Paranormal Investigation Notes

Chapter 111
Lu Ming's question was somewhat beyond the expectation of Zhang Dingshan and the others.

Is there anything questionable about this question?

It is impossible for Master Zhiguang to lie to Master Zhitong, and it is almost impossible for Master Zhitong to lie to himself.Before his death, Master Zhiguang actually saw the so-called "Great Fear of Heavenly Demon".

Zheng Peng's miserable cry before his death was actually presented to people through the monitoring screen.If Lu Ming is willing, he can take out that video and replay it hundreds or thousands of times.

This matter is almost certain and unquestionable.

"I feel that there is nothing to discuss about this issue."

He Wei shook his head first.

Lu Ming said: "First of all, I agree that they did see the Great Fear of the Sky Demon before they died, and I also think that there is nothing to discuss or question. It's just that based on my previous establishment of 'take the same clue Different methods of interpretation' principle, we can also try to make some interpretations of it."

"How to interpret it?"

"First of all, it can be confirmed that both Master Zhiguang and Zheng Peng felt extreme fear at that time. And because they both claimed to have seen the great fear of the sky demon, so let it take its course, we will think that it is the great fear of the sky demon belt The extreme fear came, frightened Zheng Peng to death, and frightened Master Zhiguang to collapse and commit suicide.

But in fact, is this really the case? "

"If it's not like this, what else could it be?"

This seems to be a very simple logical relationship, so simple that no further consideration is required.

Lu Ming pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Research data show that under extreme fear, even the fear of dying, people will have hallucinations. It is possible that the more feared something in the heart, the hallucinations will appear."

At this moment, He Wei, who was still a little absent-minded, sat up straight in an instant.Zhang Dingshan looked up slightly, and looked straight at Lu Ming.

This is a very simple psychological suggestion phenomenon.Although Lu Ming is not proficient in psychology, he knows this.

It's like, when surrounded by darkness and in a state of fear, the more people are afraid of ghosts, the more they seem to see shadowy ghosts when they look into the dark.

But if people are not afraid at all and look into the darkness, they will not see ghosts.

"What I mean is, is it the arrival of the Great Dread Demon, which brought extreme fear, or did the extreme fear trigger hallucinations, and only then saw the Great Dread Demon? Of the two, which one is in front and which one is behind?"

"wrong."

Lu Qingliang suddenly said: "If Master Zhiguang fears the most in his heart, it is the Great Fear of the Heavenly Demon that he hates the most, but Zheng Peng has also seen the Great Fear of the Heavenly Demon, how to explain it?"

He Wei said in a deep voice: "I mentioned Master Zhiguang's matter to Uncle Zheng. He knew that Master Zhiguang was scared to collapse by the great fear of heavenly demons."

Lu Qingliang was thoughtful.

If explained in this way, it becomes "Zheng Peng received a psychological hint about the Great Fear of the Heavenly Demon in advance, and in the extreme fear before dying, the psychological suggestion came true, and the hallucination appeared to fear the Great Heavenly Demon."

Zhang Dingshan pondered: "If this is the case, then a new problem must be explained. Where did the victim's fear before dying come from?"

If this fear was not brought about by the Great Fear of the Heavenly Demon, then there must be a source, right?
He Wei thought about it and said, "Perhaps...well, I vaguely remember that our human brain is divided into different functional areas, and stimulating different areas can bring about different emotions."

Like drugs.Drugs will produce a large number of related hormones to stimulate the corresponding brain regions, which can make people produce a huge amount of pleasure without doing anything else.

"There is such a possibility." Lu Ming nodded: "This sense of fear actually has no source, it's just because of the victim's brain, amygdala or related brain areas, er, I don't know much about it, in short, it is The area in charge of fear is strongly stimulated, and as a result, the victim feels extreme fear out of thin air. And because of the extreme fear, hallucinations occur, and he sees what he fears most in his heart."

Zhang Dingshan looked at Lu Qingliang: "You should go to the relevant experts immediately to see if there is such a possibility. And, ask again, the fear caused by being frightened by external objects, and the stimulation of related areas of the brain. Fear, these two situations, is there any difference for the brain? Can it be distinguished?"

Lu Qingliang immediately said: "I happen to know an expert in brain function research, so I'll go ask him."

"it is good."

In the video screen, Lu Qingliang's figure disappeared.But within half an hour, his figure appeared again.

"how?"

Lu Qingliang said: "Experts say that there is indeed such a possibility. For example, using bioelectricity to stimulate the relevant brain regions, or certain specific chemical substances, such as L-dopa, the metabolic precursor of dopamine, which is in aromatic Dopamine is generated under the action of amino acid decarboxylase, which can make people feel certain emotions for no reason.

And, whether it is because of being stimulated by bioelectricity, or because of seeing the horror of the outside world, there is no difference between the two situations for the body.Because the root cause of both is stimulation of the autonomic nervous system that dominates fear, the two cannot be distinguished.

Well, long-term use, or being affected by such means, will affect human physiology and lead to certain changes, such as the inability to synthesize dopamine by the body, but obviously, this does not apply to our current situation. "

The news is both good and bad.

The good thing is that this at least theoretically proves that Lu Ming's speculation is possible.The bad thing is that even if Lu Ming's conjecture is true, the bodies of the victims cannot be distinguished at all.

No one can know whether the fear they felt was actually seeing a frightening external object, or if the autonomic nervous system was stimulated.Because there is no difference in the performance of the two in the body.

Lu Ming pondered for a moment, and then cheered up: "Now, let's continue to push down according to our inference. Let's assume that the victims in the Binhai Building were all stimulated by the relevant brain regions. Scared to death, then, what might be the way they were stimulated?"

First, the pathway of bioelectricity can be ruled out.Because when Zheng Peng was victimized, he had extremely complete and comprehensive testing equipment by his side.If Loushen stimulated his brain with bioelectricity, it is basically impossible to hide from the monitoring of the equipment.

"Perhaps there is another way, psychological suggestion. Hmm... that's impossible."

He Wei put forward an idea, but she denied it.

The reason is also very simple.If there was some kind of existence that gave Zheng Peng an extreme sense of fear by means of psychological suggestion, it would also be unable to escape the monitoring of the monitoring equipment.

Everyone discussed several methods, but in any case, they did not have the ability to bypass those monitoring equipment.

Of course, it can also be assumed that the "Lower God" has mastered some means beyond the current technological level of human beings, but in this case, the discussion at this moment will be meaningless.At the same time, at this stage, there is no need to introduce this assumption.So this possibility was temporarily ruled out.

After that, there is only one possibility left in front of people.

Chemical material.

Chemicals similar to L-dopa.After this substance enters the human body, it either directly stimulates it, or its metabolites after entering the human body can stimulate the relevant brain tissue or the autonomic nervous system to make the human body produce related emotions.

"Qing Liang, ask the relevant experts again, is there such a substance that, after being absorbed by the human body, can strongly stimulate the autonomic nerves or tissues in charge of fear, causing people to have extreme fear, and even scare people to death directly? ?”

"it is good."

Lu Qingliang left again.Be back again shortly after.

"Experts say that the reason for fear is that the functional areas of the brain have judged the existence of some kind of threat through analysis, thereby activating the function of the amygdala, and the amygdala triggers the body's emergency response. But so far , there is no known chemical that directly stimulates the amygdala to trigger feelings of fear."

"Not found yet? Do experts mean that the existence of such a substance has not been theoretically ruled out?"

"That's understandable."

Lu Qingliang nodded.

"Okay, let's assume that there is such a substance." Lu Ming said: "Then we can think about how this substance enters Zheng Peng under the premise of having such comprehensive monitoring equipment. in the body and function?"

"It should be air."

"It's possible. Do you still have the air samples collected by the air monitoring equipment at that time?"

"Have."

He Wei replied: "There are about five liters left, which are divided into ten air bottles."

Lu Ming nodded: "In addition to air, there is another possibility, which is absorption through the skin."

At that time, Zheng Peng was not wearing full-body protective clothing.He must have been in contact with the environment and air inside the Binhai Building at that time.Thus, the possibility of absorption through the skin after contact cannot be ruled out.

"In this case, let's try to see if the unknown chemical substance we speculate exists. Qing Liang, I would like to trouble you to find relevant experts. For those air samples collected at that time, and Zheng Peng's body will undergo some tests to see if we can find any residue of this chemical substance."

"it is good."

After agreeing, Lu Qingliang wanted to leave.But at this time, Lu Ming stopped him again.

"Don't go yet."

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ming slowly said: "Don't tell the experts the truth, don't tell the experts that we are not sure whether this kind of thing exists. You can tell the experts like this, just say...we have identified this substance It exists, and what experts need to do is to find it out. In addition, find more groups of experts to carry out at the same time.”

(End of this chapter)