.
With the cooperation of Oaks, the hypnosis process went very smoothly. Schiller went deeper into his memory step by step, and as expected, he found some problems.
Everyone working on the Star Core Space Station has a standard communication device. Oaks often uses this communication device to call Lisa. Jara had also explained before that he was instructed by Baker to put something that could spray poison on this communication device.
Schiller initially speculated that this was a prerequisite for hypnosis. As mentioned before, if the other party does not cooperate, hypnosis must be combined with drugs, otherwise the other party will easily wake up. Later, Oaks's various behaviors also confirmed that he might have taken drugs, and the problem lies with this poison.
But combined with the known facts, a doubt arises, that is, there is no one who can hypnotize Oaks.
Neither Sophia nor Baker were obviously capable of doing such professional work, and various surveillance and eyewitness reports did not mention that Oaks had contact with other psychologists.
After most of the components of the space station were salvaged, the black box gradually began to work, and Oaks' life trajectory was clearly revealed. Hypnosis is not something that can be completed in a few seconds, it takes at least more than an hour, and this kind of long-term hypnosis basically needs to be consolidated every few days, but Oaks has never been missing for such a long time.
Baker's gang must have had a certain impact on Oaks and used Oaks to achieve their goals, but they were not the real murderers because the most important link was missing in the chain of evidence: they did not have a professional psychologist.
Schiller did not find any traces of hypnosis during the investigation of Oakes' memory. So far, the only one who can modify the memory of others without Schiller finding out is probably the elderly Professor X, but he has no motive to do so. Based on Schiller's understanding of Professor X, he would not do such a thing to ordinary people.
Then Schiller had to make a guess, that is, Oaks's spiritual world had indeed been disturbed by someone, but not by hypnosis, but by another method that is still unknown.
Similarly, Robbins who has not been caught yet, the Sandman who suddenly broke down and lost control of his emotions, Sophia who suddenly appeared, and Mysterio who was influenced by her, are most likely all affected by this method.
But it must be said that this method is very clever and hidden very deeply. At least Schiller did not find anything abnormal in Oaks' spiritual world.
Of course, Schiller did not doubt Nightmare, but Nightmare had been to Lisa's spiritual world last time. After examining Lisa, Schiller found that Nightmare could not leave no trace at all. And last time Natasha said that she had detected traces of magical activities, which means that the method adopted by Nightmare is actually a kind of magic, so it is even more impossible to leave no trace in the snow.
Schiller had a vague guess that the investigation method was not the top priority right now. He had to find a way to cure Oaks, otherwise it would be difficult for the two of them to ignite the soul of the Son of Order, and the nightmare would continue to haunt Lisa.
Schiller tried to use the most basic psychological medicine to treat Oaks' mental problems, but the effect was not significant. This time he came to prescribe medicine for Oaks. He brought some basic psychiatric drugs, which could at least improve Oaks' sleep state.
Oaks fell asleep after taking the medicine. Lisa stood at the bottom of the stairs and looked up with some worry. When Schiller walked down, Lisa mouthed something to him, obviously asking him if Oaks was okay.
Schiller shook his head. The process of fighting the disease was destined to be a long one. It took almost a year to treat the psychological trauma of Speedball Robert. But he would rather take this conservative approach than achieve success overnight like young Charles.
Using this kind of common medical method is slow at best, but accidents are almost impossible. This may not be the case when using other methods, as ordinary people are too fragile.
When he woke up the next morning, Oaks looked a little better. Apparently enough sleep had relieved his fatigue.
But over the next few days, progress on the treatment stalled.
Schiller tried several different kinds of medicine, but Oaks's stiffness and numbness did not improve. He also underwent several hypnosis treatments, but to no avail.
Logically speaking, the effect of initial treatment should be the most obvious. If there is no relief at the beginning of treatment, it means that the disease is quite difficult to treat.
Schiller began to wonder if something was locking down Oakes' condition, so he called Professor X again and asked him to check. This time, Professor X searched all of Oakes' memories very carefully and checked his spiritual world thoroughly, but still found nothing.
Very good, Schiller thought, it seems that someone wants to defeat me in the field I am good at, but will I let you succeed so easily?
Schiller went upstairs and found Oaks. He said, "Sir, after this incident, I believe you have a certain understanding of the true face of this world. Whether you believe it or not, I have a method that can make you return to normal instantly, but you must cooperate with me."
Oaks nodded and said, "No matter what you want to do, I will cooperate with you. Lisa has been looking forward to this child for too long, and I don't want the problem to be caused by me."
"Yes, sir, please lie down on the bed."
Oaks did as he was told and closed his eyes, thinking that this was just another normal hypnosis. Soon he felt something cold against his neck. He was a little confused, but still did not move, obviously trusting the psychiatrist.
The next second, the cold blade cut open his trachea, and Oaks suffocated instantly. After dozens of seconds, the person lying on the bed turned into a cold corpse.
Schiller put away the scalpel in his hand with a calm expression.