Chapter 143 Meatballs
◎Breaking through Yun Dehou's psychological distance◎
Yunjie's reaction was different.
She did not make any sudden burst of movement, but instead tried to reduce the area of contact with her body.
With rapid breathing, Yun Jie quickly put the rice spoon back on the plate and curled up gently and quickly. She pulled her legs back to her chest, hugged her arms, lowered her head, and rested her chin on her knees, like a frightened cat, curling herself into a ball to avoid being discovered.
The food plate on the small table remained motionless and the soup was not spilled, but Yun Jie had already completely entered a state of self-protection and self-isolation.
Lei Ling's eyes turned red, and he felt indescribably uncomfortable. He said softly, "Jiejie, it's me, Uncle Lei."
Yun Jie turned a deaf ear to him, his thin shoulders shaking slightly.
Although she was sitting on the hospital bed, her soul seemed to have left this world.
Seeing a nine-year-old girl resisting being approached for the first time, Zhou Rulan felt very uncomfortable. She took a step forward, pulled Lei Ling back, and said softly, "She may be afraid of people getting close to her. Don't get too close."
Zhu Feipeng and Zhu Kang also breathed softly, fearing to disturb the poor little girl.
Zhao Xiangwan took a step forward.
She didn't hear Yun Jie's thoughts.
This has never happened before. You know, Yun Jie is only nine years old, at that age of innocence and simplicity. It is impossible for him to have cultivated to the level where he can hide his inner thoughts.
Then he tentatively took half a step forward.
A picture suddenly popped into my mind.
——Zhao Xiangwan didn't hear it, but she "saw" it with Yunjie's eyes!
In the dark and damp room, there was a stainless steel bowl in front of me. Inside the bowl were two meatballs, which gave off a strong meaty smell.
A man's voice sounded sinisterly: "Eat! Didn't you say you were hungry? Eat the meatballs quickly!"
"Clack, clack..." The teeth started to chatter.
The man's voice continued: "If you don't listen, I will chop you into pieces and make meatballs. You are my child, and it is only right that you return your flesh and blood to me."
I shook my head desperately and the picture began to shake.
The man sneered and said, "Don't tell anyone about this. No one will believe you. You are so picky about food. You are skinny and yet you refuse to eat meat. Is it wrong for me to force you to eat meat?"
A trembling little hand reached out, picked up the meatball and put it into its mouth.
It tasted very strange, uncooked meat mixed with the smell of blood. As I chewed it, I felt cold all over and tears kept falling.
"Wow~~"
After swallowing it with great difficulty, I began to feel nauseous and vomited it all out.
The man lowered his voice and said coldly, "Don't spit it out! This is the result of my hard work all night. If you spit it out, it will be unfair to me. Pick it up for me and continue eating."
Zhao Xiangwan understood that this was Yun Jie's memory scene.
The reason why she was picky about food and refused to eat meatballs was because Yun Dehou forced her to eat. Facing an ignorant little girl, her father threatened to chop her up and make meatballs if she didn't eat. In addition, the meatballs made by Yun Dehou had no color, fragrance, or taste, and had a strong meaty smell, so she would vomit as soon as she ate them.
Even so, Yun Dehou still forced her to continue eating.
Zhao Xiangwan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth to prevent himself from shouting out in anger.
——Damn it!
——How could you abuse a child like this!
——Yun Jie already has such an obvious stress-related psychological disorder, how can she continue to be with Yun De?
The scene that Zhao Xiangwan is seeing now should be a kind of "flashback phenomenon".
When people suffer extraordinary mental trauma, the traumatic situation will continue to flash back in their minds, which is the flashback phenomenon.
Others couldn't see it, but Zhao Xiangwan "saw" it.
Because of his long-term relationship with Ji Zhao, Zhao Xiangwan can see the pictures in the minds of people who tend to be autistic, even though he cannot hear their inner voices.
It can be understood as an upgraded version of mind reading.
For Yunjie, meatballs are a reminder of trauma.
However, there were not only meatballs on her plate. Lei Ling had just mentioned the word "meatballs" during the greeting.
Yun Jie curled herself up into a ball, not moving or talking. This is the second symptom of stress disorder: avoidance. She is deliberately avoiding situations, people, and activities related to the traumatic situation.
Zhao Xiangwan finally understood what Lei Ling said: If you see the child, you will understand my feelings.
At this moment, Zhao Xiangwan's heart was filled with anger towards Yun Dehou and sympathy towards Yun Jie.
Years of mental abuse caused Yun Jie to develop serious mental illness.
If we don't intervene, I'm afraid Yun Jie will become a useless person, or... a sinner in the future.
Zhao Xiangwan reached out and gently picked up the plate from the small table.
As soon as the food plate was removed, Yun Jie's body tremors improved significantly.
Zhao Xiangwan said softly: "If we don't like something, we won't eat it."
Having said that, she picked up the rice spoon, picked up the meatballs and threw them into the trash can beside her.
"Puff! Puff!"
As the meatballs fell into the trash can, Yun Jie's head moved.
Like a vigilant little squirrel, she tilted her head and stared at the trash can quietly, as if to confirm whether the meatballs were really thrown away.
Zhao Xiangwan took a look at the food on the plate.
After removing the meatballs, only cabbage, carrots, baked potatoes and steamed eggs are left, which is almost nutritionally enough.
Zhao Xiangwan put the plate back on the small table and said in a relaxed tone, "Okay, only our favorite food is left, so eat it quickly."
Zhao Xiangwan's voice is like the flow of clear stream, with a unique charm that makes people relax.
When Yun Jie heard what Zhao Xiangwan said, he slowly raised his head and met Zhao Xiangwan's gaze.
【I don't eat meatballs.】
Zhao Xiangwan nodded, with a gentle affirmation in his eyes: "Okay, I won't eat it."
Yun Jie's eyes lit up.
[Can you hear what's in your mind? ]
Zhao Xiangwan slowly approached and said with a smile, "Yes, I know."
This was the first time that Yun Jie met someone who could understand her inner thoughts without her having to say anything. A sense of trust gradually rose from the bottom of her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes.
I am afraid.
Zhao Xiangwan reached out his hand and pushed the plate in front of her: "Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."
Yun Jie's tears fell drop by drop onto the plate.
[I am afraid of the dark, I am afraid of the cold, I am afraid of eating meatballs, and I am afraid of my father scolding me.]
Zhao Xiangwan coaxed her softly, "Eat first. When you are full, you will have strength and you won't be afraid of anything."
Yun Jie was actually a very well-behaved child, and seemed to be used to "obeying". She did not disobey Zhao Xiangwan's instructions, slowly straightened up, raised her hands and placed them on the small table, picked up the rice spoon, and began to eat.
Yun Jie ate steamed eggs mixed with rice and vegetables. Although she was not fast eaters, it was obvious that she was well-educated. She had a good posture, chewed slowly, and made almost no sound.
Lei Ling watched from the side with his eyes wide open.
[It was Zhao Xiangwan! As soon as she came, Jiejie no longer rejected our approach. This was the first time I saw Jiejie eating so comfortably. Fortunately, we invited Zhao Xiangwan over. ]
Several policemen stood quietly at the foot of the bed, waiting for Yun Jie to eat.
"Officer Lei, why are you here again?"
Suddenly a voice came from behind the door.
The deep male voice, spoken a little slowly and sounded sinister, was exactly the voice that Zhao Xiangwan had just heard in Yun Jie's mind.
Zhao Xiangwan quickly turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.
At the door of the ward stood a man in his thirties, holding a red plastic water bottle in one hand and an aluminum square lunch box in the other.
The man wore black-framed round glasses and a thick navy blue cotton jacket. His hair had grown a little longer and was scattered in front of his forehead, covering his eyebrows tightly.
His cheeks were thin and long, his beard was untidy, and his eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed not to have had a good rest.
This person should be Yun Dehou.
Lei Ling took a big step forward, stood in front of Yun Dehou, and said unhappily: "Yun Dehou, how did you raise your child? He is like a sick cat that is afraid to see people and gets nervous when seeing strangers."
Yun Dehou curled his lips with a look of disdain: "Jiejie is timid. She is scared of your ferocious face. She was quite fine when she was with me. Why is she nervous?"
After saying that, Yun Dehou glanced at Yun Jie who was eating obediently and said, "Right? Jie Jie?"
Hearing his father's voice, Yun Jie immediately put down the rice spoon and replied with a trembling voice: "Yes, Dad."
Yun Dehou approached and placed the full kettle on the bedside table. He looked over and saw that there were no meatballs on the plate. A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes: "Jiejie performed well today and finished eating the meatballs."
Yun Jie didn't dare to move or say anything.
She raised her eyelids and glanced at Zhao Xiangwan nervously.
Zhao Xiangwan knew what she was nervous about, so he took a step forward and blocked the trash can.
Yun Jie let out a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, several police officers came to the ward. Yun Dehou didn't say much, but just looked at his daughter with concern: "This is a good daughter for daddy."
Lei Ling snorted coldly.
【Disgusting, performing again.】
[Is there any way to expose his true face? ]
Zhao Xiangwan observed that Yun Jie's neck was stiff, her back was straight, her hands on both sides of the plate were clenched into fists, and she was in a state of high tension.
This is the third symptom of stress disorder: increased alertness. Being nervous, vigilant, having trouble sleeping, and being easily startled are all manifestations of increased alertness.
What kind of abnormal mental trauma did Yun Jie suffer that caused her to have such a series of psychological reactions?
Because you were forced to eat fishy and unpalatable meatballs?
Because of long-term mental abuse and control?
The cause of the disease must be found out before Yunjie's problem can be cured.
Zhao Xiangwan now understands Lei Ling's mentality very well - Yun Dehou is not a good person.
What normal father would treat his daughter like this?
He acts one way in front of people and another behind their backs. He is a complete histrionic personality.
Zhao Xiangwan turned his gaze to Yun Dehou: "Yun Jie Dad."
Yun Dehou obviously didn't like hearing this title, and frowned: "Just call me by my name."
His heart was like a pool of sticky, foul-smelling mud; no sound could be heard.
——This shows that he has done a very good job of psychological defense. He has concealed the truest side of his heart very deeply.
The failure of mind reading made Zhao Xiangwan feel the difficulty and challenge.
Zhao Xiangwan showed him his police ID: "Hello, Comrade Yun Dehou, my last name is Zhao."
Yun Dehou didn't pay much attention to Zhao Xiangwan's presence. He glanced at the police ID card casually and said, "Oh, Officer Zhao, hello."
Zhao Xiangwan said, "Let's go to the corridor and talk while the kids finish their meal."
Yun Dehou also noticed that Yun Jie had stopped eating. He said unhappily, "Jie Jie, hurry up and eat. Is it reasonable for so many people to wait for you alone?"
Yun Jie started eating immediately and seriously.
However, her movements were a little stiff, like a tin doll that was suddenly wound up.
Zhao Xiangwan and Yun Dehou walked to the corridor.
The sky blue floor, pale blue wall coverings and children's stories painted on the snow-white walls create a relaxed and lively atmosphere.
But Yun Dehou still had a gloomy face.
No matter how bright the sunshine was, it could not shine into the muddy water in his heart.
Zhao Xiangwan carefully observed his expression.
"How old are you this year?"
"Thirty-four."
"Yun Jie is nine years old this year. How old were you when you became a father?"
Yun Dehou didn't know why Zhao Xiangwan asked such a stupid question, but he was still somewhat wary of the police, so he patiently answered, "Twenty-five years old."
Zhao Xiangwan continued to ask: "I heard from Grandma Fang who lives next door to you that you were assigned to work at the Jinqiao District Post Office after graduating from university?"
Yun Dehou nodded: "Yes."
“How old were you when you graduated from college?”
"Twenty-two."
Zhao Xiangwan said "Oh", "How do you know Xie Lin?"
Yun Dehou glanced at Zhao Xiangwan, paused for half a second, and said coldly: "Why are you asking these questions?"
Zhao Xiangwan narrowed his eyes slightly and retracted the sharp edge, not letting it dissipate even a little.
"I'm just a little curious. I heard from Grandma Fang that you pursued Xie Lin for two years before you won her heart. This means that you met Xie Lin right after you graduated and were assigned to the post office, and then you got married and had a daughter, right?"
Yun Dehou didn't know why he was standing in the corridor and talking about his past with this strange female police officer. He frowned and looked gloomy: "I don't want to talk about this. After all, it's not a pleasant memory."
Zhao Xiangwan deliberately played dumb: "We got married for love, and then had a child. This is a very happy thing. Why do you say it's not happy?"
Yun Dehou suddenly shouted loudly: "Lei Ling, Lei Ling!"
Lei Ling didn't know what happened, and ran out of the ward quickly: "What happened?"
Yun Dehou pointed at Zhao Xiangwan and said, "This is your subordinate, right? You knew that I was divorced and my ex-wife abandoned me and my children and went abroad without any news. Why did you let her poke at my sore spot?"
Lei Ling looked at Zhao Xiangwan without saying anything.
Zhao Xiangwan said: "I just arrived and I am not familiar with many situations. So I asked a few more questions. Please don't mind."
Lei Ling replied intelligently, "Oh, yes, Officer Zhao has only been in our department for a short time. She is a psychological counselor and has a lot of experience in child psychotherapy. I hope you can cooperate with her work."
Zhao Xiangwan frowned and said proudly, "Comrade Yun Dehou, as a professional psychological counselor in the police force, I will evaluate Yun Jie's psychological condition. If I determine that she has serious psychological problems, then you may not be able to meet her. You must wait until I have a comprehensive understanding of your psychological condition and parenting situation before I can hand the child over to you."
Yun Dehou was frightened by her.
He turned his head and stared at Lei Ling: "Really? The two psychologists before didn't say that."
Lei Ling secretly praised Zhao Xiangwan and answered seriously, "It's true. Although Officer Zhao is young, she is a famous psychologist in the provincial department. She is very knowledgeable about children's psychological problems. She just told us that Yun Jie's condition is not right and needs early intervention."
Yun Dehou's heart skipped a beat.
He bit his lip and said, "What psychological problems? Those fake experts from abroad said that, right? We Chinese should not always believe what foreigners say. I think you are making a fuss out of nothing! I am Jiejie's father. I have raised her since she was a child. How could I not know what problems she has?"
Bit your lip.
When a man bites his lower lip, it means he is nervous or angry.
Be nervous, that's right!
Zhao Xiangwan didn't bother to be polite with him anymore and started to accuse him directly.
"If you really care about the child, you should have asked me what the problem is. I see that you don't care about the child's life or death at all."
"I am an expert. I have the final say on child psychology!"
Zhao Xiangwan took a step forward and broke through Yun Dehou's psychological distance.
Human beings have a certain range of individual space needs, which is psychological distance.
The normal social distance is generally 1-3 meters. If unfamiliar people exceed the one-meter distance, it will cause psychological discomfort.
The personal distance is generally between 45 cm and 1 meter. This distance is generally used between acquaintances and friends. You can reach out and shake the other person's hand, but it is not easy to touch the other person's body.
The intimate distance is generally 15-45 cm. Only the closest people are allowed to enter at this distance, and people will protect this area as if it were their own property.
Zhao Xiangwan heard from Grandma Fang that Yun Dehou always had a stern face and never smiled when he interacted with people. He also did not have any intimate behavior with Yun Jie, which meant that he was very strict in setting the psychological distance.
At this moment, for Yun Dehou, whose heart is a mess, Zhao Xiangwan's tactic is to constantly break through his psychological distance and disrupt his psychological defenses.
Zhao Xiangwan stepped into the one-meter social distance.
Hearing Yun Dehou's increasingly heavy breathing, Zhao Xiangwan was very satisfied with the effect.
"Yun Jie has a severe stress disorder, which means she has suffered an unusual amount of mental trauma. Clinical observations show that she has dissociative symptoms, flashback symptoms, psychological avoidance symptoms, and heightened alertness symptoms. She has all four symptoms, which means she has suffered extremely severe mental trauma."
Sure enough, Yun Dehou's heart began to beat rapidly, and he quietly moved back two inches, increasing the distance between them to one meter.
Then, bubbles began to bubble up from the muddy mud in his heart.
【she……】
【……Know?】
Zhao Xiangwan continued to put pressure on him: "Comrade Yun Dehou, if you are a competent father, you should cooperate with me to find out the cause of Yun Jie's illness, so that we can cure her! If you dare to avoid it, I will have reason to suspect that this trauma is related to you."
Yun Dehou's face began to turn pale.
He bit his lip again.
"Jiejie's psychological problems were caused by her mother! When she was three years old, Xie Lin left her and ran away. Jiejie cried and chased after her for a long time, crying and calling her mom, mom. But... that woman was too cruel! She ignored her and didn't even look back."
Yun Dehou's voice got louder: "Yes! That's it. If you want to find the cause of the disease, help me find that woman, make her kneel down and kowtow in front of Jiejie and me, make her repent, and ask for our forgiveness!"
Zhao Xiangwan glanced at him and said, "Shall we help you find Xie Lin?"
Yun Dehou's eyes flashed with madness: "Yes! Didn't you say you wanted to find the cause and treat it? Jiejie's current situation is all caused by that woman!"
Zhao Xiangwan narrowed his eyes, a sharp gleam flashed, and he took a step forward, breaking the social distance again, and suddenly lowered his voice: "Is she still alive?"
Yun Dehou's pupils suddenly shrank.
Irregular or irregular heartbeat.
Cold sweat broke out on my back.
Adrenaline surges.
He subconsciously took a step back, distanced himself from Zhao Xiangwan, and pretended to be calm: "How should I know? Looking for people, isn't that your job as police officers?"
Bubbles began to bubble up again from the rotten mud in Yun Dehou's heart.
【Bitch! 】
[Go to hell…]
Zhao Xiangwan took a step closer and continued to break through Yun Dehou's psychological distance.
Yun Dehou began to get annoyed.
He bit his lip and said, "Don't come closer. You are a lesbian, how come you don't have any sense of shame?"
Lei Ling watched from the side, as if he were sitting in the interrogation room, and Zhao Xiangwan had become the hunter again. He held his breath and did not dare to move.
Zhao Xiangwansi was not at all disturbed by Yun Dehou's accusations. She continued to move forward, taking another half step closer.
Now, the distance between her and Yun Dehou was nearly sixty centimeters, which made Yun Dehou's breathing become rapid.
Yun Dehou retreated.
Zhao Xiangwan took another step forward.
"Who spread the news that Xie Lin went abroad to study, married an American, and settled overseas? It was you, wasn't it?"
Yun Dehou's heart was beating like a drum, and he denied it flatly: "It wasn't me."
At this time, in order to fully resist the pressure exerted by Zhao Xiangwan through words, he was forced to accept a personal distance of 60 centimeters between him and Zhao Xiangwan.
This means that Zhao Xiangwan has entered the realm of "acquaintances and friends".
The gurgling sound of bubbles in the mud inside Yun Dehou's heart became clearer.
Kill her...
【Living wastes food.】
【Chop into meatballs.】
Zhao Xiangwan felt a chill on his back.
What did she hear?
This man killed his wife!
If he killed someone, dismembered the body, chopped it into meatballs, and even forced his daughter to eat the meatballs...
Yun Jie is not crazy, she is already extremely strong!
During his years as a criminal police officer, Zhao Xiangwan had witnessed countless crimes.
But when it comes to insanity, Yun Dehou ranks first.
However, all this is just Zhao Xiangwan's speculation.
There is no evidence.
What to do?
Zhao Xiangwan's brain began to work rapidly, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
Her body moved faster than her brain, and with one more step forward, the distance between them was nearly 45 centimeters.
This is the limit of personal distance!
Yun Dehou began to get nervous. Something seemed to be blocking his throat and he couldn't breathe. This caused his nostrils to flare and he began to gasp for air.
He wanted to step back, but Zhao Xiangwan's next words nailed him to the ground, unable to move at all.
"If it's not you, then who is it?"
"Who has Xie Lin been in contact with?"
"Who spread the rumor that she got married and settled in Country M?"
"What's the purpose of spreading rumors? To cover up something that can't be exposed, right?"
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