Early on Sunday morning, Jiang Yihuan delivered his son to Wen Lingxi.

Today, Jiang Yao is wearing a blue sweater.Jeans, white sneakers, looks like an ordinary college student who goes out with friends on weekends.

He doesn't have a backpack.

Turning his head to the west of Wenling, he looked at Jiang Yao in the passenger seat.I thought a little bitterly:

If his mother was still there, she would definitely bring him a whole backpack full of snacks.

Wen Lingxi's plan is to take Jiang Yao to the zoo.

The environment of the zoo is relaxed and lively, and the weather is very good today, which is a good day for traveling.Wen Lingxi hoped to have a talk with that sub-personality in an open and natural environment.

If it is not possible, it is also good to simply let Jiang Yao come out to play and relax.

And there is an insect house in the zoo.Jiang Yao likes it.

The zoo was so crowded on Sunday that Wen Lingxi took a long time to find a parking space.

You have to be optimistic about Jiang Yao.

Even when Wen Lingxi was buying tickets, he kept his eyes on the people around him, for fear that Jiang Yao would get lost if he didn't pay attention.

The zoo was really lively and cheerful as imagined.On weekends and rest days, the weather is good, and parents will take their children out for a walk.

Lions, tigers, elephants and bears, these animals have always been loved by children, and there are already layers of adults and children gathered around the fence.

Wen Lingxi led Jiang Yao to stand far outside, stepping on the edge of the flower bed, standing on tiptoe to watch.

From time to time, someone tried to feed the bear, but was soon stopped by the staff.But these bears seem to have formed a habit of being fed. As long as tourists make a gesture of throwing, the bears will start to stand up and bow, making adults and children roar with laughter.

Wen Lingxi remembers that when he went to the zoo with his parents when he was a child, these bears would stand upright and say goodbye like this.Recalling his childhood, Wen Lingxi couldn't help but smile.

Turning to look at Jiang Yao, he seemed to have no interest in these large animals.

Wen Lingxi took Jiang Yao to the small animal area again.

Unexpectedly, this time Jiang Yao showed even stronger disgust - after seeing those little rabbits and goats, his face turned pale and he trembled.

...Are you actually afraid?

Wen Lingxi felt very strange.

Does he hate mammals?

Wen Lingxi had no choice but to take him away from the mammal area and head straight to the insect hall.

Now, Jiang Yao finally showed a normal reaction.

He was fascinated.

It was very quiet in the insectarium.Probably the children are a little afraid of bugs, so there are not many people here.

Most insects are sensitive to light, so the light in the insectarium is very dark.Only a little light is left near the glass, which is convenient for tourists to watch.

Jiang Yao crawled on the edge of the glass, opened his eyes wide, and followed the little creatures in the insect box.

It looked like a gecko waiting for its chance.

"Why do you like insects?" Wen Lingxi couldn't help being curious.

Jiang Yao didn't answer him.Already completely immersed in their own world.

Wen Lingxi stopped bothering and let the little guy watch his favorite insect.

People with autism tend to have stereotyped ritual behaviors. They will stubbornly repeat a certain thing endlessly and tirelessly.

And Jiang Yao's ritual is to watch insects crawl around.

It is said that he liked to observe ants when he was a child. He could squat in the yard and watch the ants forage and carry things without getting tired all afternoon.

Ants are not bad, but what is worse is that Jiang Yao has the same interest in aggressive insects such as centipedes and spiders.I even got bitten because couldn't help reaching out to touch it.

Fortunately, the insect hall will use glass to separate insects from tourists.Here Jiang Yao can feel free to do what he likes boldly, paste it on the glass and observe carefully.

After coming to the annelid area, there are fewer and fewer tourists around.The whole area is getting darker and deeper.

Annelids area, mainly all kinds of earthworms.

All kinds of earthworms live in moist sand or shallow water.Jiang Yao is trying to find if there are earthworms emerging from the soil.

He looked very relaxed.

Wen Lingxi felt it was time to get down to business.

"Jiang Yao." Wen Lingxi said softly, "Is there anything you want to say to me?"

"...?" Jiang Yao turned his head, raised his black and white eyes, and looked at him.

for a long time.

"...Thank you?" Jiang Yao was puzzled for a while, and spoke tentatively.

"It's not this." Wen Lingxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.He sighed, reached out and rubbed Jiang Yao's hair.

Jiang Yao did not evade.

Wen Lingxi said: "You don't hate being patted on the head like this, do you?"

"Yeah." Jiang Yao replied seriously, "I don't hate it."

"Then, why didn't you let me touch you when I was bathing you?" Wen Lingxi slowly considered his words. He didn't want to scare Jiang Yao, but he wanted to know the truth.

Only by clarifying the truth can we really help Jiang Yao.

"When you were at home, didn't your mother help you take a bath?" Wen Lingxi asked.

Jiang Yao stared at him.Seems to be struggling to understand his words.

After a while, Jiang Yao said:

"Because I'm an adult."

Wen Lingxi was startled.

Jiang Yao would pause after finishing a sentence, speaking very slowly and softly.

"I'm an adult. So I don't need you to shower me. You shouldn't undress me either."

... This is Wen Lingxi's unexpected answer.

Not that there is anything wrong with the answer itself.On the contrary, it was precisely because this answer was so impeccable that Wen Lingxi was shocked.

He originally thought that Jiang Yao would say, "Because my mother said not to let strangers touch me", or "Because I don't like others to touch me".

However, Jiang Yao said: Because I am an adult now.

Wen Lingxi was keenly aware that this sentence was said by the deputy personality teacher Jiang Yao.

That's why he would say a word.He was repeating the words of the sub-personality.

Jiang Yao is 21 years old this year.But due to autism and social impairment, everyone around him can't help but treat him as a child.

Of course Wen Lingxi and Xu Jingxian were no exception.

They regard Jiang Yao as a child, so they will naturally protect him, tolerate him, and subconsciously want to help him.

That's why Wen Lingxi wanted to help him take a bath.This is why Xu Jingxian never leaves Jiang Yao.

But the sub-personality in Jiang Yao's heart doesn't think so.

In other words, that sub-personality doesn't want everyone to continue to treat Jiang Yao as a child who doesn't understand anything.

If that's the case, then maybe it's not too bad.

At least this secondary personality has no intention of hurting Jiang Yao.

Another worry in Wen Lingxi's heart was also slightly relieved because of this - he was still worried that Jiang Yao would show resistance when others undressed him, maybe it was because he had experienced some bad things related to "undressing"matter?

If you've been traumatized by something like this, it's normal to resist being touched from now on.

Fortunately...it's not that bad.

Wen Lingxi let out a long breath.He suddenly felt that it might be possible to communicate with that sub-personality.

So he stopped using psychological conversation techniques and stopped being tactful.

He asked Jiang Yao directly: "Can you let him come out and talk to me?"

Jiang Yao: "Why?"

After a pause, he added, "He asked, why? He didn't want to come out."

Now Wen Lingxi was a little surprised.Typically, the subpersonality tries to take control of the body.

As a result, Jiang Yao's secondary personality is unwilling to come out?

Is it simply not social, or is it unwilling to communicate with him, a psychiatrist?

Wen Lingxi thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth.

"I want to talk to him about your mother."

Jiang Yao stared at him, his crow's eyelashes blinking slowly.

Wen Lingxi suddenly felt that Jiang Yao was like a puppet without a soul.A real controller was looking at him coldly through these eyes.

"All right."

Jiang Yao quickly conveyed the meaning of the person in his heart, "But not for too long. Because when he comes out, I will have nightmares."

nightmare?

Wen Lingxi was startled.

This is the first time heard of it.

Generally speaking, patients with multiple personalities will fall into a deep sleep or enter a place similar to a small dark room when the sub-personality is switched off.

However, Jiang Yao's situation is rather special.

For most patients with multiple personality, the memories between the personalities will not be shared, that is to say, one person is on duty while others are sleeping.

But the one in Jiang Yao's heart is always with him.On the contrary, Jiang Yao will have a "nightmare" when he is off the field.

what is this?

Could it be... that Jiang Yao is the real "secondary personality"?!

A terrible thought flashed in Wen Lingxi's mind.But it didn't show on his face.

Still smiling, he said to Jiang Yao: "Okay. I will make a quick decision."

"Yeah." Jiang Yao nodded with a look of trust.

Then she closed her eyes obediently.

at the same time.

some corner of the city.

"Highly dangerous unknown pollutant detected!"

The red alarm was raised suddenly, and the expressions of all the people in the monitoring room changed drastically.

"Pollution level... 8000... 9000... is still rising! God, it's over 10,000! It's an S-level pollutant!"

"S-Class? Who is it?" A silver-haired young man in a tight black leather jacket walked quickly to the monitoring station, leaned over the screen, "What about the composition analysis results?"

"The pollution components are too complex, and it is temporarily impossible to match any of the registered mutants... Team Qin! This may be a newborn mutant! And it's an S-rank when it comes up... Oh my god, this kind of thing actually happened.Already?!"

The inspectors were in total panic.

"Exact location?" The silver-haired youth had a stern face.

Inspector: "In... the east of the city! The east of the city zoo!"

The silver-haired youth quickly glanced at the screen, recorded the various values, and then picked up the long gray trench coat on the back of the chair.

"Notify the police that there is a bomb and ask them to evacuate the crowd urgently! I will go to the scene to confirm. Others continue to stare!"

"Yes!" The inspectors answered in unison.