[Comprehensive British and American] Extraordinary

"She was hypoxic for half a minute this time. Although we did first aid, we will give her an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) after she wakes up, hoping that it will not cause brain damage." Douglas Lawrence, the attending doctor, told Hanni Bar Lecter said, it could be seen that he came here in a hurry, because the Dr. Lecter that Lawrence usually saw was always well-dressed, wearing a classic three-piece suit, as if it existed in the last century. The kind of gentleman you rarely find in today's efficient society.

Although he was still dressed decently now, he always felt that something was missing. Lawrence didn't think about it any further. After all, he had seen many family members of patients who were anxious or even collapsed because their relatives were hospitalized.

Hannibal and Doctor Lawrence ended the conversation after a few simple greetings. He returned to the ward and looked at the patient lying on the bed. She hadn't woken up yet, with long pale golden hair and an overly pale complexion. She looked like a lifeless glazed doll that would shatter if touched.

Hannibal knew very well how fragile she was now, and that if she was provoked a little more, she would completely collapse; he also knew very well what caused her to become so vulnerable.

Hannibal sat on the edge of the hospital bed, stretched out his hand to gently cover her face, his hand was warm and dry, completely different from her somewhat cool cheek and delicate touch.Gradually, the temperature of his hand and her cheek merged into one, and Hannibal's hand seemed to replace his eyes, used to describe the lines of her face.His movements were very gentle, and the lines of his face seemed to have softened, but there was no warmth in his eyes at all, as if the anxiety that appeared in front of the attending doctor before was an illusion.

In the end, Hannibal tidied up her unruly long hair and stood up. Although he was still as graceful and calm as ever, only he knew in his heart that he was a little impatient. .

After the door of the ward was gently closed, the person lying on the bed opened her eyes. She had a pair of azure eyes, which were covered with a layer of mist due to the initial mist, which made those eyes look like It is the sky freshly washed by the rain.

Amanda didn't disturb the nurse, and just walked into the bathroom in her hospital gown.She saw an all-too-familiar face, but it was sickly pale and weak.Given that she is now in the hospital, it is only normal for a patient to have such an appearance, but what is unusual is that Amanda does not have the memory that the original body should have.

Whenever she arrives in a new world, the system arranges a new identity for her, and instills in her the memories of the new identity, which saves a lot of trouble in the adaptation period.But this time, nothing.

Could it be that the system is increasing the difficulty for her?Amanda thought so.This is obvious, because this time the system did not tell her who the target of her attack in this life is.

Given the current situation, Amanda thought of the man before him and the feel of his hand on her face.He brought her a sense of familiarity, and Amanda thought it should be the body memory left by the original body.The current situation shouldn't be too bad, right?

Amanda was thinking this way when the nurse came over, she asked to see her own case, and after insisting repeatedly, the nurse handed the sick body board in her hand to Amanda after hesitation.

It recorded some basic information about her now, which gave Amanda a little basic understanding of her current situation, but it was not enough.But I don't know whether it was luck or misfortune, she saw the reason why she came to the hospital in the case, the brain was hypoxic for half a minute, this would cause a certain degree of brain damage, right?In this way, the loss of memory is understandable.However, a new suspicious point came up. The records of the case were weird, but Amanda couldn’t say it specifically. After all, she had never been a doctor, hadn’t she?

Amanda blamed this on the body memory of the original body.

What makes Amanda feel that it may be unfortunate is that she is going to have an MRI after being confirmed to have amnesia.Many things cannot be controlled by humans, and she is not sure what the brain resonance imaging will look like after she replaces the original.

Amanda thought to herself that soul travel was an unscientific thing, how could such a thing be detected by an instrument shaped by the scientific concept.However, just to be on the safe side, Amanda closed her memory palace.

The feeling of blank memory is not good, Amanda involuntarily began to look at everything around her, subconsciously observing everyone she met.Amanda began to tense up unconsciously as she lay on the machine, but she soon relaxed.

On the other side, not only her attending doctor, Dr. Lawrence, was there, but also Hannibal, who was notified after Amanda woke up.This is not very in line with the hospital's regulations, but firstly, Dr. Lawrence and Hannibal are old acquaintances; secondly, Hannibal not only has a close relationship with the Hill family, but now Amanda Hill's only relative is far away abroad. Now, he was entrusted to take care of Amanda Hill, which shows that the relationship is not ordinary; in the end, Hannibal has been Amanda's psychiatrist, and the patient's symptoms combined with her psychological problems, which will make Dr. Lawrence more Get to know patients well and make more targeted treatments.

In fact, Hannibal knew that Amanda had amnesia when she followed the nurse in, even though Amanda never saw him.In Hannibal's memory, her current look of looking at the world appeared, a few years ago, when he first saw her.

Hannibal's memory has always been very good, and he still has a vivid memory of the scene at that time, and the first time he saw her, he knew what she needed and what he could get from her.

No, Hannibal took a closer look at the current Amanda for a while, and there was something different that he didn't know.After Hannibal extracted the situation of the previous routine inquiry from Doctor Lawrence, he became more sure.

Hannibal twitched the corners of his mouth and pursed his thin lips, but soon he changed into the expression with just the right amount of worry before, and he and Dr. Lawrence observed Amanda's MRI image.

Are intact brains missing memories?

"This is very special, but associating that she has ptsd (post-traumatic stress disorder), it can explain the current situation to some extent." Dr. Lawrence has seen the patient's previous medical records, and the trauma he said does not only refer to her trauma. There was a car accident not long ago, and her heart stopped beating for a while, and she also suffered a car accident when she was a child, and that car accident took away her parents and elder brother.

"You mean the brain's stress response?" Hannibal glanced at Amanda lying inside, and turned around.

Dr. Lawrence recorded the data and said: "Even with the development of technology, the brain still has many unknown mysteries, doesn't it?"

Hannibal couldn't agree more with this statement, and he talked to Dr. Lawrence about Amanda's psychological condition.After all, her current situation is more complicated than that of ordinary people, because the trauma in her childhood caused her to be autistic to a certain extent, and that is not a normal form of autism, but her IQ is so high that ordinary people cannot see it. And the average psychiatrist would treat that as PTSD.

This was part of the reason why Hannibal had been interested in her in the first place, after they met years ago.As for the other part, Hannibal lowered his eyelids, blocking the treacherous light in his eyes, and soon that part was hidden deep in his memory palace.

Hannibal's memory palace is huge even by medieval standards, and the foyer is the Norman cathedral in Palermo, solemn, beautiful and timeless.Another sign of death is the skull carved into the floor.Not every room in the palace is very good and full of light, but such a room does exist, and that room entrusts Hannibal’s feelings without any other colors, but it is not often opened there, even Hannibal rarely opened it himself.

The last time was also a few months ago.

After listening to Dr. Lawrence's initial treatment plan, Hannibal returned to Amanda's ward and stood outside the door. Through the glass window on the door, he could see Amanda sitting on the hospital bed with her hands on her knees, looking out at the hospital. view.

Hannibal wasn't sure how much Amanda's memory was missing, so he turned to ask the nurse, and got from the nurse that Amanda had insisted on seeing the medical records.He could already imagine the scene at that time. When he woke up at the very beginning, he was at a loss for everything around him. Naturally, his first reaction was to learn his identity through all available channels as much as possible, and make a predetermined cognition for himself.

Hannibal returned to the door of the ward while he was thinking about it. He stood by the door, and when he looked in through the window, the person who was sitting on the bed was gone. His mind sank, and he knocked on the door. No one answered, he pushed open the door and walked in. When he heard the noise in the bathroom, he almost immediately recognized that it was the sound of fists hitting the mirror, and he called out to her: "Amanda?"

got no response.

Hannibal said "Excuse me", turned the lock on the bathroom door, and pushed open the bathroom door.

Compared with the elegant and close-fitting three-piece custom-made suit, the whole person is like Hannibal going to a banquet. Today's Amanda can be called a mess.She was wearing a white hospital gown with no shoes on her feet. There were drops of water on Unshimifendai's face. It could be seen that she took the water directly from the tap and splashed it on her face.Not only were the light blonde hair on both sides wet, but her cuffs and the skirt of her chest were soaked in some places, not to mention the water droplets on her face dripping down her cheeks.

The moment Hannibal came in, her expression changed very quickly, from being panicked at the beginning to forcing herself to be calm, and now looking at him with scrutiny, there was a drop of water on her long and curled eyelashes She couldn't hold on to the fall any longer, which didn't make her conditioned to close her eyes, she just looked at Hannibal without blinking, "Who are you?"

After seeing Amanda's situation clearly, Hannibal slowed down his breathing, and he kept silent until Amanda didn't speak, as if speaking would scare her.

If you don't look at her expression, but look at her whole body, she is now like a flower that has been hit by the rain, and it is still in full bloom.Even if it is tenacious, how can it be against nature.So fragile, so vulnerable, but with a different kind of beauty, people can't help but want to feel pity.

At least for the Hannibal Lecter of today, the impatience that would have been invisible had dissipated. "I'm Hannibal Lecter, your psychiatrist and your temporary guardian, Amanda." His voice was low, gentle, and comforting, and finally called her Christian name, which was natural and kind , it is clear that they are closely related.

"I want to know who I am."

"Of course, I thought you'd need this before then." Hannibal pulled out his handkerchief from his coat pocket and held out his other hand, beckoning Amanda to come over.

Amanda confronted him for a while, and she finally took a step forward as if she had confirmed something.

Hannibal couldn't help smiling, but the smile disappeared when his eyes fell on Amanda's bare feet.Without thinking about it, he stepped forward and hugged Amanda, not the kind of princess hug, but a hug like a child.

Hannibal's strong arms were around Amanda's waist, ignoring her initial struggle and resistance, he walked out of the bathroom and carried Amanda to the hospital bed.

Amanda stopped struggling during that time, she sat on the hospital bed, looking straight at Hannibal with her head up, "I know you." She seemed unsure, but she leaned forward, the two of them had been together They were very close, and now the distance has been shortened even more.She took a deep breath, and this time she was sure: "I know your smell, after I wake up."