Shisui couldn't understand that Orochimaru, as the third generation's disciple, was the hero of the village, and might even become Hokage in the future.
Such a person should be the bright banner of the village, and a role model that he and many villagers respect.
But Orochimaru did such a bad thing!
Shisui felt that his belief was about to collapse. He could not understand or even accept that the result would be like this.
Hinata Kei looked at Shisui and said, "There are also shadows under the light. Do you know what the second half of this sentence is?"
Zhisui shook his head silently.
"There are shadows under the light, and evil has always existed around us." Hinata Kei said: "Actually, I have hinted this to you at least three times, but you have never chosen to listen."
"I'm trying to get you to pay more attention to things you normally don't notice, and then summarize the answers, but what did you see?"
"You haven't seen anything. You will only come up with answers based on your fixed perceptions."
"The funny thing is that if you are not satisfied with the answer, you still feel angry."
"What happens after anger? It's self-blame. Are you starting to blame yourself now?"
"Stop talking!" Zhisui said with a trembling voice, holding on to the tree trunk next to him.
He recalled several conversations with Hinata Kai, and the information he had ignored suddenly emerged at this moment.
In the end, Shisui's memory was fixed on the night when money was flying all over the sky, but the feeling from that time became more intense this time.
"Since you don't want to hear too much, let me give you one last piece of advice." Hinata Kei said: "Don't be blinded by pride, even a master will have the heart of a disciple."
"If you still can't see with your eyes where the real darkness is, you will die with your eyes."
Hinata Kai stretched out his right hand and took away three of the fingers. He said: "Now you owe me twice. Remember, no one can owe me something without paying it back, even if he dies."
Zhisui lowered his head. He did not dare to deny this statement, or perhaps the self-blame and guilt in his heart prevented him from doing so.
He suddenly discovered that if he could pay enough attention to Hinata Kei's words from the beginning and abandon the arrogance in his heart without prejudice, then maybe he would have found the real murderer long ago instead of constantly doubting Hinata Kei.
Shisui stood there, his eyes distracted, and time passed by, like a statue, motionless.
Finally, I don’t know how much time passed, but Shisui finally came to his senses. He seemed to have made up his mind and forced himself to turn to Hinata Kei. He said: "I'm sorry, it's my fault..."
Hinata Kei rubbed the blind cane's hand and paused for a moment. He felt a little incredible that Shisui, a proud guy, actually apologized to him.
Could it be that Shisui was really successfully brainwashed by him and came back?
Feeling Shisui's current state, Hinata Kei found that the apology was genuine and very strong, which proved that Shisui was indeed admitting his mistake.
But when Hinata Kai simulated Shisui's thoughts in his mind, he sighed.
The results showed that Shisui did realize some of the wrong thoughts, but he did not fully realize them clearly.
As for whether the simulation will go wrong, it only requires a simple test.
Thinking of this, Hinata Kei asked: "What are you going to do next?"
"Of course I will report this to the Third Generation. Orochimaru did such a thing, and he must be punished by the village!" Shisui said without hesitation.
Hinata Kei shrugged his shoulders. Sure enough, his simulation results were correct. Everything that happened now could not make Shisui see the real darkness clearly.
"Would you like to make a bet with me?" Hinata Kei asked.
Zhisui was silent for a moment, and he said: "I have realized my mistake, so if you have any ideas, you can just say it directly. This time I will listen carefully and judge."
"Maybe, but..." Hinata Kei said, "I still think it would be better to make a bet."
"Okay, then use your method. What bet do you want to make?"
Shisui chose to agree. The twists and turns of this mission can be regarded as a shame that he will never forget in his life.
So he just wants to do one thing now, and that is to prove to Hinata Kai that he will not continue to make mistakes.
Hinata Kei couldn't comment after hearing this, and said directly: "You chose to report to the Third Generation because you want the Third Generation to capture Orochimaru personally and let Orochimaru receive the punishment he deserves, right?"
"Yes." Shisui looked at the deep mansion in front of him and said: "After all, Orochimaru is one of the three ninjas and the disciple of the Third Generation, so this matter requires the Third Generation to take action."
"So in your opinion, the Third Generation must be able to successfully capture Orochimaru?"
"Of course, the ANBU is led by the Third Generation. With such a lineup, even Orochimaru will never be able to escape." Shisui said without any doubt.
With a flash of his eyes, Shisui suddenly reacted and asked, "Don't you think so?"
"I didn't say that, don't make random guesses." Hinata Kei denied.
Shisui was full of doubts, and he asked: "Then what do you mean?"
Hinata Kei took out the medical record book from his arms and wrote his answer on a blank page. Then he tore off the page and folded it. He said, "Some answers are pointless if they are known in advance."
Handing the folded paper to Shisui, Hinata Kei said: "When the time comes, you will open it and you will know what I am betting on."
"Of course, you can also open it directly now and read it, but I don't recommend it."
"Anyway, the final choice is yours. It's your freedom to choose whatever you want."
Hinata Kei turned around immediately after speaking. He had already said everything he needed to say, and most of the goals he wanted to achieve had been achieved, so now he just wanted to go back and have a good sleep.
"If you don't say anything, how do I know when it's time to open it?" Zhisui asked, looking at Hinata Kai's back.
"You will know when the time comes."
Zhisui pursed his lips and asked, "These strange words and things you asked me to do are also called psychology?"
"Yes, this is psychology." Hinata Kei said.
Regardless of whether Shisui believed it or not, Hinata Kei was certain that he did not lie to Shisui.
He just asked Shisui not to open the note in advance. This is indeed psychology, and it is a very common practice in psychology, obedience testing.
This kind of test is actually very common in the workplace, and many people will subconsciously ignore it, because even if it is noticed, it is difficult to resist.
For example, persuading people to drink alcohol is not part of the traditional drinking culture, but a test of obedience.
The purpose is to test whether the other party is easy to control. If the other party submits to power at the wine table, this person will most likely be forced to give up more rights.
In addition to persuading people to drink alcohol, some forced team-building exercises in the workplace, sexual harassment from superiors, and even the top-down tacit 996 overtime culture are all explicit or implicit tests of compliance.
"Psychology, psychology again..."
Shisui looked at the folded note in his hand and kept thinking about opening it directly, but after struggling a few times, he still put the choice note in his arms.
Finally, he looked back at the deep mansion in front of him and rushed towards the Hokage Building...
