Imperial Treasure-Chapter 965 - 580: Psyche, Pathology_2

A series of spine-chilling examples.

The room fell silent.

Amanda smiled slightly, "Is it terrifying, making you nauseous? Actually, I’m just saying it casually... although I did see the real-life person behind the story in a prison in the USA... at that time, he was already fifty-four, and the first thing he said to me was, ’Beauty, your flesh must be delicious, better than those two hundred and twenty-one before.’

Ugh~

Some covered their mouths,

falling again into a state of shock and nausea.

Yet some were quite interested in this topic, like some of the guys.

"So, teacher, how did you respond?"

"Oh?" Amanda chuckled softly. "I said, ’Old man, you’ve got an eye for things.’

Ha!

The fear faded away again, everyone relaxed.

Amanda interlaced her fingers, placing them on her lap, "There are many evil people in this world. Unless one is born with an antisocial personality and evil genetics, it is the environment and experiences that shape them. The human psyche, much like your knowledge, changes with daily accumulation and eventually takes shape. For instance, the person I’m talking about, he had quite a rough early life, and among all the incidents he experienced, there was one key point that triggered his malicious thoughts step by step, yet made him particularly stubborn in his core. What do you think it was?"

What?

Many seemed lost in thought.

But not for long.

"Rats"

A boy murmured.

"Yes, rats. In his childhood, he was mistreated and abused by his family, locked up for long periods in a filthy and dangerous basement. Rats were his companions, cold when it was cold, and hungry when it was hungry. In that situation, they were companions, enemies, and also each other’s food. Such an experience brings destructive pain and darkness to any human being. Thus, a seed took root in his heart, grew into his monstrous mental disorder. But, of course, this is evil, yet there is another kind of goodness."

"There’s a related incident where, in one of his murder cases, a girl who narrowly escaped but was disfigured by rat bites survived. She eventually overcame that terrifying memory void and resolved to become a police officer. Her relentless pursuit over five years led to solving the murder case and ultimately capturing the culprit personally. At that moment, she could have directly executed the criminal, but she finally put down her gun with tears, choosing to take him to court."

"Do you think her actions were normal?"

From a behavioral analysis perspective, that policewoman belonged to a category of one in a million.

Abnormal.

That’s pathological.

"She was pathological, choosing to forsake returning to a normal life, and reject society’s arrangements for her, to become a painstaking and low-paid police officer, and tirelessly, at great risk, capture that villain. In your Chinese culture, this might be called obsession, yet it’s not revenge."

"This is also a kind of pathology, also a type of growth, making her incredibly strong... even when facing such a man-eating, murderous demon without fear or retreat."

"I think, those who faced the abrupt appearance of a ’Sadako’ and under my description of a killer without showing disgust or fear... you too have experienced events that made your minds resilient. It’s widely said that only pain can make one grow. Many have asked me before, actually this should be considered a part of normal psychological inference, why must it be categorized as pathological?"

Amanda’s eyes coldly swept across the room, suddenly pausing on one person: "That student, I’d like to ask you, if given another chance, would you choose again?"

Sui Yi? Su Zimu and Yhan Qingwu, due to their habitual "Sui Yi Attraction System" thinking, first turned to look at Sui Yi.

But it wasn’t Sui Yi.

Instead, it was a boy five seats away.

Somewhat unfamiliar, a not-so-noticeable boy, with an expression of panic and helplessness, also a bit muddled and alarmed.

Everyone looked at him.

Except Sui Yi.

And also Gu Sansi, who crossed her legs, propped up her face with one hand, squinting her eyes.

"Me?"

"Yes, you. What’s your name?"

Many whistled.

"Guo... Guo Yanwen"

The boy mumbled, blushing under Amanda’s overwhelmingly assertive aura.

He subconsciously glanced at the seat beside him...

"So, Guo Yanwen, can you answer my previous question? Naturally, it’s under the condition that you don’t compromise your personal privacy."

"Ah, I... I haven’t had any bad experiences, none." Guo Yanwen finally collected himself and said.

"Really? Actually, I forgot to mention something earlier, which is that aside from calm and uncalm, there is someone caught in reverie, called absent-mindedness."

"What causes your absent-mindedness, hence making your reactions slower than others by more than a beat?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)