CHAPTER 413: CHAPTER 406: IS THIS HOW YOU CONVINCE YOURSELF?

Nan Zhubin observed the changes in Lin Lulin’s expression.

"I boldly speculate that after you found out that confessing everything couldn’t secure the death penalty, you started making up stories for the police, didn’t you?"

"—Yes, very good. On the one hand, you hoped these things would grant you the death penalty; on the other hand, you just wanted to talk to someone?"

"—Yes."

Nan Zhubin nodded, "You were once a professor with social status, the center of attention; now you’re just someone lying in a prison hospital, barely seeing anyone other than the caregivers."

"You crave attention, even if it’s from the police or the interrogation personnel, you still enjoy the feeling of their gaze fixed on you, don’t you?"

"...No?" Nan Zhubin frowned a bit, but soon relaxed, finding a new line of thought, "No, it’s partly correct."

"So you were like this when you first arrived, but now your demands have gradually decreased."

"Even if they don’t focus on you, as long as they communicate with you, interact with you, you’re satisfied?"

"—Yes."

Nan Zhubin chuckled lightly, "You wouldn’t happen to have been bothering the officers with made-up stories until recently, causing them to ignore you now, would you?"

Seeing Lin Lulin’s expression, Nan Zhubin sighed, "—Yes."

Xia Yuefeng, standing behind, glanced at the guard nearby, whose face looked a bit puzzled.

He looked up, meeting Xia Yuefeng’s gaze, nodding in a daze, indicating that Lin Lulin was indeed annoying, leading colleagues to ignore him recently.

So this young man Director Xia brought really is that adept. Did he really figure out, with just one question, that Lin Lulin had no more secrets from the police?

Is interrogation truly this simple?

...

The caregiver nearby carefully observed Lin Lulin’s reaction, ready to stabilize the patient’s emotions at any moment.

But.

After hearing this long string of words from Nan Zhubin, Lin Lulin inexplicably calmed down.

He stared at Nan Zhubin, saying quietly, "Cough cough cough... what exactly are you here for today?"

Good question.

Nan Zhubin tilted his head slightly, wondering what he was here for?

Maybe it was because he had talked many times about coming to visit, yet never did, so he wanted to fulfill a wish before leaving Jiangdu?

Saying so seems unprofessional, but since it lingers in the mind, it must resonate.

Exploring the deeper logic behind superficial thoughts is one of the basics of psychology.

"Firstly, you’re too dangerous."

Nan Zhubin spoke about his thoughts over the past few days.

"You’re different from other people I’ve met recently. You have a long career of over thirty years, no one knows what you’ve done in the past. I need to make sure the visitors you harmed are not hidden beneath your professional mask and receive the justice they deserve."

"But now it seems that I might have overthought."

Xia Yuefeng behind Nan Zhubin raised an eyebrow, wondering if this kid didn’t trust us... forget it, this kid really helped a lot.

In past cases, it’s not uncommon for an old suspect to suddenly become identified as a convict already serving time.

Nan Zhubin’s "interrogation" today indeed brought some peace of mind.

Lin Lulin chuckled twice, "Like... like something you would say."

His voice and body appeared weak, considering his current condition and today’s emotional ups and downs, the conversation certainly exhausted his energy.

Nan Zhubin thought he might need to be a bit gentler afterwards.

"Secondly, I’m curious."

"Heh heh... curious?"

Nan Zhubin nodded, "I told you before, I had good conversations with a professor from Beidu, planning to study under him soon."

Lin Lulin nodded, "With your ability... it’s expected, you’re the best..."

"I’m curious how with your reputation and ability you ended up at this point, after all, I will continue down this path. Having you as a reference can also provide an example to avoid."

Nan Zhubin tried to make his wording a bit gentler.

"Heh heh heh..." Lin Lulin laughed, "Do you want me to give you one last lesson?"

For Lin Lulin, who had been lacking in communication recently, words in Nan Zhubin’s speech were easily overlooked.

He suddenly became spirited.

"I wasn’t like this at first, Zhuren!"

Lin Lulin sounded like he was telling a story, yet defending something as well.

"Do you know when I started studying psychology? Last century! I was among the first batch of people in China to study psychology academically!"

"But do you know what the domestic environment was like back then?"

Lin Lulin looked into Nan Zhubin’s eyes, almost speaking word by word, "Almost like now."

"A group of people with only high school education, after short-term training, could suddenly become consultants!"

"A group of ’masters’, messing around with hypnosis, mind reading, knew nothing of psychology, yet became ’authorities’ in others’ eyes!"

"And I, being academically trained, was tasked with nurturing the seedlings of psychology in China. But when I graduated from university, my father described my profession as ’superstition’ and ’money scams’!"

Nan Zhubin didn’t speak or show any emotion, just quietly looked at Lin Lulin.

"Those truly scamming people, bad money drives out good, earned fortunes; by thirty, I was still cramped in a rental room with my wife and kids."

"Do you think I’m harming my visitors? Wrong! Zhuren, on the contrary, I’m helping them!"

Lin Lulin stared into Nan Zhubin’s eyes, his eyes filled nearly with veins, "There are so few capable consultants out there. How can clueless visitors find them?"

"Should they seek out those young, cheap, clueless consultants fresh out of college? If I had a problem, I wouldn’t dare consult my early twenties self either!"

"Or should they stupidly stumble into other money-swindling fake consultants?"

"Telling these things to the police is useless, but Zhuren, you’re in the industry too, you’ve definitely seen these things, you can definitely understand!"

Lin Lulin’s eyes were hungry and greedy, desperately trying to extract something from Nan Zhubin.

"You think I’m harming them? On the contrary, they receive professional, targeted intervention diagnostics here!"

"You think medication is excessive? At least I stop their suffering, spare their families from being troubled, and prevent them from causing chaos in society!"

"Even if I don’t earn this money, someone else will. Why shouldn’t it be me? At least while earning, I can truly help them!"

"I..."

No one else spoke in the room.

For a moment, only Lin Lulin’s frenzied roar echoed.

His voice was too loud, and the only movable part, his head, twisted fiercely.

If it wasn’t known that his condition wasn’t severe to that extent, viewers would suspect this old guy was having a last flash before death.

After who knows how long, Lin Lulin exhausted his final strength, gasping to a halt.

He struggled to raise his head, only to see Nan Zhubin’s expressionless face, "You’ve thought about these words for a long time, haven’t you? Is this how you convince yourself?"