Crime Prison Island
Chapter 89 - 29 Dark Logic Knowledge

Chapter 89: Chapter 29 Dark Logic Knowledge

"You’re deceiving me?"

Gao Xin hadn’t expected Luo Yan to outright say that his blood had no effect whatsoever.

How could that be possible!

When Luo Yan mentioned a one-time effect, he didn’t think much of it—after all, Heartswitch No.1 was said to only last three hours, yet he could still enter the Heartswitch state at any time, couldn’t he?

Therefore, the effect of ’Luo Yan’s blood’ could also have mutated in him.

But... Luo Yan actually said he was deceiving him, that it had no effect at all?

This was just a huge farce.

"No effect? But I clearly felt something yesterday..." Gao Xin looked doubtful.

Luo Yan sighed, "That was the placebo effect!"

"Placebo effect?" Gao Xin didn’t understand.

Luo Yan explained, "It’s knowledge I came across in Emperor Penguin’s bookstore, also known as the fake medicine effect."

"According to the description, it’s a phenomenon where a patient undergoes ineffective treatment but ’expects’ or ’believes’ it to work, thus alleviating their symptoms."

Gao Xin’s eyes widened, as if struck by lightning.

Then he suddenly grabbed Luo Yan’s arms with such force that his veins bulged, "What did you say!"

His expression was fierce, as if he’d seen some great treasure.

Luo Yan thought he hadn’t understood and said, "Basically, it’s about tricking patients into thinking the medicine is effective when it isn’t—just an ordinary nutrient solution—but still, it leads to a therapeutic effect."

"Ouch, you’re holding on too tight, Gao Xin, calm down!"

"I had no choice but to deceive you, given the situation at the time. You were simply no match for Oyama Mas, and you’d fallen into a highly paranoid state."

"To save you, I could only think of this method, taking a shot in the dark with this piece of knowledge."

"Fortunately, it actually worked. Didn’t you feel like your injuries improved a lot, and the pain wasn’t so bad anymore, like your whole body was numb? Even eventually got a surge of strength powerful enough to pierce through their throat?"

Gao Xin let go, but his eyes were still fixed on Luo Yan.

Suddenly, he laughed.

He laughed manically, "So that’s how it is! That’s how it is!"

"As long as I believe, that’s enough."

Luo Yan worriedly said, "Hey, don’t take this effect too seriously, it has a very low success rate."

"The fundamental way humans overcome all diseases is to heal themselves, to recover on their own—medication is merely an aid."

"The placebo effect is when the brain is tricked into thinking there’s backup coming, which then excites the body to intensify its healing. Not feeling pain and the final burst of strength are just effects of adrenaline."

He tried to explain the rationale, but Gao Xin interrupted with a wave of his hand, "Don’t tell me about the principles, just tell me if this is real!"

"Is this phenomenon actually real?"

Luo Yan was taken aback, "Yes, there’s a lot of clinical evidence."

"I’ve read many related materials, and this situation was discovered as early as last century. Even in historical ancient texts, there are many cases that seem to be examples of this effect."

"But this is really difficult, and ’believing’ is too vague, too hard to quantify. You mustn’t consider this effect a lifesaver—I was desperate yesterday when I..."

Gao Xin’s eyes roved, waving his hands, "Forget about that, just tell me if this is a phenomenon that has been inherent to humans since ancient times!"

"Yes... it is... so what?" Luo Yan didn’t understand why he was so agitated.

Gao Xin looked ecstatic, as though he had uncovered a monumental secret.

"I get it now, I get it now... that’s why..."

"No wonder I couldn’t figure it out, why didn’t I know about this earlier? Yes, this is a phenomenon that I could hardly have come across..."

"Never mind... it’s not too late now, let me think, let me think..."

He mumbled to himself, pacing unconsciously, like a fool searching for something.

"What’s wrong with you? What do you know?" Luo Yan approached and tried to support him, but was pushed away.

Gao Xin exclaimed excitedly, "Don’t disturb me, I’ve almost got it!"

"No, not quite, ah that’s it! Heartswitch! Heartswitch!"

His eyes swiveled, and he immediately entered Heartswitch.

Instantly, sensations of touch, sight, and hearing, without logical processing, directly bombarded his consciousness.

At the same time, he recalled all sorts of thoughts and conclusions from his childhood.

Those memories appeared before him indescribably, as though laid out right before his eyes.

Combining them with his explosive imagination and the inspiration he couldn’t contain, Gao Xin now fluttered his hands in the air, seemingly trying to rearrange these elements.

"So, it’s like this... Yes, all these phenomena are connected!"

"Good, good, good, what about this one? Excellent, this makes sense too!"

He mumbled to himself, eyes fixed on the air, gesticulating wildly.

Then suddenly pointing at the dead pig hanging in the cold room, he said earnestly, "Yes! This one too! This one too!"

"Xin!" Luo Yan was dumbfounded, what was he doing?

Talking to the air? Talking to a pig?

At this moment, Gao Xin looked too much like a madman.

Like someone with a mental breakdown, fiddling in the air, running back and forth, one moment caressing the hanging meat, the next hugging himself tightly, frantically kneading his body, and then like chasing nonexistent butterflies, uttering dream-talking murmurs.

In short, everything was too bizarre, and Luo Yan felt... he might have really lost his mind.

"Xin! Don’t scare me. Let’s stop thinking, stop thinking, calm down, will you!" Luo Yan rushed to embrace him.

But Gao Xin struggled fiercely, flinging him aside with tremendous strength.

"Don’t bother me! I’m so close!"

"I’m going to succeed! I’m about to make it! Dad!"

Listening to him shouting about succeeding and calling out to his dad, Luo Yan simply broke down in tears.

He felt even more convinced that Gao Xin had experienced so many failures that he finally couldn’t hold on any longer and had gone insane.

After all, there were already signs of this yesterday, but he had managed to pull through that ordeal by relying on the placebo effect.

Perhaps, deep in his heart, Gao Xin had come to view "Luo Yan’s blood" as a life-saving straw, as an important cornerstone on the path to success.

As a result, when Luo Yan told him today that everything was false, that he had been deceived, and that his body had merely overproduced adrenaline, Gao Xin couldn’t handle it.

The longing for success had already made his heart tense like a string, bearing too much pressure, and now his inner pillars collapsed, leading to his direct mental breakdown.

"I’m not your dad! Pull yourself together, Gao Xin, I’m Luo Yan, I am Luo Yan!"

"It’s okay, we will escape from here! You still have me!"

Luo Yan called out to him, seemingly hoping to awaken his reason.

But at this moment, Gao Xin had completely lost his sanity!

It was as though he was immersed in some great experiment.

Even if he was only fiddling with the air! Even if he was muttering unintelligible sounds under his breath as if whispering to the Ancient God.

For who knows how long, suddenly Gao Xin shouted indistinctly.

"It’s linked up! It’s linked up!"

"This works too, then it’s all connected! Everything’s connected!"

"I’ve figured it out! I’ve figured it out! I’ve finally figured it out!"

Gao Xin stopped flailing his arms and collapsed as if deflated.

He lay sprawled on the ground, laughing heartily with tears streaming down his red-rimmed eyes!

"Dad, humanity has always been sacred!"

Luo Yan rushed over to embrace him, feigning a mature tone, "Son, I understand now, I understand."

"Do you understand too? Luo Yan?" Gao Xin asked joyfully as he sat up.

Luo Yan was startled, "You still recognize me as Luo Yan?"

Gao Xin laughed happily, "Luo Yan! I’ve penetrated a cosmic mystery! A mystery belonging to humanity!"

"..." Luo Yan looked at him as if he were looking at a fool, "Ah yes, yes..."

Gao Xin’s eyes were filled with moved tears, "Each one of us is perfect, we are all children of the cosmic mother."

"Ah yes, yes..." Luo Yan replied with a bitter choke.

Gao Xin wiped away his tears, "The spirit in everyone is equal, and the talents in our souls are also equal. Whatever talents people have, everyone has them! If someone hasn’t manifested them, it’s just because they don’t believe they have them."

Luo Yan shook his head, "Why are you still obsessing over the placebo effect?"

"Of course, everyone’s personality is equal, but our bodies are not born equal."

Gao Xin smiled, "That’s because everyone believes that our bodies are born unequal..."

"Don’t you know? Consciousness can influence the brain, and in turn, affect the whole body. So as long as you believe enough, consciousness can directly change oneself."

Luo Yan’s mouth twitched, "How is that possible!"

"You’re delusional, Gao Xin, do you realize you were going insane just now?"

Gao Xin said, "Just now, I was simply combining all the phenomena I’ve recognized from childhood into a complete body of knowledge."

"I’ve succeeded... I’ve done it, I’ve penetrated a dark logic of knowledge!"

Luo Yan was bewildered, "A dark logic of knowledge?"

"You were talking to the air!"

Gao Xin pointed to the air, "That’s because my hallucinations are invisible to you."

"No, fuck... You know they are hallucinations! Floaters? Delusions? You’re mentally ill, you know that? You’re sick!" Luo Yan exclaimed in anguish.

Gao Xin smiled wryly, "I’m not sick! Hallucinations are a function of our brain, of course I can have hallucinations if I want them!"

"Just now I was projecting things from my memory into visual hallucinations in my mind, just to organize them more conveniently."

Luo Yan asked, "Organize what? What were you thinking about?"

Gao Xin grinned, "I’ve finally understood... who I am, where I came from, and where I’m going..."

"Ah?" Luo Yan’s head buzzed.

"Man, the three ultimate questions of human philosophy?"

"You were thinking about that? Who else but you would go crazy over this! These are ultimate questions with no answers!"

Gao Xin laughed heartily, "Who says they’re without answers, I’ve figured it out."

"So they’re called ultimate questions, huh? No wonder, then the answer to it must be some ultimate answer to the universe, representing some kind of ultimate truth..."

"So I’ve penetrated a truth of the universe!"

Luo Yan couldn’t help but roll his eyes, thinking it was useless to go along with him, and said sternly, "Gao Xin! I know, you feel resentful, defeated!"

"But reality is reality, you’ve got to pull yourself together!"

"Forget about that placebo effect, can you just pretend I was talking nonsense? Yesterday was just an adrenaline rush from a near-death experience."

Gao Xin looked at him and sighed, "Your phenomenon is just one part of it, your denial now is meaningless, for I’ve already completed the validation."

"What did you validate? Just gesticulating randomly in the air?" Luo Yan said angrily.

Unexpectedly, Gao Xin turned his head and grabbed the giant frozen mouse, lifting it with a whoosh!

The thing must have weighed at least two hundred kilograms, but he lifted it high above his head.

"Eh?" Luo Yan’s eyes widened, completely dumbfounded.

Gao Xin slammed the heavy object down with a crash, "My strength, it has truly been unleashed, Luo Yan... all thanks to your blood."

Luo Yan was completely stunned, his worldview shattered in that moment.

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