(4) On the Historical Records of Shile

  Shi Li was still chattering away, which made Li Kezhang very dissatisfied.

  Shi Li's identity has been confirmed. Although it was a foreign-related case, no one dared to disturb him at this time. Because the head of the Foreign Affairs Department, Li Ke, was sitting at the door smoking.

  The head of the foreign affairs department, Li, is not a big official and has no real power, but every head of the foreign affairs department is a figure who dominates the bureau. The former head of the foreign affairs department beat up an undercover nine-dan martial artist from a certain country's embassy in front of the office building, and this head of the foreign affairs department drove "very carelessly" and hit a family member of a diplomat from a certain country who was chasing after vendors on the street. They were all very careless things, so they were all settled. Therefore, no one in the bureau dares to provoke them when the people in the foreign affairs department are angry, and everyone is worried that they will do something very carelessly.

  Shi Li woke up again, and according to the doctor, he won't fall into a coma this time.

  Liu Li's English was struggling, so she had to invite the old witch who cried with red and swollen eyes back. She saw that Zhao Liming was crying, but his eyes became bright and radiant, which made Liu Li feel uneasy, hating it in her heart.

  "You lost, competing with me for a man, you still need to learn for several more years."

  "Who's competing with you for men?"

  As he passed by Liu Li's side, Zhao Liming suddenly leaned over and whispered in her ear.

  Liu Li's face suddenly turned bright red, she didn't expect this old demon to choose this time to launch a surprise attack, leaving her unprepared. The emotions that had been hidden in her heart for so long were struck, and they burst into flames like a chain reaction, her hands and feet went soft, by the time she wanted to counterattack, Zhao Liming was already far away.

  "Old witch!"

  Liu Li gazed at Zhao Liming's back and muttered a curse under her breath, but then she thought that this would give her another chance to be alone with Shi Li, so she quickly caught up.

  There were two police officers standing outside the ward, and there were also two police officers inside the ward. The atmosphere was not relaxed at all. This was a case involving foreigners, Shi Li's mysterious disappearance and then his equally mysterious reappearance on a foreign container ship, where he was the only person on board, with no captain or crew members present, which in itself was suspicious.

  The shipowner of the vessel is a Japanese-Chinese national, Ichiro Ame, who has a background in organized crime and is also a renowned psychologist known as the "genius devil" with expertise in hypnosis. He had his medical license revoked multiple times for violating medical ethics. Ichiro Ame owns an industry worth billions of dollars, and this cargo ship belongs to him. It entered Chinese territory two days ago and docked at a port in the suburbs of Tiannan City but was blown away by a typhoon to over 30 nautical miles offshore. The captain of the vessel, Zhang Haiyang, is also an enigmatic figure as investigations revealed that his file was forged, and he does not have the qualifications to be a captain. It can be easily concluded that he used this identity to sneak into China.

  "Sneaking around like this, definitely not a good person."

  Liu Li thought for a moment, then raised her head and saw Shi Li's profound gaze, and was immediately drawn in, unable to extricate herself.

  "So, can you recall where you were for these seven days?"

  Zhao Liming put the notebook on her thigh, reached out and grasped Shi Li's hand, she didn't intend to record the answer to this question.

  "It's been seven days!"

  His English suddenly became unfluent, two lines of tears fell silently, and he himself had not yet realized this. Zhao Liming reached out to wipe away his tears, gentle as a wife.

  Seven days ago, Gao Xuan's organs failed and her heart stopped beating. Shi Li thought she would be rescued like the previous times, so he rushed to the hospital, only to see her cold corpse. Shi Li's world collapsed, the love that had been supporting him was gone, leaving only endless hatred.

  The taste of despair was like poison, making people feel heart-wrenching pain. Time had been interrupted since that moment seven days ago in the hospital, and when he woke up again, he was already on a rescue ship. What exactly happened during this period, even Shi Li himself did not know.

  "Yes, I am Shilie, I am Shilie!"

  Shi Li Chang let out a deep breath and suddenly spoke in Chinese.

  To clarify what Shi Li had done in the past seven days and how he got involved in this foreign-related case, the police invited a renowned psychologist, Cheng Gang. Cheng Gang is a psychology professor at Tian Nan Normal College, the only person in Tian Nan City who has studied hypnosis in the British system, with countless successful cases, and a frequent visitor to the police station.

  After a rest in the afternoon, Shili seemed to have fully recovered. According to the doctor, the unknown drug's effect on his body had been eliminated, but it would take some time for him to regain his memory.

  However, the doctor did not recommend hypnosis and Liu Li also thought it was not a good choice.

  "Isn't this history? Ah, you've got your comeuppance today!"

  Cheng Gang walked in with an excited face, sat down opposite Shi Li with some impatience, and then suddenly saw Liu Li by the window. He then restrained himself, coughed seriously a few times, and sat up straight.

  "Should I know you?"

  Shi Li looked at Cheng Gang with confusion, which made Cheng Gang's emotions very frustrated.

  "You don't even recognize me? Looks like I need to give you some treatment."

  "Should I know you?"

  As before, Cheng Gang lowered his head weakly, and when he lifted it again, his expression turned serious.

  "Alright, let's begin now. Look into my eyes, don't think of anything in your mind, and start repeating after me: I am relaxed, letting go of everything, I can no longer hear my own voice, my eyes are slowly closing, memories are slowly coming back, I see what happened a week ago..."

  Liu Li really found Shi Li closing his eyes, following Cheng Gang's repetition of every sentence. But for some reason, she always felt that the atmosphere was a bit off. Liu Li wanted to walk to the bedside, but her feet were like stepping on a soft cloud, unable to stand firmly.

  "Damn it, even I want to sleep!"

  Liu Li bit her fingers hard and suddenly came to.

  History is still spoken one sentence at a time, but it has become a repetition of just answering questions. His eyes are dull and seem to be trapped in the flood of memories.

  Liu Li shook her head and sighed, Cheng Gang was still like last time, and was hypnotized by Shi Li again.

  "Celery costs 7 cents a catty, can help with fertility issues, wife says I must eat it..."

  Her eyes were clear and bright, with a hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth.

  "Alright, that's all for today. After I count to three, you will slowly wake up. By the way, I don't like unnecessary talk, remember this point. One, you are already awake; two, your body is gradually regaining control and becoming agile; three, you are completely awake."

  "What? What's wrong with me? No way, did you hypnotize me again?! What kind of world is this?!"

  Shi Li smiled and lay down with a sense of relief, but suddenly tears welled up in his eyes as he completely recalled what had happened.

  "Losing to a psychological genius is not shameful, really."

  Liu Lian comforted Cheng Gang who was still unwillingly staring at Shi Li on the bed.

  Shi Li's past was not simple. He was once a genius in Tian Nan City, graduating from university at the age of 15, proficient in four languages and holding four professional degrees. He also obtained a psychologist qualification certificate and was a new star in the domestic psychology circle. After Shi Li graduated, everyone thought he would make great achievements, but instead, he enrolled in a police academy and disappeared from public view. Few people remembered Shi Li, and Cheng Gang was one of them. They would meet every month for several days to study some psychological issues. It was also because of Cheng Gang that Shi Li had a part-time job providing psychological counseling to wealthy businessmen, with sky-high fees, of course.

  Shi Li is a genius, and geniuses always have some crazy ideas. These ideas are called great concepts when they're still in his mind, but if put into practice, that would be a terrible thing.

  Unfortunately, history has already done so.