novelraw Chapter 326 - 300: Knows Everything
Chapter 326 - 300: Knows Everything
Qiao Zhen replied to Yu Minglang.
"Vertical distance is 1 meter, but if we go up, within those few seconds, the time difference is enough for the criminal to stab the child’s throat with a knife!"
Yu Minglang frowned.
It seems, we can only stay put for now, hoping Qian can break through the perpetrator’s mental defenses, find a breakthrough and rescue the hostage.
"You hate me, I can understand. Actually, you should hate me." Qian first provoked, then pressured, now she employed her third move, releasing the criminal’s pressure.
"You understand?" The criminal was stunned; no one outside could understand him.
"Yeah, you hate why it wasn’t me and another girl who were unlucky, you hate why we couldn’t take the place of your fiancée being abused, you hate why we could leave that place safely, but Jingjing couldn’t."
In this case, the criminal doesn’t hate the person who harmed his fiancée, nor the bad ones, but Qian and Shi Yu. From a psychological perspective, this is entirely a normal psychological reaction, just like why Xuan would resent Shi Yu.
Ultimately, it’s rooted in jealousy, the criminal’s jealousy surpasses his self-control, coupled with a cowardly personality at play, the two emotions clashed, hence he wants revenge on Qian and Shi Yu.
Jealousy only exists among equals, in the criminal’s mind, Qian and Shi Yu are on the same level as Jingjing, whereas the bad ones exceed his hierarchical concept.
Jealousy is a devil lurking in the human heart, everyone has it, only this person went to extremes.
Now it depends on whether Qian can use the trump card to topple this man.
Qian is too good at psychological manipulation, her words struck deep within the criminal’s heart.
"Why! Why could you escape! Why weren’t you the ones hurt! Why didn’t those people from the desolate places treat you like that!"
In this man’s heart, Qian and Shi Yu, along with his wife Jingjing, are on the same level, which is why he only hates Qian and Shi Yu and not the bad ones, or he hates them but never had the chance to confront them.
Jingjing’s mental state wasn’t right after returning, sometimes she would talk nonsense.
When she was sober, she would hold him and cry bitterly. When she held him, he longed to comfort her, but his body involuntarily pushed her away, feeling she was dirty.
The eyes of people outside made him feel a tremendous sense of shame, his fragile pride couldn’t bear such a great humiliation, eventually leading him to extremes after drinking.
"Faced with the same danger, the unlucky ones resent those who haven’t encountered misfortune. This hatred even surpasses your hatred towards the evil ones. Why is that? Because certain people’s nature is to bully the weak and fear the strong; you lack the courage to hate those you should genuinely hate, you only hate us, because in your understanding, we seem to have the capability but didn’t rescue her."
Qian hit the mark, incisively analyzing.
Human nature is sometimes that cruel.
This mindset is not only this man’s; many are the same. In their view, having the ability but not saving is more reprehensible than those who harmed them, hence the resentment towards untimely rescue, resentment towards the inaction of other abducted girls—even though Qian and Shi Yu had made efforts, they seemed inactive in the criminal’s mind.
He wouldn’t consider, without Qian and Shi Yu’s efforts to fight back, escaping to get help, Jingjing might have stayed there longer, nor would he think about what Jingjing’s outcome would be without these people’s all-out rescue.
Jingjing might also end up like the girl who had a child and couldn’t leave the mountainous areas.
Qian knew that the girl left in the mountains caring for a child didn’t want to return to society, but her original social circle could no longer accommodate her, not all abducted girls have an understanding partner and family, not all girls have the luck like Qian and Shi Yu.
The criminal only saw Qian and Shi Yu unharmed, yet did not consider their helplessness, this intense jealousy led to his disturbed mind.
If Qian and Shi Yu had been abused to unrecognizable forms, the criminal would feel balanced upon seeing that; this is also considered normal behavior from a psychological perspective, some often demean others to compensate for their feelings of inferiority, only this criminal amplified it significantly, distorted, even becoming extreme.
The man was exposed, unable to hide from Qian’s analysis, losing control, he roared.
"It’s your fault, it’s you!"
Yu Minglang saw his emotional agitation, whispered to Qian.
"Can you handle it? If not, come down, I see he’s about to lose control."
Qian didn’t answer him, only made an okay gesture with a hand behind her back.
"Yes, I couldn’t protect her, even though I wasn’t capable enough, but in your view, if this is a sin, then I accept my sin. If you want me to jump down, see me worse off than Jingjing, I can do it. But before that, how would you compensate for your sin?"
"I have no sin!" the man shouted.
"Really no sin?" Qian began calm guidance.
"No!"
"Then why did she run outside at night?"
"...because I argued with her, but... but she ran outside herself, nothing to do with me!"
"Has she had such situations before?"
"Yes, I didn’t look for her, she would come back by herself when the time came—why are you saying me, it’s all your fault!" the man was unconsciously drawn by Qian’s relentless questioning.
"Remember when you first met her, what was she like?"
"She... had neat short hair, a pure white dress, very beautiful..." the man’s eyes began to blur.
"But in your heart, that white dress has been stained black. You feel you two can never go back to how it was."
After Qian spoke, the man visibly shrank, pierced by her words.
Qian looked the man up and down, his hands were trembling slightly by her gaze. At this moment, he forgot he still held a knife, also forgot he was still holding a hostage.
Qian used the best negotiation technique, psychological offense, breaking through the man’s mental barrier, everything previously said was to set the stage for this moment.
"I see you’re dressed well, quite handsome, so I guess you’re a man who cares about face. You feel exceptional, maybe your family is not very wealthy, but through your effort, you have stable employment, married a city girl with decent family background, yet you’re insecure while also arrogant. If described with stylish terms, you’re a ’Phoenix man’."
The people on site nearly worshiped Qian when hearing what she said.
How did she know all this?