Chapter 199: Laymen Watch the Excitement, Experts Watch the Craft

Ma Jian's eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly:

"You know who the killer is?"

"I don't know." Yu Dazhang shook his head without hesitation, denying:

"I can't confirm it yet."

Solving a case is actually a process of gathering evidence.

Even if experience and reasoning can roughly infer the killer,

without solid evidence to support it, all the deductions are nothing but empty talk and have no real effect.

Yu Dazhang could only say Liu Qi was the prime suspect for now, but to confirm it, he still needed to get evidence.

The reason he didn't say it out loud was that he didn't want his own idea to influence Ma Jian.

The two first drove the police car to a residential building.

Just as they parked, Ye Zhiyu walked over quickly.

Seeing him get in the car, Yu Dazhang asked with a smile:

"How did you rest last night?"

"It's been a while since I slept so soundly." Ye Zhiyu stretched in the back seat:

"Don't worry, I'm in great shape."

"That's good." Yu Dazhang said, took out his phone, and called Liu Siyuan.

This time the ringing was longer, and it took a long time before it connected.

"It's you again! Officer, what exactly do you want? Didn't we just meet yesterday?!"

His voice was a bit hoarse, tinged with impatience and weariness, seeming quite annoyed with Yu Dazhang.

Quite the morning grumpiness... Yu Dazhang patiently explained:

"Yesterday I came to learn the situation from you, today I'm here to help you."

"Help me?" Liu Siyuan's voice became clearer:

"I don't think you can help me with anything."

The two were simply not on the same wavelength now. Yu Dazhang couldn't be bothered to keep explaining to him and asked directly:

"Where are you?"

"At home."

"Is that girlfriend of yours beside you?"

"No, we don't live together."

Yu Dazhang was stunned by his words.

Not living together?

A playboy had been seeing a woman for over a year, and they weren't even cohabiting.

Then what on earth are you after with her... Yu Dazhang almost asked out loud.

"See you in a bit, we're heading to your place now."

He had nothing more to say to Liu Siyuan.

Making this call was only to find out if the other party was home.

Hypnosis really is harmful.

A rich second-generation kid who lived a life of wine and debauchery had nearly been hypnotized into an idiot.

The moment Yu Dazhang hung up, Ye Zhiyu's voice sounded from behind:

"Describe to me how you discovered the other party was hypnotized."

"Yesterday I asked him a question, and as a result he..." Yu Dazhang then described the conversation with Liu Siyuan from yesterday.

After hearing it, Ye Zhiyu countered:

"That doesn't prove he was hypnotized. Maybe it was excessive grief causing memory confusion."

"Hear me out, the main character is about to appear." Yu Dazhang said quickly:

"Just as he was about to lose control, that woman suddenly reached her hand into his palm, then said some soothing words, that voice, especially gentle."

He had wanted to imitate Ceng Ceng Lisi's way of speaking, but the words reached his lips and he swallowed them back.

That kind of bone-deep softness, a voice that seemed able to melt a person—he really couldn't imitate it.

"Reached into his palm..." Ye Zhiyu thought for a moment, then asked: "Did she also make some small movements on his palm?"

"Exactly right." Yu Dazhang answered with certainty:

"Although their hands were clasped together at the time, from the subtle trembling you could see her fingertips lightly tracing on Liu Siyuan's palm."

After hearing this, Ye Zhiyu didn't ask any more, but leaned back in the rear seat and slowly closed his eyes.

A moment later, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, seeming to show a trace of a smile.

They arrived at the Liu family villa.

Yu Dazhang and the others met Liu Siyuan in the living room.

At this moment he looked utterly exhausted—clearly caused by lack of sleep.

"If you have something to say, say it quickly." Liu Siyuan wore an impatient look:

"Don't keep me from sleeping."

"In yesterday's conversation with you, I discovered you'd been hypnotized." Yu Dazhang stated bluntly:

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"So I specifically brought in a hypnosis expert to wake you up."

At these words, Liu Siyuan sprang up from the sofa as if electrocuted, his eyes wide, his gaze fixed tightly on Yu Dazhang:

"What are you talking about, what hypnosis? This is completely baffling!"

Why is he reacting so strongly? Yu Dazhang was startled by his sudden outburst.

Before he could speak, Liu Siyuan glared at him and raised his arm, pointing at the door:

"If you're here to make trouble unreasonably, please leave my house immediately!"

Judging by his look, it seemed he would throw them out by force the next moment.

Just then, Ye Zhiyu behind Yu Dazhang stepped forward and gave Liu Siyuan a faint smile:

"A mental defense line set up too—interesting, it's been a long time since I met someone this fun."

"What do you mean?" Yu Dazhang turned his head to look at him.

As for the professional terminology of psychology, Yu Dazhang only half-understood it, but judging by the literal meaning, it seemed a bit tricky.

"To carry out hypnosis, the first point is that the subject must not have resistance." Ye Zhiyu explained:

"And the moment you mentioned hypnosis just now, he immediately had a stress response—this means someone has set a trigger word on him."

"As long as he hears the word 'hypnosis,' he'll produce a stress response. This is done to prevent anyone from performing hypnotherapy on him."

As for whether it really needs to be this complicated… Yu Dazhang realized he had still underestimated Ceng Ceng Lisi.

This was the first time he had ever heard that hypnosis could even set up a mental defense line.

"Then what do we do next?" Yu Dazhang urged.

He noticed Liu Siyuan's current state seemed a bit off—his eyes were already bloodshot, as if he would explode in fury the next moment.

"Easy."

Ye Zhiyu, on the other hand, looked very relaxed. He pointed behind himself:

"You two walk back and forth behind me in a crisscross pattern, forming an interlaced state. Walk a bit faster."

Yu Dazhang and Ma Jian exchanged a glance, then went behind Ye Zhiyu and brushed past each other face-to-face.

After walking a few steps, the two of them turned back again and repeated the walk.

Over and over…

Sure enough, after a few rounds, Liu Siyuan's attention was drawn over.

And Ye Zhiyu simply watched him quietly.

A moment later, he slowly shifted his steps and came to Liu Siyuan's side.

"See, they're busy with their own things and won't come near you."

Ye Zhiyu said softly beside him:

"No matter how they walk, they'll keep a certain distance from you. Following their rhythm, you can relax."

"Don't be nervous. You're safe now. Don't think about anything unpleasant."

"Yes, just like that, relax. You're doing great."

Gradually, Liu Siyuan's eyelids drooped, but didn't close completely, maintaining a half-open, half-closed state.

Seeing this, Ye Zhiyu instead grew tense, and a heavy, solemn look appeared on his face.

He opened his mouth slightly and whispered a line in a voice only he could hear:

"Two people, two different schools, simultaneously hypnotizing one person—and they actually formed a balance."

(End of chapter)