please don't believe me

It was more than three o'clock in the afternoon, more than seventeen hours before the shooting.

When Zhou Chunli was originally asked to go to Shen's house, Shen Xiuyuan also ordered her boss not to be alarmed.But the matter has come to this point, and the timeline's regression is rapidly approaching, and Shen Xiuyuan doesn't bother to worry about it any more.He had a hunch that the person he was looking for was by his side.

The mastermind who shot Shen Ximing, another host.

Fortunately, the Arc de Triomphe is closed during the day, so we can do our best to assist Colonel Shen and restore the scene before the shooting happened the night before.

It all started when Shen Yuyao and Shen Xiuyuan separated.The band played music, two soldiers took the place of Shen Xiuyuan and his adjutant wandering downstairs, Shen Yuyao went upstairs to the box, Sergeant Zhang and the orderly stayed in the corridor.After a while, Sergeant Zhang looked at his watch and left. When he came back, Du Bai followed behind him.

Shen Xiuyuan and the adjutant observed everything by the box door.

The band stopped, Arc de Triomphe sent someone to replace Lin Ruohong, and then the show went on one by one.Time passed slowly, what happened on the stage couldn't be said to be exactly the same as last night, but it was also very similar, everyone wore the same clothes as last night.Sitting upstairs, Shen Yuyao and Du Bai were stared at all the time, which was actually very embarrassing. Apart from occasionally saying something that seemed to be said last night, there was almost no movement.

An hour passed, and Shen Yuyao had no special reaction, but the "blank" in her memory was finally coming.

When the announcer mentioned Zhou Chunli's program, Shen Xiuyuan walked to the side of the front row and observed Shen Yuyao.Shen Yuyao glanced at him uncomfortably, then turned her gaze to the stage.

After the band, Zhou Chunli in the green skirt came on stage.

When the prelude sounded, Du Bai asked Shen Yuyao: "Do you remember this place?"

Shen Yuyao shook her head: "I don't remember."

Zhou Chunli downstairs held the microphone and sang, "Starry sky, shine above your head; Night Breeze, whisper in your ear..."

After a while, the adjutant came to Shen Xiuyuan's side: "Colonel, at about this time, I opened the door and saw their backs."

After a while, Du Bai took out a lighter - this was specially taken when he went back to Du's house to change clothes - clicked twice, but it failed.He got up and patted Shen Yuyao's armrest: "I'm going out to smoke a cigarette."

Shen Yuyao watched him stand up.

Du Bai opened the door, Sergeant Zhang came over to take a look, and nodded to Shen Xiuyuan.

This means that Du Bai really came out at this time.

Du Bai went out, Shen Yuyao looked back at the closed door, a little restless.She glanced at Shen Xiuyuan, not knowing what to do.

Zhou Chunli's first song is over.She glanced upstairs, she didn't seem to want to stop, so she tried her best to recall what she had said before the gunshot.When she finished introducing the second track, she stopped and didn't continue.

At the same time, Du Bai ran into the box, and Sergeant Zhang followed behind him.But Shen Yuyao sat upright, and it was inconvenient for them to pounce on them, so they had to stand by the side, turning their heads and waiting for Shen Xiuyuan's orders.

Shen Xiuyuan gave an order to the adjutant in a low voice, and the adjutant nodded and went out.After a while, I saw a waiter downstairs holding two flowers, moved to the side of the stage and handed them to Zhou Chunli.

Zhou Chunli understood, picked up the flowers, and said the words just now.Seeing this, Du Bai, Zhang Sergeant and others retreated outside the door again.

Shen Xiuyuan looked at Shen Yuyao's reaction, stepped forward and asked, "Do you feel it?"

Shen Yuyao was dazed and uneasy: "What, what do you feel?"

Shen Xiuyuan asked again: "Do you know why they all stopped?"

Shen Yuyao actually felt something in her heart, but she still replied: "I don't know."

Shen Xiuyuan took out the Colt from his arms and put it in Shen Yuyao's hands: "It's your turn, raise your gun."

Shen Yuyao was unwilling to hold the gun: "But I didn't..."

"Do it!" Shen Xiuyuan stared at her, his tone full of oppression, he pointed to the front row downstairs, "Aim there!"

Shen Yuyao's temper also came up, she was always in a state of grievance, anger and uneasiness, any pressure Shen Xiuyuan gave could become a spark, making her explode at the slightest touch.

Just do it!Shen Yuyao thought desperately.Then she raised the gun with both hands, as she did in the shooting range, and closed her eyes.

Shen Xiuyuan stood aside, quietly watching the younger sister slowly close her eyes, and her breathing became longer.Obviously, even in such a mood, Shen Yuyao can quickly stabilize the state, the same as before in the shooting range.

The actual effect of Professor Du Bai's focus skills is far beyond his own understatement.

Shen Yuyao opened her eyes, stood up simply, her arms drooped slightly, and her gun pointed downstairs.

She pulled the trigger.

No gunshots, no commotion, nothing happened.

Shen Yuyao put down the gun and turned to look at Shen Xiuyuan.Shen Xiuyuan looked into her eyes, and his eyes fell on the gun again: "You didn't open the safety catch."

Shen Yuyao stared, and put the gun back to Shen Xiuyuan: "Of course! That's a real person, what if he gets fired!"

Shen Xiuyuan touched the safety lock and narrowed his eyes.Shen Yuyao had indeed entered the shooting state just now, but she still remembered not to open the safety catch, which means her thinking is still clear.Shen Xiuyuan originally guessed that Shen Yuyao had been put into a fixed shooting program, causing her to shoot uncontrollably.But now it seems that Shen Yuyao is not only conscious when holding a gun, but also has normal moral values.

This phenomenon indicates that the scene reproduction failed.Because Shen Yuyao is now afraid of accidentally shooting someone with a gun, but she did shoot Shen Xiuyuan last night. These are two completely different endings.

Everyone was silent for a long time, and the adjutant finally approached and asked in a low voice, "Should we continue, Colonel?"

It's all messed up here, what's the point of continuing?Shen Xiuyuan glanced at Shen Yuyao, turned his head and walked out and said, "Let's go."

Shen Yuyao followed the colonel, and the adjutant waved his hand towards the downstairs, and the downstairs also started to call it a day.Du Bai leaned against the door and said to the adjutant passing by, "I have to go home for dinner."

Oh, here we go again.The adjutant had a headache about this tricky idea.

Fortunately, Shen Xiuyuan, who was walking a few steps ahead, heard it, and he took the initiative to turn around to solve the adjutant's troubles: "Actually, I want to invite you to a light meal."

Du Bai replied: "Actually, my mother thinks that I will show up at the dinner table at home on time."

"Our car can pass by your house." Shen Xiuyuan said, "I think Mrs. Du will still give me this little face."

Du Bai seemed to want to roll his eyes, and said angrily, "You won."

Shen Xiuyuan sneered, turned around and continued walking ahead.As soon as he raised his hand, the adjutant quickly passed Shen Yuyao and came to him.

"Go find a reliable psychiatrist, the sooner the better." Shen Xiuyuan glanced at his watch, "I want to see someone before six o'clock."

At 08:30 in the evening, more than 22 hours after the shooting.

An adult man opened the door and came out. He was invited by the adjutant, but he was not a doctor, but a visiting professor from the most famous university in the city.

A soldier waited outside the door and took him upstairs to Shen Xiuyuan's study.

Shen Xiuyuan is not alone here, he detains all the temporary team he just formed today.Du Bai and Zhou Chunli sat side by side, with a high coffee table between them, with tea and coffee on it.They have been tossed enough today, and caffeine can't save them from exhaustion and lethargy.

Sergeant Zhang and orderlies are actually more tired, but they have endured more severe tests than this, so they can still sit upright and maintain a military demeanor.

Shen Xiuyuan was in the worst condition.He has been tense and thoughtful since the attack, and the only few hours of rest in the morning are difficult to relax due to pain and worries.The double load on body and mind made his thinking start to freeze for a short time.

But there is not much time left, Shen Xiuyuan intends to fight hard to get through.

"How's the situation?" He calmly glanced at the reaction of everyone when the professor entered the door, and finally asked.

The professor shook his head: "It didn't work, she still couldn't retrieve that memory."

"Sit." Shen Xiuyuan frowned, and pointed to the chair in front of the desk, "Do you know what caused it?"

"I have an opinion on this point." The professor came over and sat down, "I'm inclined to artificially erase Ms. Shen's memory."

"Man-made..." Shen Xiuyuan said, "Is it hypnosis?"

"It's very possible, but not absolutely certain." The professor replied, "For example, people's memories are stored in different categories. As long as you give some clues, you will find the way to that memory. Just now I tried to guide Ms. Shen followed the road to find the past, but an insurmountable obstacle appeared on this road, which made Ms. Shen unable to retrieve the memory fragment."

Shen Xiuyuan asked: "Even if hypnotized again?"

The professor replied: "It doesn't seem to work at the moment. The other party may have set a keyword. If you can't find this key, it will be difficult to reach the world behind the door."

Shen Xiuyuan moved his eyes indiscriminately, and glanced at Zhou Chunli and Du Bai: "Then what's the matter with her shooting state?"

"Oh... this is a very interesting phenomenon." The professor said, "She seems to have a fixed process to put herself into a state of 'concentration'. This state should be formed in the shooting range, so every time she shoots , she can get back to that focus just by imagining herself back at the shooting range."

Shen Xiuyuan finally asked the key question: "In this state, is it possible for her to shoot someone else?"

The professor asked rhetorically, "Is this 'other' a role she hates so much that she can abandon her moral consciousness?"

"No."

"Then, I think it is difficult to achieve what you said." The professor replied, "Unless Ms. Shen has a tendency to violence herself, or her self-discipline in this area is very weak... Oh, judging from my contact with her just now , she clearly showed no such signs."

Shen Xiuyuan narrowed his eyes: "Absolutely impossible?"

"I can't answer your question, after all, we can't piece together her memory fragments." The professor said, "However, the phenomenon on Ms. Shen is very interesting, if possible..."

As soon as Shen Xiuyuan raised his hand, the adjutant came forward and patted the professor on the shoulder: "Professor, the car to take you back is ready."

The professor stood up helplessly, and walked out of the study with the adjutant.

Shen Xiuyuan was silent for a minute, and then ordered Sergeant Zhang and the orderly to take Zhou Chunli to arrange a vehicle to go home.

Only Shen Xiuyuan and Du Bai were left in the study.

Du Bai still looked sleepy and unfocused, leaning sideways on the armrest, stroking the coffee cup with his fingers consciously or unconsciously.Shen Xiuyuan looked at him, he didn't seem to notice it.

Shen Xiuyuan suddenly said: "Actually, I want to find out the mastermind not for punishment, but because of his special role. This special feature can not only help me, but also help himself."

Du Bai looked up at him with a confused look on his face: "Colonel Shen?"

"I mean……"

The adjutant opened the door: "Colonel, the professor and Miss Zhou have already been sent away."

After speaking, he glanced at Du Bai, meaning whether he should send this guy away as well.

Shen Xiuyuan glanced at the wall clock on the wall, and then at Du Bai: "It's about time, isn't it?"

Du Bai yawned in an inelegant way: "You mean the time when I'm going home? Oh, I did make an appointment with my mother..."

The adjutant thought resentfully: Look, I knew he still had this.

Shen Xiuyuan waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go."

The adjutant didn't come in anymore, he raised his hand to ask Du Bai to go out.Du Bai stood up, straightened his clothes, said goodbye to Shen Xiuyuan, and then walked out the door.

Shen Xiuyuan looked at his back and said, "You won. But winning for a while may not always win. If you win against me now, you may not be able to win against your real opponent in the future."

Du Bai lowered his eyes and turned his head back, "Thank you Colonel Shen for your advice, good night."

Then, with a bang, the study door closed.

Turning back the time, last night Du Bai was the first to pounce on Shen Yuyao, the girl was clinging to his arms, from the box to the corridor, he had many opportunities to complete what he wanted to do.

When he rushed into the box after hearing the gunshot, knocked down Shen Yuyao and took the gun——

"Shen Yuyao! You will no longer respond to the pattern of black dots on a green background, and you will no longer be triggered by the sound of a lighter. These two things are meaningless to you!"

When Sergeant Zhang ran out of the door first, he held Shen Yuyao in his arms and seemed to be in a hurry, but actually followed carefully——

"The 'sniper' has left you completely, and there is no hint that you will be a 'sniper' again. When you shoot again, you can focus yourself very well.

"What you forgot tonight, don't have to think about it again. For your health and safety, lock the door of memory well. The key was thrown away and can never be found again.

"When I count three, you're out of the trance, and you're falling into deep sleep. You're going to have a sleep that's calm, peaceful, and undisturbed until the daylight breaks.

"See you during the day, Shen Yuyao.

"Three, two, one."

["Assassination Game" side mission completed! 】

(Assassination game, over)