Inside the rented car, upon hearing Jiang Baimian's deduction, Shang Jianyao grew excited:

"Which domain's price would be symmetry compulsion?"

Jiang Baimian mused, saying:

"As the name suggests, I'd guess it's June's 'Golden Scales.' This Ruling Star emphasizes balance, which is often reflected in symmetry. Correspondingly, symmetry compulsion as the price is very reasonable."

"June's 'Golden Scales' mainly affects the body, including causing paralysis. Right, some Awakened in this domain can also shield premonitions, hide their bodies, and lurk for assassinations." Shang Jianyao recalled the information provided by the company and the information the team had gathered elsewhere.

Jiang Baimian's heart stirred:

"The companion of that man in sunglasses, the person on the other side of the frame, very likely possesses the ability to hide their body and shield premonitions. So, that man in sunglasses seems to be acting alone, but in reality, he's being followed secretly!

"That's why he doesn't dare to take off his sunglasses even at night."

If his companion with symmetry compulsion were to see his mismatched eyes, he might be targeted for elimination.

Shang Jianyao first nodded, then honestly curled his lips:

"Unlikely.

"An Awakened with 'Mind Corridor'-level symmetry compulsion wouldn't be able to function normally.

"On the Ashlands, asymmetrical things are everywhere, and even more so in Olive District. If I were him, I'd get angry seeing this and want to destroy that. In the end, either I'd be blowing things up wherever I went, or I'd just get myself killed out of anger."

The buildings in Olive District were originally very symmetrical when they were built, but after so many years, there's a lot of haphazard construction, encroachments on roads, and the power lines are like a spider web that's been destroyed. Someone with severe symmetry compulsion would probably suffer a cerebral hemorrhage on the spot.

In similar discussions, Jiang Baimian never cared about saving face, only about reason.

She nodded slightly, saying:

"True."

She then put forward a new idea:

"Could he be using some method to reduce the severity of his symmetry compulsion, or control his destructive urges?"

"Possibly, but that's at most a temporary strategy. It can't be maintained for long. You should know very well that trying to rely on external forces to reduce the impact of the price often backfires. Even if it's relatively simple and can produce an effect, it takes a long period of adaptation to work." Shang Jianyao said, stating everything truthfully.

I don't know… Jiang Baimian tried hard to forget her past misadventures with getting lost.

She glanced at the car window on the side, saying:

"You mean, the one with symmetry compulsion usually doesn't come out, living in his own sufficiently symmetrical little world, and only suppresses the price and takes action at key moments, or when he needs to move?"

"That's what I think." Pudu Chan Shi replied very peacefully.

"Since that person isn't hiding near the target, then why is he still wearing sunglasses at night? Could my previous speculation be wrong, and he's really afraid of light?" Jiang Baimian continued to think along these lines.

After a brief pause, without needing Shang Jianyao to answer, her eyes lit up, saying:

"Timid and weak.

"Yes, timid and weak!

"The man in sunglasses, the price is very likely being timid and weak!"

This is one of the excess anomalies manifested in O'Deek.

Shang Jianyao, who was driving, stroked his chin with one hand:

"He doesn't take off his sunglasses because his companion or the 'nightmare' represented by the frame once warned him about it, and being timid and weak, he doesn't dare to disobey even when he's out of his companion's or 'nightmare's' sight?"

This is 'Mind Corridor'-level timidness and weakness.

Jiang Baimian suddenly became excited:

"Right!

"Do you remember that sentence?

"One eye big, one eye small, not a good person, I'll help you dig it out!

"This might be the warning that his companion or the 'nightmare' represented by the frame gave, presented in some way in the dream, rather than something O'Deek added himself!"

Now the logic makes sense!

Shang Jianyao was equally excited:

"Timidness and weakness infected from the man in sunglasses, symmetry compulsion from his companion or 'nightmare,' one of the mania and mental derangement originates from the target's companion, or the 'nightmare' represented by the 'frame,' and the rest are mental illnesses that appeared after being shocked or traumatized?"

Wait, why am I getting as excited as this guy… Jiang Baimian tried to control her emotions and further said:

"Timid people are often cautious and always consider all kinds of possible dangers.

"So, the man in sunglasses hasn't tracked us down yet, not because he doesn't have the means, but because he's too worried and needs to eliminate too many unexpected factors. Facing the streets where Xiao Chong and teacher Du Heng once frequented, he doesn't have the courage to try boldly, so he chose a more circuitous and time-consuming method?"

This fits the current situation and is one step in boldly hypothesizing and carefully verifying.

Shang Jianyao touched the new mobile phone he bought in his pocket, which had access to the Initial City communication network, and said with interest:

"Then, which domain's price is being timid and weak?"

Jiang Baimian frowned:

"It's not as obvious as symmetry compulsion…"

…………

Olive District, inside the room where Long Yuehong and Bai Chen were hiding.

"As neighbors on the same floor as the target, will our memories be quietly perused?" Long Yuehong said with slight horror.

Bai Chen withdrew her gaze from the peephole, turned her body, and said considerately:

"The probability isn't too high.

"According to the plan, in order to avoid the danger of having our memories quietly perused by the target, we chose areas for covert surveillance that were as far away from Old Ge's room as possible, observing through cameras installed in hidden places nearby.

"We're here at the other end of the corridor and not directly facing the stairwell. There's some offset. It's a place where it's unlikely to see strangers coming and going, so the probability of having our memories perused is very low.

"Unless the target is very cautious, the type who'd rather kill the wrong person than let one go, otherwise he shouldn't waste time on us."

If it weren't for the fact that it would be very easy for others to see them if they went to other floors or left this apartment, leaving corresponding clues, Bai Chen would definitely have chosen to hide even further away at the time.

Long Yuehong was almost persuaded, but considering that Bai Chen was also here, no matter how much they guarded against accidents, it wouldn't be too much. He changed his mind again:

"I think we still need to consider the possibility that the other party is very cautious.

"Think about the true 'Father' and his bunch of fake 'Fathers.' They all have a similar tendency.

"The way these Awakened who play with memories act is a bit similar to being very normal."

Bai Chen nodded slowly:

"Then activate the contingency plan.

"We can't have our memories modified without realizing it anymore."

She had an extremely deep impression of the time when the true "Father" tampered with her emotional memories.

Long Yuehong was startled when he heard this, and quickly reached into his pocket and took out a stack of sticky notes.

In order to cope with the possibility that the target was a 'Mind Corridor'-level Awakened in the 'Endlings' domain, they, like when they were guarding against the true "Father" before, wrote down certain key memories in a simplified way, making it easier to compare them from time to time to see if their memories had been quietly modified and they had unknowingly become strangers to themselves.

While Long Yuehong was flipping through the notes, Bai Chen walked to her portable computer.

After a series of operations, she pulled up a software program.

This was written by Genaava, and the prototype was software from the Old World used to dial mobile and landline numbers over the internet.

Bai Chen entered a number and chose to connect.

This was certainly not the mysterious number stored in Olei's granddaughter Avia's dangerous mobile phone.

Once that was dialed, the outcome would be unpredictable, and it wasn't yet time to bet everything.

Bai Chen entered the number of Shang Jianyao's newly purchased mobile phone.

Since they had several contingency plans and were imagining the enemy as being relatively strong, the "Old Task Force" would definitely not forget to make certain preparations before splitting up.

For this reason, Shang Jianyao specially implanted the thought of "buying a mobile phone on behalf and helping with network access" into a passerby, and gave him enough money.

After getting the mobile phone and confirming that the number was valid, he and Jiang Baimian left here to visit O'Deek's family in Red Wolf Zone.

As for the network that Bai Chen was using now, the signal came from Genaava, and Genaava had already hacked into the nearby mobile phone base stations.

Beep, beep, beep…

On the computer screen, the software interface showed the words "Trying to connect."

After a few seconds, the text changed to "Currently in a call."

Shang Jianyao's voice then came out:

"Hello everyone, this is the 'Zen and Motorcycle Maintenance' radio station.

"I am the radio host, semi-mechanical monk Pudu Chan Shi."

"Be serious!" Jiang Baimian's voice sounded next to him, accompanied by a "smacking" sound.

Shang Jianyao's voice immediately became serious:

"Found anything unusual?"

"Yes." Bai Chen quickly explained the important points about someone going to the wrong floor and her and Long Yuehong's guesses.

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Baimian quickly issued an order:

"Pull the car over to the side of the road. We'll switch positions and you concentrate on maintaining the call."

"Okay." Shang Jianyao didn't waste any time.

Soon, he said to Bai Chen and Long Yuehong:

"Switch to video mode."

Bai Chen quickly clicked a few times and completed the corresponding operation.

Then, she and Long Yuehong saw Shang Jianyao's face.

Shang Jianyao leaned back against the passenger seat, smiling and saying:

"You guys hide this window now, and pretend nothing happened."