Chapter 110 Tumi 01

In the ward of Donglan First Affiliated Hospital, Chi Li was seriously injured after all. He said a few words to Luo Siwei and fell asleep again.

Even in his sleep, he seemed to be enduring the pain, his brows slightly furrowed. Luo Siwei was by his bedside, guarding him. After the surgery, he was forbidden to eat or drink anything, so she repeatedly wiped his pale lips with a cotton swab dipped in water.

Luo Siwei basically didn't sleep. She just dozed off for a while on the bedside table in the hospital. When Chi Li made any movement, she stood up alertly.

The morning sun shines through the curtains.

After staying up all night, Luo Siwei did not feel tired at all. Instead, his thoughts were exceptionally clear.

As long as she thought that Chi Li had woken up, was still alive, and that he liked her, she dispelled her fatigue and had endless motivation.

Before she left in the morning, Chi Li woke up again and Luo Siwei helped him wash up.

Luo Siwei told him a few words about the interrogation of Meng Lanshan last night. Chi Li listened quietly, then he hooked his finger, motioning her to come closer.

He had a bruised lung and couldn't breathe hard or speak loudly.

Luo Siwei understood, tucked her hair behind her ears, and leaned in. Chi Li whispered in her ear, "Paranoia doesn't necessarily stem from childhood...it can also be acquired...pay more attention to her later experiences."

After hearing his words, Luo Siwei remembered something and felt that she had found a direction.

Since the person is still at the Municipal Bureau, she can use the morning review time to ask more questions.

Luo Siwei was about to stand up when Chi Li gently pulled her with his fingers.

"Come back and help me..." Chi Li said a few words and then stopped. He pressed his fingers on the clothes on his chest, his slender fingers gradually clenched, his long eyelashes drooped, and his lips turned a little pale.

Luo Siwei was worried about him and wanted to press the nurse's bell, but Chi Li shook his head, indicating that there was nothing serious.

After enduring the pain for a while, he continued, "Bring some files here... I'll have Shen Qing send you the specific information later."

Luo Siwei said, "But you haven't recovered yet. The doctor said that lung contusion requires recovery. Do you want to start seeing cases now?"

Chi Li's eyes were calm and he shook his head stubbornly: "My mother will come in the afternoon... I have something to ask her."

Luo Siwei then agreed to his request. It was rare for Ye Ling to come to Donglan, and she knew the most about Donglan's past.

Luo Siwei thought Chi Li had finally finished talking, but Chi Li held her hand tightly. His eyes were fixed on her, and it seemed that he could not get enough of looking at her.

Luo Siwei's heart moved, and she reached out to hug him lightly. She was afraid that too big a movement would press on his wound, so she hugged him carefully.

Chi Li was half lying down, with Luo Siwei's head gently resting on his chest. He raised his hand, smoothed her hair on her forehead, lowered his head and kissed her, saying, "Then you should eat well and remember... to rest."

Luo Siwei felt warm in her heart, and she nudged Chi Li again before sitting up straight: "You should rest well and sleep a little longer. I will come to see you after I finish my work."

At eight o'clock in the morning, Shen Qing came on time to take over the shift, and Luo Siwei came out of the ward reluctantly.

After arriving at the Municipal Bureau, she hurriedly ate breakfast and reported Chi Li's situation to Director Chen.

After the case summary meeting in the morning, Shen Qing sent Chi Li the list of files he needed, and also specified that he wanted a large map of Donglan City.

Luo Siwei gave these tasks to Huo Cunsheng and asked him to sort them out in the morning and deliver them to Chi Li during lunch break.

After finishing these, Luo Siwei went to find Meng Lanshan again for interrogation and review.

After a night, Meng Lanshan was in much better condition than yesterday, no longer looking as absent-minded as before.

She cried for a long time yesterday and her eyes were a little swollen today, but it was obvious that Meng Lanshan had washed herself carefully and tried hard to maintain the dignity of a female principal.

Luo Siwei asked some of the previous questions again, and Meng Lanshan's confession remained unchanged.

Then Luo Siwei remembered Chi Li's words and began to focus on asking Meng Lanshan about her experience after graduation. She followed her year by year to ask which class of students she taught each year, what she did, and what major events she experienced.

When she asked about three years ago, Luo Siwei asked: "You are teaching the graduating class this year. What did you do during the three months of summer vacation?"

Meng Lanshan lowered her head and thought for a while: "I went to a training class, and the school helped me sign up."

Luo Siwei's spirits perked up. She hurriedly asked, "How long? Where did you attend? What did you learn?"

"It lasted about three months, which just happened to take up all the vacation time. The classes were held at the Donglan City Activity Center, and it was a closed-door program." Meng Lanshan then explained, "As a teacher, I often need to conduct academic exchanges and sometimes go to other schools for training, so I've participated in many training courses. However, this training was different. Principal Liang organized the core teachers in the school to participate, and the courses were not ordinary courses."

Luo Siwei suddenly thought of something, that was the young couple he and Chi Li met in the boiled fish shop last night. The man with a weird temper also attended the training course.

She asked, "What's the name of that organization?"

Meng Lanshan hesitated and said, "That training company...it's been several years. I need to think about it."

Luo Siwei asked: "Is it the Potential Workshop?"

Meng Lanshan recalled for a moment and said, "It seems to be this... I just remember that the company's logo looked a bit like a Rubik's Cube. It was printed on every piece of study material."

That was the logo of the Potential Workshop, a deformed Rubik's Cube. After hearing Meng Lanshan's answer, Luo Siwei's brows furrowed even more. Just yesterday, Mu Yuexin had assured her that there was no problem with the workshop.

She continued to ask Meng Lanshan: "How much do you remember about the specific courses you studied?"

Meng Lanshan thought for a moment. "There were many teachers teaching during the entire training process. These courses are all pretty much the same. The general teaching process is about breaking routines, making up for regrets, reshaping personality, enhancing memory and leadership, helping you plan your life, and shouting some slogans. I only remember some of the content. The one that I remember most is called "Mental Power Enhancement."

Luo Siwei became alert: "Is there any illegal content such as mental manipulation or PUA?"

Meng Lanshan looked at her strangely, as if Luo Siwei was the one worrying too much. "How could that be? Aren't those just sensational stories made up by the self-media? I'm an adult, and I have my own way of distinguishing these things. Those who attend the training are all teachers, and they're very sensitive to these issues. If there's any PUA activity, we'll definitely find out."

She recalled for a moment and said, "And to be honest, I think these courses have been helpful to me. After taking that class, I have a clearer understanding of myself and am more capable at work."

She said so, but Luo Siwei felt that there was something strange about it.

"Then can you tell me some specific details?" Luo Siwei asked her in detail, "Tell me as much as you remember."

Meng Lanshan's expression became a little strange: "I...signed a confidentiality agreement when I took this course, and those things have nothing to do with the case, right?"

Luo Siwei said, "I'm asking you important questions related to the case. Understanding these will help us assess the case. Please cooperate with the police."

Ni Xiang listened curiously. She wondered what Meng Lanshan had experienced in that training class that made this woman try to keep the other party's secret after confessing her crime.

Meng Lanshan was silent for a moment before she began to narrate: "What I remember most vividly and most particularly was the class taught by a young male teacher. It only lasted a few days. Only outstanding students could participate in this training. There were only a few people in the classroom, and I didn't know the others."

Luo Siwei wrote on the paper: Screening.

This was exactly the same as the game on the Whisper app, where they would screen out unsuitable people. Luo Siwei even suspected that those others whose origins were unknown were their shills.

Meng Lanshan continued, "The teacher was young, but he had a deep understanding of life and spoke very wisely."

Her eyes were blank, obviously she was reminiscing.

"For example, he said, from childhood to adulthood, we face the world and understand ourselves from the outside in. We first learn to speak, act, and get along with others, and then gradually understand the underlying principles. Some people only understand the concept of 'self' after they grow up, and only then do they know that they should cherish themselves and give themselves enough space. But these words, teachers and parents, have never taught us in the past. It can be said that our growth process has been reversed."

"He believes that true cognition should come from the inside out. What matters is what you think and what you do. People should follow their own hearts."

"So, the first lesson of this course is to completely open your heart and expose it. You need to face those emotional wounds directly."

In the interrogation room, various instruments recorded the interrogation process of Meng Lanshan, and Ni Xiang was also taking careful notes.

"Each of us shared our experiences, and since there weren't many people, we had plenty of time to talk. I told him about my life, and he started asking me questions. His questions were very sharp, and by the time he finished, I was starting to doubt my life."

At this point, Meng Lanshan pursed her lips and tossed her hair: "It felt like the world I had seen before was fake, and I didn't see the true nature of everything."

"Then, under the guidance of my teacher, I used simulations to recreate the scenes. I simulated the relationship between me and my parents, and the relationships between teachers and students, and colleagues..."

Luo Siwei asked: "What is the specific process?"

Meng Lanshan said: "Those people are like extras, cooperating with me to act out some scenes that are deeply remembered in the past. I repeat my life and think about it. I find that when I look at those problems from an adult's perspective, I find that many things are different from what I remember."

"When I was little, I hated my father because I felt he mishandled the family debt. But when the man who played my father stood in front of me, my mood completely changed."

"I discovered that my longing for my father outweighed my resentment. I was even more concerned about the fact that he abandoned my mother and me and committed suicide. In short, this part of my life made me see clearly everything that had happened to me, every scar. I broke down and cried several times."

When she said this, she lowered her head, as if she didn't want to touch those memories again.

After listening to the question, Luo Siwei wrote it down on paper: catharsis.

Seeing Meng Lanshan stopped talking, she looked up and asked, "What's next?"

"Then, I need to forget those unpleasant things and try to become a blank slate. The teacher played some games with us, and I really forgot all those things. It felt like my body had become a shell. Those past events were experienced by others, and I was just a bystander."

As Meng Lanshan said this, she gradually came out of the unpleasant memories, and there was a strange light in her eyes.

"Finally, I made a change and followed my inner voice. I've never known what I wanted so clearly. This course truly transformed my life into what I imagined it to be. It transformed me into the person I imagined myself to be. I built a castle on the ruins of my soul and cast aside the hypocritical self of the past. I became stronger."

Luo Siwei frowned.

Meng Lanshan seemed to read something from Luo Siwei's expression.

She defended herself again, saying, "I know there are similar courses on the market that involve mind manipulation, but they're different from the one I took. Overall, this course was positive. It taught me self-respect and self-love, promoted truth, goodness, and beauty, and encouraged me to be an upright and moral person. My dream is to be a good teacher, so the trainers encouraged me to give it a try, and I've been doing it ever since."

Luo Siwei asked, "You said before that you felt the course was helpful to you. How do you feel about that?"

Meng Lanshan sat up straight. "In the past, how should I put it? I was a bit slow-witted and nice. Normally, when I saw something, I didn't dare to say anything, let alone do it. But after I finished this study class, I feel powerful. And this power is not external, but internal, coming from my heart. I have become a man of action."

"One day after that, I went to the bank's ATM to withdraw money and saw a young man cutting in line. If I were the old me, I would never have intervened. But that day, I bravely stood up and scolded the young man."

"There are many such things. When I was managing students before, I sometimes turned a blind eye. Parents didn't care, so why should we as teachers worry about it? But after taking this course, I am more dedicated to the children and know how to manage them more strictly."

Luo Siwei asked: "Have those instructors and this organization contacted you again? Have they taken any other actions?"

Meng Lanshan said, "I know what you're worried about. The teacher at the training class didn't mention anything like fees or pyramid schemes. I haven't experienced anything strange since I finished the course."

Hearing this, Luo Siwei came to the conclusion that this course was full of strangeness, which was equivalent to the other party washing her brain, but at that time no demands were made. To this day, Meng Lanshan still speaks well of the other party.

This is an act of helping others count money after being sold.

Also, don't just listen to what people say, but also watch what they do.

Judging from the results, Meng Lanshan's personality changed, and she even committed carjacking and was sent to prison.

So, this seemingly beautiful change failed.

The woman in front of me has lost her basic judgment of human behavior and her legal awareness.

Luo Siwei finished interrogating Meng Lanshan, and she and Ni Xiang escorted her to the women's detention center. After completing the formalities, Luo Siwei suddenly thought of something, and she filled out a temporary form to meet with Qi Moxue.

Due to the seriousness of the case, Qi Moxue's case has not yet been heard in court, and she has been detained in a women's detention center.

The prison guard brought the man out.

After not seeing each other for a few months, Qi Moxue hasn't changed much, except that her hair has grown longer and she has become thinner.

She came to the reception room and saw Luo Siwei and Ni Xiang. She raised her eyes and greeted them: "Officer Luo, long time no see. What can I do for you?"

Luo Siwei said, "I have something I want to verify with you."

Qi Moxue tilted her head and said, "Oh, go ahead."

Luo Siwei asked: "Have you ever participated in any spiritual power or similar training courses in the company?"

Qi Moxue lowered her head and thought for a moment: "Yes, I participated in the study course of the Potential Workshop a few years ago."

Luo Siwei's brows jumped.

She seemed to have found Pandora's box.