Billy felt reassured, no longer worried that Bonnie's mind would be damaged.
As they spoke, the hypnotist had already completed the hypnosis. It was evident that Bonnie's gaze had shifted from clear to hazy under the hypnotist's influence. She now resembled an actual puppet, as if her soul had been extracted.
After seeing this, the hypnotist felt it was almost done and turned to Billy, saying, "Mr. Billy, the hypnosis is over. You can ask whatever you want."
"Got it," Billy sat in front of Bonnie and immediately asked the questions he had been wanting to ask and doubting.
"Barrett, which organization sent you? Did they instruct you to infiltrate our organization? Are they trying to make you access and return the chip to them?"
As he asked these questions, his gaze was fixed on Bonnie, trying to discern any signs of abnormality from her face. However, Bonnie's gaze remained hazy, with no change whatsoever, and her responses were mechanical.
"I-I have no organization. I-I came here because my mother is sick and needs a lot of money for treatment."
After listening to Bonnie's response, which was gentler compared to her previous accounts, Billy revealed a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.
"Not bad, not bad. It seems this Barrett hasn't deceived us."
He then turned back to the hypnotist and asked, "With the hallucinogen you used, along with your hypnosis, shouldn't there be no traces of lying from the person being hypnotized?"
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