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The girl in the picture was actually Meng Chi himself?
Xiang Wan felt a chill up her spine. Her body felt numb, and she found it difficult to look at the âgirlâ in the picture.
So, he had pretended to be a girl to make his mom happy?
Perhaps his mom thought that her daughter was still alive?
No wonder⊠that he would come to like men.
And that he would actually come to like those manly guys.
Xiang Wan felt that everything started to make sense again.
She looked at her phone and stared into the distance when Bai Muchuan sent another message.
âToday, I chatted with Meng Chiâs mom. I feel that her mental state was quite good. It seems like the treatment she got over these years are showing results. She told me that her son is very filial to her. Back then, she clearly knew about the efforts he did to make her happy. It was just that she didnât expose him⊠Consequently, they adopted Xie Wanwan. Firstly, Meng Chi did not object as he wanted his mom to be happy. Secondly, it was to help Xie Wanwan. Well, they did not go through any adoption papers. When they brought Xie Wanwan to the Meng Family, she was quite big already, so she seldom interacted with them⊠Very few people who knew about this.â
âWhy did they want to help Xie Wanwan?â
âMeng Chiâs mom and Xie Wanwanâs mom knew each other back then.â Bai Muchuanâs messages seemed to delay for a few seconds compared to his normal rate. That brought a heavy anxiety on Xiang Wanâs heart. âThey knew each other from the disaster back then.â
âOh.â Xiang Wan looked at her phone in a daze; she was unsure how to handle this shock.
Suddenly, her eyes went wide-opened which made the employee of the salon jump when he came to shampoo her hair.
âMiss, you can shampoo your hair now.â
âIâll wait awhile. Let them go first.â
ââŠâ The employee seemed a little stupefied to see her using her mobile phone when it was her turn.
However, since they were busy this time, and that she was willing to wait, they did not mind calling the next customer.
Xiang Wan totally forgot where she was when she immediately sent another message to Bai Muchuan.
âI think I got it now!â
â⊠What?â Bai Muchuan asked.
âMeng Chi could be suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder!â
â⊠Dissociative Identity Disorder?â
âHe thinks he isnât guilty since the one who did all these is his other personality, I think?â Xiang Wan paused for a moment. âI remember the first time I met him at the conveyor belt hotpot restaurant; he was a gentlemanly person back then. When I met him the second time⊠especially when I saw him again at the villa at Vultureâs Mouth, he was hostile and aggressive. I thought he was only like that since he was really worried about Xie Wanwanâs safety. I thought something was going on between them and overlooked the changes in his personalityâŠ
âMaybe back then, he was really worried about Xie WanwanâŠ
âWhat happened then worried him, so he wanted to save her. Now, he knocked her out and even wanted to kill her. Such a contradictory person might be suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder!â
What she said stunned Bai Muchuan for a moment before he replied.
âIâve handled so many cases all these years, but Iâve never come across a case where a criminal suffers from a mental disorder like this.â
âYou might not have encountered it before, but it doesnât mean it doesnât exist! Some people have a personality disorder, but it was so mild that we often ignored it. These people wonât necessarily describe their symptoms actively. Even legislation does not protect perpetrators who suffered from a split personality disorder. No matter which personality committed the crime, he or she would have to face the punishment regardless, right?â
Nobody wanted to be treated like a weirdo.
Even if they knew that they were a little abnormal, they would try their best to act normal in their daily lives.
âPeople are most afraid of not fitting in; they are most afraid of having other people realize that they are differentâŠâ Xiang Wan continued to send messages. âMeng Chiâs special experience might have been a blow to his psyche? Dressing up as a girl to please his mother for a long time⊠Maybe that could have sparked off the development of a vengeful personality in him; hence, he committed those crimes?â
âAye! Little Xiang Wan, this is not a novel where you make up stories.â
âThatâs why I need you to verify these! Iâm not the police; Iâm an author, and an authorâs job is to create stories. The policeâs job is to find the truth!â
Bai Muchuan couldnât find the right words to argue with her.
Thus, he sent a cute emoji instead followed by another emoticon of a police officer giving a salute.
âI got it, my queen!â
âExcuse me, do you want a haircut?â
âIs there any hairstyle you want to style?â
âJust shampoo and blow dry my hair will do!â
Xiang Wan was in a dazed state during the shampooing, rinsing, and blow-drying of her hair.
It was easy for her to immerse herself in her own story.
In just a few minutes, she looked as if she had written over 30,000 words regarding Meng Chiâs background and family affairs.
She had a lot of reflections that came to mind when she thought of that.
Back when she was young, her family was especially poor. She would envy those kids from wealthy families for being born with a silver spoon, that they did not need to struggle to find work or work themselves to death just so they could live for another day. They could do whatever they want with their money with no psychological burden; they could enjoy good living conditions and happiness most ordinary people wouldnât be able to enjoy even if they slogged their whole lifeâŠ
However, when she had now encountered one of these wealthy people, she suddenly felt a little depressed.
It turned out that everyone did not really lead a happy life.
She was poor, but she lived a simple life.
Once it got too easy to amass huge wealth and obtain the power and status that ordinary people could not achieve, how would they maintain the balance when they finally reached their breaking point?
Human desires are endless!
One could never satisfy their worldly desires!
He said he would send someone to investigate, and he really did.
That night, when he arrived at the hospital to fetch Xiang Wan, it was already night time.
When they returned to the hotel, they both stayed up late to discuss the case, and then they communicated with each otherâs bodies. Once they both exhausted themselves and was perspiring all over, they finally managed to throw off that melancholic feeling and vexation they had.
They were too sleepy and too tired.
Both of them slept like logs.
When they woke up the next day and were ready to eat breakfast, they received a piece of good news.
Meng Chi had consulted a psychiatrist before.
He went abroad to consult a well-known psychiatrist overseas.
âHe told the psychiatrist that a devil lived within him, and he couldnât control it anymoreâŠâ
When Xiang Wan heard that from Bai Muchuan, she recalled something that startled her.
That sentence and the words the mysterious ID left in her reviews and comments page before was too similar!
She quivered and felt goosebumps all over her bodyâŠ
âWhen did he consult the psychiatrist?â
âHe only consulted that psychiatrist once, about more than a year ago.â Bai Muchuan seemed reluctant to continue talking about it as he snorted. âItâs difficult to get an appointment with that famous psychiatrist. The information of his patients is extremely confidential. Cheng Zhengâs the one who asked his contacts to help get this informationâŠâ
Oh, he had gone abroad to study before.
However, why did Bai Muchuan had that kind of expression?
âOh.â Xiang Wan noticed that and tried to continue talking about the case.
âWhat else? Is there any record of him seeing a psychiatrist elsewhere?â
âWe only got that one time he did.â Bai Muchuan looked at her calmly. âThat time when he consulted the psychiatrist, it was when⊠he just gained control of the Meng Entertainment Group.â
From the rumors on the Internet, it was not all smooth sailing for Meng Chi to gain control of the Meng Entertainment Group. They said that the process was tough and torturous⊠At that time, was the devil in his heart fully awakened?
Xiang Wan felt a chill on her spine.
The evidence of Meng Chi killing Tu Liang was certain and sufficient.
Even his motive and thoughts for the murder were now reasonably explained.
What else was there to say about this?
She walked to Bai Muchuan and put her arms around his waist.
âSo,â she finally found some strength to talk, âcan we close the case now?â
âYeah!â Bai Muchuan spoke in her ear. âEven if he did not confess, we can still charge him! Itâs just thatâŠâ
For a detective, if there were doubts about the case, it was inevitable to have some regrets.
Meng Chi refused to say anything.
He refused to confess and gave an account for the course of the crime.
Neither did he deny what he did nor did he argue to prove his innocence.
With each interrogation, the words he said got lesser and lesser.
He looked depressed and seemed to be getting worse day by day.
On the third day, he did not even want to meet with his lawyers anymore.
Hence, he did not make any statement at all.
In their country, there were procedures for law enforcers to follow in order to convict a criminal who refused to confess. The first was that they had to verify all conclusive evidence. Every piece of evidence they verified must have an objective connection with the facts of the crime. Second, there must be no contradiction between the evidence and the facts of the case, and that the authenticated evidence was unique to the conclusion of the case.
Therefore, the suspect did not necessarily need to confess.
It was just that such situations were a rare sight.
As far as this case was concerned, somehow, they felt that something was missing if Meng Chi refused to talk.
For the past few days, Xiang Wan had been thinking about how to make Meng Chi talk. She even suggested Bai Muchuan to invite a criminal psychologist over to help.
Hence, Zhan Se received an invitation from Serious Crime Division One and arrived in Xi City.
After several rounds of interrogation with Meng Chi, he still refused to talk.
âJust how strong is this personâs mentality? Even Senior Zhan couldnât make him talk?â
When Xiang Wan received the news about the result of the interrogation, she felt astonished.
Her curiosity about Meng Chi was now greater.
âIt seemed as if his psychological defenses were made of reinforced concrete?â
âMaybe itâs not that heâs strong mentallyâŠâ Bai Muchuanâs eyebrows furrowed slightly. âThings might go in the opposite direction when it reached the extreme.â
âHe might be too weak to talk for all we know!â
There was nothing else more complicated than the nature of humanity.
Vulnerable and stubborn. The more stubborn he was, the more vulnerable he would beâŠ
When Xiang Wan thought of that, her eyes suddenly lit up. âIs Meng Chiâs mom still in Xi City?â
âYup.â Bai Muchuan saw that she was blinking and she looked like she had thought of something. âWhatâs up?â
Meng Chiâs mom was staying in the same hotel as Xiang Wan and Bai Muchuan.
She was not too healthy. She had brought along her assistants and private nurses. Usually, it was hard to meet her. However, she had been visiting Xie Wanwan privately several times, asking her to find ways to get Bai Muchuan to agree to her meeting Meng ChiâŠ
It was natural for her to behave that way.
Nonetheless, since Meng Chi was being held in custody and was undergoing investigations, the protocols stated that he could not meet his family or friends. He could only meet his lawyersâŠ
How would Bai Muchuan make such an exception?
âHey, Sir Little Bai, do you think if Meng Chi were to see his mom⊠do you think that could be the triggering point for us to break his mental defenses?
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