Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 54 Sympathy
Wei Qingsong continued her long-winded style, but it was clear that the other police officers, including Chen Jin and Xiao Song, did not have Lu Jingming's ability to make connections and understand things from different perspectives.

Their faces clearly showed: "I don't understand, but I'm impressed."

Wei Qingsong paused, halting his teaching assignment. After a moment's thought, he reorganized his thoughts: "You're unfamiliar with 'mind control,' so let me give you a similar example. Everyone knows PUA, right?"

Xiao Song nodded first: "I've heard of it; it was very popular online a while ago."

Wei Qingsong carefully said, "Mind control is essentially no different from PUA, and is even more insane. Similarly, mind control destroys and rebuilds a person's spirit and will through verbal violence and physical violence."

“Acheng grew up under Wen Chenghua’s corporal punishment, which led to his development of a submissive, silent, repressed, and stubborn personality. Most importantly, he was absolutely obedient to Wen Chenghua.”

Xiao Song timidly raised his hand and asked, "Why didn't he resist?"

Wei Qingsong explained softly, "It's hard for a child to understand the meaning of resistance."

“Psychologist Piaget proposed that egocentrism is one of the greatest characteristics of children’s psyche. Four-year-old Acheng has not yet developed a complete thinking ability. Once he is beaten or verbally humiliated, he will think that it is his fault. Over time, he will become obedient to Wen Chenghua and become a puppet of Wen Chenghua.”

"But those distorted, hidden unfortunate memories, as Freud said, will quietly sink into the deep sea of ​​the subconscious, transforming into terrifying deep-sea monsters that will suddenly erupt without warning."

“The mental control he suffered as a child, coupled with the tragedy of his biological mother’s death, created Wen Cheng’s extremely repressed personality. All of this erupted completely after he met Situ Hui again.”

Xiao Song suddenly slapped his forehead: "I understand. It's because Situ Hui's experience is similar to his mother's experience, which has deeply affected Wen Cheng. He believes that if he doesn't help Situ Hui solve this problem, Situ Hui will die unjustly like his mother."

“Yes.” Wei Qingsong gave him a “teachable” look and then slowly said, “At the same time, Wen Yu is Wen Chenghua’s proud son. Although Wen Yu and Wen Chenghua often have differences in their views, he is undoubtedly excellent.”

"At that moment, Wen Cheng's extremely suppressed emotions erupted. He might have thought: You ruined me, so I will also ruin your son and destroy the fruits of your labor." Wei Qingsong crossed his arms and paced back and forth.

"With such an extreme desire for revenge, Wen Cheng killed Wen Yu." Wei Qingsong said clearly, "I have always wondered why he had such contradictory qualities. Now that I think about it, one was his most authentic self, and the other was his repressed self."

After hearing this deduction, Chen Jin muttered to himself, "So, Wencheng is quite pitiful."

Wei Qingsong paused for a moment, a cold glint in his eyes: "He did live a very repressed life, but that's no excuse for him to kill, especially since he killed his brother who trusted him so much."

She closed her eyes slightly, piecing together a scene in her mind: "On an ordinary afternoon, Wen Yu's most respected elder brother came to his rented room. He made two cups of instant coffee, which was the most presentable hospitality in the rented room. The elder brother made an excuse to send him away, and when he was not paying attention, he poured sleeping pills into the coffee cups."

"What would Wen Yu and Wen Cheng talk about at that time?" Wei Qingsong paused, his eyes misty as if he were thinking. "Perhaps he was telling his true feelings for Xu Yuan, or perhaps he was gloating over having fooled Wen Chenghua. He never imagined that his elder brother had come here not to listen to his witty talk, but to take his life to take revenge on Wen Chenghua."

Chen Jin scratched his head and quickly changed his stance: "Now that I hear it, Wen Yu is more pitiful."

“If you think back to Situ Hui’s past now, you’ll probably feel that Situ Hui is more pitiful.” Wei Qingsong raised an eyebrow and looked at him leisurely. “Having compassion is certainly a good thing, but in solving murder cases, it’s better to restrain your compassion a little. Neither the victim nor the murderer needs compassion.”

She paused for a moment, then said slowly but firmly, "What the victims need is justice and fairness. Our exploration of the murderer's tragic past is not to empathize with him, but to reflect more deeply."

No one is born a criminal, and no one is born a psychopath. Studying criminal psychology is not about exonerating the real culprits, nor is it about excessive compassion. Rather, it is about hoping that society can become better and reducing the breeding of crime at its root.

This is also one of the reasons why Wei Qingsong studied criminal psychology. If he could not change the criminal and violent factors in his blood, then he would whip the darkness and madness in his soul from the mind and thoroughly cleanse his turbid blood.

She is not Yan Song, and never will be.

After hearing these remarks, Chen Jin was deeply shocked. He was stunned for a long time, then touched his nose with shame: "Sister Wei is right. I was too narrow-minded."

Lu Jingming stared at her intently, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

Going back another ten years, Wei Qingsong would never have said such a thing.

He lowered his eyes slightly, concealing the darkness within them.

Xiao Song raised another question: "Right now, the surveillance footage only shows Wen Cheng's face. Isn't that enough evidence?"

"First, find that SUV; there's bound to be something there. Also, check Wencheng's records of buying sleeping pills." Lu Jingming's expression was cold and stern as he methodically made the arrangements.

He tapped the table lightly and said, "No fingerprints or footprints were left at the scene. Wencheng went prepared. No shoe covers, gloves or other items were found on the day of the on-site search. So, there are only two possibilities."

"First, he discarded these pieces of evidence midway after leaving the rental housing area in Beicheng. Second, these pieces of evidence are still in his home."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jin quickly understood: "I understand. I'll take some men to the North City right now and search along the route he took."

"Hmm." Lu Jingming nodded slightly, then instructed Xiao Song, "I'll go apply for a search warrant from Director Wang. You take some men to Wen Cheng's house afterward."

"The rest of you, keep tracking that car and hurry up and find Situ Hui."

"Yes, sir!" the officers replied in unison.

Wei Qingsong looked at him, her clear eyes sparkling: "And what about me?"

“Wencheng should be at Jihai Group right now.” He paused, his dark eyes slightly narrowed, and said, “You come with me to meet him.”

Wei Qingsong was naturally happy to be able to go on fieldwork alone with Lu Jingming, and her face lit up with joy.

With the target firmly identified, the city police mobilized all available officers, and this case, shrouded in mystery, finally came to light.

(End of this chapter)