What Yihshyong had just said had started to make Shannchyuan doubt himself. But Shannchyuan didn't have the slightest intention of admitting it.
Yihshyong continued his explanation. "Now, let's discuss the crossing road incident first. It was a bustling road. The number of vehicles made you hesitate to cross. If this thing may continue, you could stand by the roadside for half an hour or maybe even more. It was very possible that your subconscious took over your body because you were hesitating."
Yihshyong straightened his sitting position, then continued his words. "Regarding The 'suddenly the meeting is over' incident that happened after that. I offered this interpretation. Attending the meeting was your obligation. It was something you absolutely must do. There was no reason to ignore it. But in your heart, you were actually reluctant and lazy to be there. Maybe you felt the meeting was boring, perhaps you thought it was unnecessary, or maybe you just didn't like it. So if you had a choice, then you would choose not to attend it. But you didn't have a choice, so you had to attend it. In order to overcome that, your subconscious took over, so you did not suffer the torment of attending that meeting."
Shannchyuan looked at the faces of his friends one by one. Now Yihshyong's theory didn't sound too bad. "How did my subconscious know that something was going to happen at the mall?" Shannchyuan again discussed the incident at the mall yesterday.
Although Shannchyuan's question seemed to be aimed more at himself than anyone else, Yihshyong didn't seem to hesitate to try to answer it. In style imitating Shannchyuan, Yihshyong resumed his theory. "Maybe when you looked around looking for something or someone in the mall, you saw something suspicious. It was just that because your focus was on the person or thing you were looking for, you ignored those suspicious things. But even though your conscious mind ignored it, your subconscious continued to process the information. Then your subconscious concluded that there was a potential danger inside the place. Therefore, immediately, your subconscious took over and got you out of that place."
At this point, Yihshyong's words left a different impression than the previous one. Shannchyuan had to admit that there was some truth in his friend's words.
"So, this is like what we call intuition, instinct or hunch. Sometimes people feel something is going to happen but cannot explain it. This is because their conscious mind does not take the information they get as a threat. But the subconscious picks it up and then analyzes it according to the person's context and life experience. The subconscious will send out some kind of signal, that is the result of the analysis. It is captured by the conscious mind as an instinct or hunch. "
Yihshyong's explanation this time really makes Shannchyuan consider the possibility that yesterday he entered and got out of that mall twice.
Yihshyong apparently still hasn't finished explaining his theory. He added again. "You often suppress your emotions. Suppressed emotions do not disappear just like that. It could possibly appear in other forms. When our conscious mind suppresses an emotion that we feel is unnecessary, maybe our subconscious accepts that 'unnecessary' emotion well. In certain circumstances, with the help of the subconscious, that emotion could resurface. I feel introverts people like us may have a much more active subconscious than those extroverts. "
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"But of course there are other plausible explanations," Yihshyong seemed eager to talk this time.
"It's possible that the person I saw yesterday leaving the mall was someone else who looked like you. That could happen. Our neighbors here also often mistake me for you. So maybe I also mis-recognize people. Moreover, before, I had seen you looking for something or someone inside the mall. Well, when I saw a figure that looked like you a few minutes later, my brain automatically associated the figure I saw as the same person I saw before. So my brain came to the conclusion that the one who rushed out of the mall was you."
"So you're saying that Dahge was in that restroom for a few hours?" Iren's tone sounded unsure.
"Right. That's just one possibility."
"Then why didn't the firefighters or bomb disposal find Uncle Shannchyuan in that restroom toilet?" Yinqyueh frowned.
Yihshyong stroked his chin. "It's a very hidden restroom. As far as I know, it's rare for anyone to go in there. The one who happened to use that restroom is usually people who are lost inside the building. So maybe the officers thought no one was inside. Also, the probability that someone would set up explosives in a place where people hardly ever visit is extremely low. So I guess it's possible that they never really checked every inch of that restroom."
"Or maybe they indeed went into the restroom but didn't find anyone there," suddenly Iren continued Yihshyong's words.
"How could they not find Uncle Shannchyuan in there?" Yinqyueh's face was so serious. Shannchyuan smirked. He realized the girl did not know that Iren often joked in such situations. So there was always the possibility of Iren throwing out strange theories that were absurd just to tease other people.
"Maybe, at that time, Dahge was sucked into another dimension. So the officers didn't find him there. After a few hours, Dahge was thrown back into this dimension."
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Yinqyueh gawked at Iren's perfunctory explanation. Shannchyuan was sure that such remarks were completely beyond Yinqyueh's expectations. Yinqyueh's facial expression at that time was intriguing. She looked annoyed and confused. Shannchyuan wanted to laugh, but he knew he couldn't. He didn't want to hurt Yinqyueh's feelings. The girl had only just gotten to know them, so she probably didn't fully understand the sense of humor of the middle-aged men living in this house.