Seeing Fan Yansong's shocked expression, Qi Youxuan said, "Now do you believe in the effect of psychological suggestion?"
Fan Yansong didn't speak, but his frightened expression had explained everything.
Qi Youxuan wasn't in a hurry. He said in an unhurried voice, "Then tell me, from the beginning, what did Dr. Xu say to you?"
Yang Shaoqun felt something was wrong when he heard Qi Youxuan's voice. It was as if he was hypnotized. The calm tone was like a voice in a dream, ethereal.
He looked at Fan Yansong again. He didn't know when his expression had become calm, but it could be said that he was a little dull.
Fan Yansong started from the treatment in B City until he came to T City. He didn't remember it completely, and he couldn't repeat it word by word. He could only express the general meaning of what Dr. Xu said at that time. Some words and sentences, as well as the order, would be changed.
This made it more difficult for Qi Youxuan to judge. After all, what psychologists sometimes said, especially when Dr. Xu said it with an obvious purpose, were all carefully thought out in advance. Every word order had its own purpose.
"I realized that I might have a relapse, and it was more serious than before. I became very irritable and wanted to vent my anger violently. When I was with others, it was very painful for me to endure it. When I was alone, it was even more painful for me to endure it. I knew it wasn't good, but in T City, I didn't know where to find a reliable psychologist, and I couldn't ask other people. I was afraid that they would think that I had a psychological problem, that I was an alien, and that I was mentally ill. So I thought of Dr. Xu, and I called him again. "
"I told him about my emotional problems. He said that sometimes I couldn't just suppress my emotions, and I also needed to vent them appropriately. For example, some desire in my heart could be followed appropriately. He told me bit by bit every time. Now I found that in fact, at first, I was just a little violent, but it wasn't as serious as killing people. It was he who encouraged me to vent my emotions little by little. In the end, those emotions couldn't satisfy me anymore. I really wanted to kill people. "
"After I killed Xiong Shishi, I felt happy, but at the same time, I was a little afraid. I was afraid that I would become a pervert. I told him, but I didn't dare to say that I killed people. His voice was very gentle, just like you now. "Fan Yansong glanced at Qi Youxuan.
"He said that if I could find a way to relax, that would be good. It would become a good method. If I kept going, I would get better. Indeed, I felt much more relaxed. Because of what he had said, I had let go of the burden in my heart. He also said that I could think of more ways to relax myself, as long as it was effective. "Fan Yansong's expression suddenly became confused." He also told me something else, but I can't remember. I seemed to be in a trance at that time. "
"There were a few times when I was chatting with him, and there was a period of time when my mind went blank. It made me feel very comfortable and relaxed. Although I don't remember anything, I like that feeling very much." But now, Fan Yansong revealed a look of lingering fear.
"Give us the contact information of the psychologist," Yang Shaoqun said immediately.
"His phone number is in my phone, and the clinic's address is in my phone," Fan Yansong said.
Zou Chengwei, who had been listening in the next room, immediately went to get Fan Yansong's phone and found a person with Doctor Xu's name on it. After getting Fan Yansong's confirmation, he wrote down the phone number and found the clinic's address.
The address was indeed in B City. It was written as 58 Jianguo Road, Room 1301, Block A, Jinbao International Building.
The doctor's name was Xu Heyou.
Because the murderer, Fan Yansong, had been caught, the sentence would be based on his mental state. Qi Youxuan and the others didn't care about this.
After packing up, they prepared to return to B City.
Jiang Yuecheng had already sent Xu Heyou's address and contact information to Zhang Ming. They took the earliest flight back to B City the next day.
Because it was already midnight after interrogating Fan Yansong, and they had to rush the next day, they didn't have time to meet with Xiao Yiqing and Xiang Haorui.
They turned off their phones when they got on the plane.
After getting off the plane, Jiang Yuecheng saw a missed call on his phone as soon as he turned it on. It was from Zhang Ming.
He called back and listened to what Zhang Ming had to say. After hanging up, he said to Qi Youxuan and the others, "Zhang Ming said that he went to the address, but the clinic was closed. He asked the building's security guard, and there was indeed a clinic there, but it was closed a month ago. Shaozhan also checked, and there was no psychiatrist called Xu Heyou in B City. "
"Ask Zhang Ming to find the building's security guard, as well as the people who worked in the building and had contact with Xu Heyou. Ask him to draw a portrait of Xu Heyou according to the description," Qi Youxuan said. "Also, ask Yang Shaozhan to check the author of 'Murder Heart'."
In the car, Wei Muran had already searched on the Internet with his phone. He said, "This book was originally serialized on Jiangshi Chinese Language Website, and then signed a contract with Jin Zheng Publishing House to publish it. Jiangshi Chinese Language Website is in B City, 21 Guangbo Road, Block A, Room 1001-1010. "
So when they returned to the police station, Zhang Ming and Jiang Yuecheng went to Jinbao Building, Qi Youxuan and Wei Muran went to the office of Jiangshi Chinese Language Website, and Zhao Yiyang and Xing Jiadong went to Jin Zheng Publishing House.
When they arrived at the office of Jiangshi Chinese Language Website, Wei Muran showed his ID and found the editor of the author of 'Murder Heart'.
"Officer comrade, what can I do for you? Are you here to crack down on pornography? But the book written by Mei Shiyu is a detective novel, and it's not pornographic. Also, our website has recently revised the book to ensure that the three views are correct, the content is good, and there's no inharmonious content at all. Officer comrade, you're not going to arrest me, are you? Is it too late for me to resign now? " As the editor spoke, she covered her employee ID with her hand, making a last-ditch effort to not let Qi Youxuan and Wei Muran see her name on the ID.
"…" Wei Muran silently glanced at her hand covering the ID and said, "We're from the Criminal Investigation Unit. We're responsible for major cases like murder, arson, and bank robbery. We're not responsible for cracking down on pornography."
The editor breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled. "Is that so —"
Before she could finish, she suddenly exclaimed, "That's even more none of my business!"
"Madam, please calm down first. We're here to ask about Mei Shiyu. It really has nothing to do with you." Wei Muran comforted her.
"What's wrong with Mei Shiyu?" the editor asked nervously. "Could it be that one of my authors committed a crime?"
"Can you answer my questions?" Wei Muran said with a wooden face.
"Alright, alright." The editor lowered her shoulders and finally stopped covering her employee ID.
Wei Muran also caught a glimpse of the name on her ID, Pu Qiuping.
"Madam Pu Qiuping?" Wei Muran asked again.
"Yes, yes, I'm Pu Qiuping." Pu Qiuping shifted her butt and corrected her posture. "Not a madam, a girl, unmarried."
"…" Wei Muran ignored the second half of her sentence. He wondered if this editor had read too many novels, and her brain circuit was more twisted than others. "Mei Shiyu is your author. Do you have his contact information?"
"I only have his QQ number. Usually, we communicate through QQ." Pu Qiuping said. She took out her phone from her coat pocket, logged into QQ, found Mei Shiyu's QQ number, and told Wei Muran.
"But we haven't contacted each other for more than half a year. After his book was published half a year ago, he said he wanted to rest for a while. I didn't have anything to do in this half a year, so I didn't look for him, "Pu Qiuping said.
"How much do you know about Mei Shiyu's identity in real life? You need an ID to sign a contract, right? "Wei Muran asked.
"Wait a minute. I'll look for our contracted editor and find Mei Shiyu's contract," Pu Qiuping said. She took out her phone and sent a QQ message to the contracted editor. "It's quite troublesome to find the contract. It might take a while."
"Then how much do you know about Mei Shiyu? Tell us," Wei Muran said. "I've seen the situation of his serialization on your website. Is it only this one book?"
"Yes. I don't know if he has a sockpuppet on other websites. It's his first time coming to our website. Our website always announces the editors' submission email and the type of manuscripts we receive. I happen to be in charge of suspense, supernatural, online games, and sci-fi. He submitted his manuscript to me in March last year. I saw that it was really good, so I contacted him and signed the contract with him soon. His mystery novel isn't long. It's only 300,000 words. He finished it in two months. "
"Our website has a special publishing department that is responsible for recommending suitable books to publishing houses. Our colleagues in the publishing department recommended this book to Jin Zheng Publishing House. It just so happened that mystery novels were very popular at that time. Publishing houses were willing to sign this type of book. Moreover, his book was very popular on our website. Although it's not a lot of words, there were a lot of readers. Mei Shiyu's reputation was also built up, so the publishing house signed him. The royalties are also quite considerable. Recently, we've been preparing to recommend films and television to him, "Pu Qiuping said.
"Then have you met him?" Wei Muran asked.
Pu Qiuping shook her head. "His book has been very well received. Moreover, the theme is novel and the title is also high-end. Our website intends to groom him into a facade. During last year's author's annual conference, we specially invited him to participate. We also decided to give him a very important award with a generous reward. This is also a very good help for his book to become more well-known. I've contacted him, but I've already told him so clearly, but he didn't agree. He just didn't show up. "
Pu Qiuping was helpless and even a little annoyed. It was such a good opportunity, but he didn't want it.
"Moreover, there were some big and small events later on, but he didn't participate in them. Because his book sold very well after it was published, and he has his own fan base, he didn't participate in the book signing when the publishing house wanted to organize a book signing for him. He also didn't participate in it when the publishing house told him the travel and accommodation expenses. They asked him to come and sign some of the books to sell as a special autographed edition, but he didn't come. He only asked the publishing house to send him a stack of A4 paper. He would send it back after he signed it. " Pu Qiuping shook her head. "But it's still okay. The publishing house used mystery as a selling point, and the effect is not bad."
After a while, a girl who looked like a fresh graduate came over with a contract.
Wei Muran opened it and took a picture of Mei Shiyu's signature, ID card, and real name.
After that, Qi Youxuan asked Pu Qiuping to use her work account to contact Mei Shiyu.
The two followed Pu Qiuping to her seat and stood behind her. They watched Pu Qiuping find the author's category in her QQ friend list, and then found Mei Shiyu's name. She tapped on it and sent two words: "Are you there?"
They waited for a long time, but there was no reply.
Pu Qiuping could only look back regretfully and said, "I haven't contacted him for more than half a year. When I did contact him before, he also replied very slowly. Most of the time, I would look for him in the morning, and he would reply me in the afternoon. If he replied me after one or two hours, that would be considered fast. "
"You don't use this work account for personal use, do you?" Qi Youxuan frowned and asked.
"No, I only use it during working hours. The account and password are provided by the company." Pu Qiuping shook her head and said.
"Good. Give us the account and password. If it's inconvenient, you can change it. When we return it, you can change it back," Qi Youxuan said.
Pu Qiuping shrugged. "It's not inconvenient. It's provided by the company."
As she spoke, she randomly took out a blank A4 paper, wrote down the account and password, and gave it to Qi Youxuan.
"I don't know if Mei Shiyu has any relationship with Xu Heyou," Wei Muran said on the way.
Looking at the photo of Mei Shiyu's ID card on the phone screen, Wei Muran's real name was shown. It was an ordinary name, Song Pengfei.
However, because of Killer Heart, Wei Muran was more used to calling him by his pen name.
"Let's go back and check this ID card first. I don't have much hope for this person." Qi Youxuan drove and glanced at the phone in Wei Muran's hand when they reached a red light.
"The ID card is fake?" Wei Muran asked in surprise.
"Not necessarily. If the ID card is real, I suspect this person might not be the real Mei Shiyu." Qi Youxuan said. The light turned green and they started driving. "You said we don't know if Mei Shiyu has any relationship with Xu Heyou. There must be. If there is, he won't be found so easily. "
When they returned to the police station, Zhao Yiyang and Xing Jiadong also came back from the publishing company.
As expected, they didn't get any useful information about Mei Shiyu from the publishing company.
"The editor in charge of contacting Mei Shiyu also said that he has never met him. Mei Shiyu doesn't participate in any activities. Without his phone number, he can only contact him on QQ. If he doesn't come online for a few days, then important things will be delayed. Even the contract for Killer Heart was signed with Mei Shiyu through the publishing editor of Jiangshi website, "Zhao Yiyang said.
Yang Shaozhan turned his chair. "From what you said, why do I feel that Mei Shiyu is a big shot?!"
Wei Muran sent the photo on his phone to Yang Shaozhan through the cloud photo album.
It was fast. Yang Shaozhan leaned against the back of the chair and said, "There is such a person, and he's in B City."
At this moment, Pu Qiuping's editor account, which they had logged into the computer earlier, rang with a notification. The original gray avatar lit up. Upon closer inspection, they realized that the avatar was Van Gogh's painting, Starry Sky.
Wei Muran quickly opened it. Yang Shaozhan also moved to a computer that seemed to be connected to a lot of complicated equipment and gave Wei Muran an "OK" gesture.
Wei Muran then started chatting with the other party. Mei Shiyu only replied, "Yes."
Wei Muran deliberated for a moment and wrote, "The website is discussing the film rights for the book Killer Heart. The person in charge of the film company wants to meet with you to discuss it personally. Besides the copyright, there are also the adaptation of the book and so on. Producing a film is a very important matter, but there are also a lot of trivial matters. You must come over this time. "
Wei Muran waited for a while. Seeing that the other party replied, he said, "This is related to your future. It's not child's play. You better take it seriously. Otherwise, it's useless for us to be anxious. "
Wei Muran felt that he was really immersed in the role of an editor.
"Tell him that if the book can be successfully made into a film or TV series, its popularity and influence will not be comparable to what it is now. More people will read this book, more people will know about the plot in his book, know his thoughts, and be attracted to him. Not to mention making it into a film or TV series, as long as you sign the film and TV contract, confirm the adaptation, and publicize it online, there will be a lot more readers than before, "Qi Youxuan said.
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