Chapter 831: Provoking trouble, right?

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and soon the day of the performance came.

There was nothing much to say about the performance itself. Duanmu Ai just followed Kujigawa Rise, helped, changed clothes, and then waited to perform on stage.

"Nothing happened."

Standing backstage, Duanmu Ai stared dissatisfied at Manager Inoue next to him, who then gave a wry smile.

"Please don't look at me like this. I can assure you that everything I said before is true. We are just a small artist company and we don't have the guts to deceive the Demon Summoner."

"I know, but this has never been abnormal. It's really difficult for people to determine whether there is really a ghost. It's also a problem."

"I originally thought that the other party was planning to make big news during the live broadcast, but now it seems that is not the case."

As Duanmu Ai spoke, he looked at his watch. The performance is over, the actors have given their thanks, and now the entire variety show has come to an end.

"So, what happened before..."

"Maybe she was unlucky on those days?"

Duanmu Ai didn't find any clues. At least from her point of view, what Kujigawa Rise encountered these days was purely accidental. I remember that there is similar astrology in Faerun. It's like a fortune teller, saying that you are destined to have fire. , you will be more unlucky during the period of Wood Nemesis... Maybe Kujigawa Rise is the same.

"Maybe, at least she does seem to be more relaxed during this time."

Mr. Inoue couldn't give a reasonable explanation. The only explanation he could give was that Kujigawa Rise was relatively unlucky in those days.

"Ah, Miss Duanmu, Mr. Inoue!"

At this time, Kujigawa Rise reappeared in front of the two of them after changing clothes, and ran over with a smile on her face.

"Great performance, Rise!"

Mr. Inoue also smiled.

"Both the director and the audience commented very favorably on your first performance, so it won't be a problem to expand your stage. With such results, it will be easier for you to take on film and television jobs in the future!"

"I will work harder!"

Hearing Mr. Inoue's words, Kujigawa Rise also clenched his fists and nodded vigorously, while Duanmu Ai just stood aside silently and looked at her. And Li Shi also turned his head and looked at Duanmu Ai.

"By the way, Miss Duanmu, the director also praised your performance very much. Many people want to know who played the role of Lord Angel..."

"That's not the ambition."

Duanmu Ai shook his head, then glanced at his watch.

"According to the contract, I can only work as an assistant until today."

"ah……………"

Hearing Duanmu Ai's words, Kujigawa Rise's expression suddenly became much stiffer, and her smile disappeared.

"Are you... planning to leave?"

"I still have work to do, after all."

Duanmu Ai looked at Kucigawa Rise in front of him. The latter looked stiff, then lowered his head and took a deep breath. Then he returned to his original expression and looked at Duanmu Ai.

"So, are we friends?"

"Of course, next time you come to me, I will give you a friendship price."

"That `s a deal!"

Hearing Duanmu Ai's answer, Kujigawa Rise suddenly smiled.

"Then can I go to your office to hang out with you?"

"As long as you have time."

"no problem!"

After that, Duanmu Ai sent Kujigawa Rise home and stood at the door of her house. This was her last job. As long as she sent Rise home, her contract with the agency would be completed.

"Then...you won't come in?"

"I'm going back, and I haven't seen the office for a few days. Maybe there will be some trouble."

"That's it..."

Kucigawa Rise's expression was a little complicated, but she still nodded vigorously and showed a smile to Duanmu Ai.

"Then, see you later, I will go find you to play."

"goodbye."

Duanmu Ai also knows that Kujigawa Rise is probably just talking. As Inoue's manager said, after today's performance, Kujigawa Rise will become more popular and may be even busier than before. But unfortunately, this It's someone else's life, and she has no right to interfere - it doesn't matter if she agrees anyway, just think of it as a thought.

Seeing the door close in front of him, Duanmu Ai paused for a moment, then turned and left.

Afterwards, she returned to the office.

"You are back, Lord Inquisitor."

The office with Lumière present was as orderly as ever.

"I'm back, what have I gained?"

"There are indeed some discoveries so far - by the way, Lord Inquisitor, your performance is great."

"Forget it, I don't want to do it a second time."

Duanmu Ai knew what Lumi Ai wanted to say and skipped the topic.

"Tell me what you discovered?"

"Yes, I investigated according to the previous information, and found that the person who restarted this research after the Reconstruction Day was a scholar named Maruki Takuto. He seemed to have discovered cognitive science accidentally, and believed that It can have an effect on human spiritual healing."

"Maruki Takuto...I seem to have heard this name somewhere?"

"Of course, he is currently working as a psychiatrist in Xiujin."

"oh……"

Hearing this, Duanmu Ai clapped his hands.

"By the way, I think about it, this is indeed the case."

I remember that after the previous bullying incident, the fat-headed principal with pig-eared ears hired a psychotherapy teacher to stabilize the students' emotions. It turned out to be him.

Um?

"Isn't he studying cognitive science?"

"I reported to you before that the study was terminated..."

"Oh, yes, you told me that the research was terminated on the surface, but actually transferred within the government department. In other words, this research was previously led by Takuto Maruki, but after it was discovered by the official high-level officials, it was Did you find an excuse to kick him out and then take the research into your own hands?"

"That's pretty much it."

"Perhaps I should find time to read his paper...Forget it, I probably can't understand it either. You've already read it, right? Summarize it?"

"Okay, according to Maruki Takuto's theory, cognitive space can be used to treat the human spirit. Simply put, he hopes to be able to treat human psychological trauma by adjusting the mental projection in the subspace."

"The category of psychology..."

"Absolutely. He believes that if we can continue to study cognitive science, we can adjust other people's cognition from a spiritual level, just like surgery, so that people will no longer suffer psychological trauma and can live a happy life."

"Extremely stupid."

Hearing this, Duanmu Ai sneered.

"He might as well kill all mankind, and everyone can be happy."

"………………"

Regarding Duanmu Ai's evaluation, Lumière said nothing, but she obviously agreed with Duanmu Ai's thoughts.

Although it is said to be a surgery, adjusting other people's minds and making them happy is simply a delusion.

That is not to make them happy, but to make the other person "feel" happy.

The spirit and body are different.

When performing surgery on the body, there are standards for success, which can be determined through healing conditions, blood tests, and various data.

But it's different mentally. How do you determine whether this is happiness for the other person?

In other words, I can also adjust it to make others feel that 007 is happy only if he has no holidays all year round. When he takes a holiday, he feels like he is mourning. He feels that he is no longer needed by the company and has no value in existence. He can only use his limited time. Only by devoting your life to infinite work can you achieve happiness - what is the difference between this and brainwashing?

In fact, isn’t this brainwashing? Just like the behavior of the Phantom Thieves——could this guy also be connected to the Phantom Thieves?

After returning to school, I should investigate it carefully.

"It seems like we need to have a chat with him. If we can't find the time, we can deal with this guy."

From the perspective of the Inquisition, this guy is obviously a heretic, and since he also knows about subspace, he should have been executed long ago.

This kind of heretical thought will be a disaster if it remains.

"Starting from tomorrow, continue the investigation here. The issue about subspace is the most important thing at the moment."

"yes."

Although Duanmu Ai thinks so, unfortunately... things often don't go as expected.

Early the next morning, just when Duanmu Ai was about to go back to school, the phone rang. When he picked up the phone, he heard the anxious voice of Mr. Inoue on the other end.

"Hello, are you Miss Duanmu? I'm Inoue. Has Rise gone to your place?"

"No."

"Did you send her home last night?"

"Of course, what's wrong?"

"She's gone!"

"……………Um?"

"When we picked her up this morning, no one answered her cell phone. Then I went to her room, and it was empty! I thought she went to your place... didn't she go?"

"I returned to the office after I sent her home, and we didn't see each other after that. According to you, she disappeared?"

Duanmu Ai also frowned at this moment. And Inoue's voice was also very nervous and uneasy.

"I'm sorry, can I trouble you to help? Although we also know that this is not good, but..."

"No problem, I'll go now. Where are you?"

"In Rishi's apartment."

"Very well, wait for me."

After saying that, Duanmu Ai hung up the phone and walked to the gate. Seeing Duanmu's love look, Lumiere looked at her doubtfully and asked.

"Lord Judge? What happened?"

"Kujigawa Rise is missing... Damn it, if I know who did it, I will definitely skin him!"

Having said this, Duanmu Ai also walked out angrily.

Good guy, as soon as you step off with your front foot, you catch someone with your back foot and start trouble, right? This is obviously a provocation, right?

Can you bear this?

I can't kill you!