Paranormal incident investigation notes

Lu Ming's question was somewhat beyond the expectations of Zhang Dingshan and the others.

Is there anything to question about this issue?

It is impossible for Master Zhiguang to lie to Master Zhitong, and it is almost impossible for Master Zhitong to lie to himself. Before Master Zhiguang died, he actually saw the "Great Fearful Demon".

Zheng Peng's screams before his death were actually shown to people through surveillance footage. If Lu Ming wanted to, he could take out that video and replay it hundreds or thousands of times.

This matter is almost certain and unquestionable.

"I feel like there's nothing to discuss about this issue."

He Wei shook her head first.

Lu Ming said: "First of all, I agree that they did see the Great Fearful Demon before they died, and I also think that there is nothing to discuss or question. However, based on what I established before, 'take the same clue' Different interpretation methods' principle, we can also try to interpret it."

"How to interpret it?"

"First of all, it can be confirmed that Master Zhiguang and Zheng Peng both felt extreme fear at that time. And because they both claimed that they saw the Great Fear of Heaven Demon, then naturally, we will think that it was the Great Fear of Heaven Demon that brought Extreme fear arose, and Zheng Peng was frightened to death, and Master Zhiguang was so frightened that he collapsed and committed suicide.

But is this really the case? "

"What else could it be like?"

This seems to be a very simple logical relationship, so simple that there is no need to think about it in depth.

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

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

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

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

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 Fearful Demon that brings extreme fear, or is it the extreme fear that triggers hallucinations, which leads to the sight of the Great Fearful Demon? Which of the two is in front and which is behind?"

"wrong."

Lu Qingliang suddenly said: "If the thing that Master Zhiguang is most afraid of is the Great Fearful Demon that he hates the most, how should Zheng Peng explain that he also saw the Great Fearful Demon?"

He Wei said in a deep voice: "I mentioned Master Zhiguang to Uncle Zheng. He knew that Master Zhiguang collapsed after being frightened by the Great Fearful Demon."

Lu Qingliang was thoughtful.

If explained this way, it becomes "Zheng Peng received psychological hints about the Great Fear of Heavenly Demon in advance. In the extreme fear before his death, the psychological hint came true, and the Great Fear of Heavenly Demon appeared in his hallucination."

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

If this fear is not caused by the Great Fearful Demon, then there must be a source, right?

He Wei thought about it and said: "Maybe... well, I vaguely remember that our human brain is divided into different functional areas, and stimulating different areas can bring about different emotions."

Like a drug. Drugs will produce a large amount of related hormones to stimulate corresponding brain areas, which can produce a huge amount of pleasure without doing anything else.

"There is such a possibility." Lu Ming nodded: "In fact, this fear has no origin. It is just because of the victim's brain, amygdala or related brain areas. Well, I don't know much about this aspect. In short, it is The area responsible for fear was strongly stimulated, and as a result, the victim felt extreme fear out of thin air. And because of the extreme fear, he had hallucinations and saw what he was most afraid of."

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

Lu Qingliang immediately said: "I happen to know an expert in brain function research. I will ask him right away."

"good."

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

"how?"

Lu Qingliang said: "Experts say that this possibility does exist. For example, using bioelectricity to stimulate relevant brain areas, or certain chemicals, such as L-dopa, the metabolic precursor of dopamine, which is found in aromatic Dopamine is produced under the action of amino acid decarboxylase, which allows people to perceive certain emotions for no reason.

And whether it is fear caused by being stimulated by bioelectricity or seeing terrifying scenes in the outside world, there is absolutely no difference between these two situations for the body. Because the root cause is that the autonomic nervous system that dominates fear is stimulated, the two are indistinguishable.

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

This 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 speculation is true, there is no way to distinguish the remains of the victims.

No one knows whether the fear they feel is actually seeing a scary external object or whether it is due to stimulation of the autonomic nervous system. Because there is no difference in the performance of the two in the body.

Lu Ming thought for a moment and then cheered up: "Now, let's follow our inference and continue to push it downwards. Let's assume that the victims in Binhai Building were all killed because the relevant brain areas were stimulated. Scared to death, so how could they be stimulated?”

First of all, the bioelectricity approach can be ruled out. Because when Zheng Peng was injured, he had extremely complete and comprehensive testing equipment around him. If Lou Shen stimulated his brain with bioelectricity, it would be basically impossible to hide it from the monitoring of the equipment.

"Maybe there is another way, psychological suggestion. Well...it's not possible either."

He Wei proposed an idea, but rejected it herself.

The reason is also very simple. If there was some kind of being that gave Zheng Peng the ultimate sense of fear through psychological suggestion, it would have been impossible to escape the monitoring equipment.

Everyone discussed several methods, but no matter what, they did not have the ability to bypass those monitoring devices.

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

After this, there is only one possibility left before people.

Chemical material.

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

"Qing Liang, let's ask the relevant experts if there is such a substance. After being absorbed by the human body, it can strongly stimulate the autonomic nerves or tissues responsible for fear, causing people to have extreme fear, and even scare people to death. ?”

"good."

Lu Qingliang left again. Came back again soon.

"Experts say that fear occurs because the functional areas of the brain judge that there is some kind of threat through analysis, thereby activating the function of the amygdala, which in turn triggers the body's emergency response. But so far , no chemical has been found that can directly stimulate the amygdala and cause it to induce fear."

"It hasn't been discovered yet? Does the expert mean that the existence of such a substance has not been theoretically ruled out?"

"It can be understood this way."

Lu Qingliang nodded.

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

"It should be air."

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

"have."

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

Lu Ming nodded: "Besides air, there is another possibility: 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. In this way, the possibility of absorption through the skin after contact cannot be ruled out.

"In this case, let's try it to see if the unknown chemical substance we speculated exists. Qing Liang, I would also like to trouble you to find relevant experts. Regarding the air samples collected at that time, and Zheng Peng’s body will undergo some tests to see if any traces of this chemical substance can be found.”

"good."

After agreeing, Lu Qingliang left. But at this time, Lu Ming stopped him again.

"Don't leave yet."

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ming said slowly: "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 say this to the experts, 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 work on it at the same time."