"None whatsoever."
"Beep." The lie detector signaled that her response was truthful.
"Do you possess any special abilities?"
"None."
"Beep." Once again, it indicated truthfulness.
The group exchanged glances, their expressions a mix of bewilderment and disbelief. This was simply beyond comprehension!
"Dongzi, go give it a try. See if there's something wrong with the lie detector," the head of the interrogation team called out to one of the members.
Dongzi was taken aback for a moment.
"Uh, well, I, maybe, don't, I..."
"Cut the nonsense and get going!" The leader chided with a chuckle.
Dongzi trudged over with a glum look on his face, swallowing hard unconsciously.
The technicians attached the device to him.
This lie detector emitted a single beep for a truthful statement.
For a falsehood, it would not only beep three times in succession but also announce in a robotic voice, "You're lying! You're lying!"
Shen Jin Huan was seeing such a contraption for the first time and was, in fact, rather intrigued.
The test commenced.
"Are you single?"
Everyone knew that Dongzi had a girlfriend.
So, at this moment, he was required to say "no" to see how the lie detector would respond.
Dongzi said with a dejected expression, "No."
"Beep!"
It chimed just once.
Everyone's faces lit up with delight. Surely, there was something amiss with the lie detector. It seemed to register every utterance as true.
"Ha! I knew it!"
"So, the instrument's broken!"
"But how could over a dozen of them all be faulty?"
Dongzi exclaimed, "The lie detector isn't broken! I really don't have a partner anymore. We broke up just last night."
The group:...
Who would've thought they'd stumble upon such juicy gossip by accident!
Since the device was still attached, someone asked again, "Do you have a girlfriend?"
Dongzi replied in the affirmative.
"Beep! Beep! Beep!"
"You're lying! You's lying!"
Someone mischievously asked, "Has Dongzi been late this month?"
Dongzi:...
He knew these rascals were up to no good!
Facing the inquisitive gazes of the superiors, Dongzi felt like crying!
"No!"
"Beep! Beep! Beep!"
"You're lying! You're lying!"
"What do you think of our boss in your heart, Dongzi?"
"He's extremely amiable, conscientious, worthy of everyone's respect, and very warm-hearted. He's the person I respect most of all!"
"Beep! Beep! Beep!"
"You're lying! You're lying!"
"Hahaha!"
"Damn it! Dongzi, you're in for it now!"
"Hahaha!"
...
Shen Jin Huan also found it rather amusing. Who would've thought this little gadget had such peculiar functions.
However, it seemed to be of little use to her.
She curved the corners of her mouth ever so slightly.
Once it was ascertained that the lie detector was in working order, the interrogation resumed.
They posed numerous questions, and whenever Shen Jin Huan answered, the lie detector affirmed the truth of her responses.
In the end, having found nothing amiss, they had no choice but to let Shen Jin Huan leave.
However, since Shen Jin Huan was deemed an ordinary person, the memory of this encounter ought not to remain. They summoned a psychic with mental abilities to hypnotize her and erase this segment of her memory.
Shen Jin Huan had been cooperative throughout the entire process.
The moment the psychic locked eyes with Shen Jin Huan, the latter sensed an energy attempting to pry into her mental realm.
Instantaneously, Shen Jin Huan conjured up a false one for her to access.
It all happened in the blink of an eye.
After the hypnosis was complete, Shen Jin Huan promptly fainted on the spot. Pang Xiao was stricken with worry and rushed over to hold her, glaring angrily at the psychic, "What did you do? The others who were hypnotized before were fine. Why did she pass out?"
Hearing these words, Shen Jin Huan's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, she'd overplayed her part!