{"id":8740,"date":"2019-09-18T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=8740"},"modified":"2019-09-28T14:00:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T18:00:38","slug":"cpsy12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/cpsy12\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Psychology 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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That night was accompanied by the typhoon\u2019s torrential rain.<\/p>

The rain struck the tiled roof, creating a loud echo.<\/p>

Lin Chen laid on the wooden bed while Cong Lian occupied a simple mattress laid on the floor.<\/p>

No matter how calm someone was, after experiencing such unsettling things over two short days, anyone would suffer from insomnia. Especially when the death had only just occurred, and there was now heavy rainfall at midnight.<\/p>

Lin Chen opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling. He couldn\u2019t sleep.<\/p>

He thought of Yu Yan Qing. The world was full of things painful enough to make people want to die, but there were not many that could make someone desperate for it.<\/p>

He thought of the people in the world who would easily believe in others, and the very few that would bring someone home they\u2019d only known for two days.<\/p>

This could be called trust, but it was even deeper than that. This was probably an absolute, detached sense of self-confidence.<\/p>

Lin Chen leaned over and looked at the person on the floor.<\/p>

Early the next morning, it wasn\u2019t the strong wind that knocked on No. 6 Yan Jia Street, but a pair of fat, young hands.<\/p>

Xing Cong Lian\u2019s eyes quickly opened, but Lin Chen continued to sleep soundly. Cong Lian crept to the door, and when he opened it, he found a chubby boy about as tall as his waist.<\/p>

Two adults accompanied the boy on either side, each holding his hand and looking embarrassed.<\/p>

\u201cSorry to disturb you. Our stinky boy wanted to find Mr. Lin. We went to the school, but they said Mr. Lin moved away. . .\u201d The Chubby Ball\u2019s father tried to explain.<\/p>

\u201cYou\u2019re here to find Lin Chen.\u201d Cong Lian looked at the child, \u201cHow\u2019d you know Lin Chen was with me?\u201d<\/p>

He had yet to finish speaking when he felt warm on his calf. Like a koala, the boy hugged his thigh tight.<\/p>

His parents were very embarrassed and pulled on the back of the kid\u2019s collar, but he wouldn\u2019t budge.<\/p>

\u201cWe asked the school, and they said Mr. Lin left with an officer surnamed Xing. And the stinky boy led us here. . .\u201d<\/p>

When Lin Chen opened his eyes, this was what he saw.<\/p>

Cong Lian dragged his leg, a giant sandbag attached to it.<\/p>

Lin Chen sat up, and the Chubby Ball eagerly looked up at him, holding Cong Lian still.<\/p>

Recalling his previous teachings to the boy, Lin Chen was speechless.<\/p>

\u201cUseful method, correct target, but a tad excessive.\u201d<\/p>

The Chubby Ball threw away his shoes before he could finish talking and climbed into the bed, clinging to Lin Chen\u2019s neck like a monkey.<\/p>

Lin Chen looked at Cong Lian, who stood decisively in front of the door, blocking the boys\u2019 parents\u2019 view.<\/p>

The boy buried his face in Lin Chen\u2019s neck and pointed at himself, then said sullenly, \u201cWater.\u201d<\/p>

Lin Chen seemed to understand. Pulling the little guy away, he said, \u201cIf you care too much about your challenges, that will become your biggest obstacle.\u201d<\/p>

When the Chubby Ball\u2019s mother saw her son clinging to someone with such a death grip, she took the first step in trying to move him away. \u201cSorry, sorry, my son. . . isn\u2019t very bright, here. . .\u201d She pointed to her head. \u201cSometimes, even we don\u2019t understand what he\u2019s talking about.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cWhat do you mean by that?\u201d Lin Chen asked, staring at the mother coldly.<\/p>

The woman was terrified by this look and turned to her husband for help.<\/p>

Before her husband could speak, Lin Chen continued, \u201cDo you feel because he can\u2019t articulate himself well, because you can\u2019t understand what he\u2019s talking about, that he\u2019s mentally retarded? You feel ashamed to bring him to see people?\u201d Lin Chen set aside the child. \u201cI don\u2019t know about your parenting, but considering he could enroll in a normal primary school, you should have confidence in his intelligence. Have you not considered the possibility of him not being retarded but autistic instead?\u201d<\/p>

Xing Cong Lian had never seen Lin Chen this angry.<\/p>

Based on the word-vomit, Cong Lian lit two candles for the boy\u2019s parents.<\/p>

\u201cYou\u2019re saying. . . he\u2019s a genius.\u201d<\/p>

The mother\u2019s face was red, but no longer from shame or embarrassment.<\/p>

\u201cI gave him the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children<\/a>, and the results proved that.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cCan you teach us how to guide him?\u201d<\/p>

Lin Chen didn\u2019t answer. Instead, he looked at the boy beside him and asked, \u201cTell me slowly, what happened. . .\u201d<\/p>

\u201cGrandma. . . afraid of water. . .\u201d He pulled at the corner of Lin Chen\u2019s shirt anxiously.<\/p>

Lin Chen frowned. He couldn\u2019t quite grasp what he meant from the keywords.<\/p>

The boy pointed at himself then the door, trying to drag Lin Chen from the house.<\/p>

\u201cYou mean, your grandmother is afraid of water, so you want me to treat her?\u201d Lin Chen tentatively asked.<\/p>

The little guy nodded immediately.<\/p>

Lin Chen had an epiphany. He turned to the boy\u2019s parents and asked, \u201cWas his grandmother bitten by a dog recently?\u201d<\/p>

The boy\u2019s father seemed unsure. He looked at his wife. \u201cMother didn\u2019t mention it, right?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cDid he pull on his grandmother and mimic a dog barking?\u201d Lin Chen rephrased his question.<\/p>

\u201cHow did you know?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cTake your mother to the hospital right now!\u201d<\/p>

Cong Lian got into his jeep and drove down an empty street.<\/p>

Lin Chen sat in the passenger\u2019s seat but didn\u2019t utter a single word the entire way.<\/p>

Cong Lian looked into the rearview mirror and sat the two parents in the backseat, holding their child. Eventually, he couldn\u2019t help himself from trying to lighten up the atmosphere, \u201cChubby Ball\u2019s grandmother was bitten by a dog, why come find you. . .\u201d<\/p>

\u201cBecause his parents didn\u2019t understand what he was trying to say. . .\u201d Lin Chen replied frankly, and the two in the back wore embarrassed expressions again. Though he was angry, he still explained patiently to Cong Lian, \u201cChubby Ball is afraid of water. I taught him how to handle it. So he came to me in hopes I could treat his grandmother. . .\u201d<\/p>

\u201cHydrophobia?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cCommunication between you geniuses is beyond us mere mortals, ah. . .\u201d<\/p>

Their back and forth ended in Cong Lian\u2019s sigh, but the boy\u2019s parents in the backseat were confused.<\/p>

\u201cYou mean, my son has hydrophobia. He\u2019s always been afraid of water since he was a child, but he\u2019s been getting better lately. . .\u201d<\/p>

\u201cFear of water is fear of water, hydrophobia is hydrophobia. The latter is also another name for rabies. I think Chubby Ball knew his grandmother was bitten by a dog, and since you didn\u2019t understand, he turned to Lin Chen,\u201d Xing Cong Lian explained.<\/p>

Originally, the boy\u2019s father was skeptical. Now that he knew his mother was bitten by a dog and hadn\u2019t taken a vaccine, he anxiously grabbed the front seat and said, \u201cPlease speed up.\u201d<\/p>

When they arrived, the old woman carried a tai chi sword<\/a> and was about to head to the park for her regular exercise.<\/p>

Her son and daughter-in-law rushed over and started asking this and that. The old lady waved her hand and said it wasn\u2019t a big deal. She wasn\u2019t sick, and it didn\u2019t hamper her activities.<\/p>

The boy\u2019s father handed his son to Lin Chen while his wife took his mother to the garage and said, \u201cMr. Lin, I trouble you to look after my son for a bit.\u201d<\/p>

Chubby Ball stared in the direction his parents left, worried. Lin Chen took the child\u2019s hand and patted his head. His voice was gentle, \u201cYou did a good job.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cYou\u2019re only seven years old, so smart. Very good, ah.\u201d<\/p>

To prevent a minor from suffering secondhand smoke, Cong Lian only held an unlit cigarette, and his voice was faint.<\/p>

Lin Chen held the child\u2019s hand and walked over to his side.<\/p>

\u201cHis IQ is four times higher than average for his age, about 160. He\u2019s not just smart. But very, very smart.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s a pity he\u2019s in that family, treated like an idiot despite being a genius,\u201d Cong Lian said to Lin Chen, flatteringly.<\/p>

\u201cHis parents are very accommodating towards him, they\u2019re not bad.\u201d Lin Chen paused and looked into Chubby Ball\u2019s large eyes, imparting seriously, \u201cIt\u2019s because of this, you\u2019ve had a calm, stable childhood.\u201d<\/p>

It was because his parents didn\u2019t force him to study 24\/7 that he could grow like a normal child until now.<\/p>

\u201cThen why say that to his parents just now?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cBecause it\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>

Xing Cong Lian didn\u2019t understand what Lin Chen meant by that. He was going to ask, but Chubby Ball looked up at Lin Chen and nodded solemnly, like an adult.<\/p>

The captain could only remain silent and play with his cigarette. \u201cKid really is a superman. Can already seek a psychologist for treatment. . .\u201d His point was, the kid had accurately found him.<\/p>

\u201cYeah, he\u2019s pretty scary. The first time he snuck in to play with the sand table, I thought he was stealing one of the toys. Then he said \u2018Sand table game\u2019 so perfectly,\u201d Lin Chen shook his head.<\/p>

\u201cEven Lao Fu didn\u2019t get it right,\u201d Xing Cong Lian was very dedicated to roasting the other psychologist.<\/p>

\u201cHe can even express his symptoms accurately and shows the desire to overcome his own psychological troubles. . .\u201d<\/p>

\u201cHe\u2019s afraid of water. Did you manage to treat him?\u201d Xing Cong Lian couldn\u2019t stop himself from making an astounded expression. He wanted to repeat his previous lament. The communication between geniuses went beyond the ordinary person\u2019s comprehension. \u201cIf there\u2019s something I\u2019m afraid of, I can talk to you about it. . .\u201d he said shamelessly.<\/p>

\u201cYou can overcome your fears slowly. First from afar, using system desensitization. Easier said than done. You need perseverance and a strong will to overcome your fear.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cFor example, if you\u2019re hydrophobic, you need to slowly approach water?\u201d<\/p>

Lin Chen nodded, \u201cIf you\u2019re hydrophobic, then you need to find a safe environment where you can see water and try to relax. It\u2019ll be uncomfortable at first, but you can adapt at a certain distance. The next step is to shorten the distance and relax again, then repeat the process over and over again.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cNo wonder he spent so much time on my bed. He could see the river. . .\u201d<\/p>

Cong Lian abruptly stopped and turned to look at Lin Chen.<\/p>

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