{"id":9151,"date":"2019-10-16T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=9151"},"modified":"2019-10-17T16:22:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T20:22:45","slug":"cpsy16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/cpsy16\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Psychology 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Three years<\/em>, Xing Cong Lian thought.<\/p>

Feng Pei Lin watched Lin Chen for three years.<\/p>

Rain or shine, Feng Pei Lin sat quietly by the window and stared at the young man even quieter than he was in the dormitory opposite.<\/p>

He might have watched Lin Chen while he read and wrote, maybe even while he spoke with the children.<\/p>

No matter what Lin Chen did, there was at least one pair of eyes watching him from this far away. And those eyes were like thorns, no, even worse than thorns.<\/p>

Cong Lian couldn\u2019t help shivering.<\/p>

He returned to the station with the book, letter, and a handful of sand.<\/p>

The chill at the station had long since dispersed.<\/p>

Lin Chen slept lightly in a chair with a police jacket draped over him.<\/p>

The star insignia glittered. Inspector Huang sat next to him in just his white shirt, left leg crossed over his right. He turned the pages in his notebook while holding a glass of warm water in the other hand.<\/p>

Xing Cong Lian stood in the doorway, thinking: the room has so many chairs, yet Huang still chooses to sit by Lin Chen<\/i>.<\/p>

The man sat there so naturally as if it were his rightful place.<\/p>

Cong Lian was a little unhappy with this.<\/p>

Fu Hao emerged from behind, glanced at the situation inside, and dragged the distracted Cong Lian into the room.<\/p>

Lin Chen took this moment to open his eyes.<\/p>

When he saw Cong Lian had returned with Fu Hao, he stood and placed the uniform jacket on the armrest without even looking at Huang.<\/p>

\u201cI have a fever, please take me to a pharmacy.\u201d<\/p>

His voice was weak and his plea stiff. His intent to leave the station as soon as possible was blatant.<\/p>

Huang Ze smiled and set down his notebook.<\/p>

Xing Cong Lian was about to say \u201cno private matters during work hours,\u201d<\/i> when Huang Ze said, \u201cBuy aspirin, he\u2019s allergic to most antibiotics.\u201d<\/p>

Cong Lian\u2019s anger only grew.<\/p>

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Due to the typhoon, the entire city was shrouded in wind, but the rain had stopped.<\/p>

Lin Chen\u2019s feet were weak, but he insisted on walking by himself. Cong Lian and Fu Hao couldn\u2019t very well beat him into submission, so they walked by his side, looking like his bodyguards.<\/p>

The three trudged across the bluestone slabs, footsteps soft in the puddles.<\/p>

\u201cFeng Pei Lin left you a book and an envelope full of sand. What\u2019s going on between you two?\u201d<\/p>

Although doubts snowballed in his mind, wondering about the relationship between Huang Ze and Lin Chen, why the former\u2019s attitude took a 180 turn, he did not ask. He took the evidence bag from his pocket and handed it to Lin Chen.<\/p>

There were too many nosy people who liked infringing on people\u2019s privacy in the world, and some people were just born with too many unspeakable secrets.<\/p>

Not inquiring and choosing to trust was remarkable and rare on its own.<\/p>

Lin Chen clearly got the message and stared into Cong Lian\u2019s earnest eyes. He said carefully and sincerely, \u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>

Cong Lian scratched the back of his head, somewhat embarrassed. In fact, if not for Fu Hao\u2019s question before, he might have questioned Lin Chen about Huang Ze now. He didn\u2019t dare look into Lin Chen\u2019s eyes so dropped his gaze to the book in the psychologist\u2019s hand. His heart sank. \u201cHe could see into your room just by looking out the window of his desk.\u201d<\/p>

Lin Chen\u2019s steps halted.<\/p>

\u201cHe was watching me?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cShould be.\u201d<\/p>

Fragments of footage flashed through his feverish mind like a montage. The white sand table, a strange street, snow-white sheets, scarlet bloodstains. Frame-by-frame, it flipped, making one\u2019s head feel like splitting in half.<\/p>

After a while, the fragments returned to their origin, and the raindrops on the eaves around them had almost dried.<\/p>

Lin Chen gave back the evidence bag and stepped forward again.<\/p>

Cong Lian watched his back and felt angry again.<\/p>

Lin Chen had obviously thought of something yet didn\u2019t say a word.<\/p>

Left with no other choice, he could only shout at Lin Chen\u2019s back, \u201cYu Yan Qing wrote letters to you, Feng Pei Lin watched you every day. I won\u2019t ask about your past, but you must explain everything related to this case clearly!\u201d<\/p>

His words were straightforward, and Lin Chen did stop, but he didn\u2019t turn around.<\/p>

\u201cWhat do you need me to explain, Captain?\u201d He asked, back facing Xing Cong Lian.<\/p>

\u201cDo you know Feng Pei Lin?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cDon\u2019t you know already?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cThen why did he leave this letter to you? What on earth does that white sand mean?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cSimple. It\u2019s because I have a sand table in my room. He wanted me to know my analysis was exactly what he wanted me to see. It\u2019s his provocation.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cWhy would he do that?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cHow would I know?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cYou don\u2019t know?\u201d Cong Lian continued after a pause, \u201cHe stalked you for three years, peeping at you every single day, murdered people, provokes you now, and you don\u2019t know?\u201d<\/p>

His words were quite reasonable and polite, so he expected Lin Chen to return the courtesy. But Lin Chen merely turned his head a little with a smile on his face.<\/p>

It wasn\u2019t a mocking expression nor was it one of anger. It was simply a smile as if Cong Lian\u2019s question had amused him.<\/p>

\u201cCaptain, you might now know this, but in the world, whether it\u2019s a psychopath or a criminal with an incredible IQ, there are really, a lot of people who want to provoke me. If I needed to care about every single one of their motivations, I would have no way to live.\u201d<\/p>

His statement was so point-blank and made so much sense, Cong Lian was left speechless.<\/p>

\u201cWhy?\u201d He could only utter this one word after holding back for a long while.<\/p>

\u201cBecause I was really, really famous.\u201d<\/p>

It was an egotistical statement, but coming from Lin Chen\u2019s mouth, it didn\u2019t sound like boasting at all.<\/p>

On the contrary, it sounded almost humble and honest.<\/p>

If it was someone ordinary, they would probably have laughed. Cong Lian was quite unusual himself to begin with, so he just nodded and said matter-of-factly, \u201cI think so as well. I\u2019ve never met someone as smart as you are.\u201d<\/p>

His eyes were a beautiful lake-green and when he stared ahead, they looked as deep as the sea.<\/p>

After all, he was of Italian descent, and it wasn\u2019t an exaggeration to say he had racial advantage.<\/p>

Lin Chen\u2019s face flushed all of a sudden.<\/p>

This was quite embarrassing. After all, he\u2019d almost quarreled with Cong Lian. His attitude had been quite aggressive, and now he\u2019s blushing.<\/p>

He could only change the topic himself so he coughed and said, \u201cI think Feng Pei Lin is going to commit suicide.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cYu Yan Qing committed suicide, so he will do the same?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cShe was only a pawn for him. He probably used her to improve his plan.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cWhat plan?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cYou can overcome your fear of death by training yourself. This was our previous conjecture.\u201d Lin Chen paused to let that sink in then said, \u201cThe reason I don\u2019t consider Yu Yan Qing the mastermind behind all this is due to her motive. It isn\u2019t strong enough.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cBut Feng Pei Lin\u2019s is?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cBoys are more prone to Oedipus complex<\/a>. If I\u2019m not wrong, his mother raised him and their family consisted of only the two of them. You know when a child\u2019s psychology is disturbed, it often has to do with their family. If my guess is correct, Feng Xue Juan, his mother, had a very strong need for control, and her son had to act according to her will.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cSpeaking of, the teacher I interviewed said Feng Pei Lin always called his mother at a specific time without fail. Was this because Feng Xue Juan told him to?\u201d<\/p>

Lin Chen nodded. \u201cThis kind of controlling environment tends to have two results.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cWhich is?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cExtreme defiance or extreme obedience, taking their mother as their God, her will is God\u2019s will.\u201d<\/p>

Every time he analyzed this case with Lin Chen, Xing Cong Lian always felt a shiver run up his spine.<\/p>

\u201cWhat would you do if the goddess you worshipped succumbed to mortality in such a worthless fashion?\u201d<\/p>

Before Cong Lian could even say the question was too heavy, Lin Chen repeated it, and he had no choice but to look at Fu Hao for help.<\/p>

Although it sickened him, he had to admit: if this happened to him, he would have the urge to kill.<\/p>

\u201cEven if Feng Pei Lin wanted to kill everyone who saw his mother\u2019s state before her death, why would he use Yu Yan Qing and design this method to overcome her fear?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cObviously, he himself is terrified of death.\u201d Lin Chen looked at Cong Lian with eyes that said his question was too stupid.<\/p>

\u201cFeng Pei Lin enjoyed playing with death, yet he\u2019s afraid of it?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cTo be precise, it was his mother who was afraid of death.\u201d Lin Chen had spoken too much and his throat was uncomfortable, so he lowered his voice as he continued, \u201cRemember, the ward Yu Yan Qing cleaned was the oncology department. Feng Xue Juan suffered from stomach cancer which is one of its most painful forms. She committed suicide because she couldn\u2019t stand the pain and drawing out her inevitable death.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cHe used Yu Yan Qing to study how to reduce the pain of dying?\u201d Xing Cong Lian responded quickly.<\/p>

\u201cSeems his study was successful.\u201d Fu Hao interjected, \u201cYu Yan Qing really did commit suicide.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cThis is the logical results if all his crimes were research on calming himself before his death.\u201d Lin Chen\u2019s gazed into the distance. \u201cOur conjecture was that Yu Yan Qing had four steps in her journey to overcome her fear. First, get close to dead bodies, then observe a murder, actually murder, and finally, suicide. But, if we are to replace her with Feng Pei Lin, there is an additional step.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cGet close to corpses, observe a murder, commit homicide, help and watch Yu Yan Qing with her suicide, then commit suicide?\u201d Xing Cong Lian blurted.<\/p>

He noticed immediately what was wrong: \u201cBut who did Feng Pei Lin kill?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cCheck and see if there\u2019s a homicide the police missed,\u201d Lin Chen commented off-handedly.<\/p>

If Lin Chen wanted you to believe in something, you would.<\/p>

Xing Cong Lian trusted Lin Chen, so of course, he called Wang Chao and told him to search for obscure murders recently and examine the surveillance footage for any since of Feng Pei Lin\u2019s location.<\/p>

Afterward, he called the traffic department and asked for cooperation in launching a city-wide pursuit for Feng Pei Lin.<\/p>

After several phone calls, Cong Lian continued walking side-by-side with Lin Chen while Fu Hao absentmindedly walked ahead.<\/p>

Lin Chen watched him hang up and asked, \u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cLike looking for a needle in a haystack, ah. The force is already stretched to the limit with the recent festival. We need more time.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cThere\u2019s no need to bother with all that.\u201d Lin Chen made up his mind and looked up. \u201cI can guarantee his presence, you only need to set the place.\u201d<\/p>

His voice was weak, but his tone was terribly serious.<\/p>

Later, Cong Lian thought if he had discovered something was wrong with Lin Chen here, maybe there wouldn\u2019t be so many stories in the future.<\/p>

Unfortunately, Lin Chen never gave him the chance to react.<\/p>

\u201cIf you don\u2019t believe I can lure him out, let\u2019s make a bet. I want to eat Tian Xing Ju<\/a> for lunch, your treat.\u2019 Lin Chen said to Cong Lian while watching Fu Hao\u2019s back. He then went to a roadside stall and bought six Planet Cups<\/a>.<\/p>

Lin Chen handed him a cup, and Cong Lian stood there frozen, still not understanding his plan.<\/p>

He watched Lin Chen give the remaining five cups to Fu Hao.<\/p>

\u201cAh, brother?\u201d Fu Hao looked at the snacks in surprise.<\/p>

\u201cYou\u2019ve done well, so this is a reward.\u201d<\/p>

Lin Chen winked. Seeing him so animated, Fu Hao had a realization.<\/p>

\u201cDon\u2019t do this brother, acting like Lao Ye Zi, you\u2019re going to make me cry.\u201d Fu Hao tore open the lid of one and asked, \u201cHow many did you get for a (kuai) buck<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cSix,\u201d Lin Chen answered with a rare smile. He had a dimple in his left cheek. It was like a blooming flower in a vast sea of snow under the sun, miniscule yet gorgeous.<\/p>

Cong Lian, in a daze, tossed an arm over Fu Hao\u2019s shoulders, \u201cWho\u2019s that? Tell me?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cLao Ye Zi is our mentor. Brother\u2019s his favorite, and every time we wrote a good paper, he\u2019d reward us with a Planet Cup. Because he\u2019s old, our school\u2019s shop owner would bully him though. He always got 5 ups for a buck when he could have gotten 6 instead. He was duped every time.\u201d Fu Hao chuckled.<\/p>

Lin Chen continued to smile and the atmosphere relaxed. \u201cWell, where are we going to eat?\u201d He asked, rather casually.<\/p>

\u201cTian Xing Ju,\u201d Fu Hao answered quickly.<\/p>

Fu Hao answered easily, but for Cong Lian, it was like being struck by thunder. He looked at Lin Chen incredulously and poked the professor\u2019s head, mouth open about to ask.<\/p>

As if having read his mind, Lin Chen turned and pointed at the bus stop they just passed. On the advertisement board, there was a picture of a restaurant. The word \u201cTian Xing Ju\u201d was bright, blinding his eyes.<\/p>

\u201cOur mentor\u2019s a loyal customer of Tian Xing Ju. Whenever we meet, it will always be there.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cSo you deliberately remined Fu Hao of the old man?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cI gave the Planet Cup to Fu Hao and gave him a hint about Teacher. Fu Hao happened to see the Tian Xing Ju ad, and the image of our teacher appeared in his subconscious. When I asked him where to eat, that will easily evoke the restaurant in his mind, hence his immediate response.\u201d Afraid Cong Lian would not get it, Lin Chen explained the process step-by-step.<\/p>

\u201cAnd you\u2019ll lure Feng Pei Lin out with this method?\u201d Cong Lian was still doubtful, \u201cWill it really work?\u201d<\/p>

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Psychology is amaaaaazing. And so is Kuro. She found a bunch of awesome resource links, and I couldn’t fit them all into the text. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>