While Song Rui was talking to Zhuang Zhen, Liao Fang, who had received a heartfelt gift, quietly pushed open the door and walked into the computer room. After each interrogation, Dr. Song would conduct a comprehensive profiling of the criminal. She wanted to hear Dr. Song's evaluation of Vanga Luo and find out what kind of person he was.
Many police officers shared the same thoughts as her, and in no time, the office was packed with people - Liu Tao, Luo Hong, Xiao Li, Xiao Liu, and even Yang Shengfei, who had disappeared earlier, had returned, and now they were all staring at Dr. Song intently.
All of Song Rui's attention was focused on the young man on the screen, pointing at him, he said slowly, "Sixth sense, seventh sense, eighth sense – these are all some theories in Buddhist studies, involving things at the level of human consciousness, even deeper than consciousness. As Vanga Luo said, normal people only have the six senses, namely eye consciousness, ear consciousness, nose consciousness, tongue consciousness, body consciousness, and mind consciousness. The sixth sense - mind consciousness, is a person's highest level of perceptual system. Those with extremely keen sixth senses can do many things that ordinary people can't, such as predicting the future, etc."
Everyone nodded in agreement, after all, everyone had a bit of the sixth sense, some were just more precise, while some were more dull, but no one could deny the existence of the sixth sense.
At the same time, in the repeatedly replayed video, Vanga Luo was saying, "…And I have the eighth consciousness, which is beyond the sixth sense, and I have an extra sub-consciousness and alaya-consciousness…" His ethereal and vast voice resounded in the narrow interrogation room, but it felt as though it was echoing in a valley or an abyss, causing a sense of unease for no apparent reason.
Liu Tao, struggling to resist the urge to pull out his hair, whispered, "Dr. Song, what exactly are this sub-consciousness and alaya-consciousness?"
Song Rui pointed at the screen and said with a solemn tone, "The crux of the matter lies here. The so-called sub-consciousness is a person's seventh sense, also known as self-consciousness, which is the origin of distinguishing between self and non-self. If a person has completely understood oneself, knows where they come from and where they are going, they have already distinguished themselves from the rest of beings and possess a more unique and transcendent perception. In Buddhist theory, only those who have developed self-consciousness are truly on the path of enlightenment. At the same time, self-consciousness is the source of psychic abilities."
Everyone was left dumbfounded.
Xiao Li couldn't help but inhale sharply, his voice very urgent, "Does Vanga Luo really have psychic abilities? Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!" He repeated several times to express his shock, everything today was enough to overturn his understanding of the world.
Zhuang Zhen frowned as he listened, unable to help but ask: "And what is this eighth sense, the ālāyavijñāna?" The concept of superpowers was too mystical for him to accept.
Song Rui adjusted his glasses and continued: "The eighth sense, ālāyavijñāna, contains the memories of all worlds, and once understood, it can transcend the cycle of life and death, reaching a state of non-birth and non-extinction. It is the repository of all karmic seeds, where every intention, thought, or action of all sentient beings creates a karmic seed. Whether it's a good or bad seed, until the karmic results are experienced, also known as the time of retribution, these seeds rest in the ālāyavijñāna. This eighth sense is also known as the store-consciousness. It is a transcendent existence beyond our understanding, possessing the power to control the cycle of reincarnation."
This left everyone not only confused, but also a little dumbfounded.
Xiao Li, a shut-in, was very interested in these esoteric matters and hurriedly analyzed: "If Vānagaro truly possesses the eighth sense, does that mean he has access to all past life memories and has transcended the cycle of reincarnation to achieve a state of non-birth and non-extinction? Is he still a human?"
"What non-birth and non-extinction?" Zhuang Zhen interjected. "It's all nonsense. If he really could achieve non-birth and non-extinction, then where did his body come from? Did it just appear out of thin air? Did it pop out from between some rocks? Do you think he's the Monkey King?" he asked with a furrowed brow.
Xiao Li's lips moved a few times, but in the end, he didn't dare to speak.
Song Rui waved his hand and continued: "You're not getting the point. The key is not non-birth and non-extinction, but the seeds of good and evil. Haven't you realized? The store-consciousness is the repository of all the seeds of good and evil. In other words, Vānagaro believes that he possesses the ability to control all karmic results of good and evil actions. The reason he's not cooperating with our work is because he believes that those who were murdered deserved it, and if they deserved it, then, of course, he wouldn't call the police. So, our previous speculation was correct; Gao Yize and the others did indeed do some bad things. Our investigation should focus on this, on Gao Yize's past experiences."
Zhuang Zhen nodded repeatedly.
Song Rui continued: "What Vānagaro didn't finish saying is that above the eighth sense is the ninth sense, the āmāvijñāna, also known as the consciousness of the gods. Those who comprehend the ninth sense will awaken completely and understand the ultimate secret of the universe, becoming true gods. If you carefully observe Vānagaro's words and actions, you will discover that he has an extremely strong control over his body, emotions, and even consciousness. This control has created an extraordinary influence on the outside world. Undoubtedly, he is a practitioner, and every one of his actions is that of a practitioner. So, those things he just said weren't lies to deceive us; he truly believes that he possesses the eighth sense, can see into the past, present, and future. He even believes that he can further awaken the ninth sense and become a god. His mindset is completely different from ours, and this is the root of his equanimity in the face of everything. Those tricks we used before are laughable to him. It's impossible to break down his psychological defenses through interrogation."
After hearing this, the members of the task force suddenly felt that Vānagaro was like a towering peak that was difficult to overcome. They felt they had almost no way to deal with him, aside from the contempt and aversion they already felt, a feeling of indescribable awe arose. Regardless of whether Vānagaro had superpowers, he was an extremely unique and powerful presence.