Chapter 552: Psychological Manipulation Master·Fan Ye!

In the observation room next to the interrogation room, Chen Shaokang and his subordinates closely monitored the conversation between Lin Dongfan and Xiang Wenting.

The entire conversation lasted less than an hour.

In that short time, Lin Dongfan completely destroyed Xiang Wenting's defiant attitude, and she confessed in full detail how He Zhiqiang and others had illegally harvested organs.

"Is that settled?"

A young officer standing before the monitor still couldn't grasp Fan Ye's tactics, feeling that what happened in the interrogation room today was utterly unreal.

Chen Shaokang nodded: "Don't doubt it—this is Fan Ye's ability."

If admiration had ranks, at this moment Chen Shaokang's admiration for Lin Dongfan had already peaked; only after understanding Fan Ye's tactics did he realize just how impressive this move was.

Put bluntly, this is a meticulously crafted emotional "scam"—let's just call it a scam for now; who knows whether Fan Ye truly feels affection for Xiang Wenting.

Fan Ye's core strategy is not interrogation.

In this conversation,

Fan Ye's role is not that of an interrogator, but a combination of director, screenwriter, and lead actor! He carefully constructed an emotional scene to draw Xiang Wenting into it.

The first act of this play.

Fan Ye opened by declaring, "I'm not here to interrogate you today; I just want to have a chat." This was him proactively shedding the label that frightened Xiang Wenting most—law enforcer!

Then he asked again: "Do you miss me?"

He directly shifted the relationship from "law enforcer" and "criminal suspect" to "man" and "woman," dissolving her antagonistic emotions and psychological defenses.

From Xiang Wenting's bewildered counterquestion—"What are you… trying to interrogate me, or are you trying to hit on me?"—we can see that at this moment her brain's CPU was nearly crashing.

The first thought that sprang to her mind was—what the hell does this guy want?

She no longer had the inclination to think about how to resist the interrogation.

In other words, Fan Ye's opening few words seemed plain, but they were actually a nuclear-level field control; by creating emotional fluctuations, he destroyed Xiang Wenting's rational thinking.

The second act of this play.

Taking advantage of her emotional turmoil, Fan Ye played the roles of admirer and protector.

And he then released:

"I admire your temperament," "I also want to let you go," "Your case isn't a big deal," "A few years inside and you'll be out," "I'll come pick you up"—these emotional anchors and hopes.

By exploiting the common female tendency toward emotional dependence, he gradually eliminated her psychological barriers and gained her trust.

This is the most lethal.

Xiang Wenting was in dire straits, her life completely collapsed; what she needed most now was hope! A reaffirmation of her self-worth!

And Fan Ye precisely fed her these things.

"I admire your temperament," "I'll pick you up after you get out"—these seemingly plain words made a woman who had lost everything suddenly feel she was still a charming person.

Put bluntly, Fan Ye molded himself into a savior! He made himself the sole lifeline Xiang Wenting could cling to in her life.

To cling tightly to that lifeline.

Xiang Wenting was clearly willing to pay any price, including revealing the dark secrets of the operating room! In doing so she affirmed her worth and proved she deserved protection.

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Many details and tactics are pure psychological manipulation! I won't break them down one by one.

When a "victim" develops emotional dependence on a "perpetrator" and places all hope of escape on that perpetrator, this is called Stockholm syndrome.

Replacing the terms "victim" and "perpetrator" in this psychological model with, say, "controlled" and "controller" yields essentially the same situation.

Within this short hour, Xiang Wenting had already developed an emotional dependence on Fan Ye.

Fan Ye!

This masterful psychological manipulation perfectly exploits the human weakness in extreme environments—the intense craving for safety and hope!

Each step precisely stepped on Xiang Wenting's psychological nodes.

He's not trying to pick up women!

Nor is he conducting an interrogation!

He's showing off!

This is also why Chen Shaokang admires him so much; facing Fan Ye, Chen Shaokang suddenly felt like an elementary school student who deserves to be scolded every day.

Who says Fan Ye only knows how to pretend? Who says Fan Ye can only rely on his family pedigree?

The whole world has been duped by Fan Ye; normally he scorns using psychology to manipulate people, but if he really did that every day, he'd probably have no friends.

Who the hell would dare to play with someone who manipulates human nature every day?

Thinking this through, Chen Shaokang sternly warned the two officers beside him: "Keep your mouths shut, don't leak any specifics of how Fan Ye got Xiang Wenting today, or you'll be dealt with for leaking secrets."

"Understood."

"Hmm."

The two officers were recent recruits, still a bit confused in their heads; they didn't understand why this couldn't be leaked, and didn't dare ask further.

Soon after.

Lin Dongfan walked into the observation window.

Chen Shaokang greeted him with a smile, stepping forward two paces: "Director Lin, I finally understand why you had me observe here. You're giving me a lesson, haha. I've learned, I'm impressed!"

"Cut the nonsense."

Lin Dongfan took out a cigarette, lit it, and then added: "Next, we'll formally interrogate Xiang Wenting—this is your responsibility. Afterward, make a copy of the statement and send it to the Anti-Corruption Bureau as soon as possible."

"Rest assured, we'll finish the interrogation task tonight."

Chen Shaokang gave Lin Dongfan a solemn, respectful salute; although they weren't from the same unit, in Chen Shaokang's heart Fan Ye was the 【true leader】.

He immediately ordered his two subordinates to go interrogate Xiang Wenting right away.

At the same time.

Jian Sining also brought Director Yang, who had been in charge of that day's lung transplant surgery, to the Anti-Corruption Bureau interrogation room; meanwhile, Peng Tianhua's side simultaneously summoned Qiao Lianzhou's wife.

The three parties simultaneously launched the interrogation work.

Lin Dongfan, like a big shot in full control, sat in the observation room, legs crossed, a cigarette dangling from his lips, quietly awaiting the final interrogation results from the three parties.

Chen Shaokang asked, "Director Lin, would you like some tea? I have tea leaves in my office."

"Just a cup, to refresh myself."

Lin Dongfan stared at his phone screen.

He was replying to a message from Provincial Committee Secretary Wang Daochen: "Saying this might scare you. Zhu Siming experienced cardiac arrest during the surgery. At the time, Xiang Wenting tried to rescue him, but He Zhiqiang ran over to stop him and forcibly removed Zhu Siming's lungs, transplanting them into Qiao Lianzhou's son. What kind of act is this? It's murder!"

Wang Daochen was probably genuinely shocked.

After a while he replied, "Have you investigated everything thoroughly? Beyond doubt?"

"Xiang Wenting has already given her account of the surgery; now we're waiting for Director Yang's and Qiao Lianzhou's wife's statements. If the three accounts match, we can finalize the characterization."

After replying to that message.

Lin Dongfan then sent another message: "Secretary Wang, do those higher-ups really not know about Qiao Lianzhou's illegal operations? Anyway, I don't believe it—if no one was backing him, would Qiao Lianzhou dare to do this? During my investigation of this case, you know full well how much resistance there's been, and why they've tried to stop me."

"An accusation needs evidence."

Wang Daochen simply replied with six words, meaning "The road is long and far, I, Mister Fan, still need to strive!" Whether or not evidence has been grasped, everything is just bullshit.