Rhea paused momentarily, saying, “However, I hope you can give me detailed information about the person you want to hypnotize.”
Fred was puzzled. “Is that necessary?”
“It is.” Rhea nodded. “It's not easy for hypnosis to work. I must learn about a person’s life, habits, and weaknesses before putting them into a deep hypnotic state.”
“So what’s the use of your drug?” Fred grew somewhat upset. “Do I need to provide detailed information on every target next time? Also, are you saying you’re the only person who can do it?”
“Please don’t get mad, Your Grace,” Rhea quickly explained, “That’s not what I meant. Although R20 has succeeded, it’s still in the preliminary stages. I need time to perfect it to be more effective, but for now…”
She didn’t finish her sentence, but what she implied was obvious. The drug was imperfect, and the process needed extra work. It was not as simple as Fred had thought.
He scoffed, “I thought it was amazing, considering how you bragged about it last time. Turns out it’s just a substandard product.”
Embarrassed, Rhea said impatiently, “Well, I wanted to bring you the most perfect product, but I ran out of time. Even so, R20 is still highly effective. If not, I couldn’t have escaped and come here.”
“Oh, yeah? What proof do you have?” Fred glanced at her coldly, unconvinced. He had considered using Rhea’s drug to control Ross. That way, Fred would not need to fear him, and everything would go much smoother.
Fred never expected Rhea to tell him that the drug was imperfect.
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