Chapter 16: The Case of the Cat and the Fetus: Psychological Manipulation

The police searched around Chen Hui's residence, but found no trace of the pregnant woman, nor any clues.

Time passed by.

Fang Rui was a little impatient and asked Lin Sen, who was sitting in the car with his eyes closed, "Where would Chen Hui hide the pregnant woman?"

Lin Sen held the painting that Mu Mian had drawn before and murmured, "If I were Chen Hui, I wanted to be reborn as a cat, I would..."

"If he were to be reborn, he would definitely have to choose an auspicious day and a good place."

"Rebirth, then everything must go back to the starting point. Time... place... where was he born?" Lin Sen suddenly asked, "Where was Chen Hui born?"

Fang Rui instantly understood what Lin Sen meant, "Okay, I'll have someone check it out right away."

Rebirth means returning to the time and place of birth.

Time cannot be returned, but place can be.

But it's been a long time, and it's very difficult to find Chen Hui's birthplace, and now they don't have time to search carefully.

At this time, Fang Rui received a call: "Captain Fang, forensic doctor Mu said that you should go to the sixth floor of the building just now. She said that the environment there has changed, and asked you to help check it out."

Fang Rui and Lin Sen looked at each other, and first told them that the pregnant woman was probably there.

Fang Rui led people to search the entire floor and found a pregnant woman in the innermost room.

The pregnant woman was still breathing, but she may have been injected with a large amount of anesthetics and was lying quietly on the bed. There were two bottles of medicine hanging by the bed, which were being injected into her body through a drip to maintain her life.

Fang Rui quickly sent the pregnant woman to the ambulance.

Because she was sent to the hospital in time, the doctor successfully removed the cat from the pregnant woman's body through surgery. The cat was dead, and although the pregnant woman had saved her life, her uterus was severely damaged, and she might not be able to have children in her lifetime.

"Oh, it's all Professor Bai's fault. He had to post a video online to humiliate the murderer, otherwise the girl wouldn't have been targeted by the murderer," Xiao Zhang couldn't help but sigh, "But it's also her own fault. She could do anything else but be a mistress."

After being reminded by Xiao Zhang, Fang Rui suddenly thought of something.

"Xiao Zhang, check if Professor Bai has a daughter?"

"Why do you want to check this?"

"Hurry up and check!"

The police conducted a carpet search of Chen Hui's house and found 132 glass jars containing infant embryos. These embryos had been specially treated and were not rotten.

Fang Rui found a pile of occult books at Chen Hui's bedside, all about the reincarnation of human souls.

One of the books was a crime novel, in which the murderer stuffed a live cat into a pregnant woman's belly in order to attract media attention. Chen Hui wrote dense notes in it, and it seemed that he used the modus operandi of this novel to commit the crime.

There were many medicine bottles in Chen Hui's drawer, which were full of common drugs for treating schizophrenia.

There was also a diary in the drawer, which recorded in detail Chen Hui's crime plan and how his mind was twisted step by step, and finally he had the sinful idea of ​​being reborn as a cat.

Fang Rui quickly figured out Chen Hui's crime process.

Chen Hui was originally an obstetrician and gynecologist. He was dismissed six months ago because of repeated mistakes at work. It was at this time that he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, but he was not hospitalized for treatment.

He began to implement his rebirth plan three months ago.

He applied to be a courier and used the excuse of delivering a courier to enter the home of the first victim, Li Yan, and committed a crime against her.

He lured the second victim, Lu Yaoyao, to his courier car under the pretext of picking up a courier, knocked her unconscious, and transported her to the murder scene by courier.

Because of his identity as a courier, he evaded police investigation several times.

His notes clearly explained the entire crime process.

"Boss, Professor Bai does have a daughter," Xiao Zhang paused and kept the topic a secret, "We know this person, guess who she is?"

"Bai Jing!"

"You guessed right. Bai Jing is from the Department of Psychology at A University, and applied to be a social worker in Ziweili Community half a year ago. She studied psychology in vain, as she didn't even realize that Chen Hui is a psychopath."

Fang Rui had a vague guess in his mind, but he had no evidence to prove it.

The next morning, the sun was shining brightly.

Fang Rui drove to Ziweili Community early in the morning. When he walked to the square, he saw Mu Mian standing by the flower bed.

She was still in a daze.

"Forensic Doctor Mu, are you waiting for the bus again?" Fang Rui walked up to her and joked.

"Waiting for you."

Mu Mian looked at the lawn not far away, where Bai Jing was squatting to feed the cat.

"I used to think she was a good person." Mu Mian whispered, "She was the second person who responded to my smile after I came here."

"What do you think now?"

"I'm not sure." Mu Mian's voice was a little low, "The first person who responded to my smile was Chen Hui, but he doesn't seem to be a good person."

Bai Jing felt their gazes, she put down the cat food in her hand and walked towards them.

"Officer Fang, congratulations on successfully solving this serial murder case!" Bai Jing smiled at them, and her tone suddenly became a little depressed, "I still can't believe that the kind-hearted Chen Hui would do such a thing!" "

Miss Bai studied psychology, didn't you notice that his mental state was abnormal?"

"Many mental illnesses are latent and difficult to detect without in-depth contact. Everyone in the community has dealt with Chen Hui, but no one has discovered that he has mental problems, which shows that his symptoms are not obvious."

Bai Jing said self-deprecatingly: "What's more, if I had learned my major well, how could I not find a job and work as a social worker here?"

"Your father is a university professor, can't he help you find a job?"

When mentioning his father, Bai Jing's expression froze for a moment.

"My mother has divorced that man. Please don't get involved with him."

"You hate your father very much."

Bai Jing looked a little defensive: "Officer Fang, what do you want to ask?"

"The third victim is your father's mistress. Is this really a coincidence?"

"Of course it's not a coincidence. He was the one who posted the video online first to anger Chen Hui. It's ridiculous that a person who studies psychology doesn't know how to respect others!"

Bai Jing's face was expressionless. "This is his retribution, and also the retribution for that woman being a mistress, isn't it?"

"Miss Bai, did you give those books to Chen Hui?"

"Are you talking about the coloring book? That was a gift I gave to Chen Hui." Bai Jing replied, "Chen Hui sometimes has trouble controlling his emotions, so I gave it to him to regulate his emotions."

"I mean those books on the occult."

"No. Chen Hui and I are not interested in the occult."

"You used those occult books and that novel to induce Chen Hui to commit crimes, right?"

"You suspect me," Bai Jing said in disbelief, "You suspect that I'm the reason why Chen Hui has become like this?"

Bai Jing was instantly excited, her voice became choked, and her tears fell uncontrollably.

"Whether you believe it or not, Chen Hui is my very good friend. I've been feeling very regretful these past few days. If I had learned my major better, if I had been smarter, would I have been able to discover the pain hidden under his brilliant smile, would I have been able to pull him out of the mire of his original family..."

Mu Mian silently took out a tissue and handed it to Bai Jing, "Even if you found out, you can't help him, because psychological counseling is useless for mental illness, you should take him to the hospital..."

Fang Rui signaled Mu Mian to stay quiet with his eyes.

Mu Mian complained aggrievedly, "I was comforting her."

"..."

Bai Jing continued self-centeredly, "Chen Hui is like a ray of sunshine in my life. When I couldn't find a job after graduating from a prestigious university and had to work a job that paid thousands of yuan, it was he who comforted me and brought me to feed stray cats."

"It can be said that without Chen Hui, I would have jumped from that building," Bai Jing pointed to a building not far away, "I stood there many times, and it was Chen Hui who saved me."

"He told me that life is valuable, just like these stray cats. They have nothing, but they still live freely."

Fang Rui hurriedly advised her, "Miss Bai, in your situation, you'd better see a psychiatrist."

"Don't worry, I won't commit suicide. Only people with weak minds would use suicide to escape reality. Besides, these stray cats still need me."

Fang Rui saw this situation and knew that he couldn't get anything out of Bai Jing.

Although it can be inferred from the results that Bai Jing is a beneficiary, there is currently no evidence to prove that Bai Jing is related to this case.

Even if it is found that Bai Jing and Chen Hui have a close relationship, it can't prove anything, let alone convict Bai Jing.

"Officer Fang, you don't have anything to ask, right?" Bai Jing wiped away her tears, and her mood gradually stabilized. "I'm going to work. I have to work hard to earn money for these little guys."

Looking at Bai Jing's back as she left, Fang Rui turned his head and looked at Mu Mian. "Mu Mian, do you think she manipulated Chen Hui to commit the crime?"

"Her ability doesn't seem to be enough to do it."

"That's right, she's just an ordinary student who graduated from the psychology department. She shouldn't have the ability to manipulate Chen Hui to commit a crime."

"But my sister said that people's self-awareness is very fragile. Sometimes a little psychological suggestion can interfere with other people's choices."

"Even if Chen Hui committed the crime under her influence, we can't catch her. We can't say that Bai Jing used psychological suggestion to control Chen Hui to commit so many murders."

Fang Rui was somewhat helpless. If Bai Jing really used psychological suggestion to train Chen Hui into a serial killer, then Bai Jing would be too scary.

"Although I can't tell whether her expression is real or fake, I think Chen Hui should be a ray of sunshine in her life. She shouldn't take the initiative to extinguish her own light."

"Whether Bai Jing seduced Chen Hui or not, only she knows."

Mu Mian turned to Fang Rui and said, "Why did you keep a secret for me?"

"What?"

"You know I'm an autistic patient, right? But I was not expelled. Did you keep the secret for me?"

Fang Rui was stunned. Is this a secret? Can't everyone see it at a glance?

Fang Rui changed the subject, "Let's go, I'll treat you to a meal."

"I'll treat you, thank you for keeping the secret for me."

After walking a few steps, Fang Rui turned his head and smiled at Mu Mian.

"Mu Mian, you don't have to pretend to be a normal person."

Smile... This is the third person who smiled at Mu Mian since she came here.

At this moment, Mu Mian's heart felt warm as if it was illuminated by the sun.

It was a sense of satisfaction of being accepted by others.

"Because, your secret may no longer be a secret."

Mu Mian was instantly struck by lightning, staring at him with wide eyes, "Who did you tell?"

She pretended so well, how could it be discovered by others?

"It was Consultant Lin who discovered it. Xiao Zhang was there at the time. You may not know his mouth, but whatever he knows, everyone in the city bureau must know." Mu Mian

wanted to cry but had no tears. So she had been pretending diligently for more than half a month, but was it all in vain? She thought she pretended very well.

"Mu Mian, just be yourself from now on, don't pretend to be normal."

Can she really be herself?

"Team Fang," Mu Mian looked at Fang Rui sincerely, "Can you donate your body to me?"

"No! I told you not to mention those two words again!"

It seems that she still can't be herself...