NOVPUBAfter hearing this remark, Kevin Jones fell silent for a moment, then shrugged and said, "He's a proud young man, very proud. Of course, one must admit that he has the capital to be proud. At the same time, he has a very unique perception of the world and is not easily swayed. Moreover, deep down he resists significant changes in his living environment, and he's very sensitive!"
"Proud and sensitive?"
Stroking his chin, Ruel Smith inquired, "People who are both proud and sensitive, even if they don't say it, would probably care more about getting the honors they believe they deserve, right?"
"In general, that's the case, but there are also people who are so proud that they simply do not care about these things. In fact, if the information collected from the internet is true, and his talents were buried and not understood throughout his primary education, then it is likely that his pride would make him completely disdainful of such matters."
Kevin Jones explained, but it was clear that he was not entirely certain what kind of mentality Qiao Ze might have.
However, at this moment, in the mind of this psychology expert, an excerpt from one of the few reports and videos he watched on Qiao Ze came to mind.
It was Qiao Ze's PhD thesis defense meeting.
During the last-minute addition of an expert questioning session, Robert Stephen stood up and posed a question to Qiao Ze.
In the video, Qiao Ze merely glanced at him and, without any explanation, asked to move on to the next person's question.
Both sides remained at a standoff until another well-known professor stood up and answered the question, ending the session with Robert Stephen returning to his seat and the conclusion of the meeting.
Kevin Jones had tried to put himself in Qiao Ze's perspective to understand the mindset of the presenter at the time.
It had to be said that Robert Stephen's tone at the time was quite unpleasant, with an obvious intention of challenging.
Unfortunately, Kevin Jones did not have an in-depth study in mathematics and physics, so he couldn't judge whether the question posed by Robert Stephen at that time was genuinely foolish. But after trying to see it from Qiao Ze's point of view, Kevin Jones felt that Qiao Ze must have thought the questioner was foolish.
Foolish to the point where he did not even want to engage in any conversation, let alone respond.
This behavior was completely in line with someone who is extremely sensitive and proud inside.
In fact, a lot of evidence could prove that Qiao Ze might indeed have autism.
But what surprised Kevin Jones was that Qiao Ze did not exhibit too many typical symptoms of autism and even presented some contradictory evidence.
For example, individuals with autism tend to be indifferent to everything about others, having no empathic abilities at all. They are unable to comprehend the emotions and feelings of others.
However, Qiao Ze was very kind to his mentor, so kind that not just someone with autism, but even a normal person would find it hard to achieve that extent.
Moreover, in Kevin Jones's view, Qiao Ze had done several things that belittled himself to further his mentor's progress.
And it was clear that Qiao Ze did not have a significant language impairment.
He even had a girlfriend, and their relationship was said to be very close and unbreakable.
In other words, Qiao Ze exhibited typical symptoms of autism, but at the same time, in many aspects, managed to present a contradiction to such a professional psychologist as Kevin Jones in his diagnosis.
This atypical case, combined with his super-powerful brain, made Kevin Jones want to take Qiao Ze back for his research if it were possible.
Regrettably, that was merely wishful thinking.
Given all of the above, Kevin Jones had many ideas that he could not express outright, only suggest.
For instance, a typical individual with autism, whether in studying or working, is often only trying to please themselves and really does not care about other people's judgments, being indifferent to praise from others, making it almost impossible to exhibit behaviors aimed at pleasing others.
But whether an atypical case of autism like Qiao Ze would care about these, Kevin Jones could not say for sure.
He could only offer some non-professional suggestions indirectly.
"So, you don't believe that he would have a negative emotional response if he fails to receive what he rightfully expects?"
"Yes, I'm not sure. Many times we cannot guess what a genius is thinking with a normal state of mind. Their emotional responses can be vastly different from those of ordinary people, and they are often very unpredictable. In other words, even if he does have emotional fluctuations, it's very difficult for ordinary people to keep up with his thoughts and pace."
"What about anger?" Ruel Smith asked once more. 𝑛𝘰𝘷𝑝𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝘮
"Anger?" Kevin Jones paused, then shook his head and said, "To be honest, from the information I have, I haven't really seen him display anything resembling anger. I really would like to see how he expresses his emotions when he is angry."
"Oh..."
Hearing this, Ruel Smith let out a deep sigh, then stood up and extended his hand, saying, "Thank you, Dr. Jones."
"You're welcome, although I hope my assessment can help you, but I must say again, there's too little information, and my judgment may not be accurate."
"I know, I will try to gather more information."
"Thank you."
After shaking hands and saying goodbye, Kevin Jones left directly, leaving Ruel Smith sitting on the stool with an even more troubled look.
This is a tough problem.
He certainly knew why his superiors wanted to push ahead with this task so desperately.
Propaganda tools have always been a double-edged sword.
Previously they had painted the opposition too horrific and evil, but they had not anticipated the current predicament.
And this year was the most critical election year.
The competition between the two sides had intensified to an unprecedented level.
