The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of vitality in the foggy city. Chapter 327 Major Events (9)
Chapter Subtitle: Dublin Syndrome
Our Master Yuan then said, "Your Highnesses, I'm afraid you've probably guessed that these gentlemen are members of the Anerlan Republican Army."
"Their purpose is obvious: they want to use you as hostages to gain more favorable terms in the UK-Irish negotiations. This is human nature, so don't be too harsh on them."
"Since they are engaging in political negotiations, this isn't a personal vendetta or a lynching. Therefore, the safety of the two princes can be temporarily guaranteed..."
“I remember there’s a British proverb: A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him.”
In fact, a good man never suffers a loss in front of him.
"So, I personally hope that the two princes can cooperate..."
"Dr. Yuan, please wait a moment. I have something to say." The Prince of Wales couldn't help but interrupt.
Yuan Yan shrugged and said, "Your Highness, please speak."
The British Crown Prince got up from the ground, looked around at the gentlemen in the carriage, and said in a sincere tone: "Gentlemen, as an individual, I understand your actions. But as the Crown Prince of the British Empire, I have to say that you have made a big mistake..."
When Master Yuan heard him say this, he sighed inwardly, knowing that what he had just said was in vain.
Oh, it seems that even after traveling through time for so long, my bourgeois childishness is still not completely cured.
Who are these two people?
Because both the UK and Japan are constitutional monarchies, it's a bit of an exaggeration to say these two crown princes are second only to the emperor. However, they have known since they were young that they are the heirs to the throne.
Not to mention being treated rudely or offended impolitely, they probably rarely experience even the slightest opposition.
How could such a person just give in?
Since soft tactics don’t work, let’s try hard tactics.
"...Gentlemen, if you let us go now, I can promise..."
Yuan Yan suddenly gave Mr. Cannon a secret wink, and the latter nodded in understanding.
“…No one will ever hold you accountable…”
"Haha..." Townsend sneered, stood up and waved his hand, saying: "Brothers, take action!"
Our Master Yuan also hurriedly "stopped" them and said, "What are you doing..."
However, he was a man of few words and immediately shut up when he saw the gun pointed at him.
"Let me go, let me go, let me go..."
Then the IPA members rushed up and pushed the Prince of Wales onto a box.
One of them took out a dirty rag and covered his face with it, while the other picked up a tin bucket filled with water and poured it on the face of the British Crown Prince...
“Clatter…”
It is said that the CIA spent tens of millions of dollars to research this type of water torture. It can bring the greatest psychological fear to people without causing obvious physical harm to the victim.
In the 1940s, the Sino-US Cooperation Office was still using whips, branding irons, tiger benches, and pepper spray. In comparison, waterboarding was far more civilized and advanced.
It can be seen that human beings in the 20th century have been making progress and have never stopped.
And now our Master Yuan has taught it to the Irish Republican Army without reservation. After all, this is also a kind of internationalist spirit.
“Woo, woo, woo, woo…”
Just like in the movies, the British Crown Prince struggled desperately and let out a muffled roar that was terrifying to hear.
After the bucket of water was poured out, the rag was removed.
“Cough, cough, cough, cough…”
The Prince of Wales was still unwilling to give up. He coughed up water and said with difficulty: "Gentlemen, there is still time..."
Mr. Cannon shook his head and said to the others, "Give him another barrel!"
“No… wu, wu, wu, wu…”
But these people are radicals in the IPA field who hate the British to the core, and they did not hesitate to give the Prince of Wales another barrel.
“Clatter…”
At this time, Yuan Yan suddenly coughed lightly, and then winked at Townsend again.
The latter immediately pointed at Prince Digong and said, "Don't miss this one, give him a bucket too."
"No, no, Yamedie..."
“Clatter…”
Poor Prince Hirohito, he was helpless, no matter how much he cried out to heaven or earth, or even to Yamedi, and was also beaten to a pulp by the IPA people.
"ENOUGH!"
After the British Crown Prince sent two barrels and the Japanese Crown Prince sent one barrel, our Master Yuan stood up regardless of his life.
He rushed forward, pushed aside the IPA members, stretched out his arms to protect the two princes, and shouted loudly: "You said you wouldn't hurt them!"
Mr. Cannon said with a playful smile: "Dr. Yuan, we didn't hurt them. We just gave them some water."
"Hahaha..." The IPA members also laughed.
"snort!"
Yuan Yan snorted coldly and didn't bother with them. Instead, he helped one of the crown princes up and asked with concern, "Your Highnesses, are you all right?"
“Cough cough cough…”
“Cough cough cough…”
Both crown princes were coughing violently and could not speak.
Townsend said coldly, "Dr. Yuan, please move aside. We need to give them some more water."
Hearing what he said, the Prince of Wales and Prince Di Gong showed expressions of fear on their faces, and their bodies began to tremble slightly.
Master Yuan, who was supporting them, thought to himself, psychology is really useful!
That’s right, he didn’t mean to torture the Prince of Wales on purpose. As for Hirohito, this was just a small interest earned first.
Yuan Yanshu did this mainly to replicate the classic psychological phenomenon of "Stockholm Syndrome," also known as hostage complex or hostage syndrome.
This thing is so famous that there are several famous cases, so I don’t need to go into details.
In a word, people can be tamed.
However, if you want to make the two crown princes suffer from "Stockholm Syndrome"... in this timeline, it would probably be called "Dublin Syndrome", so you have to create a situation.
This situation is designed to make them feel that their lives are truly threatened, and they have to believe that the abuser will harm them at any time without hesitation.
Then, Master Yuan would step out and act like a good person, so that their fear would be transformed into gratitude, dependence, and even admiration for him.
Of course, he could use hypnosis directly, but that wouldn't be enough for Incubus. And how could the effects of hypnosis be as strong and long-lasting as Dublin Syndrome?
He also wanted to lay an extremely solid foundation for his friendship with the future Emperor Hirohito.
Yuan Yan suddenly said angrily: "No, you can't torture the two princes anymore!"
"Get out of here!"
Unfortunately, the great master Yuan was no match for the four, and the two princes were once again subjected to the torture of water torture...
This night will be very, very long for the two crown princes.
But for Lord Holwood in Piccadilly, it was very short, very short, very short.
