"Dissociative identity disorder... Multiple personality disorder?"
Ever since DID appeared in the world, it had always been the subject of doubt. There were even quite a few experts and scholars who didn't believe that such a case truly existed in the world. Many times, similar diagnoses were unable to convince the masses. Yin Le was one of those people who weren't convinced.
"DID? It's still latent? The diagnosis is too vague. "
Mrs. Halder laughed involuntarily. "If you think the conclusion is oily, then you don't need to care about it. Those experts can't do mental and pathological tests. All diagnoses are like scratching an itch through their boots. It's better for us to figure it out ourselves. I'm more interested in the logic behind Multifaceted's name. Her intuition and judgment are sometimes more reliable than those so-called experts. "
As she spoke, Mrs. Halder opened the intelligence folder. There were statements, analyses, and even more valuable first-hand videos. The folder displayed all of Luo Nan's social interactions in public since his debut. What was especially valuable was the battle scene of Luo Nan making a name for himself in Ocean Sky Cloud City with several people from Headquarters. It came from the surrounding monitoring system. There was also a portion of it. It was the footage of a series of clashes before and after the incident at the municipal plaza. This was the information recorded by the Psychic Wave Network. It was of a very high secret level in the Xia City branch, but it had been retrieved by the all-powerful Multi-Faceted Sun Jiayi.
In addition, there were recordings of semi-public and semi-private areas of Acumen College, Aurora Cloud City, and others.
Mrs. Halder followed her own train of thought and reclassified the above information. Her methods were very clear. She classified Luo Nan's interactions with his family and friends in the secular world into one category. She classified Luo Nan's interactions with members of the inner world into one category. In addition, she classified Luo Nan's discussions of cultivation theory and lectures into one category.
Yin Le looked at the rearrangement of all kinds of information and thought about what Mrs. Halder had said before. She had a faint understanding. "Boss, you want to start with Luo Nan's personality... Subdivide the persona?"
Mrs. Halder just minded her own business and just nodded slightly.
The so-called persona was a relatively traditional concept of psychoanalysis. It roughly referred to a set of systematic patterns produced by the human body in order to adapt to the outside world. It could also be said that it was the outer layer of one's personality that concealed one's true self.
Simply speaking, the persona was a person's social nature.
Every person had many kinds of 'masks'. Each mask was a facet of their social nature. When put together, they would form a complete personality.
This concept originated from Jung's personality analysis psychology theory at the beginning of the last century. This theory was no longer at the forefront of academia, but it could still play a role in related fields. This was especially true for its core 'personality holism', which treated the mind as the object of research. It had a miraculous synergy with the mind and soul, which was why it was more suitable for use on ability users.
In recent years, the "Otherworld variant" of this theory had maintained a certain level of popularity.
Yin Le was the Vice Officiant of the Bloodflame Order. Even if she had always been a little 'neglectful', she still had to study the control of the believers' desires. With Madame Halder's reminder, she immediately had a lot of ideas. But she also understood that these hasty thoughts couldn't withstand serious scrutiny, so she still asked honestly, "What's the matter?
"Boss, is there any chance for us to cut in?"
"That depends on whether we can accurately capture his' Dominant Mask '."
According to this theory, there was no distinction between the real and the fake when everyone had multiple "masks". One just needed to look at which mask was used the most often to be considered the Dominant Mask. It could basically encompass the most basic personality traits. However, there were many times when there was more than one Dominant Mask.
Madame Halder already had a basic judgment. "Luo Nan is a relatively simple person. Right now, he has several external masks, and he can more or less form a complete personality. "
She pulled out the list of information on Luo Nan's interactions with his family and friends. She arranged them in chronological order, forming a fairly clear timeline.
"There's no need to mention this person's miserable childhood. It has certainly influenced his personality traits. Luo Shuqing and Mo Haihang have become his guardians, and their attitudes and behavior have been extremely positive. They even dote on him a bit as compensation. Their biological children are actually inferior to him in terms of 'treatment'. He is the one being taken care of in his family and in normal social relationships. "
"From the information, we can see that Luo Nan's older cousin, Mo Ya, is quite powerful. His older cousin, Mo Peng, is quite lively, but he is quite protective of Luo Nan. The stimulation of these two personalities, as well as the difference in 'treatment', will likely push him to grow in the opposite direction … … This is because this will allow him to maximize his profits. This interaction has caused him to be both sensitive and introverted, but he is also obedient and low-key. He has displayed a weak and passive side. "
Yin Le concluded in a low voice, "The weaker he is, the more he is favored."
Of course, this wasn't the result of Luo Nan taking the initiative to exert his strength. Instead, it was the long-term effects of his unconscious infiltration.
"Yes. This is Luo Nan's Mask of Weakness. It is the mode of communication he is most accustomed to using over the years."
"Then this is one of his Dominant Masks … …?"
Madame Halder didn't directly confirm this. Instead, she interrupted her analysis and observed Luo Nan's corner through Fei Jin's eyes.
At this time, Luo Nan was conversing with Tian Si in the corner. Madame Halder and Yin Le didn't use any supernatural methods due to their fear of this master of perception. They just used their professional lip-reading abilities to guess the conversation between the two.
The subject of the conversation was still Professor Pan Wen. The old woman's sharp personality and attitude, as well as her intense mood swings, made Luo Nan a bit unsure. His mind was in a mess. Most of the time, it was Tian Si who comforted him.
This was probably Luo Nan's behavior under the guidance of the Mask of Weakness.
It could be seen that Tian Si wasn't quite used to it. She most likely never expected that she would use this sort of position to communicate with Luo Nan. She was facing a weak, unconfident, and even sentimental little shota. This gave her quite a bit of trouble, as she wholeheartedly hoped to hug his thigh.
Even Yin Le felt a bit strange, let alone Tian Si. This was completely incompatible with Professor Luo, who was currently at the peak of his power!
Fortunately, her train of thought grew clearer. "Though I don't approve of the diagnosis of latent DID, from the relevant data, the separateness and contradiction of his Mask of Weakness are quite obvious. In contrast to the Mask of Weakness, there must be a Mask of Strength that possesses a Dominant Strength. "
Madame Halder simply said, "You analyze it."
"This … …" Yin Le hesitated a bit. She simply took Madame Halder's preliminary categorization of the data. She copied Madame Halder and pulled out the records of Luo Nan's official contact with the inner world. She sorted them by time and sorted them out. "Looking at the formation mechanism of the Mask of Weakness, there are two types: imitation and practical application. I feel that aside from the bits and pieces he learned from his family and friends, the greatest source of his paradigm and practical environment can only come from the inner world. "
Yin Le paused for a bit and stole a glance at her boss's expression. Only then did she continue to make inferences: "From the relevant intelligence, Luo Nan was suddenly pushed into a high danger level event. There was practically no buffer at all, and the intensity was extremely shocking.
"Luo Nan witnessed many casualties and unforeseen events with the Human-Faced Arachnid. Then, it was said that he directly participated in the Underground Fighting Arena Incident. He followed it from start to finish, and it involved high intensity confrontations. The Frost River Reality Incident on Fudong Avenue involved high intensity confrontations, large scale killings, and he was heavily injured. Then, there was Ocean Sky Cloud City. He directly killed people, and he killed four people at once. Then, there was the series of conflicts in the municipal plaza.
Extraordinary level attacks and defenses. The two thousandths of a young lady incident … … Let's not even talk about it. "From this series of events, we can see the ecology of the inner world in Luo Nan's eyes. Of course, he personally experienced it. It was a continuous, intense, and high-intensity conflict. There was no lack of paradigms and environments. Luo Nan himself had the corresponding talent and ability. He quickly formed a direct, unyielding, and cruel mask of strength. It was reasonable. "
Mrs. Halder's expression didn't change. She asked without thinking, "And then?"
"And then the 'mask of weakness' that has always occupied a dominant position for over a decade was far too different from the 'mask of strength' that had just been formed. It led to separation and conflict …"
Halfway through her words, Yin Le's gaze swept across the information that had basically been categorized. However, there were clearly three groups of information. She suddenly became speechless.
Halder didn't reprimand nor did he give any pointers. He continued to do the finishing work of categorizing the information. Instead, there were some changes in the corner where Luo Nan was located several dozen kilometers away.
Tian Si's face revealed an astonished expression. She hesitated for a moment before getting up and sitting next to Luo Nan. The two of them leaned against each other, looking quite intimate.
Some people subconsciously curled their lips at the two tables of the Mystic Arts Research Society, but no one dared to open their mouths to say anything.
Let's turn back time to half a minute ago.
Tian Si had been struggling with Luo Nan's weak and wavering emotions ever since she returned to her seat. No matter how hard she tried, she found it hard to find the cold and callous element of subsonic life taking control of the demon from this youth. However, there was a very subtle sensation. A corner of her heart churned as she looked at Luo Nan like this.
Just when she thought that the time they spent together tonight was about to be exhausted by this bizarre scene, Luo Nan's wristband vibrated.
"Ding dong."
A message entered Luo Nan's private mailbox. It was a notification.
Luo Nan was stunned. His main communication tools were the HexaEar and his wristband. He mainly used instant messaging and messages. He would occasionally use the cloud space. This mailbox was only used for identity registration. It was practically in a half-abandoned state. Why would someone send him a message?
He lowered his head, and the wristband's intelligence captured the corresponding stimulus. A virtual interface popped up, highlighting the title and sender of the message.
The title of the message was the default "No Topic". But under the rules of social authority, all formal communication on the internet required real name authentication. So Luo Nan saw a name that he could intuitively perceive.
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